Wind or fluid current turbine
OwnerPeter A. Sharpinventor
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Abstract
A turbine responsive to a moving fluid, which can be wind or another fluid, wherein a rotatable central shaft supports at least one radial arm with a blade assembly at the free end of the radial arm. The blade assembly includes a rocking arm pivotted on the radial arm, a blade member attached to the rocking arm, or a part thereof, and a counterweight attached to the blade. The blade assembly articulates with respect to the radial arm in response to the interaction between the moving fluid and the blade. The turbine is self starting and self controlling in response to excessive moving fluid velocity.
Claims27
A turbine responsive to a moving fluid comprising:
- (a) a rotatable central shaft,
- (b) supporting means operably mounted on said central shaft and having a free end extending in a radial direction from said central shaft,
- (c) a blade assembly pivotally supported on said free end of said supporting means whereby interaction between a moving fluid and said blade assembly causes rotation of said central shaft,
- (d) said blade assembly comprising at least one rocking arm means pivoted on said supporting means, a blade member attached to said rocking arm means, at least one counterweight arm attached to said blade, and a counterweight fixed to said counterweight arm
- (e) said attachment of said rocking arm means on said supporting means being articulated in response to said interaction between said moving fluid and said blade.
A turbine responsive to a moving fluid comprising:
- (a) a rotatable central shaft,
- (b) supporting means operably mounted on said central shaft and having a free end extending in a radial direction from said central shaft,
- (c) a blade assembly pivotally supported on said free end of said supporting means whereby interaction between a moving fluid and said blade assembly causes rotation of said central shaft,
- (d) said blade assembly comprising at least one rocking arm means pivoted on said supporting means, a blade member attached to said rocking arm means, at least one counterweight arm attached to said blade, and a counterweight fixed to said counterweight arm,
- (e) said attachment of said rocking arm means on said supporting means being articulated in response to said interaction between said moving fluid and said blade and also allowing one end of a blade member to assume a greater radial distance from the central shaft than the other end of the blade member in response to excessive centrifugal force.
A turbine responsive to a moving fluid comprising:
- (a) a rotatable central shaft,
- (b) supporting means operably mounted on said central shaft and having a free end extending in a radial direction from said central shaft,
- (c) a blade assembly pivotally supported on said free end of said supporting means whereby interaction between a moving fluid and said blade assembly causes rotation of said central shaft,
- (d) said blade assembly comprising at least one effective rocking arm pivoted on said supporting means, a blade member, at least one counterweight arm attached to said blade, and a counterweight fixed to said counterweight arm,
- (e) said attachment of said effective rocking arm on said supporting means being articulated in response to said interaction between said moving fluid and said blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.