ES2395416B1 - Electric gravitational action generator. - Google Patents

Abstract

Electric gravitational action generator # The generator (1) includes a frame (2) with bearings (20) for a rotating shaft (3) arranged horizontally; at least one rotor structure (4) integral with the shaft having radial arms (40) of equal length (L) and angularly equidistant (A); and auxiliary driving means (5) to drive said tree at its discretion. At the distal end of each radial arm (40), a support plate (6) is attached which has a central hole (60) made with a bearing (61) for supporting a respective rotating shaft (7) arranged essentially perpendicular to said support plate; and at a first end (70) of the respective rotating shaft (7), a respective set of counterweights (8) is mounted in a integral manner against rotation, while the other end (71) of said rotating shaft (7) is connected to in a manner integral with the rotor shaft (90) of a corresponding electric generator (9).

Description

Gravitational action electric generator

Scope and prior art

The present invention relates to an energy generator, capable of transforming terrestrial gravitational energy into electrical energy. The invention thus lies in the field of machines for energy transformation, in particular for generating electrical energy.

Different types of electric generators are known, such as coils, alternators, etc., which allow the conversion of rotational energy into electrical energy. The rotational energy is applied by means of a driving element, which can be an internal combustion engine, a turbine driven by a stream of water, a wind-powered propeller, etc.

A generator to transform gravitational energy into electrical energy is known from ES 1060219. This generator consists of a Z-shaped tubular body, in which a ball that travels along it is housed, and whose weight produces a tilting movement of the tubular body around an axis and whose rotation is transmitted through a set of pulleys to a dynamo type electric generator or alternator. Here, a starting energy is provided by an auxiliary motor coupled to the axis of the tubular body through a clutch, so that said motor initiates a rotating movement of the tubular body, and after said start it is disengaged from it so that it continues to rotate at the expense of the gravitational effect on the ball.

This type of generator is difficult and expensive to build; In addition, the movement of the ball along the body causes an appreciable friction that requires continuous lubrication of the elements that is not resolved in the proposed solution.

Object of the invention

The purpose of the invention is the development of a generator of the type indicated in a principle that allows to avoid the drawbacks of the prior art.

According to the invention this objective is achieved through the characteristics indicated in the claim.

1. Other advantages and additional features result from the content of the dependent claims.

The gravitational action electric generator comprises:

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 a support frame with bearings for a rotating shaft arranged essentially horizontal;

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 at least one rotor structure arranged in solidarity with said rotating shaft having a plurality of radial arms of equal length and angularly equidistant; Y

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driving means that can be coupled and disengaged from the rotating shaft to drive it discretionary,

which according to the invention is characterized in that:

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 At the distal end of each of the radial arms of a rotor structure, a disk-shaped support plate is fixed that has a central hole made with a bearing for supporting a respective rotating shaft arranged essentially perpendicular to said plate of support; Y

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 at a first end of the respective rotating shaft, a respective set of counterweights is mounted in solidarity, while the other end of said rotating shaft is joined in a integral manner to the rotor shaft of a respective electric generator.

According to a further feature of the invention, a mechanical speed variator device is arranged between each rotating shaft and the rotor shaft of the respective electric generator in order to adapt the rotational speed of the electric generator rotor to the rotational speed of the axis of rotation of the counterweights.

According to an additional feature of the invention, it is advantageous that the electric generators and, where appropriate, the speed variator devices are fixedly mounted on the respective support plate.

Brief description of the drawings

Other features and advantages of the invention will result more clearly from the description that follows with the help of the attached drawings, referring to an example of non-limiting execution and in which

Figure 1 schematically shows a side view of a generator according to the invention.

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Figure 2 schematically illustrates the rotor structure of the generator according to Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a detail of the rotor structure of Figure 2.

Figure 4 in a front view of the detail of Figure 3.

Detailed description of a preferred embodiment

As shown in the figures, the generator according to the invention, generally designated by reference 1, consists essentially of a support frame 2, a rotating shaft 3 intended to rotate on said support 2, at least one structure of rotor 4 integral with the rotating shaft 3 to rotate with it for and auxiliary driving means 5 coupled to said rotating shaft to drive it discretionary.

