IP Library Granted Patent US 12,428,176
Granted Patent B2
US 12,428,176 · App. 18/433,215 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Flight vehicle with mounting unit having moving means, and mouning unit

Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: AERONEXT INC.
B64U80/82B64C37/02B64D1/22B64U10/14B64U10/60B64U50/19B64U2101/64
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Patent No.
US 12,428,176
App. No.
18/433,215
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flight vehicle capable of improving the accuracy of the arrival position of baggage. The flight vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a mounting unit that holds a mounted object, holds the mounting unit via a string member, and has a moving means including a rotor blade provided between the upper end and the lower end of the mounting unit, when the mounting unit is viewed from the side.

Claims (27)

1. A flying vehicle, comprising:

a main body;

a mounting unit configured to hold an object;

a string member suspended from the main body and configured to move the mounting unit in an upward and downward direction,

wherein the mounting unit includes a plurality of rotor blades, which extend in a horizontal direction,

wherein the plurality of rotor blades connected to rotary shafts extend from a point on a side portion of the mounting unit and the point is between an upper end and a lower end of the mounting unit, and attached to the lower end is an object holding mechanism which extends downwardly therefrom, and the object holding mechanism is configured to attach to or detach the object,

wherein angles formed by the rotary shafts with respect to a horizontal axis of the rotary shafts are smaller than angles formed by the rotary shafts with respect to a vertical axis of the rotary shafts, and

wherein the rotary shafts extend in different directions from each other.

2. A flying vehicle, comprising:

a main body;

a mounting unit;

a string member suspended from the main body and configured to move the mounting unit in an upward and downward direction,

wherein the mounting unit comprises a cavity accessible on an underside of the mounting unit, and the cavity is configured to hold an object within the mounting unit,

wherein the mounting unit includes a plurality of rotor blades,

wherein the plurality of rotor blades connected to rotary shafts extend from a point on a side portion of the mounting unit and the point is between an upper end and a lower end of the mounting unit,

wherein angles formed by the rotary shafts with respect to a horizontal axis of the rotary shafts are smaller than angles formed by the rotary shafts with respect to a vertical axis of the rotary shafts,

wherein the rotary shafts extend in different directions from each other.

3. A flying vehicle, comprising:

a main body;

a mounting unit;

a string member suspended from the main body and configured to move the mounting unit in an upward and downward direction,

wherein the mounting unit comprises a first cavity accessible on an underside of the mounting unit, and the first cavity is configured to hold an object within the mounting unit,

wherein the main body comprises a second cavity accessible on an underside of the main body, and the second cavity is configured to hold the mounting unit or the mounting unit and the object,

wherein the mounting unit includes a plurality of rotor blades,

wherein the plurality of rotor blades connected to rotary shafts extend from a point on a side portion of the mounting unit and the point is between an upper end and a lower end of the mounting unit,

wherein angles formed by the rotary shafts with respect to a horizontal axis of the rotary shafts are smaller than angles formed by the rotary shafts with respect to a vertical axis of the rotary shafts,

wherein the rotary shafts extend in different directions from each other.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-030856 · Feb 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17681344 · Feb 25, 2022
Related Publication 20240228037A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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