A New or Improved Wind Motor.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th May, 1896-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
A New or Improved Wind Motor.
We, ALFRED WELLS of Church Lane Aldershot, in the County of Hants,
Builder, and HENRY WELLS of Llanover House Aldershot, aforesaid, Builder,
and JOHN WILLIAM COOPER, of 1 Vale Cottages Heath End Farnham, in the
County of Surrey, Carpenter, and WILLIAM FLUX Junior, of 6 Linden Grove
Gosport, in the County of Hants, Laundryman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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The main object of our said invention is to provide powerful wind motor
apparatus for use in generating and storing electric or other power.
The chief difficulty found in the economic use of wind-motors in the past, has
been the uncertainty of the force of the wind and the consequent stoppage of the
motor driven by same upon calms intervening.
To obviate this we purpose using wind power indirectly that is, as the force for
obtaining by means of our improved wind motor, a reserve of motive power to be
used as required in the event of the stoppage of the motor for want of wind.
Our improved wind motor is of the type in which the wind sails for receiving
the wind force; are placed in vertical planes, the motor being propelled round a
vertical central spindle by the wind acting upon the sails.
According to one form or modification of our invention we provide a carriage
or a number of carriages coupled together mounted on wheels which run on a
horizontal circular line, or lines of rails, or a suitable path, and on the top of the
carriage, or carriages we mount vertical poles or masts each carrying a sail of
approved form.
The axles of the carriage wheels, during their revolutions, actuate suitable
gear or mechanism which works an electric dynamo or dynamos, the electricity
generated being stored in accumulators provided in the carriages, or conducted
direct if desired by wires to the vertical central spindle aforesaid and thence to
any desired place outside of the carriage track.
Or the revolutions of the carriage wheel axles may be utilized, by means of
suitable mechanism for actuating air pumps for supplying air under pressure to
air accumulators provided in the carriages, or the compressed air may be con-
ducted direct, by suitable pipes or passages, to a suitable air engine, or engines
situated outside of the track.
or
It is obvious that the power, or some of it, air, and electric, thus generated and
stored in the carriages, can be used if desired for continuing the circular motion.
of the carriages, in the event of the same being stopped for want of wind.
According to another form or modification of our invention we provide a
circular carriage made in one complete whole, and instead of the carriage running
on wheels attached to same we arrange that it shall run on wheels mounted on
horizontal shafts or axles which run in bearings provided on one or more fixed
raised platforms or stations, the carriage revolving on the wheels round a central
vertical spindle thereby rotating the wheels and axles; to the latter suitable gear
is attached which during the revolutions of the wheels and axles, work electric
dynamos air pumps, or other machinery which will be placed under the platforms
in a compartment, or compartments, built under same, the generated power being

page_text: stored in the compartments in suitable receptacles if desired, or conducted
elsewhere as required.
Any suitable number of platforms or stations, for carrying the carriage—all
placed in the line of carriage track-may be provided, or the platform may be
made in one complete whole with one or more compartments under same.
We may sometimes arrange for the radial arms to project outside of the carriage
and track, and attach the masts and sails to same.
Parcu
ODIS STUL you 1000.
ALFRED WELLS.
HENRY WELLS.
JOHN WILLIAM COOPER.
WILLIAM FLUX, JUNIOR.
Herbert P. Blake,
70 High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicants..
We, ALFRED WELLS, of Church Lane, Aldershot in the County of Hants,.
Builder, and HENRY WELLS, of Llanover House, Aldershot, aforesaid, Builder,
and JOHN WILLIAM COOPER, of 1 Vale Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, in the
County of Surrey, Carpenter, and WILLIAM FLUX, Junior, of 6 Linden Grove,
Gosport, in the County of Hants, Laundryman, 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:-
Our invention relates to wind motors.
The main object of our said invention is to provide powerful wind motor
apparatus for use in generating and storing electric or other power.
The chief difficulty found in the economic use of wind motors in the past has
been the uncertainty of the force of the wind, and the consequent stoppage of the
motor driven by same, upon calms intervening.
To obviate this we purpose using wind power indirectly that is, as the force for
obtaining by means of our improved wind motor a reserve of motive power to be
used as required in the event of the stoppage of the motor for want of wind.
Our improved wind motor is of the type in which the wind sails for receiving
the wind force are placed in vertical planes, the motor being propelled round a
vertical spindle by the wind acting upon the sails.
In the accompanying drawings we have shewn what we consider to be the best
way of carrying out our invention, in which :-
Fig. 1. is a vertical sectional elevation taken on the line a, a, (Fig. 2) shewing a
wind motor constructed according to one form of our invention.
Fig. 2. a plan view on top of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. a detail in plan, hereinafter described.
We have shewn in the drawings, the motor revolving in the direction indicated
by the arrow b, with the wind blowing in the direction indicated by the arrow c,
(see Fig. 2).
Like letters in the various views indicate corresponding parts throughout the
drawings.
According to ene form or modification of our invention we provide a circular
carriage A, made in one complete whole, or in sections connected together, and
arrange that it shall run on wheels B, B, mounted on horizontal axles C, C, which
runn bearings provided on one or more fixed raised platforms or stands D, D, the
carriage revolving on the wheels B. B, round a central vertical spindle E, thereby
rotating the wheets B, B, and axles C, C.

