TW201522112A - Electrically conductive tire - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to an electrically conductive tire. It includes a wheel rim body, an electrically conductive module, a storage battery unit, and an electric brush set. The wheel rim body is driven by a transmission shaft. The electrically conductive module contains a steel wire and many conducting portions. When the transmission shaft drives the wheel rim body rotating and when these conducting portions contacts with an electric source on the ground, the electric energy can transmit to the electric brush set through the steel wire and finally to the storage battery unit. So, this invention can achieve the electricity charging function when a vehicle is running. In addition, there is no need to prepare extra backup battery.

Description

Conductive tire

The invention relates to an electric conductive tire, in particular to an electric conductive tire having a steel wire and a conductive portion, which has the advantages and functions of being able to simultaneously charge while driving and without preparing a backup battery.

As environmental awareness has increased, energy conservation and carbon reduction have become a global trend. As automobile manufacturers have invested in electric vehicle research and development, energy-saving and carbon-reduction industries such as electric vehicles and green energy buildings will also become important development industries in the future.

Electric vehicles are mainly powered by batteries to reach the motor, which in turn drives the electric vehicles to move. However, the electric vehicles have limited battery power and cannot maintain long-distance driving (for example, Taipei to Kaohsiung), and they can only charge themselves, often requiring another Prepare a spare battery to prevent the electric vehicle from breaking down due to insufficient power, which is inconvenient to use and therefore less acceptable to the public.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop new products to solve the above shortcomings and problems.

The object of the present invention is to provide an electric conductive tire which has the advantages and functions of being able to simultaneously charge while driving and without preparing a spare battery, and is used for solving the problem that the general electric vehicle cannot be charged while driving and the standby battery needs to be separately prepared. .

The technical means for solving the above problems of the present invention provides an electrically conductive tire comprising: a wheel body for driving by a transmission shaft; a conductive group having a tire, a steel wire, a plurality of conductive portions and a conductive piece; the tire system is sleeved on the wheel body and has an inner portion a layer unit and an outer layer portion having an inner layer portion and a smooth tire portion, the smooth tire portion being interposed between the inner layer portion and the outer layer portion; the outer layer portion having an outer surface; The conductive wire is embedded in the outer layer portion; the conductive portion is substantially uniformly distributed on the steel wire, and is partially buried in the outer layer portion to partially expose the outer surface; the conductive sheet is connected to the steel wire; a power storage unit for storing electrical energy; a brush set having a brush ring, a brush and a wire; the brush ring is disposed on the rim body, the brush ring and the wheel The ring body is insulated and electrically conductive with the conductive sheet; the brush is fixed on a predetermined object and is in contact with the brush ring; the wire is used to connect the brush and the power storage unit; thereby, when the drive shaft Driving the rim body to rotate, and when the plurality of conductive portions are powered by a ground When the power, the power line will be transmitted via the wire of the conductive sheet, and then by rotation of the brush body with the rim ring, the energy spread of the fixed brush, and finally transmitted through the wire of the electric storage unit.

The above objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments illustrated herein.

The invention will be described in detail in the following examples in conjunction with the drawings:

100‧‧‧Electrical tires

10‧‧‧Round body

11‧‧‧Fixed holes

20‧‧‧ Conductive group

21‧‧‧ tires

211‧‧‧ Inner unit

211A‧‧‧Inner Department

211B‧‧‧Smooth tires

212‧‧‧Outer Ministry

212A‧‧‧ outer surface

22‧‧‧Steel wire

23‧‧‧Electrical Department

24‧‧‧Conductor

30‧‧‧brush group

31‧‧‧Breakage and power-off circuit

32‧‧‧Charging circuit

33‧‧‧Charging recorder

34‧‧‧ display

40‧‧‧brush group

41‧‧‧brush circle

411‧‧‧Insulation

42‧‧‧ brushes

421‧‧‧Insulation

43‧‧‧Wire

50‧‧‧Plastic ring department

60‧‧‧Car

75‧‧‧ drive shaft

751‧‧‧ screws

76‧‧‧Predetermined

81‧‧‧Pavement conductive track

811‧‧‧Electrical particles

82‧‧‧DC Power Supply Department

The first figure is an exploded view of the conductive tire of the present invention.

The second figure is a schematic diagram of the conductive group of the present invention.

Third A is a cross-sectional view of the conductive tire of the present invention

Third B is a partial cross-sectional view of the conductive tire of the present invention

The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the invention applied to the conductive track of the automobile and the road surface.

