Transportation and power generating system of gravity and leaf springs

• US 7,151,322 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2005
• Issued: 12/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ashraf Makrm Dawoud Eskandr
• Original Assignee: Ashraf Makrm Dawoud Eskandr
• Inventors: Eskandr, Ashraf Makrm Dawoud
• Primary Examiner(s): GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR
• Application Number:
  US11/042,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20060163876A1
• Time in Patent Office: 693 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.R, 290/1.C, 290/1.D, 290/1.E, 290/28, 290/27, 290/32
• US Class Current: 290/1.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F03G 1/02 characterised by shape or material of spring, e.g. helical, spiral, coil
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 53/00 Alleged dynamo-electric perpetua mobilia

Abstract

Two weights and or springs mounted on two pivoted beams. A short end of each beam is interconnected with a gearbox by a crank and trace. The gearbox is interconnected with two other ends of the beams by linkages. An electric starter with battery imparts kinetic energy to lift one weight and let the other weight descend. The gearbox regulates the oscillation of two beams. The operator turns the electric starter off after the system is started. An output shaft imparts rotary motion of the gearbox to drive a vehicle, an airplane, or an AC generator.

Claims

1. A system for transportation equipment and generation electricity by gravity and leaf springs comprising:

a first beam is pivoted on a first Y-shaped frame to be said first beam free to oscillate;

a first weight is fixedly secured on a first long end of said first beam for conversion potential energy of said first weight into oscillatory movement of said first beam;

a second beam is pivoted on a second Y-shaped frame to be said second beam free to oscillate;

a second weight is fixedly secured on said second beam for conversion potential energy of said second weight into oscillatory movement of said second beam;

a gearbox is fixed on a system frame for regulation oscillatory movement of said first beam and said second beam;

a crankshaft has two cranks and installed in said gearbox;

a brake disk is fixedly secured on said crankshaft;

an output shaft for imparting rotary motion of said gearbox;

a brake device is fixed on said gearbox for stopping said system;

a flywheel is fixedly secured on said output shaft, and having notches or sockets on its circumscription for engagement with a latch installed on a system'"'"'s frame for keeping the said system stopping after the operator used the said braking device for stopping rotation of the said crankshaft;

an electric starter is installed on said gearbox for imparting rotary motion to said gearbox for starting said system;

a gear is fixedly secured on said flywheel for imparting rotary motion of said electric starter to said gearbox for starting said system;

a first crank is fixedly secured on the left external part of said crankshaft;

a second crank is fixedly secured on the right external part of said crankshaft;

a crankshaft having four cranks can be used instead of said crankshaft for combination two systems;

a first connecting rod is interconnecting a first short end of said first beam with said first crank for conversion oscillation of said first beam to rotary motion of said crankshaft;

a second connecting rod is interconnecting a second short end of said second beam with said second crank for conversion oscillation of said second beam to rotary motion of said crankshaft;

an additional beam or more than one can be interconnected with said first beam and said second beam by a transfer linkage for increasing an output of said system;

two assemblages of leaf springs, each one of them consists of two leaf springs or more are connecting said first long end of said first beam with a system'"'"'s frame and said second long end of said second beam with said system'"'"'s frame for conversion mechanical energy of said leaf springs to oscillatory motion of said first beam and said second beam with or without said first weight and said second weight;

a vise can be used as a strainer for said leaf springs;

a system frame for fixing said first Y-shaped frame, said second Y-shaped frame, a first rectangular frame, a second rectangular frame, a vertical frame, said gearbox, and an alternator thereon;

a shaft for imparting rotary motion of said gearbox to a third pulley and a fourth pulley for regulation said oscillation of said first beam and said second beam;

a third pulley is installed on an end of said shaft and connected with an end of a second chain;

a second chain is connecting said third pulley with said second long end of said second beam through a second coil spring for lifting said second long end of said second beam;

a second coil spring is connecting an end of said second chain with said second long end of said second beam for straining said second coil spring about one inch or suitable length on the straining of said second chain is equal three times approximately said second weight;

a fourth pulley installed on an end of said shaft and connected with a first chain;

a first chain is connecting said fourth pulley with said long end of said first beam through a first coil spring for lifting said first long end of said first beam on the descent of said second long end of said second beam;

a first coil spring is connecting an end of said first chain and said first long end of said first beam for straining said first coil about an inch or suitable length on the straining of said first chain is equal to three times approximately said first weight;

