Gyro power starter

• US 7,437,961 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2006
• Issued: 10/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dynaflex International (Johnson Electric Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Dynaflex International (Johnson Electric Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Dworzan, Bill
• Primary Examiner(s): PANG, ROGER L
• Application Number:
  US11/435,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20070266805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 74/52.2, 74/51.2, 74/54, 74/54.1, 74/54.5, 74/54.7, 74/57, 482/44, 482/45, 482/110, 446/233, D21/461
• US Class Current: 74/5.47
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/012 using frictional force-resisters electromagnetically-controlled brakes A63B21/0056
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/015 including rotating or oscillating elements rubbing against fixed elements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/22 Resisting devices with rotary bodies A63B21/0608 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/222 by overcoming gyroscopic forces, e.g. by turning the spin axis
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/04 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/08 electrically driven G01C19/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1246 by friction
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1254 by motor torque
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1282 with rotor drive

Abstract

A power starting dock for gyroscope is comprised of an outer housing that has a bottom and a concave head. The head is slanted at an angle relative to the housing, and engages a gyroscope rotor, an electric power source on the housing, a spring-mounted motor on the housing connected to the power source for producing a rotational power in response to a switching force, and a power rotor fastened to the motor and protruding into the concave head of the housing. The power rotor serves to resiliently transmit rotational motor power to the gyroscope rotor.

Claims

1. A gyroscope power starter comprising:

a housing having a bottom and a concave head slanted at a predetermined angle relative to the housing, the concave head engaging a gyroscope rotor;

an electric power source on the housing;

a spring-mounted motor on the housing connected to the power source for producing a rotational power in response to a switching force; and

a power rotor connected in unity with the motor and protruding into the concave head of the housing to transmit the rotational motor power resiliently to the gyroscope rotor.

2. The gyroscope power starter of claim 1, wherein the predetermined angle of the slanted concave head is approximately 39°

from the housing bottom.

3. The gyroscope power starter of claim 1, wherein the power rotor is rubberized over its circumferential areas to provide a good frictional contact with the gyroscope rotor.

4. The gyroscope power starter of claim 1, further comprising a pushbutton switch for making a circuit among the power source, motor and rotor only under activation of the switching force and breaking the circuit as soon as the switching force is released.

5. The gyroscope power starter of claim 1, wherein the housing is contoured as a desktop pedestal.

6. The gyroscope power starter of claim 5, wherein the housing is shaped into a truncated hexagonal pyramid and the pushbutton switch is annexed to a rear side of the housing.

7. The gyroscope power starter of claim 1, wherein the housing is contoured into a handheld starter.

8. The gyroscope power starter of claim 1, further comprising proximal contacts under the spring-mounted motor, against which the switching force being provided by a depression of the gyroscope itself to connect the proximal contacts.

9. A gyroscope power starter comprising:

a housing having a concave depression, the concave depression shaped to hold a gyroscope rotor;

an electric power source connected to the housing;

a motor mounted on the housing and connected to the electric power source, the motor producing rotational motor power in an active state and deactivated in a deactivated state and;

a power rotor connected to the motor transmitting rotational motor power to a gyroscope rotor sitting in the concave depression when the motor is activated in active state so that a gyroscope rotor placed within the concave depression will receive the power rotor, wherein the concave depression is slanted at an angle of approximately 39°

from a housing bottom.

10. A gyroscope power starter comprising:

a housing having a concave depression, the concave depression shaped to hold a gyroscope rotor;

an electric power source connected to the housing;

a motor mounted on the housing and connected to the electric power source, the motor producing rotational motor power in an active state and deactivated in a deactivated state and;

a power rotor connected to the motor transmitting rotational motor power to a gyroscope rotor sitting in the concave depression when the motor is activated in active state so that a gyroscope rotor placed within the concave depression will receive the power rotor, wherein the motor is mounted on the housing via a resilient spring.

11. A gyroscope power starter comprising:

a housing having a concave depression, the concave depression shaped to hold a gyroscope rotor;

an electric power source connected to the housing;

a motor mounted on the housing and connected to the electric power source, the motor producing rotational motor power in an active state and deactivated in a deactivated state and;

a power rotor connected to the motor transmitting rotational motor power to a gyroscope rotor sitting in the concave depression when the motor is activated in active state so that a gyroscope rotor placed within the concave depression will receive the power rotor, wherein the power rotor is rubberized over its circumferential areas to provide a good frictional contact with the gyroscopic power starter.

12. A gyroscopic wrist exerciser starter comprising:

a housing having a gyroscope rotor receiver, the gyroscope rotor receiver shaped to hold a gyroscope rotor;

an electric power source connected to the housing;

a motor mounted on the housing and connected to the electric power source, the motor producing rotational motor power in an active state and deactivated in a deactivated state and;

a power rotor connected to the motor transmitting rotational motor power to the gyroscope rotor receiver when the motor is activated in active state so that a gyroscope rotor placed on the gyroscope rotor receiver will receive the power rotor, wherein the gyroscope rotor receiver is formed as a generally circular concave depression poised at an angle of approximately 39°

from a housing bottom.

13. The gyroscopic wrist exerciser starter of claim 12, wherein the resilient spring is a leaf spring.

14. The gyroscopic wrist exerciser starter of claim 12, wherein the power rotor is rubberized over its circumferential areas to provide a good frictional contact with the gyroscopic wrist exerciser.

15. The gyroscopic wrist exerciser starter of claim 12, further comprising a pushbutton switch for making a circuit among the power source, motor and rotor only under activation of the switching force and breaking the circuit as soon as the switching force is released.

16. The gyroscopic wrist exerciser starter of claim 12, wherein the housing is contoured as a desktop pedestal.

17. A gyroscopic wrist exerciser starter comprising:

a housing having a gyroscope rotor receiver, the gyroscope rotor receiver shaped to hold a gyroscope rotor;

an electric power source connected to the housing;

a motor mounted on the housing and connected to the electric power source, the motor producing rotational motor power in an active state and deactivated in a deactivated state and;

a power rotor connected to the motor transmitting rotational motor power to the gyroscope rotor receiver when the motor is activated in active state so that a gyroscope rotor placed on the gyroscope rotor receiver will receive the power rotor, wherein the motor is mounted on the housing via a resilient spring.