JPH0834260A - Spring car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To promote the extent of economy in energy consumption by absorbing an amount of kinetic energy to be discharged at a time when an automobile and other cars are decelerated or stopped through a power spring, and discharging the energy stored in the spring for the end. CONSTITUTION:When an accelerator is operated, such a force that a power spring is released is transmitted to a shaft 2 transmitting a rotation to a wheel from a shaft 1 of this spring, and likewise when a brake is operated, reversely this force is transmitted to a direction of winding the spring of the shaft 1 by a rotation of the shaft 2 imparting it rotation to the wheel. At the time of being not acclerated or declerated, the shaft 2 transmitting the rotation to the spring shaft 1 and the wheel is made to come off, merely traveling by the force of inertia. Therefore, the lowering of production cost in an automobile and its selling price and a reduction in manintenance cost including gasoline charge or the like are all promotable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention uses a mainspring as its main power source in order to save energy consumption of a vehicle. It seems easy to create a powerful spring that serves this purpose.

[0002]

[Basic idea] In a normal automobile, most of its kinetic energy is released into the air as heat from a brake or an engine when decelerating or stopping. If this energy is recovered by a power spring and used again for acceleration, the energy required for traveling a unit distance should be greatly reduced.

[0003]

[Basic operation]

(1) During acceleration When the accelerator is stepped on, the connection is as shown in Fig. 1, and the force for releasing the mainspring is transmitted to the wheel shaft. (2) During deceleration When the brake is stepped on, the connection is reversed as in the case of (1) as shown in FIG. 2, and the rotation of the wheel shaft is transmitted in the winding direction of the mainspring. (3) Running When the vehicle does not accelerate or decelerate, the mainspring and wheel axles are disconnected and the vehicle runs by inertia. (FIG. 3) In (1) and (2), it is necessary to take an appropriate ratio of the rotational speeds of the wheel shaft and the mainspring shaft. (1) (2) (3)
It is considered that a concrete mechanism for realizing the above requires a considerable improvement such as a clutch and a gear, but these are out of the scope of this invention.

[0004]

[Range of use] In this system as well, the energy stored in the mainspring is gradually lost due to air resistance and the like, so even if the mainspring is fully wound at the time of departure, there is a limit to the travel distance. However, it seems to be practical for a certain mileage.

[0005]

[Expansion] It is ideal to add some prime mover to this system. (Eg motor, or conventional engine). Then the mainspring (roll)
When the remaining amount is low, the auxiliary engine accelerates and the mainspring can be easily wound during deceleration. With the current photovoltaic power generation technology, it would be possible to run without refueling by combining the battery and motor spring by attaching a power generation panel to the vehicle body and constantly charging it while driving. (Even with a normal heavy body)

[0006]

[Restrictions] If there is no auxiliary organization, some method of winding a mainspring must be taken. (Is it possible to wind it manually?) At high speeds, the energy consumption by air resistance is large, so this system is not suitable for high speeds. Further, in order to improve efficiency, it is desirable that the shape of the vehicle body has as little air resistance as possible.

[0007]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION It can be expected that the production cost and sales price of automobiles will be reduced, and the maintenance cost for gasoline, etc. will be reduced. Further, if this system becomes more popular, the consumption of gasoline will be significantly reduced, so that the emission of carbon dioxide and the consumption of oxygen in the atmosphere, which are said to cause global warming, can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

[Fig.1] Connection during acceleration

[Fig. 2] Connection during deceleration

FIG. 3 is a connection diagram at the time of inertial running, which shows the direction in which rotation is transmitted, and does not show practical transmission means (belt, gear, etc.).

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 is the axis of the mainspring 2 is the axis that transmits the rotation to the wheels 3 is the rotational direction corresponding to the traveling direction of the car 4 is the rotational direction in which the mainspring can be unwound 5 is the rotational direction in which the mainspring can be wound

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mechanism for accelerating an automobile or other vehicle by absorbing kinetic energy released when decelerating or stopping by a mainspring and releasing energy stored in the mainspring.