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Rotational movement assisting device
11231013 · 2022-01-25 ·

A rotational movement assisting device includes: a pipe-type rotary shaft having a through-hole formed therein; a rotational blade coupled so as to rotate the rotary shaft by using a rotation coupling unit provided on an uppermost end of the rotary shaft; a base unit erectly provided by using a rotation installation unit such that the rotary shaft is rotatable; a dual partition wall-type reservoir unit provided at the rotary shaft between the rotational blade and the base unit so as to be coupled to be rotatable; a multistage expandable horizontal rotation unit communicating with the reservoir unit such that circulating water may be introduced thereinto, and having an inner space part formed therein; a power generator provided on an upper surface of the base unit.

ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER GENERATION FLOOR WITH THE SAME
20230332579 · 2023-10-19 ·

The invention discloses an energy storage device, comprising a mounting seat, a first spring energy storage component, a second spring energy storage component, a one-way limiter, a transmission component, and a generator; the first spring energy storage component comprises a first rotating shaft, a first spring, and a first spring barrel; the second spring energy storage component comprises a second rotating shaft, a second spring, and a second spring barrel. The device uses two spring energy storage components to collect the gravitational potential energy of different dispersion points at the same time, and store it in the corresponding spring, then through the action of the one-way limiter, the energy of the spring with larger energy storage can be released and converted into electrical energy.

Dynamic mass torque generator
11754056 · 2023-09-12 · ·

A dynamic mass torque generator for producing renewable energy, the dynamic mass torque generator comprising a dynamic mass assembly, wherein the dynamic mass assembly comprises a ballast tank disposed on ballast tank support arms with distal ends of the ballast tank support arms hingeably attached to a glide car via ballast tank support arm hinges and a counter-weight ballast tank disposed on counter-weight ballast tank support arms with distal ends of the counter-weight ballast tank support arms hingeably attached to the glide car via counter-weight ballast tank support arm hinges, wherein the dynamic mass assembly transfers fluid between the ballast tank and the counter-weight ballast tank using a ballast pump to generate torque; and a torsion spring assembly coupled to the dynamic mass assembly, wherein the torsion spring assembly comprises an angle bevel gear-drive coupled to a torsion-spring axel and a crankshaft gear-drive intercept, using a torsion-spring shaft coupling, wherein the angle bevel gear-drive receives the generated torque by transferring lateral rotation to the crankshaft gear-drive intercept using a torsion-spring axel, which further diverts the torque to a clutch crankshaft gear for rotating a clutch crankshaft coupled to the clutch crankshaft gear and a torsion spring configured to store the torque, maintained by the crankshaft gear-drive intercept, as potential energy using a flywheel clutch, wherein the clutch crankshaft gear rotates, a crankshaft-connector-to-clutch-release directs a torsion spring rotational clutch away from the torsion spring, and thereby releasing the stored potential energy through a flywheel which rotates a turbine generator to produce electricity.

Actuating drive having a wound flat spring as a restoring spring, which flat spring is designed as a constant-force spring and acts directly on an actuation connection point of the actuating drive
11828350 · 2023-11-28 · ·

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an actuating drive comprising: a drive element; an actuation element; and a restoring spring. The drive element drives the actuation element indirectly about an actuation axis. The actuation element includes a shaft portion concentric to the actuation axis and extends at least partially circumferentially. The restoring spring includes a wound flat spring providing a restoring torque on the actuation element, acting tangentially on the shaft portion, and a free spring end tangentially fastened to the shaft portion. The free spring end is radially externally disposed with respect to the spring axis and fastened tangentially to the shaft portion. The spring is mounted rotatably so the spring axis is radially spaced apart from the actuation axis and aligned parallel to the actuation axis.

Self-winding power generating systems and methods for downhole environments

Self-winding power generating device, system, and method are disclosed. The device includes a mechanical winding knob for receiving mechanical energy from a downhole environment, a gear train including a plurality of gears engaged with each other, wherein a first gear in the gear train is operatively connected to the mechanical winding knob, and configured to receive mechanical energy from the mechanical winding knob and transfer the mechanical energy to a second gear in the gear train, a spiral spring attached to one of the gears in the gear train, the spiral spring configured to self-wind and store the mechanical energy upon receiving the mechanical energy from the first gear, and a power generation unit configured to receive the mechanical energy from a last of the plurality of gears and convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Self-winding power generating systems and methods for downhole environments

Self-winding power generating device, system, and method are disclosed. The device includes a mechanical winding knob for receiving mechanical energy from a downhole environment, a gear train including a plurality of gears engaged with each other, wherein a first gear in the gear train is operatively connected to the mechanical winding knob, and configured to receive mechanical energy from the mechanical winding knob and transfer the mechanical energy to a second gear in the gear train, a spiral spring attached to one of the gears in the gear train, the spiral spring configured to self-wind and store the mechanical energy upon receiving the mechanical energy from the first gear, and a power generation unit configured to receive the mechanical energy from a last of the plurality of gears and convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Flexible organic light-emitting display (OLED) and spring component
11404660 · 2022-08-02 ·

Provided herein are a flexible organic light-emitting display (OLED) and a spring component. The film layers are pulled one on one by spring components to make the film layers flat when being unfolded and free of irreversible deformation when being folded. A lubricating layer is disposed between adjacent film layers so that the action force between the adjacent film layers is reduced, thereby making the flexible organic light-emitting display (OLED) flat and free of creases when being unfolded.

Flexible organic light-emitting display (OLED) and spring component
11404660 · 2022-08-02 ·

Provided herein are a flexible organic light-emitting display (OLED) and a spring component. The film layers are pulled one on one by spring components to make the film layers flat when being unfolded and free of irreversible deformation when being folded. A lubricating layer is disposed between adjacent film layers so that the action force between the adjacent film layers is reduced, thereby making the flexible organic light-emitting display (OLED) flat and free of creases when being unfolded.

NITINOL BELLEVILLE ELASTIC NONLINEAR (NI-BELLE-E-N) STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY
20220290458 · 2022-09-15 ·

A structural assembly and a structural bracing system including the structural assembly are presented. The structural assembly includes Belleville disks and shape memory alloy (SMA) rods with nonlinear elastic behavior (e.g., Nitinol rods) to resist lateral force. Stacked Belleville disks are placed between plates resulting in nonlinear elastic behavior in compression. Shape memory alloy rods are placed at the corners of the plates and held by nuts at the exterior faces of the plates. The rods are loose when a compression load is applied to the plates and will work in tension when a tensile load is applied to the plates. A shaft (e.g., steel tube) is placed at the center of the Belleville disks to stabilize the assembly. Addition of the assembly with nonlinear elastic behavior in both tension and compression loadings to a structural bracing system improves the structural behavior of the bracing system.

Torque adjustment mechanism
11306793 · 2022-04-19 · ·

A torque adjustment mechanism is provided for use with a torsion spring. The torsion spring is a coil spring having a plurality of helical coils that define a hollow core. A torque adjuster is positioned in the interior of the hollow core of the coil spring. The torque adjuster has a circular collar on one end and a securing flange on the other end. The circular collar is designed to fit into the hollow core of the coil spring. A clamp is positioned over the exterior of the coil spring in alignment with the circular collar. The clamp secures the coil spring to circular. The position of the collar in the spring defines the number of the coils that are active and establishes the level torque provided by the torsion spring.