Patents Assigned to Sunpower Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7144214
    Abstract: A windmill 10 includes a frame 11 and a rotor 12 provided rotatively around the vertical shaft center. The rotor includes bosses 23, 24 located above and below, plural transversal blades 25 extending radially from the bosses, longitudinal blades 26 held by the front edges of the transversal blades 25 of both above and below bosses. The frame includes bearing 19, 20 supporting the bosses 23, 24 of the rotor rotatively around the vertical shaft center, spokes 17 provided radially supporting the bearing, and legs 15 holding the spoke 17 away from the ground. In the lower bearing 20, a generator connected to the boss 24 of the rotor 12 is accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Sunpower Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiro Kinpara, Hisakazu Uchiyama