Patent ID: 6237342
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: F03G

Abstract:
A gravity motor having at least one motor unit which is formed of at least one motor member which comprises:an output shaft having an axis of rotation, said output shaft being rotatably mounted to a housing;a hub having a through hole defining an elongated axis, said output shaft being fixed to said hub so said axis of rotation is located substantially perpendicular to said elongated axis;a first sleeve mounted to and extending from said hub, said elongated axis being centrally located relative to said first sleeve;a second sleeve mounted to and extending from said hub, said elongated axis being centrally located relative to said second sleeve, said second sleeve located in alignment with said first sleeve;a connecting rod mounted within said first sleeve and said second sleeve and said through hole, said connecting rod being low frictionally longitudinally movable relative to said first sleeve and said second sleeve and said through hole, said connecting rod having free ends one of which protrudes exteriorly of said first sleeve and the other of which protrudes exteriorly of said second sleeve;a weighted follower mounted on each said free end with there being a pair of said weighted followers;a guide surface mounted on said housing, said guide surface to be contactable by each of said weighted followers; andwhereby said guide surface causes said connecting rod to extend outwardly so said follower not in contact with said guide surface is located a substantially greater distance from said hub than said follower in contact with said guide surface which results in an overall clockwise torque caused by gravity which thereby causes rotation of said output shaft about said axis of rotation.