US1650618A - Wind and water motor - Google Patents

Description

Nov. 29, 1927. 1,650,618

I A. ERICKSON WIND AM) WATER MOTOR Filed July 10. i926 F13. Z

, Patented Nov. as, rear.

AUGUST nnron'son, or nvnnaronrs, iarnnnsora, assreivoa, or Orin-rovers so :snnnr onsnn, osmium-Jerome;ivnnnrnsorn, nun ONE-FOURTH T0 nowannn,

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wmn Annwerna Moron.

Application filed my 10,

This inventionrelates toa wind or water motor and partlcularly to such a motor of large size adapted to be placed in an elevated position inthe wind or to beplaced substantially crescent-shaped in cross. sec-- tion.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an airor water motor with'such a Wheel as set forth in the preoedingparagraph, which wheel is axially journaled in a frame which-is revoluble about a central vertical axis, a casing being provided about said frame having a plurality of sides which are equipped with vertically slidable portions adapted to be disposed at various heights.

It is still another object of the invention to provide anairmotor adapted to be carried on a towerhaving aplatform on which a frame is revolubly mounted, which frame has standards at opposite ends in which is journaled a wheel having end plates and a plurality of trough-shaped vanes extending therebetween, said frame being revoluble about a vertical shaft disposed centrally thereof and extendingthrough the platform, said shaft being connected by suitable gearings so as to be rotated by therevolution of said wheel, said platform having a plurality of vertically extensible sides theneabout which can be raisedto and held at various heights.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in co'nn'ee tion with the accompanying drawings, in

which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which 1 1 v Fig.1 is a .viewpartlyin vertical section and partly in front elevation of applicants device} I Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken online 22 of Fig. 1, as indicatedby the arrows;

i Fig.

8 is a horizontal section taken on line ofxFig. 2 as indicatedby the. arrows; V r I r L I i w"j l ?eve sa zti umal et h zzffi ts 1225.: Serial no. 121,702.

Fig. 4 is a partial View similar to Fig. 2,

showing the wheel disposed in the current of a stream. P

"Referringto the drawings, anair'unotorl is shown comprising a towerwhich "will'be" of considerable height and which has aplat- 7 form (Sat its top which is supported upon suitable number of legs 7. A frame 8 is pro vided having ournaled thereon adjacentit s bottom a plurality of l circumferentially spacedrolle'rs 9 restingupon the platform 6' and by means of which saidframe is revolubly supported upon said platform. The

frame 8 has at opposite ends vertical-ly ex trunnions 10 of the wind wheel 10. The

tending standards "8 having bearings at' their upper ends in whicharejournaled the V ll/ hilethese vanes may be made in various forms; in the embodiment of the invention illustrated they are shown as trough-shaped or substantially.crescent-shaped in cross section: -A bracket 11 is secured atthe outer end of one of the standardsS having an upper bearing through which one trunnion 10of the wheel 10 projects,whichtrunnion has secured thereto a beveled gear 12. The gear 12 meshes with another beveled gear 13 secured to the upper end of shaft 14L journaled in a bearing carried by bracket 11, said. gear 13 resting on said bracket. Another bracket 15 is secured adjacent the bottom of said standard 8" also havin vertical and :3

horizontal bearings disposed at right angles to each other in the vertical bearing of which the lowerend of shaft 14 is journaled, said shaft having a beveled gear 16 secured to its lower end. The gear 16 meshes with beveled gear. 17 carried'on the outer end of shaft 18 which is journaledinthehorizon tal bearing of bracket 15 and in a small bearinglSsecured on the frame 8. The shaft 18 I has a beveled gear 20 secured *to its inner end which meshes'with another-beveled gear 21 secured to the upper end of a vertical Shaft 22 extends downward shaft 22. r p through frame 8 and the platform 6 and the power and motion developed by the wind Lwheel lOare transmitted to the 'shaft.' YThe I shaftv .22 has a" collar 23 securedthereto at 05 some distance below the platform 6 and a lee . carried. on one end ofthe shaft 29 journaled in abearing secured to the lower side of platform 6. The gear 28 bears against one side-,of-bearing 30 and the shaft 29 is held in position by a collar 31 secured thereto and engaging-the other side of bearing 30. The shaft 29; also has; secured thereto a sheave or pulley'32; over which runs a rope 33 whichwill extend downward to a point convenient .for manipulation by the operator.

