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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2022
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Yong San Co., Ltd., Ulsan, KR;

Inventors:

Jin Ho Hwang, Cheonan-Si, KR;

Sang Heon Lee, Seoul, KR;

Dong Eun Cha, Hwaseong-Si, KR;

Choon Taik Kim, Yongin-Si, KR;

Sang Hoon Lee, Asan-Si, KR;

Hong Kwon Moon, Cheonan-Si, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Yong San Co., Ltd., Ulsan, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/02 (2013.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract

A drone docking station for a vehicle includes: a transfer device configured to have a cargo loaded on a drone or to vertically move the cargo transferred by the drone; a guide device including a guide panel provided on a roof of the vehicle and connected to an upper end portion of the transfer device to have the drone accommodated on an upper portion of the guide panel, wherein the guide panel is disposed to surround the transfer device and provided to move inward or outward or to be rotated around a center portion of the transfer device; and a control unit electrically connected to the guide device and configured to rotate or move the guide panel so that the drone corresponds to the cargo positioned in the transfer device when the drone is accommodated on the guide panel.


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