Year: 1894

page_text: A communication from CONRAD HOECK, of 35, Rue Henri Mans, Brussels, in the
Kingdom of Belgium, Technical Student.
I ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The invention herein described relates to a wind-notor in which the wind-sails or
surfaces receiving the power of the wind, are all arranged in a vertical plane, and
turnable round vertical axles. A series of such vertical planes of any convenient
number, is arranged upon a horizontal wheel which turns round a vertical axle.
The wind sails may have any desired form, and may bo constructed of any
suitable material.
In the arrangement shown in the accompanying drawings the wind sails are
stretched in the manner of boat-sails on mnasts and spars so that the sails turn round
the masts according to the direction of the wind, and so that they set themselves
automatically in the right position when the wind blows, and each time so as to
receive the full power of the wind.
In Figure 1a view of a general arrangement is represented, wherein the sails
consist of several parts.
Figure 2 shows one sail alone consisting of one part only, which is considered
preferable for practical application.
In the following description a sail shown in Figure 2 is to be made use of as a
basis for the whole system. The masts B are secured at equal distances from
each other to the wheel C (see the plan view of the motor in Figure 3). The
latter is fixed in an appropriate manner by means of stays and arins on a vertical
axle or spindle D, and is carried by rollers E running upon the sub-structure of
the motor. These rollers E turn in bearings which may be secured on a framy F;
the latter serving at the same time as bearing to the spindle D, also forms the real
sub-structure of the motor.
This wind-motor, in its general arrangement bears some resemblance to a
capstan such as is made use of in agriculture and could as well be named “wind-
capstan," the wind sails, that is to say the surfaces receiving the power of the
wind, working like the horses on a horse capstan and causing the turning of
the spindle D.
It is easily observed that the wind-sails work on long levers, so the horizontal
distances of the masts from the spindle may be considered.
"Compared with similar arrangements, and with methods of building wind-motors,
used up to date by means of these long levers it is possible to increase the working
power of a wind-motor in a manner never before suggested or imagined possible; and
morcover taking into consideration that the wind receivers may be made of
extremely large dimensions which is likewise impossible on any other wind-motors.
With regard to the construction of the masts it may be well to mention that
they are made of wood or of iron pipes produced by the method according to
Mannesmann's Patent."
:
From the plan view Figure 3 the respective positions of the sails A. may be seen.
The latter are here represented in curved lines as being blown out by wind pressure

page_text: -the direction of the wind being indicated by arrows.
by the letter B, aud the sail-spars by the letter G.
The masts are designated
In Figure 2 the mast B is secured in a socket H, which is screwed down on the
rim of the wheel C. On the top edge of this socket H rests a fastening ring J on
the end of the spar G and free to turn round the mast B. The same arrangement
is adopted for Hand J' attached to the spar G. The free end of the boom G
carries au iron fastening piece K, on the front side of which a roller N is secured
by means of an iron band O (see Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7). The roller N runs on the
periphery of a rail M having the form of an arc-here called a regulator-which
is held in its proper position by radial arms L fastened to the centre of the
motor. The rail M is horizontally adjustable, and is governed according to the
direction of the wind by a vane. The same arrangement of rollers and regulators
is also applied to the spar G' where the fastening piece is indicated by the
letter K.
Besides the arrangement already mentioned there are two eyes P and Q on
the end of G. Into the first eye P a spring R is hooked (see Figure 7) which
at its other end is hooked into a sliding ring; thus when the boom G is turning
round the mast B under the influence of the wind pressure, according to the turning
of the wheel C, the sliding ring R' slides along a rod R (see Figure 7) which is
bent to the form of an arc. The spring R is introduced between the fastening
piece K, and sliding ring R¹, in order to impede shocks when the booms G reach
their end positions. The rods R are secured on one side to a beam C' on the other
to the outer edge of the wheel C.
On the upper spars G¹ there is no need of any such guiding arrangement but the
piece Khangs by means of a rope attached to an eye or hole Q' and to the piece K²
affixed to the top of the mast B.
The spar G' is secured in its proper position by a rope S which is fastened at one
end to the fastening piece K' and at the other end to U on the radial arms T.
In Figure 3 (see the right side at the bottom) an arrangement is shown which is
intended to weaken sudden shocks caused by blasts of wind. This arrangement
consists of balls moved by centrifugal power, which immediately run at great speed
from their place in a radial direction outside the periphery of the wheel. These
balls are indicated by the letters V V and V-the first letter showing a ball
which is altogether outside the motor, whilst V and V show the balls having
returned to their places of rest.
The balls are fastened on one side to the linked rod W' and on the other side
to a rope W. The linked rods W', are secured in such a way as to be free to
turn about W³, whilst the ropes Ware fastened at suitable points to the upper
parts of the masts B, so that the balls are moved from their position of rest to
the outside according to the centrifugal power of the wheel C or that they may
return to their position of rest, when the power censes.
As regards the sail-arrangement, it must be observed that the sails may be
furled immediately like the sails of a boat, when a storın renders it necessary.
Instead of sails, frames with a reversible arrangement us in Venetian blinds may
be used, or an arrangement as in rolling-shutters.
If an arrangement such as in Venetian blinds be made use of, the strips must
be placed horizontally or in the direction of the wind; but when an arrangement
such as in rolling-shutters be made use of they must be made to roll up on a
roller fixed below. By the furling of the sails or by reversing the strips in an
arrangement such as in Venetian blinds the working of the motor may be
regulated. The rolling-shutter-like arrangement may be rolled up on a horizontal
axic arranged in the sub-structure of the motor or even on the mast, or on a
suitable spindle arranged for the purpose.
lu order to brake or to stop the wind-motor, the brake arrangement represented
in the Figures 8 to 10 is employed.
By this device it is rendered possible to stop the turning of the wheel C from one
toint, by turning a handle a; and thus the motor will be stopped.

