GB2387825A

GB2387825A - Electrically driven vehicle and bicycle

Info

Publication number: GB2387825A
Application number: GB0205768A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Denis Parton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-03-12
Filing date: 2002-03-12
Publication date: 2003-10-29
Also published as: GB0205768D0

Abstract

A vehicle comprises road wheels which are associated with an electric generator. Typically the generator is capable of acting as a motor. Electricity is supplied without dependance upon apparatus separate from the vehicle. The vehicle is preferably an electrically driven car or bicycle 36, which is powered using generators driven by the axles and road wheels, utilising cylinders, discs or flanges, wheel hubs, circular lugs, combined with batteries. Copper coils, copper windings, carbon brushes, magneto or dynamo mechanisms may also be used. As a bicycle 36, the vehicle preferably comprises magnets or windings inside wheel discs 37,38, hubs or flanges (42 see fig 9) which can be powered by a battery for starting and are capable of recharging the battery during motion. A four wheeled version of the vehicle may comprise magnets or windings inside concentric cylinders (17,18,19 see fig 2), acting to generate electricity.

Description

ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE AND BICYCLE.

- This invention relates to an electrically driven four wheeled vehicle and an electrically driven two wheeled bicycle.

Electrically driven vehicles are well known vehicles and usually comprise, a body, a chasis and four wheels.

The electrical components usually include, a set of batteries and an electric coil or motor.

Electric vehicles are, however, expensive to recharge.

According to the present invention there is provided an electrically driven vehicle wherein the recharging mechanism is incorporated into the vehicle. The charging mechanism operates only when the vehicle is moving, and eliminates the need for external charging apparatus, The vehicle has two wheels at the front and two wheels at the rear, between each set of wheels there is a revolving axle, with the revolving axle providing the circular motion needed to turn the housings or components that generate the electricity which in turn drives the vehicle forward or backward. The axle being driven of course by the turning motion of the road wheels.

There are three types of axles, one which includes rotating and stationary cylinders, plus the rotating axle shaft, the second type of axle incorporates, rotating discs which are attached to the rotating axle, plus a stationary cylinder, on the outside and a stationary cylinder on the inside. The third type axle can incorporate the workings of either the first or second axle, but this axle carries a revolving gear ring that is fitted to the outside of the cylinder ends. These gear rings are used to drive a multiple of axles driven together.

When the cylinders, axle shafts, drums and discs operate in unison or with their corresponding parts, electricity will be generated, which in turn is used to drive the vehicle.

The bicycle wheel itself incorporates components that are to be used in generating electricity, the disc positioned at

each side of the wheel also incorporates parts or components that are used, again, to generate electricity.

A specific embodiement of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Fig 1. Shows a plan view of, one, type one, axle, complete with two wheels. The view shows a section through the centre of the external housing or cylinder, and a full view of the internal axle and axle discs.

Fig 2. Shows a type two axle, complete with wheels. The view shows a section through the centre of the housings or cylinders and axle shaft.

Fig 3. Shows a type 3, axle which includes ring gears at each end of the outer cylinder or housing.

Fig 4. Shows the four wheeled road vehicle.

Fig 5. Shows an end view illustrating an arrangement of five revolving axles, with the three central axles being connected to each other and driven by the cylinder end gears. The two end axles of course, being driven electricity from their generating parts.

Fig 6. Is a side view of a two wheeled bicycle, showing a disc fitted next to each wheel.

Fig 7. Is a front view of the bicycle showing the wheel and its two corresponding side discs.

Fig 8. Is a plan view of the wheel disc, showing the inside surface, which corresponds or mates with the outside surface of, one side of the wheel.

Fig 9. Shows a side view of the bicycle front or rear wheel this view exposes the outside surface of the wheel, showing

the disc corresponding or mating surface.

Fig 10. Shows the section lines taken through the centre of the cylinder housing, and part of the axle.

Fig 11. Is a section view taken through the centre of the generating components, which are part of the front and rear bicycle wheels. The wheels spokes, rim and tyre are excluded.

Fig 12. Is a section view taken through the centre of a type B wheel and disc arrangement, the electric generator parts or components are fitted to the front and rear wheels.

Referring to the drawing the four wheeled vehicle comprises a body 30, a front axle with two wheels 25, and a rear axle with two wheels 26, plus a chasis 50. The vehicle is propelled by electricity which is generated within the front and rear wheel axle assemblies or generators.

Fig 1, shows complete parts of the type 1 axle, together with a part section. The part section surface 16 is on the cylinder 54, housing, with the section surface 16 being taken from A A Fig 10, with the section line passing along the length of the cylinder 54, and through the centre of the cylinder diameter there is a bearing 23 at each end of the cylinder, the bearings are fixed to the axle 24, and the cylinder 54, allowing the axle 24 to rotate and the cylinder 54 to remain static, while the wheels are revolving. The cylinder or housing 54 is fixed or secured to the chasis 50 Fig 4, by utilising an arrangement of nuts and bolts. When the wheels 51 and 52, are turning, the axle 24 follows, and this in turn rotates the discs 53, this arrangement provides circular motion between the discs 53, and the cylinder housing 54. This circular motion is needed so that electricity can be generated by the discs and their correspnding housing or cylinder flanges. As can be seen in the cylinder flanges 56, these gaps are necessary when electricity is to be generated.

