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US 8,283,794 B2Granted
Floor suitable for generating, converting and/or storing energy
AssigneeSustainable Dance Club B.V.
InventorsJohannes Cornelis Brezet, Alljd Johanna van Doorn, Stef van Dongen, Anouk Randag, Arend Jan Jansen, Johannes Jacobus Hubertus Paulides, Jacob Willem Jansen, Elena Andreevna Lomonova
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Abstract
The invention concerns a floor suitable for generating, converting and/or storing energy, wherein this energy can be generated, converted and/or stored by placing and/or displacing mass thereon, wherein the floor can comprise discrete modules (2), each with an own energy generation system. The discrete modules (2) are couplable in different configurations and form a floor which may or may not be continuous.
Claims14
A floor module comprising:
- an energy generating module configured to convert a movement of at least a part of the energy generating module into electrical energy, said energy generating module including an electric generator;
- an interface module, configured to support a moving person, wherein a force applied by the moving person to said interface module causes a displacement of at least a part of the interface module, said displacement causing said movement of at least the part of the energy generating module;
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- a lighting installation in the floor module, wherein said lighting installation is electrically coupled to the electric generator and is configured to illuminate the interface module and/or the moving person.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.