US 12,084,180 B2
Passive safety system
Matthew Sweeny, Reno, NV (US); John R Foggia, Reno, NV (US); and Jeremy Fries, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to Flirtey Holdings, Inc., Reno, NV (US)
Filed by Flirtey Holdings, Inc., Reno, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/113,896.
Application 17/113,896 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/035624, filed on Jun. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/680,925, filed on Jun. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0107646 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 25/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B64D 25/00 (2013.01); B64D 2201/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising:
a central body; and
a plurality of support structures extending outwards from the central body,
wherein each said support structure supports a rotor blade assembly, the rotor blade assembly defining a rotational axis of one or more rotor blades associated with the rotor blade assembly,
wherein each said support structure is provided with one or more deformable portions,
wherein the one or more rotor blades are mounted on an upper side of the support structure,
wherein the one or more deformable portions comprise at least a padding portion which is located on an underside of the support structure,
wherein the rotor blade assembly comprises a motor housing defining the rotational axis and mounted in a mounting section of the support structure, and
wherein the padding portion comprises a mounting section portion located below the motor housing, the rotational axis passing through the mounting section portion, and wherein the mounting section portion comprises a recess formed therein, the recess housing at least a part of the motor housing, and wherein a rigid surface of the support structure terminates within the recess, the rigid surface being located at a distal end of the support structure.