IP Library Granted Patent US 11,814,241
Granted Patent B2
US 11,814,241 · App. 17/834,589 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

UAV transport box

Inventor: Yu Tian (Hong Kong SAR, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
B65D88/522B60P3/11B62D53/061B62D63/061B65D85/68B65D90/14B64U80/70B65D2585/687
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Patent No.
US 11,814,241
App. No.
17/834,589
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and specifically discloses a UAV transport box. The UAV transport box has a mounting frame, a box body, a driving device, and a control system. The box body has a bottom plate and a side plate, the bottom plate is fixedly installed on the mounting frame, the UAV is arranged on the bottom plate, and the side plate can be unfolded through the driving device, so that the side plate and the bottom plate are in the same plane to form an area which is large enough to provide a suitable take-off and landing platform for the UAV, and can realize the automatic opening and closing for the UAV transport box.

Claims (18)

1. A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transport box, which is characterized by comprising:

a mounting frame ( 1 );

a box body ( 2 ), which comprises a bottom plate ( 21 ) and a plurality of side plates, each of the plurality of side plates is rotatably connected with the bottom plate ( 21 ), the bottom plate ( 21 ) is fixedly disposed on the mounting frame ( 1 ), and the bottom plate ( 21 ) is used to place the UAV;

a first driving device ( 31 ), which is arranged on the bottom plate ( 21 ), the output end is connected to the side plate, and the first driving device ( 31 ) can drive the side plate to rotate relative to the bottom plate ( 21 ) to the same plane as the bottom plate ( 21 );

a first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and a second upper cover plate ( 42 ); and

a control system, which is electrically connected with the first driving device ( 31 );

wherein the plurality of side plates includes a first side plate ( 22 ), a second side plate ( 23 ), a third side plate ( 24 ) and a fourth side plate ( 25 ); the first side plate ( 22 ) and the second side plate ( 23 ) are arranged on opposite sides in the length direction of the bottom plate ( 21 ); and the third side plate ( 24 ) and the fourth side plate ( 25 ) are arranged on opposite sides in the width direction of the bottom plate ( 21 );

wherein the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) connects with the third side plate ( 24 ), and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ) connects with the fourth side plate ( 25 );

wherein the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) is rotatably connected with the third side plate ( 24 ), the second upper cover plate ( 42 ) is rotatably connected with the fourth side plate ( 25 ).

2. The UAV transport box according to claim 1 , further comprising a second driving device ( 32 ) is arranged between the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the third side plate ( 24 ), and between the second upper cover plate ( 42 ) and the fourth side plate ( 25 ), the second driving device ( 32 ) can drive the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) to rotate relative to the third side plate ( 24 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ) to rotate relative to the fourth side plate ( 25 ).

3. The UAV transport box according to claim 2 , which is characterized in that a plurality of first legs ( 51 ) are arranged outside the side plate, when the side plate is unfolded, the first legs ( 51 ) can be opened to support the side plate.

4. The UAV transport box according to claim 3 , which is characterized in that a plurality of second legs ( 52 ) are arranged outside the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ), when the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ) are unfolded, the second legs ( 52 ) can be opened to support the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ).

5. The UAV transport box according to claim 3 , which is characterized in that the legs are retractable legs.

6. The UAV transport box according to claim 1 , which is characterized in that the UAV transport box further comprises rollers ( 6 ), which are fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting frame ( 1 ).

7. The UAV transport box according to claim 1 , which is characterized in that the front end of the mounting frame ( 1 ) is provided with a towing structure ( 8 ).

8. The UAV transport box according to claim 4 , which is characterized in that a plurality of first legs ( 51 ) are arranged outside the side plate, when the side plate is unfolded, the first legs ( 51 ) can be opened to support the side plate.

9. The UAV transport box according to claim 8 , which is characterized in that a plurality of second legs ( 52 ) are arranged outside the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ), when the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ) are unfolded, the second legs ( 52 ) can be opened to support the first upper cover plate ( 41 ) and the second upper cover plate ( 42 ).

10. The UAV transport box according to claim 8 , which is characterized in that the legs are retractable legs.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: TIAN, YU
To: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062024/0414 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121258202.8 · Jun 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220396421A1 · Dec 15, 2022
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