Continuous biomechanical energy harvester from breath-associated torso movement

    公开(公告)号:US11699962B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-11

    申请号:US16580854

    申请日:2019-09-24

    发明人: Yun Wang Guohao Liu

    摘要: A system, device and method are provided for continuously generating more than 0.01 watt of electrical energy by harnessing mechanical or kinetic energy from a reciprocating motion of a user's torso during breathing. The reciprocating motion causes reciprocating lateral and medial translation of two chambers of the device housing. That reciprocating lateral and medial translation rotates a gear, which in turn, drives a dynamo to produce electrical energy. Since the conversion from the mechanical energy of the spinning rod to power is direct, the energy-conversion efficiency may be up to 90% or higher. The device may further comprise one or more charging means for providing electrical energy to one or more peripheral electronic devices. In some embodiments, additional integrated functions may include auxiliary energy storage, backup energy, emergency power, mini-MP3 player, data recorder, GPS interface, miniature video recorder, speaker, abdomen muscle exercise, timing, Bluetooth interface, and heath information analyzer.

    Linear vibration motor
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11081950B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US16527047

    申请日:2019-07-31

    发明人: Tao Zhang

    摘要: Provided is a linear vibration motor, including: a housing having a receiving space; a vibration unit received in the receiving space; an elastic assembly configured to suspend the vibration unit in the receiving space, and a driving unit fixed to the housing and configured to drive the vibration unit to vibrate. The linear vibration motor includes a coil assembly and two first permanent magnets respectively provided at two sides of the coil assembly. The vibration unit includes one of the coil assembly and the first permanent magnets, and the driving unit includes the other one. When the vibration unit is static, a central axis of the first permanent magnet perpendicular to a vibrating direction of the vibration unit and a central axis of the coil assembly perpendicular to the vibrating direction of the vibration unit are spaced apart from each other in the vibrating direction of the vibration unit.

    Vibration motor
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10512937B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US15702825

    申请日:2017-09-13

    摘要: A vibration motor includes a stationary portion, a vibrating body, an elastic member, and a damper member. The elastic member includes a first extending portion, a second extending portion, a first connection portion, a second connection portion, a third extending portion, a fourth extending portion, a third connection portion, a fourth connection portion, and a fifth connection portion. The damper member includes a first longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion. An inner section including the first extending portion, the third extending portion, and the fifth connection portion directly opposes an upper surface of a weight in plan view in an up-down direction.

    Vibrating motor
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10236761B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15062101

    申请日:2016-03-05

    摘要: A vibrating motor is provided in the present disclosure. The vibrating motor includes a shell, a base covered by the shell for forming an accommodating space, a vibrating system accommodated in the accommodating space, and a pair of elastic connectors connected to two opposite ends of the vibrating system respectively for elastically suspending the vibrating system in the accommodating space. Each elastic connector includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member for connecting a corresponding end of the vibrating system to the shell; the first elastic member includes a first elastic arm, and the second elastic member includes a second elastic arm crossing over and interesting with the first elastic arm.

    Energy transforming unit and energy transforming system comprising such a unit

    公开(公告)号:US09879648B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US15237100

    申请日:2016-08-15

    申请人: CORPOWER OCEAN AB

    发明人: Stig Lundback

    摘要: The present invention relates to an energy transforming unit adapted to convert reciprocating forces into rotating axle movements on at least one force transmitting axle and/or into electrical power. The unit comprises at least one restriction device which is directly connected to the force and which is arranged to forward the incoming reciprocating forces into a movement over at least one conversion module. The energy transforming unit is characterized in that the at least one restriction device is delimiting one, by the energy transforming unit enclosed reciprocating volume which entirely or partly passes through the at least one conversion module. The reciprocating volume can comprise a non-compressible fluid arranged to forward the incoming forces into a reciprocating fluid movement over the at least one conversion module and/or the reciprocating volume can comprise at least one mechanical force transmitting arrangement adapted to the at least one conversion module. The unit further comprises a compact central unit which at least partly encloses the at least one conversion module.