WO1999057462A1

WO1999057462A1 - Modulated diameter mass slider propulser

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Publication number: WO1999057462A1
Application number: PCT/US1999/008644
Authority: WO
Inventors: Friedrich Ottokar Wilhelm Arntz
Original assignee: Arntz Friedrich Ottokar Wilhel
Priority date: 1998-04-20
Filing date: 1999-04-20
Publication date: 1999-11-11
Also published as: CA2228864A1

Abstract

A propulsion device having a rotor-shaft-assembly (1) for displacing mass-body-components (4) in a direction perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor-shaft-assembly. The mass-body-components being moved in response to a single-stroke movement amplification device (30) which is activated by contour-contact-tracking-wheels (19) guided by a program-control-contour-track-ring (16). The device varies the radius of gyration of the mass-body-components to produce a predetermined unidirectional force such as a lift.

Description

MODULATED DIAMETER MASS SLIDER PROPULSER

SPECIFICATION:

There are a total of 10 drawings pertaining to the specification numbered from Figure 1 to Figure 10.

In figure number 1 is shown that the present invention consists of a special overall Shaft and Rotor Assembly 1 made of a suitable assembly of shaft segments equipped with prime driver Coupling 2 at respective ends, special option bearing equipped support Rail Wheels 3 supporting the overall Shaft and Rotor assembly by being attached appropriately to support structure 10 and having 1 ride on 3 by means of circular track component 13 appropriately attached to main shaft body assembly 23, thusly making possible an extra large Diameter configuration of Shaft and Rotor assembly and allowing minimal wear Shaft main bearing means. Also shown in Figure 1 are direction of propulsive force indicator arrow 12 as well as direction of rotation Indicator arrows 11. Overall Shaft and Rotor assembly 23 is supported by Bearing Housing Support Structure 10, which is firmly attached to Machine Base Box Structure 9. Also shown are Mass Body Slider components 4, whose outward- respectively inward sliding movements are in perpendicul- ar-to-shaft-axis-orientation enabled thusly by being contained within radiatively installed Slider-Cage-Sheath-Container-Frame-Boxes 5 equipped with suitable bearing wheels 14. 15 are reinforcing gussets for 5. 8 are suitable high tensile strength steel or other suitable material cables securely attached to 4 and capable of pulling Mass Body Slider components 4 back to a certain Inner Diameter of Rotor position from an Outer Diameter of Rotor Mass position being thusly activated by Amplified Motion Stroke Impulse Signals emanating from suitable motion- stroke-AmpHfiercomponent Modules 30. 6 is a suitable Shroudcase-Coverstructure encasing the overall Rotor Shaft Assembly in order to prevent air turbulence drag

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when Rotor Shaft Assembly 1s being rotated up to operational and further high output revolut1on-per-m1nute speed. 38 are suitable shock absorber components suitably Installed here in order to dampen the inherent shocks, when Centrifugal Force slams Mass Body SHder components 4 outward against the end cap segment 7 of 5.

In Figure 2 are shown again Machine Base Box Structure 9. To it are attached Rotor Shaft Assembly support legs 10 supporting Rotor Shaft Assembly bearing support housing 22 containing main Rotor Shaft Assembly Roller Bearing component 21. 6 again denotes Shroudcase-Coverstructure. 11 are direction of revolution Indicator arrows. 2 is Prime Mover mating coupling segment of 23. 15 are reinforcing gusset components for 5. 16 is a perpendicularly-to-Rotor- Shaft-Assembly-Axis -Installed Control-Program-Contour-Track-Ring component, which serves to create activation stroke impulse signals in preprogrammed reference frame, such component 16 securely and rigidly affixed to 9 at an appropriate location by support leg structure 24. 19 are suitable Program Contour Tracking Wheels affixed within suitable bearing supports 20. 18 are female slider portsheaths for component-20-sliding-supportstem 17.

