US 11,782,456 B2
Device, system and a method for magnetically docking a flying apparatus
Doron Ben-David, Ramat-Gan (IL); Amit Moran, Tel-Aviv (IL); Hadar Isserlis, Kokhav Ya'ir (IL); and Itay Gabizon, Bnei Brak (IL)
Assigned to INDOOR ROBOTICS LTD., Ramat (IL)
Filed by INDOOR ROBOTICS LTD., Ramat-Gan (IL)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/8,669.
Prior Publication US 2022/0066473 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/12 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/102 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/007 (2013.01); B64F 1/125 (2013.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A docking system for docking an aerial vehicle, comprising:
an interface configured to secure the docking system to a stationary element located above the ground;
a housing, mechanically coupled to the interface;
a docking magnetic member located in the housing, said docking magnetic member is configured to attract an aerial magnetic member of the aerial vehicle;
a docking element mechanically coupled to the housing, said docking element defines a minimal distance between the docking magnetic member and the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle docks in the docking system;
a maneuver mechanism for adjusting a distance between the docking element and the docking magnetic member,
wherein adjusting a distance between the docking element and the docking magnetic member comprises moving the docking magnetic member,
wherein the maneuver mechanism moves the docking magnetic member in a linear movement, and
wherein the maneuver mechanism comprises an actuator, a belt drive and movable elements coupled to the belt drive, said actuator moves the belt drive, and wherein the movable elements move linearly towards or away from a top section of the docking system in response to movement of the belt drive.