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US1364681A
US1364681A US185595A US18559517A US1364681A US 1364681 A US1364681 A US 1364681A US 185595 A US185595 A US 185595A US 18559517 A US18559517 A US 18559517A US 1364681 A US1364681 A US 1364681A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D3/06—Rotors
    • F03D3/062—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • F03D3/066—Rotors characterised by their construction elements the wind engaging parts being movable relative to the rotor
    • F03D3/067—Cyclic movements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/21—Rotors for wind turbines
    • F05B2240/211—Rotors for wind turbines with vertical axis
    • F05B2240/218—Rotors for wind turbines with vertical axis with horizontally hinged vanes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/21—Rotors for wind turbines
    • F05B2240/221—Rotors for wind turbines with horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/30—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
    • F05B2240/31—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor of changeable form or shape
    • F05B2240/312—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor of changeable form or shape capable of being reefed
    • F05B2240/3121—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor of changeable form or shape capable of being reefed around an axis orthogonal to rotor rotational axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/70—Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/72—Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades by turning around an axis parallel to the rotor centre line
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/70—Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/74—Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades by turning around an axis perpendicular the rotor centre line
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/74—Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction

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  • This invention relates to wind or water wheels and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a wheel of the character indicated which is of simple structure and which includes a vertically disposed shaft journaled for rotation and suitably supported. Arms radiate from the shaft and are arranged in pairs the members of which are located in the same vertical plane. Vertical members connect the members of the pairs of arms together and panels are pivotally connected with the said vertical members. These panels are provided with weights at their upper edge portion but the panels are of such weight as to normally lie approximately in vertical position between the upper and lower members of the pairs of arms. Stops are provided upon the vertical members for limiting the swinging movement of the panels and the panels are provided with springs adapted to engage the stops whereby'the swinggradually checked or stopped in order to prevent undue noise and damage or wear to the panels.
  • FIGS 2, 3, 4 and 5 are detailed views of the several features of the same.
  • the wind or water wheel comprises a vertically disposed shaft 1 journaled at its lower end in or upon a pillow bearing 2.
  • the upper end of the shaft 1 is journaled in a bearing 3 which is connected by means of guy lines 4: with the upper end of stakes 5 which may be driven in the ground or otherwise suitably supported.
  • Guy lines 6 connect the upper end portions of the stakes 5 with the ground and thus the shaft 1 is supported in a vertical osition.
  • Arms 7 extend radiafly from the shaft 1 and are arranged in pairs, the members of each pair being in the same vertical plane and the members of each pair are connected by vertical members or bars 8.
  • Panels 9 are pivotally connected at their upper corners with the bars 8, each panel being provided at its upper edge portion with one or more weights 10.
  • the panels 9 normally hang vertically between the members of the pairs of arms 7 and the members of the sets of bars 8. Stops 11 are carried by the bars 8 and are located in the paths of movement of the free edge portions of the panels 9 and are adapted to limit the swinging movement of the panels with relation to the bars 8.
  • Stops 12 are carried by the bars 8 and are located in the paths of movement of the inner edge portions of the panels 9 and are adapted to limit the outward swinging movement of the panels 9 with relation to the bars 8.
  • Panels 9 carry at one side springs 13 which are adapted to engage the panels which are. adapted to engage stops 11 and at their opposite sides the said panels carry springs 13 which are adapted to engage the stops 12. These springs are for the purpose of cushioning the swinging movement of the panels in order that the panels may be brought to a state of rest without subjecting them to excessive jar.
  • the other end portion of the arms 7 are suitably connected together by means of guy lines 15.
  • the parts of the wheel are so arranged that when the panels 9 are presented to the wind or the current of water they turn vertically and are limited in their swinging movement between the bars 8 by the stops 11.
  • the panels are held out at an angle with relation to the bars 8 by the current of air or water and the weights 10.
  • the outward swinging movement of the panels is limited by the stops 12.
  • a wheel comprising a vertically disposed shaft journaled for rotation, arms radiating from the shaft, and arranged in pairs, vertically disposed bars connecting the members of the pairs of arms together, panels pivotally mounted between the bars, stops carried by the bars and located in the paths of movement of the panels to limit the swinging movement thereof in either direction, yielding abutments carried by the opposite sides of panels and adapted to engage the stops, and weight carried at the upper edge portions of the panels.
