Granted Patent B2

US 12,420,963 · App. 18/268,945 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Inventors: Yujin Hamano (Tokyo, JP); Atsushi Aratake (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Sakurada (Tokyo, JP); Daisuke Uchibori (Tokyo, JP); Kazuaki Watanabe (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

B64U80/00B64U10/13B64U70/99B64U80/10B64U80/70B64U2101/26B64U2101/30B64U2101/70

Abstract

Claims (21)

1. A system comprising:

a storage device comprising:

a gripping mechanism that grips an unmanned aerial vehicle; and

a main storage body portion including an adhesive surface of the main storage body portion, wherein the adhesive surface of the main storage body portion adheres an upper surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and

the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

a propeller;

the upper surface;

a main vehicle body portion including an adhesive surface on the upper surface, the adhesive surface of the upper surface being for adhering to the main storage body portion of the storage device;

a hook; and

wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is adhered to the adhesive surface of the main body portion by at least one of a gel-like adhesive body, a suction cup, a hook-and-loop fastener, and a needle, which are provided on at least one of the adhesive surface of the main body portion and the upper surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and an impact absorber is provided between the adhesive surface of the main body portion and the upper surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the storage device further comprises:

a detection unit that detects an operation of the propeller included in the unmanned aerial vehicle; and

a controller unit that releases the gripping mechanism based on the operation of the propeller detected by the detection unit.

3. The system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the main storage body portion includes a hole for taking in and out the gripping mechanism.

4. The system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the gripping mechanism grips the unmanned aerial vehicle by suspending the hook provided on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

5. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the main storage body portion includes a hole for taking in and out the gripping mechanism.

6. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the gripping mechanism grips the unmanned aerial vehicle by suspending the hook provided on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

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