Power plants – Motor having a buoyant working member – Working member actuated by the rise and fall of a surface of...
Patent
1984-02-21
1985-09-17
Ostrager, Allen M.
Power plants
Motor having a buoyant working member
Working member actuated by the rise and fall of a surface of...
60507, F03B 1312
Patent
active
045412421
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for deriving energy from the rise and fall of a body of liquid to drive a rotatable main shaft associated with a power generator comprising, in combination, float means adapted to move substantially in a vertical plane in response to the rise and fall of the body of liquid, means associated with the float means for converting the vertical movement into reciprocating rotational movement of a first shaft, a ratcheted differential adapted to convert the reciprocating rotational movement of the first shaft into rotational movement of a second shaft in a single direction, the ratcheted differential being associated with first gear train means for increasing the rate of rotational movement of the first or second shaft, connecting means for communicating the rotational movement of the second shaft to a first sprocketed sheave, and second gear train means connecting the rotatable main shaft to a second sprocketed sheave and adapted to cause a rate of rotation of the rotatable main shaft greater than the rate of rotation of the second sprocketed sheave, the first and second sprocketed sheaves being in communication with one another by means of continuous, flexible connecting means disposed on the first and second sprocketed sheaves in non-sliding relationship therewith, the continuous, flexible connecting means having disposed thereon a weight which is raised by the rotation of the first sprocketed sheave, the second sprocketed sheave being capable of being rotated by the descent of the weight to cause rotation of the rotatable main shaft to an extend sufficient to permit the rotatable main shaft to achieve such rotation rate as is necessary to meet the desired power output of the power generator.
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patent: 968930 (1910-08-01), Fuchs
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