Back to results
US 2026/0016070 A1Published application
Energy recovery system
OwnerShin Kiminventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The apparatus for capturing energy from a source of linear motion includes a reciprocating gear rail assembly secured to an input shaft that engages an output gear and shaft for driving an electric generator.
Claims20
An apparatus for translating reciprocating linear motion provided by an input shaft into rotational motion comprising:
- a pair of opposed left and right gear rails spaced a variable distance apart, each of said gear rails having a plurality of inward facing gear teeth and top and bottom ends, each of said gear rails flexibly secured to a frame;
- an upper block secured to said frame and to said input shaft;
- a lower block secured to said frame bottom ends;
- and
- an annular drive gear having a plurality of teeth around the circumference thereof, said drive gear disposed between said left and right gear rails and selectively engaging the teeth thereof, whereby linear motion of said input shaft imparts linear motion to said gear rails thereby rotating said drive gear.
2 more elements
An apparatus for translating reciprocating linear motion provided by an input shaft into rotational motion comprising:
- a gear assembly comprising:
- a pair of variably spaced gear rails each having a plurality of inwardly facing gear teeth and top and bottom ends respectively;
- a pair of opposed rail frames each having top and bottom ends, and having a plurality of springs secured thereto, said springs flexibly engaging said gear rails;
- an upper block secured to said opposed rail frame top ends and to said input shaft;
- a lower block secured to said opposed rail frame bottom ends;
- and
- an annular drive gear having a plurality of teeth around the circumference thereof, said drive gear disposed between said opposed gear rails and selectively engaging the teeth thereof.
4 more elements
An apparatus for translating reciprocating linear motion provided by an input shaft into rotational motion comprising:
- a reciprocating gear assembly secured to said input shaft at one end thereof, and having a pair of variably spaced reciprocating gear rails flexibly secured to a pair of opposed rail frames;
- and
- an annular drive gear having a plurality of teeth around the circumference thereof, said drive gear disposed between said gear rails and selectively engaging the teeth thereof, said drive gear secured to an output shaft for rotation thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.