The housing or cylinders 54, can incorporate copper windings, carbon brushes, magnets etc. depending on the power requirements. The discs 53, can also incorporate copper windings, carbon brushes, magnets etc. again depending on the power requirements. The disc surfaces 1 to 14 correspond with the cylinder flange surfaces 15, and the axle inside the cylinder can be used to house the various generating components, with the internal flange diameters 57, corresponding with the axle outside diameter 58.

This arrangement should generate considerable amounts of electricity or power.

Fig 2, shows a type 2 axle including two complete wheels with types, the generator cylinders or housings are again a section taken from A A fig 10, with the section view including all three cylinders 17, 18, 19 and the axle or shaft 24. To generate the electricity the wheels turn which in turn, rotates the axle or shaft 24, this in turn will rotate cylinder 18 as this cylinder is fixed to the shaft.

The cylinders 17 and 19 are connected to axle at each end of the cylinders, via a bearing with the bearing allowing rotation between the cylinders and the axle. Cylinder 17 is fixed to the chasis using a nut and bolt arrangement, and cylinder 19 is left to rotate loosely and will only turn slowly, allowing sufficient speed between the axle 24 and cylinder 19 and sufficient speed between cylinder 19 and cylinder 18.

The cylinders and shaft in this axle arrangement will incorporate sufficient amounts of copper windings, carbon brushes, magnets etc to generate sufficient electricity to propel the vehicle along the road. There are gaps 55, between cylinder 17, and cylinder 18, cylinder 18 and 19, and cylinder 19 and shaft 20, these gaps facilitate the generation of electricity.

Fig 3, this axle can have the internal workings of axles l, or 2, only the outside of the cylinder 29 is visible. On this axle there is a gear ring attached to either end of the cylinder and these gears are used to drive added cylinders, which are situated between the front and rear axles of the vehicle, the added cylinders are used to generate more power.

Fig 4, shows the vehicle itself which includes the wheels, the body and the chasis. Fig 5, shows the front axle 31, and the rear axle 35, but in between these two axles there are three more axles, these three added axles are utilised to generate more power, each of these three axles 32, 33 and 34, are connected to each other via the gears 27 and 2S, as shown in fig 3. By releasing power from the vehicle battery into one of the cylinders a force will be applied to its adjacent cylinder, and this in turn will rotate the remaining four axles, with each axle then rotating and generating added power to the rotating road wheels. Fig 6 is a side view of the electrically driven bicycle 36, and also visible are 37 and 38, which are the wheel side discs. The power to propel this bicycle is generated by utillsing the rotary motion of the front and rear wheels, the motion of the wheels combined with the electricity generating apparatus will produce the power to propel the bicycle along the road or track. The bicycle components or accessories needed to acleve sufficient power is as follows, the bicycle itself including: specially designed wheels or wheel hubs, each of the two wheels incorporate a large central hub disc or flange 42, figs 11 and 9, each of these hubs or flanges incorporate several cone shaped circumferences 61, figs 11 and 9, these angular surfaces contain the copper windings, carbon brushes, or magnets which may be required to generate the electrical power, whilst the flange and wheels are revolving. The cone shaped or angular surfaces are used to obtain more surface area than would a flat surface, which in turn will generate more power. An alternative shaped hub is 62, fig 12, this flange incorporates several circular lugs or diameters 63, fig 12, the lugs or circumferences provide more surface area than the conical faces 61, fig 11, and may possibly generate more power. Again these circular lugs incorporate copper windings, carbon brushes, and possibly magnets plus any other neccesary parts to generate electricity. Each of the wheel flanges or hubs 61 and 62 have corresponding or mating side plates 37, fig 11 and 38, fig 12.

The side plates are positioned at each side of the hub or flange, and are mated with the hub or flange. There are smal

6. gaps 55, between the side plates and hubs, the small gaps are necessary to allow the wheels to rotate and generate the power. The side plates are secured to the bicycle via nuts and bolts 45 and 46, fig 7, plus spacing washers positioned between the forks and side plates, and spacing washers between the side plates and the wheel hubs, the spacing washers are 68, fig 7.

Both the car and the bicycle can use the following methods for starting and driving. They can first be started using a battery or set of batteries, this will turn the wheels which automatically turns the generators, the power from the generators can then be fed back into the batteries and again used to drive the vehicle from the power in the battery, or the power from the generators can be fed through a coil which will increase the power to the wheels, to generate the power a mixture of coils, copper windings, carbon brushes and magnets can be deployed in whatever manner is suitable, a magneto or dynamo arrangement may also be suitable.

