Miniature power generator serving as an emergency power source

• US 20030184165A1
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hung-Tai Chang
• Original Assignee: Hung-Tai Chang
• Inventors: Chiu, Chun-Ming
• Application Number:
  US10/270,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20030184165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 310/47
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/32 for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover rotating at constant speed
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/116 with gears
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1861 driven by animals or vehicles H02K7/1853 takes precedence

Abstract

A hand-operated miniature power generator comprises a housing in which a driving member, a power generating member and an electronic circuit board are disposed. The driving member is manually operated to drive the power generating member to generate electric current, which may be taken for in-house consumption or external consumption by inserting a plug into an outlet of the electronic circuit board.

Claims

1. A miniature power generator comprising:

a housing provided in an interior with a receiving space;

a driving member disposed in said receiving space of said housing and formed of a drive gear, a plurality of differential transmission gears, and an actuating rod fastened coaxially at a fastening end thereof with said drive gear such that said actuating rod is located in the outside of said housing;

a power generating member disposed in said receiving space of said housing and formed of a casing, a magnetic element disposed in said casing, a core provided with a plurality of induction coils and disposed in said magnetic element such that one end of said core is extended out of said casing, a driven gear fastened with said one end of said core and engaged with one of said differential transmission gears of said driving member, and a brush plate fastened with other end of said core; and

an electronic circuit board disposed in said receiving space of said housing and connected with said brush plate of said power generating member whereby said electronic circuit board is provided with an outlet, an ON-OFF switch, and one or more light-emitting elements.

2. The miniature power generator as defined in claim 1, wherein said actuating rod of said driving member is provided at the fastening end thereof with a pivoting portion enabling said actuating rod to swivel toward or away from said housing.

3. The miniature power generator as defined in claim 1, wherein said light-emitting elements of said electronic circuit board are light-emitting diodes.

4. The miniature power generator as defined in claim 1 further comprising a storage battery which is disposed in said receiving space of said housing and is connected to said electronic circuit board.

5. The miniature power generator as defined in claim 4, wherein said storage battery can be recharged by an external transformer.