Title of Invention

AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY FROM SEA WAVES

Abstract

A turbine moves by powerful sea-waves and turbine transmits this power to gearbox through chain. Gearbox controls the two way movements of sea waves into uni- directional movement . Then gearbox transmits this power through chain to propeller shaft where total power of the whole project is collected. The propeller shaft can move a dynamo which produce a large amount of electricity. Four cylindrical legs with four rolling wheels of the construction frame is role on rail. Cylindrical legs adjusted up and down, a clamp for pulling and pushing for the total frame according to waves. There is a shed in front of the frame to prevent extra waves. The automatic gearbox consists of four penions and a half-round plate (like protector which is in geometry box) ½ fill up with lubricant. The inside of the gearbox have 2 partitions. The turbine moves round sometime clockwise, sometime anti-clockwise but the gearbox controls this move- ment in one direction i.e., anti-clockwise.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION In modern age there is a need for ceaseless electricity to maintain our daily livelihood as well as the rapid industrialization all over the world. For this reason I have thought about a source, which is natural, unlimited and free from pollution i.e. sea wave, to turn this problems out aside. Not only that but also it is very simple in construction easy to operate and the recurring expense is negligible too. To produce electricity from sea-wave we have to set up an apparatus on a sea-shore like 'Bay of Bengal" where wave are generally seen to rise and retain maximum thrust. In this way we will be able to minimize the problems of our coming generations. The object of this invention is to turn out the above problems aside by producing electricity forever. Not only that but also it is easy in construction, free from pollution, easy to operate and the recurring expenses are negligible too. DESCRIPTION OF THE APPARATUS A turbine with blade made of fibre glass type (for less weight) moves round upon ball-bearings. A frame holds this turbine with ball-bearing, oil-seal, and spindle. A sprocket is there at the centre of the turbine. An automatic gearbox is kept above the turbine. The gearbox is fixed in the frame with nut-bolts where a slide-channel is for adjusting the gearbox for looseness of roller-chains. The gearbox with two movable sprockets shown outside is connected with inside penions. The roller-chain connected the turbine sprocket to gearbox input sprocket. An another roller chain connects gearbox output sprocket to freewheel of propeller shaft (drive shaft) which are assembled in the same level, so that roller-chain does not sleep-down. A propeller shaft at the top of the frame moves upon ball-bearing and it is only one across every frame joined with coupling. A free wheel with adjusting pulley is fixed with propeller shaft (drive shaft) where the free wheel and the sprocket of output power of the gearbox is in a same line connected with roller-chain, propeller shaft (drive shaft) of each frame is joined by cross-bearing and yogh-teeth for up-down or bent beach. "Free wheel" is a preventive wheel which does not transfer the power of propeller shaft (drive shaft) to any slow moving turbine. Here pulley with bolt is an adjusting item of free wheel which is adjusted in a selected place of propeller shaft (drive shaft) and connects with roller-chain through gearbox to propeller shaft (drive shaft), otherwise the roller- chain will sleep down. Cylindrical (like pipe) four legs of the frame with adjusting system adjusts the up and down position of the frame. An extra wave-guard is used in front of the frame, otherwise extra wave will reach the centre of the turbine and the turbine can not move. The wheels and the catchers at the end of the frame roll on the rail which is set up on beach by piling rail pole. We can pull or push total construction by adjusting system at the time of high-tide and low-tide. The automatic gearbox consists of four penions and a half-round plate and its inside is filled up with lubricant. The inside of the gearbox has two partitions with hole for passing lubricant. The turbine moves sometimes clockwise and sometimes anticlockwise but the gearbox controls this movement in one direction (anticlockwise). In the gearbox out of the four penions two penions are linked with the input sprocket and output sprocket with ball-bearing. The remaining two penions rotate on the half-round plate which is moved in the partition by nut-bolt and washer for free movement but without tolerance. That half-round plate is moved in a restricted way but not in full. Here the movement of the half-round plate is restricted by two extra stakes which is enlarged stake where two penions are set up in moving conditions on the