WO2015025990A1

WO2015025990A1 - Aeropedalplane (cycling aircraft)

Info

Publication number: WO2015025990A1
Application number: PCT/KE2014/000036
Authority: WO
Inventors: Thaddaeus Lebanon MUCHUMA
Original assignee: Muchuma Thaddaeus Lebanon
Priority date: 2013-08-22
Filing date: 2014-08-06
Publication date: 2015-02-26

Abstract

Aeropedalplane (2), of the present invention is a cycling Aircraft, which uses a double cycling system. The essential segments of the installation include, the double cycling system, twin arm gearbox (12), transmission gearbox (14), transmission link pipes (13) and the propeller (15). The power for the Aeropedalplane is generated by way of cycling and rotating the power wheels (8) fitted on the double cycling means and via the vie belts (9), the twin arm gearbox (12) receives the powered motion. The motion is then transmitted via gears and shafts, to the propeller (15) which ultimately produces a thrust force to propel, the aircraft (2). The principal use of the present invention is for leisure flying and Air sporting.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND

Title of Invention

Aeropedalplane (Cycling Aircraft)

Field of the Invention

The present Invention of the Aeropedalplane relates to Aircrafts. Description of the Prior Art

The present invention of the Aeropedalplane is new, as no technical solution has been developed to enable man to fly manually. Scientists and Engineers have held the assumption and concluded that man will never fly manually. Therefore no prior art of manual flying is known to me.

In this respect, the present invention of the Aeropedalplane substantially departs from scientific and engineering assumptions and conclusions and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of flying manually.

Objects of the Invention

Therefore, it can be appreciated that there is a need for new Aeropedalplane which can enable man to fly manually. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.

An object of the invention is to provide an Aeropedalplane by availing the technical information and illustrations that provide solutions to technical and scientific shortfalls. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide new Aeropedalplane which has all the mechanical advantages of flying manually.

It is another object of the present invention to provide new Aeropedalplane which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed and can be sold as individual unit. It is further object of the present invention to provide new Aeropedalplane which is durable, reliable and simple construction.

An even further objective of the present invention, is to provide new Aeropedalplane, which is susceptible of low cost manufacturing with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible to low prices of sale to consuming public, thereby making such Aeropedalplane economically to buying public and to enable many people to have the experience of flying.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new Aeropedalplane which can make it possible to develop future cycling aircrafts that can be used for air sport by manual flying.

It is yet another object of the present invention to be used by the Air force Officers all over the world for physical fitness and to get rid of fear factor by regular cycling in the air.

Lastly another object of the present invention is to reduce carbon emission, and noise in the air, thus making the Aeropedalplane

environmental friendly aircraft. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing assumptions and occlusions by scientists and engineers, the present invention provides a new Aeropedalplane. As such the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described with illustrations subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new Aeropedalplane and methods of construction which have all the advantages of flying manually.

To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises the cycling means, the power wheels, twin arm gearbox, transmission gearbox, link pipes and the propeller, which forms the essential segments of the installation.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are of course additional features of the invention that will be described herein after and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the detail of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings.

The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of the structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions in so far as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the patent offices and the public generally and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent of legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.

The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims or is intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.

These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of the novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter, in which, there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig.l is a perspective of the installation of the preferred embodiment of the new Aeropedalplane constructed in accordance with principle of the present invention.

Fig.2 is a perspective illustration of the segments assembly of the cycling system and the motion transmission system as shown in fig. 1.

Fig.3 is a side view of the power wheel at circle 8 as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

Fig.4 is a cross section view illustrating the power wheel as shown, in figs.l, 2 and 3.

Fig.5 is a top plan view illustrating the motion transmission system as shown in figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Fig.6 is a side view illustrating the motion transmission system as shown in figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Fig.7 is a perspective illustration of the segments at circle 12 and 14 as shown in figs. 1 to 6.

Fig.8 is a perspective illustration of the enlarged component at circle26 as shown in figs. 5 and 6.

The same reference numerals refer to the same parts through the various figures. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to the drawings, and in particular to figs. 1 and 2 thereof, the preferred embodiment of the new Aeropedalplane embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designed by the reference numerals 1 to 35 will be described.

The present invention, the new Aeropedalplane is a system comprised of a plurality of individual components, in their broadest context, such components are housed in the segments. The components are individually configured and correlated with respect to each other to attain the desired objectives.

