Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Mouse-in-a-Barrel Specification
This invention relates to a mechanical device designed to convert low-value
linear force
into high-value rotational force. I.e. to produce useable energy through the
implementation of leverage-leverage of a mouse lever against a mouse shaft;
leverage
of a mouse wheel against a cage/'barrel'; and leverage of a wolf wheel against
a VLW-
a Very Large Wheel, being either a halo wheel, or an angel wheel.
Drawings:
In drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is an
elevation in X-
ray of one embodiment that has a single strand VLW in the middle of the motor,
Figure 2
is a top view of this embodiment, Figure 3 is a plan view of an embodiment
that does not
require an atlas (support) wheel under the VLW's (Very Large Wheels) as they
have their
own hubs. In this case, the VLW's (called angel wheels, instead of halo
wheels) are
placed near the sides of the motor, and the inner wolf gate shaft is supported
by internal
support walls, Figure 4 is a top view of this embodiment, Figure 5 is a top
view of an
embodiment that has side angel VLW's, but whose inner wolf gate shaft are
carried by
horns on the wolf lever arms, instead of being carried by the outer or inner
wall. Also, the
`wolf shaft avoidance slot' on each of the mouse levers is instead a `wolf
shaft assistance
slot', and additional bearings exist on the wolf shaft to receive the force of
the mouse
levers after some slight arc of the mouse levers is performed. Figure 6 is a
top view of the
embodiment sited in Figure 5, in which the inner wolf shafts and inner lamb
shafts are
not yet installed-to better reveal certain of the inner elements i.e. the lion
sprockets 34,
the ox sprockets 30, and the cage wheels 36/37 in M. This embodiment also
indicates
how the angel wheels may be cantilevered from the internal support wall,
instead of from
the external support wall. Figure 7 is a plan view of an embodiment that has a
mouse
cage that has a diameter that is considerably greater than that of the ox
sprocket (nearly
reaching the center shaft at its proximal edge), allowing somewhat improved
leverage of
the mouse roller on the barrel wall. Figure 8 is a top view of an embodiment
that is
similar to that described in Figure 7, except that each mouse cage is a chain
gyre around a
cage sprocket, and each mouse is a sprocket. Figure 9 is a top view of an
embodiment
that is similar to that described in Figure 8, except that a cage exists on
both sides of a
single support disc. In this case, two separated mouse shafts must be used,
each having
two dedicated mouse lever arms, such that a four-arm lever manifold is
necessary to
support the individual mouse shafts. Figure 10 is a plan view of an embodiment
in which
lamb chain cycles from the proximal edge of the lamb sprocket to the proximal
edge of
the wolf sprocket, negated the need for a lion sprocket, Figure 11 is a plan
view of an
embodiment in which a dove sprocket engages the VLW on its distal edge, and a
dragon
sprocket (also on the dove shaft) cycles two-strand dragon chain to a sun
sprocket (on the
sun/center shaft). The free strand of the dragon chain is engaged by an ox
sprocket where
the ox is nearest to the sun sprocket, thus receiving the necessary rotational
impetus to
perpetuate the spin. In this case a halo wheel is used, and requires an atlas
wheel, and an
alignment wheel, as seen. Figure 12 is a top view of a dove and dragon
configuration, in
which angel VLW's are used (near the sides of the motor). Only one of the two-
strand
dragon chains is pictured, to better describe the placement of them, and the
juxtaposition
of the ox sprocket to the sun sprocket. Figure 13 is a plan view of a dove and
dragon
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feedback system where the dove shafts are over and under the equatorial,
rather than
being on it. This placement option allows the mouse lever to travel through
the back end
of the motor, providing a class-one lever option, as well as the class two,
near-side
leverage option. Because it is a halo wheel, alignment wheels are also
installed with it.
Figure 14 is an end view of the embodiment sited in Figure 13, indicating an
internal tire
between two strands of halo wheel. The tire allows alignment/support wheels to
travel on
the halo with reduced friction. Figure 15 is an end view of an angel
configuration of the
over and under dove option, showing wolf levers near the angel VLW's, and the
mouse
levers near the middle of the motor. Figure 16 is a top view of this
embodiment. Figure
17 is a top view of an over and under dove embodiment, in which there are
alignment
wheels (as seen in Figure 13), Figure 18 is a top view of an over and under
dove option
(with angel wheels), in which the mouse and wolf lever arms are supported in
common
by a post. A bushing in the post allows the wolf and mouse levers to swing
without
interference to, or from, the center shaft. Figure 19 is a top view of an over
and under
dove option with halo wheel, having mouse and wolf lever pivoting on a bushing
in
common. Figure 20 is a plan view of an over and under halo option, having
split posts
and split levers, which allow easier installation and easier maintenance
considerations.
