US1034663A - Cushion-beating machine. - Google Patents

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G. R. ,VINQUIST. CUSHION BEATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20,1911. 1 34,663.

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Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

G R VIN QUEST CUSHION BEATING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 20,1911. 1,034,668. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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G. R. VINQUIST. CUSHION BEATING MACHINE. .APPLIGATION FILED JULY 20, 1911 Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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"tfnrrno STATES P T OFFICE CHARLES R. VINQUIST, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO HERMAN. STERN, OF

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CUSHIGN-BEATING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Pat nted Au 6.1912.

Application filed m 20, 1911. Serial No. 639,684.

of (it orado, have invented certain new and I useful Improvements in Cushion-Beating hlachines; and I do declare the following to Pat) full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had .he accompanying; drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon. which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to im iiroveinents in .ushion beating; machines ot the class iin United States Letters Patent No. W5, dated May 'Zth, 1901.

My present construction, while of the general class of machines forth in the said patent, contains a number of lHIPLOVBlDQDtS over the said construction.

T will proceed to deseribe the invention in detail, reference being made to the aceompan' 'ng drawino' in which is illustrated o I r 3 an embodiment there-oi".

T this thawing: F 'ure 1 a side cleh of in nnprot', machine. Fig. 2

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a vertical section the ot taken on the l of Fig. Fig. 3 1s a top plan the 2-2 View oi the operating parts of the mechanism, being a section taken on the line. 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail View on a v largerseale illustrating the combined blast and suction mechanism for removing the loosened dust and dirt from the cushion.

This is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5, looking toward the right. Fig. 5. is a fragmentary top plan view, partially in section of the forward extremity of the machine, shown on a larger scale than in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive. Fig. 6 1s a section,

taken on the line 6-4? of Fig. 5, or a mew looking in the direction of arrow 6, Flg.

5.. Fig. 7 is atop plan View of a Y-fitting I connected with a suction chamber forming a part of the mechanism, the parts being shown on a somewhat larger scale than in Fig. 2 of the drawing. In this View, the

flexible hose pipes connected with the fitting are broken away close to the latter.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the several views.

Letthe numeral 'designate a suitable framework composed of upright frame bars the cit-y and county oi Denver and State 6, '7 and 8 on oppositesidesof themachine, these upright bars being connected" by top and bottom longitu(finally-disposed bars 9,-

10 and 11.. This framework may be of. any suitable construction; and. further detailed ex dunation is therefore unnecessary.

To the top of the machine is applied'a closed housing 12,'w hich covers the'entire mechanisnrfrom above except such parts as must necessarilybe e'sposedinorder to be accessible for applying power and deln'ering the necessary air to the machine for operating purposes.

Journaled on thetrameworlr at the opposite ends thereof are't-wo shafts l3 and 14.1; upon which are made fast two pairs of pulleys and 16, the pulleyslh being at the rear extremit ot' the machine, and'the pulleys 16 at the forward end thereof. These pulleys carry two endless belts l7, suitably separated and connected by slats or transverse bars 18, the belts and slats or bars constituting an'endless travel Yeyer, which is operated from a lie not shown, with which is cor-12kt 19, which leads to u' pulley transverse shaft 21. journzf all the upper part of the framework. on this same shaft is a smaller -pulle from which leads a belt 23 to arelati 1y large pulley 2st fast on a shaft- 25 arr d transversely of the machine and passir tween 'theftwo runs of the conveyor. On the opposite extremity of this shaft 25 is made fast a rela tively small pulley 26, fromwvhich leads a belt 27 to a relatively large pulley 28, fast to the shaft 1%, journale'd in boxes "29 at the forward end oi the machine, and-carrying the pulley 16 to which reference-has already been made, whereby a relatively-slow motion is transmitted to the conveyer, the-speed of the line shaft being stepped dOYVIlfSO to speak, for the purpose. w v

