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US 2018/0178647 A1Published application
Linear motion driven power plant
OwnerCole Newmaninventor
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Abstract
For driving a power plant with linear motion, an arc clutch engages and drives a power plant shaft in response to the arc clutch being rotated in a first angular direction and disengages from the power plant shaft in response to the arc clutch being rotated in a second angular direction that is opposite the first angular direction. The power plant is driven by the rotating power plant shaft. A motivator is physically connected to the arc clutch and transfers a linear motion to the arc clutch.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a power plant shaft;
- a first arc clutch that engages and drives the power plant shaft in response to the first arc clutch being rotated in a first angular direction and disengages from the power plant shaft in response to the first arc clutch being rotated in a second angular direction that is opposite the first angular direction;
- a power plant that is driven by the rotating power plant shaft;
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- a first motivator that is physically connected to the first arc clutch and transfers a linear motion to the first arc clutch.
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A system comprising:
- a tire that moves with a displacement;
- a power plant shaft;
- a first arc clutch that engages and drives the power plant shaft in response to the first arc clutch being rotated in a first angular direction and disengages from the power plant shaft in response to the first arc clutch being rotated in a second angular direction that is opposite the first angular direction;
- a power plant that is driven by the rotating power plant shaft;
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- a first motivator that is physically connected to the first arc clutch and transfers the displacement of the tire to the first arc clutch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.