IP Library Granted Patent US 7,436,082
Granted Patent B2
US 7,436,082 · App. 11/698,263 · Granted Oct 14, 2008

Rocking motion charging device using faraday principle

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Patent No.
US 7,436,082
App. No.
11/698,263
Granted
Oct 14, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides rocking motion charging device using Faraday's principle. The rocking motion charging device features at least three rocking devices for generating electricity and a gimbaled disk or member coupled to the at least three rocking devices, responsive to a rocking motion, for moving in two dimensions to generate the electricity. The at least three rocking devices may include pivots, linkage or both for pivotally coupling to the gimbaled disk or member; include magnets that pass through stationary coils due to the rocking motion of the gimbaled disk or member and generate electricity due to Faraday's principle; include four rocking devices that are equi-spaced with respect to one another; include one or more devices to store the electricity, including batteries or capacitors; or some combination thereof. The two dimensions include movement both forwards and backwards and side-to-side, including movement caused by the rocking motion of a marine vessel.

Claims (12)

1. A rocking motion charging device for generating electricity in a rocking device or apparatus, including a marine vessel, comprising:

at least three rocking devices, each having a magnet and a coil for moving in relation to one another for generating electricity using Faraday's principle; and

a gimbaled member coupled to the at least three rocking devices, the at least three rocking devices being spaced at different points in relation to one another on the gimbaled member, the gimbaled member being responsive to a rocking motion causing at least two different points on the gimbaled member to move in opposing directions along an axis, for moving at least one magnet or coil of at least one rocking device in relation to one another in one direction substantially along the axis, and for also moving at least another magnet or coil of at least another rocking device in relation to one another in an opposite direction substantially along the same axis so as to generate the electricity.

2. A rocking motion charging device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least three rocking devices include pivots, linkage or both for pivotally coupling the magnet and coil to the gimbaled member.

3. A rocking motion charging device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least three rocking devices include four rocking devices that are equi-spaced with respect to one another.

4. A rocking motion charging device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least three rocking devices include one or more devices to store the electricity, including batteries or capacitors.

5. A rocking device or apparatus, including a marine vessel, having a rocking motion charging device for generating electricity therein, the rocking motion charging device comprising:

at least three rocking devices, each having a magnet and a coil for moving in relation to one another for generating electricity using Faraday's principle; and

a gimbaled member coupled to the at least three rocking devices, the at least three rocking devices being spaced at different points in relation to one another, the gimbaled member being responsive to a rocking motion causing at least two different points on the gimbaled member to move in opposing directions along an axis, for moving at least one magnet or coil of at least one rocking device in relation to one another in one direction substantially along the axis, and for also moving at least another magnet or coil of at least another rocking device in relation to one another in an opposite direction substantially along the same axis so as to generate the electricity.

6. A rocking device or apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the at least three rocking devices include pivots, linkage or both for pivotally coupling the magnet and coil to the gimbaled member.

7. A rocking device or apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the at least three rocking devices include four rocking devices that are equi-spaced with respect to one another.

8. A rocking device or apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the at least three rocking devices include one or more devices to store the electricity, including batteries or capacitors.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2012
From: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES LLC
To: XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 027808/0331 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2007
From: RUSE, MARTIN D.; LEBLANC, KENNETH J.
To: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reel/Frame 019201/0626 →