US20050063783A1

US20050063783A1 - Dock-like automatic fluid recycle device

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Publication number: US20050063783A1
Application number: US10/669,000
Authority: US
Inventors: A-Hsiang Chang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-09-24
Filing date: 2003-09-24
Publication date: 2005-03-24

Abstract

A dock-like automatic fluid recycle device is disclosed, which guides water flow downstream for power generation and has a lower cistern to retain water which can be pumped upward to an upper cistern for a new electric generation cycle. The dock-like automatic fluid recycle device includes an upper cistern, an outlet, a plurality of basin, a plurality of transmission device, a plurality of pump, a generator, a lower cistern and a water pipe. The basins are ranked along an inclined plane one by one as a ladder. The highest basin connects the upper cistern by the outlet. Each basin has an automatic water gate on the side and a pump in the lower cistern. The generator, which is installed in the lower port of the outlet, converts the water flow into electrical power. The lower cistern, which is installed under the lowest basin, stores the water drains from the lowest basin. The water pipe connects the pumps and the upper cistern. Each pump driven by a corresponding of transmission device drains the water from the lower cistern, and the water flows along the water pipe to the upper cistern.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a dock-like automatic fluid recycle device, and more particularly to a device that guides water flow downstream for power generation and has a lower cistern to retain water which is then pumped upward to an upper cistern for a new electric generation cycle.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional construction of hydraulic pump power generator is a dam across a watercourse mainly. The dam obstructs the river, and upstream river comes into a reservoir. Next, the water stored in the reservoir drains into the power generator and drives the generator to generate electric power. Although this achieves the objective of electric power generation, being used only one time for this kind of power generator reduces the utility rate of water.
Furthermore, there is not enough water to generate electric power during low water days, because the water is not recycled. It causes to be short of electric power.
Last, thermal power has many problems that attack environmental protection. People shall exert to prevent the pollution of thermal power.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a fluid recycle device to mitigate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the aforementioned problems of the conventional arts, a dock-like automatic fluid recycle device is designed meticulously. On the basis of inventor's practice according to the work, the present invention is useful, and it can solve the problems and limits of the conventional arts.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a dock-like automatic fluid recycle device having basins ranked along an inclined plane as a ladder. Each of these basins allows water flow downstream, and the device has a lower cistern to retain water for a high efficient electric generation cycle.
To attain the above-stated object, in a dock-like automatic fluid recycle device having an upper cistern, an outlet, a plurality of basin, a plurality of transmission device, a plurality of pump, a generator, a lower cistern and a water pipe. The basins are ranked along an inclined plane as a ladder. Each basin has an automatic water gate on the right side and connects a pump in the lower cistern. Each of the pumps is driven by a corresponding transmission device, and connects the upper cistern by the water pipe. The highest basin connects the upper cistern by the outlet, and the lower port of the outlet has a generator. The lower cistern is installed under the lowest basin.
The operation of the present invention of the dock-like automatic fluid recycle device is illustrated as follow. First, water in the upper cistern flows through the outlet, and drives the generator to generate electric power. When water streams into the highest basin and brings the water level difference, the corresponding floating plate moves up and down with the water level, and the screw, connected the said floating plate, drives the corresponding transmission shaft and subsequently an corresponding hydraulic pump starts to work. Then, the hydraulic pump drives the corresponding gearbox and flywheel to pump water by the transmission shaft, and the water flows through the water pipe into the upper cistern. When the water level of the highest basin rises to an applicable height, the water flows through the automatic water gate into the middle basin. Similarly, when the water level of the middle basin or the lowest basin rises to an applicable height, the water also flows into the lowest basin or the lower cistern respectively. At least, the pump in the lower cistern pumps all the water, flowed into the lower cistern, through the water pipe into the upper cistern, and it completes an electric generation cycle of the present invention.
The present invention has improvements as follow. First, the present invention can prevent water flows downstream into the lower cistern and damages the lower cistern because the basins been dock-like are ranked along an inclined plane as a ladder. Moreover, the present invention can pump water to the upper cistern efficiently and achieve an electric generation cycle, because each dock-like basin has a pump connected the lower cistern and the power is generated by a corresponding floating plate, moves up and down with the water level, to drive the pumps with a corresponding transmission device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood and other advantages will become apparent on reading the following description, given by way of unlimited example and by virtue of the appended drawing, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a dock-like automatic fluid recycle device in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIG. 1, a dock-like automatic fluid recycle device in accordance with the present invention includes an upper cistern 1, an outlet 2, a plurality of basin 3, a plurality of transmission device 4, a plurality of pump 5, a generator 6, a lower cistern 7 and a water pipe 8, and each said part of the present invention assembles as follow.
The upper cistern 1, a reservoir or a cistern, is installed on the top, and connects to the outlet 2 and the water pipe 8.
The outlet 2, a conduit, drains water from the upper cistern 1 to the basin 3, and the lower port of the outlet 2 has the generator 6.
The basins 3 are ranked along an inclined plane one by one as a ladder. Each basin 3 has an automatic water gate 31 on the right side and a pump 5 in one of the lower cistern 7. The highest basin 3 connects the upper cistern 1 by the outlet 2.
Each of the transmission device 4, comprised a floating plate 41, a screw 42, a transmission shaft 43, a gearbox 45, a flywheel 46, and an oil pressure pump 47, transfers the potential energy of water to mechanical energy. The floating plate 41, sunk in the water of the basins 3, connects the transmission shaft 43 with the screw 42. The transmission shaft 43, installed at the center of each transmission device 4, drives the hydraulic pump 47, and the flywheel 46 transmits the power, produced by the hydraulic pump 47, to the gearbox 45.
Each of the pumps 5 is driven by a corresponding gearbox 45 of transmission device 4, and connects the upper cistern 1 by the water pipe 8. The transmission device 4 and the corresponding pump 5 constitute the power apparatus of the present invention to pump water.
The generator 6, installed the lower port of the outlet 2, is a device which converts water flow into electrical power.
The lower cistern 7, installed under the lowest basin 3, stores the water drains from the lowest basin 3.
The water pipe 8 connects the pumps 5 and the upper cistern 1. Each of the pumps 5 drains the water from the lower cistern 7, and the water flows along the water pipe 8 to the upper cistern 1.
At the center of each transmission device 4 is a transmission shaft 43. The transmission shaft 43 connects the screw 42, and they transmit mechanic energy between a floating plate 41, a gearbox 45, a flywheel 46 and a hydraulic pump 47. The transmission device 4 and the corresponding pump 5 constitute the power apparatus of the present invention to pump water.
With reference to FIG. 1 also, following illustrates operation of the present invention. First, let the water in the upper cistern 1 flows through the outlet 2, and drives the generator 6 to generate electric power. When water streams into the highest basin 3 and brings the water level difference, the corresponding floating plate 41 moves up and down with the water level, and the screw 42, connected the said floating plate 41, drives the corresponding transmission shaft 43 and subsequently an corresponding hydraulic pump 47 starts to work. Then, the hydraulic pump 47 drives the corresponding gearbox 45 and flywheel 46 to pump water by the transmission shaft 43, and the water flows through the water pipe 8 into the upper cistern 1. When the water level of the highest basin 3 rises to an applicable height, the water flows through the automatic water gate 31 into the middle basin 3. Similarly, when the water level of the middle basin 3 or the lowest basin 3 rises to an applicable height, the water also flows into the lowest basin 3 or the lower cistern 7 respectively. At least, the pump 5 in the lower cistern 7 pumps all the water, flowed into the lower cistern 7, through the water pipe 8 into the upper cistern 1, and it completes an electric generation cycle of the present invention.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1-2. (Cancelled)