The bicycle can also use a third generator wheel 70, fig 6 and this wheel can be driven by the front or rear wheel or wheels, this arrangement will give more power which results in more speed for the bicycle.

The bicycle can be started by pedal power if desired, or a fourth generator wheel can be fitted to the pedal spindle, with the pedal spindle going through the centre of the generator disc or flange.

A pneumatic tyre is used to give a high coefficiency of friction between the road or track and the rolling car wheel or generator wheel. Good resistance or grip is attained by using a rubber material for the Lyre, with the rubber preventing slip between the car or generator wheels and the roadway. It may be possible to generate enough energy to drive the four wheeled road vehicle, using just one or two axle assemblies and the materials to be used to make, cylinder 54 fig 1, cylinders 17, 18, 19, fig 2, flange 42, fig 11, side plate 37, fig 11, side plate 38, fig 11, wheel flange 62 fig 12, and the axles,can be brass, stainless steel, cast

iron,pressed mild steel,copper,carbon,high chromium steel and alluminium. The front wheel hub assembly of the bicycle can be constructed from parts that will be needed to make a hub dynamo,with the hub dynamo being used to generate electricity,and the electricity being used. to provide power to the rear wheel hub motor,and the use of this combination of front wheel hub dynamo being used to charge the battery which is fixed to the bicycle frame,and the electricity from the hub dynamo charges the battery, and the electricity from the battery is then used to drive the rear wheel hub motor of the bicycle The combination of front wheel dynamo and rear wheel hub motor to charge the battery and drive the bicycle,can also be used for a four wheel vehicle,and a possible combination can be that the hubs of the front two wheels of the vehicle can be used for dynamos and the hubs of the rear wheeels of the vehicle can be used as motors.

The front wheel hub dynamo can be made from a central magnet which is round in shape,and the central magnet is surrounded by a copper coil,so that when the copper coil revolves around the central magnet or the magnet revolves inside the copper coil,electricity will be generated.

A combination of revolving copper coils or revolving magnets can also be used in the rear wheel hub motors.

Using the combination of hub dynamo and hub motor a self charging bicycycle and a self charging four wheel vehicle may be possible.

A cut out switch can be used to switch off the electricity being supplied by the dynamo to the battery,the cutt off switch can cult off the supply off electricity when the battery is fully charged.The cutt off switch can work automatically or manually,and to work manually a dial gauge would be needed so that the driver or rider can see when the battery is fully charged,and can then switch off the supply of electricity from the dynamo to the battery,to prevent over charging. If a bicycle or vehicle can be propelled along an infinate distance,and being driven by a hub motor,and the hub motor receives its power from a battery,and the battery receives its power from a hub dynamo,and with all the three

working in conjunction to supply the power to the moving bicycle or vehicle,and with the dynamo supplying power to the battery via a charging mechanism,then the bicycle or vehicle may be perpetual motion machines.

Claims

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1 CLAIMS

, A wheeled vehicle or cycle that incorporates a self -

charging and integral mechanism,and the charging.

mechanism provides enough electrical power to ultimately rotate or drive the road traction wheels,which in turn propel or move the vehicle or cycle along,and without needing any external apparatus or electrical charging mechanism, 2, A wheeled vehicle or cycle as claimed in Claire 1,

wherein the self charging integral mechanism incorporates - 2 used a heel iub,wl-,=1 fLarlge,-heel discand -heel Side pla^es to form anelectrc=;;ger,craLo- or. -a dyramo,and the mechanism also can include a battery and a wheel hub electrical motor made from a wheel flange, wheel hub, wheel disc and wheel side platesand the electrical charging or electrical motor mechanisms can DO fitted to any- of tile Boas wheels;aild any ot Late none road or accessory wheels, 3, A wheeled vehicle or cycle as claimed in claim 1, . _,.... _.,. _.,

wl,ere1 tie electrical charging mech',ariisrn compor,'ents.

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and the electrical dr-e motor components can be housed or fitted integrally into the same wheel housing, 4. A wheeled vehicle or cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the self charging mechanism can include the q'....;o oryenraroL-'-pplyingtre elec:tr'icityto Lr'ie" motor,but excluding the use of a battery, is., A wheeled vehicle or cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein an automatic or manuel curt oft' switch is incorporated,the switch mechanism regulates or stops the supply of electricity to the battery or drive motor,

CLAIMS CONTINUED

6, A wheeled vehicle or cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein,a set of maring,internal and ex ernal- cylinders --: can be used to generate the electricity which will .... ., _.

charge the vehicle and cyce,and a set of internal and external cylinders can be used to supply the electricity for the drive motor,which in turn drives the vehicle or cycle,alternatively a mixture of charging and driving power can come from the same set of internal and external cylinders, A wheeled vehicle or cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein,a third generator wheel can be incorporated to generate electricity,