US4142822A
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Panemone windmill
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-05-05
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Granted: 1979-03-06
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Expires: 1997-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A windmill with a vertical-axis rotor having thrust vanes which is surrounded by a stationary cage having guide vanes to channel the windstream to the rotor. In the preferred embodiment the rotor is a flow-through type with airfoil vanes.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank P. Herbert
- 👤 John Ottenheimer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 01:28
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D3/00; F03D3/06; F03D3/061; F05; F05B; F05B2240/00; F05B2240/20; F05B2240/21; F05B2240/211; F05B2240/215; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/74; Y10; Y10S; Y10S415/00; Y10S415/905; Y10S415/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
A windmill comprising, a rotor having a vertical rotary axis mounted for rotation on an output shaft and a plurality of alike upright thrust vanes equally spaced apart circumferentially of said rotary axis, said thrust vanes each having an airfoil section with a nose, tail edge, leading face, and trailing lift face, and having its chord generally radial and its nose facing radially outward with respect to said rotary axis, whereby a rotor turning thrust is exerted on the lift face of those thrust vanes exposed to an incoming flow of air passing over the leading face and the trailing lift face thereof as a consequence primarily of the lift effect of the airfoil section, said rotor being open inwardly of the tail edge of the thrust vanes for air flow through the rotor, and a stationary guide cage surrounding said rotor having a plurality of alike upright guide vanes equally spaced apart circumferentially of said rotary axis and arranged to direct the air in a wind front between the exposed guide vanes in a predominantly radial direction with a relatively small tangential component giving a vortex effect in the rotational direction of the rotor, the inner edges of said thrust vanes being located close to the circular travel path of the nose of the thrust vanes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
A windmill comprising, a rotor having a vertical rotary axis mounted for rotation on an output shaft and a plurality of alike upright thrust vanes equally spaced apart circumferentially of said rotary axis, said thrust vanes each having an airfoil section with a nose, tail edge, leading face, and trailing lift face, and having its chord generally radial and its nose facing radially outward with respect to said rotary axis, whereby a rotor turning thrust is exerted on the lift face of those thrust vanes exposed to an incoming flow of air passing over the leading face and the trailing lift face thereof as a consequence primarily of the lift effect of the airfoil section, said rotor being open inwardly of the tail edge of the thrust vanes for air flow through the rotor, and a stationary guide cage surrounding said rotor having a plurality of alike upright guide vanes equally spaced apart circumferentially of said rotary axis and arranged to direct the air in a wind front between the exposed guide vanes in a predominantly radial direction with a relatively small tangential component giving a vortex effect in the rotational direction of the rotor, the inner edges of said thrust vanes being located close to the circular travel path of the nose of the thrust vanes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A windmill according to claim 1 in which the trailing lift face of each thrust vane has a respective flap independent of the leading face thereof and hinged adjacent the tail edge of the vane to swing forwardly toward the leading face from a back position flush with the trailing face to a forward position stepped from the trailing face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A windmill according to claim 2 in which spring means bias said flaps toward their said back position, and centrifugal force responsive means connected to said flaps for overcoming said spring means and urging said flaps toward their said forward position responsive to speed buildup of the rotor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A windmill according to claim 1 in which said guide vanes are adjustable between an open air guiding position and a closed position blocking air flow to the rotor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A windmill according to claim 1 in which said thrust vanes and guide vanes have respective attack angles relative to respective radii of the rotor and in which the inner edge of each of the thrust and guide vanes is offset circumferentially relative to the outer edge thereof in a common circumferential direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A windmill according to claim 1 in which the outer longitudinal edges of said guide vanes are spaced apart farther than the inner longitudinal edges thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A windmill according to claim 1 in which said inner edges of the guide means are more advanced in the direction of rotation of said rotor than said outer edges thereof.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-03-05 | 1982-09-04 | 1983-03-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-03-05 | 1986-09-04 | 1987-03-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-03-05 | 1990-09-04 | 1991-03-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |