Wave receiving mechanism
US11739728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05B2270/1077
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wave receiving mechanism includes: a shaft driving a hydraulic pump; and a wave receiving member including an arm and wave receiving plate, the arm unrotatably attached to the shaft, the plate being at the arm receiving a wave force, the wave receiving member swinging about the shaft by receiving the wave force and turning the shaft turn. The arm includes first and second arm portions, and a bendable portion, the first arm portion unrotatably attached to the shaft, the second arm portion being at the plate, the bendable portion coupling the first and second arm portions. When a swing angle of the first arm portion is less than a first predetermined angle, the bendable portion makes the arm portions swing integrally. When the swing angle of the first arm portion is the predetermined angle, the bendable portion allows the second arm portion to bend relative to the first.
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