IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0771160
(2010-04-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8387914
(2013-03-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A vehicle includes a housing having a wall with a central port and radial port formed at a lower portion of the housing, a blower disposed within the housing to move air through the central port, a distributor coupled to the blower to distribute air inside the housing, a heat-absorbing body disposed
A vehicle includes a housing having a wall with a central port and radial port formed at a lower portion of the housing, a blower disposed within the housing to move air through the central port, a distributor coupled to the blower to distribute air inside the housing, a heat-absorbing body disposed within the housing to absorb thermal energy, and at least one arm coupled to the housing.
대표청구항
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1. A vehicle comprising: a housing having a wall with a central port and radial port formed at a lower portion of the housing;a blower disposed within the housing to move air through the central port; a distributor coupled to the blower to distribute air inside the housing wherein the distributor co
1. A vehicle comprising: a housing having a wall with a central port and radial port formed at a lower portion of the housing;a blower disposed within the housing to move air through the central port; a distributor coupled to the blower to distribute air inside the housing wherein the distributor comprises: a spherically shaped inner housing having a wall forming a plurality of ports to move air centrally inside the housing; andan elongated tube coupled at one end to the blower and at an opposite end to the spherically shaped inner housing;a heat-absorbing body disposed within the housing to absorb thermal energy; andat least one arm coupled to the housing. 2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the housing is spherical. 3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the central port is formed at the bottom end of the housing and is circular having a center point coincident with an axis of symmetry of the housing about which the vehicle rotates. 4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the blower includes an axial fan. 5. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising: an air supply tube extending outward from a bottom end of the housing to provide heated air to the central port. 6. The vehicle of claim 1, where in the radial port is a plurality of radial ports. 7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the arm is coupled to the outer surface of the housing wall. 8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the arm is a plurality of arms. 9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the housing wall comprises a material capable of absorbing energy of the sun. 10. The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the housing wall material is further capable of insulating the area inside the housing from loss of thermal energy. 11. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the housing wall comprises: a first transparent layer;a second transparent layer; anda thermal insulating layer disposed between the first and second transparent layers. 12. The vehicle of claim 11, wherein at least one of the first or second transparent layers is comprised of at least one of a clear plastic, glass, polycarbonate, or acrylic. 13. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the distributor has a wall forming a plurality of ports to move air inside the housing. 14. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the distributor includes an elongated tube having a longitudinal axis coincident with an axis of symmetry of the housing about which the vehicle rotates. 15. The vehicle of claim 14, wherein the elongated tube is tapered from an end of the elongated tube proximate to the blower to a portion of the elongated tube distal to the blower. 16. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the heat-absorbing body is configured to store thermal energy and to release thermal energy. 17. The vehicle of claim 16, wherein the heat-absorbing body comprises: a tree structure configured to absorb thermal energy inside the housing. 18. The vehicle of claim 16, wherein the heat-absorbing body comprises: a web structure configured to absorb thermal energy inside the housing. 19. The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the web structure comprises: a structural body distributed evenly within the housing; anda heat-absorbing material coupled to the structural body. 20. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the heat-absorbing body houses a material to store thermal energy and release thermal energy into the housing. 21. The vehicle of claim 20, wherein the material includes water. 22. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the radial port comprises an elongated tube extending from the outer surface of the housing wall to direct air about the vehicle. 23. The vehicle of claim 22, wherein the elongated tube tapers outwardly from the housing wall. 24. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising: a heat-absorbing body cover configured to decrease heat loss from the heat-absorbing body. 25. The vehicle of claim 24, further comprising: a plurality of elongated elements coupled to the heat-absorbing body cover, wherein the elongated elements are unwound and wound about a plurality of motorized spools to extend and retract the heat-absorbing body cover. 