Wheel powered alternator charging system
AssigneeRonald L Schafer
InventorsRonald L. Schafer, Gary T. Hotchkiss
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Abstract
A wheel powered alternator charging system captures rotational energy of a vehicle wheel, transferring the rotational energy to an alternator to generate electricity. An alternator, a mounting bracket, and a transfer shaft are mounted to a support frame. An input wheel is connected to an existing wheel on the vehicle. The input wheel is connected to the transfer shaft by a first pulley assembly. A second pulley assembly is connected between the transfer shaft and an alternator wheel. As the vehicle wheel rotates, mechanical energy is transferred through the first pulley assembly, the transfer shaft, and the second pulley assembly to the alternator. The mounting bracket is affixed to the vehicle frame.
Claims11
A wheel powered alternator charging system comprises:
- a support frame;
- a mounting bracket;
- an alternator;
- an input wheel;
- a first pulley assembly;
- a second pulley assembly;
- a transfer shaft;
- at least one shaft support;
- at least one bearing;
- the alternator comprises an alternator wheel;
- the alternator being mounted to the support frame;
- the mounting bracket being connected to the support frame opposite the pulley system;
- the first pulley assembly being rotationally engaged between the input wheel and the transfer shaft;
- the second pulley assembly being rotationally engaged between the alternator wheel and the transfer shaft opposite the first pulley assembly along the transfer shaft, wherein the input wheel is rotationally engaged with the alternator wheel through the first pulley assembly, the transfer shaft, and the second pulley assembly;
- each of the at least one shaft support being connected to the support frame;
- each of the at least one bearing being connected within one of the at least one shaft support;
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- the transfer shaft being rotationally engaged within each of the at least one bearing, wherein the transfer shaft is supported on the support frame by the at least one bearing and the at least one shaft support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.