Patent · US Expired

Mounting for windmills

US4217501A · kind A · utility

25Cited by
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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1977
Grant dateAug 12, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/728
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A windmill structure including a mounting for supporting one or a large number of windmills in an elevated position above the ground so that the windmills can weathercock and align with the wind. The mounting arrangement limits movement continuously in one direction and returns the windmill to its original position after it has turned in the same direction a predetermined amount.

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