CA2665419A1 - "mouse in a barrel" energy motor (class # f03g 7/10) - Google Patents

Abstract

In a motor for generating energy, a Very Large Wheel (VLW) is engaged by one or more fixed-site, feed-back wheels on its periphery, and by one or more wheels that are attached to a "wolf" shaft that can swing slightly about the circumference of the VLW, owing to the fact that the wolf shaft is situated at the end of a pair of lever arms whose fixed-place fulcrum is a "sun" shaft at the center of the motor. The wolf shaft carries three kinds of wheel: the wolf, which engages the VLW; the "ox", which receives feedback force via chain from other fixed-place sites on the circumference of the VLW; and the cage wheel.
The cage wheel has at its circumference a wall that extends out at right angles from the plane of the wheel such that it allows room for a small "mouse" wheel to fit up against its inside wall/barrel. The mouse wheel is attached to a mouse shaft, which is itself attached to the end of a separate pair of "mouse" lever arms that also pivots on the sun shaft independently of the wolf lever arms.
The VLW may be a "halo" having no hub; or it may be an "angel" having a hub.
Also, it may be in the form of a rigid sprocket chain circle; or an internal gear ring;
or both an internal, and an external gear ring/s.
The feedback wheels are attached either to "lamb" shafts, or to "dove" shafts.
It is the lamb or dove wheels that are in fixed places, and are either sprockets, or gear pinions, according to the design of the VLW.
The lamb shaft is fixed within the circumference of the VLW, and it also carries lion sprockets, which cycle "lion" chain back to the ox sprocket in order to hold the wolf shaft to a constant equatorial position as it is forced to spin in like direction with the VLW
perpetually, rather than away from it, as might otherwise be the case.
The dove shaft is fixed outside the circumference of the VLW, and it also carries dragon sprockets, which cycle "dragon chain" back to the ox sprocket in order to hold the wolf shaft to a constant equatorial position as it is forced to spin in like direction with the VLW perpetually, rather than away from it, as might otherwise be the case.
In some cases, the chain might be cycled from lion to ox, or from dragon to ox, via gate sprockets, which serve to present the chain to the ox such that it cannot impede the ox as it swings slightly from its at-rest position. The dragon sprocket might also cycle multi-strand chain to a sun sprocket on the sun shaft, from which an ox sprocket picks up the rotation from the convex, vacant strand of chain.
The cage wheel might be in the form of a large sprocket~in which case it may carry a multi-strand sprocket chain about the periphery that serves as an ersatz internal gear, allowing the mouse sprocket to act as a 'pinion.' The cage wheel might instead be in the form of an internal gear ring attached to a support disc~in which case the mouse is a pinion. Finally, the cage wheel might be a support disc to which is attached a short-length cylinder that reaches toward the middle of the motor. In this case, the mouse is simply a roller wheel.
When the mouse is forced away from its equatorial at-rest position, the cage wheel on the wolf shaft is also forced to rotate in order to keep to its constant distance from the sun (center) fulcrum shaft. In turn, the other wheels of the wolf shaft must also rotate, and a other wheels too must spin. In effect, the idler wheels also become driver wheels; and during the cycle, the primary driver/s become/s the driven wheel/s: the wolf chases the mouse and the lamb (or the dove) follows;

but the mouse also helps the wolf (via an assist slot in each mouse lever over the wolf shaft) to overcome the inertia of the rest of the system, and to prevent itself from jamming against the barrel. I.e. the mouse is locked into/against the far side of the "barrel" such that the two elements must spin in unison, but not so tightly that the motor is stalled. There is sufficient freeway between the mouse and the barrel that they can continue to be influenced by the feedback returning from the lion or dragon sprockets.
Although it is possible to produce the desired effect using only one of each major element, it is generally more efficacious to design the various options using symmetrical pairings of several of the wheels so as to keep the lever units swinging with minimal wracking. The cycling of the system will be perpetuated until force against the mouse levers is stopped.
The dove-dragon feedback option also allows the motor to be double-ended, i.e.
having wolf shafts at both ends of the motor, and the added wheel assemblies and lever forces that pertain thereto.
The motor may be actuated manually, or by weight/mass on one end of a mouse lever (in a gravitational environment), or by movable floatation bulbs, or through pulley systems, block and tackle systems, magnetic attraction systems, capstan wheel systems, etc.
It does not require fuel and can be used in virtually any environment.

Description

Mouse-in-a-Barrel Specification This invention relates to a mechanical device designed to convert low-value linear force into high-value rotational force. I.e. to produce useable energy through the implementation of leverage-leverage of a mouse lever against a mouse shaft;
leverage of a mouse wheel against a cage/'barrel'; and leverage of a wolf wheel against a VLW-a Very Large Wheel, being either a halo wheel, or an angel wheel.

