Patent ID: 9572393
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A43B,A61F,F15B,H02N

Claim:
1. Apparatus for converting mechanical energy into thermal energy comprising a first flexible chamber containing a quantity of liquid; a second flexible chamber containing a quantity of liquid; an energy-generating tube including a plurality of segments of conductive material disposed within spaced-apart regions of the tube material along a length thereof, the energy-generating tube coupled to the first and second flexible chambers in a manner such that liquid flows back and forth within the tube as a function of mechanical pressure applied in alternating fashion to the first and second flexible chambers; and an energy-producing element comprising an energy-generating chain formed of spaced-apart regions of magnetic material disposed along a flexible string, the energy-generating chain disposed within the energy-generating tube in a manner where the chain slides back and forth within the tube as liquid flows between the regions of magnetic material and the conductive segments to create eddy currents within the conductive segments, the eddy currents generating thermal energy in the form of resistive heat.