EP0125291A1

EP0125291A1 - One directional centrifugal excentric force applicator

Info

Publication number: EP0125291A1
Application number: EP19830903761
Authority: EP
Inventors: Friedrich O. W. Arntz
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1982-11-12
Filing date: 1983-11-07
Publication date: 1984-11-21
Also published as: WO1984001982A1

Abstract

Dans un engin de transport, tel qu'un avion ou une fusée, piloté en vol par un équipage, l'engin est maintenu en vol et est propulsé premièrement par l'effet aérodynamique et/ou deuxièmement par l'effet d'une poussée ou propulsion au moyen d'une fusée ou d'un réacteur ou d'un moteur d'avion. L'objectif de cette invention consistant à maintenir l'engin de transport propulsé en vol est atteint par l'application d'une force excentrique centrifuge unidirectionnelle. Le procédé consiste à placer une certaine masse (19) en un certain point sur le périmètre d'une roue en rotation (6), cette masse (19) étant placée en une position fixe (8) par rapport à l'ossature structurale (14) de l'engin, et elle y est maintenue dans une position fixe par rapport à l'orientation dans l'ossature de l'engin malgré les révolutions de la roue (6). La masse (19) est placée sur le périmètre de la roue approximativement le long d'une ligne imaginaire reliant le point central de la roue et un point imaginaire dans la direction de déplacement de l'engin. Plusieurs de ces entraînements de propulsion d'engins peuvent être agencés ensemble de manière à améliorer la maniabilité.In a transport vehicle, such as an airplane or a rocket, piloted in flight by a crew, the vehicle is maintained in flight and is propelled firstly by the aerodynamic effect and / or secondly by the effect of a thrust or propulsion using a rocket or jet engine or aircraft engine. The object of this invention to keep the propelled transport unit in flight is achieved by the application of a one-way centrifugal eccentric force. The method consists in placing a certain mass (19) at a certain point on the perimeter of a rotating wheel (6), this mass (19) being placed in a fixed position (8) relative to the structural framework ( 14) of the machine, and it is kept there in a fixed position relative to the orientation in the frame of the machine despite the revolutions of the wheel (6). The mass (19) is placed on the perimeter of the wheel approximately along an imaginary line connecting the central point of the wheel and an imaginary point in the direction of movement of the machine. Several of these machine propulsion drives can be arranged together to improve handling.

Description

ONE DIRECTIONAL CENTRIFUGAL EXCENTRIC FORCE APPLICATOR

This invention relates to a new transport conveyance propelling device. It is common in transport conveyances other than surface mode to have them held aloft by effects of rocket or jet engine thrust or airplane engine use in conjunction with the option of aerodynamics.

Conveyances of this type however are quite limited in their range and practicality. I have found that these disadvantages may be overcome by using a device for propulsion described as follows:

In drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention Figure 1 is a cross-sectional frontview of the apparatus in vertical orientation.

Figure 2 is a cross section sideview along a line coinciding with the longitudinal axis centerline of the main drive shaft, in vertical orientation.

Figure 3 is a partly schematic cross-sectional side-view of the apparatus in horizontal orientation.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional front view of the apparatus having an additional, optional means of function; that is a pressurized gas ejecting component. The apparatus illustrated comprises a wheel 6 affixed to a wheel shaft 1 which is supported by shaft bearing 2 which are mounted on a support structure 4. Affixed to wheel shaft 1 and engaged with it is shaft drive unit 3, a means to turn wheel shaft 1, that could be either a hydraulic motor-, electric motor-. or combustion engine motor or steam turbine drive mode. In the case of these illustrations aforesaid wheel drive is hydraulic wherein 26 are the hydraulic supply respectively return lines from hydraulic pump 16 to shaft drive unit 3.

17 is in this case the drive motor for 16. 23 is an arrow denoting the direction of the wheel revolu¬ tions. 15 are encapsulation boreholes wheel 6 is equipped with, within a reinforced thickened circular segment 46 along the essentially halfway outer perimeter area of it. 36 is the actual one-directional centrifugal eccentric force applicator unit and is a composite of mass-medium fluid encapsulating segment 7, mass- medium fluid introduction segment 8 and structural guide cage from unit 5 which frame is affixed at it's outer perimeter at appropriate points with guide support wheel 12. 12 are freewheeling on circular guidetracks 29 whereby the composite unit, that is 36 has it's orientation controlled by hydraulic orientation positioning unit 9 which is activated by actuator unit 10 thereby influencing degrees of direction of propulsion on command. 10 and guide tracks 29 are mounted to in this case circular guide track supports II. Mass- medium-fluid introduction segment unit 8 receives it's mass-medium-fluid 19 by way of having it's mass-medium- fluid ducted from high-pressure recirculating pump 20 through stationary supply line 25 and flexible supply line 13 to mass-medium-fluid distribution header 47. From 47 fluid 19 is pushed into injectorheads 27. 27 are independently supported and held in appropriate alignment by sheathed, hollow guide nipples 43 around which are placed compression springs 31 of appropriate compression which serve to keep 27 pressed against 46

