Patent ID: 11905004
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. An air mobility vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
an engine mounted in the vehicle body and configured to provide mechanical driving force or electric energy;
a battery configured to be charged with the electric energy from the engine, wherein the engine is disposed between the battery and the cabin;
main rotors configured to operate using the electric energy of the battery and electric power generated by the engine to perform takeoff, landing, and cruising;
auxiliary rotors disposed at or adjacent to a center of gravity of the vehicle body, each of the auxiliary rotors being mechanically connected to the engine via a clutch, wherein the auxiliary rotors are oriented in a vertical direction to provide auxiliary propulsion force in a downward direction to assist in lifting of the vehicle body, wherein the auxiliary rotors are provided to be consistent with the center of gravity of the vehicle body in a transverse direction while being located at a distance within 0.002 times a length of the vehicle body from the center of gravity of the vehicle body in a longitudinal direction;
a plurality of covers, each being configured to either cover or expose an associated auxiliary rotor; and
a controller configured to monitor states of the battery and the main rotors and to control operations of the engine and the clutch.