18224985. BASE STATION FOR DRONE BATTERY SWAP (Brookhurst Garage, Inc.)
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BASE STATION FOR DRONE BATTERY SWAP
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Young Joon Kim of San Jose CA (US)
Jessie Sanchez of San Jose CA (US)
BASE STATION FOR DRONE BATTERY SWAP
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18224985 titled 'BASE STATION FOR DRONE BATTERY SWAP
Original Abstract Submitted
A base station may include a parking plate for receiving a drone. The base station may include a gripper carried by the parking plate, the gripper configured to secure the drone in place at a parking position at the parking plate. The base station may include a plurality of chargers, each charger comprising a battery latch and a power port, the battery latch configured to mechanically hold a battery pack in place with the charger and the power port configured to provide power to the battery pack being charged. The base station may include a battery pack carrier movable among the plurality of chargers and the parking position, the battery pack carrier configured to: remove a first battery pack from the drone and move the first battery pack to a first charger, and carry and install a second battery pack to the drone.
