GB2125112A - Wind or water turbine - Google Patents

Abstract

A horizontal vaned metal rotor is mounted on a fixed or rotating axis supported by a fixed or movable undercarriage structure. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Rotary energy The invention is designed to obtain energy from the forces of nature.

Background art The background art so far as is known to the applicant would consist of windmill and watermill structures which are in the main of timber construction and large.

Variation from the background art This invention is for manufacture in metal and can be made or reproduced in any size from miniature to large and would be of universal application.

Description in greater detail with assistance of drawings The invention consists of a rotator or rotators turning on suitable bearings and can have either a fixed axle or a rotating axle with the mechanism fitted on a suitable undercarriage structure which can be either fixed or moveable.

The purpose of the invention is the transmission of energy either directly or with the mechanism driving dynamos coupled to storage batteries for the generation and/or storage or electricity.

Figure 1 shows a cross-section of a circular bearing base and casing with extension and for use with a fixed axle having a screwed on or welded flange attached to the end of the extension for coupling to a rotator so that a disc transmitting the energy can be placed between the flange shown and the flange of the rotator.

The bearing structure consists of a fixture on the axle to take ring bearings or a fixture on the axle to take ball bearings; the right angled lines indicating the fitting of ring bearings and the obtuse angled lines (dotted) indicating the fitting of ball bearings. The fixture could be a driving fit on a grooved axle welded in place or pinned right through the axle and welded at each end or a screw on fit on a threaded and grooved axle welded in place.

These bearings are enclosed by adjusting the nuts on the adjusting rods of the enclosing circular discs so that they close up to the distance required and allowed by the distance sleeves and or springs thereon. These discs are flanged at right angles. At least four connecting rods would be required.

On one side of the bearing arrangement is shown how a circular bearing enclosing disc can be manufactured in four parts and welded or annealed.

Figure 1 A shows the left hand side bearing extension fitted with a flange to which is attached a flywheel and a circular disc flanged at right angles to take a ring bearing and held in place by an axle fixture. Adjacent to this fixture are placed two semi-circular clamps bolted together.

There would be a left hand fitting and a right hand fitting of the mechanism of figures 1 and 1A to the rotator.

Figure 2 shows a vaned rotator with a screwed on or welded disc flange fixed at each end for coupling to left hand and right hand bearing extensions so that energy transmission discs as hereinbefore mentioned can be fitted at each end between the rotator flange and the bearing extension flange.

Figure 3 shows an undercarriage structure on which the rotating apparatus hereinbefore described can be fitted. This undercarriage can be adapted to fit a rotator or rotators with the vanes attached directly to the axle and turning with the axle. In this embodiment suitable bearings would be fitted at each end of the undercarriage structure and where an extended undercarriage structure is used supporting intermediate bearings would be fitted. This undercarriage structure can be either fixed or moveable. That is to say it can be fitted with wheels or castors so that it can be placed in any position outdoors or under cover. It could also be fitted on a turntable.

Figure 4 shows the actual shape of the end of the undercarriage structure.

Figure 5 shows an alternative wind gathering vane.

Claims

1. A wind driven horizontal vaned rotator or rotators transmitting energy either directly or for the generation and/or storage of electricity and turning on special bearing mechanisms on a fixed axle and fitted on an undercarriage structure which can be either fixed or moveable and with the energy transmitting mechanism inside the undercarriage structure.

2. A bearing mechanism referred to in claim one allowing the rotator to turn on a fixed axle and comprising an axle fixture to take ring bearings or an axle fixture to take ball bearings and with enclosing circular discs flanged at right angle and with enclosing circular discs flanged at right angles and positioned by the adjustment of connecting rods with distance sleeves and or springs thereon.

3. A bearing mechanism referred to in ciaim one consisting of a circular disc flanged at right angles to take a ring bearing and held in place by an adjustable axle fixture. Adjacent to this are fitted two semi-circular clamps bolted together.

4. A wind or water driven horizontal vaned rotator or rotators with the vanes attached directly to the axle and turning directly with the axle and with suitable bearings fitted to an undercarriage structure or structure of undercarriages having supporting intermediate bearings.

