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

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C25/14 ,  B64C5/06 ,  B64D47/08

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.

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

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C5/06 ,  B64C25/14 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64D47/08

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.