CA2569642A1

CA2569642A1 - The glenson

Info

Publication number: CA2569642A1
Application number: CA002569642A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Glenn Frair
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-11-24
Filing date: 2006-11-24
Publication date: 2008-05-24

Abstract

The Glenson is a mechanical machine, when driven by a sufficient power source, has the ability to take the input power and magnify it through mechanical means, and then deliver this power in a smooth rolling circular motion to the output end of machine.

The machine has two uses, one to make or magnify power that is clean energy, and second, because the power is magnified it takes less to do the original job, making the machine an energy saving device as well.

A machine that has a large crankshaft and rod assembly driving a small crankshaft and rod assembly of equal but smaller proportions, joined together by a teeter-totter apparatus with bars longer on one side of the fulcrum point, than the other, using leverage to achieve a true pry bar action at the fulcrum point, creating power and delivering it to the output shaft of small crank.

Description

- Description -The Glenson is a mechanical machine that when driven by a sufficient power source has the ability to take the input power of electric, gas or other power producing devices and magnify this power through mechanical means and deliver this power to the output end of the machine in a smooth rolling circular motion. This give$ the "Glenson"
two main uses, one, to make or magnify power that is clean energy, and second, because the power is magnified it takes less to do the same job, making the Glenson an energy saving machine as well. What we have seen in past inventions is a large circle or wheel powering a smaller circle or wheel through many methods. This led to the discovery of gear ratioits, and then finally, the steam engine, having the large circle power a small circle with one to one ratio using a teeter-totter bar that slipped back and forth on a fixed fulcrum point because of a slotted hole manufactured in the bar. Being forced to rely on one teeter-totter bar, being operated by a large and small circle at each end, led to three problems. The first being that because of the slipping action at the fulcrum point, due to the slotted hole in the bar, meant that, a true pry-bar effect could not be achieved and this led to a great loss in power.
The second problem was the resistance enertia, created by - __.