Figure 21 is a sectional view, in part, of the interface of a mouse roller
with its cage
wheel barrel wall, Figure 22 is a sectional view, in part, that is similar to
Figure 21,
except that the bracketing of the barrel to the cage support disc is slightly
different,
Figure 23 is a sectional view, in part, of the edge of an angel support disc
where it
interfaces with either a wolf sprocket or a lamb sprocket. It may also
describe a sectional
view, in part, of a cage support disc where it interfaces with a mouse
sprocket, as
indicated by the numbers in parentheses. Figure 24 is a sectional view of a
one-sided
bushing support plate, where it supports a wolf lever arm, Figure 25 is a
sectional view of
the end of an angel sprocket where its surrounding shell chain is engaged by a
wolf
sprocket, or by a lamb sprocket, Figure 26 is a sectional view of the end of a
cage
sprocket where its surrounding cage gyre is engaged by a mouse sprocket,
Figure 27 is a
sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket where its surrounding shell
chain is
engaged by a dove sprocket, , Figure 28 is a sectional view of the end of an
ox sprocket at
a point where it is most proximal to the center shaft, and where it engages
the free strand
of a two-strand lion chain that cycles about a sun sprocket, Figure 29 is a
cross section of
a three-strand halo chain shell, having tires installed internally and
externally of its
middle strand, which allows support and/or guidance wheels to interface with
them on
both sides of the VLW, indicating where wolf sprockets, or lamb sprockets,
would
engage the shell, Figure 30 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain
shell, having
tires installed internally and externally of its middle strand, which allows
support and/or
guidance wheels to interface with them on both sides of the VLW, indicating
where dove
sprockets would engage the shell, Figure 31 is a plan view of a larger than
usual mouse
wheel--called a moose wheel-which does not provide quite as much leverage
against
the cage barrel, but which does not degrade its wheel/s or shaft bearings as
quickly as it
does not have to spin as quickly as the mouse size would. Figure 32 is a
simplified plan
view of a motor, in part, showing only a wolf lever arm, but not the mouse
lever arm or
wing, Figure 33 is a simplified plan view of a motor, in part, showing `horns'
on wolf
lever arms that support inner wolf gate shafts, allowing the inner gate wheels
to be closer
as they swing in unison with the wolf shaft. In this case chain is cycled from
the lamb
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sprocket to the wolf sprocket, negating the need for a ox or lion sprockets.
Figure 34 is a
plan view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown in Figure 33, except
that the
inner wolf gate shafts on horns now send chain to the ox sprocket from the
lion sprocket,
instead of to the wolf sprocket from a lamb sprocket, Figure 35 is a plan
view, in part,
which shows a mouse lever (but not the wolf lever) where the mouse lever has a
wolf
shaft avoidance slot (instead of an assistance slot) in it. Figure 36 is a
side view of a
mouse lever (exaggerated) having an assistance slot in it, when it is at rest,
and top and
bottom edges of both lever types are parallel to one another, Figure 37 is a
side view of
the two lever types (mouse lever, and wolf lever) showing how the assistance
slot does
not contact the wolf shaft immediately, but achieves some slight degree of are
before
helping the wolf shaft, and its assembly of wheels to follow it, as the distal
face of the
mouse cage must maintain its equidistance from the center shaft fulcrum.
Figure 38 is an
edge-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split to allow sequential,
or retro,
fitting (or easier maintenance accessibility) of motor elements, Figure 39 is
a side-on
view of a lever (or a post), which has been split for such considerations as
are described
in `Figure 38', Figure 40 is a zoom side-view of a mouse shaft indicating
timing
adjustment screws that are installed over and under the assistance slot,
Figure 41 is a plan
view, in part, of a one-sided, wolf and dove halo motor, which has a mouse
cage that is
significantly larger than the ox wheel, Figure 42 is a plan view of the same
motor
configuration as is in Figure 41, indicating how such a design might be used
to power a
boat; and also indicates how a protective shell race should still allow
visibility through
the upper void, Figure 43 is a plan view of a wolf and dove halo motor, where
a
pneumatic or hydraulic jack provides the force against the mouse lever via
side arms,
Figure 44 is a plan view of a wolf and dove motor whose dove and dragon wheels
are the
same size, and whose wolf and ox wheels are the same size. It also indicates
how force
might be sent to, and from, two directions of the mouse lever are via two
pneumatic or
hydraulic jacks, Figure 45 is an end view of the embodiment shown in Figures
43 and 44,
Figure 46 is a side view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor, where force
may be
applied to, or subtracted from the mouse lever ends through the leverage of a
capstan
wheel, and the further mechanical advantage of multi-sheave blocks and tackle,
Figure 47
is a plan view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor in which the wolf wheels
are over
and under, and the dove wheels are side by side. It also indicates how the
lower end of
the lever wing may receive force through the use of either one, or both, of
two capstan
wheels. Figure 48 is a sectional view of a support disc that supports a rigid
angel chain
shell (or rigid mouse gyre) via a four jaw clamp, Figure 49 a sectional view
of a support
disc that supports a rigid angel chain shell (or rigid mouse gyre) via a trap
clamp.
