DEVICE THAT USES GRAVITY TO MOVE WEIGHTS ACROSS A SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATION AND TORQUE AND A BRAKING APPARATUS TO REGULATE ROTATION SPEED

Abstract

A rotation generation device is provided that includes: at least one pair of Cylindrical Containers having Chambers therein at each end to receive and discharge a fluid, the Cylindrical Containers interconnected via a tubular member and mounted essentially perpendicular to a Shaft; Threaded Caps with dual nozzles that screw on to each Chamber at the end of the Cylindrical Containers; two or more Pistons, each Piston interconnected to another Piston via a hollow tube, each Piston resides in a sliding relationship in a respective Cylindrical Container and wherein the hollow tube resides in the tubular member, the hollow tube having a length for a first of the two or more pistons to cause one of the Cylindrical Containers to receive fluid as the first piston slides within the respective Cylindrical Container, while a second of the two or more pistons causes another of the Cylindrical Containers to discharge fluid therein; a weight, residing and capable of moving laterally within the hollow tube; Pipes interconnecting adjacent Cylindrical Containers via the Cap nozzles; bellows within each Chamber of the Cylindrical Containers, wherein each bellow attaches on one end to a Piston and at an opposite end to the Chamber of the Cylindrical Container.

Claims

1. A rotation generation device comprising: at least one pair of Cylindrical Containers having Chambers therein at each end to receive and discharge a fluid, the Cylindrical Containers interconnected via a tubular member and mounted essentially perpendicular to a Shaft; Threaded Caps with dual nozzles that screw on to each Chamber at the end of the Cylindrical Containers; two or more Pistons, each Piston interconnected to another Piston via a hollow tube, each Piston resides in a sliding relationship in a respective Cylindrical Container and wherein the hollow tube resides in the tubular member, the hollow tube having a length for a first of the two or more pistons to cause one of the Cylindrical Containers to receive fluid as the first piston slides within the respective Cylindrical Container, while a second of the two or more pistons causes another of the Cylindrical Containers to discharge fluid therein; a weight, residing and capable of moving laterally within the hollow tube; Pipes interconnecting adjacent Cylindrical Containers via the Cap nozzles; bellows within each Chamber of the Cylindrical Containers, wherein each bellow attaches on one end to a Piston and at an opposite end to the Chamber of the Cylindrical Container.

2. The rotation generation device of claim 1, comprising at least two pair of Cylindrical Containers having Chambers therein at each end to receive and discharge a fluid, each pair of Cylindrical Containers interconnected via a tubular member, a first pair of Cylindrical Containers assembled on the shaft to be offset at about 90 degrees from a second pair of Cylindrical Containers.

3. The rotation generation device of claim 1, comprising a Braking Apparatus for applying braking pressure to reduce rotational speed of the Shaft,

4. The rotation generation device of claim 3, wherein each Braking Apparatus comprises: a Pedestal, a Ringed Rod, a Brake Pedal, a Brake Pad and a weight with a center hole that sits on the Ringed Rod.

5. The rotation generation device of claim 1, wherein the fluid is a liquid.

6. The rotation generation device of claim 1, wherein the length of the hollow tube equals: a length of one Chamber, plus a length of the tubular members interconnecting Chambers, plus a thickness of the Pistons.

7. The rotation generation device of claim 1, comprising a Shaft Assembly that enables rotation of the Cylindrical Containers and which is connected to a gearbox coupled to a generator for producing electricity, comprising: Clamps with female sockets and Panels coupled together on either side, so as to hold the Cylindrical Containers perpendicular to the Shaft; Shaft Bits with male heads that connect to Clamps with female sockets; Shaft Enders with male heads, the Shaft Enders having Radial Bearing Rings at both ends and a larger diameter center Brake Drum with Horizontal Grooves, the Radial Bearing Rings held within Brackets that can be attached to and supported by Stands.

8. The rotation generation device of claim 1, wherein the Bellows prevent backflow of liquid to another Chamber of a Cylindrical Container.

