Door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle
OwnerWei Keong Chuinventor
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Abstract
A door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle is described, including a pair of complementary door pieces, and an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member. The first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate. Further disclosed are various embodiments of the door assembly, and a related aerial vehicle and system for delivering goods.
Claims21
A door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate.
An aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a fuselage formed with at least one access portion;
- and
- at least one door assembly that corresponds to the access portion that enables opening or closing of the access portion, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces to counter-rotate for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate so that
- the door pieces scoop staged delivery goods, for the delivery goods to be supported thereon them and enter the fuselage through the access portion, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces release the delivery goods supported thereon from the fuselage as they are actuated to separate.
A system for delivering goods, comprising:
- an aerial vehicle that comprises:
- a fuselage formed with at least one access portion;
- and
- at least one door assembly that corresponds to the access portion that enables opening or closing of the access portion, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces to counter-rotate for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate so that
- the door pieces scoop staged delivery goods, for the delivery goods to be supported thereon them and enter the fuselage through the access portion, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces release the delivery goods supported thereon from the fuselage as they are actuated to separate.
A fuselage, for an aerial vehicle, which formed with at least one access portion, with an opening or closing of the access portion being enabled by a corresponding door assembly of the access portion, the door assembly comprising a pair of complementary door pieces and an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces to counter-rotate for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate so that
- the door pieces scoop staged delivery goods, for the delivery goods to be supported thereon them and enter the fuselage through the access portion, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces release the delivery goods supported thereon from the fuselage as they are actuated to separate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.