Christopher M Cochran

US Patent:

20220402622, Dec 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun 16, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/349866

Inventors:

- Santa Cruz CA, US
Austin Lawrence Newman - Castro Valley CA, US
Michael Patrick Tucker - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Thodal - Santa Cruz CA, US
Christopher Cochran - Santa Cruz CA, US
Matthew Clyde Cusimano - San Francisco CA, US
Edward Stilson - Santa Cruz CA, US
Ahsan Mehmood - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

B64D 27/26
B64D 27/24
B64C 3/32
B64D 29/00

Abstract:

An aircraft includes a battery pack, an internal support structure to support the battery pack in the aircraft, a first bracket rigidly coupling the battery pack to the support structure, and a second bracket rotationally coupling the battery pack to the support structure. The first and second brackets may be located on opposite sides of the battery pack. The internal support structure may be located in a wing of the aircraft and the first and second brackets may be aligned in a fore-aft direction of the aircraft. The internal support structure may be located in a nacelle of the aircraft and the first and second brackets may be aligned along a transverse direction of the aircraft. The second bracket may include two hangers to support a mass of the battery pack in tension.