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Patent No.:

US 12351339 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2023

Carriage for an unmanned aerial vehicle including a latch and an electronic driver to move a locking shaft latch

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:

Joshua D Huson

Assistant Examiner:

Shanna Danielle Glover

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/10 (2006.01); B60L 5/36 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/30 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64D 31/00 (2024.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64F 1/36 (2024.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 70/90 (2023.01); B66D 1/48 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G05D 1/606 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); B64U 101/69 (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 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 70/90 (2023.01); B66D 1/48 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G05D 1/606 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2101/69 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01);
Abstract

An example carriage is configured for mounting to an unmanned aerial vehicle. The carriage generally includes a housing assembly configured for mounting to the unmanned aerial vehicle, a movable grip mounted to the housing assembly for movement between a capturing position and a releasing position, a latch device, and a driver. The latch device has a latching state and an unlatching state, is configured to retain the movable grip in the capturing position when the latch device is in the latching state, and is configured to permit movement of the movable grip from the capturing position to the releasing position when in the unlatching state. The driver is operable to transition the latch device from the latching state to the unlatching state.

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