9. The rotation generation device of claim 1, further comprising an arrangement of Cylindrical Containers in a series of pairs, wherein each pair of Cylindrical Container is clamped to the Shaft so as to be perpendicular to the Shaft Assembly and 45 degrees to another pair of Cylindrical Containers clamped on the Shaft.

10. The rotation generation device of claim 1, further comprising: Two pairs of Hollow Pipes angled inwards at ends and with screw caps at ends, for each pair of Cylindrical Containers; wherein each Hollow Pipe has one end connected to a Chamber Cap Nozzle of an Cylindrical Container and the other end connected to a Chamber Cap nozzle of an adjacent Cylindrical Container in the pair; the connected Pipes being in a square-like form wherein the pair of Hollow Pipes from a Chamber Cap's dual nozzles do not connect into the same Chamber Cap's dual nozzles of an adjacent Cylindrical Container in the pair.

11. The gravity powered device of claim 1, further comprising: A quantity of liquid, preferably water, positioned in an upper quadrant Chamber of a Cylindrical Container, that provides enough torque to operate a generator and wherein: the upper quadrant Chamber of the Cylindrical Container is the one initiating the direction of Shaft's spin.

12. A rotation generation device comprising: at least two pair of Cylindrical Containers having Chambers therein at each end to receive and discharge a fluid, each pair of Cylindrical Containers interconnected via a tubular member and mounted essentially perpendicular to a Shaft; Threaded Caps with dual nozzles that screw on to each Chamber at the end of the Cylindrical Containers; two pair of Pistons, each pair of Pistons interconnected via a hollow tube, each pair of Pistons resides in a sliding relationship in a respective pair of Cylindrical Containers and wherein the hollow tube interconnecting the pair of Pistons resides in the tubular member of the respective pair of Cylindrical Containers, the hollow tubes having a length for a first of the pair of pistons to cause one of the Cylindrical Containers to receive fluid as the first piston slides within the respective Cylindrical Container, while a second of the pair pistons causes another of the Cylindrical Containers to discharge fluid therein,; a weight, residing and capable of moving laterally within each of the hollow tubes; Pipes interconnecting adjacent Cylindrical Containers via the Cap nozzles; Bellows within each Chamber of the Cylindrical Containers, wherein each bellow attaches on one end to a Piston and at an opposite end to the Chamber of the Cylindrical Container to prevent backflow of fluid to another Chamber of a Cylindrical Container.

13. The rotation generation device of claim 12, wherein a first pair of Cylindrical Containers is assembled on the Shaft to be offset at about 90 degrees from a second pair of Cylindrical Containers.

14. The rotation generation device of claim 12, comprising a Braking Apparatus for applying braking pressure to reduce rotational speed of the Shaft,

15. The rotation generation device of claim 14, wherein each Braking Apparatus comprises: a Pedestal, a Ringed Rod, a Brake Pedal, a Brake Pad and a weight with a center hole that sits on the Ringed Rod.

16. The rotation generation device of claim 12, wherein the fluid is a liquid.

17. The rotation generation device of claim 12, wherein the length of each of the hollow tubes equals: a length of one Chamber, plus a length of the tubular members interconnecting Chambers, plus a thickness of the Pistons.

18. The rotation generation device of claim 12, further comprising an arrangement of Cylindrical Containers in a series of pairs, wherein each pair of Cylindrical Containers is clamped to the Shaft so as to be perpendicular to the Shaft Assembly and 45 degrees to another pair of Cylindrical Containers clamped on the Shaft.

19. The rotation generation device of claim 12, further comprising: Two pairs of Hollow Pipes angled inwards at ends and with screw caps at ends, for each pair of Cylindrical Containers; wherein each Hollow Pipe has one end connected to a Chamber Cap Nozzle of an Cylindrical Container and the other end connected to a Chamber Cap nozzle of an adjacent Cylindrical Container in the pair; the connected Pipes being in a square-like form wherein the pair of Hollow Pipes from a Chamber Cap's dual nozzles do not connect into the same Chamber Cap's dual nozzles of an adjacent Cylindrical Container in the pair.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0056] FIG. 1 shows a perspective side view and partial cross section of the gravity driven machine according to at least one embodiment, using two Oblong Cylindrical Containers.

