Propulsion or motor device for converting energy into power, using the forces generated by the surface movement of a liquid or fluid or the like

Propelling device or engine to transform potential energy into power, using the forces produced movement of a liquid surface or fluid or similar, more specifically, the device is made arranged means to exploit synergistic four forms of surface displacement of the fluid wave, objectively the upward, downward, forward wave toward the shore and pulling inward, in order to produce conventional and renewable energy more efficient than currently used systems with minimal mechanical efforts, whose employment is varied, for pumps, single or hydraulic; to generate electricity, to generate the movement of maritime vessels of any size or movement of vehicles or land machinery land, for hydropower generation, etc.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

As refers to the state of the art for devices to produce energy using the movement of liquids or fluids in general, we quote patent ES 2237269, which refers to a system to generate energy from sea movement consists of a platform (1) floating and solidarity to a unidirectional gear (4). This drive shaft (3) is enshrined to a multiplier box (5) which brings together any number of transmission gears (6), which act on the power generator turbine (7), connected to an inertia flywheel. This system works from the natural sea movement and can be applied both at sea and on the shore, being provided with accurate anchoring system. It can be applied to any reservoir, pool or similar, to provide a wave motion, natural or artificial, on its surface. Another invention is the patent W0100317DK, which refers to a wave energy system that comprises rocker floats on tube ending in swing, which are arranged in block bearings mounted on one or more drive shafts attached to a concrete pillar, a boat or a similar device interconnected to allow the entire force is transferred to a gearbox and an electric generator for use in seas, lakes, oceans and other reserves of water with up and down undulating movements, whose purpose is to turn the drive shaft and transfer constant force to a gearbox and a generator capable of producing electricity. Alternatively, the wave power machine can be equipped with blade arms. This model can be placed in waters with strong currents, for example, Lillebaelt, or in rivers or similar places. The wave energy machine includes an electric lift in which the electric motor electric lift is operated from a control box and rocker rising from the water if wind is too strong, waves are too high, water temperature too low, gear or generator too high temperature or during repair of wave energy system or other circumstances, and wave power machine stops its production. The wave power machine can be set on concrete blocks or on an adjustable foot at the bottom of the sea or can be mounted on a floating object (e.g. a boat) or similar sites.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Drive device or motor to transform energy into power, using the forces produced by superficial movement of liquid, fluid or similar, more specifically, the device is made by synergistic means disposed to take four forms of wave surface displacement of the fluid, the upward movement objectively, objectively the upward, downward, forward wave toward the shore and pulling inward, in order to produce conventional and renewable energy more efficient than currently used systems with minimal mechanical stress, use of which is varied, pumps, single or hydraulic, to generate electricity, to generate the movement of maritime vessels of any size or movement of vehicles or land machinery for hydropower generation, etc. According to the devices or systems to generate energy in general exists today; we can state that the invention has the following advantages:

Under the elements and means of low complexity that make this device or engine, allowing less production or construction costs than the currently available devices, as these elements and means which forms are easy to manufacture.

Its maintenance is economical and easy to make.

Its location or placement can be done in the most diverse areas can also adjust in any kind of fixed or mobile device that requires the use of driving force, where it simply is essential that they originate or produce a minimum of wave motion.

Non-polluting, clean and constant energy use, being this feature influential as any other equipment or motors require a type of fuel or energy use varies clean energies such as wind, solar, not depending on seasonal changes.

By the means and disposal that makes this device or engine, able to produce more energy with minimum use of movement and with the least mechanical stress, that devices currently known.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

According to the patent drawings ofFIGS. 1 through 14, the device or engine to generate power or exploiting the wave motion of a fluid or liquid in general consists of a metal block6, inside which has a gear system6a, a flywheel accumulator7kinetic energy, an articulated system of levers7aand a float sensor1potential energy. The metal block6is composed of a hollow body or casing consisting of two metal side walls (6b) made up for support the axle with the gear system6a; It also has a top cover6dand a lower floor6k, also has a front wall and a rear wall to contain all sealed lubricating oil. Wherein the top cover6dhas a hole with cap6hfor filling the lubricating oil. Similarly, the lower floor has a hole6jwith drain plug and oil on the rear wall is provided with a hole6ito accommodate a controller display oil level.

