IP Library Granted Patent US 12,286,250
Granted Patent B2
US 12,286,250 · App. 18/042,446 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Flying vehicle

Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki (Shibuya-ku, JP)
Assignee: AERONEXT INC.
B64U10/20B64C3/42B64C27/26B64C29/0033B64C39/02B64D45/04B64U50/13
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Patent No.
US 12,286,250
App. No.
18/042,446
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flying vehicle with a flight part connected to a plurality of rotor wing parts and a main wing, wherein the main wing is configured such that the lift produced by the main wing during landing is reduced compared to the lift produced by the main wing during cruising. Furthermore, the main wing is fixed at a forward tilt with respect to the flight part. Furthermore, the rotor wing is connected at an angle that produces propulsion and lift during cruise. Furthermore, the rotor blades are connected at an angle that generates propulsive force during cruise.

Claims (16)

1. A flying vehicle, comprising:

a flying part including a plurality of rotary wing parts and a main body part, each of the rotary wing parts including a motor and a rotary wing;

a main wing connected to the flying part; and

wherein the main wing is configured so that a lift generated by the main wing during landing is reduced compared to the lift generated by the main wing during cruise,

wherein the main wing is connected to the flying part via a rotary shaft,

wherein the main wing is configured to tilt forward about the rotary shaft at an angle relative to the flying part when landing more than when cruising,

wherein the main wing is further connected to the flying part via a support member and a spring,

wherein the spring is configured to cause the main wing to tilt forward about the rotary shaft at an angle relative to the flying part when landing more than when cruising, by releasing the support member.

2. The flying vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the main wing is configured to tilt forward or backward at an angle of attack that results in a stall in the event of an emergency crash.

3. The flying vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the flying vehicle is further provided with means to reduce the operating rate of fall in the event of an emergency crash.

4. The flying vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the main wing is further equipped with an additional moving surface that deploys above the main wing during landing.

5. The flying vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the flying vehicle is further equipped with a fan that produces an upward wake during landing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: SUZUKI, YOICHI
To: AERONEXT INC.
Reel/Frame 062768/0525 →
Continuity (1)
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