Shoe Insole and Generator
AssigneeThe Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorNathan Sharpes
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Abstract
Linear movement of a heel strike sequence for a shoe insole can be converted into rotational movement. This rotational movement can cause rotation of an interior of a generator. Rotation of this interior of the generator can cause an electricity to be generated and outputted. The generator can be considered a source of damping, so at the start of the heel strike sequence the generator can be non-engaged. After some time, the generator can be engaged and in turn rotate. This can allow for standing inertia to be more quickly overcome.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a conversion component, that is hardware, configured to convert a force of heel strike sequence on a shoe insole into a rotational motion of a rotational mechanism;
- and
- an engagement component, that is hardware, configured to engage the rotational mechanism with an electrical generator such that the electrical generator experiences rotation from the rotational motion of the mechanism,
- where engagement of the mechanism occurs after a start of the heel strike step sequence and
- where engagement of the mechanism occurs before an end of the heel strike step sequence.
A shoe insole, comprising
- a linear movement mechanism configured to make a linear movement from a neutral position to an off-neutral position during a heel strike sequence;
- and
- a rotational movement mechanism, that is coupled to the linear movement mechanism, configured to make a rotational movement in response to the linear movement,
- where the rotational movement causes a rotation of an electrical generator during less than a full duration of the heel strike sequence.
A method, performed by a shoe mechanism, comprising:
- experiencing a linear energy that is resultant from a heel strike;
- using the linear energy to rotate a rotational mechanism over a first time frame and a second time frame;
- where the second time frame follows the first time frame without overlap,
- where during the first time frame the rotational mechanism does not spin an electrical generator, and
- where during the second time frame the rotational mechanism does spin the electrical generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.