CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/10 (2019.02); B64C 1/30 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
a main body comprising at least an elongate main frame (“backbone”) with a forward end piece and a rearward end piece;
wherein the end pieces are wider than the backbone and comprising coupling facilities for respective rotor arms, each rotor arm configured for supporting motor and propeller assemblies;
a pair of elongated batteries;
wherein the end pieces and at least a portion of the backbone form a receptacle on two opposite sides of the backbone for releasably receiving the elongated batteries;
wherein the elongated batteries, the backbone and the end pieces form an elongate and substantially rectangular body assembly;
battery holding and locking parts arranged at a side of the forward and rearward end pieces for releasable locking engagement with corresponding battery holding and locking arrangement parts located at short sides at ends of the elongated batteries; and
wherein the battery holding and locking parts are substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the main body and facing each other.
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