A payload release apparatus (PRA) is configured to expel payload efficiently at a delivery location. In an embodiment, the PRA includes a top portion, the top portion including a connector adapted to connect to a first end of a tether; a hook portion connected to the top portion, the hook portion including: a shank, a vertex, a high point, and a gap defined between the high point and the shank; and an elastic member, the elastic member blocking the gap defined between the high point and the shank of the hook portion, the elastic member having a relaxed position and a stretched position.
PAYLOAD RELEASE APPARATUS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
2025-03-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile |
Mechanical release device for unmanned aerial vehicle drop-payload
European Patent Office | 2025
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