UAV with protective outer cage
US12325542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2101/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising an outer protective cage, a propulsion system mounted inside the outer protective cage, a sensor support system fixed on the outer protective cage and a sensor system coupled to the sensor support system. The sensor system is coupled to the sensor support system via a load-limiting coupling mechanism that comprises a spring coupling exerting an elastic bias against the sensor system towards a normal operating position, the sensor system being retractable into the outer protective cage against the elastic bias of the spring coupling upon collision with an external object.
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