page_text: To the latter pulley and strap, or other suitable gear F, is attached which,
during the revolutions of the wheels and axles work electric dynamos G, G, air
pumps, or other machinery, which will be fixed in the compartment formed by the
sides and ends of the aforesaid raised platforms.
The generated power may be stored in the compartments in suitable receptacles,
or conducted elsewhere as desired and required, and used to work machinery, while
the motor is at rest, which is ordinarily worked by the motor when being propelled
by wind power.
We have shewn in the accompanying drawings 4 such platforms and com-
partments for carrying the carriage-all placed in the line of carriage track-but
we may provide any suitable number of same, or the platform may be made in one
complete whole if desired with one or more compartments in, or under same.
According to another form or modification of our invention we may provide a
carriage, or a number of carriages coupled together, mounted on wheels which
run on a horizontal circular line of rails or a suitable path, the axles of the
carriage wheels during their revolutions actuate suitable gear or mechanism which
works an electric dynamo, or dynamos, the electricity generated being stored in
accumulators, provided in the carriage or carriages, or conducted direct, if desired,
by wires to the vertical central spindle E, and thence to any desired place outside
of the carriage track; or the revolutions of the carriage wheel axles may be
utilized by means of suitable mechanism for actuating air pumps for supplying air
under pressure to air accumulators provided in the carriage, or carriages, or the
compressed air may be conducted direct from the carriages by suitable pipes or
passages to an air engine, or engines situated outside of the track, such engines
being provided for use in working the machinery ordinarily worked by the wind
motor when in motion.
On the top of the carriage or carriages we mount vertical poles or masts H, H,
each carrying a sail K, and the carriage or carriages are made to revolve by
reason of the sails, and at a speed according to the force of the wind.
We prefer to make the sails of the form shewn on the accompanying drawings,
in which the depth of sail between the yards L, L, gradually increases towards
the outer end of the yards, this will result in each sail having a graduated bag or
belly for the horizontal length of the sail, that is between the mast and outer end
of yards, the latter being fixed vertically and horizontally in the position shewn ;
thus, as the carriages revolve each sail is filled, while even a little before the
wind, and as they periodically come into the wind they are emptied of the wind
and shake, until again more or less before the wind, the sails being thus self acting
and constant in their action.
Fig. 3 shews a sectional plan view of the platforms D, and attached parts
including the spindle and wheels, apart from the general plan view Fig. 2.
We may sometimes arrange for the radial arms M, M, to project outside of the
carriage or carriages and track and attach a mast and sail to same-as shewn at
Figs. 1, and 2, in dotted lines-with the view of securing a larger radius for the
sails and consequent greater power.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1st. The improved wind motor consisting of the parts constructed, arranged,
and combined substantially as described with reference to the accompanying
drawings and operating as, and for the purposes above specified.
2nd. A wind motor of the type in which the surfaces or sails for receiving the
wind force are placed in vertical planes, the motor revolving horizontally round a
vertical central axle on wheels, which by friction are caused to rotate as, and for
the purposes specified.
3rd. A wind motor comprising a wheel carriage or carriages revolving
horizontally on fixed rails, or a suitable path, as, and for the purposes specified.

page_text: 4th. A wind motor with sails of the form and arrangement, substantially as
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
5th. In a wind motor the combination with a circular carriage and a fixed
raised platform, or platforms, of wheels, axles and other devices, arranged
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings and
operating as, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 27th day of Mow 1906
ALFRED WELLS.
HENRY WELLS.
JOHN WILLIAM COOPER.
WILLIAM FLUX.
Herbert P. Blake,
70 High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicants.