IP Library Granted Patent US 9,745,057
Granted Patent B2
US 9,745,057 · App. 14/759,309 · Granted Aug 29, 2017

Ornithopter

Inventors: Satoshi Kuroda (Tokyo, JP); Tomoyuki Mori (Tokyo, JP); Kazuya Hattori (Tokyo, JP); Masato Tahara (Tokyo, JP); Oki Takayama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
B64C33/02A63H27/008B64C3/187B64C2201/025
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Patent No.
US 9,745,057
App. No.
14/759,309
Granted
Aug 29, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage. The main wing includes a main spar extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a rib extending rearwardly from the main spar. The rib has an S-shaped camber.

Claims (11)

1. An ornithopter comprising:

a main wing mounted on a fuselage,

wherein the main wing comprises:

a main spar extending outwardly from the fuselage; and

a plurality of ribs extending rearwardly from the main spar,

wherein the plurality of ribs include a rib disposed at an end of the main spar,

wherein each of the plurality of ribs has an S-shaped camber, and

wherein each of the plurality of ribs is arranged to be passively automatically tilted based on a flight speed and a lowering speed of the main wing without an actuator which directly and mechanically moves each of the plurality of ribs.

2. The ornithopter according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of ribs is rotatable around the main spar.

3. The ornithopter according to claim 1 , wherein a hole is formed in a front portion of each of the plurality of ribs, and

wherein the main spar is disposed so as to pass through the hole in each of the plurality of ribs.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2015
From: KURODA, SATOSHI; MORI, TOMOYUKI; HATTORI, KAZUYA; TAHARA, MASATO; TAKAYAMA, OKI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-032535 · Feb 21, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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