US467976A - Windmill - Google Patents

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P. C. JACOBY. WINDMILL Patented Feb. 2, 1892.

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F. C. J ACOBY. WINDMILL.

No. 467,976. Patented Feb; 2, 1892.`

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK C. JACOBY, OF TULIP, MISSOURI.

Wl N D M I L L SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,976, dated February 2, 1892.

Application filed October 17, 1891. Serial No. 408,974. (No modelJ To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. Jnconv, of Tulip, Monroe county, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vindmills, of which the following isa full1 clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to machines which are designed to utilize wind-currents for the purpose of generating power for various mechanical purposes; and the objects of my invention are to produce a windmill which shall be simple, durable, and inexpensive in construction, which shall utilize the maximum force of wind-pressure, which shall be self-regulating, so as to operate uniformly under varying conditions of wind velocity, and which shall be capable of being readily thrown into and out of operation by an attendant whenever so desired.

To the above purposes my invention consists in certain peculiar and novel features of construction and arrangement, as hereinafter described and claimed.

'In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure'l is a perspective view of a windmill constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an irregular horizontal crosssection of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. Bis a horizontal cross-section of the saine on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are detached views of certain details of construction hereinafter described.

In the said drawings, 1 designates the upper part of the tower of my improved windmill, the said tower being of the usual or any suitable or preferred type of construction.

2 designates a plate or cap which is bolted or otherwise suit-ably secured upon the top of the tower 1 and which is preferably of cir cular marginal contour, as shown.

3 designates a hollow cylindrical casing which is either formed integrally with the cap or plate 2 or suitably secured thereto, and which rises vertically therefrom, preferably about the proportionate distance shown in Fig. l.

t designates a hollow cylindrical standard or support which extends vertically through the casing 3, and the lower end of which rests, preferably, upon a horizontal partition or support 5, suitably secured in the upper part of the tower l. The lower part of this support orstandard et is embraced by a metal band or strap (i, which is bolted or otherwise firmly secured to the adjacent side of a short horizontal bar or beam 7, the said bar or beam thus occupying a position beside the support or standard 4 -and a short distance above the upper end of the casing 3.

S designates a second short horizontal bar or beam which rests upon the upper end of the standard or support el, and to the under side of which are preferably bolted or otherwise suitably secured two pendent segmental flanges 9, which partially embrace the upper end of the standard 4 and thus retain the4 beam or bar S in position upon the upper end of said standard, while permitting said beam or bar to rotate horizontally upon said standard, for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

11 designates four upright conriectingbars, which are arranged in two pairs, the lower ends of said pairs of bars being bolted or otherwise firmly secured to the lower horizontal bar or beam 7 at one side thereof and at its extremities. Each pair of these bars 1l diverge upwardly from each other to a point about midway of their length and then converge upwardly, the upper extremities of each pair of bars being bolted or otherwise se cured to two divided bearing-blocks l2, which are thus interposed between the upper extremities of the bars ll. The upper short horizontal bar or beam S is interposed between the two pairs of bars 1l midway of their length, said bars lying against and being bolted or otherwise suitably secured to opposite sides of the bar or beam S at the ends thereof, as shown. Upon the upper side of the horizontal beam or bar `7, at the opposite ends thereof, are bolted or otherwise firmly secured two bearings 13, through which extends the horizontal shaft 14 of the lower wind-wheel l5, to be hereinafter fully deA scribed.