3. An automatic fluid recycle device comprising an upper cistern, an outlet a plurality of basins, a plurality of transmission devices, a plurality of pumps, a generator, a lower cistern and a water pipe, the basins being at different heights, a highest one of the basins being connected to the upper cistern by the outlet, each basin having an automatic water gate on a side thereof, the lower cistern having a pump, the generator being located in a lower part of the outlet, the generator converting water flow through the outlet into electrical power, the lower cistern being installed under a lowest basin, the lower cistern stores water drained from the lowest basin, the water pipe being connected to the pumps and to the upper cistern, each of the basins having one of the transmission devices and each transmission device being connected to a pump, water flowing from the basins being used to drive the transmission devices which thereby assist driving of the pumps, the pumps moving water from the lower cistern along the water pipe to the upper cistern.

4. The automatic fluid recycle device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each transmission devices comprises a floating plate, a screw, a transmission shaft, a gearbox, a flywheel and an oil pressure pump, the transmission devices transfer potential energy of the water to mechanical energy, the floating plates being in the basins and being connected to the transmission shafts by the screws, the transmission shafts being installed at a center of the respective transmission devices and being used to drive the pumps, the flywheels transmit power produced by the hydraulic pumps to the gearbox.

5. An amusement device for pumping water, the device comprising an upper cistern with an outlet, a plurality of interconnected basins, a plurality of transmission devices, a lower cistern and a water pipe, the basins being at different heights between the upper cistern and the lower cistern, water flowing from the upper cistern through successive basins to the lower cistern, at least one pump being provided in the lower cistern and being connected to the transmission devices, as water flows through the basins, the transmission devices drives the pump to aid in moving water from the lower cistern to the upper cistern through the water pipe.

6. The amusement device for pumping water as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a generator provided in the outlet from the upper cistern, the generator generates electric power from the flow of water through the outlet.

7. The amusement device for pumping water as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the transmission devices having a pump associated therewith, the pumps being located at the lower cistern.

8. The amusement device for pumping water as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the transmission devices comprise a floating plate located in the associated basin, a screw, a transmission shaft, a gearbox, a flywheel and an oil pressure pump, the floating plates being connected to the transmission shafts by the screws, the transmission shafts being used to drive the pumps.

9. The amusement device for pumping water as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least three basins are provided, an automatic gate being provided for each basin to control the flow of water from the basins.

10. The amusement device for pumping water as claimed in claim 9, wherein the transmission shaft is connected to the screw and to the oil pressure pump, the oil pressure pump is connected to the flywheel, the flywheel is connected to the gear box and the gear box is connected to the pumps for the lower cistern.

11. The amusement device for pumping water as claimed in claim 10, wherein the basins are arranged in a line and wherein the lower cistern is under all of the basins and the upper cistern, the water pipe extends from the lower cistern to the upper cistern and is above the basins, the outlet drains from a bottom of the upper cistern and extends linearly downward therefrom to an uppermost basin, the generator being in-line with the outlet and being adjacent the uppermost basin.