US1167650A - Carousel. - Google Patents

Description

P.` F. NACHTIGALL.

CAROUSEL. APPLICATxoN F|LED1uLY1a,1914.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

2 SHEETS*SHEET 1.

ATTORNEYS,

PAUL `1'1". NACHTIGALL, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

Genossen.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. il i, 1916.

Application filed July 13, 1914.-. Serial No.850,615.

T all 1071.077@ it may concern Be it known that I, PAUL F. NACHTIGALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort lVayne, in the county of Allen and State of indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oarousels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carousels whereina plurality of cars'or seats are caused to rotate about a common center.

The object of the present invention is to provide a novel and simple carousel in which the cars or seats are caused to travel in 'opposite directions and in serpentine paths which intersect each other, the apparatus being very simple and eflicient in its operation. Y

\ l illustrate in the drawings one manner of accomplishing the invention in which- Figure 1 is an elevational view of the apparatus partly in section and Fig. 2 a plan view of the same, the top or roof being removed.

Referring to the drawings the platform 1 is stationary and preferably circular. Near the periphery of the platform are secured a suitable number of uprights 2, upon the upper ends of which are secured the outer ends of girders 3 which radiate from the center.` The roof 4 is secured and mounted upon the girders in any suitable manner. In the center of the platform is secured a suitable socket 5 to form ay bearing for the lower end of shaft 6. Above bearing 5 and keyed to the shaft is a sleeve 7 to which is secured a spider frame 8, the outer ends of the arms 9 of the frame being apertured as at 10 to form bearings for the reciprocable rods 11, the outer ends of the rods being connected to the vehicles or cars 12 or other desirable seat for the passengers. The extremities of ribs or arms 9 are connected by suitable braces 13 and by the radial braces 14 to make the spider rigid and durable. The upper end of shaft 6 is borne in a socket 14C which depends from the roof structure and a bevel gear 15 is keyed to the shaft. A pinion 16 is in'mesh with gear 15 and is secured to a shaft 17 which is borne by hangers 18 which depend from one or more of the girders 3. A pulley 19 is secured to the shaft to which a belt from a suitable source of motive power may be connected for driving the pinion 16. A bevel gear 20 is also n mesh with pinion 16,

and is integral with or secured to a sleeve 21 which is loose on shaft 6.

A spider frame 22, which is similar to spider frame 8, is secured to sleeve 21, the outer ends of ribs 23 of the frame being apertured to provide bearings for reciprocable rods 24, to the outer ends of which rods are connected the depending cars 25 or other desirable seats or vehicles for the passengers.v Ribs or arms 23 of spider 22 are suitably braced by braces 26 and radial braces 27. At the side of the outer extremity of each rib or arm 9 and of spider frames 8 and 22 is secured a bracket which supports a roller, the rollers mounted on ribs 9 being indicated by numerals 2S and those mounted on ribs 23 by numerals 29. Rollers 2S bear on the sides of rods 11 which oppose the direction of rotation of spider frame 8 as indicated by arrow@ and rollers 29 bear against rods 24 on their sides opposite to the direction of rotation of spider frame 22 as indicated by arrow These rollers very materially reduce the friction of the reciprocation of rods 11 and 24.

At suitable points upon rods 11 are secured pairs of antifriction rollers 30 which are adapted to roll upon opposite sides of a guide 31 which is secured to platform 1. Guide 31 is illustrated as a rail in the drawingsand it encircles shaft 6 in the form of a continuous sinuous curve, consequently as spider frame 8 is rotated, carrying rods 11 with it, the rollers 30 will follow the guide and cause the rods to reciprocate in their bearings 10 thereby causing cars 12 to travel in a sinuous path corresponding to the guide. Each car 12 is provided on its bottom with suitable casters 32 which roll upon platform 1.

At a suitable point above rods 24 a circular platform or track 33 is suspended by suitable brackets 34 from girders 3. Upon this track are adapted to roll depending casters 35 which are mounted preferably in pairs upon frames 36, respectively, there being provided one frame for each car 25 and said frames being, preferably, extensions of rods 2li. Each frame 36 is also provided with a pair of rollers 37 which roll upon the opposite sides of a guide 38, which, simi- Vlarly to guide 31, preferably consists of a rail bent in a sinuous curve, the inwardly curved portions of which overlie the outwardly curved portlons of guide 31. tjruide 38 depends from the frame 39 of platform 33 and, similarly to guide 31, causes rods 2li to reciprocate in their bearings as spider frame 22 is rotated, the rotation of the latter' frame being' in the opposite direction to that of spider frame 8. Consequently ears .25 travel in a sinuous path. The spider frames and the reciprocable rods Will be so arranged on shaft 6 that cars 12 will pass cars 25, respectively, at the points in their paths where their radial Vdistance apart is greatest; that is, when cars 12 are at the peaks of the inwardly extending curves of their guide, cars 25 will be at the peaks of the outwardly extending; curves of their guide. Consequently cars 12 can not meet cars 25 at the intersections of their paths.

lt is apparent that driving shaft 17 may be driven in any suitable manner and that any form of Conveyance or vehicle by Which the passengers shall be transported may be used. lt is also apparent that the guides for the cars may be provided in various formations.

lfilhat l claim is:

1. ln a carousel the combination With a revolubly mounted f "ame, a plurality of rcciprocable members carried by the frame and radiating` therefrom, a vehicle secured Yto each member, a lixedfguide for Controllinke,` the reciprocation of the members and means to rotate the frame.

2. In a carousel the combination with two independent revolubly mounted frames, a

plurality of reciprocable members carried by each frame and radiating` therefrom, a vehicle secured to each member, guides to control the reciprocation of the members and means to rotate the frames in opposite directions. v

3. In a carousel the combination With a platform, of a frame revolubly mounted on the platform, a plurality of reciprocable rods carried by the frame and radiating therefrom antifriction rollers carried by the frame and engaging` the rods, respectively, a vehicle secured to each rod and having,-

rolling contact with the platform, a guide on the platform, means on the rods and engaging the guide for controlling the reciprocation of the rods andmeans to rotate theV frame.

4. In a carousel the combination With a fixed platform, of tivo frames v revolubly mounted Vupon the platform one above the other, a plurality of reciprocable rods carried by each frame Vand radiating therefrom, an antifriction roller for each rod and carried b y the frames, a vehicle connected to each rod, a. portion of the vehicles having a rollin ,9; support on the platform, a second platform above the vehicles upon which the remainder of the vehicles have a rolling support, a guide on each platform for controlling` the reciprocation of the rods, respectively, and means to rotate the frames in opposite directions.

5. nfa carousel the combination of two fixed platforms one above the other, a central vertical shaft revolubly mounted between the platforms, a fixed frame and a -loose frame on the shaft, a plurality of longitudinally reciprocable rods carried by the fumes, antifriction rollers carried by lthe frames and engaging the rods, respectively, a vehicle secured to each rod and having a rolling support on one of the platforms, a guide on each platform in the form of a sinuous curve, means on each rod engagging' one of the guides and means to rotate the shaft and loose frame in opposite Kdirections whereby by means .of the guides the vehicles are caused to travel in sinuous paths, one portion of them traveling in one 'direction and the other portion in the opposite direction.

lnf'ivitness whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name this 30th day of June,

1914. PAUL' F. NACHTIGALL.

` Witnesses:

MaRGARnrI-IE TnGnDER, lsAAo N. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

` Washington, D. C.

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