公开(公告)号：US20150320137A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-12

申请号：US14707020

申请日：2015-05-08

Applicant: LES CHAUSSURES STC INC.

Inventor： REGIS FORTIN ,  JEAN LEMAY ,  MICHEL BISSON

IPC: A43B3/00 ,  A43B13/20

CPC classification number: A43B3/0015 ,  A43B13/203

Abstract: An energy harvesting system for footwear is described having a sole, heel and an upper and comprising a first gaseous bellows pump formed at the sole of the footwear with the bellows hinged forward of the sole; a second gaseous bellows pump formed at the heel of the footwear with the bellows hinged forward of the heel. A gas reservoir is mounted to the upper of the footwear in fluid communication with first and second gaseous pumps downstream of the pumps and adapted to receive the gaseous medium exiting under pressure from the pumps. An axial turbine has an output shaft mounted on the footwear upper downstream of the reservoir and adapted to receive pressurized gas from the reservoir when a predetermined pressure threshold is attained in the reservoir so as to activate the axial turbine; and an electrical generator mounted on the upper, downstream of the axial turbine and engaged with the turbine output shaft which can be engaged only when a predetermined shaft velocity threshold has been attained.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种用于鞋类的能量收集系统，其具有鞋底，鞋跟和鞋面，并且包括形成在鞋底上的第一气体波纹管泵，其中铰接在鞋底前面的波纹管; 形成在鞋跟的第二气体波纹管泵，其中波纹管铰接在鞋跟的前方。 气体储存器安装到鞋类的上部，与泵的下游的第一和第二气态泵流体连通，并适于接收在压力下从泵排出的气态介质。 轴向涡轮机具有安装在储存器下游的鞋类上方的输出轴，并且当在储存器中达到预定的压力阈值时适于接收来自储存器的加压气体，以激活轴向涡轮机; 以及安装在所述轴向涡轮机的上部，下游并且与所述涡轮机输出轴接合的发电机，所述涡轮机输出轴仅当已经达到预定的轴速度阈值时才能接合。