US 12,263,968 B1
Connector assembly for a rotor
Sachin Baban Gade, Maharashtra (IN)
Assigned to ideaForge Technology Limited, Navi Mumbai (IN)
Filed by ideaForge Technology Limited, Maharashtra (IN)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/887,003.
Claims priority of application No. 202321062646 (IN), filed on Sep. 18, 2023.
Int. Cl. B64U 30/29 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 30/29 (2023.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector assembly (100) for a rotor, comprising:
a base portion (200) configured to be fixed to a motor unit;
an engaging plate (300/350) for movement between a pressed position and a released position, the engaging plate (300/350) being biased towards the released position; wherein the engaging plate (300/350) comprises a plurality of projections (302), which, in the released position of the engaging plate (300/350), project out through a plurality of apertures (206) in the base portion (200) on an upper side of the base portion (200); and
a holder (400) fixed to a propeller, the holder (400) comprises a plurality of teeth (402) configured to engage with a plurality of recesses (208) provided on the upper side of the base portion (200), when the holder (400) along with the coupled propeller is rotated after being placed over the upper side of the base portion (200);
wherein the holder (400) comprises a plurality of cavities (404) that engage with the projections (302) of the engaging plate (300/350) that project out from the upper side of the base portion (200) on the engaging plate (300/350) moving to the released position, the engagement of the projections (302) with the cavities (404) preventing rotation of the holder (400) after the teeth (402) of the holder (400) have engaged with the recesses (208) of the base portion (200).