Unmanned aerial vehicle with integrated wing battery
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle, such as a remotely-piloted airplane, includes lift-producing wings that have batteries embedded or otherwise located within them. Locating the batteries within the wings allows more efficient use of the interior space of the unmanned vehicle. Space within a fuselage of the vehicle, which would otherwise be used for batteries, may be used for other components. Alternatively, fuselage, weight and/or size of the unmanned aerial vehicle may be reduced. In addition, locating the batteries within the wings may provide better structural performance of the wings, and/or may allow characteristics of the wings, such as inertia and moments, to be optimized.
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23 Claims
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1-2. -2. (Canceled).
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3. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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a fuselage;
a wing connected to the fuselage; and
at least one battery at least partially in the wing;
wherein the at least one battery is completely in the wing;
wherein the at least one battery is within a cavity in the wing; and
further comprising a liner in the cavity at least partially around the at least one battery. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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7. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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a fuselage;
a wing connected to the fuselage;
at least one battery at least partially in the wing; and
an electricity-consuming component in the fuselage, wherein the component is electrically coupled to the at least one battery. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 22)
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16. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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a fuselage;
an electricity-consuming component in the fuselage;
a wing connected to the fuselage;
at least one battery in the wing; and
lead wires electrically connecting leads of the at least one battery to the electricity-consuming component;
wherein the lead wires pass through a coupling between the wing and the fuselage; and
wherein the coupling includes matable portions. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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17. (Canceled)
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