公开(公告)号：US20230422618A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US17896022

申请日：2022-08-25

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Summer Schneider ,  Vikram Malhotra ,  Marcus Ward ,  Jerry Wiant

IPC分类号： H10N19/00 ,  G16H40/67 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  F03G5/06 ,  G16H20/30 ,  A43B3/34 ,  A43B3/38 ,  G06V40/20

CPC分类号： H10N19/00 ,  A63B2220/805 ,  A61B5/0024 ,  A61B5/1118 ,  A61B5/1123 ,  A61B5/1128 ,  F03G5/06 ,  G16H20/30 ,  A61B5/6824 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/6822 ,  A61B5/6804 ,  A61B5/6807 ,  A43B3/34 ,  A43B3/38 ,  G06V40/23 ,  A61B2560/0214 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/146 ,  A61B2562/0238 ,  A63B2220/40 ,  G16H40/67

摘要： Aspects relate to an energy harvesting device adapted for use by an athlete while exercising. The device may utilize a mass of phase-change material to store heat energy, the stored heat energy subsequently converted into electrical energy by one or more thermoelectric generator modules. The energy harvesting device may be integrated into an item of clothing, and such that the mass of phase change material may store heat energy as the item of clothing is laundered.

公开(公告)号：US11781531B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17191498

申请日：2021-03-03

申请人： Emma K. Greally

发明人： Emma K. Greally

IPC分类号： H02K7/116 ,  F03G5/06 ,  F16H37/06 ,  H02K7/02 ,  H02K7/18 ,  H02K11/00 ,  A63B21/22 ,  A63B22/06

CPC分类号： F03G5/06 ,  A63B21/225 ,  F16H37/065 ,  H02K7/02 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02K7/1853 ,  H02K11/0094 ,  A63B2022/0611 ,  A63B2022/0652

摘要： A human-powered generator includes a frame and a pedal crankset and crankset sprocket rotatably mounted on the frame, a flywheel rotatably mounted on the frame including a flywheel-crankset sprocket a flywheel-countershaft sprocket, a countershaft rotatably mounted on the frame including a countershaft-flywheel sprocket and a countershaft-alternator sprocket, and an alternator including an alternator drive shaft and an alternator sprocket. The human-powered generator also includes a crankset-flywheel drive chain, a flywheel-countershaft drive chain, and a countershaft-alternator drive chain. A pedaling cadence at the pedal crankset of between approximately 60 RPM and approximately 100 RPM achieves an alternator drive shaft RPM of between approximately 2,000 RPM and approximately 5,000 RPM.

公开(公告)号：US10075046B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14882855

申请日：2015-10-14

申请人： Bionic Power Inc.

发明人： John Scott Billings

IPC分类号： A61F5/00 ,  H02K7/18 ,  F03G5/00 ,  F03G5/06

CPC分类号： H02K7/1861 ,  A61F2/644 ,  F03G5/00 ,  F03G5/06

摘要： A mechanism has four connected links to mimic the motion of a knee joint. A lower link is oriented towards the vertical. A leverage ratio between flexion of the knee and relative angular displacement of certain links in the mechanism remains fairly steady over much of the range of motion of the mechanism. The mechanism may be used to drive an energy harvesting gearbox with steadier and more efficient energy harvesting at deep flexion, as well as with quieter operation.

公开(公告)号：US09893652B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15152085

申请日：2016-05-11

申请人： Mizuki Otagiri ,  Tsuneaki Kondoh ,  Tomoaki Sugawara ,  Yuko Arizumi ,  Junichiro Natori ,  Takahiro Imai

发明人： Mizuki Otagiri ,  Tsuneaki Kondoh ,  Tomoaki Sugawara ,  Yuko Arizumi ,  Junichiro Natori ,  Takahiro Imai

IPC分类号： F02B63/04 ,  F03G7/08 ,  H02K7/18 ,  H02N2/18 ,  H01L41/18 ,  H01L41/047 ,  F03G5/06 ,  A43B3/00 ,  A61F5/14

CPC分类号： H02N2/18 ,  A43B3/0015 ,  F03G5/06 ,  H01L41/0477 ,  H01L41/183

摘要： An electricity-generating element unit including a plurality of electricity-generating elements, each of the plurality of electricity-generating elements including a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode disposed with the intermediate layer being between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a coupling unit coupling the plurality of electricity-generating elements to each other, wherein when an external force is applied to at least one of the plurality of electricity-generating elements to bring the first electrode and the second electrode of the at least one of the plurality of electricity-generating elements close to each other, a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode of the electricity-generating element or each of the electricity-generating elements to which an external force is not applied is increased by the coupling unit.

