Farm animal-operated conveyer and generator
OwnerZhenkun Wang, Shiyuan Songinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a farm animal-operated conveyor and generator apparatus and a method for powering thereof, wherein the apparatus comprises a generator, a generator drive belt, a drive roller, a conveyor belt, a drive drum, a central bearing post, a drive gear, electromagnetic yokes, an intermediate gear, a pinion gear, a beveled gear, conveyor chassis, and a secondary intermediate gear. The electromagnetic yoke automatically collars a farm animal, which in turn rotates the drive gear and drives the conveyer belt and the generator. The movement of the farm animal powers the conveyer belt for transporting farm products, and drives the generator to generate electricity.
Claims17
A conveyer and generator apparatus operated by from animals, comprising:
- a generator section, comprising a generator;
- a yoke section for coupling a farm animal to the conveyer section, comprising:
- a central drive gear;
- a yoke, configured to rotate about a central bearing post, couple a farm animal to said yoke, and is directly coupled to said central drive gear, wherein said central drive gear and said yoke rotate at a same rotational speed;
- a beveled gear, coupled to said central drive gear;
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- a first intermediate gear, coupled to said beveled gear;
- a conveyer section, coupled to said generator section, comprising:
- a conveyer belt, configured to transport a farm product;
- a conveyer drive drum;
- a conveyer drive belt;
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- a conveyer drive roller, wherein said conveyer belt is disposed around said conveyer drive drum and said conveyer drive roller, and said conveyer drive roller is coupled to said central drive gear by said conveyer drive belt coupled to said first intermediate gear;
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- a generator drive belt, wherein said generator is coupled to said conveyer drive drum by said generator drive belt, wherein said generator converts a rotation of said drive drum and said generator drive belt to electricity;
- wherein, said farm animal moves and drives said conveyer section, and said generator section converts a rotation of said conveyer section to electricity;
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- wherein, said conveyer drive roller rotates and drives said conveyer belt to rotate, said conveyer belt rotates said conveyer drive drum, said conveyer drive belt is disposed around said first intermediate gear and said conveyer drive roller, said conveyer drive belt rotates as said first intermediate gear and said conveyer drive roller rotates, said beveled gear is coupled to said central drive gear to convert a first rotation direction of said central drive gear to a second rotation direction of said first intermediate gear, and said yoke rotates corresponding to a movement of said farm animal.
A method of powering a farm animal-operated conveyer and generator apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a yoke, configured to rotate about a central bearing post;
- coupling a farm animal to said yoke;
- providing a conveyer belt, configured to transport a farm product and coupled to said yoke, wherein a movement of said farm animal drives said conveyer belt;
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- providing a generator, configured to generate electricity according to a movement of said conveyer belt and coupled to said conveyer belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.