Vehicle wheel electricity generating device

• US 7,679,210 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2006
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jiangbin Zhu
• Original Assignee: Jiangbin Zhu
• Inventors: Zhu, Jiangbin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ponomarenko; Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US11/813,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20080084071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,524 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.R, 290/1.B, 290/39, 290/49, 290/44, 290/55, 290/1.A, 290/45, 180/65.5, 180/242
• US Class Current: 290/55
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 16/00 Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind B60L8/00; marine propulsion by wind motors driving water-engaging propulsive elements B63H13/00; wind motors specially adapted for installation on vehicles F03D9/32
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 13/20 Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/25 the apparatus being an electrical generator F03D9/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/32 on moving objects, e.g. vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/941 which is a land vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/183 wherein the turbine is a wind turbine adaptation of a wind turbine to an electric generator F03D9/25
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1846 structurally associated with wheels or associated parts dynamos arranged in the wheel hub of cycles B62J6/12
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 Onshore wind turbines

Abstract

A vehicle wheel electricity generating device for a automotive vehicle comprising a generator rotor winding (2) and a stator (4). A wind actuated component (3) is rotatably connected to a vehicle wheel (12), said rotator winding (2) is fixedly connected to the vehicle wheel (12), and said stator (4) is fixedly arranged on the wind actuated component (3). During the traveling of the automotive vehicle, the wind actuated component (3) rotates with respect to the vehicle wheel (12), such that the generator rotator winding (2) rotates with respect to the stator (4) to generate electricity.

Claims

1. An electricity generating device comprising:

a rotator winding of an electricity generator,

a stator; and

a wind actuated component rotatably connected to a vehicle wheel of an automotive vehicle;

wherein said rotator winding is connected to the vehicle wheel, and said stator is arranged on the wind actuated component in correspondence with the rotator winding, the wind actuated component is rotatable with respect to the vehicle wheel under the effect of wind force or inertia generated by movement of the automotive vehicle, to cause the generator rotator winding to rotate with respect to the stator to generate electricity;

wherein said wind actuated component comprises a wind vane, and wherein the wind vane is adapted to orient under the effect of the wind force generated by movement of the automotive vehicle.

2. The electricity generating device of claim 1, wherein said rotator winding is arranged coaxially with the vehicle wheel, and said wind actuated component is correspondingly arranged coaxially with the vehicle wheel.

6. The electricity generating device of claim 1, wherein said wind actuated component further comprises a rotary shaft which is supported at a central position of the vehicle wheel, and the wind actuated rotary component is connected to the rotary shaft.

7. The electricity generating of claim 6, wherein said stator is connected to either the rotary shaft of the wind actuated component or to the wind actuated rotary component.

8. The electricity generating device of claim 1, wherein said wind actuated component further comprises a supporting shaft connected at acentral position of the vehicle wheel, and the wind actuated rotary component is connected to the supporting shaft, with said stator being connected to the wind actuated rotary component.

9. The electricity generating device of claim 1, wherein said stator is a permanent magnet or a stator winding.

3. The electricity generating device of 1, wherein said rotator winding is connected to a base plate provided at a central position of the vehicle wheel, the rotator winding connected to the vehicle wheel via the base plate.

4. The electricity generating of claim 3, wherein said base plate forms a protective cover for the vehicle wheel.

5. The electricity generating device of 3, wherein an installation frame is connected to the base plate, and said base plate is installed on the vehicle wheel via the installation frame.