公开(公告)号：US09795838B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14452962

申请日：2014-08-06

申请人： Keith R. Kikel

发明人： Keith R. Kikel

IPC分类号： A63B43/04 ,  H02K7/18 ,  H02K35/00 ,  A63B21/02 ,  A01B45/02 ,  A01B29/00 ,  H02K1/34 ,  A01B45/00 ,  A01D34/00 ,  A63B21/055 ,  A63B21/16 ,  A63B23/035 ,  A63B23/12 ,  F03G5/00 ,  F03G5/06 ,  F03G5/08 ,  A63B23/16 ,  B63H16/20 ,  A63B21/06 ,  A63B21/072 ,  A63B21/00 ,  A63B71/00 ,  A63B71/06 ,  A63B5/20 ,  A63B21/005 ,  B62B5/00 ,  A63B21/062

CPC分类号： A63B43/04 ,  A01B29/00 ,  A01B45/00 ,  A01B45/02 ,  A01D34/001 ,  A63B5/20 ,  A63B21/00061 ,  A63B21/00065 ,  A63B21/00069 ,  A63B21/00196 ,  A63B21/0054 ,  A63B21/023 ,  A63B21/027 ,  A63B21/0552 ,  A63B21/0557 ,  A63B21/06 ,  A63B21/0608 ,  A63B21/0628 ,  A63B21/0724 ,  A63B21/151 ,  A63B21/1618 ,  A63B21/1663 ,  A63B21/4035 ,  A63B21/4043 ,  A63B23/03508 ,  A63B23/03525 ,  A63B23/03541 ,  A63B23/1209 ,  A63B23/1218 ,  A63B23/1245 ,  A63B23/16 ,  A63B67/08 ,  A63B69/0079 ,  A63B2071/009 ,  A63B2071/0625 ,  A63B2209/08 ,  A63B2225/60 ,  B62B5/0026 ,  B63H2016/202 ,  F03G5/00 ,  F03G5/06 ,  F03G5/08 ,  H02K1/34 ,  H02K7/1853 ,  H02K7/1892 ,  H02K2201/18

摘要： The present invention relates to wobbly balls and exercise coil springs. A wobbly ball may include a non-spherical rigid, hollow ball body formed of two halves, each half comprising an upper ladle or a lower ladle which are welded together along a central seam therebetween, and defining a hollow cavity therein. A spherical inner ball is captured within the hollow cavity of the hollow ball body of the wobbly ball, so that upon movement of the wobbly ball, the inner ball rolls within the cavity, producing a wobbly, eccentric motion. The exercise coil spring may be formed of a single coiled wire, the coiled spring including a central portion where the coiled wire is coiled to a first diameter that is constant. Opposed flared ends are provided ends of the central portion where the coiled wire is progressively coiled from the first diameter to a second diameter, which is greater.

公开(公告)号：US09716419B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US14817327

申请日：2015-08-04

申请人： Sole Power, LLC

发明人： Matthew J. Stanton ,  Hahna R. Alexander ,  Spencer Williams ,  Sarah Stroup ,  Arianna Golden

IPC分类号： F02B63/04 ,  H02K7/10 ,  H02K7/18 ,  A43B3/00 ,  F03G5/06 ,  F03G7/08

CPC分类号： H02K7/1853 ,  A43B3/0015 ,  F03G5/06 ,  H02K7/1861

摘要： A foot-powered energy generation device includes a step plate that moves between an upper position and a lower position in response to the step action of a user. The device also includes an electrical generator, and a gear train that will cause a rotor of the generator to rotate in response to movement of the step plate up and down. A carriage is mechanically interconnected to the step plate and the gear train to cause the rotation of the gear train in response to the step plate motion.

公开(公告)号：US20170128763A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15412851

申请日：2017-01-23

申请人： Brunswick Corporation

发明人： Robert Sutkowski ,  John Michael Wong ,  Ferdinand David ,  Ming Jiang

IPC分类号： A63B21/005 ,  A63B22/00 ,  H02P9/04 ,  A63B71/06 ,  F03G5/06 ,  H02P27/08 ,  A63B22/06 ,  A63B24/00

CPC分类号： A63B21/0055 ,  A63B21/0053 ,  A63B22/0056 ,  A63B22/0605 ,  A63B22/0664 ,  A63B24/0087 ,  A63B71/0619 ,  A63B2220/54 ,  F03G5/00 ,  F03G5/06 ,  H02P9/04 ,  H02P9/48 ,  H02P27/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus to power an exercise machine are disclosed herein. An example exercise machine includes a generator to convert movement of a moveable part of the exercise machine into electric power. The example exercise machine includes a generator power receiver to measure the power output by the generator, and to calculate a rotations per minute of the moveable part. A mode controller is to calculate a power supply duty cycle based on the power output by the generator, the rotations per minute of the moveable part, and a user selected wattage. A power output controller is to control power provided to a console of the exercise machine based on the power supply duty cycle.

