Energy generation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12285097-B2
Application number	US-202017016483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2016
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

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 linear hardware component configured to experience a linear movement sequence;
a conversion hardware component configured to convert the linear movement sequence into a rotational movement sequence;
an energy generation hardware component configured to generate an energy from the rotational movement sequence; and
a battery retention hardware component configured to retain a battery,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the battery with the energy,
where the linear hardware component comprises an elastic energy storage hardware component in tension configured to be coupled to a connector,
where, as the connector moves, the elastic energy storage hardware component experiences the linear movement sequence,
where the linear hardware component is coupled to a housing at one end and with a mass on the opposite end,
where movement of the housing causes movement of the mass such that the elastic energy storage hardware component becomes compressed and decompressed,
where the compression and decompression of the elastic energy storage hardware component is the linear movement sequence,
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet assembly configured to rotate in response to the rotational movement sequence,
where rotation of the rotational magnet assembly causes the energy to be produced,
where the housing retains the linear hardware component,
where the housing retains the conversion hardware component,
where the housing retains the energy generation hardware component,
where the housing retains a port configured to couple the housing with an electronic device, and
where the energy generation hardware component provides the energy to the electronic device when coupled to the housing.

2. A system, comprising:
a linear hardware component configured to experience a linear movement sequence;
a conversion hardware component configured to convert the linear movement sequence into a rotational movement sequence;
an energy generation hardware component configured to generate an energy from the rotational movement sequence; and
a battery retention hardware component configured to retain a battery,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the battery with the energy,
where the linear hardware component comprises an elastic energy storage hardware component coupled to a housing at one end and with a mass on the opposite end,
where movement of the housing causes movement of the mass such that the elastic energy storage hardware component becomes compressed and decompressed, and
where the compression and decompression of the elastic energy storage hardware component is the linear movement sequence.

3. The system of claim 2 ,
where the energy generation hardware component comprises a rotational magnet assembly configured to rotate in response to the rotational movement sequence and
where rotation of the rotational magnet assembly causes the energy to be produced.

4. The system of claim 3 ,
where the housing retains the linear hardware component,
where the housing retains the conversion hardware component,
where the housing retains the energy generation hardware component,
where the housing retains a port configured to couple the housing with an electronic device, and
where the energy generation hardware component provides the energy to the electronic device when coupled to the housing.

5. The system of claim 4 , comprising:
a battery retention hardware component configured to retain a battery,
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the battery with the energy.

6. A system, comprising:
a linear hardware component configured to experience a linear movement sequence;
a conversion hardware component configured to convert the linear movement sequence into a rotational movement sequence;
an energy generation hardware component configured to generate an energy from the rotational movement sequence; and
a housing that encapsulates the linear hardware component, the conversion hardware component, and the energy generation hardware component,
where the linear hardware component comprises an elastic energy storage hardware component coupled to the housing at one end and with a mass on the opposite end,
where movement of the housing causes movement of the mass such that the elastic energy storage hardware component becomes compressed and decompressed,
where the compression and decompression of the elastic energy storage hardware component is the linear movement sequence, and
where the housing encapsulates the mass.

7. The system of claim 6 ,
where the housing is non-affixed to another item.

8. A system, comprising:
a linear hardware component configured to experience a linear movement sequence, the linear hardware component comprises a tension coil spring in a compressed resting state;
a conversion hardware component configured to convert the linear movement sequence into a rotational movement sequence;
an energy generation hardware component configured to generate an energy from the rotational movement sequence,
a housing that encapsulates the tension coil spring, the conversion hardware component, and the energy generation hardware component,
where the tension coil spring is coupled to the housing at one end and coupled to a mass on the opposite end,
where movement of the mass causes the tension spring to become decompressed and then return to compression, and
where the decompression and return to compression of the tension coil spring is the linear movement sequence.

9. The system of claim 8 ,
where the housing encapsulates the mass.

10. The system of claim 9 ,
an integrated battery,
where the housing encapsulates the integrated battery
where the energy generation hardware component is configured to charge the integrated battery with the energy.

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

• H02J7/32

  for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover {rotating at constant speed} · CPC title

• H02K7/116

  with gears · CPC title