In Figure 3 one sees , here only outlined and Indicating relative position reinforcing gussets 15. 6 denotes again Shroudcase-Coverstructure, encasing Rotor Shaft Assembly 23. 16 is Program Control Contour Track Ring component wherein segment 26 of 16 on the left side shows the Contraction-Induction segment of 16 and 25 on the other side denotes the Expansion-Induction segment of 16. 18 here are appropriate components so installed and in such a way as to anticipate Change of Control Contour and ascertain and make possible a lesser shock exposure of component group 19-17-18.

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In Figure 4 shown are 1n Close-up Bottom view a typical Mass Body Slider compon_¬ ent unit 4 having an appropriate number of suitable steel cables or made of other suitable material cables 8 attached to 1t and held 1n place securely by cable eye lock pin 27 wherein 8 serves to retract 4 inwardly when appropriate and at an appropriate rate of speed and suitable retraction cycle; further also is shown 1n partially fragmentary view SI1de-Sheath-Cage-Container-Frame Box 5 equipped with reinforcing gussets 15 together with bearing equipped slide action enhancing wheels 14.

In Figure 5 is shown a partly schematic side view of overall Rotor Shaft Assembly 23 arrangement revolved WITHIN Activation Program Control Contour Ring component ( perpendicular to shaftaxls orientation version ) 16, wherein can be seen the Mass Body SHder components 4 contained suitably within SHde-Sheath-Cage-Con- tainer-Frame Boxes 5 suitably mounted and securely attached to 23. Also denoted in drawing Figure 5 are shown Angle-of-Pull-Change anchor sheaves 31. 33 are bearing equipped hinge-anchor pins for 31. 24 are support structures for 16. Rotor Shaft Assembly 23 here also is shown with suitably placed Motion Stroke Amplifier modules 30. Also 1n drawing Figure 5 one finds elements and components previously described and Identified in preceding drawings.

In Figure 6 is shown basically the same partly schematic side view of Rotor Shaft Assembly as shown 1n Figure 5 with the added optional feature of an appropriate activation signal transfer Chain being used here instead of cables 8. Also shown is spring-loaded compression pack 29 and here Rotor Shaft Assembly 23 is shown being revolved within and being surrounded by in this case a horizontally disposed Activation-Program-Control-Program-Contour-Track-Ring-component 16/ 28 version, wherein 16/28 sends initial control program stroke signals 1n a horlz-

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ontal plane movement that Is to say parallel! with Rotor Shaft Axis orientation, and longitudinally therewith.

Figure 7 shows a flat and un-wrapped so to^* speak partial portion projection bottom view of a staggered arrangement of Mass Body SHder components within their SHder-Cage-Sheath-Container-Frame-Boxes, wherein this arrangement makes possible a more effective Rotor performance. Also shown is the alternate version of 4 themselves being optionally equipped with their own suitable roll-and-slide- enabling means 37.

Figure 8 shows Motion Stroke Amplification Module 30 with an alternate arrange- ment of amplification action lever-linkage members 43 with suitable plvotable ( articulated ) pivot joints 56; 41 is a directionrof-signal-stroke Indication arrow. 29 are compression spring-pack-return components. 49 are brackets supporting appropriately certain cable transmission-sheave-components. 46-8-45- group component shows an added and alternate motion stroke amplification means; whereinwhich 46 is 1n stationary installation attached to support frame 44; 45 an articulated sheave part attached to 43.

Figure 9 represents a partial side view of Rotor Shaft Assembly group 23 affixed with shaft reinforcing gussets 47 whereinwhich 48 is a suitable ring gear power transmission component affixed to 23. 58 is Outward direction of movement Indicator arrow of 4. 59 is Inward direction of movement indicator arrow of 4. 8 Is retraction activation cable, guided through positioning anchor sheave 31 and motion stroke amplifier group 46-8-45 component. 49 are support brackets. 16 is Program Control Contour track ring ( perpendicular version ) here mounted to 9 between shroudcase cover structure 6 and Rotor Shaft Main Support End Bearing support component 22-10. 29 are compression

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Claims

spring- Repositioning packs. 30 are Motion Stroke Amplifier Modules contained within shroudcase coverstructure 6. 38 are suitable shock absorber components.

Figure 10 shows a somewhat differently constructed amplifier module 30 wherein the motion stroke amplification function 1s obtained by appropriately Installed sequentially Interacting and Intermeshing transmission gearwheel group

51-52-53-54 initially activated by control impulse signal transmitting sliding gear rack component 50.

CLAIMS:

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: An assembly of certain parts and components forming a propulsion apparatus with certain co-functioning elements within a certain programming and timing and specific locations within certain reference frame areas calibrated in their actions in cooperative and conjunctive manner comprised of a MACHINE BASE BOX STRUCTURE affixed to which and firmly attached thereto is a CONTROL PROGRAM CONTOUR TRACK RING Component surrounding and- enveloping 1n NON-TOUCHING fashion a specially fashioned ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY mated to, driven by and rotated by a suitable PRIME MOVER MOTOR of appropriate power output, whereinwhich such special ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY also is suitably mounted to and supported by appropriate support leg structures and furtherwherein aforesaid special rotor and shaft assembly is equipped with special articulated Mass Body Slider components ( weights ) contained in suitable slide means equipped container frame cage boxes affixed to aforesaid ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY in evenspaced arrangement in a manner allowing sliding movement of Mass Body Slider components 1n radial orientation and perpendicular to axis of

5 ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY Inwardly and alternati gly outwardly in a manner pre_¬ programmed by suitable activation mechanisms activated by appropriate impulse transmitter tracking wheels affixed with bearings of suitable composition and suitably attached to ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY, tracking and following aforesaid control program contour track ring along it's appropriate control contour, whereby separate activation mechanisms equipped with MOTION STROKE AMPLIFICATION MEANS, pass on Individual ACTIVATION PROGRAM CONTROL CONTOUR TRACK RING triggered motive signal Impulses after being stroke length amplified towards correspondingly appropriate articulated MASS BODY SLIDER COMPONENTS and cause RETRACTION INWARDLY of aforementioned MASS BODY SLIDER COMPONENTS toward the ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY axis within the effect-intended reference frame arc of rotation segment, OVERCOMING the CENTRIFUGAL FORCE forcing MASS BODY SLIDER COMPONENTS outwardly FROM ROTOR and SHAFT ASSEMBLY axis whereinwhich the desired lift and propulsive force 1n this machine is created by having THUSLY an effective ROTOR MASS DIAMETER LARGER within a certain, somewhat LESS than 180 o Arc Segment of rotary movement than the remainder of rotary movement within a certain ROTARY MOVEMENT OF MASS REFERENCE FRAME creating a CERTAIN CONSTANT IMBALANCE manifest within specific and intended PREPROGRAMMING of mechanical ACTION that way creating and producing a PROPULSIVE FORCE OF UNIDIRECT- IONAL NATURE, 1n turn being transfused to the propulser apparatus and propuTser group respectively propulser cluster suitably installed within a suitable Transport vehicle capable of HELICOPTER-LIKE CAPABILITIES, whereinwhich in a CLOCKWISE REVOLVED PROPULSER UNIT the LARGER DIAMETER activated ROTOR- SEGMENT is held within an ARC OF ROTOR MOVEMENT extending FROM the 12 o'clock POSITION THROUGH the 3 o'clock POSITION TO the 6 o'clock POSITION of ROTATION OF MASS AND whereinwhich in a COUNTERCLOCKWISE REVOLVED PROPULSER UNIT the LARGER DIAMETER activated ROTOR SEGMENT 1s held within an arc of ROTOR MOVEMENT FROM the

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12 o'clock POSITION THROUGH the 9 o'clock POSITION to the 6 o'clock POSITION of ROTATION OF MASS in this PROPULSER UNIT and furtherwherein a proper PROPULSER UNIT in COMPLETE ASSEMBLY consists of two ROTOR AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY UNITS, wherein the ONE is ROTATED IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION to the OTHER in order to COUNTERACT counterproductive torque moments.