WO2006114655A2

WO2006114655A2 - Impulse-driving mechanism

Info

Publication number: WO2006114655A2
Application number: PCT/HU2006/000036
Authority: WO
Inventors: Attila Tóth
Original assignee: Toth Attila
Priority date: 2005-04-28
Filing date: 2006-04-28
Publication date: 2006-11-02
Also published as: WO2006114655A3

Abstract

There is claimed an impulse driving mechanism, having a driving means (20) consisting of a motor (8) having a rotation axis (10), a supporting element (16) fixed to said rotational axis (10), and a position sensor (4) sensing the position of said rotational axis (10) and said supporting element (16). Concentrated mass (9) is fixed to the end of said supporting element (16) opposite the end fixed to said rotational axis (10). The signal of said position sensor (4) is transmitted to a control device (12) controlling the revolution of the motor (8) so that the peripheral velocity of its rotational axis (10) is different during one revolution, practically smaller in one half-revolution then the velocity applied in the other half-revolution.

Description

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IMPULSE-DRIVING MECHANISM

The invention relates to an impulse-driving mechanism, comprising a first motor having a rotational axis, a supporting element fixed to the rotational axis, and a position sensor sensing the position of the rotational axis and the supporting element. The purpose of the invention is to make the mass movement or deceleration, as well as the keeping its position against gravitation possible in a systemized way. The apparatus according to the invention can be advantageously applied in space research, transport, and where there is a need for the development of independent mechanical kinetic energy and for the generation of impulsion. In order to operate the apparatuses, which were developed to generate electrical and kinetic energy (for example: the generator turbines of hydroelectric, wind, thermal and nuclear power plants; petrol, diesel, or electric engines as mechanical energy providers, etc.), and the devices used for their modification (described for example in patent application US2005121749), proper energy carriers are necessary, which during their utilization pollute and damage our environment. The relatively low capacity of the exceptional energy generator (patent application HU0500420) ensures only a limited area of usage.

The driver means of the so far known driving mechanisms (for example: propeller, wheel, etc.) are capable of motion only with the use of different specific agents. In space or in other mediums they do not operate. For their operation the transport and refill of a limited amount of special fuel is necessary. The friction of the component parts makes only a limited usage possible (patent application US2005217239 discloses such a driving means to be used in atmosphere). The object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the known apparatuses developed to generate electric and kinetic energy, and to provide a device, which can be operated even with feedback, which generates energy, can be operated with less energy and its operation can be easily controlled. Another object of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the known driving means, and to provide environment-friendly apparatuses, which can be operated even in vacuum to generate impulse necessary for the motion in all direction of space and/or which are proper for the generation of electric, mechanical energy. It has been realized that when the impulse-driving mechanism is constructed concentrated mass is fixed on the supporting element rotated by the motor's axis, and at least two similarly developed impulse-driving mechanisms are connected preferably mirror-symmetrically to a device proper for motion, and the revolution of the motor is varied depending on the actual position of the supporting element, the object can be achieved. It has also been realized that when the impulse-driving mechanism is constructed so that a second supporting element is fixed on a second motor, the supporting element rotated by the motor is placed on the end of the second supporting element opposite the end connected to the second motor, and a concentrated mass is fixed to the other end of the supporting element, further the revolution of the motor is varied depending on the actual position of the supporting element and the second supporting element, the operation of the system becomes more advantageous. It has also been realized that the efficiency of the impulse-driving mechanism according to the invention may be increased by harmonizing the respective movement processes of the impulse-driving mechanism, by properly positioning the impulse-driving mechanisms spatially in the device proper for motion, by building them on the top of each other, by connecting them (e.g. in order to achieve a more balanced impulse effect, the balanced systems placed in pairs symmetrically are operated by semi-cycles by turns), by applying other constructions and configurations (e.g. with the help of masses moved in spiral paths in electromagnetic field, etc.), or by creating a vacuum inside the protecting cover.

The invention is an impulse-driving mechanism having a first driving means, consisting of a first motor and having a rotational axis; a supporting element fixed to the rotational axis; and a position sensor sensing the position of the rotational axis and the supporting element. A concentrated mass is fixed to the end of the supporting element opposite the end connected to the rotational axis; the signal of the position sensor is transmitted to a control device. The revolution of the first motor is controlled by the control device so that the peripheral velocity of its rotational axis is different during one revolution, practically smaller in one half-revolution than the velocity applied in the other half- revolution.

