US260435A

US260435A - Wind-engine

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Publication number: US260435A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1882-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 1899-07-04

Description

UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES O. WEIDMAN, OF POE, OHIO.

WIND-ENGINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 260,435, dated July 4, 1882A Application filed February 24, 18852. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES OfWEIDMAN, of P oe, in .thecounty of Medina and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wind i Engines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact descriptionot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wind-engines so constructed that the angle of the wings may be changed by means of mechanism connected with a suitable governor, the parts and combination of parts of which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a view of my device in perspective, showing a ballgovernor connected with it to regulate the angle of the wings or sails. Fig. 2 represents a detached sectional view of the axial shaft upon which slides the collar that holds the ends of the rods that are attached to the win gs of the engine. k- Y t A represents a portion of a tower. Through the bed-plate A' of the tower passes the main shaft B, which engages with the horizontal shaftor axle C by means of the gear wheels a a'. sleeve, M. Any suitable governor may be connected with this swivel.

In the drawings is shown a ballgovernor, which is operated by means of suitable gearing.

A lever, h, may be pivoted at one end to the tower A. The other end is adjustably attached to the governor rod m. The governing influence is lthus conveyed from the lever h to the swivel M by the rod n. When it is desirable to disen gage the governor from the swivel the lever is pressed down, thus disconnecting the gearing.

With the above-described mechanism the engine is allowed to run at about the same rate of speed, for as the pressure of the wind on the fans increases the governor raises the swivel M on the shaft, which swings the fans out of play.

On the bed-plate A' rests the turn-table E, to which are lattached plates E', to which are Upon the shaft B slides a swivel or having atubular end, through which the rods or cranks H pass that are secured to the fans I. Theends of the cranks rest between a4 double disk or collar, J, that slides upon the shaft G. (Shown in section in Fig. 2.) Asmall rod, e, may be attached to the disk G and pass through the double disk J, thus preventing it from Vturning either way. On one side of the collar is a circularprojection, having a groove, t', in it adapted to receive the forked end ot' the arm n. which is permanently secured to the guide K. This guide slides in the boxing I1" and connects with the arm K', which is supA ported by the bracket L. A rod, k, connects with the arm K', which in turn is loosely attached to the swivel M.

In operating my device the swivel is adj usted and the fans are set in motion, and in raising the swivel the edges of the fans are turned toward the breeze and stop the engine. Thusit will be seen Vthat my mill does not need the care of watching and' regulating it, as it will .attend to itself under all circumstances, and

in a gale of wind will present very little surface to catch the dangerous blast.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Y l. In a wind-engine, the combination, with the fans, ot' cranks secured to said fans and adapted to bear in the groove of the sliding disk, governor mechanism, and a guide-rod supported between plates, substantiallyas described, for operating said cranks, as set forth.

2. In a wind-engine, the combination of the double disk, provided with a grooved projection, crank H, and guide K, the latter having a forked end adapted to bear in the groove ot' said. projection, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a windengine, the combination, with shafts B and C and the governor, of a swivel or sleeve M, rod 7c, arm K', forked guide K, and the double disk J, having a groovedprojection within which the fork of said guideis Vadapted to bear, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. l

4. In a wind-engine, the combination, with to this specification in the presence of two subthe double disk J and outer disk, G, of the seribing witnesses.

cranks H supporting the fans andarms g rig- 1 idly secured to um disk G, dnd provided with CHARLES 0' WDIDMAN' 5 bearings through which said cranks pass, sub- Witnesses:

stantially as and for the purpose set forth. W. ENGEL,

In testimony whereof I havesgned my name ALBERT E. LYNCH.