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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sang Hyun Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyu Hoon Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Chung Sik Yim, Anyang-si, KR;
Jae Young Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An air mobility may include a wing portion extending from a fuselage of the air mobility; a folded portion provided at an edge portion of the wing portion, configured to extend from the wing portion to form a part of the wing portion during unfolding of the folded portion, and configured to move to overlap with the wing portion during folding of the folded portion, so that an area of air resistance in a vertical direction of the wing portion is reduced; an actuator connected to the folded portion and configured to provide power to the folded portion, so that the folded portion is unfolded or folded to the wing portion; and a controller connected to the actuator and configured to control the actuator, so that the folded portion is folded during vertical takeoff or landing of the fuselage, and configured to control the actuator to unfold the folded portion during cruising of the fuselage.