Hydraulic rotation device

The water-use rotary device addresses inefficiencies in power generation by using a hinged opening mechanism and water weight to drive rotor descent, enhancing rotational motion and water circulation efficiency.

JP2025073949AActive Publication Date: 2025-05-13近藤正男
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Application Number
JP2024007211
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-10-27
Filing Date
2024-01-22
Publication Date
2025-05-13
Estimated Expiration
2044-01-22

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Technical Problem

Existing power generation devices that utilize the force of gravity and buoyancy of air bubbles are inefficient due to the need for additional energy to create air bubbles.

Method used

A water-use rotary device with a hinged opening mechanism using impact-resistant materials for waterproofing, where water is supplied from the top and the rotor's weight drives its descent, facilitating rotational motion and efficient water circulation.

Benefits of technology

The device achieves a series of descending rotor motions driven by water weight, enhancing rotational motion and water circulation efficiency, thereby reducing energy and water consumption.

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Abstract

To provide a water utilization rotation device that uses a small amount of water in a circulating manner, rotates a rotor using a weight of water, and can extract rotational energy.SOLUTION: A hydraulic rotation device has such a structure that rotors 2 are connected to a long vertical pipe, and a hinge with an impact absorption material is provided inside the rotor to open and close an opening part, where water is supplied into the rotor from an upper position, the connected rotors descend due to their weight, and rise through a pulley 12 located at a lower part, and rotate through an upper pulley 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a water-utilizing rotating device that uses a small amount of circulating water to rotate a rotor using the weight of the water, thereby producing rotational energy. [Background technology]

[0002] There are various ways to utilize natural kinetic energy to generate electricity, such as hydropower, wind power, and ocean wave power, but all of these require large-scale facilities. We have devised a method to create rotational motion using small facilities. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2010-275992 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] According to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, the power generation device rotates using the force of gravity of the water and the buoyancy of the air bubbles, but other power sources are required to create the air bubbles, etc., reducing efficiency. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] This invention is an alternative method to the previous application, which increases the rotational force by changing the internal structure of the rotor, and the rotor (using a pipe) has openings at both the top and bottom, one of which is the bottom, and the bottom is opened and closed by a hinge-shaped opening and closing material equipped with an impact-absorbing material (for waterproofing), water is supplied to the rotor at the top position from a water inlet provided at the top of the main body, and further water is supplied from within a water container, water is received within each connected rotor, and the connected rotors use a thin pipe at the top (a size that the rotor can pass through) and a thicker pipe at the bottom, the rotor that has received the water reaches the rotating part in the lower container due to the weight of the water, and the hinge of the opening and closing material within the rotor opens, and the water inside the rotor is discharged while moving toward the upper rotating part via the lower pulley, and the water discharged into the container is sent to the next set outside via the lower pipe, and then passed to the next set. Effect of the Invention

[0006] According to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the rotors move downward due to the weight of water, etc., and as the water inside the rotors is discharged upward, the rotors move upward more easily due to the gravity, and thus the rotational motion is performed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] Overall schematic diagram for carrying out the present invention [Diagram 2] Cross-sectional view showing the rotor hinge closed [Diagram 3] Cross-sectional view of the rotor with hinges open [Figure 4] Plan view showing the rotor water supply and drainage port [Diagram 5] Cross-sectional view of the rotor upper water supply section DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall shape, which is the main body component 1 and shows the rotor 2 connection. Water is supplied to the rotor at the upper position from the outside 14. The upper pipe opening 3AB that receives the water supply is wide, making it easy to insert the rotor and supply water. Furthermore, a hole 8 is provided in the pipe 3A that passes through the upper water container 7, and water is retained in the rotor. The inner diameter of the thin upper pipe 3A is thicker than the outer diameter of the rotor, so that the rotor can pass through smoothly. Water is poured from the upper end of the pipe, the water container 7 pipe, and the rotor descends, becoming a pipe 3 that is even thicker than the pipe 3A at the upper position. The pipe 3 is inserted into the water container 6 at the bottom of the lower main body. The opening and closing member 10 in the rotor is opened in the lower container 6, and water is released, and the upper pulley shaft 15 goes through the lower pulley 12 to the upper pulley 5 and is connected to the generator. The water released from the rotor 2 can be sent to the next set. The rotor 2 is a container having a bottom surface, and is connected at a predetermined interval to the rotor connecting wire 9. The rotors 2 are also provided at a predetermined interval so that their bottom surfaces face in the circulating direction of the rotor connecting wire 9. In other words, when the rotor 2 moves from above to below, the bottom surface of the rotor 2 is located at the bottom, and water can be stored therein.