The use of only one teeter-totter bar. The power needed to lift and operate the bar, was directly taken away from its driving power source, reducing the amount of output power the machine was creating. The third problem was the lurching action felt with the use of only one bar, meaning a smooth rolling circular action needed could not be achieved. Instead of having a large circle power a smaller circle as seen in past inventions. The Glenson's inventive idea is to use a large crankshaft and rod assembly to drive or power a small crankshaft and rod assembly by way of a series of teeter-totter bars rotating securely on a fixed fulcrum bar. This method of achieving a one to one ratio eliminates all three of the problems previously discussed in the earlier inventions. The first improvement of the Glenson is, because of the addition of crank rods or connecting rods placed in between the crank arms and ends of the teeter-totter bars. The action of the teeter-totter bar at the fixed fulcrum point is rotating smoothly on the fulcrum bar with no slip at all, giving this machine a powerful, true, pry-bar action without any slipping. The second improvement of the Glenson is because the resistance inertia required to operate the machine is taken away from the power of the driving force, reducing the inertia is an important factor.
The Glenson has done this two ways. The machine has roller bearings at every moving point of the machine, lowering resistance, which therefore lowers the inertia and second there are an even number of bars, connecting rods and crank arms That all weigh the same as each other meaning when one side is going up, the other side is going down, so they balance and cancel each other out, so the resistance of having to lift the bar as seen in the earlier invention has now been cancelled out.
The third improvement the Glenson has to offer is the use of four equally staggered or spaced crank arms and rods that create a smooth rolling action that is delivered to the other smaller crank and rod assembly by the use of four teeter-totter bars running on a fixed fulcrum bar. The use of four bars gives the machine a smooth rolling action rather than the lurching seen with the use of single bar operations. The Glenson has two other features that are new as well. First is the action of the pry bars or teeter-totter bars on the fulcrum bar is different, because the bars work opposite to each other, meaning when one bar is prying down, the one on the other side of it is prying up, and then one-hundred and eighty degrees later on the crank the bars change and pry in the other direction. This slows the bending of the bar and extends the life of the bearings that ride on it. The second feature is the fact of, when you run the large crank backwards, by powering it at the flywheel position, the action reverses itself as it crosses over the fulcrum point and the small crank spins forwards just like a car engine with the power out at the flywheel position. The Glenson has anticipated problems, the first being the speed at which the machine runs. The possibility of spinning this device at high speed for long periods of time may not be possible and if so using gear ratios' to slow down or speed up action is more than possible. The second anticipated problem is the possibility of a sideways wobble at the junction where the long end of the teeter-totter bar joins to the end of the long crank rod or connecting rod., Installation of two bearings at each end of the large crank rod should help to prevent a wobble as it is now more stable. The third anticipated difficulty with the Glenson is that each machine has to be built to serve its purpose. If you were designing this device to power a car the bearings would have to be large and the arms made of strong metal giving the machine its own inertia rating then a suitable power source is needed to fight the inertia and still have left over power to be magnified by the fulcrum. I will overcome this with a one size fit all attitude. What I mean by this is, if I design a Glensori to go inside a paddle boat to power it, then this model with its dimensions will do for all paddle boats but not necessarily cars, bicycles, etc. The invention I have made works like this;
I first look how a car engine moves (crankshaft, crank rods and pistons) and recreated that movement, using sealed roller bearings instead of crank and rod bearings. I also have roller bearings replacing the pistons at the end of the crank rods. If you powered it at the position of the flywheel, it spins with little resistance. I then hooked the piston end of the crank Rods which are now roller bearings to a series of teeter-totter arms running on a fixed point also created with roller bearings to reduce more resistance. The teeter-totter arms are longer on one side of the pivot point to enable the large crank that runs the longer arms to create power on the other side of the pivot point. This theory is much like moving a large boulder with the help of a small piece of log and a long piece of wood. On the other side of the pivot point another crank shaft is created smaller (also on roller bearings) and runs upside down driven by the first large crankshaft. The end result is clean, magnified power in a smooth rolling circular action on the output shaft of the small crank. This theory can be explained by Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Figure 5 is to explain how machine hooks together (side view) and Figure 6 is the movement of one arm in three different positions (side view also). This Figure 6 shows how the one to one ratio is achieved as well as, the smooth rolling action at the fulcrum point. The machine starts with an input shaft inserted through a series of bearings held securely in place by hardware and inserted into cross members of the frame (Fig. No. 7) and has two sides of the frame securely attached to these cross members, while the alignment is held in place by the centre shaft, which is removed after the frame is complete.
The small crank frame is made in a similar fashion but of smaller dimensions (Fig. No. 8). After the large and small frames are complete with the main bearings in place, held and aligned securely, the next step is to manufacture pre-made crank arm and rod assemblies (Fig 9 and 10). Next step is to take the pre-made arm and rod assemblies and put them into place while inserting the input shaft through the crank arms and main frame bearings in systematic order (Fig. 11) pipe bushings will be slipped in on each side of the crank arms as the main shaft is inserted through. The same method is repeated for the small crank also. (Fig. 12) Next step is to weld the centre shafts to the crank arms in four equally staggered positions. Refer to Fig. 13 and 14, that show positioning of the crank arms. After welding the centre shaft to the crank arms the centre sections between the crank arms need to be cut out and removed. After removal, the large and small crankshaft assemblies will be complete. Fig.
15 and 16. The next step to the building of the Glenson is to build the teeter-totter apparatus that joins the large and small crank assemblies together. The teeter-totter apparatus will consist of two bearings on each side of every bar with the fulcrum bar passing through the middle. See Fig. 17. The ends of the bars will be manufactured so a bolt can pass through leaving enough room that spacers or pipe bushings may be slipped in between the crank rod bearing and the outer sides of the teeter-totter end bracket. Fig. 17. Bushings or spacers will also be used to keep the bars positioned properly on the fulcrum point bar. Notice the slotted holes at each end of the machine.
This is part of the fine tuning discussed in the initial document.

Notice that the long end of the teeter-totter bar has a wider opening. This is so the machine can be upgraded to dual bearings on each end of the large connecting rods. This will be done only if more stability is needed during high speed operation. Fig. 17. The side frame rails have 3 holes and 2 bearings inside the outer two holes. When the side frame rails are attached to the crank frames the ends of the crankshaft will now spin on dual bearings ensuring that the alignment of centre shaft remains straight. The holes in the side frame will match the distance of the three holes in the teeter-totter bar. Fig. 18.
The next step is to put the 3 parts together. Fig. 19 show the three Fig. 15, 16, 18 all on one page to show how they connect together. It is important to note that the small crank frame is on a slight angle to avoid contact of the teeter-totter bars. Fig 1 show the entire machine consisting of 3 parts. Photos of Machine will accompany the Abstract.

-- -_ --- -- __ --- ---- Figures for Drawings -1. The Glenson full Machine 3 diagrams showing large and small crank assemblies and how they join together with the teeter-totter apparatus.

2. Pry bar and movement.

3. Circles to match movement of pry bar.

4. Show crank rods and teeter-totter bar addition.
5. Show frame line in relation to moving parts.

6. Show movement of one bar in three positions.
7. Building of large crank frame.

8. Building of small crank frame.

9. Pre-made large crank rod assembly.

10. Pre-made small crank rod assembly 11. Show assembling of parts for large crank and rod.

12. Show assembling of parts for small crank and rod.

13. Show positioning of arms for large crank.

14. Show positioning of arms for small crank.

15. Full picture of large crank assembly complete.

16. Full picture of small crank assembly complete.

17. Assembling teeter-totter bars and fulcrum bar.

18. Full teeter-totter assembly.

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- Drawing Reference Numbers -l. Centre shaft 2. Bearing 3. Frame 4. Crankshaft arm 5. Pin or metal dowel 6. Pipe bushing or spacer 7. Crank rod or connecting rod 8. Crank arm and rod assembly 9. Teeter-totter bar 10. Pivot point or fulcrum bar 11. Teeter-totter assembly 12. Input end 13. Output end

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows;

A machine, when driven by a sufficient power source, changes a large circle like pulley or gear into a matching spinning circumference by use of a crankshaft and then converts the round spinning action of the crankshaft into up and down action with the addition of crank rods which then connect and operate the long ends of a teeter-totter apparatus which rotates on a fixed fulcrum point and is shorter on the other side of the fulcrum point which then converts the smaller up and down action created on the shorter side of the teeter-totter apparatus, back into a smaller round spinning circumference by the use of shorter crank rods connected to a smaller crankshaft which is matched in size by a smaller circle like pulley or gear attached at the end of the small crankshaft, giving this machine the ability to have a large circle power, a smaller circle with a one to one ratio, different from other methods seen in past inventions The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows;

A machine, as defined in claim 1, when manufactured with a crankshaft consisting of four equally staggered spaced crank arms and rods, offers a smooth rolling action that is transferred over to the smaller crankshaft and rods by four teeter-totter bars rotating smoothly on a fixed fulcrum bar or shaft, giving it the ability to power a generator, and other devices that spin in a circular motion and need that smooth rolling action.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows;

A machine, as defined in claim 1 or 2 that because it uses an even number of crank arms, rods and teeter-totter bars, works on balance, which means when one side is going up the other one is going down, cancelling each other out because they are both the same size and weight, thus eliminating a lot of the initial force needed to power the machine.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows;

A machine as defined in claims 1, 2 or 3 that by using roller bearings at every moving contact point of the machine, lowers the resistance of the machine's operating inertia, which is an important factor, considering you need a driving force of at least five times the operating inertia of the machine before a reasonable output of magnified power is received at the output end of the machine.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows;

A machine as defined in claims 1, 2, 3 or 4 that, with the addition of long and short crank rods placed in between the two crankshafts and the ends of the teeter-totter bars, offers a secure rolling action on the fulcrum bar, causing a true pry bar lever action which is how the machine magnifies the input energy, created for the output shaft of machine.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

A machine as defined in claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 that because an even number of teeter-totter bars are operated by a large and small crankshaft at each end, the action on the fulcrum bar is two directional, meaning when one bar pries down the one beside it pries up and 180 degrees later on the spin of the cranks the bars reverse and apply pressure the opposite direction thus extending the life of the fulcrum bar and bearings that ride on it.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

A machine as defined in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 56 that consists of a large crankshaft of 2 or more arms and rods or series of, driving a smaller crankshaft of 2 or more arms and rods or series of, operated by a teeter-totter apparatus of 2 or more bars or series of, or any single operation of these elements to cause or create the same effect.