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Mouse-in-a-Barrel Specification Continued as more detailed text
In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, a Very Large Wheel (VLW) in the
form of a
rigid circle/shell of sprocket chain 20 is partially supported by an atlas
wheel 74 at the
outer face of its lower arc. [Because the VLW has no hub, it is called a `halo
wheel'.] The
atlas wheel 74 is carried by an atlas shaft 10 that is fixed to outer side
walls 67 of the
motor. Other fixed-place shafts in the motor include two inner wolf gate
shafts 7, two
inner lamb gate shafts 8, a center shaft 2, and a lamb shaft 3. Two shafts
pivot by their
separate lever arms from the center shaft: A wolf shaft 1 is supported by
short wolf lever
arms 15 via common shaft bearings 12. At the fulcrum end of the wolf lever arm
(i.e. at
the center shaft 2), the arms hinge on wolf lever bearings 13. The two wolf
lever arms 15
are joined near the center of the motor by a reinforcing chime 19 to minimize
wracking of
the arms and misaligning the shaft they carry. The other shaft that pivots on
the center
shaft 2 is a mouse shaft 5. The mouse lever arms 16 bear on the center shaft
via mouse
lever bearings 14. The mouse lever arms are joined one to the other via a
`chime' brace
19 in order to minimize wracking of the two arms.
Found on the fixed lamb shaft 3 is a lamb sprocket 26 that engages the inner
face of the
halo shell 20. Also found on the lamb shaft are two lion sprockets 34-one on
each side
of the halo VLW. [Note that because the halo shell 20 has no hub, most of the
shafts are
able to pass through it from one side of the motor to the other.]
Two inner wolf gate shafts 7 exist in the motor: one above the equatorial, and
between
the center shaft 2 and the wolf shaft 1; and one shaft below the equatorial,
and between
the center shaft 2 and the wolf shaft 1. Two inner lamb gate shafts 8 exist in
the motor:
one above the equatorial, and between the center shaft 2 and the lamb shaft 3;
and one
shaft below the equatorial, and between the center shaft 2 and the lamb shaft
3.
Found on each of the inner wolf gate shafts 7 are two inner wolf gate
sprockets 45. Found
on each of the inner lamb gate shafts 8 are two inner wolf gate sprockets 46.
Found on the live wolf shaft is a wolf sprocket 24 that engages the inner face
of the halo
shell 20. Also found on the wolf shaft are two ox sprockets 30, and two cage
wheel
support discs 40, that are connected to the shaft via hubs 53.
Short `barrel' cylinders/walls 39 are connected to the support discs 40 on the
wolf shaft 1.
A mouse roller 43 that is attached to the mouse shaft 5 presses gently against
the barrel
wall 39 when no force is applied to the mouse lever 16.
The ratio of ox wheel to wolf wheel is the same as the ratio of lion wheel to
lamb
wheel-in this case 3:1, but other ratios are similarly useful, provided that
they are shared
by both sets of wheels.
When force is applied to the end of the mouse lever arms 16, or to their
supporting chime
19, the mouse 43 is forced to a new position on the wall of the barrel 39. But
because the
wolf shaft 1 also pivots about the center shaft 2, the wall of the barrel must
maintain the
same distance from the center shaft as the mouse assumes when it moves. This
adjustment causes other wheels on the wolf shaft to rotate also, including the
wolf
sprocket 24. The wolf sprocket forces the halo VLW 20 to rotate; which causes
the lamb
sprocket 26 to rotate; which causes the lion sprocket 34 to rotate; the lion
sprocket sends
lion chain 56 back to the ox sprocket 30 (on the wolf shaft 1) via inner lamb
gate
sprockets 46 and inner wolf gate sprockets 45. The force returned to the wolf
shaft via the
lion chain 56 causes the wolf shaft to retain its relative equatorial position
in the motor,
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as it is never able to reach an equilibrium of stillness until `up' or `down'
force is
withdrawn from the mouse lever arms 16.
In this embodiment a wolf shaft avoidance slot 18 is cut into each mouse lever
arm 16 so
that no contact is made between the mouse levers and the wolf shaft 1.
The chassis of the motor is comprised of a base 70, and hood/top 71, external
side walls
67, and end walls 68. In this embodiment, a pass-through window 69 exists in
one of the
end walls, to allow more leverage to be exerted against the mouse levers 16
owing to
their increased length.
Figure 2 is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1.
In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3, two Very Large Wheels (VLW's) in
the form
of rigid sprocket chain shells 50 are found, one near each side of the motor.
In this
embodiment the shells are comprised of two-strand chain 50, having the outer
strand
surrounding an angel sprocket 48; and having the inner (free) strand extending
inwardly
toward the middle of the motor forming, in effect, a very large internal gear
ring-where
the `gear teeth' are instead chain links, and the `gear pinions' are sprocket
wheels.
[Because the VLW's have hubs 53 in this case, they are called angel wheels
instead of
halo (hubless) wheels. And because they have their own support, via the hubs,
atlas
wheels 74 are not necessary.] The inner wolf gate shafts 7, and the inner lamb
gate shafts
8, and the lamb shaft 3, are now supported by internal support walls 66 via
bearings 12,
as they are no longer able to reach through to the outer support walls 67, as
was the case
in Figures 1 and 2. Now only the center shaft 2 can reach, and be supported
by, outer
support wall 67.
Figure 4 is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3, indicating
how there are
now two VLW's in the form of angel sprockets 48 that each carry multi-strand
sprocket
chain shells 50 on their perimeters that reach inwardly, each to be engaged by
a wolf
sprocket 24 on one (front) side of the wheel, and by a lamb sprocket 26 on the
other
(back) side of the VLW, yet still equatorial of the system. Similarly, but on
a smaller
scale, the mouse cages are comprised of cage sprockets 36 that support multi-
strand chain
gyres 37 on their perimeters, with free strands reaching inwardly, to be
engaged by
mouse sprockets 41.
