Patent References 1111350 Windmill plant for generating energy Vertical axis wind turbine Patent #: 4245958 InventorApplicationNo. 06/699445 filed on 02/07/1985US Classes:290/55, Wind416/117Responsive to gravity or working fluid forceExaminersPrimary: Hix, L. T.Assistant: Brown, Brian W. International ClassesF03D 9/00 (20060101)F03D 7/06 (20060101) F03D 7/00 (20060101) AbstractA windmill includes a supporting frame, a vertical transmission shaft rotatably mounted in the supporting frame, a plurality of fan blades, each having two bending edges longitudinally formed on the two vertical edges of the blade, horizontally pivotedly mounted on the vertical transmission shaft, a sweeping cleaner formed on the lower portion of the transmission shaft to remove the snow or dirts on a power generator, a power generator formed on the lower end of the transmission shaft, and a high-speed braking clutch automatically braking the rotation of the transmission shaft under stronger wind pressure for safely protecting the power generator. | |