US923823A - Wave-motor. - Google Patents

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Q.E.EPVVARDS. WAVE MOTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB.2,190&

Patented Jung 8, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

:lNVENTQR ATTORN EY G. E. EDWERDS.

WAVE MOTOR. AIfPLIUATION FILED MAR. 2, 190a.

INVENTO'R M E W man 0 9m 13 H 4 MM m R 8 M2 t n e I a P B W q m 1 ATTORNEY .wmvslsssn 1e 1 call a wave motor.

UNITED STATES OFFKQE.

CHARLES E. EDWARDS, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE EDWARDSWN'AVE MOTOR C0,. OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, .A' CORPORATION.

WAVE-MOTOR.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed March 2, 1908'. Serial No. 418,825.

. Diego, county of San Diego, State of California, have invented an Improved Wave- Motor; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a device for proucmg power from the waves and which I The objects are first, to providea new and lmproved wave motor which acts as a unit to transmit power from the waves directly to any mechanism to which it may be applied: second, to utilize power from the waves either coming or going.

The invention consists in the parts and the construction and combination of parts which I'shall hereinafter describe and claim.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through A-B ln'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a slde view of a detail on an enlarged scale, Fig; 5 an end View of said detail and F ig. 6 is a perspective view of the gate, parts being broken away, showing its attaclnnent to the swlngmg arn'i.

My invention includes a plurality of devices connected to one shaft, of which the one described and shown, is only one unit, the other units being the same and connected to a shaft as shown.

My device is mounted within and upon a frameor structure of any suitable form to suit the position of the device and the convenience in installing it. In this case, I have mounted a frame 1 on: fixed ailing. On the top of frame 1 and supported by bearings 2, one at each side, is a shaft3. Said shaft may be any length desired and a plurality of devices connected thereto upon said shaft are mounted fly-wheel; 4 and bevel gears 5, one

for each unit of the complete mechanism. Ins1de of frame 1 and centrally located IS another sinaller frame composed of a horizontal cross piece 6, and two vertically extending pieces 7; said pieces 7 are provided with bearings for the sup ort of shafts 8 and 9, which are kept paral (ii with each other and a certain distance apart by the pieces 7; onthe outer ends of shaft 9 and adjacent to the outside of the pieces 7 are wheels 10,'which are for the 'urpose of supportin'gth'e inner frame and toaci itateits rotation Withinfthe outer frame/the outer framebeing. provided with segments 11, one on each side of the frame and provided with grooves adapted for a path-in which wheels 10 are adapted to travel concentric with the shaft 23.

Mounted on shaft 9 and approximately centrally located is lever 12, which is rovided with double lugs 12 adapted to fit on either side of an are 13 fastened to the. outside frame; said are being provided with sevcralslots in which the lever 12 fits said lever 4 12 serves two purposes, one to hold the inner frame central and the other for partially rotating the same, so as to set it in various directions. Mounted on this shaft 9 and attached thereto is a double swinging arm 14 in whichslides vertically a gate 15, said gate adapted to ascend and descend with the rising and lowering of the tide. Mounted on said shaft and attached thereto are also two gear segments 16 and 17. '16 is an internal gear and 17 external.

Upon shaft 8 and adapted to mesh with gear segments 16 and 17 are pinions 18-and 19. Loosely fitted on said shaft between said pinions, and fixed to shaft 8, is a double ratchet wheel 20 adapted to engage with pawls 21 and 22 which are attached to the pinions 18 and 19. When the arm 14 swings in one direction the gear segments move with it, which cause the pinions 18 and 19 to rotate in opposite directions, the pawl on one engaging with the ratchet, whi e the other moves over the ratchet teeth, and when the arm 14 moves in the opposite direction the. same results are obtained, therefore, the shaft 8 revolves in one direction at all times, and whenever the arm moves in either direction. Shaft 8 is connected to shaft 3 by means of ashort perdendicular shaft 23 with 95 bevel gears 24 and 25, one on each end, which mesh with bevel gears 5 and Z6 26 being fixed on shaft 8, and the mesh of gears 25 and 26 being supported by casting 27. The

shaft acts as a pivot around which the in- 100 ner frame revolves when it is desired to shift the frame to suit the wave. motion. It can be readily seen that with this construction, that a plurality of these devices connected to one shaft 3 the shaft would be made-to revolvein and'gate 15; acting as afloat would adapt parall si to said first mentisned shaft, a frame itself to the rising and lowering of the tide. I Fromshafi; 3 the lower be hrsnsmittsd I to be utiiized in any manna;'suimbis.

' Having thus described my im'sntion, what I claim as new and desix's to secure by L's-Livers Patent 1s 1. The csmbination of a swinging gate so 'mounted as '50 extend into the Water, double gear segments attached fibers/$0 and adapted to revolve loose pinisns'upma a shaft, saicl pinions revolving in syposite dirsctisns; a

ratchet fixed on said sjmft, PEUJFIRS mmmtsa on said-pinions and adapted to revolve the shaft mom direciion m5 all all susstantially as 88$ forth.

to, means between Siifi for 0p? ting the upper shaft in one ahi'esziun at afii times; a frame, menus for supporzzing said 51 ms, means for pivsi ing said frame, su bsmntially as set forih. I

3. In a wave motsr the @OlllhillilfiOl'l 05a swinging gate adsp z-ed ts rise and lower a float, the ower and extending @2150 the v. a. shaft to which it is atmhed, unoihei cennesting said shsffis, said frzm ls sup )0 mud on Wheels and adapted. to be turned. in, a:

fines-11s for at all tim' I :a-tsdin 2. The commnamon at a, swmgmg' gats s0 shsfi 9 of gaming to said Y bar h J 1 )"01 pmpsjn d5 (min 51 on m 'd arm, smm S

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