Figure 5 is a top view of an embodiment that has side angel VLW's 48, but
whose inner
wolf gate shafts 7 are carried by horns on the wolf lever arms 15, instead of
being carried
by the outer wall 67 or inner wall 66. Also, the `wolf shaft avoidance slot'
18 on each of
the mouse levers 16, is instead a `wolf shaft assistance slot' 84, and
additional bearings
85 exist on the wolf shaft I to receive the force of the mouse levers 16 after
some slight
arc of the mouse levers is performed owing to force being applied to the mouse
arms 16
directly, or to the joining, and reinforcing, front-end lever chime 19.
Because the inner
wolf gate shafts 7 now swing in concert with the wolf shaft 1, the inner wolf
gate
sprockets 45 can be placed closer to the ox sprockets 30 and not risk
colliding with them.
[Also see Figures 33 and 34, to see how the inner wolf gate shafts 7 are
installed into the
wolf lever horns 83].
Figure 6 is a top view (in part) of the embodiment sited in Figure 5, in which
the inner
wolf shafts 7 and inner lamb shafts 8 are not yet installed-to better reveal
the inner
elements-particularly the ox sprockets 30, the cage sprockets 36, and the lion
sprockets
34. This embodiment also indicates how the angel wheels 48 may be cantilevered
from
the internal support wall 66, instead of being supported from the external
support wall 67.
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Figure 7 is a plan view of an embodiment that has a mouse cage-hub 53, support
disc
40, barrel wall 39-that has a diameter that is considerably greater than that
of the ox
sprocket (nearly reaching the center shaft 2 at its proximal edge), allowing
somewhat
improved leverage of the mouse roller 43 on the barrel wall.
[Note that the mouse cage does not have to abide by in-common wheel-to-wheel
ratios,
as is the case between the wolf-ox wheel set, and the lamb-lion wheel set; and
so can be
virtually any size, so long as it is not so great that it impinges on the
center shaft.]
Figure 8 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that described in
Figure 7,
except that each mouse cage is a chain gyre 37 around a cage sprocket 36, and
each
mouse is a sprocket 41.
Figure 9 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that described in
Figure 8,
except that a cage in the form of a double-ended barrel 93 exists on both
sides of a single
support disc 40. In this case, two separated mouse shafts 5 must be used, each
having its
own two dedicated mouse lever arms 16, such that a four-arm lever manifold 94
is
necessary to support the individual mouse shafts 5. A mouse roller 43 at the
middle-end
of each mouse shaft 5 presses against a barrel wall 39 on its own side of the
cage support
disc 40.
Figure 10 is a plan view of an embodiment in which lamb chain 55 cycles from
the
proximal edge of the lamb sprocket 26 to the proximal edge of the wolf
sprocket 24, via
inner lamb gate sprockets 46 and inner wolf gate sprockets 45, negated the
need for a lion
sprocket, or an ox sprocket.
Figure 11 is a plan view of an embodiment that introduces the dove and dragon
feedback
wheel set. The dove and dragon exist outside the periphery of the VLW. In this
embodiment, a dove sprocket 28 engages the VLW halo sprocket chain shell 20 on
its
distal face, and a dragon sprocket 35 (also found on the dove shaft 4) cycles
two-strand
dragon chain 57 to a sun sprocket 32(on the sun/center shaft 2). The free
strand of the
dragon chain 57 is engaged by an ox sprocket 30 where the ox is nearest to the
sun
sprocket 32, thus receiving the necessary rotational impetus to perpetuate the
spin. In this
case a halo wheel is used, and requires an atlas wheel 74, and an alignment
wheel 73, as
seen. The atlas wheel 74 is fixed to an atlas shaft 10, and the alignment
wheel is fixed to
an alignment shaft 11. The dove and dragon wheels must also share the same
wheel to
wheel ratio as do the wolf and ox (as is the case when the lamb and lion
feedback wheels
are used). The sun wheel must be such a size that it allows the dragon chain
57 to come
near enough to the ox sprocket 30 that the ox is able to engage the free
strand of chain.
Figure 12 is a top view of the dove and dragon configuration sited in Figure
11, in which
angel VLW's are used (near the sides of the motor). Only one of the two-strand
dragon
chains 57 is pictured, to better describe the placement of them, and the
juxtaposition of
the ox sprocket 30 to the sun sprocket 32.
Figure 13 is a plan view of a dove and dragon feedback system where two dove
shafts 4
exist: one over, and under, the equatorial, rather than being on it, as was
the case in
Figures 11 and 12. This placement option allows the mouse lever 16 to travel
through the
back end 68 of the motor via a through-window 69, providing a class-one lever
option, as
well as the class two, near-side leverage option. Because it is a halo wheel,
alignment
wheels 73 are also installed with it. Because there is no longer a feedback
shaft
diametrically opposite the wolf shaft 1, the mouse arms (16) can now extend
all the way
through the back end of the motor through a window 69 without requiring
another
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avoidance slot, and is now called a mouse lever wing 17. These longer wings
also allow
class one leverage (in addition to class two leverage) to be induced against
the mouse
levers, and the mouse shaft 5 (and wolf shaft 1) they control.
