Motors: spring – weight – or animal powered – Weight
Reexamination Certificate
1998-01-02
2001-03-27
Graysay, Tamara L. (Department: 3682)
Motors: spring, weight, or animal powered
Weight
C222S252000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06206141
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention belongs to the family of energy recuperator that feed gravity motors producing a special mode of energy. Specifically one related to mining pellets or concentrated ore used to activate a gravity motor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A review of the prior art has revealed the following patents:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,201,059; Feder, May 6th 1980 shows an elevator hopper.
FR 2,273,959; January 1976: a flywheel activated by free-falling.
IT 248,817; Rossi; 19 Nov. 1925 shows a number of flywheels.
FR 2,594,895; 28 Aug. 1987; Delecuse; a device activated by the weight of balls.
OBJECTIVES AND ADVANTAGES
The first objective of this invention is to provide an energy recuperator that produces a power unit that depends on the height of the fall of a fragmented material. Specifically it allows, in the absence of an electrical or a gas motor, the use of elevated fragmented materials to activate machinery or generate power.
Another objective is to use the potential energy of a mass located in a storage bin, at a certain height, and convert it into kinetic energy.
It comprises:
a downpipe
a number of vanes located at the foot of the downpipe and rotating around a central axis, each vane, while rotating, collecting a volume of the fragmented material, acting as a torque around the central axis, thus causing the rotation of a main shaft at a velocity corresponding to the kinetic energy of the volume of fragmented material. The arrangement of vanes also comprises means for articulated fastening to a machinery part.
Another objective is to provide means to reduce the rotary velocity of the fragmented material so that it can be used, as is, recycled or loaded in a boat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A gravity motor using the potential energy of a mass located at a certain height, potential energy to be transformed through gravity into kinetic energy, the gravity motor comprising:
a storage bin to store, at a certain height, a volume of fragmented material, the storage bin comprising a base to allow the discharge of fragmented material,
a first chute having a superior knee joint communicating with the base, the first chute further comprising means to activate fragmented material into exiting at the base, the first chute further having a distance of chute sufficient to accelerate a speed of fall of a discriminate part of volume of fragmented material and the transformation of potential energy into kinetic energy at the exit,
a rotary part revolving around a central axis passing through a rotor attached to a vane holder wherefrom radially outspring a number of vanes, each vane passing through a collecting position under exit whereat the vane receives a discriminate part of the volume of fragmented material falling out of the exit, the vane acting as cantilever about the central axis and causing a rotation around central axis at a velocity corresponding to the kinetic energy of the discriminate part of fragmented material, the rotor part comprising rotating means for driving an output.
The gravity motor may comprise a second chute installed vertically under the first chute and comprising a distance of chute sufficient to further accelerate a speed of fall of the volume and the transformation of potential energy into kinetic energy and comprising at its bottom end an exit, the second chute comprising means for positioning the exit in line with an outer part of a passing vane.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4948985 (1990-08-01), Adams
patent: 2273959 (1976-01-01), None
patent: 2594895 (1987-08-01), None
patent: 248817 (1925-11-01), None
Graysay Tamara L.
Hansen Colby
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