US 12,269,626 B2
Take-off and landing apparatus for vertical take-off and landing aircraft
Ning Zhu, Guangzhou (CN); and Xiaoxin Liu, Guangzhou (CN)
Assigned to Ning Zhu, Guangzhou (CN)
Appl. No. 18/030,497
Filed by Ning Zhu, Guangzhou (CN)
PCT Filed Apr. 19, 2022, PCT No. PCT/CN2022/087708
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 5, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/279804, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202121555356.3 (CN), filed on Jul. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0399131 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B64U 70/90 (2023.01); B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64F 1/04 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 70/90 (2023.01) [B64F 1/02 (2013.01); B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A take-off and landing apparatus for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, comprising:
a take-off and landing pole, a top of the take-off and landing pole being provided with a contact head which is elastic;
a mooring transfer base disposed on the take-off and landing pole, the mooring transfer base being movable along the take-off and landing pole, and the mooring transfer base being configured to receive the vertical take-off and landing aircraft; and
a sleeve docking device disposed on the vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and the sleeve docking device being provided with a docking hole adapted to the take-off and landing pole, wherein a diameter of the docking hole is greater than a diameter of the take-off and landing pole, the docking hole comprises a guide portion, and the diameter of the docking hole tapers so that the guide portion is in a shape of a tapered horn mouth;
wherein the mooring transfer base and the sleeve docking device are provided with locking mechanisms adapted to each other, and the locking mechanisms are configured to lock the mooring transfer base and the sleeve docking device after the vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is successfully docked with the take-off and landing pole and the mooring transfer base ascends and receives the vertical take-off and landing aircraft.