US1169420A - Washing-machine. - Google Patents

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G. H NEYHCK.

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APPLICATION FlLED AUG.4,19!3. v

' Patented Jam. Qa, 1916.

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G. H. MYRICK. WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.4| 1913. L15@c@@ Patented Jan. 2u, i916.

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; ymwwwwlmmww GEORGE H. MYR/IGK, OF CHICAGO, ILLNOIS, ASSIGN'OR TO CAPITAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOS.

WASHNG-MACHNE.

Application led August 4, 1913.

To all ulromgit may concern Be it known that'l, GEORGE H. MYmC/n, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in 1ivtlashing-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved form of washing machine in which the articles to be washed are moved in the solution by means of which they are washed by the projection into and through said articles of a stream of the solution; and in the pre` ferred embodiment of my invention I provide a rotary cylinder for containing the articles "to be washed, such as clothing, against which the stream of solution, as water and soap, is projected tangentially or nearly so, by means of a fan or screw propeller. This fan is preferably electricallydriven, and the motor thus employed may be used to also drive a wringer, if desired. The cylinder employed to contain the clothing to be washed is of openwork construction so that the. water and ysoap solution projected against the side of the cylinder not only imparts to it a rotary motion, but the solution is also projected through the walls of the cylinder and into and throughthe clothing. thus agitating the same and greatly assisting in the separation from the clothing of the dirt contained in it.

The several drawings illustrating my invention are as follows.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely of the horizontal axis of the cylinder of the machine, and shows all of the parts in assembled relation; Fig. 2 is a vertical 'sectional view taken longitudinally through the axis of the cylinder 'along the line :Z-Q-of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows, in end view, a modified construction of the machine in which the motor, instead of being disposed beneath the tank of the machine, is placed upon the top thereof in a lposition to drive a wringer, if desired; Fig. t shows, in top view, another modified construction of my improved washing machine, in which the cylinder for receiving` the clothes to be washed issupported to rotate upon a vertical axis, and Fig. 5 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 4.

Specification of Letters Patent.

iPaterrted Jan. 25, 1916.

Serial No. 782,785.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the washing machine consists of a tank 1 having a hinged cover 2 and provided at its ends with bearings 3 and L for the journals and G of the cylinder T. rlChe cylinder 7 is preferably composed of a metal framework consisting of a plurality o'f arms 8 and end rings 9 and 10, over and to which wire netting is secured of small enough mesh to prevent the smallest articles to be washed passing through it, and of large enough mesh to permit water to freely pass into and out from the cylinder. The cylinder is provided with a hinged door 11 secured in place by a suitable catch 12 so that the clothing may be introduced into the cylinder and taken therefrom when desired. rl`he bottom of the tank 1, at the left-hand side, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, is rounded so as to coliform somewhat to the shape of the outer surface of the cylinder 7, and at the right-hand side the bottom of the tank is separated from the cylinder to receive the tubular housing 13 which contains horizontally-disposed fan or screw propeller 14 secured to the upper end of a vertical shaft 15 extending downward through a stutling box 1G in the bottom of the housing 13 and driven by means of a motor 17 secured to a bracket 18 extending downward from the bottom of the tank 1. The tank and parts carried thereby are supported in any desired position by means of legs 19 and 20.

The tank 1 is provided at its upper righthand portion with a shield or deflector 21, by means of which the soap-andwater solution is directed from the fan 14: over the top of the cylinder and down upon the left-hand side thereof.

As a result of the construction described, when the clothing to be washed has been placed in the cylinder 7 and the :soap-and water solution has been placed in the tank 1 to't-he proper depth, preferably to the top of the cylinder, the motor 17 is started and as it has a direction of motion such as to rotate the fan 14 to project the water contained in the housing 13 upwardly, this projects the soap-and-water solution upward against the right-hand side of the cylinder 7, with the result that the cylinder is rotated by the impact of the solution against the same. The wire netting of the cylinder permits a large partof the Water to project into and through the clothing to be washed, with the result that the clothing is manipulated mechanically by the water thus projected, which becomes thus an effective factor in washing the clothes.

The rotation of the cylinder 7 and the stream of water from the fan let move the clothing in the cylinder toward the upper part thereof and over to the other side. The water and soap solution in considerable pai't is projected vertically and strikes the de flector 21 and is turned so as to pass over the cylinder to the left and thus downward upon the left hand side of the cylinder, returning along the bottom of' the tank 1 to the outside of the housing 13 which it enters through the openings 2:2 provided therefor, so that it may again be engaged by the fan. The remainder of the solution, or that which entered the cylinder as it 'as proJected from fan 1i, is drawn out of the cylinder at the left hand side thereof and toward the openings 22 through which fluid is supplied to the fan 1+. Thus, when Vtheclothes are brought around by the cylinder `into the stream of water formed by the fan lil, a portion ot' the water is driven through the lihers of the clothing and thus dislodges the dirt contained therein. lihen the clothingT is carried around to the left-hand side of the cylinder, the water is again drawn through he fibers of the cloth in order to leave the cylinder and travel to the bottom ot' the tank to enter the openings There are thusI thi'e actions tending to wash the clothes. First the water driven through the clotning as the saine is brought in front of the fan. Second, the water is again drawn through the clothing at the left-hand thereof and toward the fan 1l. Third, there is also a general rotation and agitation of the water which aidsl materially in the washing of the clothes. ThusI a constant circulation is established inside of the tank 1 which etlectually rotates the cylinder '7 and at the saine time washes the clothes.