a vertical frame is fixed on said system frame for installation a horizontal frame thereon;

a horizontal frame is fixed on said vertical frame for installation a first pulley on its left end and a second pulley on its right end;

a first pulley is free to rotate and said first chain is trained thereon;

a second pulley is free to rotate and said second chain is trained thereon;

a first rectangular frame is fixedly secured on said system frame and having a bolster for protection said first beam;

a second rectangular frame is fixedly secured on said system frame and having a bolster for protection said second beam;

a first Y-shaped frame is fixedly secured on the said system frame;

a second Y-shaped frame is fixedly secured on the said system frame;

an alternator is installed on said system frame for recharging a battery of said electric starter; and

a pulley is fixedly secured on said output shaft for imparting rotary motion to said alternator by a belt.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein a first design of said gearbox includes:

a crankshaft is installed in said gearbox;

a first crank is installed on the external left end of said crankshaft;

a second crank is installed on the external right end of said crankshaft;

a twelfth gear is fixedly secured on said crankshaft;

a brake disk is fixedly secured on said crankshaft;

a sixth gear is fixedly secured on said crankshaft and engaging with a second gear for imparting rotary motion to a first shaft with faster rotational speed;

a first shaft is installed in said gearbox for imparting rotary motion of said gearbox to a machine needs said rotary motion;

a flywheel is fixedly secured on an external part of said first shaft;

a first gear is fixedly secured on said flywheel for imparting rotary motion of said electric starter to said gearbox to start said system;

a second gear is fixedly secured on said first shaft and engaged with said sixth gear for imparting rotation of said crankshaft to said first shaft;

a third cogged wheel is installed on said crankshaft by engagement a thirteenth gear with said twelfth gear, free to slide to the left or right on said crankshaft, driven by rotation of said crankshaft, cogged on its left surface to form a fourth gear, and cogged on its right surface to form a fifth gear;

a first drum is fixedly secured on the left surface of said third cogged wheel by its flat edge, having 50% low edge and 50% high edge approximately on its external end, and contacted a first frame for sliding said third cogged wheel to the right on the contacting of a first frame with a high external edge of said first drum during the contacting of a second frame with a low external edge of a second drum for disengagement a fourth gear and a seventh gear, at the same time, engagement a fifth gear with an eleventh gear;

a second drum is fixedly secured on the right surface of said third cogged wheel by its flat edge, having 50% low edge and 50% high edge approximately on its external end, and contacted a second frame for sliding said third cogged wheel to the left on the contacting of second frame with said high external edge of said second drum during the contacting of a first frame with said low edge of said first drum for disengagement an eleventh gear and a fifth gear, at the same time, engagement a fourth gear with a seventh gear;

a first frame is fixedly secured on the bottom of said gearbox and contacted said first drum;

a second frame is fixedly secured on the bottom of said gearbox and contacted said second drum;

a seventh gear is fixedly secured on a second shaft for imparting rotary motion of a fourth gear to a fourth shaft through a second shaft, an eighth gear, a ninth gear, and a tenth gear on the contacting of said high external edge of said second drum with said second frame;

an eighth gear is fixedly secured on a second shaft and engaged with a ninth gear for imparting rotary motion of a second shaft to a ninth gear;

a second shaft is installed on said gearbox for imparting rotary motion of said seventh gear to said eighth gear;

a third shaft is an axle for a ninth gear;

a ninth gear is fixedly secured on said third shaft and engaged with said eighth gear and a tenth gear for imparting rotary motion to a tenth gear with reverse direction than that of an eleventh gear for changing said rotary direction of said fourth shaft;

a tenth gear is fixedly secured on a fourth shaft and engaged with said ninth gear;

an eleventh gear is fixedly secured on said fourth shaft, engages with a fifth gear on the contacting of said first frame with said high edge of said first drum for imparting rotary motion of a fifth gear to a fourth shaft with reverse direction than that of the said tenth gear, and disengages off a fifth gear on the contacting of said first frame with said low edge of said first drum, at the same time, contacting said second frame with said high edge of said second drum for engagement said fourth gear with said seventh gear for imparting rotary motion with a reverse rotary direction to a fourth shaft through a second shaft, an eighth gear, a ninth gear, and a tenth gear; and

a fourth shaft is installed in said gearbox and imparts kinetic energy of said gearbox to said first beam and the said second beam through said third pulley and said fourth pulley for regulation their oscillation.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein a second design of said gearbox includes:

