MOBILE ENERGY GENERATOR

摘要

A system for recycling energy within an assembly line includes a mobile power generator attached to a conveyer platform (a.k.a. a “skillet”) or other conveyance within the assembly line. The mobile power generator has a drive wheel that contacts an adjacent surface, such as a floor, and is rotated by movement of the conveyance along or past the surface. Rotation of the drive wheel is transmitted to a low RPM electrical generator to produce electrical energy at the conveyance.

主权项

1. A mobile power generation system for an assembly line, the system comprising:
a plurality of conveyances, each conveyance configured to move along the assembly line while supporting an assembly, and each conveyance including a mobile power generation device having:
a drive wheel configured to be placed in an interference position with a stationary surface, such that movement of the platform past the stationary surface when the drive wheel is in the interference position causes rotation of the drive wheel; anda generator having a rotatable element in mechanical contact with the drive wheel, such that movement of the platform past the stationary surface causes rotation of the rotatable element, resulting in production of electrical power.