Furthermore, the invention is an impulse-driving mechanism having a first driving means, consisting of a first motor and having a rotational axis; a supporting element fixed to the rotational axis; and a position sensor sensing the position of the rotational axis and the supporting element. The first driving means is connected to one second supporting element, the other end of the second supporting element is connected to the second rotational axis of the second driving means consisting of the second motor, and a second position sensor is fixed to the second rotational axis sensing the position of the second supporting element. A concentrated mass is fixed to the end of the supporting element opposite the rotational axis. The signal of the position sensor and the second position sensor is transmitted to a control device. The revolution of the first motor and the second motor is controlled by the control device in a way that the path of motion of the concentrated mass — practically it is closed; with altering convexity — forms a section of cone.

Practically the first motor and/or the second motor is constructed to be a generator as well, and advantageouly the first driving means and/or the second driving means is equipped with an electric brake device. Advantageously, at least two impulse-driving mechanisms are connected to each other mirror-symmetrically in a distance so that the paths of motions of the concentrated masses on the end of the supporting elements do not cross each other; or a pair of impulse-driving mechanisms consisting of at least two impulse-driving mechanisms fixed to each other one above the other mirror-symmetrically. Practically there are at least two mirror-symmetrically organized impulse-driving mechanisms connected to a device proper for motion, or there are at least two mirror- symmetrically organized pairs of impulse-driving mechanisms connected to a device proper for motion.

A detailed description of the invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows the top view of a possible way of constructing the impulse-driving mechanism according to the invention;

Figure 2 shows the side view of the impulse-driving mechanism of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows the side view of the pair of impulse-driving mechanisms developed from the impulse-driving mechanism of Figures 1 or 2; Figure 4 shows the top view of a pair of impulse-driving mechanisms;

Figure 5 shows the top view of the path of motion of concentrated mass of the pair of impulse-driving mechanisms according to the invention; Figure 6 shows the top view of another possible path of motion of the co: mass of the pair of impulse-driving mechanisms according to the invention; Figure 7 shows the top view of another possible construction of the impulse-driving mechanism according to the invention; Figure 8 is the top view of a pair of impulse-driving mechanism constructed from the impulse-driving mechanism of Figure7;

Figure 9 shows the top view of a possible path of motion of the concentrated mass in the case of the impulse-driving mechanism of Figure 8; and Figure 10 shows two pairs of impulse-driving mechanisms placed mirror-symmetrically one above the other, fixed to the device capable of motion.

Figures 1 and 2 show a possible construction of the impulse-driving mechanism 15 according to the invention (without demonstrating the reinforced protecting cover, and the bearing of the second rotational axis 3 in it). In this solution the impulse-driving mechanism 15 according to the invention consists of a second driving means 21 fixed to the protecting cover of the apparatus, a second supporting element 7 fitted to its second rotational axis 3, first driving means 20 fixed to the end opposite the second supporting element 7 connected to the second driving means 21, a supporting element 16 fitted to the rotational axis 10 of the first driving means 20, and the concentrated mass 9 fitted to the end opposite the end of the supporting element 16 connected to the rotational axis 10.

In this embodiment, the second driving means 21 consists of a generator 1, a second motor 2, a second rotational axis 3, a second position sensor 14, a sliding-contact 5 and an electric brake device 6 that can be connected to and removed from the second rotational axis 3. The electric wire 11 ensuring the electric connection of the first driving means 20 is connected to the sliding-contact 5. The shape of the supporting element 16 and the second supporting element 7 can be optional. The second position sensor 14 developed in the second motor 2 located on the second rotational axis 3 of the second driving means 21 is formed to sense the position of the second supporting element 7 in a known manner. One end of each supporting element 16 is connected to the rotational axis 10 of the first driving means 20. The concentrated mass 9 is fixed to the other end of the supporting element 16. The first driving means 20 comprises the first motor 8 and advantageously a generator 1. The latter is not shown in the figures. The position sensor 4 which shows the actual position of the concentrated mass 9, and the sliding-contact 5 which an electric wire 11, establishes electric connection between the control device 12, the energy supply 13 and the first driving means 20, are all placed in the first driving means 20. Preferably, the first driving means 20 is also equipped with an electric brake device 6, which is connected to the rotational axis 10 in a releasable manner.

