The present invention is related to aerial vehicles, of a new type of drone and the like that can land and take off vertically, and also fly horizontally with a high speed.
Normal airplanes run down the runway until they reach the requisite speed at which to take off. Conversely, in the case of landings, normal airplanes require a runway from the moment at which they touch down to when they halt to a stop. A runway with a general distance of about 1.5 km to 3 km is required. Hence, in this case, VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) is required.
Helicopters, Ospreys, drones and the like are known as this type of airplane. In the case of a helicopter, as shown in
Since helicopters have a slow horizontal speed, Ospreys with fast horizontal speeds were developed (
A propeller that can control tilt is provided on both ends of the main wing; by controlling the tilt angle of the propeller, hovering and horizontal flight are enabled. To perform ascending and forward-moving operations, the tilt angle of the propeller changes from 0° to 90°. However, when the rotor is changed to a horizontal position or a vertical position, many accidents tend to occur.
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As described prior, at a place without a runway, an airplane cannot land and take off. A normal airplane has a limitation in that it does not have the ability for vertical landing, vertical take-off, and hovering. In order to solve such problems, an aircraft with vertical landing, vertical take-off, and hovering functions were considered. A helicopter is an aircraft that has vertical landing, vertical take-off, and hovering functions and plays an active role in saving lives in shipwreck and disasters in mountains, but has a slow horizontal flight speed and a short cruising distance, as well as a small loading cargo volume; hence an aircraft that replaces a helicopter has been asked for.
In the case of an Osprey-type aircraft, at the time of vertical take-off and landing, the airflow given off by the propeller beats against its wings, thus making it very aerodynamically inefficient.
Moreover, a drone as in
The present invention that solve the issues described above is configured to be equipped with a propeller for vertical ascent, descent, forward-moving, and a stability wing for horizontal flight. This is different to an autogyro which cannot perform vertical ascent and descent.
According to the present invention, it can provide an airplane with vertical take-off and landing, fly high-speed across long distances safely in direct horizontal wind, use a small amount of energy for long distances, hold a larger loading volume, be used in all-weather types, perform vertical take-off, landing, and hovering safely, prevent wing power less in which the propeller beats against its wings during take-off, forego the use of a tilt rotor, have a much simpler control structure, avoid accidents, be easier to produce at a lower cost, and be used for shipment deliveries, delivering packages efficiently, accurately, and with high-speed; this is an epoch-making invention that will result in significant industrial time-saving with great effect.
The present invention is an aircraft of a new invention that was implemented in view of such topics; the purpose is to provide a new vertical take-off and touch down type of aircraft (new VTOL) in which ascent and descent propellers and forward-moving propellers and rotating or non-rotating horizontal flight wings are provided, vertical take-off, touch down, and hovering are naturally enabled, horizontal flight speed is fast, energy loss is small, long-distance flight is enabled, and is all-weathered and can safely fly in bad weather conditions.
One should pay attention to the fact that the present invention is a concept different from a traditional drone, helicopter, Osprey, or autogyro.
The main wings 12 and main wing girder 15 are provided as a pair on the right and left of the propeller guard 8.
14 is a horizontal tail fin provided in the rear of propeller guard 8. 13 is a steering vertical tail fin supported by a propeller guard 8. 7 is a motor that enables a propeller for hovering 6 to rotate. 9 is a filming camera, an electronic circuit, battery and the like.
The aerial vehicle of the present invention is a 1st embodiment of the present invention in which a main wing 12, a tail fin 13 and a forward-moving propeller 10 are provided without interfering with an ascent propeller; horizontal flight speed can be accelerated; using a propeller guard 8, a forward-moving propeller 10, a rotation motor 11, a main wing 12 and tail fins 13, 14 are structurally supported and shared.
The operation of the aircraft and aerial vehicle configured as shown in
In this case, first, the operator turns on the switch 1 by remote control (not shown in figure), then the drone's ascent motor wirelessly 7, and the ascent propeller 6 starts to rotate, then the fuselage ascends to a specified altitude. Next, if the operator turns on the remote-control switch 2 (not shown in figure), due to the rotation power of motors 11, 19, the forward-moving propeller 7 and push propeller 18 are rotated.
Fuselage starts to move forward, and the hovering power is shared between the main wing 12 and tail fin 13 in
Next, the operation at touch down is explained. At touch down, the operator raises the rotation of all vertical propellers 6 and stops the rotation of the forward-moving propeller 10. In this condition, while the rotation of the vertical propellers 6 are being controlled, the vehicle touches down.
According to the present invention, at touch down, the circuit and command of the tilt angle control of the propellers (refer to the control in
The above explains a drone.
Specifically, up to 9th embodiment, wings were fixed and also, the forward-moving propellers were separately provided. But according to 10th embodiment, wings are rotated, and a forward-moving propeller is not provided.
Up to the 9th embodiment, a wing is not positioned in the propeller slip stream part so that the slip stream of the ascent and descent propeller is not disturbed. In addition, a wing is fixed. Moreover, a forward-moving propeller and an ascent and descent propeller are provided separately. 10th embodiment is an embodiment with an entirely different concept from those up to 9th embodiment, and it is an embodiment that makes the present invention more efficient.
Specifically, in order to streamline the structure, an ascent and descent propeller is provided on a wing, and in order to raise propeller efficiency without disturbing slip stream of the propeller by a wing, a wing is positioned at the right angle to the propeller, and if the axis direction of the propeller change, the wing direction rotates accordingly so that the slip steam of the propeller becomes the same direction as the wing surface direction, thus the propeller slip stream is not always disturbed by a wing.