The shaft 13; upon which the pulleys 15 are mounted, as heretofore explained, is journaled in boxes 30, secured to the rear end of the framework. Fast on the shaft- 21 is a drum 31' carrying heaters 32, composed of 'straps,-whose inner extremities :are secured to the drum, as shown at '33,'by means of bars 34-, which are applied-to the extremities of the beater straps, suitable fastening devices being passed through t-he. said. bars andt-he beater straps, whereby both are seretired to the drum. The Outer":.GXtl'GlIlltlQS 35 of the beater straps are each composed of -a number of thicknesses of leather, whereby these extremities are made relatively heavy,

thus facilitating the beating or dirt loosening'function. Each series or set of beater straps is arranged in staggered relation with reference to the series of straps on each side thereof, whereby the said straps or whippers act more advantageously upon the cushion which is passing through the machine. This beater is located a suitable distance above the conveyer to allow a cushion 36 to pass below'the beater, while traveling upon the upper run of the endless conveyer.

.The beater is inclosed by the housing 12, to the opposite sides of which, below the beater, are secured, as shown at 37, the extremities of leaf-springs 38, which extend. inwardly and forwardly from their fastened extremities, the said springs lying in the path of the opposite side edges of the cushion 36, as the latter is traveling through the machine, from rear to front. To these springs 38 are secured extension wood members 39, which extend forward of the springs. To the forward extremities of these wood members are secured elbowshaped metal conduits 40, one extremity of each conduit entering a flexible air carrying hose pipe 41, whose opposite extremity is connected with an elbow-shaped pipe 42 connected with the air feed, as hereinafter explained.

ach elbow-shaped pipe 40 is connected wi h its corresponding wood member 39 by means of a staple'43 or other suitable fastening device.

As illustrated in the dra-wlng, (see vFig.

'2), each spring is'composed-of two parts,

but, as this feature is not vital to the mechanism, itis- 'not thought necessary to give these parts separate reference characters I Mounted on the framework of the machine, directly below the forward extremities of the springs 38, is a transversely-arranged pipe 44,having perforations 45 on its upper side adapted to deliver jets of air .under pressure to. the lower surface of the cushion, while the latter is passing between the springs 38 and while the opposite side edges of the cushion are being acted upon by the air jets from the elbow-shaped pipes .40. .This transverse pipe 44 is connected with the main air feed, as hereinafter more .55

I sides of the housing 12',' as shown at 46, are 1 two forwardlyextending. arms 47 whose fully-explained.

Pivotally connected 7 with the; opposite forward extremities are nt inwardly, as shown at 48, the outer extremities of two transverse bars 52 being connected with the forward extremities of these arms, as .shown' at 50. .These bars 52 at their adjacentzextremities are connected by two overlapplng curved metal bands 53, the saidba'nds being and consequent l equipped with registering slots 54, through which is passed a fasteningbolt 55, to the threaded end of which is applied a nut 56, carrying a hand piece 57, to facilitate manual adjustment. The extremities of these curved overlapping metal straps. 53 are secured to their respective bars 52, as shown at 58. By virtue of this connection, the two bars may be thrown into the shape of an arch by raising theirinner extremities above their outerextremities, as best illustrated in Fig. 6. They may, however, if desired, be

dropped to the horizontal position, or even deflected downwardly or thrown to a position the reverse ofthe arch-shaped arrangement, shown in Fig. 6.

To the bars 52 are secured blast pipes 59 and suction pipes 60, these pipes 59 and 60 being connected withthe bars 52 by metal straps 61, one extremity of each strap being secured to its corresponding bar 52, as

shown at 62, while the air blast pipes 59 are secured to the straps 61, as shown at 63, the

suction pipes being secured to. the forward upon the cushion as the latter is passing ,un-

derneath the said pipes, while the suction pipes 60 are open, as shown at 68, directly in front of the air jets .67, whereby the dust,

which is removed from the cushion by the air jets-67, is drawn into the suction pipes 60 by the suction 'incident' to the partial These fingers serve as vacuum produced inthe pipe 60 in a manner I hereinafter explained Each suction pipe 60 is equipped with aforwardly and up-,

wardly extending branch pipe or nozzle 69, which is connected by means of a flexible hose pipe 7 Owith a branch 71 of a Y-shaped fixture 72, whose junction end- .73 is con- I mated with a short pipe 74 leading to a'rel at-ively, small chamber. 75 into which pro- I trudes from below a relatively small air pipe 76, throughwhich air is delivered underpressure. into the chamber 75 and past the inlet end of the short pipe 74, whereby suction is produced 'within the chamber iwithin the suction pipes 60.

