ES1070347U - Rocker for the use of the gravity force (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Seesaw for the use of gravity, designed to produce pumping of fluids or gases, especially water or air, that integrates a central pivoting element on a support point with two lateral elongated elements hinged at their ends that maintain the horizontal position while moving vertically and supporting and acting on one or more hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders characterized in that it comprises one or more seats and handles for people to sit and hold, conveniently placed on each of both lateral elongated elements acting on hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Seesaw for harnessing the force of gravity.

The present invention relates to production of energy and / or pumping of fluids or gases through a rocker driven by the weight of people.

Water scarcity in many areas of the world is the main reason for the poverty suffered by millions of people living in those areas, there are places where they cannot practice the agriculture to obtain food and in some areas they do not have Quality water to drink. In some areas there are wells or rivers with non-potable water, but to reach them people they have to walk great distances to get water of very poor quality, because they also have no supply of fuel or electricity to run any kind of conventional pump or water purification systems.

There are various types of rocker arms used as children's games in parks and recreation areas for activities fun, usually consist of an elongated element supported on a fulcrum that can pivot by the action of the weight alternative of two or more people.

There are devices such as the system for use of the force of gravity, which being especially designed to produce, in combination or separately, energy and / or pumping of aspiration / expulsion of fluids, and integrating a elongated and tilting element by its midpoint on a support established at a certain height, it is characterized because the said elongated element is topped by its ends in paths platforms, attached to the elongated element in a hinged manner such platforms are likely to maintain permanently a horizontal situation, while they are vertically movable by the pivoting movement of the element central with respect to the support point, said platforms being and intended to receive alternately a weight and acting each one of them on a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, acting on its Once on a turbine-generator.

The object of the present invention relates to a rocker that takes advantage of the alternative movement of the element elongated to act on two or more hydraulic cylinders or tires to generate pressures and be able to be used as a pump water or air, contemplating the possibility of being used for electric power production, and comprising two elements  elongated side hinged conveniently to the element pivoting center designed to serve as a seat for people who exert force with their weight on the elongated elements lateral, said elements are supported and act on one or more hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.

For a brief explanation the figures we have Figure 1 showing a rocker arm comprising an element elongated central pivot resting on a support point with two elongated lateral elements that maintain the position horizontally while moving vertically hinged to their ends that have seats on which they can sit people; which are supported and act on two cylinders hydraulics connected by tubes to a filter to purify the water, figure 2 shows a rocker without elongated elements laterals in which the central pivoting element acts on the hydraulic cylinders, and figure 3 shows a rocker operated by one person

For a detailed explanation of the invention we will refer to figure 1, 2 and 3.

Figure 1 shows the invention in the form in which has elongated lateral elements 1, hinged to the central pivoting element 2, which is conveniently placed to pivot on a fulcrum 3. The elements elongated sides have seats 4, fixed conveniently each of them so that the rocker can be powered by people, sitting people in the seats of each elongated lateral element, and that will exert their weight in a way alternative, also having handles 5. The elements elongated sides act on hydraulic cylinders 6, which can absorb and expel fluids or gases in circuits independent through valves equipped with valves unidirectional 7, arranging the filter ejection tubes of water 8, and the ejection tubes being connected to one or more 9 tanks, for water treatment and storage. Regardless of the water filter and interleaving if it were convenient an air filter in the absorption tubes, the Invention can be used for air pumping.

Figure 2 shows the invention in the form in which the central pivoting element does not have elements elongated sides, i.e. seats 4, and handles 5, intended for people to exercise their weight are placed at the ends of the pivoting central element 2, and is the element pivoting center which acts on the hydraulic cylinders or tires, placing in the ejection tubes two filters 8 to purify water, arranging the absorption tubes and expulsion of unidirectional valves, and the tubes being expulsion connected to a tank 9, to complete the treatment of water purification and storage. Equally. Regardless of the water filter the invention can be used to air pumping

Figure 3 shows a form of the invention in which is powered by a single person who with his legs exercises the force produced by the weight of your body, for what you have of lateral surfaces hinged to the central pitting element where the feet are supported, which act on two cylinders hydraulic or pneumatic, in addition in this example the invention incorporates a handrail to support the hands and cope Better the effort.

For an example explanation, no limiting an embodiment of the invention we we will refer to figure 1, which shows a rocker for the use of the force of gravity, which comprises a central pivoting element 2 four meters long built with plastic materials, which is supported and can pivot on a support point 3 conveniently fixed to the ground. At each end of the pivoting central element two elements are hinged elongated lateral 1, twenty-five centimeters wide by two meters long that incorporate three seats 4, of material plastic each of them, said elongated side elements are support through bolts on two hydraulic cylinders 6 each one of them, which have absorption and expulsion tubes of fluids, these in turn equipped with unidirectional valves 7, of way that when people located at one end of the element pivoting exert the force produced by the weight of your body, the elongated side element acts on the cylinders corresponding expelling water while the other element elongated side will be rising aided by the force exerted by the other people with the help of their legs acting against the ground and making the side element elongated corresponding rises, acting on the cylinder corresponding that in this case will absorb water. The tubes of absorption of each cylinder are connected to a river of water not drinking and the expulsion to a filter 8 to purify the water, subsequently passing the purified water to a tank 9 for its Treatment, storage and subsequent use. The elements laterals have handles 5 so that people can hold hands

Claims (6)

1. Seesaw for the use of gravity, designed to produce pumping of fluids or gases especially of water or air that integrates a central pivoting element on a support point with two elongated lateral elements hinged to its ends that maintain the horizontal position while moving vertically and supporting and acting on one or more hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders characterized in that it comprises one or more seats and handles so that people can sit and grab, conveniently placed on each of the two elongated lateral elements acting on hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. 2. Rocker for the use of the gravity force, according to claim 1, characterized in that in its application for water pumping it comprises a water purification filter intercalated in the ejection tubes of each hydraulic cylinder. 3. Rocker for the use of gravity, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it comprises a reservoir for water treatment and storage. 4. Rocker for the use of gravity, according to claim 1, characterized in that in its application for air pumping it comprises an air filter inserted in the absorption tubes of each pneumatic cylinder. 5. Rocker for the use of the force of gravity, according to previous claims characterized in that it can dispense with the elongated lateral elements hinged to the pivoting central element, this being the one that houses the seats and handles at its ends. 6. Rocker for the use of the force of gravity, according to previous claims characterized in that in its use through a single person it has a single central grab bar.