US1194229A

US1194229A - Washing-machine

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Publication number: US1194229A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1916-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 1933-08-08

Description

E. N. QUEEN.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man JUNE 8,1916.

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ERNEST N. QUEEN, OF COMANCI-IE, TEXAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application filed June 8, 1916. Serial No. 102,480.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST N. QUEEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Comanche, in the county of Comanche and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for washing clothes and other similar goods; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully .described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the washing machine, showing the water vessel partially in section. Fig. 2 is an end view of the machine removed from the water vessel.

The water vessel or tub 2 is of any approved form and construction. A frame 3 is provided, and is secured m or over the tub 2'in any convenient manner. The main driving shaft 1 is journaled in the lower part of the frame, and it has a fiy-wheel and a crank-handle 5 on one end, or other suitable means for revolving it continuously in one direction. A toothed pinion 6 is secured on the other end portion of the shaft 1. A countershaft 9 is also journaled in the frame, and a rocker-arm 7 having a toothed segment 8 is mounted loosely on the countershaft 9. A toothed wheel 10 is secured on the countershaft, and is arranged in gear with the pinion 6. A crank 12 is secured to the pinion 6, and its pin engages wlth a radial slot 14 in the rocker-arm, so that the rocker-arm and the toothed segment 8 are oscillated as the main shaft is revolved.

A series of lower washing rollers 15 is provided, and these rollers are secured. on shafts 16 which are journaled in the frame 3. Toothed wheels 17 are secured on the shafts 16, and toothed idle wheels 18 are journaled on pins 19, and are arranged 1n gear with the wheels 17, so that the wheels and rollers all run in the same direction.

Pressing rollers 20 are provided and are arranged over the rollers 15. The rollers 20 have shafts 21 which are journaled in bearings 22 which are slidable vertically in slots 2a in the frame 3. Springs 25 are provided for pressing the rollers 20 downwardly, and 36 are screws for adpisting the pressure of the springs except those pertaining to the rear end rollers of the series. The rear end roller is provided with cams 26 secured on a shaft 27 which is journaled in the frame 3. These cams are provided for greatly increasing the pressure of the springs so that the rear end rollers of the series may operate as a wringer before the clothes are discharged from the machine. The straight arrows in Fig. 1 show the direction in which the clothes enter and leave the machine.

A ratchet wheel 28 is secured on the

shaft

27 and 29 is a pivoted pawl which engages with the teeth of the ratchet wheel, and pre vents it from moving in the reverse direction after the upper roller has been arranged to wring the clothes. The cams 26 are operated by hand, and are not used until the washing action is completed. The shaft of the lower end roller has a toothed pinion 80 splined to it, and 31 is a lever for moving the pinion 30 longitudinally on its shaft, and placing it in gear with the toothed wheel 10 and the toothed segment 8 alternately, or at will. The lever 31 is pivoted on a pin 32 in a bracket carried by the frame, and 33 is a spring catch on the frame for holding the lever 31 in its extreme positions.

WVhen the clothes are entered between the rollers the rollers are all revolved in the direction of the curved arrows in the drawings. The pinion 30 is slid out of gear with the wheel 10 before the clothes begin to pass out of the machine, and is placed in gear with the toothed segment 8. The rollers are then moved first in one direction and then in the other direction by the oscillating segment and rocker-arm, and the clothes are washed by the action of the rollers and water and soap. hen the washing action is completed, the cams 26 are turned by hand to increase the spring pressure on the last roller, and the pinion 30 is slid out of gear with the segment and into gear with the wheel 10, so that the surplus water is pressed out of the clothes, and the clothes are discharged at the rear end of the machine.

What I claim is:

1. In a washing machine, washing rollers, a shaft for revolving one of the said rollers, a toothed pinion mounted to revolve with and slide longitudinally on the said shaft, a countershaft, a toothed wheel Ill) secured 011 the countershaft, a toothed segment mounted loosely on the countershat't, means for oscillating the toothed segment and revolving the toothed wheel, and means for placing the said pinion into and out of gear with the said segment and wheel.

2. In a Washing machine, washing rollers, a shaft for revolving one of the said rollers, a toothed pinion mounted to revolve with and slide longitudinally on the said shaft, a countershai't, a toothed wheel secured on the counter-shaft, a toothed segment mounted loosely on the countershaft and provided with a rocker-arm, a driving pinion gearing into the said toothed Wheel, a crank revolving with the driving pinion and engaging with the rocker-arm so that the toothed segment is oscillated as the toothed wheel is revolved, and means for placing the slidable pinion into and out of gear with the said segment and wheel.

3. In a washing machine, a series of washing rollers arranged 1n palrs, drlvmg mechanism operatively connecting the lower rollers of the pairs, springs for pressing the upper rollers toward the lower rollers, pivoted cams for increasing the pressure of the springs of the discharge rollers at will, a shaft for driving the said lower rollers, a toothed pinion mounted to revolve with and slide longitudinally on the said shaft, a countershaft, a toothed wheel secured on the countershaft, a toothed segment mounted loosely on the countershaft, means for oscillating the toothed segment and revolving the toothed wheel, and means for placing the said pinion into and out of gear with the said segment and wheel.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ERNEST N. QUEEN.

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