Unmanned aerial vehicle and protective outer cage therefor

US11661188B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FLYABILITY SA · CH

Inventors

• Adrien Briod · Lausanne, CH
• Ludovic Daler · Lausanne, CH
• Arnaud Garnier · Grenoble, FR
• Joel Cugnioni · Ollon, CH
• Pierre-Etienne Bourban · Nyon, CH
• Veronique Michaud · Saint-Saphorin, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2017
• Grant date: May 30, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 1, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2101/31
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a flight propulsion system and a support system coupled to the flight propulsion system, the support system comprising a protective outer cage configured to surround the flight propulsion system, wherein the outer cage comprises a plurality of cage frame modules that are manufactured as separate components and assembled together to form at least a portion of the outer cage configured to surround the flight propulsion system.