Figure 14 is an end view of the embodiment sited in Figure 13, indicating an
internal tire
75 between two strands of three-strand halo wheel shell 20. The tire 75 allows
alignment/support wheels to travel on the inner face of the halo with reduced
friction.
Two strands of the exterior face of the halo shell 20 easily accommodate two
dove
sprockets 28, that activate the dragon sprockets 35, which cycle feedback
dragon chain
57 to the proximal edge of each ox sprocket 30.
Figure 15 is an end view of a two angel sprocket 48 configuration of the over
and under
dove sprocket 28 option, showing wolf levers 15 near the angel VLW's, and the
mouse
levers 16 near the middle of the motor. Each mouse cage is comprised of a
barrel wall 39,
and each mouse is a roller 43. The assist slot 84 shown on each mouse lever
wing 17 over
and under the slot bearing 85 on the wolf shaft 1, allows a slight arc travel
delay (of the
mouse 43) before the mouse lever wing 17 begins to assist the wolf levers 15
to also
swing in order to maintain the constant distance of the distal faces of both
mouse wheel
43, and barrel wall 39. [The constant contact of mouse wheel with barrel wheel
also
insures that they, and the wolf wheel, and the ox wheel, spin in concert.]
Figure 16 is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 15, with the
main wheels
shown in section for reasons of clarity.
Figure 17 is a top view of an over and under dove and dragon embodiment for a
halo
chain shell 20, in which there are alignment wheels (as seen in Figure 13).
[The atlas
support wheel cannot be seen from this perspective.]
Figure 18 is a top view of an over and under dove option (with angel wheels),
in which
the mouse lever wings 17 and wolf lever arms 15 are supported in common by an
internal
side post 66. A bushing 64 in the post allows the wolf and mouse levers to
swing without
interference to, or from, the center shaft 2 so that less friction is
generated.
Figure 19 is a top view of an over and under dove option with halo wheel 20,
having
mouse wing 17 and wolf lever arm 15 pivoting on a bushing 64 in common.
Figure 20 is a plan view of an over and under halo option as seen in Figure
13, having
split posts and split levers, which allow easier installation and easier
maintenance
considerations. Each post split 86 (showing a seam between them 88) is joined
to its
mating split by long bolts (or `all thread') 90 that are inserted through
screw eyes/bolt
eyes 91 that exist on both sides of each split at two or more general sites.
Similarly, each
lever arm (or lever wing) split 87 (sowing a seam between them 89) is joined
to its
mating split by long bolts (or `all thread') 90 that are inserted through
screw eyes/bolt
eyes 91 that exist on both sides of each split at two or more general sites.
Figure 21 is a sectional view, in part, of the interface of a mouse roller 43
with its cage
wheel barrel wall 39, indicating how the barrel wall may be fixed to a support
disc 40 by
elbow brackets 82 and screws and/or bolts 63.
Figure 22 is a sectional view, in part, that is similar to Figure 21, except
that the bracket
82 over the barrel 39 to the cage support disc 40 is slightly different.
Figure 23 is a sectional view, in part, of the edge of an angel support disc
49, where it
interfaces with either a wolf sprocket 24 or a lamb sprocket 26. It may also
describe a
sectional view, in part, of a cage support disc 40 where it interfaces with a
mouse
sprocket 37, as is indicated by the numbers in parentheses.
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Figure 24 is a sectional view of a one-sided bushing support plate, where it
supports a
wolf lever arm. The plate and bushing are attached to an adjacent post: either
an external
side post 67, or an internal side post 66. The bushing 64 avoids the center
shaft 2,
allowing the lever arm 15 to swing via bearings 13 with minimal frictional
wear/impedance.
Figure 25 is a sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket 48 where its
surrounding
shell chain 50 is engaged by a wolf sprocket 24, or by a lamb sprocket 26. The
two-strand
angel chain shell shown includes link plates 77, pins 78, and link rollers 79.
Figure 26 is a sectional view of the end of a cage sprocket 36 where its
surrounding cage
gyre 37 is engaged by a mouse sprocket 41. The elements comprising the cage
gyre are
the same as those in the angel shell. For our purposes, the only difference is
the relative
size of each.
Figure 27 is a sectional view of the end of an angel sprocket 48 where its
surrounding
chain shell 50 is engaged by a dove sprocket 28. [Note that while the wolf and
lamb
sprocket meet the chain shell on the same side of it as the angel sprocket is,
the dove
engages the shell on the side opposite the angel sprocket 48.]
Figure 28 is a sectional view of the end of an ox sprocket 30 at a point where
it is most
proximal to the center shaft, and where it is able to reach and engage the
free strand of a
two-strand lion chain 56 that cycles about a sun sprocket 32 from the lion
sprocket (not
shown).
Figure 29 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain shell 20, having
tires installed
internally 75 and externally 76 of its middle strand, which allows support
and/or guidance
wheels to interface with them on both sides of the shell. In this illustration
we see that
wolf sprockets 24, or lamb sprockets 26 may engage the two outer strands of
the shell on
its interior face.
Figure 30 is a cross section of a three-strand halo chain shell 20, having
tires installed
internally 75 and externally 76 of its middle strand, which allows support
and/or guidance
wheels to interface with them on both sides of the shell. In this illustration
we see that
dove sprockets 28 engage the two outer strands of the shell on its exterior
face.