extremity with an outlet pipe '77, which leads to a vertically-disposed"pipe 78 passing upwardlyfinto a sort of stack 79 mount- The chamber 7 5"is connected at its upper I ed on the forward extremity of the housing. The discharge of the air into the pttttlkq through the pipe 78 produces a partial vacuum within the stack, and theresulting suction has a tendency to remove any dust which might otherwise accumulate within the chamber inclosed by the housing 12.-

At-t'ention is called to the fact that-the bars 52 are so connected with the forward extremities of the arms 47 as to permit the; movement required inadjusting the bar members by means of the curved overlapping bands 53. H

On the opposite sides of the framework are formed vertically slotted members constituting yokes 80, through which pass short air pipes Bl connected at'their inner extremities with double elbow-shaped pipes 82, through which airis delivered to the pipes 59 from hose pipes 83. Theseyokes' 80 permitthe necessary vertical movement of-the pipes 81, during theadjustment of the bars 52 to conforinto the shape of the top of the cushion under treatment, as here-" tofore explained. The elbow-shaped pipes "82 are connected, asshownat 84, with the lower extremities of spiral springs 85,w'hose upper extremities are connected withrthe framework, as shown at 86. In this manner, the combined blast pipe and suction mechanism is yioldingly supported It may, how.- ever, be further supported by means of pins 8'? passed through the. yoltes 80 just below I the short pipes Slavhen the air blast-pipe suction mechanism has been properly adjusted to conform tothe requirements of the particular cushion or cushions under treatment.v

In order to control the suction within the pipes 60, each of these pipes is equipped at its outer extremity witha disk 88, which is connected with the; inner extremity of a screw stem 89, whose outer extremity is located just within the-housing 12 and fashioned to receive a wrench, as shown at 90.

The Velocity of the. current may be in.- creased by diminishing the size of the opening 68, and this may be accomplished by moving the disk 88 farther into the pipes from their outer extremities.

The necessary air for supplying the air pipe members, as heretofore explained, and for producing the suction within the suction pipes is taken from an air'feed pipe 91, provided with a valve 9:2. Above this valve, a branch pipe 93, equipped with a valve 94, leads to the transversely-arranged per-0 rated pipe 14, heretofore described.

Above the connection 95, between the branch pipe 93 and the main pipe 91,. a pipe 96 is connected with the feed pipe, as shown at 97 the pipe 96 being equipped with a valve 98- and extending 'rearwardly, where itis connected, as shown at 99,'with a vertically-disposed pipe 100, located on one side ofthe machine." upper estremityc 1 [Of this pipe 100 is connectedflwith the elbow 42 on one side of themachine, with which cneof the hose pipes 41 is: connected. 2' From tlie 'lower extremity of the pipe 100,21. pipe member 102 extends transversely across {the machine below the :cjonveyer, and' connects with the lower. extremity of.a;pipe-;103,,exe

tending upwardly,- itsforward extremitybe: ing connected with the elbow mernberslot the other hose pipe,-1 1," coi mected with one of the leafspring's 38, as heretofore explained.

- From 3 the I upperiextremity of: thegfeed pipe 91 leads a pipedOt, eqpi'pp edqvith a valve 105. The upperextremity of'the pipe 104 leads inwardly, as shown at 100, its in,-

ner extremity being connected withthever j 1 tically-disposed air jet pipe 76, whose inner extremity protrudes into the suction chainber '75, as heretofore explained. .From the upper extremity of thepipe 01,,.a.pipe 112 leads forwardly,being. equipped with, a ,valv e 107. From the forward extremity; of the pipe '1'12Qthe hose pipe 83 lcadsjto tlieishort pipe 81, connected'with the double Iell'apiyshaped pipe 82, leading to onef of the blast pipes 59, as heretofore.explained;. while,

from the same extremity o f, the pipe 112,; a

hose pipe 108 leads downwardly, th

transversely across the machihe, its oppo' 1 extremity being :connected,a's'shown a with the short pipe 81 1 connectdifw double elbow-shapedpipe 2 the blast pipe 59 oiitheop machine. i It is evident "thatfany' suitable' a connections may be employed for the airjets and producingthe necessary suction, in order to plerforni 'thffl' i'i ift tions of the machine", as lieretofor plat From the foregoing "descriptj' the and operation of myliniproved be readily understood;

