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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- 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
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- This invention relates to motors of the character propelled by wind or water and has as its object the provision of a turbine arrangement capable of using the power of the current to'a greating-vane current motors, been heretofore possible.
- the invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation, and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.
- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a currentpropelled turbine constructed accordingto the present invention with a portion of one wing assembly shown in horizontal section.
- Fig. 2 is an elevational view thereof looking in go the direction of the current arrows of Fig. 1, the
- Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical section illustrating the manner by which the wings are pivotally mounted.
- Designated by the numeral 5 in the drawing is a rotary vertical mast such as is conventionally employed as the driven member in a turbine of the character herein described, the lower end of the mast extending through the journal bearing v 30 6 of a suitable foot support while the upper end,
- a pair of hub members 8 Secured rigidly to the mast as by means of set screws 1 are a pair of hub members 8 providing 40 circumferentially-spaced sockets for the reception of radial arms or spokes 9 and II] which are arranged complementary to one another in pairs, three pairs being shown.
- Each of said arms is terminally slotted and fitting in the slots are vertical braces II, the braces being desirably extended above and below the arm assembly to form cleat projections ll through which stay ropes l2 and 53 are passed.
- the described hub members, arms, braces and stay ropes constitute with the mast a truss for the support of a plurality of wings I4.
- These wings I shape to a rhomboidal plan configuration and preferably form the same from sheet metal with rods l5 being riveted or otherwise integrally attached to lie laterally of the wings,-the rods er extent than has, in the class of simple swingprojectingbeyond the upper and lower edges of the wings and being pivotally received in bearing caps 96 sunk in the opposing faces of the complementary arms.
- the rhomboidal shape is such as to define an acute angle between the wings upper edge and the outer free edge and an obtuse angle between said free edge and the wings lower edge, thus providing an overhang of the upper relative to the lower free portion of the Wing which, in conjunction with the wing pivot which lies in inclined relation to the axis of the mast with the upper end farther from the mast axis than the lower end, provides a selfclosing action of the wings into positions at which the same lie radially of the mast.
- the turbine in operation, is driven under the pressure influence of wind or Water current striking the face of the closed overlapping wings, the wings opening as the direction of travel opposes the current.
- the wings By reason of the wing configuration providing an overhang of the upper free edge in conjunction with the inclination of the wing axis, the wings tend automatically to revert from open to closed positions, the result being that closure is efiected considerably in advance of such point in their rotary travel as has previously been effected without mechanical means.
- meonsmerable advantage'whieh is-derivd tl'irough tlie utilization offmy -wing airangement is that the range of efiec ive pow'er-de'veloping travel of the wings is in in'verse proportion to the strength of -thel g'iovvr currenfwhereby to obtain an appre- 'cialble transmission of power with relatively weak i po-wer current.
- a -w-ing i'tor a current-swamped turbine f'forme'd' to "a :ihorn'boidal "plan configuration and hingedlysuspendedf for swinging movement about its -'an axis inclined from the perpendicular tor-locate the outer extremity of the wing's free edge in 'ove'rhanging relation to the inner extremity of the wings hinged edge.
- a rotatable mast provided withhorizontal arms-radiating therefrom, a plurality of wings jpivotallyeassociated with each of said arms for swinging-movement about axes inclined from the perpendicular into and from overlapping relationto-one another, said 'wings being of a relativerhomboidal plan configuration with the pivarm above the other arm of a respective pair, a
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Description
Aug. 30, 1938. M. D. MUSHKIN CURRENTPROPELLED TURBINE Filed Sept, 23, 1936 INVENTOR. Masfifln A TTORNEYS.
Patented Aug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,128,592. t I I CURRENT-PROPELLED TURBINE Michael D. Mushkin, Seattle, Wash. Application September 23, 1936, Serial No. 102,113 3 Claims. (o1. 1 'z0 20) This invention relates to motors of the character propelled by wind or water and has as its object the provision of a turbine arrangement capable of using the power of the current to'a greating-vane current motors, been heretofore possible.
More specific objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the course of the following description.
The invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation, and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of a currentpropelled turbine constructed accordingto the present invention with a portion of one wing assembly shown in horizontal section.
, Fig. 2 is an elevational view thereof looking in go the direction of the current arrows of Fig. 1, the
foot-supporting structure being broken away; and
Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical section illustrating the manner by which the wings are pivotally mounted.
Designated by the numeral 5 in the drawing is a rotary vertical mast such as is conventionally employed as the driven member in a turbine of the character herein described, the lower end of the mast extending through the journal bearing v 30 6 of a suitable foot support while the upper end,
where more than the single tier of current-influenced wings which I illustrate are employed, may be connected by guys with suitable anchor posts. The arrangement in the manner shown, 33 is that of a wind turbine, the vane assembly being suspended by the mast where used as a water motor.
Secured rigidly to the mast as by means of set screws 1 are a pair of hub members 8 providing 40 circumferentially-spaced sockets for the reception of radial arms or spokes 9 and II] which are arranged complementary to one another in pairs, three pairs being shown. Each of said arms is terminally slotted and fitting in the slots are vertical braces II, the braces being desirably extended above and below the arm assembly to form cleat projections ll through which stay ropes l2 and 53 are passed.
The described hub members, arms, braces and stay ropes constitute with the mast a truss for the support of a plurality of wings I4. 'These wings I shape to a rhomboidal plan configuration and preferably form the same from sheet metal with rods l5 being riveted or otherwise integrally attached to lie laterally of the wings,-the rods er extent than has, in the class of simple swingprojectingbeyond the upper and lower edges of the wings and being pivotally received in bearing caps 96 sunk in the opposing faces of the complementary arms.
