Energy generation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10779635-B2
Application number	US-201615275543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2016
Priority date	Sep 26, 2016
Publication date	Sep 22, 2020
Grant date	Sep 22, 2020

Abstract

Various embodiments are described that relate to energy generation. A housing can retain a spring coupled to a gear set. As the spring experiences linear compression and extension, the spring can cause rotational movement in the gear set. The rotational movement from the gear set can cause rotation of a rotational magnet. The rotational magnet, when rotated about a coil set, can convert an energy. The energy can be used to charge a battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a capture hardware component configured to experience a movement sequence as a result of at least part of the housing being placed in tension;
an energy generation hardware component configured to convert an energy from the movement sequence;
a housing configured to encapsulate the capture hardware component and the energy generation hardware component; and
a port configured to operatively couple the housing to an electronic device by way of a plug inserted into the port;
where the housing is configured to provide access to the port so the port can receive the plug,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the electronic device with the energy generated from the movement sequence when the electronic device is coupled to the housing by way of the port.

2. The system of claim 1 ,
where the housing is configured to be rigidly affixed to a personal carrying device.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a battery retention portion configured to retain a battery removable from the housing,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the battery, while the battery is retained by the battery retention portion, with the energy generated from the movement sequence.

4. The system of claim 1 ,
where the capture hardware component comprises a spring,
where the movement sequence is a compression sequence, and
where the compression sequence is compression and decompression of the spring.

5. The system of claim 4 , comprising:
a gear set configured to transfer a linear movement of the spring from the compression sequence into a rotational movement;
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet and
where the rotational magnet is configured to rotate in response to the rotational movement of the gear set to generate the energy.

6. The system of claim 1 ,
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet configured to rotate in response to the movement sequence to transform the energy.

7. The system of claim 6 ,
where the capture hardware component comprises a spring,
where the movement sequence is a compression sequence, and
where the compression sequence is compression and decompression of the spring.

8. The system of claim 7 , comprising:
a battery retention portion configured to retain a battery removable from the housing,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the battery, while the battery is retained by the battery retention portion, with the energy generated from the movement sequence.

9. The system of claim 8 ,
where the housing is configured to be rigidly affixed to a personal carrying device.

10. The system of claim 9 , comprising:
a gear set configured to transfer a linear movement of the spring from the compression sequence into a rotational movement;
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet and where the rotational magnet is configured to rotate in response to the rotational movement of the gear set to generate the energy.

11. A system retained by a housing, comprising:
a capture hardware component configured to experience a movement sequence as a result of at least part of the housing being placed in tension; and
an energy generation hardware component configured to convert an energy from the movement sequence;
an integrated battery; and
a port configured to operatively couple the housing to an electronic device,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the integrated battery with the energy generated from the movement sequence and
where the integrated battery is configured to provide power to the electronic device by way of the port such that the energy generation hardware component does not directly charge the electronic device.

12. The system of claim 11 ,
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet configured to rotate in response to the movement sequence to transform the energy.

13. The system of claim 12 ,
where the capture hardware component comprises a spring,
where the movement sequence is a compression sequence, and
where the compression sequence is compression and decompression of the spring.

14. The system of claim 13 ,
where the housing is configured to be rigidly affixed to a personal carrying device.

15. The system of claim 14 , comprising:
a gear set configured to transfer a linear movement of the spring from the compression sequence into a rotational movement;
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet and
where the rotational magnet is configured to rotate in response to the rotational movement of the gear set to generate the energy.

16. A system comprising:
a housing;
a mass physically distinct from the housing;
an elastic energy storage hardware component coupled to the housing at one end and to the mass on the opposite end;
an energy transfer hardware component coupled to the elastic energy storage hardware component; and
an energy generation hardware component coupled to the energy transfer hardware component,
where the housing encapsulates the mass, the elastic energy storage hardware component, the energy transfer hardware component, and the energy generation hardware component,
where movement of the mass causes the elastic energy storage hardware component to become compressed and decompressed such that a linear energy is produced,
where the linear energy is transferred from the elastic energy storage hardware component to the energy generation component as rotational energy by way of the energy transfer hardware component, and
where the energy generation hardware component produces an electricity from the transferred rotational energy.

17. The system of claim 16 ,
where the elastic energy storage hardware component is a compression spring.

18. The system of claim 16 , comprising:
a battery configured to be charged by the electricity; and
a port configured to operatively couple the housing to an electronic device by way of a plug inserted into the port,
where the housing is configured to encapsulate the battery,
where the housing is configured to provide access to the port so the port can receive the plug, and
where the battery is configured to charge the electronic device via the port such that the energy generation hardware component does not directly charge the electronic device.

19. The system of claim 16 ,
where the movement sequence is a linear movement sequence that is converted into a rotational movement sequence and
where the energy is converted from the rotational movement sequence.

20. The system of claim 16 ,
where the elastic energy storage hardware component is a tension spring.

Assignees

• Us Gov Sec Army

Inventors

• Garrison Connor
• Douglas Julianne

Classifications

• A45F2003/003

  combined with other objects; specially adapted for carrying specific objects · CPC title

• A45F2005/002

  combined with other objects · CPC title

• A45C15/00

  Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other {objects or} articles (A45C1/08, A45C3/14, {A45C11/321, A45C13/28} take precedence) · CPC title

• A45F3/06 Primary

  specially adapted for military purposes · CPC title

• H02K7/116

  with gears · CPC title