Hangar and Arrangement for Changing a Battery from an Aircraft
AssigneeH I V E Systems GmbH
InventorsTristan Scheler, Dominik Blümm
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Abstract
The preferred embodiments disclose a hangar comprising a gantry robot which includes a lifting tool. The gantry robot is provided for lifting and lowering batteries to replace them, for example, in a drone disposed in the hangar.
Claims10
An assembly for removing a battery from a vehicle and for inserting a battery into the vehicle, comprising a robot having a lifting tool which is movable via the robot and which is provided for holding and moving a battery, wherein at least one battery is provided for the vehicle which has a battery case on which a lifting means adapted to be gripped by the lifting tool is formed, wherein a battery holder is provided which is adapted to be fastened to the vehicle via a fastener and includes at least one battery compartment into which the battery can be inserted and from which it can be removed via the lifting tool, wherein the robot is a gantry robot including a gantry arm with the lifting tool, wherein the battery compartment includes a compartment opening which is accessible from above and through which the battery can be inserted and removed, characterized in that the battery compartment tapers starting from the compartment opening to enable the battery to be centered during insertion.
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An assembly comprising a battery holder and a battery for a vehicle, wherein a battery case of the battery takes a downwardly tapered shape and/or wherein a battery compartment of the battery holder tapers downwards from an upper compartment opening, and/or wherein at least one lock is provided via which the battery when inserted can be fixed in the battery compartment, wherein the lock is configured so that it opens automatically from a predetermined force acting on the battery in the lifting direction, and/or wherein contact faces which are tightly connected to a printed circuit board and extend obliquely or perpendicularly away from the printed circuit board are configured on the battery for electrical contacting, wherein a respective contact spring is designed for each contact face at the battery holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.