US 12,459,679 B1
Impact-attenuating tip for a structural member of an aircraft
Adem Eminoğlu Rudin, Santa Clara, CA (US); Elizabeth Chase Marshman, San Francisco, CA (US); Aaron Bryce Christian, Redwood City, CA (US); Jesse Hayden Blake, Palo Alto, CA (US); and André Peter Prager, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/778,668.
Int. Cl. B64U 20/30 (2023.01); B64U 30/29 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 20/30 (2023.01) [B64U 30/29 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a support extending along a flight direction of the UAV, the support including:
an elongate structural member extending along an axis that runs through the support from a front end to a rear end,
a cap coupled to the front end of the elongate structural member, the cap being formed of a first material and including a support platform that has a front surface opposite the elongate structural member and that extends outward from the axis, and
an energy absorber disposed on the front surface of the support platform, the energy absorber including a second crushable material configured to absorb energy under impact; and
a first propeller unit coupled to the support.