US1040322A - Journal-box. - Google Patents

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J. HERRON & H. BITTERS.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 190a.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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JOURNAL Box.

APPLICATION TILED APR 5, 1909.

1,040,322, Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAMI C c JOHN HERRON AND HENRY BITTERS, OF MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.

JOURNAL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 5, 1909. Serial No. 487,978.

Patented Oct 8, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN Hermon and HENRY Brr'rnns, citizens of the United States, residing at Marquette, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ournal-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The principal object of our invention is to provide a new and improved oil box espe cially adapted for the journals of car trucks. Another object is to provide an improved oil box cover.

Still another object is to provide an oil box cover that shall at all times fit closely to its seat.

. which will be more readily apparent in the following specification, our invention consists of the combination of elements stated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated the particular embodiment of our invention preferred by us at the present time.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the oil box and cover. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, and Fig. 1 is a side elevation looking in the opposite direction to that of Fig. 1.

The axle 16 and the brass 17 are contained within the box and may have any well-known structure. At the end of the box 15 is a rim or flange 18 surrounding an opening, this opening being bounded by a seat 19 which has the shape of a spherical zone. The cover 20 has its edge 21 shaped to conform accurately to the seat 19 and it fits down upon the seat so that the flange 18 overhangs it slightly. At the center of the cover 20 is an axial cylindrical socket 22 into the bottom 23 of which is screwed a stud bolt 24. Around this bolt 24 is a helical spring 25. A bar 26 lies across the cover 20 having a hole at its middle point through which the bolt 24: passes. The cotter-pin 27 prevents the bar 26 from escaping from the bolt 24.

At one side of the box 15 the flange 18 is extended and a lug 28 is cast integral therewith. The bolt 30 with the head 31 and the cotter-pin 32 passes through this lug 28 and also through a hole in the end 29 of the bar 26. It is to be observed that in normal position the plane of the cover 20 is inclined a little from the vertical, but that the axis of the bolt 30 is horizontal. The end of the bar 26 adjacent to the bolt 30 is bent around in the form of a hook 33 which acts as a stop engaging with the part 33 of the lug 28. The opposite end of the bar. 26 is bent around, as indicated by the reference numeral 3 1, and carries a hook or lug 35 adapted to engage a lug 36 that projects from the side of the box 15. The contacting surfaces of the lugs 35 and 36 are slightly inclined from the vertical, as shown in Fig. 4. At the bottom end of the lug 36 is an offset 37 which acts as a stop. The handle 38 projects from the end of the bar 26.

The arc-shaped lip or flange 39 within the box surrounds the opening therefrom on the lower side. This flange 39 is intended to prevent waste or oil in the oil box from being drawn up between the cover and the seat therefor.

In the drawings the cover is shown in closed position. WVhen it is desired to open it the handle 38 is seized and lifted vertically. Because of the inclination between the contacting surfaces of the lugs 35 and 36 this movement of the handle 38 slightly compresses the spring and therefore such movement must be made in opposition to the spring. Thus it will be seen that unless the handle is lifted forcibly the spring will operate to keep it in its place. The joint between the lug 28, the bolt and the part 29 of the bar 26 has a little lost motion and therefore as soon as the lugs and 36 are disengaged from one another the bar 26 can be swung outwardly a little. By reason of the inclination of the plane of the cover 20 the upward rotation of the bar 26 about the bolt 30 carries the cover 20 away from the seat 19. Finally when the bar 26 is thrown back through an angle of about 135 degrees the stop 33 engages the co-acting stop 33 and the bar 26 and the cover 20 carried thereby are held at rest at the left of the oil box. When it is desired to close the box the handle 38 is thrown around and pushed against the.

spring so as to compress it a little and catch the lugs and 36; then the handle.

38 is pushed down until the lug 35 strikes the stop 37.

It will be seen from the foregoing specifi cation that this oil box and cover are adapted to fulfil the objects already stated. The

spherical or ball and socket joint l921 bejoint. The cover being slightly depressed the cover, means loosely connecting the bar.

said opening being circular and flaring outi L wardly and the-edge of the cover being shaped to conform thereto, the plane of said cover being inclined from the vertical, a bar below the rim 18 makes dust pass over it without getting in between the cover and its seat. The helical spring acts directly on the center of the cover and all parts of it are equally strained; therefore the spring is utilized to the utmost advantage and there is no danger that it will be broken by use. The cover is easily operated and is free from complicated parts that might get out of order.

e claim:

1. A journal box having an opening through the wall thereof in combination with a cover for said opening, a bar across and cover, a coil spring between the bar and the cover, and a pivotal support for the bar adjacent to the boundary of the opening, the axis of said pivotal support making an acute angle with the plane of said opening.

2. A journal box having an opening through the wall thereof, in combination with a cover for said opening, the plane of said cover being inclined from the vertical,

a bar extending across said cover and at tached to the same at an intermediate point,-

and a pivotal support for said bar at one end thereof upon the box adjacent to the opening, said pivotal support having its axis horizontal so that the bar shall swing in a vertical plane.

3. A journal box having an opening through the wall thereof in combination with a cover for said opening, the plane of said cover being inclined from the vertical, and a pivotal support for said cover at one of the two sides thereof, the axis of said pivot being horizontal and transverse to the plane of said opening.

4. A journal box having a circular opening with an outwardly flaring seat about said opening, in combination with a circular cover having its edge conformed to fit closely on said seat, and an arm pivoted at one end beside the said opening, the axis of the pivot making .an'nacu teaangle with thef'plane of r the said. circular opening, and said arm having the said cover loosely attached thereto.

5. A journal box having ,an opening through the wall thereof, in combination with a. cover for said opening, and a bar across the cover loosely attached to the cover at an intermediate point of the bar and at the center of the cover, said bar being pivoted at one end to the box and carrying the cover therewith by means of its loose alttachment thereto, andthe axis of the pivot making an acute angle with the plane of the said opening.

6. A journal box having an opening 5;;-

through the wall thereof in combination with a cover for said opening, the plane of said cover being inclined from the vertical, a bar extending across said cover and attached loosely to the same at an intermediate point, 'a spring between the bar and cover at said point, and a pivotal support for said bar at one end thereof upon the box adjacent to the opening, said pivotal support having its axis horizontal so that the swing in a vertical plane.

7. A journal box having an opening through the Wall thereof in combination with a cover for said opening, the edge of extending across said cover and attached to the same at an intermediate point, and a pivotal support for said bar at one end thereof upon the box adjacent to the opening,

said pivotal support having its axis hori-; zcntal. so that the bar shall swing in a vertical plane.

8. A journal box having an "opening through the wall thereof in combination with a cover for said opening, the plane of said cover being inclined from the vertical, a

bar extending horizontally across saidcover and parallel to the plane of the opening and attached to the cover at an intermediate point, and'a pivotal support for the saidbar at one end thereof upon the box beside the opening, said pivotal support having its axis horizontal so that the bar shall swing in a vertical plane. I

In testimony whereof, we have subscribed our names. i

JOHN HERRON. HENRY BITTERS. Vvitnesses: I

DANIEL S. DONOVAN,

RoB'r. P. BYRNE.

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