| CPC H02K 16/005 (2013.01) [H02K 1/16 (2013.01); H02K 7/003 (2013.01); H02K 7/1008 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of shafts, comprising:
a first shaft;
a second shaft; and
a third shaft that is parallel to the first shaft and the second shaft,
wherein one or more shafts of the plurality of shafts are configured to be coupled with one or more rotational force drivers;
an alternator assembly, comprising:
a first rotor coupled with wire windings; and
a second rotor coupled with one or more magnetic field producing components,
wherein the one or more magnetic field producing components comprise at least one of: a magnet; or an electromagnet; and
a rotatable coupling arrangement, comprising:
a first coupling component proximate to an end portion of the first shaft,
wherein the first coupling component couples the first rotor with the first shaft such that the first rotor rotates together with the first shaft in response to a first rotational force applied to the first shaft;
a second coupling component proximate to an end portion of the second shaft,
wherein the second coupling component couples the second rotor with the second shaft such that the second rotor rotates together with the second shaft in response to a second rotational force applied to the second shaft, and
wherein the second coupling component is rotatably mated with the first coupling component such that the first shaft and the second shaft are aligned along an axis and extend in opposite directions from the rotatable coupling arrangement;
a first gear coupled with the first shaft;
a second gear coupled with the third shaft, wherein the system is configured to transmit power from the first shaft to the second shaft using the first gear and the second gear;
a first sprocket coupled with the second shaft;
a second sprocket coupled with the third shaft;
a chain for coupling the first sprocket with the second sprocket, wherein the system is configured to transmit power from the third shaft to the second shaft using the first sprocket, the second sprocket, and the chain; and
a removable lubricant container that encases at least a portion of the first sprocket, the second sprocket, and the chain, wherein the lubricant container contains a lubricant that interfaces with the first sprocket, the second sprocket, and the chain,
wherein the lubricant container comprises:
an upper portion and a lower portion removably attached to each other using one or more removable fasteners;
a first opening sized to encircle an outer surface of the first shaft; and
a second opening sized to encircle an outer portion of the second shaft, and
wherein the lubricant container further comprises an upper drain hole defined by the upper portion of the lubricant container, a corresponding upper drain plug configured to plug seal the upper drain hole, a lower drain hole defined by the lower portion of the lubricant container, and a corresponding lower drain plug configured to plug seal the lower drain hole;
the lubricant container further including one or more sealing components, the one or more sealing components including a first O-ring and a second O-ring, wherein the first O-ring is secured against the first shaft and the second O-ring is secured against the second shaft;
wherein the system is configured such that, based at least in part on one or more rotational forces driven by the one or more rotational force drivers:
the first rotational force causes the first shaft and the first rotor to rotate in a first rotational direction; and
the second rotational force causes the second shaft, the third shaft, and the second rotor to rotate in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction.
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