16 designates the shaft of the upper windwheel 17, which will also be hereinafter fully described, and this shaft extends horizontally through the divided bearings 12, the

wheel17beingin'ounted upon the front end of the shaft 1 6. A't its rear end the lower shaft 14 carries a beveled gear-pinion 18, and at its rear en d the upper shaft 16 carries a similar beveled gear-pinion 19. The gearpinion 18 of the lower shaft nieshhes vygthV a beveled gear-pinion 2O on the lower end of a vertical shaft 21, and the gear-pinion 19 of the upper shaft meshes with a beveled gearpinion 22 on the upper end of said vertical shaft 21. This vertical shaft 2K1 is jonrnaled in two bearings 23, which are suitably secu red to the lower and upper parltspf the reali pail of Vertical bars 11,and said shaft carries two collars 24, whiohrestgnpony they upper I Shams @ifl @li und il z see 'es i'et a inalltei n'iore fully explained, the main ha 2,3 is ...Caused t0. rotate. iaxlfilllls' iii lilz'fl prius and. n iis to; bastides/'toed lilaiihelowr ella. i: ile-,lit of the Sllaft 281s 120 bjell'lle @ed 3o by iany sitalileoripreferred gearing with the piiiiip gi @thier machine o r machinery wiiili is to bdi' en byiliewindnill.

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tlitIl-ive'yprodu'ce wvim Y *i i ple, durable; and inexpensive 1n c feathered or thrown edge to the Wind and thus prevented from racing. The tail-vane 32 is composed of a number of parallel horizontal forwardly-projecting bars or arms 39, which are hinged, as at 40, upon one of the front vertical bars 1,1..y 1t will be further observed that thearm' 29' above described serves to limit the lateral movement of the tail-vane l nlnlde strong gusts of wind, as indicated by the'dotted lines and the arrow in Fig. 2. The wind- wheels 15 and 17 are of precisely similar construetion,` so th'at a desorip'tioi of one will suffice for both.

A hub 11 is mounted upon the front end of l the shaft 14 o rVlGLand `from this hub radiate ntee b fiile 4.4;;1 ofilllsrlee .ler a ia'nei Oblique sins 6r recesses' fillld @n its from rn wlill rieb t di slit uiiiio; which the riiiig 4i nisisiies teilig niiis securely retained iii ""s'ti'iiv Fi'oiii the a" d y I yseen ihdmill yvliic vil tion,v which utilizes the fullzeleotive Q Wlii'Cl-lrllltsi Sj Self-vllllllllg, .Silla l? S115 thrown* it o'f action, as described, by Having .this @esel-.ined mi: lllveltl if I 'elaineas` new therein, 'and desire' to secure byLeff-fersP-@ii' t is: i. Anf improv-eu windiiijn '@oijii' l i, vertical Willd- WlleeS -lel'ltflllleolle bllv the, other; e vlllllll Sh'lfl sfe'llt 'lll llfts o fsalil wird-wherein@ alslliebleevolubl supporting frame-work for said shafts, sub- Stallllally lSIS' fllh 2i An liliproieevl'lndflillll connessi-etw@ vertical wind-wheels semelle wie, trove the other, a vertical shaft garedt the hafts of said ywind wheels, 'suitable'` revolubl'e frame-work for supportingjsaidmsha t verticalaxially-revoluble n'ain shaft, and `@belt Connecting Said malla Shaft te. fll f Vertical connecting-shaft, substantially se@ forth. y 3. An improved windmill 'comprising a -suitabletowena cap-plate mounted upo'nsaid tower and provided with a vertical tubular y loo casing, a vertical tubular support or standard extending through said easing, a, revoluble frame-work mount-ed upon said standard, an npperancla lower Wind-wheel shaft journaled in said frame-Work, and a vertical revoluble shaft jonrnaled in said frame-Work and geared to the said wind-wheel shafts, substantially as set forth.

4. An improved windmill comprisinga revo- 1 o lnble supporting frame-Work composed of vertical bars arranged in pairs, horizontal bars or bemns connected to the Vertical bars, bezirings carried by said frame, horizontal Wind- Wheel shafts journaled in said bearings one above Jche other, a tail-vane pivoted upon one of said vertical bars, a horizontal arm proj eeting 'f rom one of the vertical bars and carrying a pulley, a flexible connection passing around the pulley and connected to the tail- Vane, a counterweighted arm pivoted upon the frame, and a link-bar connecting the arm with the tail-vane, substantially as set forth. In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of Iawo witnesses.

FRANK C. JACOBY. Witnesses:

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