Amphibious flying car

• US 9,505,282 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xinru Hu
• Original Assignee: Xinru Hu
• Inventors: Hu, Xinru
• Primary Examiner(s): Bonzell, Philip J
• Assistant Examiner(s): KREINER, MICHAEL B
• Application Number:
  US15/026,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20160243910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60F 3/003 Parts or details of the vehicle structure; vehicle arrangements not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60F 5/02 convertible into aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2005/245 made of a composite of plastics and metal
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 5/24 made predominantly of plastics surf boards B63B32/57
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 23/02 with mechanical gearing
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 25/06 Steering by rudders by rudders carrying propellers B63H25/42
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 5/07 of propellers forming part of outboard units or Z-drives B63H20/00
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 2001/0072 from composite materials
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/26 characterised by provision of fixed wings
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/30 with provision for reducing drag of inoperative rotor
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/50 Blades foldable to facilitate stowage of aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/52 Tilting of rotor bodily relative to fuselage of see-saw type construction B64C27/43
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 3/56 Folding or collapsing to reduce overall dimensions of aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 35/008 Amphibious sea planes
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 37/00 Convertible aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 27/04 of piston type
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 27/08 within, or attached to, fuselages
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 41/00 Power installations for auxiliary purposes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/10 Drag reduction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/40 Weight reduction

Abstract

The present invention provides an amphibious flying car, comprising: a casing, a chassis, a ship bottom body, a vehicle wheel, a drive system and an operating system; an upper airfoil and a rotor wing which are arranged on the top of the casing, are fixed on a bearing carrier located at the orthocenter of the fuselage; a strake wing is provided at the position where the casing, the chassis and the ship bottom body are combined; the horizontal wing comprises a stabilizing plane and an elevator, which are respectively located at the front end and the rear end of the fuselage; the vertical twin fins are arranged at both sides of the rear end of the fuselage, and its root segments are fixedly connected to the strake wing.

Claims

1. An amphibious flying car, comprising:

a casing (3), a chassis (12), a ship bottom body (14), a vehicle wheel (11), an automotive engine (1), a drive system of the automotive engine (1), an aero-engine (8), a drive system of the aero-engine (8), a fuselage, and an operating system (2);

characterized in that;

the casing (3) is fixedly arranged on the chassis (12);

an upper airfoil (6) and a rotor wing (5), which are arranged on the top of the casing (3), are affixed to a bearing carrier located at a orthocenter of the fuselage;

the upper airfoil (6) is affixed to the casing (3) via a hinged shaft;

the chassis (12) is connected with the ship bottom body (14);

a strake wing (10) is provided at a position where the casing (3), the chassis (12) and the ship bottom body (14) are connected;

a horizontal wing comprises a stabilizing plane (13) located at the front end of the fuselage and an elevator (9) located at the rear end of the fuselage;

two vertical fins (7) are arranged the rear end of the fuselage, each having its root segment fixedly connected to the strake wing (10);

the automobile engine (1) is arranged in the front of the chassis (12), and is connected to the vehicle wheel (11) and a thruster (16) by means of the drive system of the automobile engine (1);

a water rudder (15) and the thruster (16) are arranged under the chassis (12) and at the rear of the fuselage;

the aero-engine (8) is arranged at the rear end of the fuselage and is connected to the rotor wing (5) by means of the drive system of the aero-engine (8);

the operating system (2) comprises a hydraulic rigid mechanical operating system and a quasi-active control system.

2. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

each of said casing (3), the chassis (12) and the ship bottom body (14) are composed of carbon fiber reinforced composites and light alloy components integrated together; and

said casing (3), the chassis (12) and the ship bottom body (14) are connected by a sealing glue.

3. The amphibious flying car according to claim 2, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

4. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

said aero-engine (8) is a turbocharged common rail injection diesel engine.

5. The amphibious flying car according to claim 4, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

6. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

said upper airfoil (6) comprises a leading edge flap, an aileron, and a trailing edge flap.

7. The amphibious flying car according to claim 6, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

8. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

under the control of the hydraulic rigid mechanical operating system, a rotation shaft of said rotor wing (5) tilts backwards in a range of 0.5°

-3°

.

9. The amphibious flying car according to claim 8, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

10. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

each of the two vertical fins (7) tilts outwards at a degree of 3°

, and is provided with a rudder (17) and a navigation light (20).

11. The amphibious flying car according to claim 10, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

12. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

a coupler (4) is arranged between the drive system of said automobile engine (1) and the drive system of the aero-engine (8).

13. The amphibious flying car according to claim 12, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

14. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

a front face of said casing (3) is provided with an air inlet (19) of the automobile engine, and a rear portion of a side face of the casing (3) is provided with an inlet passage (18) of the aero-engine.

15. The amphibious flying car according to claim 14, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

16. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

said operating system (2) further comprises a navigation system, a communication system and/or a positioning system.

17. The amphibious flying car according to claim 16, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.

18. The amphibious flying car according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the chassis (12) of said amphibious flying car is further provided with an emergency sheltering device (21);

said emergency sheltering device (21) comprises a storage battery and a motor, the storage battery is electrically connected to a motor.