Coupling Assembly for a Removable Propeller

摘要

Disclosed is an aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may include a removable battery. Various embodiments of removable battery assemblies include a pull-bar battery assembly, a latch battery assembly, and a lever battery assembly. The aerial vehicle may also include a propeller locking mechanism to which propellers may be removably coupled. The propeller locking mechanism may obviate the need for tools for coupling or decoupling propellers to the aerial vehicle. Vents in the arm of the aerial vehicle may provide an air pathway, providing convective cooling for the electronics aerial vehicle.

主权项

1. A propeller coupling assembly comprising:
a propeller locking mechanism, the propeller locking mechanism comprising:
a shaft, the shaft coupled to a rotor;a plate, the plate including an opening to receive the shaft;a spring, the spring encircling the shaft, wherein the spring is coupled to the shaft at a first end and the spring is coupled to the plate at a second end; andone or more pins, the pins extending from the shaft; and a propeller hub structured to couple to the propeller locking mechanism, the propeller hub having:
an aperture formed by a first opening at a first end of the propeller hub, a second opening at a second end of the propeller hub, and an internal surface of the propeller hub connecting the first opening to the second opening;one or more grooves, each groove formed on the internal surface of the propeller hub, wherein each groove includes a first opening at the first end of the propeller hub and a second opening at the second end of the propeller hub; andone or more slots, each slot formed on the first end of the propeller hub.