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Granted Patent B2
US 11,254,430 · App. 17/067,764 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Tilt winged multi rotor

Inventor: Amit Regev (Moshav Bizaron, IL)
B64C39/024B64C3/38B64C27/027B64C27/20B64C27/28B64C2201/027B64C2201/141
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Patent No.
US 11,254,430
App. No.
17/067,764
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multirotor aircraft that includes a chassis, at least three engines that are equipped with propellers, and one or more axial free wings that are connected to the chassis by axial connections. The leading edges of the one or more axial free wings are designed to face constantly same direction when the multirotor flying, and the attack angles of the one or more axial free wings are designed to be changed relatively to the chassis due to flow of air over the one or more axial free wings.

Claims (14)

1. A multirotor aircraft that comprises a chassis, at least three engines that each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial controlled wing; wherein the axial controlled wing is connected to the chassis by an axial connection; wherein an attack angle of the axial controlled wing is designed to be changed relatively to the chassis due to operation of a wing actuator; wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to be in a lock mode or a free mode;

wherein when said axial controlled wing is at said free mode then said wing actuator is designed to control the axial controlled wing and to bring the axial controlled wing to a specific angle relative to airflow over the axial controlled wing; wherein a direction and intensity of airflow over the axial controlled wing can dictate operation of the wing actuator and determines the specific angle of the axial controlled wing relative to the airflow; wherein the wing actuator includes a computer-controlled wind detector that is designed to sense direction and intensity of airflow over the axial controlled wing;

wherein when said multirotor aircraft is in hovering stage the wing actuator is designed to be in the free mode and the axial controlled wing is designed to be free to rotate axially on said axial connection; wherein when wind flows over said axial controlled wing during hovering then a tilt angle of the axial controlled wing is changed by forces of said wind to a position in which a drag force on said axial controlled wing is reduced; whereby the reducing of said drag enabling a precise hovering relative to a ground point and enabling precise control over the multirotor aircraft; and

wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to provide lift force in horizontal flight and in situations of front horizontal wind during hovering whereby reducing the amount of energy required to operate said multirotor aircraft.

2. The multirotor aircraft according to claim 1 that further includes a surface actuator and wherein said axial controlled wing is equipped with, one or more, control surfaces; wherein the surface actuator is designed to control and govern the control surfaces; wherein said surface actuator and control surfaces enabling a control of the strength and directions of lift and drag forces of said axial controlled wing and maneuvering the multirotor aircraft.

3. The multirotor aircraft according to claim 1 that further includes a limiting device which is designed to limit of said axially controlled wing to revolve upward about said axial connection.

4. A multirotor aircraft that comprises a chassis, at least three engines that each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and a plurality of axial free wings that are connected to the chassis by axial connections;

wherein the a plurality of axial free wings are connected to the chassis by the axial connections in such a way that all leading edges of the a plurality of axial free wings are designed to face same direction when the multirotor aircraft is flying;

wherein the a plurality of axial free wings are connected to the chassis by the axial connections in such a way that attack angles of the a plurality of axial free wings are designed to be changed relatively to the chassis due to flow of air over the a plurality of axial free wings; and

wherein the a plurality of axial free wings are connected to the chassis by the axial connections in such a way that the a plurality of axial free wings are designed to be at a loose state and free to rotate axially on said axial connections when said multirotor aircraft is in hovering stage in conditions where there is no wind;

wherein when wind flows over the a plurality of axial free wings during hovering then a tilt angle of the a plurality of axial free wings can be changed by force of said wind to a position in which a drag force on the a plurality of axial free wings is reduced, whereby said drag reduction enables a precise hovering relative to a ground point; and

wherein the a plurality of axial free wings are designed to provide lift force in horizontal flight and in conditions of front horizontal wind during hovering, and by that reducing the amount of energy required to operate the multirotor aircraft.

5. The multirotor according to claim 4 that further includes a surface actuator and wherein said a plurality of axial free wings are equipped with, one or more, control surfaces; wherein the surface actuator is designed to control and govern the control surfaces; wherein said surface actuator and control surfaces enabling a control of the strength and directions of lift and drag forces of said a plurality of axial free wings and maneuvering the multirotor.

6. The multirotor aircraft according to claim 4 that further includes a limiting device which is designed to limit said a plurality of axially free wings to revolve upward about said axial connection.

Priority Claims (1)
IL 234443 · Sep 2, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 16737910 · Jan 9, 2020
Continuation In Part 16234576 · Dec 28, 2018
Continuation In Part 15505078
Related Publication 20210024213A1 · Jan 28, 2021
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