High-efficient hydraulic torque generator comprising pivoted arms on an endless belt carrier

A high-efficiency hydraulic torque generator comprising:

• two spaced apart sprockets, a pair of chains mounted on said sprockets, a plurality of supporting arms pivotably mounted on said chains at a regular interval from one another;
• a plurality of water buckets respectively mounted on an outer end of said supporting arms between a matching pair of said supporting arms;
• fixing means for pivotably fixing each of said supporting arms on said chain, wherein said fixing means comprises a support arm bracket, a pivot means disposed inside of said chain for pivotably fixing said supporting arm to said support arm bracket, and a support wheel mounted on said chain for supporting said supporting arm so as to cause said supporting arm to be perpendicular to said chain when said supporting arm is on a first side of said chain, said support and said pivot means are also positioned such that they allow said supporting arm to collapse toward said chain when said supporting arm is conveyed to another side of said chain;
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• whereby when one of said supporting arms is conveyed to said first side of said chain, said pivot means and said wheel cooperatively cause said supporting arm to be perpendicular to said chain so as to provide maximum positive torque, and when one of said supporting arms is conveyed to another side of said chain, and said supporting arm will collapse toward said chain so as to minimize a negative torque.

A high-efficiency hydraulic torque generator comprising a plurality of hydraulic torque generating units, each said hydraulic torque generating unit comprising:

• two spaced apart sprockets, a pair of chains mounted on said sprockets, a plurality of supporting arms pivotably mounted on said chains at a regular interval from one another;
• a plurality of water buckets respectively mounted on an outer end of said supporting arms between a matching pair of said supporting arms;
• fixing means for pivotably fixing each of said supporting arms on said chain, wherein said fixing means comprises a support arm bracket, a pivot means disposed inside of said chain for pivotably fixing said supporting arm to said support arm bracket, and a support wheel mounted on said chain for supporting said supporting arm so as to cause said supporting arm to be perpendicular to said chain when said supporting arm is on a first side of said chain, said support and said pivot means are also positioned such that they allow said supporting arm to collapse toward said chain when said supporting arm is conveyed to another side of said chain;
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• whereby when one of said supporting arms is conveyed to said first side of said chain, said pivot means and said wheel cooperatively cause said supporting arm to be perpendicular to said chain so as to provide maximum positive torque, and when one of said supporting arms is conveyed to another side of said chain, and said supporting arm will collapse toward said chain so as to minimize a negative torque.