Patent Publication Number: US-2006000677-A1

Title: Energy generating mechanism

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
      The present invention relates to an energy generating mechanism which generates energy by rotating two links continuously and the energy is collected by an energy collection device.  
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
      Human consumes energy in a mass scale and the remained energy source on earth reaches a critical point which substantially threatens the living of human beings. Although wind power, solar power, hydro power and even the earth heat are developed to generate energy, the geographic conditions limits the use of the energy. It is a beginning stage for using the nature power and we have a long way to run before the nature power can be dominated by human beings.  
      The present invention intends to provide an energy generating mechanism that includes two perpendicular links and two boxes are located on two ends of each links and each box includes blocks movably therein so that the links be continuously rotate by changing the positions of the blocks. The rotation of the links generates energy which is collected by an energy collection device.  
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
      The present invention relates to an energy generating mechanism which comprises an energy producing device and an energy collection device. The energy producing device has a truss on which a first link and a second link are pivotably and perpendicularly connected thereon. Each of the first link and the second link has two boxes on two ends thereof so as to balance the first and second links. Each box has blocks movably received therein.  
      The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  shows the energy generating mechanism which is not yet activated;  
       FIG. 2  is a perspective view from another angle of the energy generating mechanism which is not yet activated;  
       FIG. 3  is a side view to show the energy generating mechanism which is not yet activated;  
       FIG. 4  is a partly side view of the energy generating mechanism;  
       FIG. 5  shows the blocks in boxes when the energy generating mechanism is not yet activated, and  
       FIGS. 6-11  show the movement of the first and second links when the blocks are moved in the boxes. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
      Referring to FIGS.  1  to  4 , the energy generating mechanism of the present invention comprises an energy producing device  1  and an energy collection device  2  which includes a plurality of gears  21 , wheels  22 , belts  23  and an energy collection member  24  so as to collect the energy produced by the energy producing device  1 .  
      The energy producing device  1  includes a truss  11 , a first link  12  and a second link  13  are pivotably and perpendicularly connected with each other and are connected thereon to the truss  11 .  2 . A main gear  14  is co-axially connected to a pivotable axis of the first and second links  12 ,  13  and operationally connected to the energy collection device  2 . Each of the first link  12  and the second link  13  has two boxes  15 ,  16  and  17 , 18  respectively on two ends thereof so as to balance the first and second links  12 ,  13 . Each box  15 , 16 , 17 , 18  has blocks  151 , 161 , 171 , 181  movably received therein and rails  152 ,  162 ,  172 ,  182 . Each box  15 , 16 , 17 , 18  further includes a driving motor  153 , 163 , 173 , 183  therein. The driving motor  153 , 163 , 173 , 183  moves the blocks  151 , 161 , 171 , 181  along the rails  152 , 162 , 172 , 182  and the driving motor  153 , 163 , 173 , 183  stops when the blocks  151 , 161 , 171 , 181  move to a desired position.  
      As shown in  FIG. 5 , the first link  12  is orientated vertically and the second link  13  is orientated horizontally before the mechanism is activated. Further referring to  FIGS. 6-11 , the blocks  151  in the box  15  on a top of the first link  12  are located at a center of the box  15 , and the blocks  161  in the box  16  on a lower end of the first link  12  are located at right side of the box  16 . The blocks  171  in the box  17  on right end of the second link  13  are located at right side of the box  17 , and the blocks  181  in the box  18  on left side of the second link  13  are located at a center of the box  18 . When the mechanism is activated, the blocks  151  in the box  15  move toward right of the box  15  and the blocks  161  in the box  16  move to a center of the box  16 . By this way, the first and second links  12 ,  13  rotate clockwise and the main gear  14  is rotated to generate energy.  
      It is noted that two circular rails  111  are connected to two sides of the truss  11  and the boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  are connected to the truss  11  by adjustable cables  112  and pulleys  113 . The pulleys  113  are connected to the circular rails  111 . The boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  are moved along the circular rails  111  when the first and second links  12 ,  13  are rotated. The boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  are maintained in horizontal position on the circular rails  111  by the pulleys  113 . A plurality of micro-adjustable motors  114  are connected between the truss  11  and the boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  so as to keep the boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  horizontally.  
      When the blocks  151 ,  161  in the boxes  15 ,  16  on the first link  12 , or the blocks  171 ,  181  in the boxes  17 ,  18  of the second link  13  moved in opposite directions, the first link  12  or the second link  13  rotates and the other link is co-rotated. Therefore, the first and second links  12 ,  13  rotate continuously by the movement of the blocks  151 ,  161 ,  171 ,  181  and the main gear  14  transfers the energy produced by the rotation of the first and second links  12 ,  13  to the energy collection device  2 . The energy is then collected via the gears  21 , the wheels  22  and the belts  23 .  
      The boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  are kept in horizontal positions by the micro-adjustable motors  114  so that a small movement of the boxes  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  can make the first and second links  12 ,  13  rotate. Therefore, the energy producing device  1  effectively produces energy by a small amount of input energy.  
      While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.