US1261634A

US1261634A - Apparatus for developing power.

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Publication number: US1261634A
Application number: US19235417A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leonard Slingland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-09-20
Filing date: 1917-09-20
Publication date: 1918-04-02
Anticipated expiration: 1935-04-02

Description

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APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING POWER.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT-20.1917.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD SLINGLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jerse*, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Developing Power; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a simply constructed and inexpensive, yct'a hi lily eiiicient and durable machine for de- Ve oping power from an upwardly moving current of air and with this general object in view, the invention resides in. certain novel features of construction and unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive mat ter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings which form a part of this speeification and in which Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section. of one form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 1, on the plane of the line 2-2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a different form of the invention;

Fig. e is a top plan view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line 5-5 of Fi 3;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating another type of air column; and

Fig. 7 is a horizontal solution on theplane of the line 7-7 of Fig; .6. I

In Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 1 designates a vertical air column which" may be con structed in any preferred manner and of any required height, brickwork .2 being shown for supportingthe column 1, although any other appropriate foundation could well be adopted. The lower end of the column 1 is b preference flared as shown at 3 to provide for the easyeutrance of air, whereas the upper'end of said column may either be entirely open as illustrated, or may be equipped: with a suitable damper for con-- trolling the strength of the air current rising through the device. In some instances,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

seriaino. 192,354.

such a damper could well be employed at the lower end of the column rather than at the upper end, but the use of dampers for such purposes is well known and need not be illustrated.

It is intended that a current of air shall continually rise through the column 1. This column is provided at vertically spaced points with air inlets 4 which may be disposed only on opposite sides of said column, or may be spaced around the periphery thereof at as many points as may be desirable. Each inlet 4: is provided with a downwardly and outwardly inclining hood 5, said hoods serving to direct any upwardly and horizontally moving air currents on the exterior of the column 1, into said. column as will be clear from Fig. 1. These currents combine in the column 1 to produce a single upward current of great strength which is utilized in the form of the invention under discussion, by causing it to act upon propelling members 6 which are by preference of bell-shape as shown.

The members 6 may be carried on one or more endless belt members 7, two of said members being shown positioned adjacent opposite/sides of th' i column 1, said members being'connectcd by) transverse rods 8 upon which the propeller members 6 are carried. The rods 8 are adapted to travel upwardly in vertical slots 9.in the opposite sides of the column. 1, the upper and lower ends of said slots being curved laterally at 10 and opening through another side of the column, said last named side having upper and lower openings 11 adjacent said curved ends of the slots, through which the propeller members 8 en tor and leave the column 1, the two belt members 7 being so arranged that said members will travel upwardly in the column, but will move downwardly on the exterior thereof.

The upper and lower portions of the belt members 7 are trained around wheels 12 which will be in the form of sprockets if said belt members be sprocket chains as illustrated, said wheels being secured on upper and lower shafts 13 which are spaced outwardly from the column 1. Suitable bearing arms 14- rotatably support the shafts frames 15 which surround and are secured to the column 1, it being the principal ofiice of these frames to prevent spreading or narrowing of the slots .9. Any suitable means may be provided for driving numerous types of machines from the apparatus, but for illustrative purposes I have shown a pulley 16 on the lower shaft 13.

' The arrangement of parts shown and described will be highly efficient and it will be obvious that any drafts of air, whether moving horizontally or upwardly, will be caught by the hoods 5 and the flare 3, so that they are directed upwardly through the column 1 to elevate the-propeller members 6 therein, so that the shafts 13 are driven to derive power. it is also to be understood that currents of air rising from any cause, such as heat, will operate the device by passing upwardly through the column 1, it being worthyof note that the shape of the propeller members 6 will cause little resistance as these members move downwardly, but will exert a powerful pull upon the belt members 7 as the current of air in the column 1 strikes them.

In Figs. 3, l and 5 a vertical column 1 is shown having air inlets 4: equipped with hoods 5', a suitable superstructure 2' being employed for supporting said column. In this type of the invention, the lower end of the column l need not be flared and the upper end thereof will by preference be equipped with a pair of horizontally sliding dampers l7 suitably mounted on a sup port 18 carried by the column, cables or the like 19 being employed. in order that said dampers may be actuated from the lower end of the column to increase or decrease the strength of the air current passing upwardly therethrough.

In the form of the device now being described, the endless belt members and the propeller members above described are dispensed with and in lieu thereof, a vertical shaft 20 is positioned coaxially in the air column 1', said shaft having propelling members 6 in the form of fan blades, so that the upwardly moving current of air through the column 1 will act against these blades to rotate the shaft 20. Any preferred type of bearings 21. and22 may be employed at the upper and lower ends of the shaft 20, respectively, and a pulley or the like 16 will in most cases be utilized for taking power from said shaft to drive numerous kinds of machinery.

In Figs. 6 and/i, the construction is pres tically identical with that illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, with the exception that the nee-inst air column 1 decreases gradually in diameter toward its upper end but is flared at the latter as shown. at 3. When this construction is employed,'the propellers 6" on the shaft 20 will decrease in size toward the upper end of the device and in numerous instances this arrangement will be found of advantage.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate hoods 5 over the vertically spaced air inlets 4, the function of these parts being identical with the shin lar features above described. A pan-like member 18" is also shown, said member being carried by the upper end of the column 1 and serving a similar function to the part 18 above described.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be obvious that although the several types of my invention are extremely simple and inexpensive, they will be highly efficient and durable for developing power from an upwardly moving current of air, and that this Eli power may be utilized in countless ways, it.

an upwardly moving current of air there through.

2. An apparatus comprising a vertical column having air in lets at vertically spaced points, downwardly and outwardly inclining hoods over said inlets, and power developing means in said column driven by an upwardly moving current of air therethrough.

3. An air motor comprising a vertical column through which an upward current of air passes, wheels adjacent theends of said column, an endless belt member trained around said wheels, and having one reach in and its other reach on the exterior of said column, and air elevated propelling meme bers mounted. on said belt member for upward movement in said column.

4. An apparatus for developing power comprising a vertical column through which an upward current of air passes, two of the opposed sides of said column having vertical slots curving laterally at their ends and opening through one of the other sides of said column, said last mentioned side having openings adjacent said slots and communicating therewith, a pair of endless belt members having upwardly moving reaches for developing power BEST AVZJLl lBLE COPY 13611634 on the exterior of said column and adjacent my hand in the presence of two subscribing said slots, rods extending between said belt members and arranged to travel upwardly in said slots, and air elevated propeller members mounted on said rods to travel upwardly in said column.

In testlmony whereof I have hereunto set Witnesses.

LEONARD SLINGLAND.

Witnesses PAUL KALF, LEWIS SLINGLAND.