WVith the described structure, when the rope .31 is operated, gearsQS and E l-will be rotated and frame 8 will be rotated by means of the sleeveextending from gear 2% and sccured to said frame. V

The platform 6 has. a plurality of sides 3i disposed thereaboutand in the embodiment of the invention illustrated four of such sides are shown. The sides 34: extend to a pointsubstantially in horizontal alinement with the axisofthe trunnions 10 of the wheel 10. Thesides 34: are secured to posts 35; disposed at the corners of the platform (iand said posts have grooves or guideways in whichv are slidably mounted vertically movable side members or extensions 36. Themembers 36 have secured adjacent their lower endsthe ends of the ropes or cables 3? whichextenthover pulleys 38 mounted in brackets 39 secured adjacent the tops of the sides 34 and said ropes 37 then extend down- :ward through the platform 6 to apoint which will be convenient for manipulation of said ropes by the'operator.

. In operation the tower comprising the members Twill be of suitable height and disposed in a suitable place so that the wind will have free access tothe wheel 10. lVhen it: is desired tooperatethe wheel the frame 8 will be turned so that. the longitudinal .gears 28; and 24; rotate the frame 8.

axis of. thewheel is substantially at right angles to the direction of'thevwind. The frame 8,. can beturnedby pulling upon the ropes .33 which action, as stated, will throp gh he ropes=33 wilLt-hen be secured so that the frame: is held;imthezd esire'd position. The

wind blowing, in. the, direction indicated by, l' thearrpwsadwillnow actuate the wheellO whieh willrotatei iri the direction indicated by; the gjrowg 4linl3fi 2. It will be" seen thatitlre wind calronly effectively engage'the upper half of the wheel and is prevented from blowing against the lower half of the wheel by the sides 34. The wheel is thus very effectively disposed in relation to the wind and the rotation of the wheel 10 will rotate the gear 12 which-will, through gears 13 and 1G and shaft 14, rotate the gear 17. This will in turn rotate theshaftlS-and the latter will through the gears 20 and 21 rotate the shaft The shaft 22 will extend downward to a suitable point and will be conn'ected'to the desired machinery or power generating units.

If the wind shoulddrive the wheel 10 at a speed above that desired, the operator, by manipulating ropes 37, will raise the sides 36 so that the windcan only strike the upper.

portion of the wheel 10. The speed of the wheel 10 will' thus be controlled. If'it is not desired to operate the wheel 10, the sides 36 can be raised to the limit of thelr vertical movement and wheel 10 will thus be effectively shielded from'the wind.

In Fig. l the wheel 10 is shown as having its lower side submerged in the water of the stream or current -12 flowing in'the direction of the arrows 43. The wheel will thus be rotatedin the direction indicated'by the arrow ll. The wheel will be mounted so that it can be submerged more or less in the current and the power generatedby the wheel thuscontrolled.

From the above description it is seen that the applicant has provided a: very simple and eflicient air or water motor. The ower generating wheel is mounted so that it can be brought into the proper position in the wind and means are provided'for controlling the action of the .wind' thereon. As stated, the'whecl will bemade quite large and a very simple and eflicient power generating device is thus provided. It is well known that in some portions of the country the wind" blows almost constantly and by the use of applicants device the power of the wind can be easily and effectivelyutilized. Applicants device can, of course, be used to drive a generator or to operate a pump to pump air or other fi'uid into a tank which can then be used' as desired. Thedevicehas been demonstrated in actual practice and found to be very successful.

It will, of course, be understoo lthat various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, without departing-from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of carryin'g out the objects above set forth, in the novelparts and combinations ofpartsdisclosed and defined in the appended claims.

hat is claimed is '1. A wind motor having in; combination,

a wheel havinga plurality of-substantially axis of said Wheel, a frame on Which said Wheel is revolubly mounted disposed within said casing, said frame being revolubleabout its central axis whereby said wheel may be rotated to bring said vanes into positionat right angles to the direction of the Wind.

A Wind motor having in combination, a. Wheel having a plurality of substantially radially extending vanes, a fixed casing sur rounding said Wheel having rigid fixed Walls 7 extending substantially'to the height of the axis of the Wheel, and vertically movable sections at each side of said Wheel adapted to beraised different distances above said all and held in various positions to shield more or less of said Wheel from the Wind, a

shaft. extending vertically from the bottom of said casing, a support for said wheel revoluble about the axissof said shaft whereby said Wheel may besrotated about said axis in said casing, and adriving means mounted on said support actuated by rotation of said Wheel and connected to said shaft to drive the same. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' AUGUST ERICKSON.

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