POWER GENERATING CHAIR

• US 20130106155A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: CHANG, KUO-CHENG
• Application Number:
  US13/335,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20130106155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/72 Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like

Abstract

A power generating chair includes a base, a seat, a back, and a power-collecting module. The seat includes a seat housing and a first cushion received in the seat housing. The seat is positioned above the base. The seat housing is supported by the base. The first cushion is made of piezoelectric material and configured for converting mechanical energy to electrical power. The back is connected to a side of the seat. The power-collecting module is electrically connected to the first cushion and configured for storing the electrical power generated by the first cushion.

Claims

1. A power generating chair comprising:

a base;

a seat comprising a seat housing and a first cushion received in the seat housing, the seat positioned above the base, the seat housing supported by the base, the first cushion made of piezoelectric material and configured for converting mechanical energy to electrical power;

a back connected to a side of the seat; and

a power-collecting module electrically connected to the first cushion and configured for storing the electrical power generated by the first cushion.

2. The power generating chair of claim 1, wherein the power-collecting module is fixed on a lower surface of the seat and is mechanically connected to the base.

3. The power generating chair of claim 1, wherein the seat further comprises a second cushion positioned on the first cushion, and the second cushion is a solar panel and is electrically connected to the power-collecting module.

4. The power generating chair of claim 1, wherein the back comprises a back housing, a first back plate, and a second back plate, the back housing is connected to the side of the seat, the first back plate is received in the back housing, the first back plate is made of piezoelectric material and electrically connected to the power-collecting module, the second back plate engages with the back housing to seal the back housing, and the second back plate is a solar panel and is electrically connected to the power-collecting module.

5. The power generating chair of claim 1, further comprising a connection member, wherein the connection member protrudes from the side of the seat and defines a cutout, and the back is pivotedly fixed in the cutout.

6. The power generating chair of claim 1, further comprising a pair of armrests, wherein the armrests extend from two opposite sides of the seat, and the back is positioned between the two armrests.

7. The power generating chair of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a support member and a shaft, one end of the shaft is fixed to the lower surface of the seat, and the other end of the shaft is rotatably connected to the support member.

8. The power generating chair of claim 7, wherein the shaft is made of piezoelectric material and electrically connected to the power-collecting module.

9. The power generating chair of claim 8, wherein the support member comprises a pole, one end of the pole is rotatably connected to the shaft, and the other end of the pole is supported by the ground.

10. The power generating chair of claim 8, wherein the support member comprises a pole, a plurality of legs, and a plurality of wheels, one end of the pole is rotatably connected to the shaft, the legs extend from the other end of the pole, the wheels are fixed on the respective legs and are supported by the ground.