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US297904A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D80/00Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D7/00Controlling wind motors 
    • F03D7/02Controlling wind motors  the wind motors having rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
    • F03D7/0204Controlling wind motors  the wind motors having rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor for orientation in relation to wind direction
    • F03D7/0208Orientating out of wind
    • F03D7/0212Orientating out of wind the rotating axis remaining horizontal
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/70Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/72Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades by turning around an axis parallel to the rotor centre line
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation'of my improved windmill.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the windmill.
  • Fig. 3 is a detail view showing one of the sails and tension springs.
  • Figs. 4., 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 1Y0 are detail viewsV of modifications of the invention. y
  • This invention has relation to vertically or horizontally rotatingwind-wheels; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the pivoted sails and theirl detentsprings, as will be/hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim appended.
  • c designates the derrick, b the turn-table, c the wheelshaft, and d the vane.
  • rlhe wheel-shaft c has its bearings on the turntable, and is geared to the crank-shaft e through gear-wheelf and the pinion ⁇ h on said crankshaft.
  • m designates the hub of the' wind-wheel.
  • the sails a are pivoted in bearings in the inner faces of the radial arms o, set into the hub m near each end, as shown.
  • the bearings of the sails n are quite near the outer ends of the arms o.
  • These radiaharms ok may be connected immediately below the lower edges of the sails u by a cross-bar, p, to which the detent q is attached, as shown in the drawings.
  • rllhe detent may be attached to the cross-bar to catch against the sail, or to the lower edge of the sail to catch against the cross-bar, or to the radial arm, or to one side of the sail, as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the tension-spring r is of such a strength that it will not yield in an ordinary wind
  • the journals on which'the sails are pivoted are located near the outer end of the radial arms, as shown.
  • a wheel of this construction may be mounted on each end of the wheel-shaft where great power is required. It will be observed that the detent holds its sail during a little more than a half-revolution ofthe wheel,when the action ofthe wind disengages the sail from the detentand causes it to swing freely in returning toward the wind. The power ofthe wind is thus rendered effect ive n the same side of the wheel constantly, and the wheel will revolve with great power.
  • auxiliary detents As the sails have a tendency to swing or play around too far in the wind when they have been forced over the detents, and thus offer resistance on their opposite faces to the wind, I have provided auxiliary detents, .'10, applied to suitable bracesI or arms, x', ⁇ to engage the sail after it has been released by the wind from the detent-spring g, at an angle between the detent q and a point, q', on the arm, if extended to q2.
  • Fig. 8 shows the sail resting against the detent g when the wind is blowing at its usual rate.
  • Fig. 9 shows the sail passing by the auxiliary detent-spring in time of high wind, the spring yielding.
  • Fig. 10 shows the sail passing over the detent-springv in a direction opposite to that shown in Fig. 9 as it returns to its proper position, to be engaged by the detent on the arm of the wheel.
  • These detents q consist of a piece of spring-wire having its outer ends coiled to form spiral springs r r, the free ends of which are connected to the cross-bar p of the radial arms o, and are provided with an intermediate loop-arm, a', which is designed to engage the inner end of the sails, as before described.
  • tents for controlling the sails substantially as T. J. CAMPBELL

