US 2002/0172036 A1 · Automatic power generating device in combination with illumination lamps mounted to wheels

Abstract

An electrical power generating device particularly adapted for mounting onto a rotary wheel can automatically produce electrical power to get LED lamps secured to the surface of wheels illuminated. The power generating device is an electrical motor having an output shaft and is fixed to the interior of a box. A speed retarding device including a counterweight or a wind operated wheel having a plurality of wind catching blades is attached to the output shaft of the motor so as to keep the shaft relatively still with respect to the motor rotated along with a rotating wheel. So, the motor serves as an electric generator producing electric power to get LED lamps illuminated. The LED lamps can be electrically actuated by way of such a power generating device on a vehicle moving on road.

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Dependent claims

An automatic power generating device producing electrical energy by way of rotation of a wheel of a vehicle, comprising:

an electrical motor having an output shaft;
a housing box having an outer cover and an inner cover that are integrally engaged with each other for sealedly receiving said electrical motor and said a speed retarding means therein;
said speed retarding means being fixedly secured to said output shaft of said electrical motor for stopping said output shaft from rotation or making said the same reversely rotated with respect to said motor;
said housing box being secured to a center of a surface of a disc of a wheel by a securing means so as to permit said housing box to rotate with said wheel simultaneously;
whereby said output shaft is made not to rotate or to rotate in a reverse direction with respect to said electrical motor secured to a rotary wheel by way of said speed retarding means, resulting in electrical energy being produced and output via conduction wires coupled to said electrical motor.

2 more elements

An automatic power generating device in combination with a plurality of illumination means mounted onto wheels of a vehicle, comprising:

an electrical motor having an output shaft;
a housing box having an outer cover and an inner cover that are integrally engaged with each other for sealedly housing said electrical motor and said a speed retarding means;
said speed retarding means being attached to said output shaft of said electrical motor for stopping said output shaft from rotation or making said the same reversely rotated with respect to said electrical motor secured to an inner surface of said housing box;
said housing box being secured to a center of a surface of a disc of a wheel so as to permit said housing box along with said electrical motor to rotate with said wheel simultaneously;
a plurality of illumination means being electrically coupled to said electrical motor by conduction wires;
whereby said electrical motor and said output shaft of said electrical motor are made to rotate in a reverse direction, resulting in electrical energy being produced and output via conduction wires to get said illumination means to illuminated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic power generating device in combination with illumination lamps mounted to wheels

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Automatic power generating device in combination with illumination lamps mounted to wheels

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