It can be seen that the rotating shaft 3 is mounted on the support frame 2 supported on bearings 20, such as friction bearings or bearings not shown in detail.

As shown, the rotor structure 4 consists of a plurality of radial arms 40 of equal length L and angularly equidistant at an angle A and at the distal ends of each of which a respective support plate 6 is fixed, for example disk-shaped

As can be seen in greater detail in Figures 3 and 4. On each support plate 6 there is a central hole 60 in which a bearing 61 is mounted for supporting a rotating shaft 7 that extends perpendicular to said support plate. ; furthermore, at a first end 70 of this rotating shaft 7, a respective set of counterweights 8 is mounted integrally against rotation and the other end 71 of said rotating shaft 7 being integrally attached to the rotor shaft 90 of a respective electric generator 9 .

Thus, when the rotor structure 4 rotates and with it the support plates 6 in the direction indicated by the arrow F1, the counterweights 8, thanks to the gravitational force will cause the axis 7 to rotate in the opposite direction as shown by the arrow F2, thereby producing the rotation of the rotor shaft 90 of the respective electric generator 9.

The electrical energy thus generated may be made available to a generator through conductive lines not shown connected to the output terminals (not shown) of the electric generators 9.

As can be seen more clearly in Fig. 4, operatively arranged between each rotating shaft 7 and the rotor shaft 90 of the respective electric generator 9, a mechanical speed variator device 10 can be provided that allows to regulate the rotational speed provided by the rotating shaft 7 of the counterweights to the rotor 90 of the generator 9.

As will be readily understood by persons versed in the art, the above described is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the invention so that technical modifications of all kinds are possible without thereby departing from the scope of the invention and this invention so It will only be limited by the scope of the following claims.

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Claims (3)

1. Gravitational action electric generator comprising:

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 a support frame (2) with bearings (20) for a rotating shaft (3) arranged essentially horizontal;

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 at least one rotor structure (4) arranged in solidarity with said rotating shaft having a plurality of 5 radial arms (40) of equal length (L) and angularly equidistant (A); Y

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 driving means (5) that can be coupled and disengaged from the rotating shaft (3) to drive it discretionary,

said generator (1) characterized in that:

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 at the distal end of each of the radial arms (40) of a rotor structure (4) a

10 support plate (6) in the form of a disc bearing a central hole (60) with a bearing (61) for supporting a respective rotating shaft (7) arranged essentially perpendicular to said support plate; Y

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 at a first end (70) of the respective rotating shaft (7), a respective set of counterweights (8) is mounted integrally against rotation, while the other end (71) of said rotating shaft (7) is connected so attached to the rotor shaft (90) of a corresponding electric generator (9).

2. Gravitational action electric generator according to claim 1, characterized in that operatively arranged between each rotating shaft (7) and the rotor shaft (90) of the respective electric generator (9) is provided a mechanical speed variator device (10) 3. Gravitational action electric generator according to claim 1 and 2, characterized by that the electric generators (9) and, if applicable, the speed variator devices (10) are fixedly mounted 20 on the respective support plate (6). SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 201130018 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 11.01.2011 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: F16H21 / 34 (2006.01) F03G3 / 02 (2006.01) RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

56 Documents cited Claims Affected

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WO 2004007956 A1 (POSPISIL) 22.01.2004, the whole document. 1-3

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GB 2262793 A (TAKEO et alii) 30.05.1993, the whole document. 1-3

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DE 10049956 A1 (NEUMAIR JOSEF) 11.04.2002, the whole document. 1-3

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CN 1982705 A (DENG GUANGQUAN) 06.20.2007, the whole document. 1-3

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CN 101860279 A (MAODING REN) 13.13.2003, the whole document. 1-3