page_text: Figure 8 of the drawings represents by simple lines the brake-arrangement in a
plan, aud Figure 9 the saine displayed in a vertical plane, whilst in Figure 10 one
of the brake-levers is shown, (the number of which is not limited), working under
the wheel.
In Figure 8 six such levers are designated; they are all simultaneously worked
upon by turning the handle or crank a.
By turning the crauk a the spindle is pushed to the right or left; by which
movement the brake-cheek e of the lover e will be lifted or caused to sink, that is to
say, the shoe is pressed against or removed from the underpart of the wheel
rim C. The shoe is fixed so as to turn about; the support g h as well as that d
is secured to a cross beam i of the sub-structure of the motor. Moreover, a rod m³
works upon the lever c d e, transmitting the pull to an angle lever b¹ n'e' : from c¹
the pull is transmitted to so that the brake-cheek e', which turns round will be
lifted or caused to sink. From the pull is transmitted to the rod m³ and from
there again on an angle lever b³ ³ ³ and so on, thus finally the pull produced by
the turning of handle a is transmitted on to the sixth brake-lever of the brake-
arrangement, whereby all six shoes simultaneously press on the underpart of the
wheel C or when the braking ceases, they all six are simultaneously removed to a
distance from the wheel C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invon-
tion as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what maquer
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is ;—
1. A wind-motor in which the wind-sails or surfaces for receiving the wind-force
are all placed in vertical planes and turn round vertical axles whereby a series of
such vertical surfaces may be arranged in unlimited numbers on a horizontal wheel
turning round a vertical spindle substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a wind-motor the arrangement of sails like those of boats, upon masts
and spurs stretched in such a manner that they turn round the masts according
to the direction of the wind that they may automatically come in the best position
for receiving the full wind-force substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
3. In a wind-motor the arrangement of a regulator in the form of a curved rail
governed by a vane on which rail the free ends of the sail boons in turning round
the masts slide on rollers by which motion the surfaces for receiving the wind
set themselves in the best positions according to the direction of the wind sub-
stantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. In a wind-motor the arrangement of the wind-sails in the form of rolling
shutters or of a reversible arrangement as in Venetian blinds the strips of which
tura on horizontal axles in order that the force and speed of tho motor inay be
regulated at will and according to the wind force and direction substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. In a wind-motor a brake-arrangement characterized by an unlimited number
of brake-levers which are disposed at equal distances one from the other beneath
the wheel which turus horizontally the brake levers being so arranged that they
are simultaneously controlled by one handle or crank causing them to press their
cheeks against the under surface of the wheel whereby the motor may be braked
or stopped substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of November 1894.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.