26. The vehicle of claim 24, wherein the distributor is configured to extend the heat-absorbing body cover by forcing air against a surface of the heat-absorbing body cover. 27. The vehicle of claim 26, wherein the heat-absorbing body cover is extended proximate to the inner surface of the housing wall. 28. A method of vehicle hovering, comprising: providing a vehicle having a housing with a wall forming a central port and a radial port wherein the housing wall comprises a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer, and an insulating layer disposed between the first and second transparent layers, further comprising: communicating radiant energy inside the housing through the first and second transparent layers; andreducing heat loss from inside the housing using the insulating layer;moving air from outside a vehicle through the central port using a blower disposed proximate to the central port;moving air from the blower into a distributor having a wall forming at least one distributor port;moving air through the at least one distributor port into an area inside the housing to communicate air about a heat-absorbing body disposed within the housing and heated using radiant energy;moving heated air through the radial port about the vehicle; andmoving air about the vehicle past at least one arm coupled to the housing wall. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein said moving air from outside the vehicle further comprises: forming the central port at a bottom end of the housing wall and aligning the center port with a central axis of the vehicle. 30. The method of claim 28, wherein said moving air from the blower into the distributor further comprises: moving air into an elongated tube having a longitudinal axis coincident with a central axis of the vehicle and a radius tapering from a bottom end of the housing to a top end of the housing. 31. The method of claim 28, wherein the heat-absorbing body further comprises a material to store and release the radiant energy and said communicating air about the heat-absorbing body further comprises: cooling the heat-absorbing body. 32. The method of claim 28, wherein said moving heated air through the radial port about the vehicle further comprises: moving heated air through an elongated tube having one end coupled to the housing wall and tapering distally from the one end. 33. Me method of claim 28, wherein the housing wall comprises a transparent material, further comprising: communicating radiant energy from outside the vehicle into the housing through the transparent material. 34. The method of claim 28, wherein said moving heated air through the radial port about the vehicle further comprises: providing a thrust force to lift the vehicle and a torque force to rotate the vehicle about a central axis. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein said moving air about the vehicle past at least one arm further comprises: providing a portion of the thrust force and a portion of the torque force. 36. The method of claim 28, further comprising: covering the heat-absorbing body to decrease heat loss based upon a first predetermined condition related to radiant energy about the vehicle; anduncovering the heat-absorbing body based upon a second predetermined condition related to radiant energy about the vehicle. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the first predetermined condition corresponds to a first temperature inside the housing and the second predetermined condition corresponds to a second temperature inside the housing. 38. The method of claim 28, further comprising: increasing an altitude of the vehicle during a first period when the heat-absorbing body absorbs thermal energy. 39. The method of claim 38, further comprising: decreasing an altitude of the vehicle during a second period when the heat-absorbing body releases thermal energy. 40. The method of claim 39, further comprising: comparing an increase an altitude during the first period with a decrease in altitude during the second period. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein said comparing further comprises: decreasing a difference between the increase in altitude during the first period and the decrease in altitude during the second period to reduce a net loss in vehicle altitude. 42. A rotorcraft comprising: a spherical housing having a wall with a central port and radial port formed at a lower portion of the housing, the wall to communicate radiant energy and comprising: a transparent outer layer;a transparent inner layer; andan insulating layer disposed between the transparent outer layer and the transparent inner layer;a blower disposed within the housing to move air through the central port;a heat-absorbing body disposed within the housing to absorb a portion of communicated radiant energy as thermal energy, comprising: a heat-absorbing material to absorb thermal energy; anda phase-changing material coupled to the heat-absorbing material to store and release thermal energy; andat least one arm coupled to the housing. 43. The rotorcraft of claim 42, wherein the heat-absorbing body includes an opening proximate to the blower to distribute air about the heat-absorbing body to cool the heat-absorbing body, the radial port communicates air about the vehicle to provide a portion of a vehicle thrust to lift the vehicle and a portion of a vehicle torque to rotate the vehicle about a central axis, and air about the vehicle acts on the at least one arm to provide another portion of the vehicle thrust and another portion of the vehicle torque.
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