Wave powered machine
A device is described to convert the motion of waves in a body of water to other forms of energy comprising: a. vertical supports fixed to the bottom of the body of water, b. rail means supported by the vertical supports, c. a frame fixed to the vertical supports at an elevation above the surface of the body of water, d. a shaft supported on the frame to rotate, e. rotating means fixed to the shaft, f. a float engaged with the rail means to move vertically up and down from the influence of waves, the float carrying actuating means in the form of two vertical racks pivotally connected to the float and with their upper extremities pivotally connected to a common link. One of the racks is adapted to drive the rotating means on an upstroke of the float and the other of the racks to drive the rotating means on a downstroke of the float. The actuating means cooperates with the rotating means to cause the rotating means to rotate unidirectionally during a power stroke of the actuating means, g. a power take-off from the shaft, and h. the float having a skirt fixed to the bottom thereof, the skirt having means to vent the space beneath it.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-85-038110; EDB-87-013916
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4627240
- OSTI ID:
- 6958813
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 27 Feb 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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