Patent ID: 11912408
Assignee: FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ULC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. The system of claim 10 wherein each of the plurality of cassettes further comprises a cradle adapted to hold one of the plurality of aerial vehicles, the cradle operable to charge a cradled aerial vehicle; wherein the cradle is slidably hinged to a lid along cradle slides; wherein the lid is hinged to a top of the corresponding cassette and, when the lid is in a closed position the lid covers an opening formed in the top of the corresponding cassette; wherein the launch mechanism is operable to rotate the cradle through the opening to open the lid which is aided by a spring that pushes up the lid; wherein the cradle is coupled to the corresponding cassette at a first hinge point; and wherein the launch mechanism comprises a lead screw step motor coupled to the corresponding cassette at a second hinge point, and a screw axel mounted to the corresponding cassette at a first end.