초록 ▼

A multi-armed, wind-operated wheel is disclosed which can be mounted to a spindle post and has a vane swivel-mounted to each of the radial arms of the assembly. The vanes are arranged to apply wind force against high-void supported grids during a downwind portion of rotation of the arm around the ax

A multi-armed, wind-operated wheel is disclosed which can be mounted to a spindle post and has a vane swivel-mounted to each of the radial arms of the assembly. The vanes are arranged to apply wind force against high-void supported grids during a downwind portion of rotation of the arm around the axis, and swing away from the grids to alignment with wind direction during the upwind sector of rotation of the arm and movement of the vane. A wire nut mounting of the wheel to a hanger wire, in lieu of post mounting, is also disclosed.

대표청구항 ▼

A wind operated wheel comprising: hub means rotatable on an axis; a plurality of frame means projecting outward from said hub means; vane mounting means in said frame means, said vane mounting means including vane pivot means, pivotally mounted in said frame means on pivot axes substantially paralle

A wind operated wheel comprising: hub means rotatable on an axis; a plurality of frame means projecting outward from said hub means; vane mounting means in said frame means, said vane mounting means including vane pivot means, pivotally mounted in said frame means on pivot axes substantially parallel to and remote from said hub means axis; vane stop means mounted in said frame means inboard from said pivot axes; and flexible vane means secured to said vane mounting means and disposed within said frame means, said vane means being engageable with said stop means to drive the wheel in the direction of a wind when said vane means are on the upwind side of said vane stop means, and said vane means being pivotable away from said stop means as said frame means move said vane means to a position where said stop means are upwind of said vane means; said stop means and pivot axis for the frame means lying in a plane containing the rotational axis for the wheel, said stop means including a grid of wire lying in said plane, said frame means including upper and lower radially extending arms and an outboard connector column; said arms and column being tubular; portions of said arms lying in said plane having superficial grooves therein facing the center of the area framed by said frame means; said grid including a wire laced from grooves in the top arm to grooves in the lower arm, with sleeves encircling said arms and portions of said grooves and the laced wire in the grooves to retain said wire in said grooves.