US1157187A - Automatic flushing mechanism for closets. - Google Patents

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G. SCHWlBlNGER. AUTOMATIC FLUSHING MECHANISM FOR CLOSETS.

APPLIQATION FILED APR. 19, 1915.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

COLUMBIA I'LANmRA Pu CO.,WASHINOTON, D. c.

To all whom i'tmay eoncern:

Flushing Me h'an'lsm GEORGE soHwIBINeEmen MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSI'GNOB T nunnnn-srnncn MANUFACTURING-COMPANY, or MILWAUKEE, wisoonsm, A CORPORATION or QWISCO NSI Na 7 Be it known that 1 ,"IGEoRGn SoHw-nsineim,

' a citizen of theUn'itedStates, residing at the city of Milwaukee, "county of Milwaukee, and State) of 'Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements z i-n Automatic for Closets, of which the following is a specification;

temporarily valve of a' water'closetin'l'ts'raisedpositlon closet escapes past said valve;-

My invention relates to improvem'ents in flush ng mechani holding "the outlet discharge and for automatically releasing such valve by the de'scent ofz.:a float as the waterin such I 'id device for thus holding and releasing-the "outlet '-..1"valveof a water closet being showman-Fig ures 2" and3of the drawings forming a part of application for LettersPate'n-t Serial No.

' 570,040, filed by me July 2,1910. The claims of said pending applicationbein'g limited to showing a side view of the valve-mechanism i therein. Fig. 81s avertical section of said the seat actuated mechanism 'forraisin'g said valve."-

- My invention'is further explainedby 'reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig.1 represents a side view "of alclose t in connection" with an elevated water, tank' provided with my improved flushing mechanism. Fig. 2 is "a vertical section of the tank flushingtank drawn at'right angles to that shown in Fig, 2, and Fig. lis a detail, part irfivertical section, of the device :for' coinmunicating motion from the closetseat to the *valve'op'eiating mechanism;

"Like p'artssare identifiedv the same reference numerals throughout thefsever'al views, i

,11; willbe understood-that. the adsbowl 1; the water closet cistern duct '3', inlet waterductv l, valve mechanism 5, float L6,.

du'ctT," lever 8, themechanism for 'communi eating motiomfrom the float E6 through'the lever 8: to

" communicating from near the bottom of the closet cistern with? the upperend of 'the duct3, are all substantially of ordinary cone st lmt en and head n t s ch 1 ason he 1;s e ifiatibiibf Lstter'sZPatent.

sm for 'water closets, and per-tainsfmore especially'to'the device for the valve '5,: and siphon duct 9 .AUTOMATIC 'ntusnzne noHANIsr/iron mam.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

'Appli'cation fiiea a n 19, 1915. Serial no. 22,349.

herein more specifically described while the mechanism for communicating motion from the slidable'member 16" to the two armed lever 25 forms the subject matter of my said pending application, invention herein being ,predlcated, more especially, upon the mechanism for temporarily supporting the valve 26 in its raised position as indicated by dot ted lines in Fig. 3 andfor automatically re 7 16 and the upper end oftbe rod' l li's rigidly affixed tothe slidable member 16 by the bearing 17, and said member 16 is slidably supportedfrom the tank within a sleeve 18. 19 is a'block which is rigidly afiiXed to the rod 14:. 20 is a spring'which is interposed between the upperend of the block 19 and the lower side of the sleeve 18 whereby as the rod 14 is raised by downward pressure uponthe seatsaid springwill be compressed and whereby. the swinging member 21, which is pivotally connected to the member16,

willbe raised above the short arm 24 of the lever 25. As soon, however, as the pressure upon the seat is removed said rods 14 and 14:

-will 'be forced down by the recoil of said Srri g- A Motion is communicated from the slid able member 16 tothefflushing valve 26 through the-"swinging member 21, leverw25 and links 28 and 29. The member 21 is'pivotally supported froinsaid slidable member 16 on the bolt 22.

i It will now b downward pressure is applied to the seat'an upward movement will be communicated to the member 21 throughflthe intermediate mechanismdescrib'ed, whereby the lower end 23 of the member 21 will be raised and caused to swing above the short 'ar'm 2 l'of the lever 25, whereby as soon as'the downwarid pressurenpon the seat is relievedvthe member 21 willbebrought into contactawith e understood that when the short arm i24 of the lever 25, said short arm will be forced down by the recoil of said spring acting through the intermediate parts, whereby theflushing valve 26 w ll be raised when water will .escape tromthe tank through the outlet, duct 3 to the closet.