Drawings:
In drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is an elevation in X-ray of one embodiment that has a single strand VLW in the middle of the motor, Figure 2 is a top view of this embodiment, Figure 3 is a plan view of an embodiment that does not require an atlas (support) wheel under the VLW's (Very Large Wheels) as they have their own hubs. In this case, the VLW's (called angel wheels, instead of halo wheels) are placed near the sides of the motor, and the inner wolf gate shaft is supported by internal support walls, Figure 4 is a top view of this embodiment, Figure 5 is a top view of an embodiment that has side angel VLW's, but whose inner wolf gate shaft are carried by horns on the wolf lever arms, instead of being carried by the outer or inner wall. Also, the `wolf shaft avoidance slot' on each of the mouse levers is instead a `wolf shaft assistance slot', and additional bearings exist on the wolf shaft to receive the force of the mouse levers after some slight arc of the mouse levers is performed. Figure 6 is a top view of the embodiment sited in Figure 5, in which the inner wolf shafts and inner lamb shafts are not yet installed-to better reveal certain of the inner elements i.e. the lion sprockets 34, the ox sprockets 30, and the cage wheels 36/37 in M. This embodiment also indicates how the angel wheels may be cantilevered from the internal support wall, instead of from the external support wall. Figure 7 is a plan view of an embodiment that has a mouse cage that has a diameter that is considerably greater than that of the ox sprocket (nearly reaching the center shaft at its proximal edge), allowing somewhat improved leverage of the mouse roller on the barrel wall. Figure 8 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that described in Figure 7, except that each mouse cage is a chain gyre around a cage sprocket, and each mouse is a sprocket. Figure 9 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that described in Figure 8, except that a cage exists on both sides of a single support disc. In this case, two separated mouse shafts must be used, each having two dedicated mouse lever arms, such that a four-arm lever manifold is necessary to support the individual mouse shafts. Figure 10 is a plan view of an embodiment in which lamb chain cycles from the proximal edge of the lamb sprocket to the proximal edge of the wolf sprocket, negated the need for a lion sprocket, Figure 11 is a plan view of an embodiment in which a dove sprocket engages the VLW on its distal edge, and a dragon sprocket (also on the dove shaft) cycles two-strand dragon chain to a sun sprocket (on the sun/center shaft). The free strand of the dragon chain is engaged by an ox sprocket where the ox is nearest to the sun sprocket, thus receiving the necessary rotational impetus to perpetuate the spin. In this case a halo wheel is used, and requires an atlas wheel, and an alignment wheel, as seen. Figure 12 is a top view of a dove and dragon configuration, in which angel VLW's are used (near the sides of the motor). Only one of the two-strand dragon chains is pictured, to better describe the placement of them, and the juxtaposition of the ox sprocket to the sun sprocket. Figure 13 is a plan view of a dove and dragon feedback system where the dove shafts are over and under the equatorial, rather than being on it. This placement option allows the mouse lever to travel through the back end of the motor, providing a class-one lever option, as well as the class two, near-side leverage option. Because it is a halo wheel, alignment wheels are also installed with it.
Figure 14 is an end view of the embodiment sited in Figure 13, indicating an internal tire between two strands of halo wheel. The tire allows alignment/support wheels to travel on the halo with reduced friction. Figure 15 is an end view of an angel configuration of the over and under dove option, showing wolf levers near the angel VLW's, and the mouse levers near the middle of the motor. Figure 16 is a top view of this embodiment. Figure 17 is a top view of an over and under dove embodiment, in which there are alignment wheels (as seen in Figure 13), Figure 18 is a top view of an over and under dove option (with angel wheels), in which the mouse and wolf lever arms are supported in common by a post. A bushing in the post allows the wolf and mouse levers to swing without interference to, or from, the center shaft. Figure 19 is a top view of an over and under dove option with halo wheel, having mouse and wolf lever pivoting on a bushing in common. Figure 20 is a plan view of an over and under halo option, having split posts and split levers, which allow easier installation and easier maintenance considerations.
Figure 21 is a sectional view, in part, of the interface of a mouse roller with its cage wheel barrel wall, Figure 22 is a sectional view, in part, that is similar to Figure 21, except that the bracketing of the barrel to the cage support disc is slightly different, Figure 23 is a sectional view, in part, of the edge of an angel support disc where it interfaces with either a wolf sprocket or a lamb sprocket. It may also describe a sectional view, in part, of a cage support disc where it interfaces with a mouse sprocket, as indicated by the numbers in parentheses. Figure 24 is a sectional view of a one-sided bushing support plate, where it supports a wolf lever arm, Figure 25 is a sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket where its surrounding shell chain is engaged by a wolf sprocket, or by a lamb sprocket, Figure 26 is a sectional view of the end of a cage sprocket where its surrounding cage gyre is engaged by a mouse sprocket, Figure 27 is a sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket where its surrounding shell chain is engaged by a dove sprocket, , Figure 28 is a sectional view of the end of an ox sprocket at a point where it is most proximal to the center shaft, and where it engages the free strand of a two-strand lion chain that cycles about a sun sprocket, Figure 29 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain shell, having tires installed internally and externally of its middle strand, which allows support and/or guidance wheels to interface with them on both sides of the VLW, indicating where wolf sprockets, or lamb sprockets, would engage the shell, Figure 30 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain shell, having tires installed internally and externally of its middle strand, which allows support and/or guidance wheels to interface with them on both sides of the VLW, indicating where dove sprockets would engage the shell, Figure 31 is a plan view of a larger than usual mouse wheel--called a moose wheel-which does not provide quite as much leverage against the cage barrel, but which does not degrade its wheel/s or shaft bearings as quickly as it does not have to spin as quickly as the mouse size would. Figure 32 is a simplified plan view of a motor, in part, showing only a wolf lever arm, but not the mouse lever arm or wing, Figure 33 is a simplified plan view of a motor, in part, showing `horns' on wolf lever arms that support inner wolf gate shafts, allowing the inner gate wheels to be closer as they swing in unison with the wolf shaft. In this case chain is cycled from the lamb sprocket to the wolf sprocket, negating the need for a ox or lion sprockets.
Figure 34 is a plan view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown in Figure 33, except that the inner wolf gate shafts on horns now send chain to the ox sprocket from the lion sprocket, instead of to the wolf sprocket from a lamb sprocket, Figure 35 is a plan view, in part, which shows a mouse lever (but not the wolf lever) where the mouse lever has a wolf shaft avoidance slot (instead of an assistance slot) in it. Figure 36 is a side view of a mouse lever (exaggerated) having an assistance slot in it, when it is at rest, and top and bottom edges of both lever types are parallel to one another, Figure 37 is a side view of the two lever types (mouse lever, and wolf lever) showing how the assistance slot does not contact the wolf shaft immediately, but achieves some slight degree of are before helping the wolf shaft, and its assembly of wheels to follow it, as the distal face of the mouse cage must maintain its equidistance from the center shaft fulcrum.
Figure 38 is an edge-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split to allow sequential, or retro, fitting (or easier maintenance accessibility) of motor elements, Figure 39 is a side-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split for such considerations as are described in `Figure 38', Figure 40 is a zoom side-view of a mouse shaft indicating timing adjustment screws that are installed over and under the assistance slot, Figure 41 is a plan view, in part, of a one-sided, wolf and dove halo motor, which has a mouse cage that is significantly larger than the ox wheel, Figure 42 is a plan view of the same motor configuration as is in Figure 41, indicating how such a design might be used to power a boat; and also indicates how a protective shell race should still allow visibility through the upper void, Figure 43 is a plan view of a wolf and dove halo motor, where a pneumatic or hydraulic jack provides the force against the mouse lever via side arms, Figure 44 is a plan view of a wolf and dove motor whose dove and dragon wheels are the same size, and whose wolf and ox wheels are the same size. It also indicates how force might be sent to, and from, two directions of the mouse lever are via two pneumatic or hydraulic jacks, Figure 45 is an end view of the embodiment shown in Figures 43 and 44, Figure 46 is a side view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor, where force may be applied to, or subtracted from the mouse lever ends through the leverage of a capstan wheel, and the further mechanical advantage of multi-sheave blocks and tackle, Figure 47 is a plan view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor in which the wolf wheels are over and under, and the dove wheels are side by side. It also indicates how the lower end of the lever wing may receive force through the use of either one, or both, of two capstan wheels. Figure 48 is a sectional view of a support disc that supports a rigid angel chain shell (or rigid mouse gyre) via a four jaw clamp, Figure 49 a sectional view of a support disc that supports a rigid angel chain shell (or rigid mouse gyre) via a trap clamp.

