Leverage-activated bicycle, leverage activated tricycle, leverage activated vehicle moved by electricity generated by human power

• US 20050253355A1
• Filed: 05/11/2004
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Maximo Gomez Nacer
• Original Assignee: Maximo Gomez Nacer
• Inventors: Nacer, Maximo Gomez
• Application Number:
  US10/842,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20050253355A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/252
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 1/10 involving devices which enable the mechanical storing and releasing of energy occasionally, e.g. arrangement of flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 1/26 characterised by rotary cranks combined with reciprocating levers
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 23/02 characterised by the use of two or more dissimilar sources of power, e.g. transmissions for hybrid motorcycles transmissions for wheeled vehicles using rider propulsion with additional source of power B62M6/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/40 Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor

Abstract

The system and the method of providing an efficient human powered vehicle by means of using levers that transmit the force produced on them to a rotational mechanism making move one or more wheels to the driving wheels of an bicycle, tricycle or vehicle where the rotational mechanism might be enclosed inside a negative pressure chamber containing one or more multiplying gears in communication to an electricity generator which provides power to batteries which provide power to the engine that moves the vehicle which is equivalent to transforming the our biological force into mechanical force then into electrical and finally into movement.

Claims

2. A human powered multiplying wheels accelerator for the specific purpose of generating electricity consisting of several axles each one containing one small wheel (example 3 cm of diameter) and one bigger wheel (example 300 cm of diameter) supported by a frame or points of support that are assisted by ball bearings and where the bigger wheel of the first axle is in contact with the smaller wheel of the second axle and the big wheel of the second axle is in contact with the smaller wheel of the third axle and subsequently as much as needed or as much as the resistance of the materials would allow us to keep multiplying and where the last axle of the mechanism may be connected to an alternator or electricity generator in order to generate electricity or for locomotion or for any other use or combination of uses that the electricity will allow. The diameters of the wheels is not to be taken in a limiting sense but just as an example because I envision the use of multiple combination of diameters or combination in the number of cogs, etc. without departing from the present invention.

A human powered multiplying wheels accelerator for the specific purpose of generating electricity as in claim 2 further comprising a connecting mechanism consisting or either direct dentate wheels or pulley or any other way of attachment. Further comprising to have several bars to serve as the base or attachment for the multiplying mechanism. Further comprising several benches or points of support aligned in several columns in order to attach the leverage activated mechanism to the generator of electricity.

A human powered multiplying wheels accelerator for the specific purpose of generating electricity further comprising a (optional) chamber made of any isolation material in order to create a vacuum inside by pumping the air out of said chamber which will decrease the resistance of the air within said accelerator and will help the free movement of the wheels inside and in turn will allow better generation of electricity.

3-1. A leverage activated-tricycle (LATY) designed to achieve higher velocity and performance than standard tricycles used today using the principle of the lever and the fulcrum where the point of pressure for the human power using our muscular strength and gravity is located close to the end of the long arm of a levers while the point of increased force after the fulcrum of the levers in the short arm of it is where we can use that force by means or using a arm link and a arm shaft to exert rotational pressure over another axis that contains an inductor wheel bigger than the standards used today and where we can connect said inductor wheel to an smaller induced one that moves the wheels that speed the vehicle.

Leverage-activated tricycle (LATY as in claim 7, further comprising a frame consisting of either concentric tubes that can be adjusted as desired in order to allow more riders or can be rigid, not expansible frame. And it is configured to be supported on the ground by at least three wheels rotatably attached to the same frame.

At least one top tube, one down tube, one head tube and one back tube where the pivotal axis for the pedal is located in a approximate point of the union of the down and the back tube and where the axis for the crank arm of the inductor wheel (also known as the axis for the bigger plate of the chain) is located in an approximate point close to the union of the top tube and the back tube.

At least a head tube containing ball bearings inside for the movement of a fork that holds the front wheel where said head tube also contains a head set for the attachment of said fork as well as a handle bar and all the other additions of a standard bicycle.

At least a chain stay and a pivotal axis stay that converge at a triangular shape in order to form a point for the attachment of the hubs of the rear wheels.

At least a chain stay consisting of two bars (right side and left side) moving in a close to parallel direction towards the back. The chain stay are attached on one end, to the axis of the inductor wheel;

and on the other end, to the attachment point for the axis of the two rear wheels hubs.

At least two supporting tubes for holding the passenger seats

At least a pivotal axis stay consists of two bars (right side and left side) moving in a close to parallel direction towards the back departing from the attachment point of the pivotal axis on one end towards the attachment point for the axis of the two rear wheels hubs and at least an arm link between the short arm of the pedal or lever and the crank arm of the big wheel.

At least one chain and chain guard.

At least a frame further comprising a seat binding bolt for the insertion of the seat post, and the seat.

At least ball bearings at the points of friction of the pivotal axis, the axis of the big wheel, the axis of the attachment point of the crank arm to the link arm and the axis for the attachment point of the link arm to the short arm of the pedal.