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(No Model.) A 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.
- P. WITHBRSP'OON.
WINDMILL. 4 10.291,904. PatentedApr. 29, 1884.
UNITED STATES l PATENT GFFICE.
FRANK WITHERsPooN, or PAnIs, TExAs.
WINDMILL.
SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 297,904, dated April 29, 17884.
Application filed August 14, 1883. (No model.)
T all whom it may concern:
a citizen of the United States, residing at Paris, in the county of Lamar and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windmills; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation'of my improved windmill. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the windmill. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing one of the sails and tension springs.
Figs. 4., 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 1Y0 are detail viewsV of modifications of the invention. y
This invention has relation to vertically or horizontally rotatingwind-wheels; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the pivoted sails and theirl detentsprings, as will be/hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim appended.
Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, c designates the derrick, b the turn-table, c the wheelshaft, and d the vane. rlhe wheel-shaft c has its bearings on the turntable, and is geared to the crank-shaft e through gear-wheelf and the pinion `h on said crankshaft.
m designates the hub of the' wind-wheel. The sails a are pivoted in bearings in the inner faces of the radial arms o, set into the hub m near each end, as shown. The bearings of the sails n are quite near the outer ends of the arms o. These radiaharms okmay be connected immediately below the lower edges of the sails u by a cross-bar, p, to which the detent q is attached, as shown in the drawings. rllhe detent may be attached to the cross-bar to catch against the sail, or to the lower edge of the sail to catch against the cross-bar, or to the radial arm, or to one side of the sail, as shown in Fig. 6.
The tension-spring r is of such a strength that it will not yield in an ordinary wind,
but will hold the detent and sail in place; but when subjectedy to a heavy wind or gale the vspringwill yield and the sail will pass over the detent and swing idle.
The journals on which'the sails are pivoted are located near the outer end of the radial arms, as shown. A wheel of this construction may be mounted on each end of the wheel-shaft where great power is required. It will be observed that the detent holds its sail during a little more than a half-revolution ofthe wheel,when the action ofthe wind disengages the sail from the detentand causes it to swing freely in returning toward the wind. The power ofthe wind is thus rendered effect ive n the same side of the wheel constantly, and the wheel will revolve with great power.
As the sails have a tendency to swing or play around too far in the wind when they have been forced over the detents, and thus offer resistance on their opposite faces to the wind, I have provided auxiliary detents, .'10, applied to suitable bracesI or arms, x', `to engage the sail after it has been released by the wind from the detent-spring g, at an angle between the detent q and a point, q', on the arm, if extended to q2.
Fig. 8 shows the sail resting against the detent g when the wind is blowing at its usual rate.
Fig. 9 shows the sail passing by the auxiliary detent-spring in time of high wind, the spring yielding. Fig. 10 shows the sail passing over the detent-springv in a direction opposite to that shown in Fig. 9 as it returns to its proper position, to be engaged by the detent on the arm of the wheel. These detents q consist of a piece of spring-wire having its outer ends coiled to form spiral springs r r, the free ends of which are connected to the cross-bar p of the radial arms o, and are provided with an intermediate loop-arm, a', which is designed to engage the inner end of the sails, as before described.
Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
In a wind-wheel, the combination of the turn-table, crank-shaft e, carrying the pinion Sob IOO
In testimony whereof 'l aiix my signature in h, the shaft c, having` the gear f, the wheel presence of lnwo Witnesses.
having radial arms extending froln lthe saine hub with beams at rifht anfl'les from their ,1 T ,Y Y i 4 `outer ends, to which thbe sailsb are attached, l IRABIL THHERSPOON' 5 and the said radial arms and bar p, having dei Vitnesses:
tents for controlling the sails, substantially as T. J. CAMPBELL,
specified. J. H. JOHNSTON.
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US4468169A (en) * 1982-08-18 1984-08-28 Williams Dennis L Regulated high torque flexible bladed wind wheel
US4678394A (en) * 1985-07-30 1987-07-07 Willoughby Francis E Fluid current driven machine employing individually self-governing energy panels
US20120045332A1 (en) * 2009-03-09 2012-02-23 Windjoule Ltd Vertical axis wind turbine
US8807947B1 (en) * 2006-12-28 2014-08-19 Larry W. Simnacher Wind power generator with auxiliary energy production
GB2560084A (en) * 2016-12-28 2018-08-29 Shih Yu Huang Wind harnessing device

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4468169A (en) * 1982-08-18 1984-08-28 Williams Dennis L Regulated high torque flexible bladed wind wheel
US4678394A (en) * 1985-07-30 1987-07-07 Willoughby Francis E Fluid current driven machine employing individually self-governing energy panels
US8807947B1 (en) * 2006-12-28 2014-08-19 Larry W. Simnacher Wind power generator with auxiliary energy production
US20120045332A1 (en) * 2009-03-09 2012-02-23 Windjoule Ltd Vertical axis wind turbine
GB2560084A (en) * 2016-12-28 2018-08-29 Shih Yu Huang Wind harnessing device

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