Mouse-in-a-Barrel Specification Continued as more detailed text In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, a Very Large Wheel (VLW) in the form of a rigid circle/shell of sprocket chain 20 is partially supported by an atlas wheel 74 at the outer face of its lower arc. [Because the VLW has no hub, it is called a `halo wheel'.] The atlas wheel 74 is carried by an atlas shaft 10 that is fixed to outer side walls 67 of the motor. Other fixed-place shafts in the motor include two inner wolf gate shafts 7, two inner lamb gate shafts 8, a center shaft 2, and a lamb shaft 3. Two shafts pivot by their separate lever arms from the center shaft: A wolf shaft 1 is supported by short wolf lever arms 15 via common shaft bearings 12. At the fulcrum end of the wolf lever arm (i.e. at the center shaft 2), the arms hinge on wolf lever bearings 13. The two wolf lever arms 15 are joined near the center of the motor by a reinforcing chime 19 to minimize wracking of the arms and misaligning the shaft they carry. The other shaft that pivots on the center shaft 2 is a mouse shaft 5. The mouse lever arms 16 bear on the center shaft via mouse lever bearings 14. The mouse lever arms are joined one to the other via a `chime' brace 19 in order to minimize wracking of the two arms.
Found on the fixed lamb shaft 3 is a lamb sprocket 26 that engages the inner face of the halo shell 20. Also found on the lamb shaft are two lion sprockets 34-one on each side of the halo VLW. [Note that because the halo shell 20 has no hub, most of the shafts are able to pass through it from one side of the motor to the other.]
Two inner wolf gate shafts 7 exist in the motor: one above the equatorial, and between the center shaft 2 and the wolf shaft 1; and one shaft below the equatorial, and between the center shaft 2 and the wolf shaft 1. Two inner lamb gate shafts 8 exist in the motor:
one above the equatorial, and between the center shaft 2 and the lamb shaft 3;
and one shaft below the equatorial, and between the center shaft 2 and the lamb shaft 3.
Found on each of the inner wolf gate shafts 7 are two inner wolf gate sprockets 45. Found on each of the inner lamb gate shafts 8 are two inner wolf gate sprockets 46.
Found on the live wolf shaft is a wolf sprocket 24 that engages the inner face of the halo shell 20. Also found on the wolf shaft are two ox sprockets 30, and two cage wheel support discs 40, that are connected to the shaft via hubs 53.
Short `barrel' cylinders/walls 39 are connected to the support discs 40 on the wolf shaft 1.
A mouse roller 43 that is attached to the mouse shaft 5 presses gently against the barrel wall 39 when no force is applied to the mouse lever 16.
The ratio of ox wheel to wolf wheel is the same as the ratio of lion wheel to lamb wheel-in this case 3:1, but other ratios are similarly useful, provided that they are shared by both sets of wheels.
When force is applied to the end of the mouse lever arms 16, or to their supporting chime 19, the mouse 43 is forced to a new position on the wall of the barrel 39. But because the wolf shaft 1 also pivots about the center shaft 2, the wall of the barrel must maintain the same distance from the center shaft as the mouse assumes when it moves. This adjustment causes other wheels on the wolf shaft to rotate also, including the wolf sprocket 24. The wolf sprocket forces the halo VLW 20 to rotate; which causes the lamb sprocket 26 to rotate; which causes the lion sprocket 34 to rotate; the lion sprocket sends lion chain 56 back to the ox sprocket 30 (on the wolf shaft 1) via inner lamb gate sprockets 46 and inner wolf gate sprockets 45. The force returned to the wolf shaft via the lion chain 56 causes the wolf shaft to retain its relative equatorial position in the motor, as it is never able to reach an equilibrium of stillness until `up' or `down' force is withdrawn from the mouse lever arms 16.
In this embodiment a wolf shaft avoidance slot 18 is cut into each mouse lever arm 16 so that no contact is made between the mouse levers and the wolf shaft 1.
The chassis of the motor is comprised of a base 70, and hood/top 71, external side walls 67, and end walls 68. In this embodiment, a pass-through window 69 exists in one of the end walls, to allow more leverage to be exerted against the mouse levers 16 owing to their increased length.
Figure 2 is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1.
In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3, two Very Large Wheels (VLW's) in the form of rigid sprocket chain shells 50 are found, one near each side of the motor.
In this embodiment the shells are comprised of two-strand chain 50, having the outer strand surrounding an angel sprocket 48; and having the inner (free) strand extending inwardly toward the middle of the motor forming, in effect, a very large internal gear ring-where the `gear teeth' are instead chain links, and the `gear pinions' are sprocket wheels.
[Because the VLW's have hubs 53 in this case, they are called angel wheels instead of halo (hubless) wheels. And because they have their own support, via the hubs, atlas wheels 74 are not necessary.] The inner wolf gate shafts 7, and the inner lamb gate shafts 8, and the lamb shaft 3, are now supported by internal support walls 66 via bearings 12, as they are no longer able to reach through to the outer support walls 67, as was the case in Figures 1 and 2. Now only the center shaft 2 can reach, and be supported by, outer support wall 67.
Figure 4 is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3, indicating how there are now two VLW's in the form of angel sprockets 48 that each carry multi-strand sprocket chain shells 50 on their perimeters that reach inwardly, each to be engaged by a wolf sprocket 24 on one (front) side of the wheel, and by a lamb sprocket 26 on the other (back) side of the VLW, yet still equatorial of the system. Similarly, but on a smaller scale, the mouse cages are comprised of cage sprockets 36 that support multi-strand chain gyres 37 on their perimeters, with free strands reaching inwardly, to be engaged by mouse sprockets 41.
Figure 5 is a top view of an embodiment that has side angel VLW's 48, but whose inner wolf gate shafts 7 are carried by horns on the wolf lever arms 15, instead of being carried by the outer wall 67 or inner wall 66. Also, the `wolf shaft avoidance slot' 18 on each of the mouse levers 16, is instead a `wolf shaft assistance slot' 84, and additional bearings 85 exist on the wolf shaft I to receive the force of the mouse levers 16 after some slight arc of the mouse levers is performed owing to force being applied to the mouse arms 16 directly, or to the joining, and reinforcing, front-end lever chime 19.
Because the inner wolf gate shafts 7 now swing in concert with the wolf shaft 1, the inner wolf gate sprockets 45 can be placed closer to the ox sprockets 30 and not risk colliding with them.
[Also see Figures 33 and 34, to see how the inner wolf gate shafts 7 are installed into the wolf lever horns 83].
Figure 6 is a top view (in part) of the embodiment sited in Figure 5, in which the inner wolf shafts 7 and inner lamb shafts 8 are not yet installed-to better reveal the inner elements-particularly the ox sprockets 30, the cage sprockets 36, and the lion sprockets 34. This embodiment also indicates how the angel wheels 48 may be cantilevered from the internal support wall 66, instead of being supported from the external support wall 67.

