Implementation of Uni-directional Shaft for Energy Conservation

Abstract

In several decades Technocrats used unidirectional shaft in which many gear assemblies were used, consequently which is very bulky and expensive to use in commercialization This paper is based on advanced as well as economic implementation in unidirectional shaft by using ratchet wheel and chain mechanism . This mechanical device is applicable to a mechanism, used especially in energy generating devices and some hand tools, consisting of a metal wheel operating with a catch that permits motion in only one direction and carrying spring loaded pawls on flanges to engage with accompanied either of the main parts of a ratchet device i.e. the toothed wheel or bar, or the pawl. One shaft is coupled to other shaft by aforesaid gearings, so that the rotary movement performed either on clock wise or counterclockwise direction on input shaft will result unidirectional motion applicable in power generation and power transmission. When the wobbling movement of a floating body is connected to a rack of gears, this rack of gears will move up and down. Resulting reciprocal movement could be taken up by a pinion to generate oscillatory movement on a shaft. Such oscillatory movement is turned to unidirectional motion using this invention. Harnessing the immense wave power in the world's oceans can be part of the solution to word's energy needs. On the other hand there are numerous applications in industry requiring bidirectional motion to be converted to unidirectional motion.

KeywordsRatchet wheel & chain mechanism², unidirectional ,bidirectional, pawl², wobbling³.