公开(公告)号：US20220242590A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17725926

申请日：2022-04-21

Applicant: Workhorse Group Inc.

Inventor： Jay Ratajczak ,  Wei Wei ,  Haonan Zhang ,  Thaddeus Bort ,  Scott Wilson

IPC: B64F1/36 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B60L53/14 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B60L5/36 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B66D1/48 ,  B64D31/00 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B64C25/00 ,  B64F1/32 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B60L53/80

Abstract: An example charging station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the charging station generally including a nest and a charging device. The nest includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion defines an upper opening sized and shaped to receive a landing apparatus of the UAV, and a diameter of the nest reduces from a first diameter at the upper opening to a second diameter at the lower portion. The charging device is mounted in the nest, and includes a first contact pad and a second contact pad. The charging device is configured to apply a voltage differential across the first contact pad and the second contact pad such that the charging station is operable to charge a power supply of the UAV via the landing apparatus.