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公开(公告)号：US10450062B1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-22
申请号：US15635689
申请日：2017-06-28
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Ubaldo Bova , Christopher Gornall , David Moro Ludena , Cyriel Notteboom , Michael Piedmonte , James Thomas
Abstract: An aerial vehicle having a single wing is configured for vertical-flight and forward-flight operations. The wing has a substantially high aspect ratio. The aerial vehicle includes tilt motor assemblies disposed at a forward end and an aft end of a fuselage. The tilt motor assemblies are configured to orient motors and rotors vertically, horizontally, or at any angle between vertical and horizontal. A pair of parallel booms are mounted beneath the wing on either side of the fuselage. Each of the booms has at least one vertically oriented motor and rotor associated therewith, and a vertical fin extending thereunder. Additionally, a forward tilt motor assembly includes a rotatable extension that is deployed when the motor assembly is configured for vertical flight, enabling the aerial vehicle to land on the vertical fins and the landing rotatable extension.
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公开(公告)号：US11634226B1
公开(公告)日：2023-04-25
申请号：US17030189
申请日：2020-09-23
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Daniel Piedmonte , Cyriel Notteboom
IPC: B64C39/02 , B64D1/10 , G06Q30/0601 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: Modular units having one or more bays or compartments are installed into openings of aerial vehicles that are sized and configured to accommodate the modular units. Multiple items may be loaded into the respective bays or compartments of the modular unit, which is installed into an opening of an aerial vehicle, and carried by the aerial vehicle to locations where the items are to be delivered. Hatches or coverings of the bays or compartments are selectively operated to deploy the items therefrom at the designated locations. A modular unit may be selected for use in a mission based on a number of bays or compartments therein, or any other features of the modular unit, and installed in any number of aerial vehicles having appropriately sized and configured openings.
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公开(公告)号：US11124286B1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-21
申请号：US15605578
申请日：2017-05-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Piedmonte , David Moro Ludena , Cyriel Notteboom , Christopher Gornall , James Thomas
Abstract: An aerial vehicle may include adjustable shrouds to selectively provide protection for propellers of the aerial vehicle. The adjustable shrouds may be moved to an extended configuration around a periphery of one or more propellers during generally vertical flight or hovering operations, when delivery a payload, and/or upon detecting objects in proximity. Likewise, the adjustable shrouds may be moved to a retracted configuration that eliminates or minimizes adverse aerodynamic effects during generally horizontal flight operations, when operating at high altitude, and/or upon detecting no objects in proximity. The adjustable shrouds may include various designs, such as fan shrouds, telescoping shrouds, folding shrouds, and deployable arm shrouds.
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公开(公告)号：US10676176B1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-09
申请号：US15605589
申请日：2017-05-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Piedmonte , David Moro Ludena , Cyriel Notteboom , Christopher Gornall , James Thomas
Abstract: An aerial vehicle may include adjustable configurations to selectively provide protection for propellers of the aerial vehicle. Portions of the wing and/or the tail plane of the aerial vehicle may be reconfigured to an extended configuration around a periphery of one or more propellers during generally vertical flight or hovering operations, when delivery a payload, and/or upon detecting objects in proximity. Likewise, the portions of the wing and/or the tail plane may be reconfigured to a retracted configuration that eliminates or minimizes adverse aerodynamic effects during generally horizontal flight operations, when operating at high altitude, and/or upon detecting no objects in proximity. During the reconfiguration, portions of the leading edge of the wing may be extended or retracted, and/or portions of the tail plane may be extended, retracted, and/or rotated.
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公开(公告)号：US11453496B1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-27
申请号：US16666172
申请日：2019-10-28
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Cyriel Notteboom , Nathan Stuart Friendly
Abstract: A package delivery apparatus of a vehicle may include a servo, a servo arm rotated by the servo, a latch that rotates responsive to rotation of the servo arm, and a rod and slider that moves responsive to rotation of the servo arm. The components of the package delivery apparatus may move between a plurality of positions, including a loading position, a locking position, a sensing position, and a release position. The rotation of the latch may control loading, locking, sensing, and release of a package within a package path of the vehicle, and the movement of the rod and slider may control movement of a door assembly of the vehicle between open and closed positions.
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公开(公告)号：US10562608B1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-18
申请号：US15605572
申请日：2017-05-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher Gornall , David Moro Ludena , Cyriel Notteboom , James Thomas
IPC: B64C11/32
Abstract: Various mechanisms for adjusting pitches of propeller blades are described. For example, the pitch adjustment mechanism may include a propeller hub enclosing a geared mechanism that cooperates with a compound gearbox having first and second planetary stages to adjust pitches of propeller blades. Alternatively, the pitch adjustment mechanism may include a propeller hub enclosing a pitch adjustment assembly that utilizes tension cables and torsion springs, or rack-and-pinion structures, to adjust pitches of propeller blades. Using any of the various mechanisms, the pitches of propeller blades may be rotated at least 90 degrees, and up to and exceeding 360 degrees, in order to effect thrust reversals and/or adjust thrust profiles.
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公开(公告)号：US11021234B1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-01
申请号：US15605564
申请日：2017-05-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher Gornall , David Moro Ludena , Cyriel Notteboom , Michael Piedmonte , James Thomas
Abstract: Various mechanisms for adjusting pitches of propeller blades are described. For example, the pitch adjustment mechanism may include a propeller hub enclosing a geared mechanism that cooperates with a compound gearbox having first and second planetary stages to adjust pitches of propeller blades. Alternatively, the pitch adjustment mechanism may include a propeller hub enclosing a pitch adjustment assembly that utilizes tension cables and torsion springs, or rack-and-pinion structures, to adjust pitches of propeller blades. Using any of the various mechanisms, the pitches of propeller blades may be rotated at least 90 degrees, and up to and exceeding 360 degrees, in order to effect thrust reversals and/or adjust thrust profiles.
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公开(公告)号：US10800517B1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-13
申请号：US16668551
申请日：2019-10-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Vedran Coralic , Cyriel Notteboom , David Moro Ludena
Abstract: Aerial vehicles may be equipped with propellers having pivotable blades that are configured to rotate when the propellers are not rotating under power. A pivotable blade may rotate about an axis of a propeller with respect to a hub until the pivotable blade is coaligned with a fixed blade. When the propeller is rotating, a lifting force from the blade may cause the blade to rotate to a deployed position that is not coaligned with the fixed blade.
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公开(公告)号：US10696392B1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-30
申请号：US16573914
申请日：2019-09-17
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Ubaldo Bova , Christopher Gornall , David Moro Ludena , Cyriel Notteboom , Michael Piedmonte , James Thomas
Abstract: An aerial vehicle having a single wing is configured for vertical-flight and forward-flight operations. The wing has a substantially high aspect ratio. The aerial vehicle includes tilt motor assemblies disposed at a forward end and an aft end of a fuselage. The tilt motor assemblies are configured to orient motors and rotors vertically, horizontally, or at any angle between vertical and horizontal. A pair of parallel booms are mounted beneath the wing on either side of the fuselage. Each of the booms has at least one vertically oriented motor and rotor associated therewith, and a vertical fin extending thereunder. Additionally, a forward tilt motor assembly includes a rotatable extension that is deployed when the motor assembly is configured for vertical flight, enabling the aerial vehicle to land on the vertical fins and the landing rotatable extension.
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