O PI with sufficient pressure in order to avoid excessive fluid leakage during the injection phase. 27, 28, and 30 are affixed with a contact lining 34 which, being Teflon or the like, serve to minimize interface friction. In the mass-medium-fluid injection phase 19 is pushed into encapsulation boreholes 5 and kept arrested there subsequently by encapsulation dam pistons 30 and seal guid pistons 28. Mass-medium-fluid 19 is kept in revolving confinement until it ejects at a location immediately behind mass-medium-fluid encapsula¬ tion segment 7. As is obvious by now wheel 6 slides through 7 and 8 segments with each revolution and thereby it has a certain defined part of it at it's outer perimeter, the location of which is constantly changing with respect to the wheel itself in phased sequence, loaded up with an eccentrically placed mass, wherein- which the thusly placed eccentric weight is kept constant in fixed position, with respect to orientation towards vertical containment assembly vessel frame 14 or as the case may be towards containment assembly vessel frame 42 in the case of ^'horizontal drive main shaft orientation, within the revolving wheel. Vertical containment assembly vessel 14, wherein wheel 6 revolves in an essentially vertical plane, shows a reinforced plate section 24 in order to resist erosion and pitting effects of mass-medium-fluid 1^'9 at the impact, area of the ejaculate. Horizontal containment assembly vessel 42, wherein 6 revolves in an essentially horizontal plane, is equipped with a circular drain collector 35 located underneath wheel 6. 37 is a seal for 1. In assembly vessel 14 18 is a funnel shaped drain collector, collecting the ejected portion of 19 and the. smaller interface leakage portion of 19 for recirculation purposes by recirculation pump 20, which is driven by recirculation pump motor 21. 22 is a cooling temperature exchanger component for 19 if 19 is to be liquid mercury or sodium metal. In the event of using molten liquid metal such as molten tin, 22 would be a heating unit. 32 are compression springs for 28 and 30. In Figure 4 38 is a compressed gas injection segment unit optionally attached to 36 behind 7 for the purpose of a faster and more precisely defined process - of ejection of 19 after the propellant cycle. 38 obtains it's compressed gas supply by flexible supply line 39 from gas compressor 40 driven by gas compressor motor 41. 45 are guide sheaths for guide nipples 44 of 28 and 30. 33 are compressed air release vents for 30 of suitable duct diameter dimension.

As can be seen by now the propelling drive apparatus in essence is a one-directional sling-shot type operating device wherein however the induced G-forces are directed and channelled into one predetermined direction. By keeping a certain spinning mass, spinning, however for only a short distance within a relatively small predetermined arc of revolution, confined and arrested at a location along the outer perimeter of the wheel, whereinwhich said location is along an imaginary line connecting the centerpoint of the wheel and an imaginary point within the direction area of such vehicle movement.

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Claims

What I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters Patent of .the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is defined as followss

1. A propelling device for manned or unmanned non-surface-rest icted conveyance vehicles whereinwhich such device, comprised of firstly a power-driven revolving wheel affixed with capsulation cavities, and of secondly means to inject, means to keep confined, and means to eject a heavy liquid all within a predetermine arc segment of aforesaid wheel, and of thirdly having a spinning liquid mass weight,, said mass-weight constituted of a heavy, suitable liquid,, spinning however for only a. short distance within a relatively small predeter¬ mined arc of revolution, eccentrically placed and kept con ined and arrested at a certain location of the wheel, wherein such location is along an imaginary line connecting the centerpoint of the wheel and an imaginary point within the direction area of vehicle movement and furtherwhereinw ich such location of the eccentrically placed liquid' mass ^• weight is kept in a fixed position, with . respect to orientation and location in^' relation to the conveyance structural frame¬ work,, such fixed position only to. be altered for purposes of directional change, notwith- . standing the revolutions of the -wheel,, transforms one-directional centrifugal eccentric force induction into directed movement, by having a liquid mass^'- weight

injected into the revolving wheel through a liquid injection segment part of an applicator unit, subsequent to that having said liquid mass weight kept confined and arrested in partially spinning manner by a confiner segment of the applicator unit and subsequent to that having aforesaid liquid mass weight ejected by suitable ejection means following behind the confiner segment of the applicator unit.

2. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of liquid mercury metal, kept at an operating temperature that would minimize vaporization.

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3. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning, eccentrically placed mass weight consists of liquid sodium metal, kept at an operating temperature that would minimize vaporization.

4. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of molten metal.

5. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of molten tin.

6. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of water.

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7. A propelling device as defined in claim l_y in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of a slurry composed of suitable materials.

8. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of suitable metallic powder in a suspension of.oil constituting an emulsion.

9. A propelling device as defined in claim ϊ, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of powderized copper in a suitable suspension.

10. A propelling device as defined in claim 1, in which the spinning eccentrically placed mass weight consists of suitable powderized metal in a suspension of suitable liquid.

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