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 28.01.2013

Examiner Manuel Fluvià Rodríguez Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 201130018 Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols) F16H, F03G Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENES, EPODOC, WPI State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201130018 Date of Written Opinion: 28.01.2013  Statement Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986) Claims YES Claims 1-3 NO  Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986) Claims YES Claims 1-3 NO The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201130018  1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

Document

Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

WO 2004007956 A1 (POSPISIL) 01/22/2004

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GB 2262793 A (TAKEO et alii) 05.30.1993

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DE 10049956 A1 (NEUMAIR JOSEF) 04.11.2002

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CN 1982705 A (DENG GUANGQUAN) 06/20/2007

D05

CN 101860279 A (MAODING REN) 13/13/2003

 2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement NOTE: Patent Law, Article 4.1: New inventions are patentable, which involve inventive activity and are capable of industrial application, .... Patent Law, article 6.1. An invention is considered to be new when it is not included in the state of the art. Patent Law, article 8.1. An invention is considered to involve an inventive activity if that does not result from the state of the art in a manner Obvious to an expert in the field. (Patent Regulation Article 29.6. The report on the state of the art shall include a written, preliminary and non-binding opinion as to whether the The invention object of the patent application apparently meets the patentability requirements established in the Law, and in particular, with reference to Search results, if the invention can be considered new, implies inventive activity and is capable of industrial application. Royal Decree 1431/2008, of August 29, BOE no. 223 of September 15, 2008,) The technical characteristics claimed in the application are grouped into 3 claims, on whose novelty, inventive activity and industrial application will be expressed, according to the Patent Regulations. The first claim specifies the technical object, in a gravitational electric generator, with an electric motor (5) that drives a structure in arms (40) with serious ends (8) that are coupled to branch-end electric generators ((9) When the motor is turned, the generators rotate when their bass or counterweights are kept upright.The second claim adds the existence of a mechanical speed variator in generators, and the 3rd claim adds that the generators are fixed to an arm end plate. According to the content of the application, and in particular of its 3 claims, the invention can apparently be considered as susceptible of industrial application, since being its object a gravitational electric generator, it can be used in the energy industry (the expression "industry "understood in its broadest sense, as in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property). According to the content of the application, and especially the text of its claims 1 to 3, the object of the invention that is intended to be protected therein, is included in document D01, since it disclosed prior to the priority date of the request, a gravitational generator with circumferential weights (102) and gearboxes (7, 403) (summary) with electric generator (8) and pretensioned actuator (5). Turning the wheel (1) generates electricity. Since these are all the claimed characteristics and solving the same technical problem of gravitational power generation, apparently the patent application, in said claims, could not be considered new (patent law, art. 6), when confronted with the state of the art represented by the aforementioned technical document and therefore (evidence) also with inventive activity (patent law article 8). In addition, according to the content of the application, and especially the text of its claims 1 to 3, the object of the invention that is intended to be protected therein, is included in document D02, since it was disclosed prior to that of priority of the request, an electric generator (7) driven by wheel (11) unbalanced with serious arms (14) swinging through 13, moved by the electric motor (1) (summary). Turning the wheel (11) generates useful electrical energy. Since these are all the claimed characteristics and solving the same technical problem of gravitational power generation, apparently the patent application, in said claims, could not be considered new (patent law, art. 6), when confronted with the state of the art represented by the aforementioned technical document and therefore (evidence) also with inventive activity (patent law article 8). And also according to the content of the application, and especially the text of its claims 1 to 3, the object of the invention that is intended to be protected therein, is included in document D03, since it disclosed prior to that of priority of the request, a gravitational motor for electric power generation (title) in which the motors (8) rotate the eccentric weights (2) that are at the end of the arms bolted to the plates (7) generating a motor torque (summary) for the electric generator, so that by turning the structure, useful electric power is generated .. Since these are all the claimed characteristics and solving the same technical problem of gravitational electric generation, the patent application, in said claims, could not be considered new (patent law, art. 6), when confronted with the state of the art represented by the aforementioned technical document and therefore (evidence) also with ac inventive activity (patent law article 8). State of the Art Report Page 4/4