  • a wheel comprising a vertically disposed shaft journaled for rotation, arms radiating from the shaft and arranged in pairs, bars connecting the members of the pairs of arms together, panels pivotally connected at their upper edges between the bars, stops located upon the bars and in the paths of movement of the free edge portions ofthe panels, stops located upon the bars and located in the paths of movement of the inner edge portions of the panels, yielding abutments carried by the opposite sides of said panels and adapted to engage the stops, and Weights carried by the panels above ⁇ )heir points of pivotal connection with the are.
  • A'wheel comprising a vertically dis- 20 bars, stops carried by said bars for limiting 25 the movement of such panels in either direction, leaf springs carried by the o posite sidesof said panels and having their ree ex tremities reversely disposed, said springs being adapted to engage said stops, and Weights 30 carried by the upper edge portions of said panels.

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F. J. BARTO.
WIND 0R WATER WHEEL.
2 S EETS-SHEET APPLICATION FILED AUG-10, 1917. Patented Jan. 4,
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APPLICATION FILED Ammo. 1917.
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WIND OR WATER WHEEL.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Jan. 4, 1921.
Application filed August 10, 1917. Serial No. 185,595.
To aZZ whom it may concern.
Be it known that I, FRANKLIN J. BARTO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wakefield, in the county of Dixon and State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in lVind or Water Wheels, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to wind or water wheels and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.
An object of the invention is to provide a wheel of the character indicated which is of simple structure and which includes a vertically disposed shaft journaled for rotation and suitably supported. Arms radiate from the shaft and are arranged in pairs the members of which are located in the same vertical plane. Vertical members connect the members of the pairs of arms together and panels are pivotally connected with the said vertical members. These panels are provided with weights at their upper edge portion but the panels are of such weight as to normally lie approximately in vertical position between the upper and lower members of the pairs of arms. Stops are provided upon the vertical members for limiting the swinging movement of the panels and the panels are provided with springs adapted to engage the stops whereby'the swinggradually checked or stopped in order to prevent undue noise and damage or wear to the panels.
In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wind or water wheel.
Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are detailed views of the several features of the same.
As illustrated in the accompanying drawing the wind or water wheel comprises a vertically disposed shaft 1 journaled at its lower end in or upon a pillow bearing 2. The upper end of the shaft 1 is journaled in a bearing 3 which is connected by means of guy lines 4: with the upper end of stakes 5 which may be driven in the ground or otherwise suitably supported. Guy lines 6 connect the upper end portions of the stakes 5 with the ground and thus the shaft 1 is supported in a vertical osition.
Arms 7 extend radiafly from the shaft 1 and are arranged in pairs, the members of each pair being in the same vertical plane and the members of each pair are connected by vertical members or bars 8. Panels 9 are pivotally connected at their upper corners with the bars 8, each panel being provided at its upper edge portion with one or more weights 10. The panels 9 normally hang vertically between the members of the pairs of arms 7 and the members of the sets of bars 8. Stops 11 are carried by the bars 8 and are located in the paths of movement of the free edge portions of the panels 9 and are adapted to limit the swinging movement of the panels with relation to the bars 8. Stops 12 are carried by the bars 8 and are located in the paths of movement of the inner edge portions of the panels 9 and are adapted to limit the outward swinging movement of the panels 9 with relation to the bars 8. Panels 9 carry at one side springs 13 which are adapted to engage the panels which are. adapted to engage stops 11 and at their opposite sides the said panels carry springs 13 which are adapted to engage the stops 12. These springs are for the purpose of cushioning the swinging movement of the panels in order that the panels may be brought to a state of rest without subjecting them to excessive jar. The other end portion of the arms 7 are suitably connected together by means of guy lines 15.
The parts of the wheel are so arranged that when the panels 9 are presented to the wind or the current of water they turn vertically and are limited in their swinging movement between the bars 8 by the stops 11. On the opposite side of the wheel the panels are held out at an angle with relation to the bars 8 by the current of air or water and the weights 10. The outward swinging movement of the panels is limited by the stops 12. Thus as the wheel rotates the panels swing from approximately vertical positions to horizontal positions and back, therefore the side surfaces of the panels are presented to the current in the direction in which the current is moving and the edges of the panels are presented to the current when the panels are moving in the opposite direction to that in which the current moves.
Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A wheel comprising a vertically disposed shaft journaled for rotation, arms radiating from the shaft, and arranged in pairs, vertically disposed bars connecting the members of the pairs of arms together, panels pivotally mounted between the bars, stops carried by the bars and located in the paths of movement of the panels to limit the swinging movement thereof in either direction, yielding abutments carried by the opposite sides of panels and adapted to engage the stops, and weight carried at the upper edge portions of the panels.