half-round plate and that extra stake enter into two holes in the partition. In this way half-round plate cannot move fully. When the input penion which is in the upper side of the plate moves anticlockwise, three penions are in action and the ultimate output rotates the output penion i.e. anticlockwise but when input penion rotates clockwise, four penions are in action and the output penion rotates anticlockwise. Thus we always get anticlockwise movement by connecting dynamo and will be able to produce electricity. However all ball bearings, cross bearings and yogh-teeth are lubricated by grease and covered by oil-seal which resist water. The up-down positions of the frame are adjusted in such a way that water cannot reach the centre of the turbine hub. The operation is very easy. Only an adjusting bolt is used to perform the action of pulling and pushing the total construction in the time of low tide and high tide. HOW TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY Thus many frames with turbines and propeller shaft (drive shaft) are connected with coupling side by side and at last it will collect a huge power by connecting dynamo at some galloping position, we will be able to produce electricity. The length of turbine depends upon the depth of sea. Horse-power depends upon breadth of turbine-blade and R.P.M. depends upon radius of turbine sprocket or gear box output sprocket. DESCRIPTION IN REFERRENCE TO THE DRAWING Now the invention will be more clearly described with reference to the drawing Figure XL which shows one unit of the total project In drawing "wave" indicates the front side of the unit where sea-wave thrusts to move turbine (8). The back side of the unit is indicated by adjusting bolt (7) which is held by piling rail pole (21) and used to pull-push the unit through the threaded frame clamp (22). Turbines (8) are hanged by spindle and rotated on ball-bearing with oil-seal. A sprocket (5) is joined at the centre of the turbine. An automatic gearbox (10) is fixed up with nut-bolt and adjusted with slide- channel above the turbine gearbox input sprocket is connected through roller-chain with the turbine sprocket (5). Another roller-chain (1) is connected from gearbox output sprocket (9) to free wheel (13) of the propeller shaft (drive shaft-12). The propeller shaft (drive shaft-12) is hung from frame with ball-bearing and bearing holder with oil-seal (11). Every unit is joined by coupling, cross bearing (14) and yogh-teeth (15). A dynamo (16) is connected to propeller shaft (drive shaft) by sprocket with roller chain adjusting (23) pulley to line up the dynamo (16) with propeller shaft (drive shaft) it would be set up by keeping a certain distance to produce electricity. An extra wave-guard (18) is there in front of the unit, to resist the large wave which may be created as an obstacle to move the turbine. The wave guard (18) is fixed at a height of the frame so that the sea-wave can not reach to hub of the turbine. The frame looks like a double thatched shed with four cylindrical legs (like pipe). The lower part of the pipe (20) can enter the upper part of the pipe (19) to adjust the height of the frame. An adjusting bolt (No 4) adjusts the height of the frame according to the water level which affects on the turbine which effects on the turbine. The lower clamp has a thread and the upper has a channel which holds the bolt. In the back side of the frame another adjusting bolt (7) will push or pull the total frame where a threaded clamp (22) is fixed with the frame and the other side a rail pole holds this bolt by piling rail pole to adjust total structure at the time of high tide and low tide. There are four individual wheels (2) with catcher (24) at the end of the frame to role on rail (3). The said catcher (24) is made of two bent plate which are fixed with leg wheel by nut-bolt and caught the rail-line, otherwise the total structure will be derailed. In Figure AA and an automatic gearbox has been shown. It has four clamps fixed with nut-bolt (b) where slide-channel (a) adjusts the proper position of the gearbox. The automatic gearbox has two partitions (O) & (M). The input sprocket (x) of the gearbox makes to move the internal input penions (n) by an axel (e) which moves upon two ball- bearing (P) & (Q). In other side output sprocket (y) rotates by internal output penions (m) and transmits by axel (e) upon ball-bearing (L) & (G). In partition (O) there is display of penions in various functions and operations shown in Figure no- (C) & (D). In partition (O) 'n' is input penions, 'm' is output penion and 'k' & '1' penions are on a half round plate (d) on which they are very close to each other. When input penion (n) rounds clockwise, other penion (1) comes close to the penion (n) by moving the half round plate (d) penion (k) is always involved with penion (m). The ultimate result is penion (n) moves clockwise, penion (1) anticlockwise, penion (k) clockwise and penion (m) anticlockwise. On the other hand, when the input penion (n) moves anticlockwise other penion (1) is beaten back. Thus penion (k) comes close to the penion (n), (1) & (m). The ultimate result is -penion (n) moves anticlockwise, penion (k) clockwise and penion (m) anticlockwise. So always I get output result in anticlockwise movement. But what is there in the half round plate and the partition and how it works? In Figure no-G; there is a view of a half round plate (d), where (c) is a bore to connect this plate to the partition with nut-bolt and washer for easy movement without tolerance. In this half round plate (d), (s) & (f) are fixed type stake on which penion He' & T move. These stakes pass through the other side of the half round plate (d). These extra part of the stake's' & 'f will enter the bore channel 'g' & 'h' shown in the Figure A. In this way two way movement of the input sprocket will be transformed into unidirectional movement. In Figure CD a free wheel with adjusting pulley connects with propeller shaft by adjusting pulley and nut-bolt. Gearbox drives the propeller shaft (drive shaft) via free wheel by roller-chain. Free wheel moves in one direction. In Figure CD 'q' is inner tooth of a free wheel and r is ratchet which is swallowed by the teeth by which it may move in one direction. There is adjusting pulley with nut-bolts 'T' & ' W. A free wheel has two parts roll upon ball-bearing with each other. In Figure GH View A' is an inner view of a yogh-teeth at Sec. Z. Here teeth will enter the yogh hole and in this way more propeller shafts (drive shafts) may be adjoined with one another whatever may be the distance. In Figure GH Sec. X is a coupling which joins the propeller shaft (drive shaft) with one another by nut-bolt. Sec. Y is a cross bearing which helps the propeller shaft (drive shaft) to move frequently on up-down beach. In Figure UV there is a bearing holder with oil-seal which holds bearing with grease and is fixed with the frame with nut-bolt. In Figure MN there is a side view of turbine, gearbox and propeller shaft (drive shaft) where free wheel connects and shows how to move everything. In Figure QR the front view of the total project has been shown. Moreover, the movements of the turbine, the action of the gearbox and the function of the propeller shaft (drive shaft) have been described clearly. WORKING OF THE APPARATUS One by one unit of the total project (shown in Figure XL) is placed on individual pair of rail line (3) which is set up on the sea-beach by piling rail-pole. The adjusting bolt (7) is connected with clamp (22) and stake (21). The propeller shaft (drive shaft) (12) of every unit is connected by coupling with nut-bolt. The height of the turbine is adjusted according to water level by adjusting bolt (4) and then the bolt (7) adjusts according to the thrust of the wave. We can adjust the unit at that place where wave are seen to rise and exist maximum thrust. In Figure XL wave of the sea thrusts to the turbine (8) at the time when waves come and returns back. Turbine moves sometimes clockwise and sometimes anticlockwise. There is a sprocket (5) at the hub of the turbine which transmits this power to the automatic gearbox (10) by a roller-chain. Input sprocket (9) of the gearbox (10) transmits this power in the inner penion which sink under lubricant of the automatic gearbox (10) and help to get a unidirectional movement of the output penion i.e. anticlockwise. This unidirectional movement transmits this power to free wheel (13) of propeller shaft (drive shaft-12) by roller-chain (1). The free wheel (13) never transmits the restoring power of propeller shaft (drive shaft-12) to any other slow moving turbine. A dynamo (16) which is used by keeping some certain distance of several units is moved by propeller shaft (drive shaft) to produce electricity. This apparatus of producing electricity is generally functional at "Bay of Bengal" where waves are seen to rise and to hold maximum thrust but it is inactive in calm-sea. In this way several sets of turbine in this apparatus will be able to generate the required amount of electricity. Thus this apparatus has a potential of generating considerable amount of electricity through dynamo, proportionately with the number of unit used. The turbine moves upon ball bearing which is set on a spindle but ball-bearing covered with oil-seal to cause of resist water. In the gearbox, input and output sprocket make to move the input and output penion by shaft which move on double ball-bearing. Both the side of input and output ball- bearings are also protected by oil-seal for resistance of water and inner lubricant. There is a propeller shaft (drive shaft) per frame hung with ball-bearing and bearing holder where oil-seal resist rain water and inner grease. There is cross-bearing and yogh- teeth per frame lubricant with grease and cover with rubber bellow. The operation is very easy. Only an adjusting bolt is used per frame for pulling and pushing the total construction at the time of high tide and low tide. ADVANTAGES: 1. Satisfactory supply of ever increasing demand of electricity in modern age. 2. Preservation of national resources which are used for conventional source of energy. 