Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Triboelectric generator housing and system for vehicle wheel
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Application No.: US15433598Application Date: 2017-02-15
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Publication No.: US10587208B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Songtao Wu , Chi-Ming Wang , Khoa Vo , Debasish Banerjee , Ercan Mehmet Dede
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: H02N1/04
- IPC: H02N1/04 ; B60C23/04 ; B60C19/00 ; B60C1/00

Abstract:
An elastomeric triboelectric generator housing structured for incorporation into a wheel for a vehicle is provided. The housing includes a least one cavity having a pair of opposed walls, and a triboelectric generator incorporated into the at least one cavity. The at least one cavity is structured to actuate responsive to application of at least one force to the housing along an axis extending through the at least one cavity and between a central axis of the housing and a circumference of the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180205327A1 TRIBOELECTRIC GENERATOR HOUSING AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WHEEL Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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