US257210A

US257210A - Wind-engine

Info

Publication number: US257210A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1882-05-02
Anticipated expiration: 1899-05-02

Description

(ModeL) WIND ENGINE.

m /& Z. N

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CASTERLINE, OF GONGORDIA, KANSAS.

WIND-ENGINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,210, dated May 2, 1882.

Application filed June 120, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM UAs'rERLINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at 0011- cordia, in the county of Cloud and State of tion and arrangement of parts, as will be more.

fully hereinafter ,set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In this art various devices known as vertical windmills have been employed to operate pumps and similar machinery, some with and some without vanes; but in none of them known to me are combined the advantages of inclined standards, pivoted wings, and automatically opening and closing sails, the construction of which is fully hereinafter described.

In my device the inclined standards avoid the necessity of a vane, and the periphery of the wheel is held in the direction of the line of travel of the wind, the sails opening automatically to utilize the greatest force of the wind until a certain pointis reached, when they automatically close, to afford only a minimum of resistance while returning to operative position.

The invention is fully described hereinafter, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2, a side elevation in partial section, and Fig. 3 an enlarged detail.

Referring to the drawings,Arepresents the tower, having a head or plate, B, in a central vertical position and rigid with the tower. In

this sleeve E operates loosely the piston-connection O, which is swiveled to the piston be low, and is secured loosely above to an elbowlever, D,which is pivoted to an arm, D,in such a manner that the link 0 will register properly with the sleeve, let the wind come from whatever point it may. The arm D is formed in one piece with a frame, F, inclined in one direction, and also in one piece with the sleeve E; but these parts may be formed in separate piecesand be secured together, if desired.

To the upper portions of the inclined standards E is journaled a shaft, F; carrying radial arms G, upon which areloosely hung wings orsailsHin pairs. The wind acts upon the wheel thus formed as it would upon the plate of a vane, and holds it in such position that the opening portions of the sails H will always face the wind. Proper logs or equivalent prevent the sails from opening too far in the direction of the wind, and upon the return action of the wings they close together and afford very little resistance.

Upon the end of the shaft F is an eccentric or crank, I, which by a stiff rod or link, K, is

connected at d to the end of the elbow-lever- D opposite to the end to which the pistonlink is secured.

From this description, in connection with the drawings, the operation is obvious.

Attached at its ends to each pair of the sails His a cord, h, which is looped and passed through an eye or staple secured to the succeeding arm G, and is then fastened to a spring, h, the action of which prevents the sails going back too far or being injured or broken from high pressure of winds.

What I claim is- 1. The inclined standards E sleeve E, and arm D, forming the frame E in one piece, combined with the winged wheel and proper crank-connections, as shown and set forth.

2. In a wind-engine, the sails arranged in pairs and hinged to radial arms G, in combination with cords h and spring h, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GAS'IERLINE.

Witnesses G. W. WHIPP, W. J. CAMPBELL.