2. A wheel comprising a vertically disposed shaft journaled for rotation, arms radiating from the shaft and arranged in pairs, bars connecting the members of the pairs of arms together, panels pivotally connected at their upper edges between the bars, stops located upon the bars and in the paths of movement of the free edge portions ofthe panels, stops located upon the bars and located in the paths of movement of the inner edge portions of the panels, yielding abutments carried by the opposite sides of said panels and adapted to engage the stops, and Weights carried by the panels above {)heir points of pivotal connection with the are.
' 3. A'wheel comprising a vertically dis- 20 bars, stops carried by said bars for limiting 25 the movement of such panels in either direction, leaf springs carried by the o posite sidesof said panels and having their ree ex tremities reversely disposed, said springs being adapted to engage said stops, and Weights 30 carried by the upper edge portions of said panels.
In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.
v FRANKLIN J. BARTO Witnesses:
F. L. DoNE soN, C. F. HOWARD.
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US4365935A (en) * 1979-12-12 1982-12-28 Chousei Zukeran Wind-driven prime mover
FR2538040A1 (en) * 1982-12-17 1984-06-22 Dioulo Desire Device for producing directly utilisable energy from wind energy, and system of monitoring its action
US4818180A (en) * 1988-02-29 1989-04-04 Liu Hsun Fa Vertical-axle wind turbine
EP0450696A1 (en) * 1990-04-04 1991-10-09 Antonius Manders Windmill
FR2848260A1 (en) * 2002-12-10 2004-06-11 Marcel Mathou Wind concentrating device for use in a wind turbine includes vertical panels, each having support arms on which are mounted flaps that pivot about a horizontal axis
FR2869077A1 (en) * 2004-04-14 2005-10-21 Jean Pierre Rougier Windmill or hydraulic type wheel for mechanical energy converting installation, has panels movable in translation along arms, and disposed vertically and mounted freely in rotation around geometric axis parallel to rotation axle
US7077628B1 (en) 2004-04-12 2006-07-18 Acord Robert J Wind machine with independent fabric
US7402021B2 (en) 2003-06-16 2008-07-22 Willi Henkenhaf Fluid activated wheel/generator pair
US20090066088A1 (en) * 2007-09-10 2009-03-12 Ray-Hung Liang Vertical axis wind turbine
US20160186721A1 (en) * 2014-12-25 2016-06-30 Kuo-Chang Huang Wind turbine blade assembly
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4365935A (en) * 1979-12-12 1982-12-28 Chousei Zukeran Wind-driven prime mover
FR2538040A1 (en) * 1982-12-17 1984-06-22 Dioulo Desire Device for producing directly utilisable energy from wind energy, and system of monitoring its action
US4818180A (en) * 1988-02-29 1989-04-04 Liu Hsun Fa Vertical-axle wind turbine
EP0450696A1 (en) * 1990-04-04 1991-10-09 Antonius Manders Windmill
FR2848260A1 (en) * 2002-12-10 2004-06-11 Marcel Mathou Wind concentrating device for use in a wind turbine includes vertical panels, each having support arms on which are mounted flaps that pivot about a horizontal axis
WO2004063565A1 (en) * 2002-12-10 2004-07-29 Marcel Mathou Wind concentrating device for vertical axis wind turbine
US7402021B2 (en) 2003-06-16 2008-07-22 Willi Henkenhaf Fluid activated wheel/generator pair
US7077628B1 (en) 2004-04-12 2006-07-18 Acord Robert J Wind machine with independent fabric
FR2869077A1 (en) * 2004-04-14 2005-10-21 Jean Pierre Rougier Windmill or hydraulic type wheel for mechanical energy converting installation, has panels movable in translation along arms, and disposed vertically and mounted freely in rotation around geometric axis parallel to rotation axle
US20090066088A1 (en) * 2007-09-10 2009-03-12 Ray-Hung Liang Vertical axis wind turbine
US8177481B2 (en) * 2007-09-10 2012-05-15 Ray-Hung Liang Vertical axis wind turbine
US20160186721A1 (en) * 2014-12-25 2016-06-30 Kuo-Chang Huang Wind turbine blade assembly
US10030629B2 (en) * 2014-12-25 2018-07-24 Kuo-Chang Huang Wind turbine blade assembly
US20160312764A1 (en) * 2015-04-22 2016-10-27 Kuo-Chang Huang Turbine blade apparatus

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