[0057] FIG. 2 shows the front view of an assembled machine, relative to FIG. 1, consisting of Stands with Weighted Ground Stakes, Shaft Assembly configuration comprising Clamps holding two Oblong Cylindrical Containers with interconnected Pipes, Shaft Bit connecting Clamps of two Oblong Cylindrical Containers, and Shaft Enders, with Brake Drum, one end connecting Clamp of Oblong Cylindrical Container and other end acting as output to gear box that feeds an electric generator, or to connect another set of Oblong Cylindrical Containers to form a series as shown in FIG. 15, and Braking Apparatus as described in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12.

[0058] FIG. 3 shows separately the side and front view of the Stands with Weighted Ground Stakes, relative to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

[0059] FIG. 4 shows the cross section of an Oblong Cylindrical Container with holes at base of each liquid Chamber to attach one end of a Bellow, as shown in FIG. 1, the Oblong Cylindrical Container Caps with threaded dual Nozzles, one Cap showing a cross section with inside Washer.

[0060] FIG. 5 shows the cross section of Piston, with Cap-Heads having holes to attach one end of a Bellow, as shown in FIG. 1

[0061] FIG. 6 shows a Bellow with upper screw heads that attach to Piston Cap-Head as in FIG. 1, and relative to FIG. 5, and lower screw heads that connect to base of liquid Chamber of an Oblong Cylindrical Container, as shown in FIG. 1 and relative to FIG. 4.

[0062] FIG. 7 shows separately side and front view of a Clamp with square female socket, relative to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a pair of which is used to hold in a sandwich grip an Oblong Cylindrical Container perpendicular to the Shaft Assembly as a whole, the Clamp being part of the Shaft Assembly.

[0063] FIG. 8 shows separately front and side view of a Panel, used on opposite sides of an Oblong Cylindrical Container, each bolted to Clamps on either side, so as to hold in a box grip an Oblong Cylindrical Container perpendicular to the Shaft Assembly as a whole, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

[0064] FIG. 9 shows a Shaft Bit with square male heads at both ends, the Shaft Bit used to connect Clamps, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0065] FIG. 10 shows a front view of Shaft Ender with a larger diameter center Brake Drum having Horizontal Grooves to reduce brake pressure, Radial Bearing Rings and male heads at both ends.

[0066] FIG. 11 shows (a) side view and cross section of Braking Apparatus consisting of a Pedestal with Angular Tube, a Brake Pedal attached to Brake Pad, a Ringed Rod and a Weight. (b) side view for top of Stand and Brackets supporting the Radial Bearing Rings of the Shaft Ender and (c) side view of Shaft Ender with Brake Drum having Horizontal Grooves to reduce braking pressure starting immediately before and ending immediately after a liquid filled Chamber crosses horizontal position.

[0067] FIG. 12 shows aerial view (a) Braking Apparatus as described in FIG. 11: Pedestal, Ringed Rod, Brake Pedal and Brake Pad (b) Shaft Ender as described in FIG. 10: Brake Drum, Horizontal Grooves and male heads (c) Brackets, as described in FIG. 11, mounted on Stands anchored with Weighted Ground Stakes.

[0068] FIG. 13 shows side view of a Series Clamp with square female socket moved 45 degrees relative to side view of Clamp in FIG. 7, the Series Clamp used to make a transitional connection in a series, shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15.

[0069] FIG. 14 shows a side view of four Oblong Cylindrical Containers connected in a series consisting of two sets of Oblong Cylindrical Containers each set with Oblong Cylindrical Containers at 90 degrees to the other as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, and the two sets connected at 45 degrees using one Series Clamp FIG. 13.

