Transportation device with reciprocating part and kinetic storage

摘要

Manual drive energy is input into a transport device of one embodiment by linearly reciprocating a first drive member that couples by way of a ratchet mechanism (or other mechanical motion rectifier means) and a mechanical motion amplifier means to one or more faster spinning flywheel masses. The one or more flywheel masses are formed in part by a combination electric motor/generator and it has rechargeable electric batteries distributively provided about a flywheel mass portion thereof. Tapered roller bearings having ferromagnetic material are interposed between the one or more flywheel masses and/or between one of the flywheels and a stationary frame of the transport device so as to repeatedly make and break closed magnetic flux conducting loops and thus provide at least one of an electric motoring and electricity generating function.

主权项

1. A transport vehicle adapted to transport a rider and having a weight supporting wheel, the weight supporting wheel being disposed to support at least part of and during at least part of the time, a summed weight of the rider and of the vehicle, the transport vehicle further comprising:
(a) a rider support adapted to support at least part of the weight of the rider, the rider support being displaceable relative to the weight supporting wheel and/or the weight supporting wheel being displaceable relative to the rider support; and (b) an electric generator operatively coupled to be driven by at least one of a displacement of the weight supporting wheel relative to the rider support and a displacement of the rider support relative to the weight supporting wheel; wherein the electric generator includes a series of simultaneously openable and/or widenable magnetic gaps through which a serially conducted magnetic flux can flow where a simultaneous opening and/or widening of the series of simultaneously openable and/or widenable magnetic gaps decreases an intensity of the serially conducted magnetic flux at a rate corresponding to a summation of the opening and/or widening rates of the simultaneously openable and/or widenable magnetic gaps.