JP2009044945A - Human ambulating power generation and battery charger - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generator that can be always charged anytime, anywhere to realize an energy-saving/clean energy oriented ubiquitous society. <P>SOLUTION: Kinetic energy generated when a human walks is converted into electrical energy, and the electrical energy is used to charge a battery charger and is used directly. A fluid tank 10 is provided on the bottom of a shoe, and another fluid tank 13 is also provided at a portion, except that of the fluid tank 10 including a portion of the bottom of the shoe. A channel pipe 11, through which fluid can be moved between the fluid tank 10 on the bottom of the shoe, and the fluid tank 13 at a separate place is provided. A small-sized power generator 12 is provided in a path of the channel pipe 11; and when the fluid in the channel is fluidized, the rotor is rotated with an impact force of the fluid. Pressure is applied to the fluid tank 10 provided on the bottom of the shoe, by utilizing the pressure generated when the human walks. Thus, the fluid drives the fluid tank 13 at the separate place along the channel pipe 11. When the fluid is fluidized in the channel, the rotor of the generator in the channel is driven, and the rotor is rotated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention is a device that is convenient for power supply and charging of portable electronic products in order to cope with a ubiquitous society. You can recharge the rechargeable battery anytime, anywhere. At the same time as making it easier to charge mobile electrical products, we have made it possible to use human power to help reduce energy shortages and global warming.
Humans can walk at least thousands of steps every day, especially tens of thousands of steps a day, especially if they are outing. Converting these energies into electrical energy will be convenient, and at the same time will lead to a consciousness change using clean energy.

  There are already power generators that generate power while walking. For example, there are already shoes that emit light from shoes when walking. However, there is still no human-powered power generation device that can generate enough power to charge the current mobile terminal. A human-walking power generation device that has sufficient power generation and can be designed to be compact and free to shape has been a problem.

  Due to global warming, there are all-societal demands such as saving energy and using green energy. In addition, the use of mobile terminals has become widespread in order to aim for a ubiquitous society. In order to be able to use a mobile terminal anytime and anywhere, it is necessary to be able to supply and charge mobile electricity anytime and anywhere. The present invention seeks to solve the problem that power can be supplied and charged anytime and anywhere that is necessary for energy saving and clean energy use and a ubiquitous society.

  It converts kinetic energy during human walking into electrical energy, and the electrical energy is charged into the charger and used directly.

  The principle of power generation is to drive the generator rotor with the kinetic energy of fluid flow to generate electricity.

  There is a fluid tank at the sock. There is also a fluid tank that can be shrunk elsewhere.

  There is a flow pipe that allows fluid to flow between the fluid tank under the shoe and another fluid tank.

  Also, if the fluid can flow between the fluid tank under the shoe and another fluid tank, the shape and path of the flow pipe can be freely designed.

  There is a small generator in the fluid flow pipe. The rotor of the generator can rotate the rotor by the impact force of the fluid when the fluid in the fluid flow path flows.

  When humans walk, pressure is generated between the road surface and shoes. This pressure is used to apply pressure to the fluid tank under the shoe. Therefore, let the fluid drive to a fluid tank at a different location along the flow pipe.

When the fluid flows in the flow path, the generator rotor in the flow path is driven to rotate the rotor.
Therefore, the generator can generate electricity.

  Another fluid tank is a tank that can be compressed or elastically contracted.

When a person walks, if the shoe is not in contact with the road surface, that is, if a constant pressure is not applied to the fluid tank under the shoe, the fluid tank at another point is an elastic contraction tank. Due to the contraction force, the fluid is compressed and injected into the fluid tank under the shoe. At this time, in order to increase power generation efficiency, the fluid can be passed through the rotor of the generator once more to generate power.
Further, in the case where the fluid tank is a tank that is completely compressed, the fluid can flow between the tanks due to the time difference in which the tank is placed under the shoe and pressure is applied to a different tank in the lower part of the shoe.

  A fluid switch can be provided in the flow pipe. Also, the rotation direction of the generator rotor can be maintained and reversed by assembling the switch.

