Patent ID: 8593004

Claim:
An apparatus for generating power, in particular electric energy, from wave motion in water basins, the apparatus comprising: at least an operating unit, including gearing provided for unidirectional rotation and for continuous operating of at least a power generator in response to movements of a control element susceptible to basically linear alternating movements, said control element being connected to at least a floating body or buoy resting on a surface of water and said control element being connected to a balancing/tensioning member that makes the floating body or buoy follow a profile of waves, said at least one operating unit comprising at least a main or driving shaft solidly carrying a driving wheel engaged and made to rotate by said linear control element and at least two driven or transmission shafts operated by said at least said main or driving shaft through a unidirectional drive mechanism and each of said at least two driven or transmission shafts being connectable to said at least said power generator, wherein said at least one operating unit comprises: two toothed driven wheels at opposite ends of said main shaft, each toothed driven wheel being connected to a respective driven shaft connectable to said power generator, said unidirectional drive mechanism connecting each driven wheel to said main shaft such that rotation of the main shaft caused by the control element corresponds to rotation of the toothed driven wheel; and a crown gear in mesh with one or more of said toothed driven wheels.