US1136563A - Turn-table. - Google Patents

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1. B. TINSLEY. TURN TABLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, I914- Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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J. B. TINSLEY.

TURNTABLE. APPL|CATION FILED JUNE 2. 1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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J. B. TINSLEY.

TURN TABLE. v APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2' I914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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JOSEPfi B. TINSLEY, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

TURN-TABLE.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed June 2, 1914. Serial No. 842,435.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. TINSLEY, a citlzen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Turn-.

what are termed turn-tables of the type used in connection with railways for turn ing or reversing the position of locomotives.

The invention has far its object, primarily, to provide for actuatingor turning the turntable by the action or movement of the locomotive, thus avoiding doing this manually as heretofore. I

A further object is to provide also for freeing or unlatching the turn-table preliminary to turning the same, also to again effect the latching or retention of the turntable in position, as against unauthorized movement or turning, and to provide for doing this from the locomotive.

A still further object is to carry out the aforesaid ends with facility and expedition, and in the minimum time, devoid the man- 'ual labor or exertion of turning the turntable. p

The invention consists generically of means adapted to enable the turning of the turn-table after the locomotive has been run upon the table by the subsequent further movement of the locomotive thereon, carrying the turn-table therewith.

The invention consists further of sundry features, as accessories to that end substantially as hereinafter more 'fully disclosed and defined by the appended claims.

In he accompanying drawing is illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention wherein it-will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made with respect tovthe detailed construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit thereof, and in which drawing':

' Figure 1 is a'general plan view of my turn-table. Fig. 2 is an'elevational view. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation thereof, and

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse vertical sectional views of the same taken upon the lines 44.- and 5 5of Fig. 1, respectively.

In the-disclosure of my invention, I suitably devise a circular track 1 and a like inner or concentric-track 2 of considerably less diameter, and above these circular tracks '1 and 2 is mounted a rectangular frame 3 upon suitable trucks or wheels 4 and 5 traveling upon the tracks 1 and 2, respectively. The wheels or trucks 4 are carried or journaled in suitable bifurcated pendent bearings 6 secured to the longitudinal members of the frame fl-coincidently are carried by shafts 7 at their diagonally opposite ends suitably journaled upon the underside of. the longitudinal members of the frame 3 so as to cause their wheels to" travel upon the track 2.

Track-rails 8 alining the railway trackrails 9 are suitably secured or spiked into position upon transverse members 10 of the frame 3 serving in the capacity of ties, it being understood of course that the frame structure together with its carrying wheels or trucks and the circular tracks are all suitably depressed or sunken with respect to the surface to effect such alinement of the rails 8 with the track-rails 9.

The wheel-shafts 7 are intergeared by spur-gear pinions 11 secured to said shafts, respectively, for their conjoint or mutual rotation, while one of said shafts has fixed thereto a like pinion 12 of slightly greater diameter than the aforesaid pinions, and slidably mounted immediately in vertical alinement with the pinion'12 upon the frame 3 is-a longitudinal rack 13 engaged by said pinion, said rack being held-in keepers or guides 14 secured to thetransverse members or ties 10, the purpose of which rack w1ll be presently apparent.

Opposed edge-spaced apart jaws 15 are suitably or flexibly carried by and adapted to be moved with bars or rods 16 formgaging or receiving therebetwen the desired wheel-axles or other available part of the loor bores in the ends of the rack 13 so as to turn therein, the. opposite or other ends of 10 with the track 1. The wheels; or trucks 5 tered beveled pinions 22 at right angles thereto, which latter are borne upon the inner ends of shafts 23 suitably journaled upon brackets projecting from the frame 3, the opposite ends of said shafts having sundry pivoted-together arm and link-connections, as at 24, 25 and 26 with the squared or angular ends of the members 16 which carry the locomotive-axle engaging jaws 15, which latter, together with the rack 13, con-v stitute the principal factors in effecting the turning of the turn-table through the movement of the locomotive, which arm and link connections are clearly seen, particularly in Fig. 5.

The arms of the connections between the shafts 23 and the jaw-carrying members 16, designated as 24: and 26, are fixed with re spect to said shaft and said member to which they are-connected, respectively, therefore are constant in their movements, or the arcs described thereby, accordingly controlling the movement of the link 25, the other member of said connection thus providing for a uniform positive action of the .jaws 15 directly actuated by said connections. The duplicating of the lever 7'and adjunctive-parts,

together with the locomotive-axle-engagingjaws 15, it is understood, is to provide for the adaptation of the device for use from either end.

, Foot blocks or locks 27, pivoted laterally to the frame 3 at its ends and adapted to drop into notches 28 produced in sills 29 and catching or taking thereover, provide for suitably anchoring or retaining the turntable in position, this arrangement also being duplicated for each end of the turn-table, for obvious reasons. A manually actuated lever 30 is suitably fulcrumed laterally to the frame 3 to conveniently control the disengaging of the foot block or locks 27 from the sills 29 and reengaging the same with the latter; flexible or stout wire connections 31 and 31 being efi'ected betweensaid lever and said foot looks or blocks and said lever suitably equipped with a latch-controlled detent 32, said cletent engaging a notched or toothed quadrant 33 suitably fixed to the frame 3.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying illustra tion, it is thought that the operation of the device has been made fully apparent, it be ing only required to state, possibly, that the locomotive bein run upon the turn-table, the requisite ad ustments are readil made by suitably actuating the foot-lock control- .ling lever 20 and the jaw-controlling lever 7 for engaging the jaws with the locomotive wheel-axles; the engineer then requisitely actuating histhrottle to give the locomotive just sufficient movement'to cause the rack 13 to suitably engage the pinion 12 which will through the gearing 11. effect the turning of the turn-table, this being controlled by suitably actuating the lever 7 releasing the action of the jaws 15 upon the wheel-axles.

I claim:

1. A turn-table of the type described, equipped with means to provide for the running thereon of a locomotive or engine, means including jaws adapted to engage the locomotive wheel-axles, means adapted to bring said jaws into positionto receive said axles, and means to effect connection between the locomotive and the turn-table whereby, with the movement of the former, the turning of the latter may be effected.

.2. A turn-table of the type described, equipped with means adapted for the running of a locomotive or engine thereon, means including jaws to engage the locomotive wheel-axles, a member carrying said jaws, means for actuating said jaw-carrying member whereby said jaws may be brought I into such engagement with said wheel-axles, and means geared to the truck-axles of said turn-table, said jaw-carrying member being adapted to engage and impart movement to said truck-axle geared means with the movement of the locomotive.

3. A turn-table of the type described,

equipped with means adapted for the running of a locomotive or engine thereon, means including a rack geared to the truckaxles of the turn-table, jaws adapted to en'- gage the locomotive wheel-axles, a carrying member for said jaws adapted to engage and move said rack longitudinally, and manually actuated means for axially moving said jaw-carrying member for effecting such engagement between said jaws and said 10- eomotive wheel-axles with the movement of the locomotive.

4. A turn-table of the type described, equipped with means for running a locomotive or engine thereon, a rack geared to the truck-wheel-axles of the turn-table, jaws for engagement with the locomotive wheel-axles, a carrying member for said jaws having one end received within one end ofand engaging said rack and an opposite angular end portion, a manually actuated lever, a shaft geared to said lever, and link and arm connections between said shaft and said angular efid portion of said jaw-carrying member whereby the latter may be actuated to effect si ch engagement of said jaws with said locomotive Wheel-axles, said rack being adapted to effect the actuation of the turn-table" copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentzi,

actuated lever fiilcrumed upon said turn-table, flexible means of connection between said foot-locks and said lever, and means 15 for the retention of said lever in fixed p0 sition.

In testlmony whereof, I affix my signature, v1n presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH B. TINSLEY. Witnesses:

PAUL H. DrrzEN, G120. ROLLEN.

Washington, D. G.

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