Quick release device
US12378016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U60/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A quick release device 100 for releasably coupling a pair of landing gears in a UAV includes a housing 400 having two slots 102 for receiving landing gears to be locked and released, and two snap levers 200 pivotally mounted in the housing 400 for movement between a lock position and a release position. The snap levers 200 include a locking feature 104 to engage with a corresponding feature on the landing gears to lock them with the housing 400. Snap levers 200 are located such that the two snap levers can be moved together by a single thumb or finger to the released positions. A sheet shaped planar biasing device 300 for biasing snap levers 200 towards the locked position is provided, which includes two generally U-shaped cut-outs defining cantilever springs in contact with the snap levers 200.
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