Solid state inertial energy generatorstorage system

• US 3,324,317 A
• Filed: 01/21/1965
• Issued: 06/06/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gerald L. Hazelet
• Original Assignee: Gerald L. Hazelet
• Inventors: Hazelet, Gerald L.
• Application Number:
  US04/428,283
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• US Class Current: 310/329
• CPC Class Codes: F42C 11/02 with piezo-crystal

Claims

4. AN INERTIAL ENERGY GENERATOR-STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING:

A GENERALLY ELONGATED CASE HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND FORMED OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL;

AN INSULATOR MEANS DISPOSED AT THE BASE OF SAID CASE IN THE INTERIOR THEREOF;

AN INSULATOR SLEEVE DISPOSED INSIDE SAID CASE AND HAVING A LOWER END PORTION ENGAGING SAID INSULATOR DISC;

A SUPPORT DISC FORMED OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL RECEIVED IN SAID SLEEVE AND AFFIXED TO SAID CASE AND INSULATED THEREFROM BY SAID INSULATOR DISC AND SAID INSULATOR SLEEVE;

A PIEZO-ELECTRIC CRYSTAL MOUNTED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID SUPPORT DISC;

AN INERTIA MASS MEMBER HAVING A CAVITY IN THE LOWER END THEREOF, AND HAVING AN OUTER WALL, SAID INERTIA MEMBER BEING RECEIVED IN SAID SLEEVE AND HAVING A LOWER ANNULAR FACE, THERE BEING AN ANNULAR SPACE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID ANNULAR FACE AND THE FACING PORTION OF SAID SUPPORT DISC, SAID INERTIA MASS MEMBER BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE TO A LIMITED EXTENT TOWARD SAID SUPPORT DISC IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF SAID CASE IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS FOR INCREASING AND DECREASING A FORCE APPLIED TO SAID CRYSTAL BY SAID INERTIA MEMBER, SAID CRYSTAL BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN A PORTION OF SAID INERTIA MEMBER AND SAID SUPPORT DISC;

MEANS LIMITING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID INERTIA MEMBER AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT DISC;

AND AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH INCLUDING A PLUNGER RECEIVED IN THE UPPER END OF SAID INERTIA MEMBER, SAID PLUNGER BEING NORMALLY RETRACTED IN SAID CAVITY, SAID PLUNGER BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID INERTIA MEMBER AND HAVING AN INERTIA SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SAID PLUNGER TO MOVE UPWARDLY AND STRIKE A PORTION OF SAID CASE TO CLOSE SAID SWITCH UPON RAPID DECELERATION OF SAID CASE WHILE MOVING IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF APPLICATION OF FORCE OF SAID SPRING ON SAID PLUNGER, SAID PLUNGER BEING SO MOVABLE UPON SUCH RAPID DECELERATION OF SAID CASE TO CONTACT SAID CASE AND COMPLETE AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PORTION FROM ONE POLE OF SAID CRYSTAL TO SAID CASE.