IP Library Granted Patent US 10,348,219
Granted Patent B2
US 10,348,219 · App. 15/128,847 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Electrostatic induction power generator

Inventors: Akira Izumi (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Ihara (Tokyo, JP); Makoto Watanabe (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
H02N1/08
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Patent No.
US 10,348,219
App. No.
15/128,847
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A board arrangement structure includes a housing, a first board fastened to the housing, a second board arranged in parallel enabling, relative movement with respect to the first board, an electrically charged film, a counter electrode, and an output part outputting electric power generated between the electrically charged film and the counter electrode, at least one of the electrically charged film and the counter electrode being arranged at a first facing surface of the first board and the other being arranged at a second facing surface of the second board facing the first facing surface, and the first facing surface of the first board being, fastened to a reference mounting surface provided at the housing.

Claims (42)

1. A board arrangement structure comprising:

a housing having a reference mounting surface;

a first board having a first facing surface and fastened to said housing;

a second board having a second facing surface and arranged in an orientation enabling relative movement with respect to the first board;

an electrically charged film;

a counter electrode arranged facing said electrically charged film; and

an output part outputting electric power generated between said electrically charged film and said counter electrode;

wherein either one of said electrically charged film and said counter electrode is arranged at said first facing surface and the other is arranged at said second facing surface,

said first facing surface of said first board is fastened to said reference mounting surface,

a shaft is provided with said second board and said shaft is able to rotate at an upper bearing part and a lower bearing part provided at said housing,

either one of said upper bearing part and lower bearing part or both has a first screw adjusting an axial position of said shaft, and

said first screw is provided with a second screw preventing said first screw from loosening, said second screw locking axial positions of said shaft and said first screw.

2. The board arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein said housing has a biasing mechanism biasing said shaft to either bearing part of said upper bearing part and lower bearing part, and

said biasing mechanism uses a spring or magnet.

3. The board arrangement structure according to claim 2 , wherein said either bearing part has said first screw.

4. The board arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein a rotor having an uneven weight balance for rotor is transmitted to for rotating said shaft of said second board is provided on said shaft.

5. The board arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein a rotor having an uneven weight balance for rotating said shaft of said second board is provided on a second shaft supported separately from said shaft, and

rotation of said rotor in both forward and reverse directions is converted into rotation in one direction and transmitted to said shaft of said second board through a gear train.

6. A board arrangement structure comprising:

a housing having a reference mounting surface;

a first board having a first facing surface and fastened to said housing;

a second board having a second facing surface and arranged in an orientation enabling relative movement with respect to the first board;

an electrically charged film;

a counter electrode arranged facing said electrically charged film; and

an output part outputting electric power generated between said electrically charged film and said counter electrode;

wherein either one of said electrically charged film and said counter electrode is arranged at said first facing surface and the other is arranged at said second facing surface

said first facing surface of said first board is fastened to said reference mounting surface, and

wherein an electronic circuit including at least a rectifier circuit is arranged at the opposite side from the first facing surface of said first board.

7. A board arrangement structure comprising:

a housing having a reference mounting surface;

a first board having a first facing surface and fastened to said housing;

a second board having a second facing surface and arranged in an orientation enabling relative movement with respect to the first board;

an electrically charged film;

a counter electrode arranged facing said electrically charged film; and

an output part outputting electric power generated between said electrically charged film and said counter electrode;

wherein either one of said electrically charged film and said counter electrode is arranged at said first facing surface and the other is arranged at said second facing surface,

said first facing surface of said first board is fastened to said reference mounting surface,

a shaft is provided with said second board and said shaft is able to rotate at an upper bearing part and a lower bearing part provided at said housing,

said housing includes a first housing part, a second housing part, and a position adjusting part adjusting the first housing part with respect to the second housing part to be able to position it in the axial direction of said shaft,

said first housing part is provided with at least one bearing part of said upper bearing part and lower bearing part,

said second housing part is provided with the other bearing part of said upper bearing part and lower bearing part, said reference mounting surface to which said first board is fastened, and a biasing mechanism biasing said shaft to said one bearing part, and

said position adjusting part is provided with a position adjusting screw screwed into the second housing part and a holding bolt screwed into a screw hole provided inside the position adjusting screw, said first housing part being positioned by said holding bolt with respect to the position adjusting screw.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 31, 2017
From: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
To: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041570/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2016
From: IZUMI, AKIRA; IHARA, TAKASHI; WATANABE, MAKOTO
To: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039847/0908 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-063824 · Mar 26, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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