An Improvement in Wind and Water Motors.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
An Improvement in Wind and Water Motors.
1, HEINRICH OTTO PLUMP, of 123 Potsdamerstrasse, in the City of Berlin,
in the Empire of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
lescribed and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improvement in motors for utilizing the vis viva or
inertia of air and water in motion and adapted for driving pumps, aerial vehicles,
ships and the like, such motor being provided with an adjusting device consisting
of a casing which, not only renders it possible to control at will the power at
disposal, but which is also destined to shield from the direct action of the wind or
water those blades of the wheels counteracting same and thus considerably retarding
the motion of the said wheel.
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which
Fig. I is a wind-motor with the adjusting device in the direction of the wind, the
blades of the wheel not being shown,
Fig. 2 is a side view of same,
Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1 and
Fig. 4 a horizontal section on line - of Fig. 1,
Fig. 5 shows in perspective the device in connection with a water motor for
utilizing the vis viva of currents of water.
The
With reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the horizontal plates p', 'connected by supports
or standards t, act as bearings for the vertical shaft of the wind-wheel which
is composed of suitably formed blades or arms & secured to said shaft b.
blades are partly surrounded by a preferably semi-cylindrical casing k, secured
at its upper end by means of its braces k to the lower end of the shaft a through
an adjusting-collar e' the braces k² of the lower end being slided on to the shaft b
of the wind wheel. The collar c of the shaft a bears on the bracket or support d
mounted on the horizontal plate p', the end of this shaft a receiving in a suitable
bearing surface the upper end of the vertical shaft b. The cross connection or
brace k of the casing or mantle k being secured between the collare and a sleeve e
of the shaft a; the rotary movement of the shaft a and the vane a' attached to
same, will turn the casing k to a like degree, according to the prevailing direction
of the wind.
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The upper edge of the casing & is provided with notches or recesses for receiving
an arm which is pivoted to the sleeve e and consists of a horizontal part and a
part extending down the side of casing and serving for adjusting the horizontal
part engaging with said recesses; by means of this arm, therefore, which is
automatically operated by the vaue a' a greater or less surface of the wind-wheel
may be exposed to the action of the wind. Consequently the casing knot only
affords a means for shielding from the direct action of the wind the blades which
during part of their rotation counteract the wind and thus retard the motion of the
wind-wheel, but also renders it possible to control the power at command by
correspondingly adjusting the arm in the recesses of the casing k.
therefore be evident that the greater the surface of the blades exposed to the wind
the greater will be the power transmitted to the shaft of the wind-wheel; whereas
by turning the casing k so as to completely shield the blades from the wind, the
inotor will be stopped.
It will

page_text: Fig. 5 shows a water-motor for placing on the bottom of streams. The shaft 10
(which transmits the power to any suitable gearing, not shown in the drawings) of
the water-wheel having scoop-like blades s¹, is mounted in standards h of a frame
preferably provided with trellis or the like for preventing any body carried along
by the water finding access to or damaging the water-wheel. The casing k³ rotably
mounted on shaft w, and partially covering the blades s', may be adjusted by means
of a lever i connected to same. This lever i may be connected to the rod of
the frame in any desired position by means of a catch or the like (not shown in the
drawings).
It is therefore possible to control the force of water acting on the blades by
adjusting the casing through the medium of said lever i in such manner that a
greater or less surface of the blades of the water-wheel is exposed to the current
of water. The motor is stopped when the casing completely shields the blades
in the direction of the current of water.
Having now particularly described and
tion and in what manner the same is to
claim is :-
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ascertained the nature of my inven
be performed, I declare that what I
1. Improved adjusting device for wind- and water-motors for utilizing the.vis viva
of air and water in motion consisting of a casing or mantle partly surrounding the
wheel of the motor acted upon by the air or water, substantially as described and
shown in the drawing.
2. In combination with a wind-motor for utilizing the vis viva of air in motion,
an adjustable casing (k) provided with recesses and rotably connected to a vertical
shaft, an arm (f, f) engaging said recesses, a shaft (a) turned by a vane a¹ and
operating the said arm (f) and thus automatically adjusting the casing (k),
substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
3. In combination with a water-motor for utilizing the vis viva of water in
motion, a water wheel on a shaft on which a mantle (³) is adjustably secured
substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 24th day of November 1894.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37, Cursitor Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.