a crankshaft is installed in said gearbox;

a first crank is fixedly secured on an external left end of said crankshaft for conversion said oscillation of said first beam to rotary motion of said crankshaft;

a second crank is fixedly secured on the right external end of said crankshaft for conversion said oscillation of said second beam to rotary motion of said crankshaft;

a third gear is fixedly secured on said crankshaft, engaged with a second gear for imparting rotary motion of said crankshaft to a second gear, and engaged with a seventh gear for imparting rotary motion of said crankshaft to a seventh gear;

a second gear is fixedly secured on a first shaft and engaged with said third gear for imparting rotary motion of said third gear to a first shaft;

a first shaft is installed in said gearbox for imparting rotary motion of said system to a machine needs said rotary motion;

a flywheel is fixedly secured on said first shaft;

a first gear is installed on said flywheel for imparting rotary motion of a pinion gear of an electric starter for starting said system;

an electric starter is fixedly secured on said gearbox for starting said system and runs by a rechargeable battery;

a brake disk is fixedly secured on said crankshaft for stopping said system;

a brake device is fixedly secured on said gearbox for stopping the said system;

a seventh gear is a reverse idler gear engaged with said third gear and an eighth gear for imparting rotary motion of said third gear to a fourth shaft through an eighth gear, a ninth gear, a tenth gear, an eleventh gear, a thirteenth gear, a third shaft, a fourteenth gear, and a fifteenth gear on the contacting of a first cam'"'"'s projection with the right surface of an eleventh gear;

an eighth gear is fixedly secured on a second shaft and engaged with said seventh gear for imparting rotary motion of said seventh gear to a tenth gear through a ninth gear;

a ninth gear is fixedly secured on the right surface of said eighth gear and engages with a tenth gear on the contacting of a first cam'"'"'s projection with the right surface of an eleventh gear for imparting rotary motion of a ninth gear to a tenth gear;

a tenth gear is fixedly secured on the left surface of an eleventh gear;

an eleventh gear is installed on a second shaft, free to slide on its shaft to the right by a coil spring or left by a projection of a first cam, and engaged with a thirteenth gear;

a ring is fixedly secured on the right surface of said eleventh gear for protection said eleventh gear of the wear due to contacting said eleventh gear with a first cam;

a twelfth gear is fixedly secured on the right surface of said eleventh gear, engages with a fourth gear on the contacting of a low edge of a first cam with the right surface of said eleventh gear for imparting rotary motion of a fourth gear to said eleventh gear;

a second shaft for installation said eighth gear, said eleventh gear, and a coil spring thereon;

a coil spring is installed on said second shaft by two end plates between said eighth gear and said eleventh gear for sliding said eleventh gear to the right on the contacting of a low edge of a first cam with the right surface of said eleventh gear for disengagement said ninth gear and said tenth gear, at the same time, engagement a fourth gear and said twelfth gear for imparting rotary motion to a fourth shaft through a twelfth gear, an eleventh gear, a thirteenth gear, a third shaft, a fourteenth gear, and a fifteenth gear with reverse direction than that of said ninth gear;

a third shaft for imparting rotary motion of a thirteenth gear to a fourteenth gear;

a thirteenth gear is fixedly secured on said third shaft and engaged with said eleventh gear;

a fourteenth gear is fixedly secured on said third shaft and engaged with a fifteenth gear;

a fifteenth gear is fixedly secured on a fourth shaft;

a fourth gear is fixedly secured on said crankshaft for imparting rotary motion to said twelfth gear on the contacting of a low edge of a first cam with the right surface of said eleventh gear;

a fifth gear is fixedly secured on the right surface of said fourth gear and engaged with a sixth gear for imparting rotary motion to a first cam through a first cam shaft;

a first cam shaft is installed in two shaft bearings on an H-shaped frame for imparting rotary motion of said sixth gear to a first cam;

a first cam is fixedly secured on an end of said first cam shaft, 50% of its edge approximately is a projection and 50% is a low edge, contacted the right surface of said eleventh gear, rotates a half revolution after the descent of said first beam or said second beam from upper extreme position to lower extreme position, and push the right surface of said eleventh gear to slide to the left for disengagement said fourth gear and said twelfth gear, at the same time, engagement said tenth gear and said ninth gear for imparting rotary motion with reverse direction than that of said fourth gear to a fourth shaft;