Figure 7 is a plan view of an embodiment that has a mouse cage-hub 53, support disc 40, barrel wall 39-that has a diameter that is considerably greater than that of the ox sprocket (nearly reaching the center shaft 2 at its proximal edge), allowing somewhat improved leverage of the mouse roller 43 on the barrel wall.
[Note that the mouse cage does not have to abide by in-common wheel-to-wheel ratios, as is the case between the wolf-ox wheel set, and the lamb-lion wheel set; and so can be virtually any size, so long as it is not so great that it impinges on the center shaft.]
Figure 8 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that described in Figure 7, except that each mouse cage is a chain gyre 37 around a cage sprocket 36, and each mouse is a sprocket 41.
Figure 9 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that described in Figure 8, except that a cage in the form of a double-ended barrel 93 exists on both sides of a single support disc 40. In this case, two separated mouse shafts 5 must be used, each having its own two dedicated mouse lever arms 16, such that a four-arm lever manifold 94 is necessary to support the individual mouse shafts 5. A mouse roller 43 at the middle-end of each mouse shaft 5 presses against a barrel wall 39 on its own side of the cage support disc 40.
Figure 10 is a plan view of an embodiment in which lamb chain 55 cycles from the proximal edge of the lamb sprocket 26 to the proximal edge of the wolf sprocket 24, via inner lamb gate sprockets 46 and inner wolf gate sprockets 45, negated the need for a lion sprocket, or an ox sprocket.
Figure 11 is a plan view of an embodiment that introduces the dove and dragon feedback wheel set. The dove and dragon exist outside the periphery of the VLW. In this embodiment, a dove sprocket 28 engages the VLW halo sprocket chain shell 20 on its distal face, and a dragon sprocket 35 (also found on the dove shaft 4) cycles two-strand dragon chain 57 to a sun sprocket 32(on the sun/center shaft 2). The free strand of the dragon chain 57 is engaged by an ox sprocket 30 where the ox is nearest to the sun sprocket 32, thus receiving the necessary rotational impetus to perpetuate the spin. In this case a halo wheel is used, and requires an atlas wheel 74, and an alignment wheel 73, as seen. The atlas wheel 74 is fixed to an atlas shaft 10, and the alignment wheel is fixed to an alignment shaft 11. The dove and dragon wheels must also share the same wheel to wheel ratio as do the wolf and ox (as is the case when the lamb and lion feedback wheels are used). The sun wheel must be such a size that it allows the dragon chain 57 to come near enough to the ox sprocket 30 that the ox is able to engage the free strand of chain.
Figure 12 is a top view of the dove and dragon configuration sited in Figure 11, in which angel VLW's are used (near the sides of the motor). Only one of the two-strand dragon chains 57 is pictured, to better describe the placement of them, and the juxtaposition of the ox sprocket 30 to the sun sprocket 32.
Figure 13 is a plan view of a dove and dragon feedback system where two dove shafts 4 exist: one over, and under, the equatorial, rather than being on it, as was the case in Figures 11 and 12. This placement option allows the mouse lever 16 to travel through the back end 68 of the motor via a through-window 69, providing a class-one lever option, as well as the class two, near-side leverage option. Because it is a halo wheel, alignment wheels 73 are also installed with it. Because there is no longer a feedback shaft diametrically opposite the wolf shaft 1, the mouse arms (16) can now extend all the way through the back end of the motor through a window 69 without requiring another avoidance slot, and is now called a mouse lever wing 17. These longer wings also allow class one leverage (in addition to class two leverage) to be induced against the mouse levers, and the mouse shaft 5 (and wolf shaft 1) they control.
Figure 14 is an end view of the embodiment sited in Figure 13, indicating an internal tire 75 between two strands of three-strand halo wheel shell 20. The tire 75 allows alignment/support wheels to travel on the inner face of the halo with reduced friction.
Two strands of the exterior face of the halo shell 20 easily accommodate two dove sprockets 28, that activate the dragon sprockets 35, which cycle feedback dragon chain 57 to the proximal edge of each ox sprocket 30.
Figure 15 is an end view of a two angel sprocket 48 configuration of the over and under dove sprocket 28 option, showing wolf levers 15 near the angel VLW's, and the mouse levers 16 near the middle of the motor. Each mouse cage is comprised of a barrel wall 39, and each mouse is a roller 43. The assist slot 84 shown on each mouse lever wing 17 over and under the slot bearing 85 on the wolf shaft 1, allows a slight arc travel delay (of the mouse 43) before the mouse lever wing 17 begins to assist the wolf levers 15 to also swing in order to maintain the constant distance of the distal faces of both mouse wheel 43, and barrel wall 39. [The constant contact of mouse wheel with barrel wheel also insures that they, and the wolf wheel, and the ox wheel, spin in concert.]
Figure 16 is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 15, with the main wheels shown in section for reasons of clarity.
Figure 17 is a top view of an over and under dove and dragon embodiment for a halo chain shell 20, in which there are alignment wheels (as seen in Figure 13).
[The atlas support wheel cannot be seen from this perspective.]
Figure 18 is a top view of an over and under dove option (with angel wheels), in which the mouse lever wings 17 and wolf lever arms 15 are supported in common by an internal side post 66. A bushing 64 in the post allows the wolf and mouse levers to swing without interference to, or from, the center shaft 2 so that less friction is generated.
Figure 19 is a top view of an over and under dove option with halo wheel 20, having mouse wing 17 and wolf lever arm 15 pivoting on a bushing 64 in common.
Figure 20 is a plan view of an over and under halo option as seen in Figure 13, having split posts and split levers, which allow easier installation and easier maintenance considerations. Each post split 86 (showing a seam between them 88) is joined to its mating split by long bolts (or `all thread') 90 that are inserted through screw eyes/bolt eyes 91 that exist on both sides of each split at two or more general sites.
Similarly, each lever arm (or lever wing) split 87 (sowing a seam between them 89) is joined to its mating split by long bolts (or `all thread') 90 that are inserted through screw eyes/bolt eyes 91 that exist on both sides of each split at two or more general sites.
Figure 21 is a sectional view, in part, of the interface of a mouse roller 43 with its cage wheel barrel wall 39, indicating how the barrel wall may be fixed to a support disc 40 by elbow brackets 82 and screws and/or bolts 63.
Figure 22 is a sectional view, in part, that is similar to Figure 21, except that the bracket 82 over the barrel 39 to the cage support disc 40 is slightly different.
Figure 23 is a sectional view, in part, of the edge of an angel support disc 49, where it interfaces with either a wolf sprocket 24 or a lamb sprocket 26. It may also describe a sectional view, in part, of a cage support disc 40 where it interfaces with a mouse sprocket 37, as is indicated by the numbers in parentheses.

Figure 24 is a sectional view of a one-sided bushing support plate, where it supports a wolf lever arm. The plate and bushing are attached to an adjacent post: either an external side post 67, or an internal side post 66. The bushing 64 avoids the center shaft 2, allowing the lever arm 15 to swing via bearings 13 with minimal frictional wear/impedance.
Figure 25 is a sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket 48 where its surrounding shell chain 50 is engaged by a wolf sprocket 24, or by a lamb sprocket 26. The two-strand angel chain shell shown includes link plates 77, pins 78, and link rollers 79.
Figure 26 is a sectional view of the end of a cage sprocket 36 where its surrounding cage gyre 37 is engaged by a mouse sprocket 41. The elements comprising the cage gyre are the same as those in the angel shell. For our purposes, the only difference is the relative size of each.
Figure 27 is a sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket 48 where its surrounding chain shell 50 is engaged by a dove sprocket 28. [Note that while the wolf and lamb sprocket meet the chain shell on the same side of it as the angel sprocket is, the dove engages the shell on the side opposite the angel sprocket 48.]
Figure 28 is a sectional view of the end of an ox sprocket 30 at a point where it is most proximal to the center shaft, and where it is able to reach and engage the free strand of a two-strand lion chain 56 that cycles about a sun sprocket 32 from the lion sprocket (not shown).
Figure 29 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain shell 20, having tires installed internally 75 and externally 76 of its middle strand, which allows support and/or guidance wheels to interface with them on both sides of the shell. In this illustration we see that wolf sprockets 24, or lamb sprockets 26 may engage the two outer strands of the shell on its interior face.
Figure 30 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain shell 20, having tires installed internally 75 and externally 76 of its middle strand, which allows support and/or guidance wheels to interface with them on both sides of the shell. In this illustration we see that dove sprockets 28 engage the two outer strands of the shell on its exterior face.
Figure 31 is a plan view of a halo chain shell 50, having an internal tire 75, and an external tire 76. An alignment roller 73 rolls under the internal tire 75, and an atlas wheel 74 rolls under the external tire 75. Also a larger than usual mouse wheel-called a moose wheel 72 engages the distal face of the mouse cage, which in this case happens to be an internal gear ring 38. The larger moose wheel 72 does not provide quite as much leverage against the cage barrel, but also does not degrade/fatigue its wheel/s or shaft bearings as soon, as it does not have to spin as quickly as the mouse size would. [For simplification, the feedback wheel assembly is not shown.]
Figure 32 is a simplified/sectional plan view of a motor, in part, showing only a wolf lever arm 15, but not the mouse lever arm or wing. In this case, the VLW is a very large internal gear 21, so the relating wheels must be a wolf pinion 25, and a lamb pinion 27, instead of sprockets.
Figure 33 is a simplified plan view of a motor, in part, showing `horns' 83 on wolf lever arms 15 that support inner wolf gate shafts 7, allowing the inner wolf gate sprockets 45 to be closer as they swing in unison with the wolf shaft 1. In this case lamb chain 55 is cycled from the proximal edge of the lamb sprocket 26 to the proximal edge of the wolf sprocket 24, negating the need for ox or lion sprockets.

