Payload engagement systems, vehicles including the same, and related methods. A payload engagement system (100) includes a vehicle supported portion (102) and a payload mounted portion (104), one of which includes an insert component (110), and the other of which includes a receptor component (150). The payload engagement system (100) is configured to transition between a disengaged configuration and an engaged configuration via rotation of the insert component (110) with respect to the receptor component (150). In the engaged configuration, the receptor component (150) receives the insert component (110) such that the insert component (110) is rotationally constrained within the receptor component (150). A method (200) of transporting a payload (50) with a vehicle (10) includes engaging (210) the payload (50) with a payload engagement system (100) that includes a vehicle supported portion (102) and a payload mounted portion (104), transporting (230) the payload with the vehicle, and disengaging (250) the payload. Each of the engaging and the disengaging includes rotating (214) the vehicle supported portion (102) with respect to the payload mounted portion (104).
PAYLOAD ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS, VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND RELATED METHODS
NUTZLASTEINGRIFFSSYSTEME, FAHRZEUGE DAMIT UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN
SYSTÈMES D'ENGAGEMENT DE CHARGE UTILE, VÉHICULES LES COMPRENANT ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS
2022-01-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile |
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