Apparatus for generating electricity within a pneumatic wheel assembly
US4429232A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/041
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A generator characterized by a circular track attached to the relieved circumferential surface of a wheel, a carriage coupled to the track by rotary bearings, a generator supported by the carriage, and a clutch wheel coupling an armature of the generator to the track. The track, which preferably has a T shaped cross section, has a driving surface which causes the clutch wheel to rotate when there is relative motion between the track and the carriage and/or between the carriage and the air within the tire.
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