Figure 34 is a plan view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown in Figure 33, except that the inner wolf gate shafts 7 on horns 83 now send lion chain 56 to the ox sprocket 30 from the lion sprocket 34, instead of to the wolf sprocket 24 from a lamb sprocket 26, as was the case in Figure 33.
Figure 35 is a plan view, in part, which shows a mouse lever 16 (but not the wolf lever), where the mouse lever has a wolf shaft avoidance slot 18 (instead of an assistance slot) in it. In this case, while the VLW is a chain shell 20, the mouse cage is an internal gear ring 38, requiring that the mouse wheel be a pinion 42.
Figure 36 is a side view of a mouse lever (exaggerated) having an assistance slot 84 in it, when it is at rest, and top and bottom edges of both lever types are parallel to one another.
Figure 37 is a side view of the two lever types (mouse lever 16, and wolf lever 15) showing how the assistance slot does not contact the slot bearing 85 wolf shaft 1 immediately, but achieves some slight degree of arc before helping the wolf shaft, and its assembly of wheels to follow it, as the distal face of the mouse cage must maintain its equidistance from the center shaft 2 fulcrum. [Note that the mouse cage is a barrel wall 39, supported by a cage wheel support disc 40, in both Figures 36 and 37.]
Figure 38 is an edge-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split to allow sequential, or retro, fitting (or easier maintenance accessibility) of certain motor elements. Voids 92 are in place to receive lever bearings: common shaft bearing 12, or wolf lever bearing 13, or mouse lever bearingl4, or wolf shaft slot bearing 85. Each post split 86 (showing a seam between them 88) is joined to its mating split by long bolts (or `all thread') 90 that are inserted through screw eyes/bolt eyes 91 that exist on both sides of each split at two or more general sites. Similarly, each lever arm (or lever wing) split 87 (sowing a seam between them 89) is joined to its mating split by long bolts (or `all thread') 90 that are inserted through screw eyes/bolt eyes 91 that exist on both sides of each split at two or more general sites.
Figure 39 is a side-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split for such considerations as are described in `Figure 38'.
Figure 40 is a side view of a mouse lever (arm 16 or wing 17) showing a timing adjustment bolt 95 over and under the wolf shaft assistance slot 84. The adjustment bolt screws through a threaded anchor plate 96 fixed to the mouse lever (16 or 17) on its outside edge, before its pressure end is at the desired distance into the slot 84-where it can contact the slot bearing 85 on the wolf shaft 1 when the moment of arc of the mouse wheel (41, 42, or 43) is reached that induces the mouse cage (37, 38, or 39) to begin reacting to the pressure of the swinging mouse wheel (and before any impulse to jam and stall). A locknut 97 fixes the bolt to the desired depth.
Figure 41 is a plan view, in part, of a one-sided, wolf and dove halo motor, which has a mouse cage gyre 37 is supported by a support disc 36, and is significantly larger than the ox sprocket 30. The dragon chain 57 is fully within the lower hemisphere of the VLW, which can allow an unobstructed view where such a configuration is used in a vehicle and the VLW is a halo wheel 20.
Figure 42 is a plan view of the same motor configuration as is in Figure 41, indicating how such a design might be used to power a boat; and also indicates how a protective shell race 110 should still allow visibility through the upper void. A capstan wheel 117 gathers tackle 114 from one side of the lower mouse lever 16, or from the other, via pulleys 112. Driver sprockets 98 cycle drag chain 101 to a drag sprocket 100, found on the drag shaft 99 at the lower middle part of the system. Also on the drag shaft 99 is a propeller (not shown).
Figure 43 is a plan view of a wolf and dove halo motor, whose doves 28 and dragons 35 are the same size, and whose wolves 24 and oxen 30 are the same size. A
pneumatic or hydraulic jack 106 provides force against the mouse lever 16 via side arms 102. The side arms 102 connect to the mouse lever arms 16, and to each other via chimes 19.
They are also reinforced by quarter braces 109 that reach from the side arm ends to another connection with the mouse lever arms 16 above the center shaft 2. A hose 104 feeds air or fluid from ambient air, or from a storage bottle 105, through a pump 103 to the jack 106.
A pivoting tie rod 107 allows the system to accommodate the slight change of force vector owing to the arc of the side arm 102. A switch 111 determines how much force is applied according to the period of time the pump 103 is kept running.
Figure 44 is a plan view of a wolf and dove motor whose dove and dragon wheels are the same size, and whose wolf and ox wheels are the same size (as in Figure 43).
It also indicates how force might be sent to, and from, two directions of the mouse lever 16 arc via two pneumatic or hydraulic jacks 106 instead of one. The pump 103 uses a toggle switch 111 that determines electrical current flow and directional flow of fluid. Pivoting tie rod seats 108 allow the rods 107 to shift slightly from plumb.
Figure 45 is an end view of the embodiments shown in Figures 43 and 44, indicating how the sizes of wolf 24 and ox 30, and of dove 28 and dragon 35 are similar. It also indicates how an atlas wheel 74 is able to spin on the dedicated middle strand of the three-strand shell 20.
Figure 46 is a side view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor, where force may be applied to, or subtracted from the mouse lever 17 ends through the leverage of a capstan wheel 117, and the further mechanical advantage of multi-sheave blocks 113 and tackle 114. Pulleys 112 direct the tackle/cable to each end such that it does not interfere with any of the other elements unnecessarily.
Figure 47 is a side view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor (similar to Figure 46) in which the wolf wheels 24 are over and under, and the dove wheels 28 are side by side. It also indicates how the lower end of the lever wing 17 may receive force through the use of either one, or both, of two capstan wheels 117.
Figure 48 is a sectional view of a support disc 49 (40 when it is a support for a mouse gyre) that supports a rigid angel chain shell 50 (or rigid mouse gyre 37) via a four jaw clamp 122, 123, 124, 125. The faces of the chain jaws 124 are recessed in order to receive the tie elements of the chain pins 78. A tightening bolt 125 causes the inner jaw to fasten around the chain shell 50 (37) after it has been set into place.
Figure 49 a sectional view of a support disc that supports a two-strand rigid angel chain shell 50 (or rigid mouse gyre 37) via a trap clamp 126 that captures links of one strand of the shell at regular intervals, and fixes itself to the support disc 49 (40) via bolts 63 sent through the disc and fastened by bolts and nuts 63, leaving the second strand of chain free to receive wolf 24 or lamb 26 or dove 28 sprocket wheels (or a mouse sprocket 41).

Mouse-in-a-Barrel Shaft Support Placement Criteria Where the shaft support posts or walls are placed does not matter greatly in most cases, so long as they tend to satisfy the following criteria:

1 the fewer walls used, the more space can be conserved 2 where angel wheels are used (instead of halo/diskless wheels), and where an inside fixed lamb shaft is employed, the shaft support structures must be on that same side of the angel disk.

3 the nearer the walls/posts are placed to heavy wheels, the smaller the shafts and bearings need to be; and the less friction and heat is caused 4 where sectional walls or split posts are used, sequential installations are possible (and removal or remounting maintenance procedures are easier) if shafts are vertical (end-pointing toward the major source of gravity), thrust bearings must reside in the support structures, instead of common ball bearings 6 extra/redundant walls or posts may be used, to further reduce the size of shaft needed, and/or to minimize vibration in the shaft, and/or to add integral strength to the motor.
7 Walls or posts should be joined one to another where possible, to further add strength to the whole motor.

Mouse-in-a-Barrel Shaft Support Placement Criteria Where the shaft support posts or walls are placed does not matter greatly in most cases, so long as they tend to satisfy the following criteria:

1 the fewer walls used, the more space can be conserved 2 where angel wheels are used (instead of halo/diskless wheels), and where an inside fixed lamb shaft is employed, the shaft support structures must be on that same side of the angel disk.
3 the nearer the walls/posts are placed to heavy wheels, the smaller the shafts and bearings need to be; and the less friction and heat is caused 4 where sectional walls or split posts are used, sequential installations are possible (and removal or remounting maintenance procedures are easier) if shafts are vertical (end-pointing toward the major source of gravity), thrust bearings must reside in the support structures, instead of common ball bearings 6 extra/redundant walls or posts may be used, to further reduce the size of shaft needed, and/or to minimize vibration in the shaft, and/or to add integral strength to the motor.
7 Walls or posts should be joined one to another where possible, to further add strength to the whole motor.