Figure 3 shows the side view of the pair of impulse-driving mechanisms 18 fixed to a mirror-symmetrically arranged device proper for motion 19 and built from two impulse- driving mechanisms 15. Figure 4 shows the top view of the same. In this arrangement, in order to develop thrust generating in the system and to control its direction, it is practical to have a normal level of stages, so that the electric brake device 6 on the second motor 2 of the second driving means 21, and on the first motor 8 of the first driving means 20 are disengaged, and the ones on the generators are fixed. The control device 12 fed by energy supplies 13 first activates then controls the second motor 2 and the first motor 8, depending on the positions indicated by the position sensor 4 and the second position sensor 14. Both the supporting element 16 and the second supporting element 7 are rotated at the same time to the proper rotational direction mirror- symmetrically, according to the actual position of the concentrated mass 9, for example the concentrated mass 9 is driven on the path of motion 17 as it is shown in Figure 5. By operating the first generators, and/or turning on the electric brake device 6, or terminating the operation of the motors we can brake or decelerate the concentrated mass 9. Or by increasing the revolution of the motors, even independently from each other, we can accelerate the motion of the concentrated mass 9 depending on the actual position of the concentrated mass 9. Furthermore, the control of the first motor 8 and the second motor 2 is adjusted in a way that the path of motion 17 defined by the concentrated mass 9 — practically it is closed, with altering convexity — will form a cone path of motion 17 (Figures 5 and 6).

The embodiment shown in Figure 10 is different from the embodiment shown in Figure 3 in that there are two pairs of impulse-driving mechanisms 18 next to each other mirror-symmetrically fixed to a device proper for motion 19. Its operation is the same as the operation of the embodiment shown in Figure 3.

In the arrangement shown in Figure 3, the transformation of the energy is as follows: the electric brake devices 6 on the second motors 2 of the second driving means 21, and on the first motors 8 of the first driving means 20 are disengaged, and the ones on the generators 1 are fixed. The control device 12 fed with energy supply 13 first then controls the second motors 2 and the first motor 8, depending on the positions indicated by the position sensor 4 and the second position sensor 14. It rotates both the supporting element 16 and the second supporting element 7 mirror-symmetrically to the proper rotational direction at the same time, according to the actual position of the concentrated mass 9, for example the concentrated mass 9 is driven on the path of motion 17 as it is shown in Figure 6. By operating the generators 1, and/or turning on the electric brake device 6, or terminating the operation of the motors, i.e. braking or decelerating the motors, or accelerating the revolution of the motors even independently from each other, the concentrated mass 9 may be moved according to the position of the concentrated mass 9. The first motor 8 is properly operated into the opposite running direction by controlling it similarly. After the system starts spinning, when the optimal revolution is reached, turning on the generators 1, they continuously brake the concentrated mass 9. Then the electric brake devices 6 are disengaged by the control device 12 in order to keep the motion of the concentrated mass 9 in a small velocity range. The electric energy retained this way may be used for other purposes. Figure 7 shows the top view of another possible embodiment of the impulse-driving mechanism 15 according to the invention (without demonstrating the reinforced protecting cover, and the bearing of the rotational axis 10 in it). In this solution, the impulse-driving mechanism 15 according to the invention consists of a first motor 8 equipped with a rotational axis 10 fixed to the protecting cover of the apparatus, a generator 1, a first driving means 20 comprising a position sensor 4 indicating the position of the concentrated mass 9 and the electric brake device 6, a supporting element 16 fixed to the rotational axis 10 of the first driving means 20, and a concentrated mass 9 fixed to the end of the supporting element 16 opposite the rotational axis 10. The control device 12 is connected to the first driving means 20 through an electric wire 11. The control device 12 controls the first motor 8, the generator 1, and the electric brake device 6 based on the signals coming from the position sensor 4. Connecting the impulse-driving mechanism 15 of Figure 7 to the pair of impulse- driving mechanisms 18 of Figure 8, the operation of the system in order to transform the energy is as follows: the electric brake devices 6 in the first driving means 20 have to be disengaged. The two first motors 8 are activated by means of the control device 12 fed by the energy resource 13 ensuring energy supply, then they are controlled cor by the control device 12 depending on the positions indicated by the position sensor 4. The concentrated mass 9 on both supporting elements 16 is rotated simultaneously mirror-symmetrically to the running direction as it is shown in the figure, and controlled by the control device 12 on the path of motion 17 shown in Figure 9 according to the actual position of the concentrated mass 9. For example, this motion may be controlled by making the peripheral velocity of the rotational axis 10 different within one revolution; for example, the velocity of the concentrated mass 9 is accelerated on the internal path sections marked with a bold line, and decelerated on the external path sections also marked with a bold line.

