US1263888A - Wave-motor. - Google Patents

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L. VV. HAIVHVOND` WAVE MOTOR. APPLICATION' FILED 1AN.I0. |918.

Patent@ Apr. 23, 1918.

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l.. W. HAMMOND.

WAVE-mom. APPLICATION HLE 1^N|10| FBIS. lzip, Pat-@11M Apu .23 1918.

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Fdtented Apr; 23, ll@ll@ Application filed January 1U, 19N. Serial No SZLl..

motors wherein 'the Wave power is adapted to etlect en oscillatory movement to e liorieontel pivoted impact member or gate.

The object is to produce e` device which 'will utilize the weve 'power no met er what the distance of the rise end :tell et the tide may he, the mechanism being so errengg'e.dv es to keep the impact member in e certain. predetermined position 'ith relation `to the crest of the Weves.

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is e.. perspective View of e one `init were motor in which the power lis-used -o operate o pump.'

2 is an enlarged front elevation or the motor proper, and,

Fig. 3 is transverse verticalV section on line 3-3 of Fig, il.

l-l7 represent two piles driven. into 'the 'bottom otllhehesch to which is secured e I frame consisting of Vertical side mernloers 2--2, extending; therefrom to e. height well there the surface of the Writer, said side members hevingarranged. transversely therein et the upper end s, roel; shaft lh se side members xl-2 are each provided with. elongated slots lf-4i in which .is horizontally arranged e crossloar 5, Extending; flfiwnwardly *from theends of the crosseoer 5, ere supporting rods 6*@ to the lower end of which is secured suitable floats 7--7. Sus jpended from the cross-her 5 is en impact member or power boord 8, secured thereto by suitole supporting rods 9-9- From the above construction itxwill he l seen that the impact member or power hoard 'will rise end fell according; to the'rse and fell. of 'the tide7 owing te the lect that is supported upon. the 'lloets 77 end in order that .these 'lioetsmay not he ell'ected lay the Ween ci toe Waves, l preferably incase mein in suimole chambers lO-L, Wlnco L1re convenientlf secured-to the iframe. These chem"` ners ere provided et their lower ends with .wempereivelyy smell openings limit te el."

low' the writer to seek its own level .Within the chambers end maintain the How et :i given height relative to the rise end fell of the tide. @n account of the com arative smell openings 'll-11, a sudden rusll of weter lilrc the surging' of Waves Would. have, little or no eect upon `the level inside the float chambers und therefore the floats 7-7 together with the impact member will rise and fall by the action of the tide only.

lfw'l, indicate two rock arms pivotally 'iounted upon the shaft 3, and .adapted to extend Wellloelo'vvv the surface of the Waves and connected together et their lower ends hy crosseloer 13. These rock arms are pret'- erehly provided with elongated slots lei-4.4 to receive the outer ends of the impact 1nemlier 8,.Whicl1 letter eccordinlgT imparts the oscillatory movement' to the roelr :irnos -./`J-l3. Connected to the rock crine through the messbar-13, is ypitneen lo.) which, in turn, s connected to e 4piston'rod lf3, of the pump l?, which, is loci ed in any suitable inenuer to he actuated by the impact men-@lier 8'. 1S, indicates e teulr. into which the pump emoties its charge through the conduitvll, Wherelrom the supply o1" Water 'guay be uti lized for operating e, water turbine or lilre dev' o. y

As' e ineens for raising the impact member out of the water when not in use or in cese ot' e stornij l provide e cable 20, suspended lroin the pulley 231, which is attached to the cross-har 5, heffing its-outer 'free end secured to e 'rvindless or other suitable ineens (not shown) `for reeling the same in. when raising the impact member clear of the water.

ln operating my device, es the Waves roll ein toward the shore, they carry the impact member or power pert along with them until, r the weve passes out from. under it, when the impact member will swing heel; until it is again engaged by the next weve, this motion,

in turn, nnmrting e reciprocating motion 'to the piston rod of the pump, whereby the we- A ter discharged from the pump into the tenir or reservoir 18.

lt isohvious that these several power units may he assembled in groups, say three 'or more, thereby increasing the capacity oli the apparatus es e Whole. 'c

-t is obvious that l do not Wish to he linited to the exeet structure es it `ie disclosed herein and more or less slight changes might be made without departing from the general scope and utility of the above device.

I claim:

l. A wave motor comprising a frame, rock arms provided with vertically arranged slots, pivoted to said frame, and a swinging impact member` vertically movable Within said traine. having its lower end received within the yslots in the rock arms.

Q. A wave motor comprising a frame, fioat chambers carried thereby, floats arranged therein, a swinging impact member carried by said floats and a pair of rocker arms pivoted to said frame which are adapted to be actuated by said impact member.

3. A wave motor comprising a frame, float chambers having openings at the lower end thereof carried by said frame, fioats arranged therein, a frame supported by said fioats, an impact member carried by said frame, and a pair of rock arms pivotally supported by the main frame Which are adapted to be actuated by said impact member.

4. A wave motor comprising a main frame, fioat chambers carried thereby, Heats arranged therein, a frame'cruided within said main frame and supported by said iioats, an impact member carried by said last mentioned frame, and a pairof rock arms pivotally supported by the mainframe which are adapted to be actuated by said impact member.

In testimony whereotl I aliix my signataire.

LEANDER W. HAMMOND.

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