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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
JoeBen Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alex Stoll, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 7/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/08 (2023.01); B64C 27/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/30 (2006.01); B64C 39/06 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 7/02 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 27/30 (2013.01); B64C 39/068 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deployment mechanism for use on an aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using deployable thrust producing elements for takeoff and landing. The deployment mechanism may use linear actuation of a linkage assembly to deploy thrust producing rotor assemblies from a vertical thrust hove configuration to a horizontal thrust forward flight configuration. The aerial vehicle may include left side rotor assemblies and right side rotor assemblies which may be deployed by deployment mechanisms.