The electric power generated by the generator can be stored in the battery.
It can also be used directly for portable electricity.
If an electric wire is provided from the generator, it can be connected to other parts of the body.

With human walking energy, it is possible to charge and use portable electricity anytime and anywhere.
Highly efficient power generation is possible by flowing fluid between two fluid tanks.

  In addition, since the degree of freedom of the arrangement of the fluid pipes is large, it is possible to reduce the size of the human walking power generator and to design the shape freely.

  A miniaturized human-walking power generation device can be integrated with shoes if designed to match the shape of the shoes. In addition, if the shape is designed according to the shape of each type of shoe, it is possible to create a human walking power generation device that is convenient to attach to each type of small shoe that is good for fashion.

In FIG. 1, it is one embodiment which employ | adopted this invention.
Reference numeral 10 denotes a fluid tank placed under the shoe. The generator 12 is placed on the back side of the shoe. Two elastically shrinkable fluid tanks 13 are placed on the outer and rear sides of the shoe. There are fluid flow pipes 11 in two types of fluid tanks. There is also a generator in the fluid flow path. There are 14 places for the rectifier circuit and the rechargeable battery.

  When the shoe applies pressure to the road surface, the fluid tank 10 of the sock is compressed. The fluid flows into two fluid tanks 13 along 11 fluid flow pipes.

  When the fluid passes through the generator 12, the rotor of the generator 12 is rotated by the impact force of the fluid. Therefore, the generator 12 generates electric power.

  The electric power generated by the generator is passed through the electric wire 15 to the rectifier circuit and the charger 14. Electric power is stored in the storage battery in the rectifier and charger 14.

  When there is no pressure between the shoe and the road surface, the fluid in the elastic contraction tank 13 is compressed by the fluid tank 10 due to the contraction of the fluid tank, and flows into the fluid tank 10. When the fluid passes through the generator 12, the rotor of the generator 12 is rotated, and the generator 12 generates power. Further, this electric power is stored in the storage battery at the rectifier and charger 14 in the same manner as the above-described storage method.

  In addition, since the generator 12 described above can rotate when fluid flows along the center of the rotor, the rotor has a cylindrical structure. A structure like this is provided. When the fluid flows, the generator cylindrical rotor can rotate. Therefore, it can generate electricity.

  It can be expected that it will inevitably be industrialized as a portable power generation device anytime and anywhere that is essential for energy saving, clean energy use and ubiquitous society. It can be expected that it will become a big industry if it is integrated into shoes or it is embodied to be conveniently attached to each type of shoes.

1 is an embodiment employing the present invention.

The basic structure of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 20 Fluid tank 11, 21 Fluid passage pipe 12, 22 Generator 13, 23 Elastic contraction fluid tank 14, 24 Electric wire 15 25 Rectifier circuit part and storage battery

Claims (4)

A device that can generate electricity or charge a rechargeable battery using kinetic energy,
An apparatus capable of generating electricity by driving the rotor of the generator by the flow of fluid during power generation;
In the above power generator, there are one or more fluid tanks. A device that allows fluid to reciprocate between the fluid tanks by repeatedly turning the pressure on and off for each fluid tank;
A fluid flow path is provided between the fluid tanks, and the device has a structure for generating electricity by rotating the rotor of the generator by the fluid flow, and the power generation apparatus moves human walking energy. As energy, pressure is applied to the fluid tank and fluid flows between the fluid tanks, and the power generated by the human movement during this walk is either a charger as part of the device or external A device that can be recharged by a battery charger and charged with a rechargeable battery, or can be used directly for portable electricity through electric wires.   Two types of fluid tanks are used in the above power generator. One kind of fluid tank is compressed, the other kind of fluid tank is a tank with pre-shrinkage power generation and charging device.   A shoe capable of generating power or charging while walking, integrating any of the power generation devices described above with each type of shoe.   A power generation or charging device that is attached to each type of shoe capable of generating electricity while walking by a person by providing a portion to be attached to each type of shoe by any of the power generation devices.