US 11,745,868 B2
Amphibious aerial vehicle
Yu Tian, Hong Kong (CN)
Assigned to SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD., Jiangsu Province (CN)
Filed by Shanghai Autoflight Co., Ltd., Kunshan (CN)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/751,422.
Application 17/751,422 is a division of application No. 17/396,733, filed on Aug. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,440,654.
Application 17/396,733 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/281,020, filed on Feb. 20, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 202021632737.2 (CN), filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281595 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 37/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B63B 7/08 (2020.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 37/02 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B63B 7/08 (2013.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), which is characterized by comprising:
a plurality of lift propellers disposed on a flight platform;
a cabin engaged with said plurality of lift propellers;
a water propulsion system engaged with the cabin to push the cabin in a forward direction when the cabin is at least partially immersed in water;
at least one water inlet engaged with the water propulsion system;
wherein the water propulsion system includes a motor, a water propeller and a cylinder;
wherein the cylinder is fixedly connected to the cabin; the cylinder is provided with an open end and a blocking end; the cylinder has an axis and said axis is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cabin; and the open end of the cylinder faces a rear end of the UAV; the water inlet is positioned on a side wall of the cylinder;
wherein the motor is positioned inside the cylinder, and a body of the motor is fixedly connected with an inner wall of the cylinder; and
wherein the water propeller is positioned inside the cylinder and close to the open end of the cylinder, and the water propeller is connected with an output shaft of the motor; and
wherein said cabin is detachably attached to the flight platform.