Inertial drive device

Abstract

The invention relates to a device that allows energy stored in a series of moving tanks to be used by varying the mass thereof, and consequently the inertia thereof, to obtain a resultant vector force in a predefined direction. For this purpose, the device comprises at least one wheel (1) on the perimeter of which a plurality of tanks (5) are equiangularly distributed, which tanks can be selectively supplied through radial pipes (7) by means of a pump (9) that pumps an inertial fluid (11), the pipes (7) including a series of filling solenoid valves (13) for selectively filling the tanks (5), which include emptying solenoid valves (14). Using a control circuit that controls the pump, motor and solenoid valves according to the angular position of the tanks, a circular movement can be generated as a result of the imbalance in the volume contained in the tanks.

Description

[0001] Inertial propulsion device

[0002] OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates to an inertial propulsion device, which allows the energy stored in a series of moving tanks to be used by varying their mass and consequently their inertia, in order to obtain a resulting vector force in a pre-established direction.

[0004] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The applicant is unaware of the existence of any device that has structural characteristics such as those that will be described below, the object of the invention being to provide a device that allows generating adjustable force vectors, from the rotary movement of a series of elements of variable mass.

[0006] DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The inertial propulsion device fills the technical gap described above, based on a highly effective solution.

[0008] To this end, the device of the invention is constituted from a type of waterwheel or noria, which is driven through a transmission fed by a motor that may be of any type, electric, hydraulic, internal combustion, etc., around whose external perimeter a series of tanks are equiangularly distributed that can be filled with an inertial liquid, such as water, through pipes established radially to the axis of rotation of the wheel or noria, and whose supply is assisted by solenoid valves that control the water pumped from a tank as a lower sump. These tanks also have a discharge solenoid valve that allows them to be strategically emptied.

[0009] According to another of the characteristics of the invention, the device will be integrated within a sealed casing, which collects the water emptied from the rotating tanks into the lower sump, from which it is pumped back into the tanks.

[0010] The device will therefore include control electronics that control both the wheel's rotation speed and the flow into and out of the tanks based on their relative angular position.

[0011] In this way, the inertia of the assembly can be varied during its rotation so that the vector force resultant varies depending on the relative angular position in which the tanks are most full, said position, and consequently the angle of the resultant inertial force being controllable depending on the opening and closing point of the different solenoid valves, thus allowing the direction of said vector to be controlled depending on the specific needs of each case.

[0012] Finally, it remains to be noted that the device thus described is easily scalable depending on the inertial force that needs to be generated, and can be manufactured in a wide variety of sizes and powers, either in isolation or in association with other devices of the same type to form modules or batteries of equipment, further facilitating the scalability of the product.

[0013] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] To complement the description that follows and in order to help better understand the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description, in which the following has been represented for illustrative and non-limiting purposes:

[0015] Figure 1.- Shows a profile view of an inertial propulsion device made in accordance with the object of the present invention, regulated to generate a resulting inertial force ascending diagonally to the left.

[0016] Figure 2.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 1, but in which the device is regulated to generate a resulting vertical inertial force upwards.

[0017] Figure 3.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 1, but in which the device is regulated to generate a resulting inertial force ascending diagonally to the right.

[0018] PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0019] In view of the figures shown, it can be observed how the device of the invention is constituted from at least one wheel (1), whose axis of rotation (2) is associated by means of a transmission (3) to the axis of a motor (4) for driving said wheel, of any conventional type.

[0020] In said wheel, a plurality of tanks (5) are arranged equiangularly distributed on its periphery, which in the chosen embodiment have a spherical configuration, although said configuration could adopt any other form, preferably aerodynamic in accordance with the direction of rotation (6) planned for the wheel.

[0021] These tanks (5) are fed through radial pipes (7), which emerge from the area of ​​the rotation axis (2) of the wheel (1), and which are fed through a common pipe (8) associated with a pump (9) that pumps an inertial fluid (11) such as water, stored in a crankcase (10) that includes a surrounding casing (12) within which said assembly is established.

[0022] As previously stated, the radial pipes (7) include a series of selective filling solenoid valves (13) for the tanks (5), these also having discharge solenoid valves (14), preferably in radial opposition.

[0023] These solenoid valves, as well as the drive motor and the pump will be governed by a control circuit, including angular position sensors for the wheel that allow controlling the position of each of the tanks, in order to control the filling and emptying of the same depending on their angular position during their movement driven by the wheel (1), so that to generate a force vector (15) it will be enough for the mass of these tanks to be unbalanced, which is achieved by varying the water content stored in them depending on their angular position, being able to generate vectors in all radial directions, such as those shown in figures 1 to 3, by simply varying the angular points at which the tanks (5) begin to fill and empty.

Claims

1 a.- Inertial drive device, characterized in that it is constituted from at least one wheel (1), whose axis of rotation (2) is associated by means of a transmission (3) to the axis of a motor (4) of driving said wheel, wheel on whose perimeter a plurality of tanks (5) are distributed equiangularly, which feed them selectively through radial conduits (7), which emerge from the area of ​​the axis of rotation (2) of the wheel (1), and which are fed through a common conduit (8) associated with a pump (9) that pumps an inertial fluid (11) stored in a crankcase (10) and which includes a casing surrounding (12) of the assembly, radial conduits (7) that include a series of solenoid valves for selective filling of the tanks (5), the latter also having discharge solenoid valves (14), the solenoid valves, motor and pump being governed by a control circuit,with means for selective filling and emptying of the tanks (5) depending on the angular position they occupy during their movement.,

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