Patent ID: 11912409
Assignee: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A power module configured to couple to a fuselage of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the power module comprising:
a body;
a battery array within the body, the battery array comprising a plurality of battery cells, one or more battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are configured to vent in a predetermined manner in event of failure; and
a battery cell holder configured to anchor to a nose portion of the fuselage and configured to be in fluid communication with an environment external the unmanned aerial vehicle, the battery cell holder comprising:
a first tray comprising a first plurality of features extending from an interior surface of the first tray, and
a second tray comprising a second plurality of features extending from an interior surface of the second tray, wherein:
the first plurality of features define a first plurality of cavities,
the second plurality of features define a second plurality of cavities, and
each cavity of the first plurality of cavities aligns with a respective cavity of the second plurality of cavities and each cavity of the first and the second plurality of cavities receives a battery cell of the plurality of battery cells there between, wherein the battery cells are fixed in position in the respective first and second plurality of cavities.