Figure 31 is a plan view of a halo chain shell 50, having an internal tire 75,
and an
external tire 76. An alignment roller 73 rolls under the internal tire 75, and
an atlas wheel
74 rolls under the external tire 75. Also a larger than usual mouse wheel-
called a moose
wheel 72 engages the distal face of the mouse cage, which in this case happens
to be an
internal gear ring 38. The larger moose wheel 72 does not provide quite as
much leverage
against the cage barrel, but also does not degrade/fatigue its wheel/s or
shaft bearings as
soon, as it does not have to spin as quickly as the mouse size would. [For
simplification,
the feedback wheel assembly is not shown.]
Figure 32 is a simplified/sectional plan view of a motor, in part, showing
only a wolf
lever arm 15, but not the mouse lever arm or wing. In this case, the VLW is a
very large
internal gear 21, so the relating wheels must be a wolf pinion 25, and a lamb
pinion 27,
instead of sprockets.
Figure 33 is a simplified plan view of a motor, in part, showing `horns' 83 on
wolf lever
arms 15 that support inner wolf gate shafts 7, allowing the inner wolf gate
sprockets 45 to
be closer as they swing in unison with the wolf shaft 1. In this case lamb
chain 55 is
cycled from the proximal edge of the lamb sprocket 26 to the proximal edge of
the wolf
sprocket 24, negating the need for ox or lion sprockets.
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Figure 34 is a plan view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown in
Figure 33,
except that the inner wolf gate shafts 7 on horns 83 now send lion chain 56 to
the ox
sprocket 30 from the lion sprocket 34, instead of to the wolf sprocket 24 from
a lamb
sprocket 26, as was the case in Figure 33.
Figure 35 is a plan view, in part, which shows a mouse lever 16 (but not the
wolf lever),
where the mouse lever has a wolf shaft avoidance slot 18 (instead of an
assistance slot) in
it. In this case, while the VLW is a chain shell 20, the mouse cage is an
internal gear ring
38, requiring that the mouse wheel be a pinion 42.
Figure 36 is a side view of a mouse lever (exaggerated) having an assistance
slot 84 in it,
when it is at rest, and top and bottom edges of both lever types are parallel
to one another.
Figure 37 is a side view of the two lever types (mouse lever 16, and wolf
lever 15)
showing how the assistance slot does not contact the slot bearing 85 wolf
shaft 1
immediately, but achieves some slight degree of arc before helping the wolf
shaft, and its
assembly of wheels to follow it, as the distal face of the mouse cage must
maintain its
equidistance from the center shaft 2 fulcrum. [Note that the mouse cage is a
barrel wall
39, supported by a cage wheel support disc 40, in both Figures 36 and 37.]
Figure 38 is an edge-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split to
allow
sequential, or retro, fitting (or easier maintenance accessibility) of certain
motor
elements. Voids 92 are in place to receive lever bearings: common shaft
bearing 12, or
wolf lever bearing 13, or mouse lever bearingl4, or wolf shaft slot bearing
85. Each post
split 86 (showing a seam between them 88) is joined to its mating split by
long bolts (or
`all thread') 90 that are inserted through screw eyes/bolt eyes 91 that exist
on both sides
of each split at two or more general sites. Similarly, each lever arm (or
lever wing) split
87 (sowing a seam between them 89) is joined to its mating split by long bolts
(or `all
thread') 90 that are inserted through screw eyes/bolt eyes 91 that exist on
both sides of
each split at two or more general sites.
Figure 39 is a side-on view of a lever (or a post), which has been split for
such
considerations as are described in `Figure 38'.
Figure 40 is a side view of a mouse lever (arm 16 or wing 17) showing a timing
adjustment bolt 95 over and under the wolf shaft assistance slot 84. The
adjustment bolt
screws through a threaded anchor plate 96 fixed to the mouse lever (16 or 17)
on its
outside edge, before its pressure end is at the desired distance into the slot
84-where it
can contact the slot bearing 85 on the wolf shaft 1 when the moment of arc of
the mouse
wheel (41, 42, or 43) is reached that induces the mouse cage (37, 38, or 39)
to begin
reacting to the pressure of the swinging mouse wheel (and before any impulse
to jam and
stall). A locknut 97 fixes the bolt to the desired depth.
Figure 41 is a plan view, in part, of a one-sided, wolf and dove halo motor,
which has a
mouse cage gyre 37 is supported by a support disc 36, and is significantly
larger than the
ox sprocket 30. The dragon chain 57 is fully within the lower hemisphere of
the VLW,
which can allow an unobstructed view where such a configuration is used in a
vehicle
and the VLW is a halo wheel 20.
Figure 42 is a plan view of the same motor configuration as is in Figure 41,
indicating
how such a design might be used to power a boat; and also indicates how a
protective
shell race 110 should still allow visibility through the upper void. A capstan
wheel 117
gathers tackle 114 from one side of the lower mouse lever 16, or from the
other, via
pulleys 112. Driver sprockets 98 cycle drag chain 101 to a drag sprocket 100,
found on
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the drag shaft 99 at the lower middle part of the system. Also on the drag
shaft 99 is a
propeller (not shown).