ln the modified construction shown in Fig. il, the disposition of the fan 14 in the tank l is .substantially the same as that shown and described in Fig. 1. the dillerence being that the fan is secured to the lower end of a Ishalt l5" extending upwardly in a slightly oblique direction through the top of the ta nk, where it has secured to its upper end one member 2? of a jaw clutch.y the other iiicniher 2l ol which is mounted to slide upon the lower end of the shaft ofthe motor i7". An operating handle 25 controlling a lever 2t is provided to throw the upper ii'ieinbcr 24 ol' the jaw clutch` into engagement with the lower member or not, as (esiiial. The upper ciid of the shaft ot' he motor 1T has siniilarl)7 secured to it in sliding relation. the lower ineniber-Ziol a Y. ,-;ei:oiid jaw clutch, the upper member 28 of which is secured to a pulley 29, from which a belt BO extends to a pulley 3l secured to the driving shaft of a wringer 32 mounted upon the tank -l. Thus, by means of the jaw clutches described, either the wringer or the fan may be operated as desired, or, if preferred, both may be operated together by means of the motor 17. The operation of' the fan l1 in this modified construction is substantially the same in. rotating the cylinder 7 and washing the clothes as al"- readv described in connection with the construction shown in Figs. l and 2.

In the modified construction shown in Figs. 4 -and 5, the cylinder 7b is similar to the cylinders T and 7 above-referred to, with the exception that the door 11 for permitting access to the cylinder is secured to the upper end of the cylinder instead of to its cylindrical side. The cylinder 7b is mounted in bearings formed in the top and bottom of the tank1, which tank is substantially the same as the tank 1 shown in F ig. l turned upon one end, the only difference being that for the construction shown in Fig. 5 the sides are continuous and the door Q provided for giving access vto the cylinder is hinged to the top of the tank in the construction shown in Fig. 5. which is equal to the end ofl the construction shown in Fig. l.

For the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the motor 17" is mounted upon a bracket 1S" disposed at one side of the tank 1b and substantially half way between the top and bottom of the tank. The motor has secured to it a fan working in a housing in a manner similar to that shown and described 't'or the fan 14 above, and the .soapand-water solution is acted upon by the fan in substantially the same manner described above, with the exception that in thev present case the water circulates in horizontal planes instead of inverted planes as is the case in the constructions shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. No special detiector is required in connection with this modified construction. since the side 'alls of the tank. being contii'iuous and without break, may be readily conformed to direct the solution without auxiliary means.

lVhile I have referred to an electric motor f as the preferred foi-m for operating my machine, it will be understood that it is not essential. that this type of motor mechanism he used, as any motor mechanism may be employed that may he desirable, the only requirement being that the fan secured to the shaft shall iii each case be driven by suitable iiictor mechanism, either directly or indirectly, so that the solution in the tank shall be given su'llicieiit velocity to rotate the cylindi and wash the clothing. Furthermore, it 'ill, be understood that ani,r desired mechanism may be employed for driving the 'incenso Wringer from the motor, and if desired for reversing'the direction of the rotation ofthe wringer, and that do not limit myself to the precise construction indicated.

ln carrying out my invention, I do not limit myself to any precise relation of parts between the tank, the cylinder and the fan, but, on the other hand, l may employ many dilterent relations and conformations of these parts, the only requirement being' that the solution shall be projected by the fan against the cylinder with such velocity that it shall properly rotate the cylinder and serve by its mechanical action to at least in part .vash lthe clothing.

lVhat I claim is:

l. A machine for Washingr fabrics comprising in combination an openwork cylindrical fabric container, a propeller disposed on one side of the axis of the fabric container, a deliectordisposed on the side of the container axis opposite the propeller,a tank inclosing and supporting` the fabric con tainer, propeller and detiector, said tank lraving its Wal-ls lying immediately adjacent to the ends and cylindrical surface of the fabriccontainer and adapted to contain washing solution to a depth immer-sing the propeller, defieotor and fabric Container, said propeller rotatable about an ,axis substantial] 1 normal to tlvl axis of the frabric .l

container and adapted when operated to pro]ect a continuous stream of Washing, solution through the fabrlic container and against the same to cause rotation thereof,

and means for rotating said propeller.

2. A machine for Washingfabrics coniprisingi` in combination an openvvork cylindrical 4fabric container, a propeller disposed.

on one side of the fabric container, a tank inclosinp; and supporting the fabric container and propeller, said tank havingr its Walls lying immediately adjacent to the cylindrical surface of the fabric container and adapted to contain washing' solution to a depth immer-sing the propeller and fabric container, said propeller rotatable about an axis substantially normal to the axis of the fabric container and adapted when operated to project a continuous stream of washing.; solution toward and through the fabric container, and means for rotating said propeller.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of an ope'nwork cylindrical container mounted upon a substantially horizontal axis, a tank inclosing and supporting the cylindrical container, said tank having its walls lying inmiediately adjae. itto the cylindrial surface of the container and adapted to contain washing,` solution, a propeller disposed in the bottom of the tank rotatable around an axis substantially at right angles `to the axis of the cylindrical container and arranged when operated `project a continuous stream of wishingq solution against and through the cylindrical container, and a detlector supported by the tank at the top thereof, said detlector disposed ad jacent to the cylindrical surface of the container and in a line with the axis of the aforesaid propeller.

ln Witness -whereof, i hereunto subscribe my name this 23rd day of July, A.. D.. 1913.

EGRGE H. Miri-UCK.

Witnesses ALBERT C. BELL, "lf-inem C. Annemie.

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