5. A LATY as in claim 4 further comprising a suspension mechanism consisting of suspension springs in order to made smoother ride.

7. A LATY as in claim 7 further comprising passengers cover or roof in order to protect from the elements.

1. A method of providing an efficient, human powered vehicle by means of a mechanical devise designed to increase the force of our muscle contraction by means of one or more levers that is (are) activated by pressing or stroking down assisted by the weight of our gravity and muscular force in such a way that the levers or pedals can move up and down close to a vertical pattern and where the place for exerting the human power is located at a long arm of the lever at a plurality of distance from a fulcrum while the short arm of said lever or pedal produce an increased force that is being used to move a rotational mechanism and where all the axis or axles of the mechanism are assisted by ball bearings in order to decrease the resistance imposed by the friction of the movement and where the bigger wheel of the rotational mechanism can be connected to an smaller wheel that in turn can move the wheels of the vehicle.

3. A leverage activated-bicycle (LABY) designed to achieve higher velocity and performance than standard bicycles used today using the principle of the lever and the fulcrum where the point of pressure for the human power using our muscular strength and gravity is located close to the end of the long arm of a levers while the point of increased force after the fulcrum of the levers in the short arm of it, is where we can use that force by means or using a arm link and a arm shaft to exert rotational pressure over another axis that contains an inductor wheel of the same size or bigger than the standards used today and where we can connect said inductor wheel to an smaller induced one that moves the wheels that speed the vehicle.

LABY as in claim 2, further comprising a frame with a different configuration that the majority of the bicycle frames used today.

Said frame configured to be supported on the ground by at least two wheels rotatably attached to the same frame.

At least one top tube (which can be optionally expandable) and said top tube containing one seat binder bolt or more in order to add additional optional seats.

At least one down tube (which can be optionally expandable),

At least one head tube (which holds the steering of the vehicle)

At least one back tube (which binds the main axis of the pedal and the rotational device)

At least one middle tubes which may be optional) to provide additional support to the frame when more than one rider is on the vehicle.

At least one pivotal axis for the pedal located in an approximate point of the union of the down and the back tube

At least two pedals (which can be optionally expandable) in order to allow more space for optional more riders.

At least one axis for the crank arm of the inductor wheel (also known as the axis for the bigger plate of the chain or rotational mechanism) located in an approximate point close to the union of the top tube and the back tube.

At least a head tube containing ball bearings inside for the movement of a fork that holds the front wheel where said head tube also contains a head set for the attachment of said fork as well as a handle bar and all the other additions of a standard bicycle.

At least a chain stay and a pivotal axis stay that converge at a triangular shape in order to form a point for the attachment of the hub of the rear wheel.

At least a chain stay consisting of two bars (right side and left side) moving in a close to parallel direction towards the back. The chain stay are attached on One end, to the axis of the inductor wheel;

and on the other end, to the attachment point for the rear wheel hub.

At least a pivotal axis stay consists of two bars (right side and left side) moving in a close to parallel direction towards the back departing from the attachment point of the pivotal axis on one end towards the attachment point for the rear wheel hub on the other end.

At least an arm link between the short arm of the pedal or lever and the crank arm of the big wheel.

At least a frame further comprising a seat-binding bolt for the insertion of the seat post, and the seat.

At least ball bearings at the points of friction of the pivotal axis, the axis of the big wheel, the axis of the attachment point of the crank arm to the link

arm and the axis for the attachment point of the link arm to the short arm of the pedal.

A LABY as in claim 2 further comprising brakes in communication with at least one wheel.

A LABY as in claim 2 further comprising a steering mechanism in communication with at least one wheel.

A LABY as in claim 2 further comprising an inductor wheel or big wheel located in the same axis of the rotational mechanism in communication with at least one gear, and a chain in communication with said gear and a main axis, wherein said chain translates motion from said gear to said main axis, which in turn causes the rotation of ate least on wheel.

6. LATY as in claim 7 further comprising passenger seats.

8. Leverage activated vehicle moved by electricity generated by human power comprising a frame, levers and multiplying mechanism, and locomotion wheels in variable numbers as described before to be able to produce a wide range of high frequency revolutions (as explained before in detail) to be linked to one or more electricity generator to be linked directly or indirectly to the turbines or electrical motors that move the device. Further comprising one or more alternators or electricity generators, converters of electricity, transformers, voltage regulators, electrical switches, electric measuring devices, or any kind of other electric equipment to improve the function of the device.

Further comprising batteries to store the electricity.

Further comprising a electric motor or turbine to power the vehicle using the electricity generated by the human force and all the other components necessary to make the vehicle take off the ground. Further comprising a Crankshaft for the device that is moved by the leverage action of two or more crank arms that run along the pivot axis of the levers. Further comprising an electrical insulation cover for the metal parts that may have human contact in order to avoid electrocution.