Anti-moment gyro for windmill
OwnerRonald N. Jenseninventor
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Abstract
An improvement to rotating blades is disclosed in a device that will impose anti-moment forces and result in less stress in the said rotating member. The device consists of a rotating body or gyro which is attached to the said rotating blades, and due to the precession of the gyros, a moment is developed which is counter to the moment forces that are normally imposed on the said blades.
Claims4
In combination with a rotating member having at least two blades, the improvement therewith consisting of a rotatable gyro disposed along the length of each said blade and adapted for rotation about an axis 90 degrees in relation to the rotating axis of said rotating member, and means for rotating said gyro on a shaft of the rotating member, whereby said gyro imposes a moment force on the said shaft due to the gyroscopic precession of the gyro as the rotating member turns and subsequently reduces the stresses in the rotating member.
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