In the metal block6hosts inside the drive gear, which is formed with a main shaft motor10, a secondary shaft11, an investor axis of rotation16and shaft rpm21, arranged perpendicular to the wall6band equidistant and parallel the walls6g,6fof said block6. The main thrust of propulsion engine10, has a central rebate10ato allow the free rotation of a gear18and keep the distance and separation between the axes mentioned above; moreover, the drive shaft at one end receives a bearing and seal9a, which is fixed to the wall6band on the other end receives a bearing, which is set at the other wall of the block6; in this axis two ratchets14arranged in found act jointly, on the outside are linked to the gears of larger diameter8and smaller diameter13, which have the same configuration. Also, the motor main shaft fixed with articulated arms5corresponding to the lever system7a.

The shaft11is also supported on both sides6b,6cof the block6, which is attached at one end a flange20provided with holes20a, that is set by bolts to a kinetic energy accumulator wheel7, the shaft11rests with a bearing and seal on the wall, on the element at its central part is an independent gear of larger diameter18which fits with a clutch19, which is of greater width than said gear18existing on both sides of this element and on the same axis, twin gears12,17integral to the shaft11to finally rest the shaft with a bearing and seal9on the wall6c. The investor axis of rotation16is shorter than the previous axis, which is integral with the block, which sets a lower gear15that rotates on a bearing and shaft rotation investor16, the element is supportive with the side wall6b, provided further with extreme head retention16a.

Rpm shaft21is provided with a bearing and seal, which is fixed on this element a gear22and a bearing end on the side wall. At the outer end of the shaft is attached a bridle23, to which you can set any device or means for propulsion; said rpm shaft is supported at both ends to the wall6b,6c.

The gear system6ais concatenated as follows: Main motor shaft gear, drives the gear for the shorter axis, which also performs the function of inverter rotation and is in turn driver of the gear corresponding to the axis; gear for the main shaft of propulsion motor, gear is conductive, corresponding to the secondary shaft and finally the central independent gear, corresponding to the secondary shaft, drives the single gear, corresponding to the axis flange.

The lever system7ais composed of two parallel arms5and3pivoting above, which are fixed by the ends of the of propulsion motor shaft, those upper arms5are attached with two lower arms of greater length, with one labeled and springs28as a means of hinging and pivotal movement. Both lower and above arms, include two semicircular ends triangular bars3a, joined inverted said arms are joined in parallel with cross bars3band lower arms are set to turn, with the sensor potential energy float, with grab bars, which are on a hairpin, formed with a transverse top bar2a, end of which are prolonged in perpendicular form, longitudinal bars2bwith semicircular ends2c, which are attached to the sensor potential energy float1by its side ends, by a connector/end travel stop27a,27bwhich is made up with a cylindrical piece27which engages open another piece, cylindrical with fixing holes6land perpendicular walls6bwith cut areas, such pieces allow the float pivot angle sensor1potential energy, which consists of a drical body longitudinal section, equipped with a central chamber25, an upper chamber26and a lower chamber24and a discharge or central longitudinal section.

The metal block6is composed of a body of appropriate geometry to contain the entire set of elements while maintaining the parallelism of the axes, hosts bearings and seals respective axes, requested support efforts and provide a basis for anchoring6l. Such component is able to hold tight inside biodegradable oil to lubricate the gear systems6aand protect them from oxidation, prepared for operate in both river banks in water or any fluid in motion, is mounted on a floating structure, moving or still, within which, is the set of gears8,12,13,15,17,18,22, whose function is to ensure that the torque transmitted by the lever system7ain its upward and downward movements are transformed into unidirectional rotation always in the same direction of rotation with the lowest friction loss in the process, This is achieved by making when the arm movement of the lever system7ais up, the system only makes that gear13transmit movement, while only acts when it is descending gear, both gears receive the main shaft torque and these gears are mounted on bearings ratchets, which are arranged in such a way that allows rotation in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, which in turn are housed in said engine main axis10; seeFIGS. 4,8,10. This shaft is mounted on the metal block6by bearings9a,9bat each end. This axis10will never complete turns only radio segments and is the only bi-directional axis movement occurs according to the working fluid in motion. When the gear working is gear shaft, serves as a conductor, led lower by moving the gear making the latter invest the rotation and its difference in diameter increases the revolutions transmitted to the secondary shaft, which by being mounted on bearings9c,9dembedded in the sidewalls of the block, transmit the torque directly to the flywheel kinetic energy storage whose function is to maintain uniformity of the independent revolutions of the pulses provided by all organs of the machine. This flywheel kinetic energy storage system is connected to the secondary shaft with the flange coupling20, seeFIGS. 4 and 8.

When the main shaft for the gear motor, acts and functions as a conductor on the gear which is mounted on a bearing which is installed in the central fixed shaft joined to the metal block6, This is achieved by reversing the first and in turn by the difference in diameter between the gears increases the revolutions. At this time the gear rotates in the opposite direction resulting motion produced by the performance of gear so it is necessary to prevent the system locks, for this is must invest this rotation through the driven gear for the secondary shaft, which transmits its torque to the wheel acting on the energy storage in the direction of rotation. On the secondary shaft is mounted on the clutch jointly, the purpose of which is to regulate that this torque that exceeds the maximum for which it was designed the system, not be transmitted to the gears, avoiding damages. Joint to the clutch is the gear, the highest one, whose main task in relation to the driven gear is to increase its revolutions by the fact to exist a 1 to 5 relationship between them, in its initial stage, a relationship that is increased in successive stages. This last gear is integrally mounted in the central to the axis, transmitting the torque to it. Which is mounted to the block at its ends by bearings9f,9g, allowing rotation synchronously with the axes, and exterior of the shaft attached a flange23. To this coupling flange23can be connected a generator, a pump and/or any other device that requires energy for its operation.

This whole system of gears receive the torque due to the work of all levers7alocated outside the block. The set of levers7avaries the transmission of movements and forces executed by the float depending on the proportions of the lengths of the arms5where it is possible handle the torque and revolutions that will be transmitted to the gear set. Thus we will be increasing or decreasing these variables, to say that when the lower arms of greater length than the superior are transmitted as much revolutions at the expense of torque and back. The system of said arms5are connected together by through a ball head4as a drawing pantograph, which decreases or increases the scale, as the float moves towards or away from the block6. When said float is on, causes the arms5to come together to produce the upward movement and when they move away produce a downward movement, in both movements the device will be capturing and generating energy. Two radial springs28in its ends are hosted on ball head4, in order to restrict the angle between the upper5and lower arms3, avoiding collisions with each other and also help the float block stay away from a vantage point for recovering energy capture. The set of levers7ais connected to the float through the lower ends of the arms, with one fork2piece, which is connected at both ends of a connector/travel stop27. This fork2has a dual function, the first is to hold of enabling its pivoting float along its longitudinal axis and the second is to control the angle of the pivot through said connector/travel stop, will depend upon the particular design and environmental conditions to install. This prevents that the float rotates freely on its axis, allowing the capture of the shoves of the fluid motion by the work of the G constant. The float is made with three types of cameras: a longitudinal first stagnant camera capable of holding liquids or solids, which is located at the bottom of the float, a second longitudinal chamber filled with air stagnant and located in the center of the float chamber and on said chamber, a third one with longitudinal concave configuration and open to capture a volume of water in each wave to improve engine performance. These three kinds of cameras have the mission to capture the energy produced by movement of the fluid, seeFIG. 11, which together develop a movement that can be variable: up, down, forward wave to the edge and retraction offshore.

1.—Upward movement, the camera is what gives buoyancy to the element so when the float is moved within the wave from the valley to the peak, camera that moves a weight equal to the product of its volume by the density of the fluid with an upward force vector which will be forwarded to the rest of the system.
2.—Downward movement, to exploit this movement makes use of two elements both through the G constant, the first is the weight of the float and lever set and the second is the weight of the contents of the lower chamber24which can be solid or liquid material with the minimum condition that the final density of this camera is at least equal to the density of the fluid in which this element is embedded, that working with the G constant prevents the float rises above the surface.
3.—Advancing towards the block wave: To make this movement exists an open concave upper chamber, arranged so that the wave motion can be filled or emptied of liquid or fluid able to produce a thrust that will become a movement to approach to block.
4.—Forward wave block in the opposite direction: In places where it exists this movement, as in shallow waters of the sea, the time of the motion, two phenomena occur simultaneously: on one hand the water level or fluid down producing a vector direction and at the same time gravitating vector producing thrust in water, both variables combined with the action of the spring and buoyancy of the intermediate chamber causing the pivot of all the arms of the lever system, in opposite direction to the block being in position to receive the thrust in the opposite direction, thus the float does keep moving and transmitting constant and permanent force.