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US 2022/0033071 A1Published application
Self-orienting pods
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorTodd A. Spierling
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Abstract
A system includes an electric motor. A drive shaft is connected to be driven by the electric motor. A propulsor is connected to be driven by the shaft. The propulsor is configured to pivot to a first orientation configured to produce lift when the motor rotates the shaft in a first direction, and to pivot to a second orientation configured to produce thrust when the motor rotates the shaft in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a drive shaft connected to be driven by the electric motor;
- and
- a propulsor connected to be driven by the shaft, wherein the propulsor is configured to pivot to a first orientation configured to produce lift when the motor rotates the shaft in a first direction, and to pivot to a second orientation configured to produce thrust when the motor rotates the shaft in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction.
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A method comprising:
- powering a propulsor with a motor turning in a first direction, wherein the propulsor is in a first orientation;
- and
- reversing power to the propulsor by turning the motor in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein reversing power to the propulsor changes orientation of the propulsor to a second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.