Vacuum-generating apparatus by applying torricelli's vacuum
US5961296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/20
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
By applying balance between atmospheric pressure and gravity, Torricelli's vacuum is formed, and by utilizing the vacuum, power is generated. When an operating tube directs to nearly the right above, because of the weight of a liquid on the inside of the operating tube, Torricelli's vacuum is formed under a piston, and by this vacuum, the piston is lowered to rotate an operating crankshaft. Then, linking to the rotation of the operating crankshaft, the operating tube inclines, causing the piston to be pushedly returned to the original position by the liquid. In this state, the operating tube is returned to the above-described position. A plurality of operating tubes which are balanced in gravity by a balance weighing means repeat this operation in different phases, thus causing the operating crank to continuously rotate.
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