US84237A - Improvement in wind-wheels - Google Patents

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    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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  • Figure 2 representsa front elevation of the same.
  • Y Myinvention relates toimprovements in wind-wheels, whereby it is designed to provide a more simple and effective apparatus for utilizing the power of wind than any now in use.
  • the mouth B has a square termination, wherein a regulator, D, is .arranged to govern the quantity of air to be admitted.
  • E represents the wl1eel,whicl1 consists of a spiral vane, F, secured to the shaft G, whichis supported in suitable bearings at each end of the casing, and provided with a gear-wheel 'or other suitable means for transmitting motion through the vertical axis upon which the apparatus is to be supported.
  • the pitch of the spiral vane is designed to'be made' variable, decreasing toward the small end, as the diameter of the vane decreases, whereby the wind is further condensed as it4 passes through.
  • the vane may be made continuous or in sections, and in any suitable manner.
  • the regulator may be connected to any automatic apparatus whereby it may be actuated.

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i titel weeeaeeww R. VAITE, OF BLUE EARTH CITY, MINNESOTA.
Lette/rs Patent No; 84,237, dated November 17, 1868.
The Schedule referredpto in these Letters Patent and making part of the same v To all whom it ma/y concern Be it-known that I, R. WAITE, of Blue Earth City, in the county of Faribault, and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wind- Wheels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and 'use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l' represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improvedwheel, and
Figure 2 representsa front elevation of the same.
Similar letters of 'reference indicate like parts.
Y Myinvention relates toimprovements in wind-wheels, whereby it is designed to provide a more simple and effective apparatus for utilizing the power of wind than any now in use.
It consists in a horizontal wheel having a spiraltapered vane of varying twist, enclosed in a correspondingly-tapered case, provided with bell-mouths at each end, and with a means for regulating the passage of air at the receiving-end, or shutting it on" altogether, as will be more fully described on reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein'- A represent a circular casing, larger at one end than the other, and provided with. a larger bell-mouth, B, at the receiving-end, and a smaller one, C, at the other end. The purpose of the former is to'compress the air as it enters the tube, and of the latter, to create a partial vacuum at the discharging-end.
The mouth B has a square termination, wherein a regulator, D, is .arranged to govern the quantity of air to be admitted.
E represents the wl1eel,whicl1 consists of a spiral vane, F, secured to the shaft G, whichis supported in suitable bearings at each end of the casing, and provided with a gear-wheel 'or other suitable means for transmitting motion through the vertical axis upon which the apparatus is to be supported.
The pitch of the spiral vane is designed to'be made' variable, decreasing toward the small end, as the diameter of the vane decreases, whereby the wind is further condensed as it4 passes through. The vane may be made continuous or in sections, and in any suitable manner.
The regulator may be connected to any automatic apparatus whereby it may be actuated.
Among the advantages sought to be gained by this arrangement is an increase of velocity and power, consequent upon the condensation of the air, the increased draught due to the vacuum caused at the rear by the bell-mouth C, and the freedom of the vane from the reaction of the air which occurs when not protected by a case.
Having thus described my invention,
I claim as new, and desire to' secure by Letters Patent- The wind-wheel, constructed as described, of the case A, having the flanges BO, the draught-regulator D, horizontal shaft G, and the spiral wind-wheel E, having a variable diameter and pitch, all arranged. and operating as described for the purpose speciied.
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US4239449A (en) * 1978-11-24 1980-12-16 Bauer William J Screw pump construction
US4616974A (en) * 1985-07-19 1986-10-14 Walter Andruszkiw Wind driven power generating apparatus
US5071314A (en) * 1990-05-18 1991-12-10 Solbjorn Jacobsen Method and fish pump for pumping up fish from a cod end
NL1030937C2 (en) * 2006-01-18 2007-07-19 Marchfun Internat N V Wind energy installation for wind energy comprises housing with at least one entry aperture for air and an outlet aperture for same medium
US20090160195A1 (en) * 2007-10-08 2009-06-25 Michael Klim Culjak Wind-catcher and accelerator for generating electricity
US20100086399A1 (en) * 2008-10-07 2010-04-08 Holzhauer Sr Richard H High speed air compression system
US20100135766A1 (en) * 2009-02-12 2010-06-03 Daryoush Allaei Kinetic hydropower generation system and intake therefore
US20100133847A1 (en) * 2009-02-12 2010-06-03 Daryoush Allaei Turbine-intake tower for wind energy conversion systems
US20120038250A1 (en) * 2010-08-13 2012-02-16 Yung Ting Wind energy generator using piezoelectric material and auxiliary mechanism thereof
US9294013B2 (en) 2012-09-06 2016-03-22 Sheer Wind, Inc. Buildings with wind-energy-conversion systems
US9291148B2 (en) 2011-11-30 2016-03-22 Sheer Wind, Inc. Intake assemblies for wind-energy conversion systems and methods

Cited By (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4239449A (en) * 1978-11-24 1980-12-16 Bauer William J Screw pump construction
US4616974A (en) * 1985-07-19 1986-10-14 Walter Andruszkiw Wind driven power generating apparatus
US5071314A (en) * 1990-05-18 1991-12-10 Solbjorn Jacobsen Method and fish pump for pumping up fish from a cod end
NL1030937C2 (en) * 2006-01-18 2007-07-19 Marchfun Internat N V Wind energy installation for wind energy comprises housing with at least one entry aperture for air and an outlet aperture for same medium
US20090160195A1 (en) * 2007-10-08 2009-06-25 Michael Klim Culjak Wind-catcher and accelerator for generating electricity
US20100086399A1 (en) * 2008-10-07 2010-04-08 Holzhauer Sr Richard H High speed air compression system
US8197200B2 (en) * 2008-10-07 2012-06-12 Holzhauer Jr Richard H High speed air compression system
US7811048B2 (en) * 2009-02-12 2010-10-12 Quality Research, Development & Consulting, Inc. Turbine-intake tower for wind energy conversion systems
US20100133847A1 (en) * 2009-02-12 2010-06-03 Daryoush Allaei Turbine-intake tower for wind energy conversion systems
CN102325989A (en) * 2009-02-12 2012-01-18 希尔温德有限公司 Turbine-intake tower for wind energy conversion systems
US20100135766A1 (en) * 2009-02-12 2010-06-03 Daryoush Allaei Kinetic hydropower generation system and intake therefore
US8651798B2 (en) 2009-02-12 2014-02-18 Sheer Wind, Inc. Kinetic hydropower generation system and intake therefore
US20120038250A1 (en) * 2010-08-13 2012-02-16 Yung Ting Wind energy generator using piezoelectric material and auxiliary mechanism thereof
US8476783B2 (en) * 2010-08-13 2013-07-02 Chung-Yuan Christian University Wind energy generator using piezoelectric material and auxiliary mechanism thereof
US9291148B2 (en) 2011-11-30 2016-03-22 Sheer Wind, Inc. Intake assemblies for wind-energy conversion systems and methods
US9294013B2 (en) 2012-09-06 2016-03-22 Sheer Wind, Inc. Buildings with wind-energy-conversion systems

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