Assuming that the. endles s. comey'er "is I traveling, so that, its, up er 'r'unais iioying forwardly or in the direction of arrow A in Fig. 2, the cushion 36 to'bet r eatedfi's placed upon the rear extremity of the upper run of the conveyer, the housing being open at the rear end of the machine, as shown at 110, The cushion is immediately carried withinfrange of the beater straps 32, which act upon the upper surface of the cushion to loosen the dust and dirt carried thereby. As soon as the cushion leaves-the beater, it is brought into operative relation with the air jets issuing-from the short pipes 40, which jets act uponthe opposite side edges of the cushion to loosen the dust; while, at the same time, air jets from the perforated pipe 44 are delivered to the lower side of the cushion. As the'cushion engages the springs 38, the said springs readily yield outwardly and allow the cushion to pass through, the

furnishing springs being sufficiently weak to not inter fere with the forward travel of the cushion upon the conveyer. After the cushion leaves the air jets from the pipes and 44', as just explained, it moves into operative relation with the air blast pipes fitl' 'and the suction pipes. 60, which serve in their combined relation to remove all of the-dirt loosened by the mechanism to which the cushion has been .zprev'iously subjected, the said dirt passin "into the suction pipe and thence throug the branch pipes 69 and the hose pipes 70 to the Y-shaped fitting and thence-to the chamber, in which the nee-I essary suction is-produced' through the in-' .strumentality of the air jet pipe 76, whence the dirt is carried upwardly through, the

pipe :78 and the stack 79 and out of the machme.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1.-I n a cushion cleaning machine, an air i-blast pipe' and a suction pipe arranged in close proximity to each. other, each pipe havin openings extending longitudinally there of? and a piston slldably mounted in said suction p'pe for regulating the available length th'ereof.-

2. A. machine ,of-.the\. class described, comprising a traveling conveyer, dust loosening means arranged adjacent the conveyer, dust ,7 removing means also adjacent the conveyer,

[sides of said machine upon'which said pipes including. adjacent and cooperating air blast and suction pipes rigidly connected, piv'oted'arms connected with the opposite are mounted, and-means for yieldingly supporting ,the air blastand suction struc'tion, substantially as describe 40 pipe co1 1 3.; A machine of the-class described, comprising a traveling conveyer, dustloosening means arranged adjacent the conveyer, and dust removing means comprlsing pivoted arms mounted upon the' 'opposite sides of the said machine, bars carried by said' arms. and, livertically adjustable in a direction trans- .verseto the travel of the conveyer, and air blast pipes carriedby the said bars and adjustable therewith.

amass-a 4. A machlne of the class described, comprising a traveling conveyer, dust loosening means for locking them in the desiredposition of adjustment,

substantially as described.

5. A machine of the'class described, comprising a suitable frame, an endless travel ing conveyer mounted thereon, dust loosen-- ing means arranged adj'acent the conveyer and including a rotary beater, and dust re- -moving mechanism also arranged adjacent the conveyer and forward of the dust loosening means, said dust removing mechanism comprising air blast and suctionmeans yieldlngly supported and mounted to move v'ertically whereby it automatically adapts itself to cushions of varying thicknesses, sub stantially as described.

6. A, machine of the class described, comprising a suitable frame, a traveling conveyerv mounted thereon, dust loosening extremity of said machine and also. arranged adjacent the conveyer, the last named means itself to cushions of varyinghickness. I In testimony whereof I a in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES R. VINQUIST Witnesses? v A. J. OBRmN, F. E. BOWEN.

. I l means arranged intermediate the extremitiesof themachine and ad acent the conveyer,- and dust removing means located upon'one comprising air blast and suction mechanism suitably supported and mounted to move vertically, whereby it automatically adapts my signature

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