Patent ID: 11884422
Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the base station comprising:
an enclosure;
a slide mechanism connected to the enclosure and repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; and
a cradle connected to the slide mechanism and defining a chamber configured to receive the UAV such that the UAV is movable into and out of the enclosure during repositioning of the slide mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position, the cradle including:
an upper shell defining an air inlet and an air outlet;
a lower shell connected to the upper shell, the lower shell defining a first airflow opening in communication with the air inlet and a second airflow opening in communication with the air outlet; and
at least one thermal insulator positioned between the upper shell and the lower shell, the at least one thermal insulator defining an airflow channel in communication with the first airflow opening and the second airflow opening and extending about the chamber to facilitate air circulation within the cradle.