Centrifugal force drive machine
First Claim
1. A centrifugal force drive machine for generating a force in a controlled direction comprising:
- a machine frame;
a shaft mounted to the frame and rotatable about its axis;
power means in driving connection to the shaft and operable to rotate the shaft about its axis;
at least one mass having a constant length mounted on the shaft for rotation with the shaft about a center of rotation, each said mass having a center of gravity which is movable radially with respect to the shaft between a position in which the mass is rotationally balanced about the shaft and a position in which the mass is unbalanced; and
a control member in operative connection between the frame and the mass, the control member constraining the mass to move between a balanced position and an unbalanced position in each one half revolution of the shaft and the mass.
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Abstract
The centrifugal force drive machine for generating force in a controlled direction is provided. The machine includes a machine frame having a shaft mounted thereto for rotation about its axis. The drive mechanism is provided to rotate the shaft about its axis. At least one mass is mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith. Each mass has a center of gravity which is moveable radially with respect to the shaft between the position in which the mass is rotationally balanced about the shaft and a position in which the mass is unbalanced. A control member in an operative connection between the mass and the frame is provided to constrain radial movement of the mass between the balanced position and the unbalanced position during each revolution thereof. When a mass is in the unbalanced position, the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the mass is transmitted to the control member, thereby generating a linear force in the controlled direction.
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14 Claims
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1. A centrifugal force drive machine for generating a force in a controlled direction comprising:
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a machine frame; a shaft mounted to the frame and rotatable about its axis; power means in driving connection to the shaft and operable to rotate the shaft about its axis; at least one mass having a constant length mounted on the shaft for rotation with the shaft about a center of rotation, each said mass having a center of gravity which is movable radially with respect to the shaft between a position in which the mass is rotationally balanced about the shaft and a position in which the mass is unbalanced; and a control member in operative connection between the frame and the mass, the control member constraining the mass to move between a balanced position and an unbalanced position in each one half revolution of the shaft and the mass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A centrifugal force drive machine for generating a force in a controlled direction comprising:
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a machine frame; a shaft mounted to the frame and rotatable about its axis; power means in driving connection to the shaft and operable to rotate the shaft about its axis; a mass of constant length in fixed rotational connection to the shaft and in unrestricted radial connection to the shaft, said mass has a center of gravity that is eccentric generally in the controlled direction about the axis for at least one-half of each revolution and concentric with the axis for at least part of each revolution; control means forming an inwardly facing surface surrounding the axis of the shaft and being of changing radius, the control means limiting outward movement of the mass and transferring centrifugal force generated by rotation of the mass to the frame.
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