Bucket inversion
The bucket and chain system efficiently converts air's upward force into power by using a fulcrum bar and timing gear, offering a sustainable and scalable power solution for various environments.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2022122221
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-07-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-07-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing mechanisms fail to effectively harness the upward force of air released into water to generate power efficiently and sustainably, particularly in the context of global warming and power shortages.
A bucket connected to a vertically circulating chain in water captures and converts the upward force of air into power by using a fulcrum bar and push-up mechanism, with guide rails and air supply pipes to collect and convert air into rotational energy, utilizing a timing gear system for synchronized rotation.
The system operates continuously, providing a sustainable power source that can be scaled from small to large sizes, operating 24/7 without landscape interference, addressing power shortages and environmental challenges.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to a rotation device for an air-containing bucket connected to a chain that circulates vertically in water when utilizing the upward movement of air, a natural phenomenon that occurs when air is released into water, and converting it into power.
Background Art
[0002] Since ancient times, it has been something that can be inferred from things such as water wheels installed on river surfaces to pump water to supply water to farmlands higher than the water flow surface, or by hanging a trough above a large water wheel to obtain rotational force for grinding rice or pulverizing pottery clay. Problems to be solved by the invention
[0003] It is a mechanism that allows a large container to circulate vertically in water, stores the air released into the water inside the large container, and industrializes it using the upward force of the container as a power source. Means for solving the problems
[0004] A bucket with a volume of one bucket ranging from several hundred liters to several kiloliters for large ones 2 is connected to a chain 1 that circulates vertically in water and circulates. When the bucket 2 is converted to the descending course, in order to prevent an excessive action on the bucket 2 , a fulcrum bar 2 is provided on the bucket 3 , and the fulcrum bar 3 is pushed up by a push-up bar 1 installed coaxially with the sprocket gear 4 of the chain 5 . The bucket 2 is pushed up by the push-up bar 3 with the push-up bar 5 . When the connection part 5 of the bucket 2 with the chain 1 reaches the apex of the sprocket gear 13 , the fulcrum bar 4 of the bucket 2 and the push-up bar 3 of the bucket5 To remove the intersection, the chain 1 When you move it diagonally upwards, the bucket 2 fulcrum rod 3 is a push-up rod 5 Descending bucket away from the water 2 Guide rails are provided to prevent the water from being disturbed by water resistance. 11 Enter in between. Guide rail 11 A bucket that was placed on the course 2 It reverses direction and proceeds downward along a predetermined course underwater, with an air supply pipe located at the bottom. 7 air outlet 10 It collects the air discharged from it, rises, and rotates repeatedly. Buckets rotating relative to each other 2 at the waterline 8 In order to turn alternately, in water, the chain 1 and bucket 2 Connection part 13 Buckets in symmetrical positions 2 The upper retaining hook [Figure 4] 12 It is installed, and a bucket at the waterline. [Figure 4]2 Retaining hook [Figure 4] 12 is a chain [Figure 4]1 Along with the migration of buckets [Figure 4] 2 It circles the perimeter, slightly off to the outside. Rising chain (1)1 To prevent it from shaking while ascending, the chain 1 On the other side of Free Gear 14 To suppress it. A shaft that rotates in opposition 6 to chain 15 The shaft that counters 16、17 A timing gear is used to ensure that the rotation timing of the two opposing shafts does not become misaligned. 18、19 Attach the shaft [Figure 2] 16 A conductive pulley or conductive gear is installed to transmit power to the next step. Ba Ket [Figure 5] 2 To achieve a larger size, lighter weight, and greater durability, a cage was constructed using round bars, with the sloping bottom and top sections removed. Stainless steel mesh of about 15 mesh was fixed to the round bars of the cage from the inside, and nonwoven fabric was glued to both sides of the mesh with FRP resin or similar material, layered multiple times to a thickness sufficient for durability. do . Construct a steel frame pedestal according to the structures of the rotating part, guide rail, air supply pipe, etc., and complete the machine by combining each part. Construct a water tank of a size that can accommodate the manufactured machine, or construct a water tank like a pool underground, set the water level, install an automatic water supply device with an automatic water faucet, and house this machine. Blow air with a high-pressure blower such as a sirocco fan through an air supply pipe equipped with an air volume control valve. Effects of the Invention
[0005] Global warming is progressing, and abnormal weather is causing disasters such as abnormally high temperatures, abnormal rainfall leading to river floods, landslides, crop failures, etc., and the current situation of the earth is that a crisis is approaching organisms. Currently, various power generation systems are being operated, but each has its own demerits. Despite the continuous permanent power shortage, high-tech electrical products are spreading around the world like a surging tide. If this machine of the invention is widely operated in various sizes everywhere, it can operate at full rotation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year without causing any obstacles to the landscape or the earth, and the balance between demand and supply can be achieved.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
[0006] This invention can be scaled from small household appliance size to large scale. For large-scale ones, large-scale units can be installed in parallel, connected to a single shaft, and easily scaled up. It can be installed according to demand without choosing a location, whether it is a narrow place, a vast place, a high place, or a low place, and long transmission lines are also unnecessary.
