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Patent No.:

US 11787563 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2021

Unmanned aerial vehicle including equipment mounted in recessed seat of apex support structure

Applicant:

Workhorse Group Inc., Loveland, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jay Ratajczak, Maineville, OH (US);

Wei Wei, Mason, OH (US);

Haonan Zhang, Mason, OH (US);

Thaddeus Bort, Loveland, OH (US);

Assignee:

Workhorse Group Inc., Loveland, OH (US);

Attorney:

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Primary Examiner:

Brady W Frazier

Assistant Examiner:

Shanna Danielle Glover

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 5/36 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64D 1/10 (2006.01); B66D 1/48 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 1/30 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/364 (2013.01); B60L 5/36 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B64C 1/30 (2013.01); B64C 25/001 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/10 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B66D 1/48 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle according to certain embodiments generally includes a chassis, a power supply mounted to the chassis, a control system operable to receive power from the power supply, a plurality of arms extending outward from the chassis, a plurality of rotors, and a support structure mounted atop the chassis. Each rotor is mounted to a corresponding arm of the plurality of arms, is in communication with the control system, and is operable to generate lift under control of the control system. The support structure includes a plurality of arched struts that connect to one another at an apex region of the support structure.

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