The fifth figure is a partial enlarged schematic view of the brush ring and the rim body of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a partial enlarged schematic view of the brush and the drive shaft of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the electricity storage unit of the present invention

The eighth figure is a schematic diagram of the charging process of the present invention.

As shown in the first, second, third, and third B drawings, the present invention is a conductive tire 100 comprising: a rim body 10, a conductive group 20, and a brush set 30.

The rim body 10 is driven by a transmission shaft 75; the general rim body 10 has a plurality of fixing holes 11 and the transmission shaft 75 has a plurality of screws 751, and corresponding to the plurality of fixing holes 11 And reach the link.

The conductive group 20 has a tire 21, a steel wire 22, a plurality of conductive portions 23 and a conductive sheet 24; the tire 21 is sleeved on the rim body 10 and has an inner layer unit 211 and an outer layer portion. 212, the inner layer unit 211 has an inner layer portion 211A and a smooth tire portion 211B interposed between the inner layer portion 211A and the outer layer portion 212; the outer layer portion 212 has an outer portion a surface 212A; the steel wire 22 is embedded in the outer layer portion 212; and the conductive portion 23 is substantially uniformly distributed on the steel wire 22, and is partially embedded in the outer layer portion 212 to partially expose the outer surface. 212A; the conductive sheet 24 is connected to the steel wire 22. That is, the steel wire 22 is wrapped in the outer layer portion 212.

Regarding the inner layer unit 211, which is a special tire, the inner layer portion 211A is an inner layer of a general tire, and the smooth tire portion 211B is a general tread rubber which is surface-treated to smooth it; The formation of the outer layer portion 212 can be achieved by hot glue treatment. That is to say, in the production of the conductive tire of the present invention, an inner layer unit 211 is prepared, and the steel wire 22 is disposed on the inner layer unit 211, and finally the outer layer portion 212 is formed; As shown in the second figure, the steel wire 22 may be first disposed on a plastic ring portion 50, and the plastic ring portion 50 is sleeved on the inner layer unit 211.

Regarding the power storage unit 30, it is used to store electrical energy.

The brush set 40 has a brush ring 41, a brush 42 and a wire 43. The brush ring 41 is disposed on the rim body 10, and the brush ring 41 is coupled to the rim body 10. Insulation is electrically conductive with the conductive sheet 24; the brush 42 is fixed to a predetermined object 76 and is in contact with the brush ring 41; and the wire 43 is used to connect the brush 42 and the power storage unit 30.

Thereby, when the transmission shaft 75 drives the rim body 10 to rotate, and when the plurality of conductive portions 23 are electrically conducted by a ground power source, the electric energy is transmitted to the conductive sheet 24 via the steel wire 22, and then The brush ring 41, which is rotated by the rim body 10, transfers electrical energy to the fixed brush 42 and is finally transmitted from the wire 43 to the power storage unit 30.

In more detail, as shown in the fourth figure, it is assumed that the conductive tire 100 of the present invention is disposed on a vehicle 60 for contacting a road surface conductive track 81 in use, the road surface conductive track 81 having The plurality of conductive particles 811 are supplied with power from the DC power supply unit 82. When the conductive tire 100 passes through the conductive track 81 of the road surface, the conductive portion 23 contacts the conductive particles 811 to pass electric energy through the conductive portion 23. The steel wire 22 and the conductive sheet 24 are transmitted to the brush ring 41, and then transmitted to the brush 42 by the brush ring 41, and finally the electric energy is stored via the wire 43. To the power storage unit 30. Moreover, the road surface conductive track 81 is divided into left and right sides, respectively a positive electric track and a negative electric track (such as the positive and negative signs in the fourth figure).

As shown in the fifth figure, the design of the brush ring 41 has an insulating layer 411 for isolating the rim body 10, and is in direct contact with the conductive sheet 24 to conduct electricity (also That is, the steel wire 22 is electrically connected).

The brush 42 is fixed to a predetermined object 76, such as a fixing frame or a housing inside the automobile 60; since the setting position of the brush 42 is close to the transmission shaft 75, it may be designed or The drive shaft 75 is pivoted on the brush 42 and has an insulating portion 421 between the brush 42 and the drive shaft 75 to insulate the brush 42 from the drive shaft 75 (as shown in the seventh figure). ).