Why Use a Very Large Wheel as the Angel Wheel, or the Halo Wheel?
There are at least five good reasons:

1 Where smaller pinions or sprockets engage the VLW on its external face, more surface contact can be made as the arc of the VLW approaches a straight line per distance traveled. This is especially important where sprockets are used (against a rigid wheel of sprocket chain) as they are not designed to be used against a convex chain.
2 Because the arc of the VLW is `flatter', there is also less arc of travel in the wolf shaft assembly. Thus there can be less cramping or slacking of drive chain when the wheels on the wolf shaft travel up or down from their rest position.
3 Leverage of the VLW is improved against the smaller wheels as its size is increased.
4 It offers less resistance to the lever arms per work done.
More inertial force can be developed from its size and mass.

Mouse-in-a-Barrel Parts List 1 wolf shaft 2 sun/center shaft 3 lamb shaft 4 dove shaft mouse shaft 6 outer wolf gate shaft 7 inner wolf gate shaft 8 inner lamb gate shaft 9 outer lamb gate shaft atlas shaft (halo support shaft) 11 halo alignment shaft 12 shaft bearing 13 wolf lever bearing 14 mouse lever bearing wolf lever arm 16 mouse lever arm 17 mouse lever wing (a mouse arm that extends through the back end of the motor, to allow class one leverage) 18 shaft avoidance slot in lever arm/wing 19 lever arm-to-arm support chime halo sprocket chain shell 21 halo internal gear 22 halo external gear 23 correction number 24 wolf sprocket wolf pinion 26 lamb sprocket 27 lamb pinion 28 dove sprocket 29 dove pinion ox sprocket 31 ox gear 32 sun sprocket 33 sun gear 34 lion sprocket dragon sprocket 36 cage sprocket 37 cage wheel chain gyre (multiple-strand sprocket chain fastened to sprocket or support disc) 38 cage wheel internal gear ring 39 cage wheel barrel-wall cage wheel support disc 41 mouse sprocket 42 mouse pinion 43 mouse roller 44 outer wolf gate sprocket 45 inner wolf gate sprocket 46 inner lamb gate sprocket 47 outer lamb gate sprocket 48 angel sprocket 49 angel support disc 50 angel sprocket chain shell 51 angel internal gear ring 52 angel external gear ring 53 wheel hub 54 shaft collar 55 lamb chain 56 lion chain 57 dragon chain (may be multi-strand chain) 58 gyre chain 59 rigid sprocket chain section/arc 60 chain arc fastening pin 61 chain link 62 chain bracket 63 fastener: screw, bolt, nut, washer, etc. (other than bracket or chime) 64 lever bearing support sleeve/bushing (to avoid bearing directly on sun shaft) 65 support sleeve mounting plate (fastened to inner, or outer, side wall) 66 motor side wall/support wall/or post (internal) 67 motor side wall/support wall/or post (external) 68 motor end wall 69 end wall lever pass-through window 70 motor base 71 motor hood 72 moose wheel (roller, sprocket, or pinion) 73 alignment wheel (roller, sprocket, or pinion) 74 atlas wheel (roller, sprocket, or pinion) 75 inner halo tire 76 outer halo tire 77 link plate 78 link pin 79 link roller 80 sprocket tooth profile (in part) 81 roller wheel profile (in part) 82 bracket 83 wolf lever side horn (allowing the lever arm to support an inner wolf gate shaft bearing so that the gate may swing in concert with the wolf shaft.
this also allows the gate sprockets to be closer to the lamb or ox sprockets without interfering with them, not causing slack or cramped chain.) 84 wolf shaft assistance slot (in mouse lever arm) 85 slot bearing (on wolf shaft) 86 split post 87 split lever 88 seam between post splits 89 seam between lever splits 90 joining bolt ('all thread') of splits 91 screw-eye/bolt eye, guide and anchor for joining bolt ('all thread') 92 bearing site void/hole 93 `double-ended' cage barrel (having barrels/cages on both sides of the support disc) 94 mouse lever arm manifold (multiple arms to accommodate separate mouse shafts) 95 timing adjustment bolt 96 threaded anchor plate 97 locknut 98 driver sprocket (on dove shaft) 99 drag shaft 100 drag sprocket (driven wheel) 101 drag chain (sending force from driver/s to drag sprocket) 102 lever side arms 103 pneumatic/hydraulic pump 104 feeder tube/hose 105 fluid supply bottle 106 pneumatic/hydraulic jack 107 tie-rod (from jack to lever, or to lever side arm) 108 tie-rod pivot seating 109 quarter brace (of lever side arm to main lever arm or wing) 110 halo race (protective covering of section of halo wheel that is exposed) 111 flow direction toggle switch (reversible current reverses fluid flow direction) 112 pulley 113 block 114 tackle/cable 115 internal face of VLW (halo or angel wheel) 116 external face of VLW (halo or angel wheel) 117 capstan wheel and lever arms 118 capstan shaft 119 pulley shaft 120 boat hull cross-beam profile 121 block anchorage 122 spacer 123 clamp disc jaw (of four jaw clamp) 124 clamp chain jaw (having recessed face to accommodate pin fastener/rivet) 125 clamp tightening screw/bolt 126 trap clamp

Claims (4)

