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US 9,802,700 B1Granted
VTOL rotary aircraft and method of use
OwnerJonathan M. Essaryinventor
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Abstract
A rotary aircraft includes a cylindrical enclosure configured to form an open housing with a top opening and a bottom opening; a hover disc disposed within the open housing of the cylindrical enclosure and configured to direct airflow entering through the top opening, the hover disc forming a center opening; and a fan extending through the center opening of the hover disc and configured to direct airflow through the hover disc.
Claims9
A rotary aircraft, comprising:
- a cylindrical enclosure having a vertical wall forming an open housing with a top opening and a bottom opening;
- an exhaust vent integrated into the vertical wall;
- a hover disc disposed within the open housing of the cylindrical enclosure and configured to direct airflow entering through the top opening, the hover disc having:
- a top surface with two opposing contoured surfaces positioned below the exhaust vent;
- a bottom flat surface;
- a center opening;
- and
- a plurality of vanes extending from the opposing contoured surfaces, the plurality of vanes having a fin shape;
- a top plate secured to the cylindrical enclosure;
- a bottom plate secured to the cylindrical enclosure;
- and
- a fan extending through the center opening of the hover disc and configured to direct airflow over the two opposing contoured surfaces of the hover disc;
- wherein the cylindrical enclosure prevents contact with the fan during rotational movement.
10 more elements
A drone rotary aircraft, comprising:
- a cylindrical enclosure having a vertical wall forming an open housing with a top opening and a bottom opening;
- an exhaust vent integrated into the vertical wall;
- a hover disc disposed within the open housing of the cylindrical enclosure and configured to direct airflow entering through the top opening, the hover disc having:
- a top surface with two opposing contoured surfaces positioned below the exhaust vent;
- a bottom flat surface;
- a center opening;
- and
- a plurality of vanes extending from the opposing contoured surfaces, the plurality of vanes having a fin shape;
- a top plate secured to the cylindrical enclosure;
- a bottom plate secured to the cylindrical enclosure;
- and
- a fan extending through the center opening of the hover disc and configured to direct airflow over the two opposing contoured surfaces of the hover disc;
- wherein the cylindrical enclosure prevents contact with the fan during rotational movement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.