公开(公告)号：US20170051727A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15306707

申请日：2015-04-23

申请人： NASCHEM CO., LTD.

发明人： Dae Up SON

IPC分类号： F03G5/06 ,  F16H19/06 ,  F16H31/00

CPC分类号： F03G5/06 ,  F03G5/00 ,  F16H19/06 ,  F16H31/001 ,  F16H37/02 ,  H02K7/00

摘要： The present invention relates to a self-power generating apparatus that can generate power by converting an external force that alternately acts in a forward and reverse direction into a unidirectional force, and can generate power by winding a wire around a pulley axially coupled to a drive shaft and applying, by a user, an external force to the wire with his/her hands to rotate the pulley in a forward and reverse direction, thereby enhancing power generation efficiency. To this end, the self-power generating apparatus comprises: a drive shaft alternately rotated by an external force in a forward and reverse direction; a forward power transmission part that transmits only the forward rotating force of the drive shaft to a power generating shaft; a reverse power transmission part that transmits only the reverse rotating force of the drive shaft to the power generating shaft; and a power generator that generates power using a unidirectional rotating force of the power generating shaft.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及通过将沿正向和反向交替作用的外力转换成单向力而产生电力的自发电装置，并且可以通过将导线围绕在与驱动器轴向联接的滑轮上产生电力 使用者用手将外力施加到钢丝上，使其沿前后方向旋转，从而提高发电效率。 为此，自发电装置包括：通过外力沿正反方向交替旋转的驱动轴; 正向动力传递部分，仅将驱动轴的向前旋转力传递到发电轴; 反向动力传递部分，其仅将驱动轴的反向旋转力传递到发电轴; 以及使用所述发电轴的单向旋转力来发电的发电机。

公开(公告)号：US20170042275A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：US14781790

申请日：2015-02-02

申请人： VIBRAM S.P.A

发明人： Tom KRUPENKIN ,  Joseph Ashley TAYLOR ,  Virgilio MATTOLI ,  Francesco GRECO ,  Barbara MAZZOLAI ,  Alessio MONDINI

IPC分类号： A43B3/00 ,  F03G7/08 ,  H02N11/00

CPC分类号： A43B3/0015 ,  F03G5/06 ,  F03G7/08 ,  H02N11/002

摘要： A sole for footwear capable of recovering part of the energy produced during deambulation including: at least one energy harvesting means, including: a tubular body, fixed in use, having a first and a second end and a movable part slidable in the tubular body; the energy harvesting means being provided, in use, for generating electrical energy following the sliding of the movable part with respect to the tubular body that is fixed in use, during the deambulation; at least one actuator group for the energy harvesting means, including at least one fluid-dynamic circuit including: at least one first and one second tank including a fluid, the first tank being housed at a rear area of the sole and the second tank being housed at a front area of the sole; at least one first and one second joining conduit in fluid connection between the first tank and the first end of the at least one tubular body, and the second tank and the second end of the tubular body, respectively where, the first tank has a configuration in plan view which is substantially elongated and curved.

摘要翻译： 一种能够回收在分解期间产生的能量的一部分的鞋底，包括：至少一个能量收集装置，包括：固定在使用中的管状体，具有第一和第二端以及可在管状体中滑动的可移动部分; 所述能量收集装置在使用中被提供用于在所述解散期间在所述可移动部分相对于使用中固定的所述管状体滑动之后产生电能; 用于能量收集装置的至少一个致动器组，包括至少一个流体动力回路，其包括：包括流体的至少一个第一和第二罐，所述第一罐容纳在所述鞋底的后部区域，所述第二罐是 住在鞋底的前部区域; 至少一个第一和第二连接管道，其在第一罐和至少一个管状体的第一端之间流体连接，以及第二罐和管状主体的第二端，其中第一罐具有配置 在平面图中，其基本上是细长和弯曲的。

公开(公告)号：US20160273557A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US14658654

申请日：2015-03-16

申请人： Imad Mahawili

发明人： Imad Mahawili

IPC分类号： F15B15/14

CPC分类号： H02K7/1815 ,  F03G5/06 ,  F03G7/08

摘要： An energy generation system comprises a fluid tube, a linear actuator configured to be driven by the change in fluid pressure in the fluid tube, and a generator driven by the linear actuator. A method of generating energy includes providing a fluid tube filled with a fluid, applying compression to the tube using a moving object, such as a person or a vehicle, and converting the change in pressure in the tube resulting from the compression into electricity.

摘要翻译： 能量生成系统包括流体管，构造成由流体管中的流体压力的变化驱动的线性致动器，以及由线性致动器驱动的发电机。 一种产生能量的方法包括提供填充有流体的流体管，使用诸如人或车辆的移动物体对管施加压力，并将由压缩产生的管中的压力变化转换成电。