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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Zee.aero Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey A. Long, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Rodin Lyasoff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zee.Aero Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/16 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/02 (2013.01); B64C 11/00 (2013.01); B64C 11/16 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes rotors that provide vertical and horizontal thrust. During forward motion, the vertical lift system is inactive. A lift fan mechanism positions the fan blades of the aircraft in a collapsed configuration when the vertical lift system is inactive and positions the fan blades of the aircraft in a deployed configuration when the vertical lift system is active.