US 12,420,963 B2
Storage device, unmanned aerial vehicle, and system
Yujin Hamano, Tokyo (JP); Atsushi Aratake, Tokyo (JP); Yosuke Sakurada, Tokyo (JP); Daisuke Uchibori, Tokyo (JP); and Kazuaki Watanabe, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/268,945
Filed by NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/048563
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/137460, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059402 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/99 (2023.01); B64U 80/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 101/26 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/70 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 80/00 (2023.01) [B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/99 (2023.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 2101/26 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/70 (2023.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a storage device comprising:
a gripping mechanism that grips an unmanned aerial vehicle; and
a main storage body portion including an adhesive surface of the main storage body portion, wherein the adhesive surface of the main storage body portion adheres an upper surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
a propeller;
the upper surface;
a main vehicle body portion including an adhesive surface on the upper surface, the adhesive surface of the upper surface being for adhering to the main storage body portion of the storage device;
a hook; and
wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is adhered to the adhesive surface of the main body portion by at least one of a gel-like adhesive body, a suction cup, a hook-and-loop fastener, and a needle, which are provided on at least one of the adhesive surface of the main body portion and the upper surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and an impact absorber is provided between the adhesive surface of the main body portion and the upper surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle.