US1111638A - Automatic train-stop. - Google Patents

Description

E. L. BARRIL.

AUTOMATIC TRAIN STOP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23, 1913.

1,1 1 1,638. Patented p 22, 1914.

(WW a 8.1 5 1 "HE Name/s P5 TEES cu PHUTO'IJTHG WASHINGTON, D. C.

at Iron River,v in the county-r of Iron and State of lylichigan,1. have invented [certain new and'usefulilmprovements in Automatic Train-stopskpiandi I do hereby,- decjlare the following to be a' full, olear -andexact de-fl scription of the-invention, such: as willaen in the art'to; which it ap-' pertains to -make and usethe. same, f

- The primary obj ect of thlfi; inventiomis 1 rovide an automatic train-stop whichjwilgl j first signal the l-Iengineer'that a 1 stop should be I made and thenfyoperate; gupong' f-t-he air brakesystem.foo-apply}the.air bralres.

' Another. 'andymor'e rspecific ob ecjt I invention; is to providei"anl,automatic train 7 vancei of the obstacle to! warn theiengineeri stop inoliidinga plul'f am gor obstacle s which maytbe operated gbyi a semaphore or manu; ally byfa station master -to .engagea valve: lever on theftrain and "release {air-ifromjthe i train line jwhereby the: brakes; willbe ap; V

"fiAQ-fllllihl ;ofdthe inyention to, provide 111 a device:otthis-natureYa means for:;,.placingtorpedoes on: the ,track in adthat. asa should as madam With these and OtherobjeCts. iniiviewyas willbe beconiie'inore. apparent as thedescrip tion proceeds, the inventlon.Lcons1sts "1n certain novel features of construction, pomela ion ande an em tw f iparts aga n be hereinafter 'more fully described 15 claimed; t v

For a complete understanding of m invention, reference is to be had to the follow escription and accompany ng drawings, in whichv Figure 1 isa-view showing in elevation I my improved xtrain stop as it appears n:

use,: Fig. 2 isf a top plan View", showing a portion of a 'trackwith the'obstaclein operative position and the torpedoes in the path of thetrain wheels, Fig. 3 is a section taken on "the plane of line 33 of Fig- 2, and Fig. 4 is a section taken onthe plane of -line4-4of Fig. 2. a a' Referring in"detailto the drawings by numerals, 1 designatesyasan entirety, a vev hicle which maybe the lastcoach ofa train and which is equipped with a train line" pipe 2 having a depending branch 3 which and tea m1,

melee teammate IRQN J i Q i I N- J y is}"closed at lower end by Tail; 4:

' I; RIL,,a citizenof the Unitedstatesyresiding equipped with .a lever. or operating handle 35. The'handle is normally held in such-a P QSitiOI as to maintain the valve closedi y 'ajcontractile spring f6 connectedthereto at one end andjat its other end toan arm-7 carr ed by the ex tens'ionv3.q

rectangular frame8,having.; a base bar 9,

extending at right angles 'to the plane of the obstacle are formed on the ends of the vgtrunnion 11" and when the obstacle-is in pperatiVe position, project toward the track rails 15. A contractile spiral spring 16 is C n cte a intende t ph r of h Jobstacle and at its other end to one of f the .;v

The obstacle,;which I employ to theyalveoperatinglever 5, consistsof a {cross ties l jandgtendstoswing theobstacle away fromthe rail 15 ,A flexible connec tion 17 parallel the tia'cklai ,15, is guid d l by the pulleys 1 8, and is connected at'one thenuineralQO; andjmay be locked inwvarifi a end toja lever Thisjlever ispivoted to a any suitable support,jsuch as indicated by 'imity to the upperv surfaces ofthe cross ties,

v l0nnei0ns2 eetithe flexia 'ble ember "17% "the amen: raiwiu be apparent-aha when the'lever 19 swung in one direction, the spring 16 mayact to,

pull the obstacle downwardly toward the cross ties and that when the lever 19 is swung in the other direction, the obstacle will be swung into a vertical plane against .the action of the spring16. A v In order to signal the engineer before the brakes are setby passing over the obstacles 10, I employ a plurality of t0rped0es23. These torpedoes are carried on arms'2 1 which extendat right angles to a bar25.

This 'bar isprovidecl with a pair of aper- I tured pivot. arms 26 whichextend at right angles-to the arms 24;,and which are sup-' ported by a pivot rod 27 connected to brackets 28 positioned upon thecros's'jties 13. n An arm 29'pr0j ects from each of the pivot arms 26 in the same direction and parallel to 17 by swinging the levei"; 1'9 and the obthe ti ack rail 15. It wi ll'be understoodtha-t pedoes tc Warn the engineer that a stop opened and closed by'the combineda'ction vided; a verysirnp'le, practical and efficient l a stop Which itill'fii'st Warn the engineer wil llbe understood that rninoc changes in 'r iitom-the spii itand scope ofwthe invention asclaimed. p 1 ,1

T openated by a semaphore if desired. Agn apnecessary to cause a complete stoppage of staclesfidand Ill are thrown into ventical planes and the torpedoes are arrangedacross i the connection 1 be connected to an'd proaching train will fitstIeXpl ode :the tolfshoal-d be m'ade and then the valve operating levels- 5 wil l'engage the Wavy "bar 10 of the first obstacle to cause an opening '01:: "the 'f valve 4. This valve will-beflintermittent1y T of the obstacle and the spr-in fi. It willbe understood that as many, ofi stacles as are the tIEiLiII may "be employed.

From the foregoin-g'description taken in connection with the accompanyin dra ings,-it will be apparent that I have prothat :a' step should be made and, if this warning is disregarded; automatically cause :the t raintostop. l i

While have S o nfand described the preferi'ed'fembodiment"of my' invention, it

claim Q; .111 an automatic train stop, an obstacle comprising a' rectangiflai' -frame having a ,to prjharuof Wavy construction," trunnions f rm'edtn the ends of the base bar of the nions are j ourn'al'ed, 'an arm formed on each.

' trunnion and -rextehding at, fight' angles to e the plane 10f the obstacle,i sp1ing;means for p 1 drawing the top bar of th meaway-i't-i'om into a veiitioal positionl I In an ant \ina tic traintstopf -the ing its iipperf lev en engaging with alternat ancuateydepressions and 211p? v ing" said flex'r'er, depen'dingaians Kiel-med upon said bar' for pirvgotallliy :Suppdntingthexbar adjacent-attack .bai' into-a lever fenga'gingposition. :4:

standing portions ffori intemfnittently leperatg 11 dmeanszforrmoi ingesaid Hating e asjaescabea-afiy' nmate; I

brackets thI'OllghiWhiCh"Said 1131111111 r nation with an' airiline controllingvalve le ve ,ofaatrackaobstacletneluding a bam;hav

nation with m-at e1cbncro11i valve lel baradaoenrtfa tra' I I p bar into *a leviei". sr engaging position and" from a lever aiteraction 1 of said first named means; 3, 4

ginpresenceflicf two masses.

construction, combination and arrangement ofy'p'artsmay' be made Without departing ver; "of a gtnack :phstaclej iiinehiiiing"a gban having its uppeif *leverfiengag'ing 1 110- vicled with altemate ldBIDIQESiQfiSJQJHd upstanding portions 'iutqrmiwehtly rosper; acme said e; d pwd;ihgec e m pon said llbili tagmm the.

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