3. Minimum recurring expenses. 4. Pollution free operating system. 5. Ceaseless production of electricity. 6. Control over generating electricity as per demand. 7. Simple mechanism to operate and repair. 8. Operational risk is nil. 9. General expert can maintain this project. ACCESSORIES USED IN THIS APPARATUS: 1. Roller-chain 2. Wheel of frame to move on rail 3. Rail line where total structure move at the time of high tide & low tide 4. Bolt for adjusting proper position of total structure (up & down) 5. Turbine sprocket 6. Turbine-bearing with oil-seal 7. Bolt for adjusting proper position(pulling & pushing) 8. Turbine 9. Fixed type wheel or sprocket 10. Automatic gearbox 11. Bearing with holder 12. Propeller shaft (Drive shaft) 13. Free wheel with adjusting pulley 14. Coupling and cross-bearing 15. Yogh-teeth 16. Dynamo 17. Spindle 18. Extra wave guard 19. Upper leg 20. Lower leg 21. Adjusting bolt clamp (which is piled) 22. Adjusting bolt threaded clamp in frame 23. Sprocket with adjusting pulley 24. Catcher I CLAIM: 1. An apparatus for producing electricity from sea-wave comprising a steel- frame, huge bladed turbines (8), automatic gearbox (10), propeller shaft (drive shaft-12) and dynamo (16) fixed to the said frame, produces electricity when sea-wave thrusts upon the turbine (8) to make it rotate, transforms this kinetic power to an automatic gearbox (10) which produces an unidirectional output, is collected by a propeller shaft (drive shaft-12) and finally acquired by a dynamo (16) to produce electricity. 2. The steel frame, as claimed in claim 1, looks like a double thatched shed consists of a wave-guard (front side-18) in order to resist the big wave to reach the upper portion of the hub of the turbine (8) and is set on rail line (3) with adjusting bolts (4) and catcher (24) to move the total frame during low- tide and high-tide. 3. The huge-bladed turbine (8), as claimed in claim 1, accompanied with a sprocket (5) is movable on double ball-bearing (11) and spindle (17) with oil-seal to make it water resistant and connected to the input sprocket of the gearbox through the roller-chain (1). 4. The gearbox (10), as claimed in claim 1, is provided a clockwise and anticlockwise input through input sprocket but the inbuilt four penions (k, 1, m, n) and a plate (d) are able to convert the movement into unidirectional i.e. anticlockwise and transfer it through another roller-chain (1) from output sprocket to a propeller shaft (drive shaft-12). 5. The propeller shaft (drive shaft-12), as claimed in claim 4, moves on ball- bearing (11) accompanied with free wheel (13) to prevent it to transfer the power to any slow-moving turbine, are adjoined by cross-bearing (14) and yogh-teeth (15) to avoid the difficulties caused by the lack of uniformity of the sea-beach and thus it is able to collect a huge amount of kinetic energy from so many moving turbines (8). 6. The propeller shaft (drive shaft-12), as claimed in claim 5, transfers this kinetic energy to dynamo (16) to produce electricity. 7. An apparatus for producing electricity from sea-wave is herein described with reference to and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing. A turbine moves by powerful sea-waves and turbine transmits this power to gearbox through chain. Gearbox controls the two way movements of sea waves into uni- directional movement . Then gearbox transmits this power through chain to propeller shaft where total power of the whole project is collected. The propeller shaft can move a dynamo which produce a large amount of electricity. Four cylindrical legs with four rolling wheels of the construction frame is role on rail. Cylindrical legs adjusted up and down, a clamp for pulling and pushing for the total frame according to waves. There is a shed in front of the frame to prevent extra waves. The automatic gearbox consists of four penions and a half-round plate (like protector which is in geometry box) ½ fill up with lubricant. The inside of the gearbox have 2 partitions. The turbine moves round sometime clockwise, sometime anti-clockwise but the gearbox controls this move- ment in one direction i.e., anti-clockwise.

Documents:

2458-cal-1997-granted-abstract.pdf

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2458-cal-1997-granted-correspondence.pdf

2458-cal-1997-granted-description (complete).pdf

2458-cal-1997-granted-drawings.pdf

2458-cal-1997-granted-examination report.pdf

2458-cal-1997-granted-form 1.pdf

2458-cal-1997-granted-form 3.pdf

2458-cal-1997-granted-specification.pdf