IP Library Granted Patent US 7,040,858
Granted Patent B2
US 7,040,858 · App. 10/498,736 · Granted May 9, 2006

Wind power generator, windmill, and spindle and blade of the windmill

Assignee: Global Energy Co., LTD
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Patent No.
US 7,040,858
App. No.
10/498,736
Granted
May 9, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wind power generator has a windmill for rotating the generator. The windmill includes a main vertical shaft, a rotor, and a wind-receiving blade. The rotor, fixed horizontally at the upper end of the main vertical shaft, comprises a flywheel, and a plurality of wind-receiving blades is spaced equally on the circumference of the rotor. The rotor gives kinetic energy by rotation inertia to the windmill. The wind-receiving blade is excellent in bending properties, and even when it receives breeze, the main vertical shaft is rotated with the principle of leverage.

Claims (15)

1. A windmill comprising:

a main vertical shaft;

a rotor mounted to an upper end of the main vertical shaft to constitute a flywheel; and

a plurality of vertical wind-receiving blades equally spaced on an outer circumference of said rotor, each of said plurality of wind-receiving blades comprising an outer wind-receiving portion and an inner mounting support, the wind-receiving portion having a lobe on an inner surface, an outer surface of the wind-receiving blade being placed at the farthest position from the main vertical shaft, the lobe generating negative pressure in the front of the wind-receiving blade to produce rotation-driving force of the wind receiving blade, wherein said rotor comprises a circumferential ring and a plurality of support arms extending radially between the main vertical shaft and the circumferential ring which is fixed to each said mounting support of the wind-receiving blades.

2. A windmill comprising:

a main vertical shafr

a rotor mounted to an upper end of the main vertical shaft to constitute a flywheel; and

a plurality of vertical wind-receiving blades equally spaced on an outer circumference of said rotor, each of said plurality of wind-receiving blades comprising an outer wind-receiving portion and an inner mounting support, the wind-receiving portion having a lobe on an inner surface, an outer surface of the wind-receiving blade being placed at the farthest position from the main vertical shaft, the lobe generating negative pressure in the front of the wind-receiving blade to produce rotation-driving force of the wind receiving blade, wherein a cover is mounted over an upper surface of the rotor and has an upper inclined surface on which solar cells are mounted.

3. A windmill as claimed in claim 2 wherein the inclined surface of the cover has angles for 10 to 40 degrees to a horizon.

4. A windmill wind-receiving blade vertically mounted around a rotor having a vertical shaft to construct a flywheel, comprising:

an inner mounting support and an outer wind-receiving portion, the rear end of which can be bent horizontally with wind pressure in use, the inner mounting support and the outer wind-receiving portion being integrally molded by soft elastic fiber reinforced resin, wherein said outer wind-receiving portion comprises a support bone and a wind-receiving film plate, said support bone being tapered and connected at the rear end to the wind-receiving film plate, the thickness of a front end of the wind-receiving film plate being almost the same as that of a rear end of the support bone and reduced rearwards.

5. A windmill wind-receiving blade vertically mounted around a rotor having a vertical shaft to construct a flywheel, comprising:

an inner mounting support and an outer wind-receiving portion, the rear end of which can be bent horizontally with wind pressure in use, the inner mounting support and the outer wind-receiving portion being integrally molded by soft elastic fiber reinforced resin, wherein a lobe is formed on an inner surface of the wind-receiving portion to generate rotation-driving force.

6. A windmill wind-receiving blade vertically mounted around a rotor having a vertical shaft to construct a flywheel, comprising:

an inner mounting support and an outer wind-receiving portion, the rear end of which can be bent horizontally with wind pressure in use, the inner mounting support and the outer wind-receiving portion being integrally molded by soft elastic fiber reinforced resin, wherein the wind-receiving blade is hollow, an outer surface of the wind-receiving portion being formed to pass along an orbit of rotation of an outer front end of the wind-receiving portion.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: GLOBAL ENERGY CO., LTD.
To: NTN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056605/0835 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 12, 2010
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA FJC
To: GLOBAL ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024662/0681 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2004
From: SUZUKI, MASAHIKO
To: GLOBAL ENERGY CO., LTD.; KABUSHIKI KAISHA FJC
Reel/Frame 016094/0591 →
Priority Claims (10)
JP 2001-381532 · Dec 14, 2001 · national
JP 2001-397751 · Dec 27, 2001 · national
JP 2002-013467 · Jan 22, 2002 · national
JP 2002-081690 · Mar 22, 2002 · national
JP 2002-109567 · Apr 11, 2002 · national
JP 2002-149077 · May 23, 2002 · national
JP 2002-202769 · Jul 11, 2002 · national
JP 2002-218731 · Jul 26, 2002 · national
JP 2002-225177 · Aug 1, 2002 · national
JP 2002-349939 · Dec 2, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050084373A1 · Apr 21, 2005