US1033476A

US1033476A - Wave-motor.

Info

Publication number: US1033476A
Application number: US60089211A
Authority: US
Inventors: Otto Schulze
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-01-05
Filing date: 1911-01-05
Publication date: 1912-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 1929-07-23

Description

0. SCHULZE.

WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

OTTO SGHULZK'I UE BEOOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AVE JVIOTOR.

Application filed January 5.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1.912.

1911. Serial No. $39592.

To all tell/m1 2'15 727 (1 mmcern Be it known that I. ()r'ro Fleur use. a r-ll ject of the German Emperor. residing at Brooklyn. in the county of kings and State l of New York. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ll'aveltlotors. of; which the following! is a specification.

The present invention relates to that class l of wave motors in which the wave power is. i utilized through the operation of a swinging lever carrying a hnoyant bodv and the ohjeet of my invention is to utilize the wave power for propelling a vessel or the like. or for converting the wave power mto and storing up electricitv in a vessel. airship. etc., to be subsequently used for various pal poses.

I accomplish my ohjectliy the mechanism described herein and illustrated in the aecompanying drawing. in which similar reference letters denote corresponding parts and in which- Figure 1 is a side viewef a vessel and the wave motor applied thereto and means for transn'iitting movetnent from said motor directly to a propeller shaft; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, showing means for corn Verting the wave power into electricitv and of means for driving the propeller shaft by 1 the latter: Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged'views at a right angle to one another of transmission means frian the wave motor to the propellet shaft or the shaft of an (,lOtillt" eenerator and Fig. .3 is an enlarged plan view of the wings.

In the drawing. which forms a part i this specification. l have illustrated lr a of examp e. an i rdiuarv boat or Y1,

1, 1 den te spindles extending tllll. versely to and suitably borne in the hotly of E the vessel and upon the ends f which levers 2, 2' are mounted. so as to be eaprl' le ot i swinging in vertical direction. lla h spinl dle mav carry a number of such l i-n each side of the ve el. in the exampl shown. ach v pindle carries on each side o? the vessel two lever v and each levee i: or posed of a pair 'l :ll'ith. the H which carrv a barrel slmpe'i a 3. whirl: forms the l n -tam hv 'lhe p-- posite enth ot lll( t arm hicl; a r tivelv borne on the spindiw t.

4 adapted to cooperate with ratchet h ls 5 fixed on the spindle, l i'tflttli f #urcd i in the arms of each lever are a number of 1 flaps or wings (S, which are arrangfetl helnnd l rne another and which normally by their own a eight wil swing down into a pernendienlar zl lrllitvll. as shown in Fig. 1. These wine's or tlaps. however. are adapted to be limited in their swinging movement liy their lateral edges t3 ei'igaging the lower edges of the lev arms 2' or by any suitable means. so that when swung upward to the l mit of their movement. they will form a resistance to the wave. in consequence of which the levers 2. 2' will be given a swinging movement. I

As the waves roll longitudinally to the .t-svtl. they carry the float or huoyant body along with them. as indicated at the right of 1. until the wave passes out from under the tloat. when the power lever will swing illltlv to be engaged by th next wave. By this upward movement of the levers received through the wave. the pawls on the corresponding levers will feed the ratchet wheels, thereby imparting an intermittent rotation to the ecrresponding spindles 1. 1'. During the downward movement of the lever, the pawls will idly slide over the teeth of their corresponding ratchet wheels without affect.- ing the latter nor the spindles.

lf the waves run so high as to be liable to attack the lever at a point higher than the float. the wings or flaps will come into operation. by luring swungupward to the limit of their movenicmt and forming thereby a resistance to the waves. in consequence of whieh the levers will be swung upward, as in the first ease, and cause the feeding of the ratehetwheels by their pawls. This interinn' rotary moven'ient thus received by in Flllll-lltr; owing to the swinging 1 the electricity to he made use of for various purposes. as. for instance. for driving an i el 'trie motor ll. from whieh the propeller shaft T mav l tdriven. as shown in Fig. 7;. for lighting pi' lo es. etc.

The tran -mi sion of movement from the spindle l. l to the propeller shaft T or shaft of-the electri generator G may be accomplished in various ways. In the present ex- 5 ample. I have shown a sprocket wlidel 0" fixed on each of the spindles 1, 1, whiclfiby an endless chain 10 is connected to a smaller wheel 11 suitably borne in the vessel. From this wheel 11 by

gears

12, 13 movement is transmitted to the shaft '7 or 8 as the case may be (Figs. 3,.4). Y

The advantages that may be derived from the utilization of the wave power in the manner described are obvious. A vessel may by the above described mechanism be caused to convert the wave power into and store up electricity during night time or in stormy weathers, to be subsequently used for various purposes. In the same manner, a ship While anchored, may have electricity generated.

"hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: y

1. The combination with a vessel, of a swinging member supported therein, flaps or wings pivotally supported in said swing ing member and capable of turning a limited extent in vertical direction, said flaps or wings being adapted at the limits of their turning movement to form resistances to the waves was to cause the said member to swing upward and means for transforming the swinging movement of the said member into a rotary motion.

2. The coml'iination with a vessel, of cross spindles borne therein, levers rotatively mounted on said spindles, flaps or wings carried by said levers capable of swinging to a limited extent in vertical direction and adapted at the limit of their swinging move ment to form resistances to the Waves, so as to cause the levers to swing upward and means for transforming said swinging movement of the levers into a rotary motion of said spindles.

3. The con'ibination with a vessel, of a swinging member carrying a buoyant body and supported in said vessel, flaps or wings pivotally supported in said swinging member and capable of turning a limited extent in vertical direction, said flaps or wings being adapted at the limit of their turning movement to form resistances to the waves so as to cause the said member to swing upward and means for transiorming the swinging movement of the said member into a rotary motion.

4. The combination with a vessel, of spindles supported therein, levers rotatively mounted on said spindles, flaps or wings pivotally supported in said levers and capable of turning a limited extent in vertical direction, said flaps or wings being adapted at the limit of their turning movement to form resistances to the waves so as to cause the said levers to swin u ward and meansv for transforming the swinging movement of the said levers into a rotary motion.

5. The combination with a vessel of spindles supported therein, a pair of levers rotatively mounted on each spindle, a buoyant body carried in the free ends of each pair of levers, a series of flaps or wings arranged crosswise to the levers one above the other and pivotally supported therein, said flaps or wings being capable of turning only a limited extent in vertical direction and at the limit of their movementto be acted upon by the waves and cause the swinging of said levers. and means for transforming the swinging movement of the said levers into a rotary motion.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTTO SCHULZE.

Vit-nesses CHARLES KAisnn,

\VILLIAM H. BoUmvE.