Figure 43 is a plan view of a wolf and dove halo motor, whose doves 28 and
dragons 35
are the same size, and whose wolves 24 and oxen 30 are the same size. A
pneumatic or
hydraulic jack 106 provides force against the mouse lever 16 via side arms
102. The side
arms 102 connect to the mouse lever arms 16, and to each other via chimes 19.
They are
also reinforced by quarter braces 109 that reach from the side arm ends to
another
connection with the mouse lever arms 16 above the center shaft 2. A hose 104
feeds air or
fluid from ambient air, or from a storage bottle 105, through a pump 103 to
the jack 106.
A pivoting tie rod 107 allows the system to accommodate the slight change of
force
vector owing to the arc of the side arm 102. A switch 111 determines how much
force is
applied according to the period of time the pump 103 is kept running.
Figure 44 is a plan view of a wolf and dove motor whose dove and dragon wheels
are the
same size, and whose wolf and ox wheels are the same size (as in Figure 43).
It also
indicates how force might be sent to, and from, two directions of the mouse
lever 16 arc
via two pneumatic or hydraulic jacks 106 instead of one. The pump 103 uses a
toggle
switch 111 that determines electrical current flow and directional flow of
fluid. Pivoting
tie rod seats 108 allow the rods 107 to shift slightly from plumb.
Figure 45 is an end view of the embodiments shown in Figures 43 and 44,
indicating how
the sizes of wolf 24 and ox 30, and of dove 28 and dragon 35 are similar. It
also indicates
how an atlas wheel 74 is able to spin on the dedicated middle strand of the
three-strand
shell 20.
Figure 46 is a side view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor, where force
may be
applied to, or subtracted from the mouse lever 17 ends through the leverage of
a capstan
wheel 117, and the further mechanical advantage of multi-sheave blocks 113 and
tackle
114. Pulleys 112 direct the tackle/cable to each end such that it does not
interfere with
any of the other elements unnecessarily.
Figure 47 is a side view of a double-ended wolf and dove motor (similar to
Figure 46) in
which the wolf wheels 24 are over and under, and the dove wheels 28 are side
by side. It
also indicates how the lower end of the lever wing 17 may receive force
through the use
of either one, or both, of two capstan wheels 117.
Figure 48 is a sectional view of a support disc 49 (40 when it is a support
for a mouse
gyre) that supports a rigid angel chain shell 50 (or rigid mouse gyre 37) via
a four jaw
clamp 122, 123, 124, 125. The faces of the chain jaws 124 are recessed in
order to
receive the tie elements of the chain pins 78. A tightening bolt 125 causes
the inner jaw to
fasten around the chain shell 50 (37) after it has been set into place.
Figure 49 a sectional view of a support disc that supports a two-strand rigid
angel chain
shell 50 (or rigid mouse gyre 37) via a trap clamp 126 that captures links of
one strand of
the shell at regular intervals, and fixes itself to the support disc 49 (40)
via bolts 63 sent
through the disc and fastened by bolts and nuts 63, leaving the second strand
of chain free
to receive wolf 24 or lamb 26 or dove 28 sprocket wheels (or a mouse sprocket
41).
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Mouse-in-a-Barrel Shaft Support Placement Criteria
Where the shaft support posts or walls are placed does not matter greatly in
most cases,
so long as they tend to satisfy the following criteria:
1 the fewer walls used, the more space can be conserved
2 where angel wheels are used (instead of halo/diskless wheels), and where an
inside fixed lamb shaft is employed, the shaft support structures must be on
that same side of the angel disk.
3 the nearer the walls/posts are placed to heavy wheels, the smaller the
shafts
and bearings need to be; and the less friction and heat is caused
4 where sectional walls or split posts are used, sequential installations are
possible (and removal or remounting maintenance procedures are easier)
if shafts are vertical (end-pointing toward the major source of gravity),
thrust
bearings must reside in the support structures, instead of common ball
bearings
6 extra/redundant walls or posts may be used, to further reduce the size of
shaft
needed, and/or to minimize vibration in the shaft, and/or to add integral
strength to the motor.
7 Walls or posts should be joined one to another where possible, to further
add
strength to the whole motor.
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Mouse-in-a-Barrel Shaft Support Placement Criteria
Where the shaft support posts or walls are placed does not matter greatly in
most cases,
so long as they tend to satisfy the following criteria:
1 the fewer walls used, the more space can be conserved
2 where angel wheels are used (instead of halo/diskless wheels), and where an
inside fixed lamb shaft is employed, the shaft support structures must be on
that same side of the angel disk.
3 the nearer the walls/posts are placed to heavy wheels, the smaller the
shafts
and bearings need to be; and the less friction and heat is caused
4 where sectional walls or split posts are used, sequential installations are
possible (and removal or remounting maintenance procedures are easier)
if shafts are vertical (end-pointing toward the major source of gravity),
thrust
bearings must reside in the support structures, instead of common ball
bearings
6 extra/redundant walls or posts may be used, to further reduce the size of
shaft
needed, and/or to minimize vibration in the shaft, and/or to add integral
strength to the motor.
7 Walls or posts should be joined one to another where possible, to further
add
strength to the whole motor.
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Why Use a Very Large Wheel as the Angel Wheel, or the Halo Wheel?