Describing the shape of these wings in more particularity, it will be noted that the rhomboidal shape is such as to define an acute angle between the wings upper edge and the outer free edge and an obtuse angle between said free edge and the wings lower edge, thus providing an overhang of the upper relative to the lower free portion of the Wing which, in conjunction with the wing pivot which lies in inclined relation to the axis of the mast with the upper end farther from the mast axis than the lower end, provides a selfclosing action of the wings into positions at which the same lie radially of the mast. In such normal closed positions, a slight overlap is provided as between the several associated wings of each pair of arms to prevent movement of the wings past the radial lines of the arms, the outermost wing of each series lapping its free edge over the brace H. In order that this brace may be properly positioned to accommodate the lapping I extend the upper arm 9 of each pair of spokes radially beyond the lower arm l0, thus inclining the brace to an extent equivalent to the inclination of the wings edge. For limiting the opening movements of the wings, brackets I! which provide stop fingers H are attached to the arms 9.
The turbine, in operation, is driven under the pressure influence of wind or Water current striking the face of the closed overlapping wings, the wings opening as the direction of travel opposes the current. By reason of the wing configuration providing an overhang of the upper free edge in conjunction with the inclination of the wing axis, the wings tend automatically to revert from open to closed positions, the result being that closure is efiected considerably in advance of such point in their rotary travel as has previously been effected without mechanical means. Otherwise stated, while in prior simple turbines the wings which in open positions lie at an approximate 90 angle to the plane of the arms and correspondingly close under the influence of the currentv only at such time as the arms have passed slightly beyond a position at right an les to the direction of current, the wings in the present arrangement close approximately 30 in advance of this point. Where prior attempts have been made to advance the point of closure by limiting the opening angle, the major resistance to the current which'is thereby developed as the wings travel in a direction opposing the current has more than offset the advanced point of closure, meonsmerable advantage'whieh is-derivd tl'irough tlie utilization offmy -wing airangement is that the range of efiec ive pow'er-de'veloping travel of the wings is in in'verse proportion to the strength of -thel g'iovvr currenfwhereby to obtain an appre- 'cialble transmission of power with relatively weak i po-wer current.
No limitations are intended except as express- :s ..1y set forth in the claims hereto annexed.
WVhat- I claim-is:
"1. A -w-ing i'tor a current-swamped turbine f'forme'd' to "a :ihorn'boidal "plan configuration and hingedlysuspendedf for swinging movement about its -'an axis inclined from the perpendicular tor-locate the outer extremity of the wing's free edge in 'ove'rhanging relation to the inner extremity of the wings hinged edge.
2. In a current-propelled turbine, the combination of a rotatable mast provided withhorizontal arms-radiating therefrom, a plurality of wings jpivotallyeassociated with each of said arms for swinging-movement about axes inclined from the perpendicular into and from overlapping relationto-one another, said 'wings being of a relativerhomboidal plan configuration with the pivarm above the other arm of a respective pair, a
plurality of gate-forming wings hingedly mounted between the complementary arms of each of said pairs for opening and closing movements "from' and'into the radial line of the arms, said wings overlapping one another in their closed "position and thereby preventing passage of current "between'the same, the pivotal axis for the respective wings being inclined from the perpendicular'to have the vertical weight center of the wings lie incloser proximity to the hinge axis at -the upper than at the lower portion of the wing togravitationally influence the wings into their closed positions, and means for limiting the travel of the wings in their opening movement.
NIICHAEL D. MUSI-IKIN.
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US4468169A (en) * | 1982-08-18 | 1984-08-28 | Williams Dennis L | Regulated high torque flexible bladed wind wheel |
US5256034A (en) * | 1991-04-19 | 1993-10-26 | Sultzbaugh John S | Variable pitch propeller for use in conjunction with a vertical axis wind turbine |
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US20050249579A1 (en) * | 2004-05-07 | 2005-11-10 | Grubb Kelly W | Wind power generator |
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US20090121490A1 (en) * | 2007-11-13 | 2009-05-14 | Platzer Maximilian F | Oscillating-Wing Power Generator with Flow-Induced Pitch-Plunge Phasing |
US20110142625A1 (en) * | 2008-07-09 | 2011-06-16 | Mowat Technical & Design Services Ltd. | Water turbine |
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US2542522A (en) * | 1945-07-20 | 1951-02-20 | Cornell Dubilier Electric | Wind impeller and electric generator |
US4468169A (en) * | 1982-08-18 | 1984-08-28 | Williams Dennis L | Regulated high torque flexible bladed wind wheel |
US5256034A (en) * | 1991-04-19 | 1993-10-26 | Sultzbaugh John S | Variable pitch propeller for use in conjunction with a vertical axis wind turbine |
US7083382B2 (en) | 2000-11-13 | 2006-08-01 | Ursua Isidro U | Vertical axis wind turbine |
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EP1205661A1 (en) * | 2000-11-13 | 2002-05-15 | Isidro U. Ursua | Vertical axis wind turbine |
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US20050249579A1 (en) * | 2004-05-07 | 2005-11-10 | Grubb Kelly W | Wind power generator |
US7094018B2 (en) | 2004-05-07 | 2006-08-22 | Grubb Kelly W | Wind power generator |
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US20090121490A1 (en) * | 2007-11-13 | 2009-05-14 | Platzer Maximilian F | Oscillating-Wing Power Generator with Flow-Induced Pitch-Plunge Phasing |
US20110142625A1 (en) * | 2008-07-09 | 2011-06-16 | Mowat Technical & Design Services Ltd. | Water turbine |
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