The inventive steps of the present invention, is the arrangement or placement of individual segments and their functional co-ordination in transmitting the motion from the cycling means as shown in fig. 2 at circle 3 to the propeller 15 which ultimately develops a thrust to propel the aircraft.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the manual cycling system 1 is installed on the floor of the aircraft 2 with motion transmission system fitted towards the nose of the aircraft where it is connected to the propeller.

The cycling frame work 3 or the structural design of the cycling means as shown in fig. 2, is fitted with mechanical components which include, pedals 4, pedal wheels 5, chains 6, free wheels 7 and the power wheels 8. The motion transmission system, comprises the twin arm gearbox 12, link pipes 13, the transmission gearbox 14, and finally the propeller 15. The cycling mechanism is connected to the motion transmission system by way of vie belts 9 fitted on the power wheels 9 and connected to the driven pulleys 10, which are fixed on the twin arm gearbox 12. Now the detailed explanation of how a thrust force is applied on the propeller shaft 32, starts by applying human effort on the pedals 4, attached on the drive chain wheels 5, via the crank and circular motion begins. The chain 6 connecting the drive chain wheel 5 and the driven free wheel 7, picks the motion and rotates the wheel 8, attached to the driven free wheel 7.

The power wheel 8, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, is constructed by way of casting and shaping. It comprises corrugated rim 18, spokes 19, hub 16, axial 17, and with a groove for vie belt 9. The driven free wheel 7 is connected to the power wheel 8 by fastening it on the hub 16. The purpose of creating this heavy power wheel 8 is for linear acceleration tangential to the circle of the motion.

Now as shown in fig. 5 and 6, this linear acceleration motion is picked by the driven pulley 10 and via the transverse shaft 20 housed in the arms 11, of the twin arm gearbox 12 and the sprocket 21 is rotated. The motion is then transmitted to the second transverse shaft 24, inside the twin arm gearbox 12, via the chain 22 and sprocket 23. The spur gear 25 fitted on the same transverse shaft 24, delivers motion to the spur bevel gear 26 by direct meshing.

The spur bevel gear 26, also shown in fig. 8, was created for the purpose of converting transverse motion to longitudinal motion by picking the transverse motion with its spur teeth 34, from the spur gear 25 that is meshed and deliver to the pinion 28, via the transverse shaft 27 and its bevel teeth 35. The motion is then transmitted to the transmission gearbox 14, also as shown in fig. 7, via longitudinal shaft 29 and gear 30, where the propeller shaft 32 picks the motion with gear 31 and finally rotates the propeller 15. The link pipes are constructed with outer threads at the ends which are fastened on with flanged cups 33. The flanged cups 33 are fixed with a bearing in the centre to align the shafts 29 and 32. Fixing the transmission pipes on the twin arm gearbox and transmission gearbox, the cup has to be slotted through the bore on the sides of the gearboxes and the flange of the cup bolted on the side of the gear box as shown in the fig. 7. This makes it easy to dismantle and assemble and provide efficient alignment of the shafts. The manual flying has therefore been made possible by the present invention.

The present invention should increase the likelihood of people in flying manually and to buy the present invention for the purpose of air sporting and leisure flying. The present invention also is likely to be produced everywhere in the world and increase flying clubs globally. As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the parts of the invention, to include variation in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equipments may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention

Claims

1. An Aeropedalplane consisting of;

A) the double cycling system,

B) the twin arm gearbox,

C) the transmission gearbox, and

D) the link pipes.

2. An Aeropedalplane, of the double cycling system, consisting of the configuration of the cycling frame work, comprising of components which include wheels and chains as in claim 1A.

3. An Aeropepedalplane with twin arm gearbox consisting of the configuration of the twin arm gearbox, shafts, chains, sprockets and gears as in claim IB.

4. An Aeropedalplane with transmission gearbox consisting of the configuration of the transmission gearbox and gears as in claim 1C.

5. An Aeropedalplane with transmission pipes consisting of the configuration of the pipes, flanged cups and the shafts, as in claim ID.

6. A Power wheel consisting of, a casting wheel, corrugated rim.

Spokes, hub bearings and axial as in claim 1A.

7. A spur bevel gear, consisting of the configuration of the spur and bevel teeth, as in claim IB and 3.

8. The use of the apparatus of the present invention as per claims 1-7, for leisure flying and air sporting characterized by creativity and design .