Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – With fluid drive
Patent
1986-09-08
1988-10-18
Staab, Lawrence
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
With fluid drive
74126, 74677, F16H 4706
Patent
active
047778466
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention refers to a hydrokinetic energy converter designed to transform the rotary output of a prime mover into continuous and progressively increasing hydrokinetic energy of which the progressive increase in energy may be used to drive a machine, vehicle or the like. The remaining energy may be "blocked" in a closed circuit of energy including two fluid coupled flywheels rotating at different angular velocities.
The invention likewise refers to a preferred form of velocity and torque multiplier which may form part of the energy converter mentioned above.
Attempts have previously been made to store part of the excessive energy of a drive motor in a flywheel from which the energy may be used as necessary instead of requiring additional energy from the motor. Considerable fuel economy may be obtained in a motor vehicle by storing energy in the flywheel when the vehicle is going downhill and then using part of such energy to assist the motor when the vehicle goes uphill.
The object of the present invention is to provide a greatly improved device using flywheels which permits not only even greater fuel economy but also creates great reserves of power with less engine wear and reduction in noise.
In accordance with the present invention a hydrokinetic energy converter comprises a first rotary shaft, a first heavier flywheel rotatable with said first shaft, a second lighter flywheel adapted to be fluid coupled with said first flywheel, a second rotary shaft rotatable with the second flywheel, a pressurized hydraulic fluid inlet in fluid communication with a space between said flywheel for providing the fluid coupling and a velocity multiplier coupling said first and second rotary shafts.
Preferably said first heavier flywheel is coaxial with and encloses therewithin the smaller second flywheel.
In one practical arrangement, a motor is connected to drive the first rotary shaft which rotates the first heavier flywheel at a given velocity. At the same time the motor is connected to the velocity multiplier whose increased velocity output drives the second shaft and thus the second lighter flywheel at an angular velocity greater than that of the first flywheel. When the latter has attained the given velocity, pressurised fluid supplied by a pump also driven by the motor is applied to the space between the flywheels to create the fluid coupling which tends to accelerate the first flywheel and decelerate the second. Power may then be taken from one of the shafts or even from the motor shaft itself to drive a load.
In accordance with the invention the velocity multiplier comprises a rotary input drive means, first and second velocity multiplier arrangements, each said arrangements comprising: means: drives output means; coupling means having first follower means associated with said first rotor means and second follower means associated with said second rotor means, said coupling means being linearly reciprocable in a direction parallel to the common axis of said rotor means, and said second follower means being inclined with respect to said first follower means based on said direction of reciprocation, whereby reciprocation of said coupling means in a first direction drivingly rotates said second rotor means with respect to said first rotor means; and input drive means and said second rotor means during reciprocation of said coupling means in a second opposite direction, said free wheel means operating in opposite directions for the two said velocity multiplier arrangements; and coupling means, said transmission means converting rotary movement of said input drive means to linear reciprocation of each said coupling means. means is greater than the torque applied by said rotary input drive.
In the preferred embodiment of the velocity multiplier each first rotor means is a straight toothed gear, each second rotor means is a helical toothed gear and each coupling means comprises a reciprocating floating sleeve surrounding said gears in which each first follower means comprises at least one internal projectio
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Diehl Dwight G.
Staab Lawrence
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