Multirotor aerial vehicle with tiltable rotor
US12162598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C39/068
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) rotorcraft with distributed propulsion system having the capability to convert between VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) flight and airplane flight. The rotorcraft includes a fuselage, a tail boom or tail fin, a pair of wings, a pair of transversally extended forward pivotable rotor booms, a plurality of forward proprotors mounted to the pivotable rotor booms, a plurality of rear lift rotors mounted to the tail boom, and a stabilizer mounted on the tail boom or tail fin. The proprotor and lift rotor can be open rotor or ducted rotor. The proprotors in a first configuration and lift rotors provide the thrust vector for VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) flight. Moreover, the proprotors in a second configuration provide the forward propulsive thrust in airplane flight.
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