There are at least five good reasons:
1 Where smaller pinions or sprockets engage the VLW on its external face,
more surface contact can be made as the arc of the VLW approaches a straight
line per distance traveled. This is especially important where sprockets are
used (against a rigid wheel of sprocket chain) as they are not designed to be
used against a convex chain.
2 Because the arc of the VLW is `flatter', there is also less arc of travel in
the
wolf shaft assembly. Thus there can be less cramping or slacking of drive
chain when the wheels on the wolf shaft travel up or down from their rest
position.
3 Leverage of the VLW is improved against the smaller wheels as its size is
increased.
4 It offers less resistance to the lever arms per work done.
More inertial force can be developed from its size and mass.
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Mouse-in-a-Barrel Parts List
1 wolf shaft
2 sun/center shaft
3 lamb shaft
4 dove shaft
mouse shaft
6 outer wolf gate shaft
7 inner wolf gate shaft
8 inner lamb gate shaft
9 outer lamb gate shaft
atlas shaft (halo support shaft)
11 halo alignment shaft
12 shaft bearing
13 wolf lever bearing
14 mouse lever bearing
wolf lever arm
16 mouse lever arm
17 mouse lever wing (a mouse arm that extends through the back end of
the motor, to allow class one leverage)
18 shaft avoidance slot in lever arm/wing
19 lever arm-to-arm support chime
halo sprocket chain shell
21 halo internal gear
22 halo external gear
23 correction number
24 wolf sprocket
wolf pinion
26 lamb sprocket
27 lamb pinion
28 dove sprocket
29 dove pinion
ox sprocket
31 ox gear
32 sun sprocket
33 sun gear
34 lion sprocket
dragon sprocket
36 cage sprocket
37 cage wheel chain gyre (multiple-strand sprocket chain fastened to sprocket
or support disc)
38 cage wheel internal gear ring
39 cage wheel barrel-wall
cage wheel support disc
41 mouse sprocket
42 mouse pinion
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43 mouse roller
44 outer wolf gate sprocket
45 inner wolf gate sprocket
46 inner lamb gate sprocket
47 outer lamb gate sprocket
48 angel sprocket
49 angel support disc
50 angel sprocket chain shell
51 angel internal gear ring
52 angel external gear ring
53 wheel hub
54 shaft collar
55 lamb chain
56 lion chain
57 dragon chain (may be multi-strand chain)
58 gyre chain
59 rigid sprocket chain section/arc
60 chain arc fastening pin
61 chain link
62 chain bracket
63 fastener: screw, bolt, nut, washer, etc. (other than bracket or chime)
64 lever bearing support sleeve/bushing (to avoid bearing directly on sun
shaft)
65 support sleeve mounting plate (fastened to inner, or outer, side wall)
66 motor side wall/support wall/or post (internal)
67 motor side wall/support wall/or post (external)
68 motor end wall
69 end wall lever pass-through window
70 motor base
71 motor hood
72 moose wheel (roller, sprocket, or pinion)
73 alignment wheel (roller, sprocket, or pinion)
74 atlas wheel (roller, sprocket, or pinion)
75 inner halo tire
76 outer halo tire
77 link plate
78 link pin
79 link roller
80 sprocket tooth profile (in part)
81 roller wheel profile (in part)
82 bracket
83 wolf lever side horn (allowing the lever arm to support an inner wolf
gate shaft bearing so that the gate may swing in concert with the wolf shaft.
this also allows the gate sprockets to be closer to the lamb or ox sprockets
without interfering with them, not causing slack or cramped chain.)
84 wolf shaft assistance slot (in mouse lever arm)
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85 slot bearing (on wolf shaft)
86 split post
87 split lever
88 seam between post splits
89 seam between lever splits
90 joining bolt ('all thread') of splits
91 screw-eye/bolt eye, guide and anchor for joining bolt ('all thread')
92 bearing site void/hole
93 `double-ended' cage barrel (having barrels/cages on both sides of the
support disc)
94 mouse lever arm manifold (multiple arms to accommodate separate
mouse shafts)
95 timing adjustment bolt
96 threaded anchor plate
97 locknut
98 driver sprocket (on dove shaft)
99 drag shaft
100 drag sprocket (driven wheel)
101 drag chain (sending force from driver/s to drag sprocket)
102 lever side arms
103 pneumatic/hydraulic pump
104 feeder tube/hose
105 fluid supply bottle
106 pneumatic/hydraulic jack
107 tie-rod (from jack to lever, or to lever side arm)
108 tie-rod pivot seating
109 quarter brace (of lever side arm to main lever arm or wing)
110 halo race (protective covering of section of halo wheel that is
exposed)
111 flow direction toggle switch (reversible current reverses fluid flow
direction)
112 pulley
113 block
114 tackle/cable
115 internal face of VLW (halo or angel wheel)
116 external face of VLW (halo or angel wheel)
117 capstan wheel and lever arms
118 capstan shaft
119 pulley shaft
120 boat hull cross-beam profile
121 block anchorage
122 spacer
123 clamp disc jaw (of four jaw clamp)
124 clamp chain jaw (having recessed face to accommodate pin fastener/rivet)
125 clamp tightening screw/bolt
126 trap clamp