1 A single-ended wolf and lamb halo motor [as per Figures 1, 2] in which a Very Large Wheel (VLW) in the form of a rigid circle/shell of sprocket chain, as by welding of the individual links, or by similar means, is partially supported by an atlas wheel at the outer face of its lower arc. The atlas wheel is carried by an atlas shaft that is fixed to outer side walls of the motor.
Other fixed-place shafts in the motor include two inner wolf gate shafts, two inner lamb gate shafts, a center shaft, and a lamb shaft. Two shafts pivot by their separate lever arms from the center shaft: A wolf shaft is supported by short wolf lever arms via common shaft bearings. At the fulcrum end of the wolf lever arm the arms hinge on wolf lever bearings. The two wolf lever arms are joined near the center of the motor by a reinforcing chime to minimize wracking of the arms and misaligning the shaft they carry. The other shaft that pivots on the center shaft is a mouse shaft. The mouse lever arms bear on the center shaft via mouse lever bearings. The mouse lever arms are joined one to the other via a 'chime' brace in order to minimize wracking of the two arms.
Found on the fixed lamb shaft is a lamb sprocket that engages the inner face of the halo shell. Also found on the lamb shaft are two lion sprockets-one on each side of the halo VLW. [Because the halo shell has no hub, most of the shafts are able to pass through it from one side of the motor to the other.]
Two inner wolf gate shafts exist in the motor: one above the equatorial, and between the center shaft and the wolf shaft; and one shaft below the equatorial, and between the center shaft and the wolf shaft. Two inner lamb gate shafts exist in the motor: one above the equatorial, and between the center shaft and the lamb shaft; and one shaft below the equatorial, and between the center shaft and the lamb shaft.
Found on each of the inner wolf gate shafts are two inner wolf gate sprockets.
Found on each of the inner lamb gate shafts are two inner wolf gate sprockets.
Found on the live wolf shaft is a wolf sprocket that engages the inner face of the halo shell. Also found on the wolf shaft are two ox sprockets, and two cage wheel support discs, that are connected to the shaft via wheels hubs.
Short 'barrel' cylinders/walls are connected to the support discs on the wolf shaft. A
mouse roller that is attached to the mouse shaft presses gently against the barrel wall when no force is applied to the mouse lever.
The ratio of ox wheel to wolf wheel is the same as the ratio of lion wheel to lamb wheel.
When force is applied to the end of the mouse lever arms, or to their supporting chime, the mouse is forced to a new position on the wall of the barrel. But because the wolf shaft also pivots about the center shaft, the wall of the barrel must maintain the same distance from the center shaft as the mouse assumes when it moves. This adjustment causes other wheels on the wolf shaft to rotate also, including the wolf sprocket. The wolf sprocket forces the halo VLW to rotate; which causes the lamb sprocket to rotate; which causes the lion sprocket to rotate; the lion sprocket cycles lion chain back to the ox sprocket (on the wolf shaft) via inner lamb gate sprockets and inner wolf gate sprockets.
[The chain must not intrude too much over the teeth of the ox sprocket, for were it to do so, the ox sprocket might jam into the chain line when it travels slightly from its at-rest position.]
The force returned to the wolf shaft via the lion chain causes the wolf shaft to retain its relative equatorial position in the motor, as it is never able to reach an equilibrium of stillness until 'up' or 'down' force is withdrawn from the mouse lever arms.
In this embodiment a wolf shaft avoidance slot is cut into each mouse lever arm so that no contact is made between the mouse levers and the wolf shaft.
The chassis of the motor is comprised of a base, a hood/top, external side walls, and end walls. In this embodiment, a pass-through window exists in one of the end walls, to allow more leverage to be exerted against the mouse levers owing to their increased length. In this Claim, and in all claims to follow, it is advantageous to use as large a VLW as is practicable for these reasons:
a) Where smaller pinions or sprockets engage the VLW on its external face, more surface contact can be made as the arc of the VLW approaches a straight line per distance traveled. This is especially important where sprockets are used (against a rigid wheel of sprocket chain) as they are not designed to be used against a convex chain.
b) Because the arc of the VLW is 'flatter', there is also less arc of travel in the wolf shaft assembly. Thus there can be less cramping or slacking of feedback chain when the wheels (ox or wolf) on the wolf shaft travel up or down from their rest position.
c) Leverage of the VLW is improved against the smaller wheels as its size is increased.
c) It offers less resistance to the lever arms per work done.
d) More inertial force can be developed from its size and mass.

2 A motor as defined in Claim 1, in which two Very Large Wheels (VLW's) in the form of rigid sprocket chain shells are used, one near each side of the motor. In this embodiment each of the shells is comprised of two-strand sprocket chain, of which the outer strand surrounds an angel sprocket; and the inner (free) strand extends inwardly toward the middle of the motor, forming, in effect, a very large internal gear ring-where the 'gear teeth' are instead chain links, and the 'gear pinions' are sprocket wheels. [Because the VLW's have hubs in this case, they are called angel wheels instead of halo (hubless) wheels. And because they have their own support, via the hubs, atlas wheels are not necessary.] The inner wolf gate shafts, and the inner lamb gate shafts, and the lamb shaft, are now supported by internal support walls via bearings, as they are no longer able to reach through a void that exists when a halo wheel is used (as in Claim 1), to the outer support walls. Now only the center shaft can reach, and be supported by, an outer support wall.

3 A motor as defined in Claim 1, or Claim 2, in which the inner wolf gate shafts are carried by horns on the wolf lever arms, instead of being carried by the outer wall or inner wall. [see Figures 5, 33, 34]. Because the inner wolf gate shafts now swing in concert with the wolf shaft, the inner wolf gate sprockets can be placed closer to the ox sprockets and not risk colliding with them.

