US 12,319,449 B2
Drone propulsion system
Colin Ho-Shing, New York City, NY (US)
Filed by Colin Ho-Shing, New York City, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/113,436.
Prior Publication US 2024/0286775 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 37/04 (2006.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/27 (2023.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01); F16H 37/06 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 50/11 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 50/19 (2023.01) [B64U 50/27 (2023.01); F16H 37/021 (2013.01); F16H 37/065 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 50/11 (2023.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propulsion system, the propulsion system comprising:
a motor, the motor disposed at a first portion of the propulsion system, the motor further comprising a rotor shaft;
a splitter gearbox coupled to the rotor shaft, the splitter gearbox further comprising at least one splitter output shaft;
at least one continuously variable transmission (CVT), the CVT coupled to the splitter output shaft, the CVTs further comprising a driveshaft;
at least one bevel gearbox, the bevel gearbox comprising a bevel gearbox input shaft and a bevel gearbox output shaft, the bevel gearbox input shaft disposed parallel to a horizontal plane and the bevel gearbox output shaft disposed at an angle to the bevel gearbox input shaft, and
wherein the bevel gearbox input shaft is coupled to the driveshaft and the driveshaft is collinear with the splitter gearbox output shaft; and
at least one propeller, the propeller coupled to the bevel gearbox output shaft.