The-member 21 is provided with a. rearward extending lug 21, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, which is adapted to bear against the right hand side of the sleeve 18," refer encebeing had to'Fi'g. 2 of the drawings;

whereby said memher21 is prevented from swinging too far toward the left when it is moved downwardly in contact with theshort arm 24 of the lever 25. -T he valve26 may be raised by the'downward. movement of the seat-10 or it maybe otherwise raised by a direct upward pull offthe-operator upon the rod 29. As the rod 29: is moved upward the angular stop 31 isbrought in contactwith the beveled end of the latch 30; The latch 30 is pivotally supported from the side of the arm34 by the pivotalbolt 35. Itfwill now be obvious that when the stop31 has been drawn past ,the'upper .surface of the latch30 the valve 26; whichis connected with said stop 31 by the rod 29. willbe retained in'its raised position'until the water has escaped from the 'wa'ter'closet cistern .;2.

WVhe'n the I water has descended fromfthe water closet cistern 2 to or past the -float 32 beneaththe stop 31 when the valve 26 will tern2 will be prevented. 40

- mainsin itsclosed position-untilagainthe float 32 will thereafter descend with the water, whereby the; latch ,30, "whichis 00115 nected with said float through the arm 3A and pivotal bolt"35, will be withdrawn from drop back to'its seat, wherebvthe further escape of water from the water= clo set Cl Sf It will, of course, be understood that so long as the Water remains inthewatercloset cistern 2 the float 32 will be buoyed up and, L retained in its elevated position, wherebyithe latch .30 will remain beneath the ston'31,

and the valve 26 will remain open. W'hen,

however, the contents of the' tank 2 have been'disc'harged said latch 30 will be with,

drawn from the stop by the downward movement of the float 32, thusfpermitti'ng;

said valve 26 to. close, asistated, when it'reraised by-the actof the userzfp 36 is a bracket which is rigidlyconnected at one end to one leg of'thesiphon 9 in any convenient manner. The bracket 36 is preferablvformed'of two parts, the outer'gend 37 ofiwhich is'providedwith an aperture for thereception offthevalve rod 37;; whereby said bracket serves as guide to saidguide rod. .lTheparts 36- an'd'87 are pivotally con?" -nect'ed together by the adjustable screwr38,

which passes throughthe joint- 39 ofisaid bracket." The lower end of the screw38 V serves :as: a stop to limit the upward. move ment of the valve 26 while it also servesthe "additional purpose of connecting the two members of said bracket together; Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire-to secureby Let- 1. In a deviceof the combination with a water closetici'stern having a discharge-walve,rota Valve rod, a conij cal stop aflixed to.sa1'd-rod,a bracket r gidly supported above said; valve, a float,-:a float supporting rod pivotally connected at one end with said bracket, a latch hinged at one end to said float rod-andadapted to bea'r at its opposite end against; said fconical stop,.

.the free end-of said-"latch-bein'g adapted; to

be raised by' contactwith-.saidjconica-l stop as the latteris raised-5';-andftojdrop jbackfbe I I nea'th-said stop ias thegglatten passes said latch,- said latchibeing adapted when beneath said conical stopjto retain-said ,valvein its open position,'whereby..the float -Supporting water is permitted .to escape and saidffloat to descend, whereby said latch is, withdrawn from beneath said stop when said valve v will again dropto its seat a 2.;In adeViCe of: the" describedclass. "the combination withfia.waterclosetcisternhave Si inga discharge valve'of'a' .valve rod,- a coni; cal stop aflix-edtosaid rod,-a bracket rigidly" V supportedabo've said-valve, a: fioat'ra ,float supporting 'rodipivotallyconnected at one r end with said bracket, said bracket: being,

Provided withjan aperture forTthe' reception i tosaidtfloat rod and adantedto bear at its of said valve rod,1a=latch.hinged .at one end opposite endavainst said conical s'top the free end of said, latch being. adapted to be raised bv contact withsaid conical stop as v the latter is raised. and to drop. back-beneath said stop a's-the lattergpassesjsaid.latch. said latch being-adantedlwhenjbeneath said con- I ical stop to retainjsaid valx e in i'tsopen-position, wherebvthe-gfloat supporting water is permitted to escape and said float to descend, whereby said latch is withdrawn from drop to its seat.

23; In a device ofthe describedl:classpthe combination with a" watericloset cistern havmg a dlschargezvalve. ofavalvemod, .a con? 1cal stop aflixed to said rod, a bracket rigidly J supported above said valveya-floatQa float I supporting rod pivotally connected atone end with said bracket,- saidxbrack'et being provided with auapert-ure for thereception said valve. alatch pivotally connected atone Tend to'said float rod. and adapted to b at, I;

its opposite-end against said conical stop,

110 beneathsaid stop whensaid valvewilliagain be raised by contact with said conical stop as neath said stop as the latter passes said said conicalstop to retain said valve in its the free end of said latch being adapted to again drop to its seat.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE SCHWIBINGER.

Witnesses: Y JAS. B. ERWIN I. D. BREMER.

the latter is raised, and to drop back belatch, said latch being adapted when beneath open position, whereby the float supporting water is permitted to escape and'said float to descend, whereby said latch is withdrawn Copies of this patent niay frieobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

from beneath said stop when said valve will 1 1

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