Brief Explanation of Drawings
[0007] [Figure 1] Front view of the present invention [Figure 2] Plan view of the present invention [Figure 3] Side view of the present invention [Figure 4] Connection diagram of the chain rotating vertically in water and the bucket connected to the chain [Figure 5]Bucket skeletal diagram [Explanation of symbols]
[0008] 1 is a chain with an attachment (chain). 2 is a bucket 3 is a pivot rod attached to the bucket. 4 is sprocket gear 5 is a rod that pushes up the pivot rod attached to the bucket. 6 is the shaft 7 is the air supply pipe 8 is the waterline 9 is a chain that moves diagonally upwards. 10 is the air outlet 11 is guiderail 12 is the bucket retaining hook. 13 is the connection point between the chain and the bucket. 14 is a free gear that suppresses the swing of the chain. 15 is a chain 16 is the shaft 17 is the shaft 18 is the timing gear 19 is the timing gear
Claims
[Claim 1] A portion of the attachment chain 1, which is installed relative to the bucket 2 and rotates alternately, is placed in the water. When the bucket 2 is connected to the attachment chain 1 in a continuous manner relative to the bucket 2, the bucket 2 also rotates up and down in conjunction with the chain 1. However, in order to invert the bucket above the waterline 8, a portion of the upper part of the attachment chain 1 is installed at an upward angle. Above the draft 8, a support rod 3 is provided on the bucket 2 for inverting the bucket 2, and a push rod 5, which is installed coaxially with the sprocket gear 4 on which the attachment chain 1 is mounted, pushes up the support rod 3 of the bucket 2. The support rod 3 of the bucket 2 and the push rod 5 push up the support rod 3 of the bucket 2. When the intersection of the support rod 3 and the push rod 5 of bucket 2 reaches the vertical line of gear 4, the chain 1 moves at an upward angle in its direction of travel. The attachment point of the chain on bucket 2, having reached its peak, moves in conjunction with the upward-moving chain 1, and separates from the pivot point 3 of bucket 2 that has been pushed up by the push rod 5. The length of the diagonally upward transition section of the attachment chain 1 is related to the length from the tip of the push rod 5 to the center point of the gear 4, which is the length from the point where the support rod 3 of the bucket 2 and the push rod 5 intersect at the waterline 8 to the connection point 13 between the support rod 3 of the bucket 2 and the chain 1. The connection point 13 between the bucket 2 and the chain 1 moves diagonally past the top of the gear 4, and the bucket 2 moves while tilting downward due to its own weight, causing the push rod 5 to detach from the pivot rod 3 of the bucket 2. The length of the inclined section of the inclined chain is defined as the time from when the pivot rod 3 of the bucket 2 moves on the guide rail 11, when the connection part 13 of the bucket 2 moves to the end of the inclined chain, and when the bucket 2 reverses direction downwards above the waterline due to its own weight.
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