a fourth shaft is installed in said gearbox by an end for imparting rotary motion of said fifteenth gear that is installed on its end to said third pulley and said fourth pulley that will install on its external end for lifting said first beam or said second beam through linkages when any one of them reaches to lower extreme position for regulation their oscillation;

a second cam is fixedly secured on a second cam shaft and rotates a quarter revolution by the operator for pushing the right surface of said eleventh gear to the left for stopping said system by disengagement said fourth gear and said twelfth gear; and

a second cam shaft is installed on a bottom of said gearbox by a shaft bearing and its upper end is installed in a cover of said gearbox by a bearing, connected with an arm at its upper end, and rotates a quarter revolution approximately by the operator who use said arm to stop said system.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein said H-shaped frame includes:

A first frame is pivoted to a fourth frame by a first pin, having a projection at its lower end for keeping said H-shaped frame stand vertically, able to slant to one direction only if happened any difficulty on the engagement of said ninth gear and said tenth gear, connected with a third frame, and having a shaft bearing on its upper end for installation said first cam shaft;

a fourth frame is fixedly secured on a bottom of said gearbox and pivoted with the lower end of said first frame by a first pin;

a second frame is identical with said first frame, pivoted with a fifth frame by a second pin, having a shaft bearing on its upper end for installation said first cam shaft, fixedly secured with a third frame, and able to slant to one direction only if happened any difficulty on the engagement of said ninth gear and said tenth gear;

a fifth frame is fixedly secured on a bottom of said gearbox and pivoted with a lower end of said second frame by a second pin; and

a third frame is connecting said first frame with said second frame and pushed towards the right surface of said eleventh gear by an upper end of a leaf spring for keeping said first cam contacting with the right surface of said eleventh gear.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said first pulley and said second pulley each one of them includes:

a first pulley component having one end plate or flange and two sockets for installation a second pulley component on said first pulley component;

a second pulley component is made of rubber or suitable material having two teeth for installation said second pulley component on said first pulley component for prevention the noise on the running of said system; and

a third pulley component is an end plate or flange having a central hole for installation said third pulley component on an axle of said first pulley component and four small holes for installation said third pulley component on said first pulley component by bolts.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein said vise is be connected with said first long end of said first beam and said second long end of said second beam by the following components:

a second flexible cable is connecting a first link and a first assemblage of leaf springs;

a first assemblage of leaf springs having two or more than two of identical leaf springs for connection between said second flexible cable and a first flexible cable;

a first flexible cable is connecting said first assemblage of leaf springs and said first long end of said first beam and trained on a first pulley;

a first pulley is installed on said system frame and free to rotate for training said first flexible cable thereon;

a fourth flexible cable is connecting a second link and a second assemblage of leaf springs;

a second assemblage of leaf springs having two or more of identical leaf springs for connection said fourth flexible cable and a third flexible cable;

a third flexible cable is trained on a second pulley and connecting said second assemblage of leaf springs with said second long end of said second beam; and

a second pulley is installed on said system frame and free to rotate for training said third flexible cable thereon.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said additional beam is pivoted on a second frame and interconnected with said first long end of said first beam or said second long end of said second beam by the following components:

a first rack is fixedly secured on an end of said additional beam and engaged with a second gear for imparting oscillatory movement of said additional beam to a second gear;

a second gear is fixedly secured on a shaft for imparting oscillatory movement of said first rack to a first pulley;

a first pulley is fixedly secured on said shaft and interconnected with said first long end of said first beam or said second long end of said second beam by two chains for pulling said first long end of said first beam or said second long end of said second beam to down;

a turnbuckle on an end of a connecting piece for connection said two chains with each other; and

an arm is fixedly secured on said additional beam and contacted an under surface of said first beam or said second beam for lifting said first beam or said second beam by said additional beam that is be lifted by said first chain or said second chain of said system.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein combination two systems with each other by one crankshaft includes:

a first crankpin interconnects with said upper end of said first connecting rod and move under control a first gearbox;

a second crankpin interconnects with said upper end of said second connecting rod and move under control a first gearbox;

a first crank arm having an angle 180 degrees with a second crank arm;

a third crankpin interconnects with said upper end of said first connecting rod and move under control a second gearbox;

a fourth crankpin interconnects with said upper end of said second connecting rod and move under controlling of a second gearbox;

a fifth crank arm having an angle 180 degrees with a sixth crank arm; and

a third crank arm having an angle 90 degrees with a fourth crank arm for stabilizing said system'"'"'s output.