As shown in the eighth figure, the power storage unit 30 further has a power-off and power-off circuit 31, a charging circuit 32, a charging recorder 33 and a display 34; the power-off circuit 31 is used for detecting The charging circuit is measured and powered off; the charging circuit 32 is used to control the charging of the power storage unit 30; the charging recorder 33 is used to record the charging process and is displayed on the display 34 (see the sixth figure). ).

As shown in the eighth figure, it is a schematic diagram of the charging process of the present invention.

The electric power is supplied to the road surface conductive track 81 by the DC power supply unit 82. When the conductive tire 100 of the present invention is pressed against the road surface conductive track 81, the electric energy is transmitted to the electric storage unit 30 by the electric brush group 40. Of course, in the process of power transmission, the situation of the power leakage can be detected through the power-off power-off circuit 31, and in the process of charging through the charging circuit 32, the charging process can be recorded by the charging recorder 33, and then displayed on The display 34.

In summary, the advantages and effects of the present invention can be summarized as follows:

[1] can be charged while driving. The conventional charging car cannot be charged in the middle of travel. The electric power can not maintain the long distance driving; and the invention utilizes the road conductive track to allow the vehicle to simultaneously charge while traveling, which is quite convenient in use. Therefore, it can be charged while driving.

[2] There is no need to prepare a spare battery. In order to prevent the anchoring of the electric vehicle due to insufficient power, it is often necessary to separately prepare a backup battery. In the case of insufficient power, it is necessary to replace the battery, which is inconvenient to use; and the present invention can charge the conductive track on the road surface. There is no need to prepare a spare battery separately, which is convenient in use.

The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

From the above detailed description, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can achieve the foregoing objects, and the invention has been in accordance with the provisions of the patent law.

100‧‧‧Electrical tires

10‧‧‧Round body

11‧‧‧Fixed holes

20‧‧‧ Conductive group

21‧‧‧ tires

221‧‧‧ Inner unit

211A‧‧‧Inner Department

211B‧‧‧Smooth tires

212‧‧‧Outer Ministry

212A‧‧‧ outer surface

22‧‧‧Steel wire

23‧‧‧Electrical Department

24‧‧‧Conductor

30‧‧‧brush group

40‧‧‧brush group

41‧‧‧brush circle

42‧‧‧ brushes

43‧‧‧Wire

75‧‧‧ drive shaft

751‧‧‧ screws

76‧‧‧Predetermined

Claims (4)

An electric conductive tire comprising: a rim body for being driven by a transmission shaft; a conductive group having a tire, a steel wire, a plurality of conductive portions and a conductive sheet; the tire system is sleeved on the rim The body has an inner layer unit and an outer layer portion, the inner layer unit having an inner layer portion and a smooth tire portion, the smooth tire portion being interposed between the inner layer portion and the outer layer portion; the outer layer The outer portion has an outer surface; the steel wire is embedded in the outer layer portion; the conductive portion is substantially uniformly distributed on the steel wire, and is partially buried in the outer layer portion to partially expose the outer surface; the conductive portion The film system is connected to the steel wire; a power storage unit is used for storing electrical energy; and a brush set has a brush ring, a brush and a wire; the brush ring is disposed on the rim body, The brush ring is insulated from the rim body and electrically conductive with the conductive sheet; the brush is fixed on a predetermined object and is in contact with the brush ring; the wire is used for connecting the brush and the power storage unit; Thereby, when the drive shaft drives the rim body to rotate, and when the complex When the conductive portion is electrically conductive by a ground power source, the electric energy is transmitted to the conductive sheet via the steel wire, and the electric energy is transmitted to the fixed brush by the brush ring rotating with the rim body, and finally the wire is passed through the wire. Transfer to the power storage unit. The conductive tire of claim 1, wherein the brush ring has an insulating layer for isolating the rim body; and the conductive sheet is in direct contact with the conductive sheet. The conductive tire of claim 1, wherein the brush and the drive shaft have an insulating portion to insulate the brush from the drive shaft. The conductive tire according to claim 1, wherein the conductive tire is used for contacting a road surface conductive track having a plurality of conductive particles and being powered by a DC power supply; when the conductive tire passes When the conductive track of the road surface, the conductive portion is in contact with the conductive particles, and the electric energy is transmitted to the brush ring through the conductive portion and the steel wire, and then is transmitted to the brush by the brush ring, and finally the wire is passed through the wire. Electrical energy is stored to the power storage unit.