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Claims (4)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Rotary energy The invention is designed to obtain energy from the forces of nature. Background art The background art so far as is known to the applicant would consist of windmill and watermill structures which are in the main of timber construction and large. Variation from the background art This invention is for manufacture in metal and can be made or reproduced in any size from miniature to large and would be of universal application. Description in greater detail with assistance of drawings The invention consists of a rotator or rotators turning on suitable bearings and can have either a fixed axle or a rotating axle with the mechanism fitted on a suitable undercarriage structure which can be either fixed or moveable. The purpose of the invention is the transmission of energy either directly or with the mechanism driving dynamos coupled to storage batteries for the generation and/or storage or electricity. Figure 1 shows a cross-section of a circular bearing base and casing with extension and for use with a fixed axle having a screwed on or welded flange attached to the end of the extension for coupling to a rotator so that a disc transmitting the energy can be placed between the flange shown and the flange of the rotator. The bearing structure consists of a fixture on the axle to take ring bearings or a fixture on the axle to take ball bearings; the right angled lines indicating the fitting of ring bearings and the obtuse angled lines (dotted) indicating the fitting of ball bearings. The fixture could be a driving fit on a grooved axle welded in place or pinned right through the axle and welded at each end or a screw on fit on a threaded and grooved axle welded in place. These bearings are enclosed by adjusting the nuts on the adjusting rods of the enclosing circular discs so that they close up to the distance required and allowed by the distance sleeves and or springs thereon. These discs are flanged at right angles. At least four connecting rods would be required. On one side of the bearing arrangement is shown how a circular bearing enclosing disc can be manufactured in four parts and welded or annealed. Figure 1 A shows the left hand side bearing extension fitted with a flange to which is attached a flywheel and a circular disc flanged at right angles to take a ring bearing and held in place by an axle fixture. Adjacent to this fixture are placed two semi-circular clamps bolted together. There would be a left hand fitting and a right hand fitting of the mechanism of figures 1 and 1A to the rotator. Figure 2 shows a vaned rotator with a screwed on or welded disc flange fixed at each end for coupling to left hand and right hand bearing extensions so that energy transmission discs as hereinbefore mentioned can be fitted at each end between the rotator flange and the bearing extension flange. Figure 3 shows an undercarriage structure on which the rotating apparatus hereinbefore described can be fitted. This undercarriage can be adapted to fit a rotator or rotators with the vanes attached directly to the axle and turning with the axle. In this embodiment suitable bearings would be fitted at each end of the undercarriage structure and where an extended undercarriage structure is used supporting intermediate bearings would be fitted. This undercarriage structure can be either fixed or moveable. That is to say it can be fitted with wheels or castors so that it can be placed in any position outdoors or under cover. It could also be fitted on a turntable. Figure 4 shows the actual shape of the end of the undercarriage structure. Figure 5 shows an alternative wind gathering vane. Claims

1. A wind driven horizontal vaned rotator or rotators transmitting energy either directly or for the generation and/or storage of electricity and turning on special bearing mechanisms on a fixed axle and fitted on an undercarriage structure which can be either fixed or moveable and with the energy transmitting mechanism inside the undercarriage structure.

2. A bearing mechanism referred to in claim one allowing the rotator to turn on a fixed axle and comprising an axle fixture to take ring bearings or an axle fixture to take ball bearings and with enclosing circular discs flanged at right angle and with enclosing circular discs flanged at right angles and positioned by the adjustment of connecting rods with distance sleeves and or springs thereon.

3. A bearing mechanism referred to in ciaim one consisting of a circular disc flanged at right angles to take a ring bearing and held in place by an adjustable axle fixture. Adjacent to this are fitted two semi-circular clamps bolted together.

4. A wind or water driven horizontal vaned rotator or rotators with the vanes attached directly to the axle and turning directly with the axle and with suitable bearings fitted to an undercarriage structure or structure of undercarriages having supporting intermediate bearings.