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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2021
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Jun-Hyuk Kim, Seongnam, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/12 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/12 (2013.01); B64F 1/007 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drone docking structure of an autonomous vehicle can include: a coil housing having a space for docking a drone to the vehicle; a docking cover configured to open or close a top portion of the coil housing according to whether the drone is docked; and a motor housing installed on a side surface of the coil housing and including a motor configured to actuate the docking cover.