Attachment sub-systems for vertically-stacked multicopters
US12252239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U80/70
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of propellers generates vertical thrust at least some of the time. An attachment sub-system detachably couples to a vertical connector, where a plurality of vertically-stacked multicopters are configured to detachably couple to the vertical connector in order to transport a load at a bottom end of the vertical connector. There is an opening in a vehicle frame that is configured to: (1) receive the vertical connector prior to the attachment sub-system detachably coupling to the vertical connector and (2) hold the vertical connector while the attachment sub-system is detachably coupled to the vertical connector.
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