A New or Improved Wind Motor.
Year: 1898

page_text: A New or Improved Wind Motor.
I, ALBERT MAX KRUGER, of Opalenitza, Posen, in the German Empire, Surgeon,
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 follow-
ing statement:―
This invention relates to a new or improved wind motor the vanes of which are
arranged in two or more planes and are constructed with louvre like laths, plates,
or doors which are closed when the vanes are operated upon by the wind or when
the wind is blowing in the desired direction, and are open when they move against
the wind or when the wind blows in the contrary direction. The vanes are in
horizontal planes.
The new motor is adapted for use for all industrial purposes, but it is more
generally applicable for use with houses or buildings for such purposes as raising
water. Its construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings to which
reference will be made hereinafter.
Figure 1 represents the application of the improved motor to a dwelling house,
in which case the power obtained may be utilised in generating electricity, raising
water, or the like. The motor is arranged upon the top of the building and its
main shaft passes downwards to any required or convenient point.
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate elevations, and Figures 2 and 3* are plans of the
motor or parts of the motor.
The remaining figures show details of the construction.
As illustrated, it will be found advantageous to so arrange the vanes especially
with large motors, that the vanes in one plane overlap the vanes in the next plane
to the extent of one half, so that with two planes the vertical distance between the
lower edge of a lower vane and the upper edge of an upper vane is equal to the
height of one and a half vanes, but this overlapping is not essential.
In Figure 4 is shown a device by means of which one set of vanes may be moved
into the same plane as another set.
a is a vertical shaft provided with bosses or brackets b to which the sets of vanes
are attached. These bosses have sockets to carry the shaft d of the vanes h.
See Figures 4, 5 and 6. As shown fully in the latter figure each shaft d is pro-
vided with a sleeve f 'to which the vane h is secured and these sleeves are capable
of both rotary and endways motions upon their shafts. Each sleeve f is con-
nected to a second sleeve fi, also upon the shaft d, and capable of endwise move-
ment thereon, but prevented from rotating by a feather or similar key f. Any
suitable bearing f³ is provided at the junction of the two sleeves. The shattd is pro-
vided with a pin or projection e which engages with a slot g in the sleeve f. It
will thus be evident that, upon the longitudinal movement of the sleeves along the
shaft d, angular motion will be imparted to the sleeve f and its vane.
This longi-
tudinal motion of the sleeves may be caused by the movement along the shaft a

page_text: of the rings and which are attached to the sleeves f' by the links i and k.
The ring of the lower set of vanes may be connected to the ring of the higher
set by means of set screws 13 so that they may be moved simultaneously by any
suitable device, as for example the lever m and the rod n.
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The rod n may be moved from a suitable governor such as o, see Figure 1, so
as to control the number of revolutions of the motor, or it may be moved by a
hand device, separately illustrated in Figure 8. The speed of the motor is deter-
mined by the angular position of the vanes upon their shafts and the consequent
effective surface presented to the wind: A convenient hand controlling device
consists of a toothed segment n2 furnished with a handle and engaging with
a rack 3 formed on the rod n. The position of the handle n¹ may indicate the
angular position of the vanes.
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By the employment of these devices excessive speed during a high wind may be
prevented and no damage will be caused by storms.
In Figures 2, 24 and 2 is illustrated a modified device for imparting angular
motion to the vanes A sleeve p is mounted upon the shaft a and is provided
with racks 'adapted to engage with pinions r secured to the vanes. Vertical
movement of the sleeve thus gives angular movement to the vanés. This device
is particularly applicable when the shafts of the vanes are arranged tangentially
to the main shaft a, with which arrangement the vanes may be closer to the main
shaft and the effective surface of the motor be thus increased without increasing
its bulk.
Different methods of attaching the vane shafts to the main shaft are illustrated
in Figure 2 and 3*.
The frames of the vanes may either be flat as shown in Figures 1 to 3, or curved
as represented in Figure 7. This latter figure also illustrates the arrangement
of the louvre like laths or the like 2 of which the vanes are composed. These
laths are pivotted or hinged out of their centres as indicated at h³, so that when
the wind blows upon them in the required direction they are closed and press
against stops h4, thus giving a solid effective face to the vane. When the vanes
move against the wind, as they do for half a revolution, or when the wind blows
in a contrary direction, the laths or doors 2 open and offer no resistance. The
motor of course, always rotates in one direction.
If desired the ends of the vane shafts may be provided with wheels to run upon
circular rails and thus give support to the vanes.
As shown in Figures 4 and 5 the boss by which the lower set of vanes is carried
is capable of being moved by any suitable mechanism along the shaft a so that
its vanes may be moved into the same plane as the vanes carried by the upper boss.
Or alternatively, the upper boss may be lowered to the lower boss.
effective surface of the motor may be varied.
Thus the
It will of course, be understood that although I have described the vanes as only
arranged in two planes they may be arranged in three or more planes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. A wind motor, in which the vanes are arranged to rotate in two or more
horizontal planes, constructed and arranged substantially as herein before described
and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. In a wind motor of the type set forth, constructing or arranging the set of
vanes in one plane so that they may be raised or lowered into the plane of the
next set of vanes, substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
3. In a wind motor, a device or apparatus for altering the angular position of
the vanes, constructed arranged and operated substantially as hereinbefore described
and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
4. In a wind motor, constructing or providing the vanes with louvre like laths

page_text: or doors, substantially as and for the purpose set forth and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
5. A wind motor, constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described
and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Duteu
this one day of Jury A.D. 1000.
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.