[0070] FIG. 15 shows a front view of an assembled machine, relative to FIG. 2, connected in a series of four Oblong Cylindrical Containers as shown in FIG. 14, Stands with Weighted Ground Stakes, Shaft Assembly showing Shaft Bit, Series Clamp and Shaft Enders, with Brake Drum, one end connecting Clamp of Oblong Cylindrical Container and other end acting as output to gear box that feeds an electric generator, Braking Apparatus as described in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0071] This application describes a device that uses gravity to move weights across a configured Shaft Assembly for generating rotation and torque, the speed regulated by a gravity driven braking mechanism, is described herein, together with the drawings and illustrations in FIG. 1 to FIG. 15 and described generally by the reference numeral 22.

[0072] In a preferred embodiment, the device 22 includes one or preferably a plurality of Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1 having narrow mid-section and larger liquid Chambers at each of the two ends, each Chamber with Caps 2 having threaded dual Nozzles 3. Each Oblong Cylindrical Container 1 encases a Piston comprising a tube 4 of length equal to the mid-section of the Oblong Cylindrical Container 1 plus height of a collapsed Bellow 8, with Cap-Heads 5 at both ends. Within each Piston may be a Solid Heavy Density Matter 6 or other Matter and having optional two blocks of Solid Light Weight Matter called Stoppers 7 on either side of the Solid Heavy Density Matter 6. Within each Oblong Cylindrical Container's 1 Chamber is a Bellow 8 which may be attached with head and tail screws or any other manner, with the head screws attached to the head of a Piston Cap 5 using embedded Nuts 9, and the tail screws attached to the Oblong Cylindrical Container's 1 Chamber base using Nuts 10.

[0073] The Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1 attach to a configured Shaft Assembly as shown in FIG. 2, comprising Clamps with female socket 11 to provide a sandwich-like grip, the Clamps 11 attached with Bolts 13 to side Panels 12 to form a box grip around each Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1. A Shaft Bit 14, having male heads on each side of the Shaft Bit 14 connects the Clamps 11 of adjacent Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1. Shaft Enders generally described by the reference numeral 15 with Brake Drum 24 having Horizontal Grooves 25 and male heads at each side that connect to a female end of Clamp 11 on one side of the Shaft Enders 15, and other side of the Shaft Enders 15 connecting either to a gear box not shown, or, to a Series Clamp 23 having female socket turned 45 degrees compared to the main Clamp 11, to form a series of Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1, as shown in FIG. 15. The configured Shaft Assembly comprising 11, 12 (Tubular Member), 13, 14 (Shaft), 15 and including Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1 may be mounted on Stands 16 or any other foundation, with Brackets 26 encasing Radial Bearing Rings 27 on both sides of the device. The Stand 16 anchored by Weighted Ground Stakes 17.

[0074] The Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1 interconnected by Pipes having, e.g., 135 degree, elbows 18 and Screw Caps 19 at both ends, which attach to the threaded Nozzles 3 of the Oblong Cylindrical Container Caps 2, each Oblong Cylindrical Container Cap 2 having an inside washer 20.

[0075] A Braking Apparatus, generally described by the reference numeral 28 includes a Pedestal with Angular Tube 29, a Brake Pedal with Brake Pad 30, a Ringed Rod 31 and a Weight 32, is mounted on Stand 16 or any other manner with the Brake Pad 30 against Brake Drum 24. The Weight 32 applying just enough braking pressure to slow down rotational speed and enable Piston 5 to complete pumping action at the lowest point in rotation. The Horizontal Grooves 25, on Brake Drum 24, serving to reduce braking pressure starting immediately before and ending immediately after a liquid filled Chamber crosses horizontal position.