Moreover, without providing a forward-moving propeller, in order to combine it with a descent and ascent propeller, as written previously, a wing is rotated about 90°, and the propeller direction is rotated about 90°, and this is used as the forward-moving propeller.
This is misunderstood as if it is the same as an Osprey, but this is an invention that is fundamentally different from an Osprey. While an Osprey has a wing which is fixed, an engine and a propeller such that the direction is rotated toward the wing front tip, and a wing which does not rotate even if the propeller direction rotates, the present invention is such that a propeller with an engine is fixed to the wing, and also without fixing a wing, it rotates in a propeller direction or along with a rotating wing,
As described above, this is different from an Osprey. In addition, in case of Osprey, a wing hits the slip stream of the propeller, reducing the propeller efficiency, however, in case of the present invention, the invention is such that the propeller and wing are always at right angle, and the wing slants with the same angle as the slant of the propeller, hence the propeller slip stream does not hit the wing, hence propeller slip stream is greatly improved.
Moreover, regarding an Osprey, the engine and propeller rotate at the wing tip, hence, vibration, strength and the like create structural problems, but regarding the present invention, since an engine and propeller are fixed solidly on the wing, no structural problems occur. Regarding an Osprey, a rotating engine and propeller are provided on the wing front tip, hence it is necessary to strengthen the wing girder, weight is increased, and aerodynamic performance is reduced.
On the other hand, regarding the present invention, since a wing girder is lighter than Osprey's variation, aerodynamic performance is improved. Regarding an Osprey, since the engine and propeller are on the wing tip, resonance is generated by a long span, vibration is significant and orthocentric characteristic is problematic; crash accidents have ultimately occurred due to the vibration.
On the other hand, regarding the present invention, the engine propeller is not on the wing front tip, and it is on the center part which has a strong structure; hence no resonance occurs, and it is safe and the orthocentric location is good.
This is explained in
59 is a landing gear combined cargo holding unit, and in CG 68 of the aerial vehicle, a camera and cargo 60 are designed to be carried, and regardless of the various weights of the cargo, the vehicle is designed so that the vehicle can always fly horizontally.
What is important here is that, the motor 7 for the propeller 6 is mounted on the front wing 57 so that wing 57 has the angle attack a 62 against thrust line of the propeller 6. Likewise, just as rear wing 58 also have the angle of attack β, the motor 7′ for propeller 6′ is mounted.
α and β are naturally different angles.
Regarding the aerial vehicle of the present invention, in this state, the propeller 6 is rotated by a motor 7, and the propeller 6′ is rotated by a motor 7′, and this aerial vehicle vertically takes off and ascends.
It is designed such that the slip stream of propeller 6, 6′ at this time is not blocked by wings 57, 58 at all.
Next, motors 55, 56 are gradually rotated, and centered on the rotation axis 69, 70, the propellers 6, 6′, and wings 57, 58 are rotated, and placed in the position of
Thereby, a fuselage is floated by wings 57, 58 and by the propulsion power of propellers 6, 6′, it flies horizontally at high speed. If necessary, it is filmed by a camera 60.
Upon arriving at the destination, motors 55, 56 rotate in reverse against the previous description, and centered on rotation axis 60, 76, wings 57, 58 and propellers 6, 6′ are gradually turned upward, and vertically descends. At this time also, since the propeller slip stream does not interfere with wings, propeller efficiency goes up.
Regarding a motor, a stepping motor is desired.
The rotation power 66 of a motor 55 becomes the rotation power 67 via pivot 64 and lever 65 by a lever 61, a pivot 62 and a link beam 63, and rotates axis 70.
The present invention can be applied not only to a drone but also to a real airplane.
Moreover, in that case, the propeller is rotated by an engine. Moreover, not using a propeller, in case of using jet engines or rockets, it is also included in the present invention.
The present invention is a new type airplane in which compared with other vertical take-off and landing planes such as a tilt rotatory type like the well-known drones and well-known Ospreys, and helicopter and the like, it is a new type of airplane which is safe with a fast-horizontal speed. Regarding the existing drone, its speed is too slow and it cannot fly a long distance for use in long-distance product transportation such as mail delivery and the like and logistics, and energy consumption is high, hence it is not suitable for use in high-speed delivery. But in case the present invention is applied for a drone, cargo can be delivered with a high speed, and long distance filming is enabled and in case the present invention is applied for a fuselage that seats people, it can be used for quick rescue operations in the mountains and in disasters at sea, hence there is a large case for usability in industry.
Regarding aircrafts of the present invention, compared with helicopters, pitch control is not necessary, steering is simple and low-priced, horizontal speed is fast, navigable distances are long, accidents caused by the tilting of Ospreys' rotors is completely gone, and it is safe, hence its usage range is widened. Moreover, if the fuselage is made larger, a large number of people can be seated and it can be serviced for islands without any airport, and this can compensate for the inconvenience of traffic caused to islands' peoples, and there is also great usability for defense and industrial applications.
Moreover, if the present invention is flown near the stratosphere, solar energy can be received by wings and converted to microwaves and sent to earth, and used as electric energy on earth, it can be supplied as valuable energy for Japan as a nation without much natural resources, and also it can replace a reconnaissance satellite. Defense and industrial application possibilities are very large.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2018-070484 | Mar 2018 | JP | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/JP2019/012261 | 3/22/2019 | WO | 00 |