4 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the 'wolf shaft avoidance slot' that exists on each of the mouse levers, is instead a 'wolf shaft assistance slot'; and additional bearings exist on the wolf shaft to receive the force of the mouse levers after some slight arc of the mouse levers is performed owing to force being applied to the mouse arms directly, or to the joining, and reinforcing, front-end lever chime.
A motor as defined in any of the above Claims where angel VLW's are used, in which the angel wheels are cantilevered by their center shafts from internal walls, instead of being supported by external sidewalls. [see Figure 6]
6 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse barrel/cage is considerably greater in diameter than the ox sprocket (also found on the wolf shaft).
[Note that the mouse barrel/cage does not have to abide by in-common wheel-to-wheel ratio rules, as is the case between the wolf-ox wheel set, the lamb-lion wheel set, and the dove-dragon wheel set; and so can be virtually any size, provided it is not so great that it impinges on the center shaft.]
7 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse wheel is larger than might otherwise be the case, in order to prolong the life of the mouse and its bearings. I.e. the mouse is now a moose.
8 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which a single, double-ended barrel is supported by the wolf shaft, such that two 'barrels'-one from each side of the support disc-are presented to the interacting mouse/mice.
In this case it is necessary to support two mouse shafts-one on each side of the barrel support disc. This support is accomplished by installing two dedicated mouse lever arms on each side of the barrel support disc, such that a manifold of four mouse lever arms can be joined where they extend beyond the reach of the mouse shafts, and jointly support, two mouse shafts, each of which engages its respective barrel end.
[also see Figure 9]
9 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which lamb chain cycles from the proximal edge of the lamb sprocket to the proximal edge of the wolf sprocket, via inner lamb gate sprockets and inner wolf gate sprockets, negated the need for a lion sprocket, or an ox sprocket. [also see Figures 10 and 33]
A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, except that the feedback wheel set is no longer the lamb-lion option (from inside the periphery of the VLW), but is instead a dove-dragon wheel set (where the feedback shaft/s is/are outside the periphery of the VLW). In this case a dove sprocket engages the VLW halo sprocket chain shell on its distal face, and a dragon sprocket (also found on the dove shaft) cycles two-strand dragon chain to a sun sprocket (on the sun/center shaft). The free strand of the dragon chain is engaged by an ox sprocket where the ox is nearest to the sun sprocket, thus receiving the necessary rotational impetus to perpetuate the spin. In this case a halo wheel is used, and requires an atlas wheel, and an alignment wheel, as seen. An atlas wheel on the lower outside of the VLW is fixed to an atlas shaft, and the alignment wheel on the upper inside of the VLW is fixed to an alignment shaft. The dove and dragon wheels must also share the same wheel to wheel ratio as do the wolf and ox (as is the case when the lamb and lion feedback wheels are used). The sun wheel must be such a size that allows the dragon chain to come near enough to the ox sprocket that the ox is able to engage the free strand of dragon chain. [see Figures 11 and 12]
11 A motor as defined in Claim 11, in which two angel sprockets, one at each side of the motor, serve as the VLW's, and thus they support chain shells that do not require atlas, nor alignment, wheels.
12 A motor as defined in Claim 11, in which two dove shafts exist: one over, and under, the equatorial, rather than being on it, [as was the case in Figures 11 and 12]. Because it is a halo wheel, alignment wheels are also installed with it.
Because there is no longer a feedback shaft diametrically opposite the wolf shaft (as was the case when a lamb-lion feedback loop was used, or when a single dove-dragon feedback loop was used), this placement option allows the mouse lever to travel through the back end of the motor via a through-window without requiring another avoidance slot, and is now called a mouse lever wing. These longer wings also allow class one leverage (in addition to class two leverage) to be induced against the mouse levers, and the mouse shaft (and wolf shaft) they control. Alignment wheels might be required above and below the mouse lever wing for sufficient support and reliable performance.
[see Figures 13 and 14] As was the case when lion chain was used, dragon chain is positioned such that an ox sprocket can just make engagement with it-and be further forced to turn the wolf wheel assembly into harmonious spin with the VLW, and hold to its equatorial placement but not to jam into it and stall the motor.
13 A motor as defined in Claim 13, in which the dove shafts are placed, not on the 'prime meridian,' but such that the entire dragon chain travels within the same hemisphere as is the wolf shaft, no longer surrounding the center shaft.
Only a short, mouse lever arm is used in this case, such that the halo void in the opposite hemisphere can be seen through.
14 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the wolf levers are able to bear upon bushings that extend from side walls that are adjacent to the levers, thus minimizing frictional wear on the center shaft.
15 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are able to bear upon bushings that extend from side walls that are adjacent to the levers, thus minimizing frictional wear on the center shaft.
16 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers (arms or wings) and wolf lever arms are supported in common by an internal side post. A bushing in the post allows the wolf lever on one side of it, and the mouse lever on the other side of it, to swing without interference to, or from, the center shaft so that less friction is generated. [also see Figure 18]
17 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims that employ halo wheels, in which more than one strand of chain is used as the halo shell. This feature allows the shell to be engaged by more than one wolf-lamb set; or by more than one wolf-dove set.
18 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims that employ halo wheels, in which three strands of chain are used as the halo shell. In this variation, the middle strand supports an internal tire on which support atlas roller wheels may run; and/or on which alignment roller wheels may run, with reduced friction than might be caused by using sprocket wheels for such purposes.
19 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims that employ halo wheels, in which three strands of chain are used as the halo shell. In this variation, the middle strand supports an internal tire, and an external tire, on which support atlas roller wheels may run; and/or on which alignment roller wheels may run, with reduced friction than might be caused by using sprocket wheels for such purposes [see Figures 14, 29, 30, 31]
20 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which supports are installed as splits-having two half sides mated around their respective shafts in situ, and are mended by at least two sets of long bolts sent through fixed screw eyes on each side of them.
21 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which support levers (wolf levers and/or mouse levers) are installed as splits-having two half sides mated around their respective shafts in situ, and are mended by least two sets of long bolts sent through fixed screw eyes on each side of them.
22 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims that employ assistance slots in the mouse levers, instead of avoidance slots. In those assistance slots, timing screws are mounted on one edge (where the motor is expected to spin in only one direction), or on both edges, from the edge of the lever arm into the slot, such that it may be adjusted according to the degree of arc that is necessary before the wolf wheels begin to react. [This timing setting may require regular adjustments as chains 'lengthen' through wear.] see Figure 40 23 A motor as defined in any of the above halo designs using a lamb-lion feedback system, in which the halo VLW is an internal gear instead of being a rigid circle of sprocket chain. This of course necessitates using pinions as the wolf and lamb wheels.
24 A motor as defined in any of the above halo designs using a lamb-lion feedback system, in which the halo VLW are multiple, joined internal gears (allowing two/several engagement sites for wolf pinions for and lamb pinions) instead of being a rigid circle of sprocket chain.
25 A motor as defined in any of the above halo designs using a dove-dragon feedback system, in which the halo VLW is comprised of both an internal gear and an external gear/cog instead of being a rigid circle of sprocket chain.
This also necessitates having pinions as the wolf and dove wheels.
26 A motor as defined in any of the above halo designs using a dove-dragon feedback system, in which the halo VLW is comprised of two/several internal gears and two/several external gears instead of being a rigid circle of sprocket chain. This also necessitates having pinions as the wolf and dove wheels.
27 A motor as defined in any of the above angel designs using a lamb-lion feedback system, in which each angel VLW is an internal gear fixed to a support disc, instead of being a sprocket chain. This of course necessitates using pinions as the wolf and lamb wheels.
28 A motor as defined in any of the above angel designs using a dove-dragon feedback system, in which each angel VLW is comprised of both an internal gear and an external gear/cog fixed to a support disc, instead of being a circle of sprocket chain. This also necessitates having pinions as the wolf and dove wheels.
29 A motor as defined in any of the above angel designs using a lamb-lion feedback system, in which each angel VLW is a rigid sprocket chain fixed to a support disc via four jaw clamps that clasp the outer edge of the chain at regular intervals. [see Figure 48]
30 A motor as defined in any of the above angel designs using a dove-dragon feedback system, in which each angel VLW is comprised of a rigid circle of sprocket chain that is fixed to a support disc via pins at regular intervals.
To do this, the VLW must first be in the form of several partial-circle arcs, which may be joined where they meet one another by the attaching pins to the support disc. This also necessitates having pinions as the wolf and dove wheels. [see Figure 23] Note that another advantage of using this system may be in one's being able to ship the parts of a motor in a smaller bundle.
31 A motor as defined in any of the above angel designs using a lamb-lion feedback system, or a dove-dragon feedback system, in which each angel VLW is a rigid sprocket chain fixed to a support disc via trap clamps that clasp an 'outer' link of the chain at regular intervals, leaving the inner strand of links free to receive a wolf and lamb, or wolf and dove sprocket. [see Figure 49]
32 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse barrel is instead a cage as follows: a cage sprocket 26 supports a two-strand chain, leaving the inner strand free to receive a mouse sprocket 41.
33 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse barrel is instead a cage as follows: a support disc 40 supports a rigid sprocket chain gyre 37, via a four jaw clamp 122, 123, 124, 125, leaving the chain free to receive a mouse sprocket 41. [see Figure 48]
34 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse barrel is instead a cage as follows: a support disc 40 supports a rigid sprocket chain gyre 37, via a trap clamp 126, leaving the chain 37 free to receive a mouse sprocket 41. [see Figure 49]
35 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse barrel is instead a cage as follows: a support disc 40 supports a rigid sprocket chain gyre 37, via a chain link pin 78 that is used long enough to reach through the disc 40 and be fastened to it on its outside, leaving the chain free to receive a mouse sprocket 41. [see Figure 23]
36 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse barrel is instead a cage as follows: a support disc 40 supports an internal gear ring 38.
In this case, the mouse must be a pinion 42.
37 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims that employ a double dove and dragon feedback system, in which a second wolf shaft is installed at the diametrically opposite side of the VLW (whether it is a halo, or an angel, configuration). All of wheel, shaft, and bearing assemblies that exist on one end of the motor now also exist on the other end; except that the same VLW
is/are used. The same dove-dragon emplacement can be used when that emplacement was initially sited directly above and below the center shaft.
Otherwise the dove shaft must be re-sited to that site.
38 A motor as defined in Claim 38, in which the relative positioning of the motor is rotated forty-five degrees such that the double dove shafts are now side by side, and the double wolf shafts are now over and under.
39 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at rest position manually.
40 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position through the imposition of weight/mass on one end of the mouse lever arm/wing.
41 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position through the use of cable attached to one or both end/s of the mouse lever/s and moved via pulleys.
42 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position through the use of cable attached to one or both end/s of the mouse lever/s and moved via block and tackle at one, or at both, end/s.
43 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position through the use of a pneumatic jack at one, or at both, end/s.
44 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position through the use of a hydraulic jack at one, or at both, end/s.
45 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position though the movement of a floatation bulb that floats freely up or down according to water levels, and is attached to one end of the mouse lever wing/s.
46 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at rest position through the turning of a capstan drum, that in turn moves cable that is attached to one, or both, end/s of the mouse lever/s.
47 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at-rest position through the use of electro-magnetic attraction or repulsion at one, or both, end/s of the mouse lever/s.
48 A motor as defined in any of the above Claims, in which the mouse levers are moved/forced from their at test position through the combined use of more than one of the aforementioned devices in Claims 40 to 48.