[0009] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of rotor 2, in which drain outlet 11A inside the rotor is closed and waiting for water to be supplied. Drain outlet 11A is sealed off by closing hinge 10 with shock absorber (waterproof), water is supplied and the rotor descends. The rotor is fixed with a connecting wire.

[0010] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the rotor 2, in which the drain port inside the rotor is opened when the hinge 10 is open, showing the drain state.

[0011] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the top and bottom of the rotor, in which rotor connecting wire fixing member 16 is provided, and the plan view showing water supply and drainage ports 11B and 11A on fixing member 16.

[0012] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the inside of the water container 7 located at the top of the main body. The rotor insertion port at the top of the long pipe 3A and the shape 3A allow for minimal hindrance when inserting water into the rotor through pipe 14. The pipe at the bottom of the container is provided with a hole 8 for supplementary water.

[0013] Regarding the operation of this invention, the issue is how to reduce the amount of energy (electricity, etc.) and water used, and in this invention, a method is taken in which the water used is diverted to the other rotational motion component of the invention, and by circulating it, the water used is reduced. A number of rotors are connected to a vertically long main body, and are configured to move vertically. The connected rotors rotate through thin and thick vertical pipes and through rotating pulleys installed above and below the main body. The rotors in the rotating pipes are supplied with water at the upper position, and when they pass through the upper water container, supplementary water is supplied from the rotor water supply hole installed in the pipe. The hinge with shock-absorbing material (urethane) installed inside the passing rotors closes the hole in the rotor bottom 11A, and water is supplied to all the rotors that descend. The rotors that have been supplied with water move downward due to their weight, and the rotors move downward to the rotating pulley installed at the bottom. At this position, the hinge for opening and closing inside the rotor opens, and air enters from the bottom of the rotor, so that the water is rapidly discharged. The water discharged from the rotors moving upward through the lower pulley is sent to the next set of equipment. The next set means the entire hydraulic rotating device explained above. In other words, by installing a plurality of hydraulic rotating devices of the present invention vertically and supplying water discharged from the upper hydraulic rotating devices in sequence to the water supply pipes 14 of the lower hydraulic rotating devices, water can be used efficiently. Also, by lining up this configuration (hydraulic rotating devices) side by side (connecting the shafts 15 of the upper pulleys to each other), the installation space can be efficiently reduced. [Industrial Applicability]

[0014] The rotational motion of the rotor of the present invention is utilized for power generation and the like. [Explanation of symbols]

[0015] 1 Main unit 2 rotors, 3. Long pipe, thick 3A Narrow pipe 4 Short pipe (exit to top of rotor) 5 Upper Pulley 6. Lower pulley container 7 Water container on top of the unit 8 Long pipe water supply port 9 Rotor connecting wire 10 Rotor with stopper, hinge 11 11A, 11B, rotor internal water supply and drainage port 12 Lower Pulley 13 Drain outlet in lower container, water supply to lower machine 14 Water Supply Pipe 15 Upper pulley shaft 16 3A thin pipe top opening, wide mouth 3AB

Claims

1. A hydro-powered rotating device characterized by a rotor in which many rotors are connected in a ring shape with connecting wires passing through the center, the rotors are inserted from the ends of long vertical pipes connected together with thin and thick wires, and the bottom of the rotor is sealed with a hinge with impact material. Water is then poured into the rotor from the top, and further water is poured into the pipe hole in the upper water container as it descends. The hinge with impact material (urethane) installed inside the rotor seals and opens the bottom of the opening, and the rotor descends due to the weight of the water-supplied rotor, and the rotors connected to the water supply are connected in a row and pass through the lower pulley to the upper pulley section, repeating this process, and circulating used water to the lower rotating device engine.

2. A hydraulic rotating device comprising a connecting wire hung in a ring shape over a pair of pulleys arranged above and below, a number of containers arranged at predetermined intervals on the connecting wire so that they form the bottom surface in the direction of the circulating movement of the wire, a pipe for guiding at least the containers as they move from the upper pulley to the lower pulley, a means for supplying water to the containers at the top of the pipe, and a shaft for supporting the rotation of the upper pulley, from which power is extracted.

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