IP Library Granted Patent US 9,709,031
Granted Patent B2
US 9,709,031 · App. 14/647,001 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Tilt-type rotor blade apparatus for vertical type wind power generation

Inventor: Young-gyu Rho (Jeollabuk-do, KR)
Assignee: KOREA. ROPAX
F03D3/068F03D3/005Y02E10/74
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Patent No.
US 9,709,031
App. No.
14/647,001
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a tilt-type rotation blade apparatus for vertical-type power generation. When a blade member is rotated in a backward direction to a wind direction, the blade member is tilted so that the blade plate is horizontal to the wind direction, thereby applying only the forward rotational force to the vertical power shaft, so that the wind power generation efficiency is maximized. A tilt structure is improved to smoothly perform a tilt operation and the structure of the blade member is improved so that the blade member is rotated in a vertical direction to the ground surface, thereby efficiently generating wind power without the limitation of an installation space.

Claims (33)

1. A tilt-type rotation blade apparatus for vertical-type power generation, the tilt-type rotation blade apparatus comprising:

a vertical power shaft;

a wind direction cooperation member installed independently from the vertical power shaft to rotate according to change of a wind direction;

a tilt drum vertically fixed to the wind direction cooperation member and including a rail formed along a side-outer circumference thereof;

a blade member including a blade stem and a blade plate to revolve around the tilt drum in a horizontal direction by wind power while applying rotational force to the vertical power shaft; and

a tilt guider having one end fixed to a center of an end of the blade stem and an opposite end installed in the rail to move along the rail when the blade member revolves,

wherein the rail includes a forward rail part and a backward rail part having a linear shape, bi-directionally spaced apart from a revolution path of the blade member by an equal distance, alternately formed at an interval of 180°, and linked with each other by one pair of switching rail parts having an oblique shape, and

the tilt guider moves along the forward rail part such that the blade plate becomes vertical to the wind direction when the blade member revolves in a forward direction of the blade member, which is identical to the wind direction, moves along the backward rail part such that the blade plate becomes horizontal to the wind direction when the blade member revolves in a backward direction, which is opposite to the wind direction, and passes through the switching rail parts to allow the blade member to self-rotate at an angle of 90° such that the blade plate is tilted vertically or horizontally to the wind direction.

2. The tilt-type rotation blade apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a blade support member fixed on the vertical power shaft to rotate together with the vertical power shaft and including a stem support pipe,

wherein the blade member is self-rotatably installed on the blade support member as the blade stem passes through the stem support pipe.

3. The tilt-type rotation blade apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tilt guider forms an angle of 45° with respect to the blade plate.

4. The tilt-type rotation blade apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a rail roller provided at the opposite end of the tilt guider installed in the rail to rotate along the rail when the blade member revolves.

5. A tilt-type rotation blade apparatus for vertical-type power generation, which applies rotational force generated by wind power to a vertical power shaft of a vertical wind power turbine, the rotation blade apparatus comprising:

a horizontal rotation shaft geared with the vertical power shaft and having a shaft line vertical to a wind direction and horizontal to a ground surface;

a blade member including a blade stem self-rotatably installed on the horizontal rotation shaft and a blade plate fixed to the blade stem to revolve around the horizontal rotation shaft by wind blowing from a front side such that the rotational force is applied to the horizontal rotation shaft;

a guider member including a forward guider formed on the blade stem to protrude in a horizontal direction to a plane surface of the blade plate and a backward guider protruding in a vertical direction to the plane surface of the blade plate; and

a blade tilt member including a forward rail groove into which the forward guider is inserted such that the forward guider is guided along the forward rail groove when the blade member revolves in a forward direction, which is identical to the wind direction, from a front side to a rear side, a backward rail groove into which the backward guider is inserted such that the backward guider is guided when the blade member revolves in a backward direction, which is opposite to the wind direction, from a rear side to the front side, and rotation induction inclination parts formed at a rear position of the forward rail groove and at a front portion of the backward rail groove, respectively, to induce rotations of the forward guider and the backward guider, which are guided, and to allow the blade member to revolve at an angle of 90°, such that the plane surface of the blade plate becomes vertical to the wind direction when the blade member revolves in the forward direction, and becomes horizontal to the wind direction when the blade member revolves in the backward direction;

wherein the forward and backward rail grooves are concentrically formed in arc shapes symmetrical to each other at upper and lower sides of the horizontal rotation shaft, respectively; and

the rotation induction inclination part is inclined in a streamline shape upward from a bottom surface of the forward rail groove or the backward rail groove, and provided at a lower end thereof with a locking step.

6. The rotation blade apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising rotational application inclination parts formed at a front portion of the forward rail groove and a rear portion of the backward rail groove and inclined downward in opposition to the rotation induction inclination parts, respectively, to allow the backward guider or the forward guider to rotate together with a corresponding forward guider or a corresponding backward guider when the corresponding forward guider or the corresponding backward guider rotates by each rotation induction inclination part.

7. A tilt-type rotation blade apparatus for vertical-type power generation, the tilt-type rotation blade apparatus comprising:

a vertical power shaft;

a wind direction cooperation member installed independently from the vertical power shaft to rotate according to change of a wind direction;

a horizontal rotation shaft coupled to the vertical power shaft for power transmission and horizontally passing through the wind direction cooperation member;

a tilt drum horizontally fixed to the wind direction cooperation member and including a rail formed along a side-outer circumference thereof;

a blade member including a blade stem and a blade plate to revolve around the tilt drum in a vertical direction by wind power while applying rotational force to the horizontal power shaft; and

a tilt guider having one end fixed to a center of an end of the blade stem and an opposite end installed in the rail to move along a track of the rail when the blade member revolves,

wherein the rail includes a forward rail part and a backward rail part having a linear shape, bi-directionally spaced apart from a revolution path of the blade member by an equal distance, alternately formed at an interval of 180°, and linked with each other by one pair of switching rail parts having an oblique shape, and

the tilt guider moves along the forward rail part such that the blade plate becomes vertical to the wind direction when the blade member revolves in a forward direction of the blade member, which is identical to the wind direction, moves along the backward rail part such that the blade plate becomes horizontal to the wind direction when the blade member revolves in a backward direction, which is opposite to the wind direction, and passes through the switching rail parts to allow the blade member to self-rotate at an angle of 90° such that the blade plate is tilted vertically or horizontally to the wind direction.

8. The tilt-type rotation blade apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a blade support member fixed on the horizontal rotation shaft to rotate together with the horizontal rotation shaft and including a stem support pipe,

wherein the blade member is self-rotatably installed on the blade support member as the blade stem passes through the stem support pipe.

9. The tilt-type rotation blade apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the tilt guider forms an angle of 45° with respect to the blade plate.

10. The tilt-type rotation blade apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a rail roller provided at the opposite end of the tilt guider installed in the rail to rotate along the rail when the blade member revolves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2015
From: RHO, YOUNG-GYU
To: KOREA. ROPAX
Reel/Frame 035701/0262 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0132723 · Nov 22, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150308405A1 · Oct 29, 2015