[0076] A quantity of liquid 21, preferably water or other liquid is filled into parts of the device in a sequence comprising (a) Via Nozzles 3, filling Pipes 18 that fully or partly connect to chambers below the shaft height via Screw Caps 19, as shown in FIG. 1 (b) leaving empty any Pipe 18 that fully connects to chambers above the shaft height, as shown in FIG. 1, and (c) filling a Chamber of an Oblong Cylindrical Container 1, in the upper quadrant on the side of desired direction of rotation, as shown in FIG. 1, the weight of liquid being greater than the combined weights of Solid Heavy Density Matter and Solid Light Weight Matter in the Piston of the Oblong Cylindrical Container and, provides enough torque to cause rotation in the Oblong Cylindrical Containers 1 for operation of, e.g., the generator.

[0077] Machine operation involves gravity pulling down on the liquid filled Chambers, at the end of Oblong Cylindrical Containers attached to a Shaft Assembly, causing partial shaft rotation in its direction. When a liquid filled Chamber drops past horizontal position, it triggers the movement in direction of fall, of a Solid Heavy Density Matter encapsulated in a Piston housed in the Oblong Cylindrical Container, causing more shaft rotation in the same direction. The Piston pumps the liquid in the Chamber, via Nozzles and interconnected Pipes with Screw Caps, to another empty liquid Chamber at a higher elevation. Bellows within the Chambers stop back-flow to other liquid Chambers. As gravity pulls down the newly filled liquid Chambers past horizontal position, it causes the movement of, and pumping action by, the Solid Heavy Density Matter in its Oblong Cylindrical Container, completing a cycle, the repetition of which results in continuous shaft rotations with torque. The pressure of Weights on Brake Pads applied to the Brake Drum reduces spike in rotational speed arising from the rapid descent of a liquid filled Chamber when Solid Density Matter transitions to its side. The reduced rotational speed (a) allows Piston to complete pumping action at the lowest point in rotation and (b) narrows the variable speed to an acceptable range for grid connectivity. The Horizontal Grooves on Brake Drum reduce braking pressure starting immediately before and ending immediately after a liquid filled Chamber crosses horizontal position.

[0078] The efficient machine operation is dependent on one or more of the following: (a) that relative to the Shafts longitudinal axis, the total weight on the side with liquid filled Chambers, should be kept greater than the total weight on the opposite side, thereby causing the Oblong Cylindrical Containers and Shaft Assembly to spin continuously in the direction of the greater total weight, (b) that relative to the Shaft Assembly, Heavy Density Matter transitions to a position below the Shafts Assembly's height, thereby ensuring the portion of an Oblong Cylindrical Container in the upper quadrant opposite filled Chambers, does not include the Solid Heavy Density Matter (c) to eliminate or minimize any backward spin against the direction of rotation in the lower quadrant opposite filled Chambers, by having the pumping action completed at the lowest point in rotation using the Braking Apparatus to slow the rotational speed d) using interconnected Pipes with appropriate diameter in order to avoid excessive or low outflows (e) that the weight of liquid inserted into a Chamber is greater than the combined weights of Solid Heavy Density Matter and Solid Light Weight Matter in the Piston of the Oblong Cylindrical Container and, provides enough torque for operation of the generator (f) that Horizontal Grooves on Brake Drum are placed so as to reduce braking pressure starting immediately before and ending immediately after a liquid filled Chamber crosses horizontal position and (g) that optimum torque and performance of this device, for use with a specific generator and gearbox, can be achieved by scaling either up or down one or more constituent parts.

[0079] It is worth noting that design, functioning and operation of the device and constituent parts, which as a whole make up this invention detailed above, including illustrations FIG. 1 to FIG. 15, are derivatives resulting from the unique process, concept and methodology of this gravity driven machine for generating power. Changing any one, or all of the parts relative to the dimension, shape, number, content, composition and position will alter the ultimate performance of the machine, but does not alter the underlying unique process, concept and methodology of this invention of a gravity driven machine for generating power.

[0080] While the foregoing invention has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity and understanding, it will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, from a reading of the disclosure, that various changes in form and detail can be made without departing from the true scope of the invention.