By properly adjusting the positions, the solutions according to the invention, can be applied to generate impulsion in any directions of space. The systems according to the invention can be fed with external mechanical energies, which can be controlled, intensified and decreased. The advantage of the solutions according to the invention is that its efficiency is not only a matter of size and technology, but rather the matter of a proper control, the dependence of the maximum velocities of rotational variation of speed and the properly changed concentrated masses. Both electric and kinetic energy can be obtained, and controlled. The systems have a feed back option and can be continuously operated. The solutions according to the invention can be advantageously applied in transportation, in the energy industry, at the driving of mechanical machines, in the strategy, environmental protection, toy industry, space research, etc.

Claims

1. Impulse driving mechanism (15), having a first driving means (20) consisting of a first motor (8) having a rotational axis (10), a supporting element (16) fixed to said rotational axis (10), and a position sensor (4) sensing the position of said rotational axis (10) and said supporting element (16), characterized in, that a concentrated mass (9) is fixed to the end of said supporting element (16) opposite the end fixed to said rotational axis (10), the signal of said position sensor (4) is transmitted to a control device (12), and the revolution of said first motor (8) is controlled with said control device (12) so that the peripheral velocity of its rotational axis (10) is different during one revolution, practically smaller in one half-revolution than the velocity applied in the other half- revolution.

2. Impulse driving mechanism (15), having a first driving means (20), consisting of a first motor (8), having a rotational axis (10), a supporting element (16) fixed to said rotational axis (10), and a position sensor (4) sensing the position of said rotational axis (10) and said supporting element (16), characterized in that said first driving means (20) is secured to an end of a second supporting element (7), the other end of said second supporting element (7) is secured to a second rotational axis (3) of a second driving means (21) consisting of at least a second motor (2), a second position sensor (14) sensing the position of said second supporting element (7) is connected to said second rotational axis (3), a concentrated mass is fixed to an end of said supporting element (16) opposite said rotational axis (3), the signal of said position sensor (4) and said second position sensor (14) is transmitted to a control device (12), and the revolution of said first motor (8) and said second motor (2) is controlled with said control device (12) so that the path of motion (17) defined by said concentrated mass (9) — practically closed, with altering convexity — forms a section of a cone (17).

3. Impulse-driving mechanism according to claim 1 characterized in that said first driving means (20) is constructed to be a generator (1) as well, and preferably it is equipped with an electric brake device (6).

4. Impulse-driving mechanism according to claim 2 characterized in that said first driving means (20) and/or said second driving means (21) is constructed to be a generator (1) as well, and preferably said first driving means (20) and/or said second driving means (21) is equipped with an electric brake device (6).

5. Impulse-driving mechanism according to any of claims 1 to 4 characterize at least two impulse-driving mechanisms (15) are fixed to one another mirror- symmetrically in such a distance that said paths of motion (17) defined by said concentrated masses (9) on the end of their supporting elements (16) do not cross each other.

6. Impulse-driving mechanism according to claim 5 characterized in that a pair of impulse-driving mechanisms (18) consisting of at least two impulse-driving mechanisms (15) mirror-symmetrically fixed to each other is secured together mirror- symmetrically one above the other.

7. Impulse-driving mechanism according to claim 5 characterized in that at least two mirror-symmetrically arranged impulse-driving mechanisms (15) are secured to a device proper for motion (19).

8. Impulse-driving mechanism according to claim 6 characterized in that at least two pairs of impulse-driving mechanisms (18) one above the other are fixed mirror- symmetrically to a device proper for motion (19).