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US 2022/0073209 A1Published application
Parachute device for drone and method for opening parachute thereof
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsTZU-CHIEH SHEN, KUO-HUNG LIN
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Abstract
A parachute device for drone includes a container, a power source, a base, a parachute body and an open-assist member. A top of the container has an opening. The power source is disposed on a bottom of the container. The base is disposed on the power source. The parachute body, disposed on the base, is in a folded status. The open-assist member is disposed in the parachute body. The open-assist member contacts the base and the center of the inner surface of the parachute body.
Claims20
A parachute device for drone, comprising:
- a container, having an opening disposed at a top thereof;
- a power source, disposed on a bottom of the container;
- a base, disposed on the power source;
- a parachute body, disposed on the base, being in a folded status;
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- an open-assist member, disposed in the parachute body, wherein the open-assist member contacts the base and a center of an inner surface of the parachute body.
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A method for opening a parachute of drone, comprising:
- (a) disposing a power source into a container on a bottom thereof;
- (b) disposing a base on the power source;
- (c) disposing an open-assist member into a parachute body in a folded status;
- (d) disposing the parachute body onto the base, and having the open-assist member to contact the base and a center of an inner surface of the parachute body;
- (e) activating the power source to generate a thrust for pushing the base;
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- (f) having the base and the open-assist member to keep contacting the center of the inner surface of the parachute body, so that the parachute body is pushed out of the container and then expands into a parachute-open status.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.