Parachute device for drone and method for opening parachute thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511870-B2
Application number	US-202017098486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2020
Priority date	Sep 4, 2020
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A parachute device for drone includes a container, a power source, a base, a parachute body and an open-assist member. A top of the container has an opening. The power source is disposed on a bottom of the container. The base is disposed on the power source. The parachute body, disposed on the base, is in a folded status. The open-assist member is disposed in the parachute body. The open-assist member contacts the base and the center of the inner surface of the parachute body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A parachute device for drone, comprising:
a container, having an opening disposed at a top thereof;
a power source, disposed on a bottom of the container;
a base, disposed on the power source;
a parachute body, disposed on the base, being in a folded status;
a protective shell, disposed between the parachute body and an inner wall of the container; and
an open-assist member, disposed in the parachute body, wherein the open-assist member contacts the base and a center of an inner surface of the parachute body.

2. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the open-assist member is one of a pole, an elastic support and a retractable part, one end of the open-assist member contacts the center of the inner surface of the parachute body, and another end of the open-assist member contacts the base.

3. The parachute device for drone of claim 2 , wherein an altitude of the end of the open-assist member that contacts the center of the inner surface of the parachute body is lower than that of the opening of the container.

4. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the container is one of a hollow cylindrical container or a hollow polygonal container.

5. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the container includes an upper cover disposed at the top of the container for covering the opening.

6. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the power source is one of a spring, a chemical kit and a compressed gas device.

7. He parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the base is a U-shape base with a concave end facing toward the power source.

8. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , further including a plurality of parachute cords connecting the parachute body, wherein each of the plurality of parachute cords is fixed to one of the container and a body of the drone.

9. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the protective shell is disposed on the base.

10. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the protective shell is fixed to the inner wall of the container.

11. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the protective shell is one of a plastic shell and a metallic shell.

12. The parachute device for drone of claim 1 , wherein the protective shell is coated with an auxiliary material for reducing friction.

13. The parachute device for drone of claim 12 , wherein the auxiliary material is one of a talcum powder and a prickly heat powder.

14. A method for opening a parachute of drone, comprising:
(a) disposing a power source into a container on a bottom thereof;
(b) disposing a base on the power source;
(c) disposing an open-assist member into a parachute body in a folded status;
(d) disposing the parachute body onto the base, and having the open-assist member to contact the base and a center of an inner surface of the parachute body, and disposing a protective shell between the parachute body and an inner wall of the container;
(e) activating the power source to generate a thrust for pushing the base; and
(f) having the base and the open-assist member to keep contacting the center of the inner surface of the parachute body, so that the parachute body is pushed out of the container and then expands into a parachute-open status.

15. The method for opening a parachute of drone of claim 14 , in the (d), further including: having an altitude of the end of the open-assist member that contacts the center of the inner surface of the parachute body to be lower than that of the opening of the container.

16. The method for opening a parachute of drone of claim 14 , in the (f), further including: having the open-assist member to push the center of the inner surface of the parachute body to straighten a plurality of parachute cords connecting the parachute body to one of the container and a body of the drone.

17. The method for opening a parachute of drone of claim 14 , further including: coating the protective shell with an auxiliary material for reducing friction.

18. The method for opening a parachute of drone of claim 14 , further including having the protective shell to leave the container with the parachute body.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Shen Tzu-Chieh
• Lin Kuo-Hung

Classifications

• B64U10/50

  Glider-type UAVs, e.g. with parachute, parasail or kite (for landing B64U70/83) · CPC title

• B64D17/76

  facilitated by method of folding or packing · CPC title

• B64D17/70

  by springs · CPC title

• B64D17/80 Primary

  in association with aircraft, e.g. for braking thereof · CPC title

• B64D17/72

  by explosive or inflatable means · CPC title