Granted Patent B2

US 12,263,970 · App. 18/208,391 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Inventors: Tomohiro Kinoshita (Sakai, JP); Takanori Morimoto (Sakai, JP); Susumu Umemoto (Sakai, JP); Shinnosuke Ishikawa (Sakai, JP)

Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION

B64U70/93B64U10/60B64U60/50A01B76/00B64U2101/30B64U2101/40

Abstract

Claims (12)

1. An agricultural machine comprising:

a traveling vehicle body;

a coupler to couple a working implement with the traveling vehicle body;

a takeoff/landing station to restrict a skid of an unmanned aerial vehicle when the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off or lands; and

a protector to protect an operator's seat; wherein

the takeoff/landing station is attached to the protector and includes an arm extending in a horizontal direction when the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off or lands.

2. The agricultural machine according to claim 1 , wherein the arm includes a first member fixed to the protector and a second member movably provided on the first member.

3. The agricultural machine according to claim 1 , wherein the arm includes a marker visually recognizable by the unmanned aerial vehicle.

4. The agricultural machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a cable to supply electric power; and

the takeoff/landing station includes a housing to house the cable.

5. The agricultural machine according to claim 4 , wherein the takeoff/landing station includes a winder to wind the cable.

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