US1208962A

US1208962A - Starting and lighting system.

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Publication number: US1208962A
Application number: US9616716A
Authority: US
Inventors: John O Heinze
Original assignee: JOHN O HEINZE Co
Current assignee: JOHN O HEINZE Co
Priority date: 1916-05-08
Filing date: 1916-05-08
Publication date: 1916-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 1933-12-19

Description

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed May a, 1916. Serial No. 96,167.

To all whom it nmy concern p c Be it known that I, Join: O. HE ZE, a citizen of the United States, residing at springfield in the county ofClark and State 0 ,Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Starting and Lighting Syste s, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention, relates to improvements in starting and lighting systems for automobi es, particularly for that make known as the Ford,.although not necessarily limited to that particu a type. D

The invention is especially intended to improve the construction set forth in my, pending a' plication Ser. No. 81,398 filed March 1st, 1 16.

O e of the objects of the invention is to provide means for adjusting the driving chain which forms a part of the driving, con nection between the starting motor and the crankshaft of the engine. 7

A further object of the invention is to improve the driving connections between the starting motor, the crank shaft of the engine, fan and the generator. 7

A further object of the invention is to simplify and make more effective the opera tion of devices of this character.

In the accompanying drawings -F igure 1 is a front elevation of devices embodying my improvements. Fig". 2 is a detail'section showing thelupper connecting devices between the main and auxiliary plates. Fig. 3 is a detail of the belt tightening device,- Fig. 4 is. aside elevation. Fig. 5 is a detail, in

plates. Fig. 6 is a detail of a portion of the shaft of the generator and some of the driving devices located thereon. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the main supporting plate. Sis a side elevation of the same. 9is a front elev tion of the auxiliary supporting plate. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same. H c v In the drawings, A represents the main supporting bracket or plate, this bracket bein so designed thatit caiibe readily apphed to an automob'le. of the type referred to by utilizing established points of attachment, these points of attachment being those which formerly secured in 'placethe casing for the timing gears and distributor and the front hose connection to the water jacket.

In the present case the coupling 1 for the ing 3 which receives a removable cap 3 to form a receptacle for the breather pipe. The plate is also provided with the same bolt holes 4 for the purpose of securing it at the same points of attachment provided for the old distributer and timing gear casing,

the same bolts 5 being employed for the purpose of. securing it in position on the engine casingB. The upper portion of the bracket is also provided with two openings 6 which I coincide with lower bolt openings in the hose connection 1 which receive bolts 7 to secure the plate to the coupling; the coupling being secured .to the engine casing by the same bolts 7 formerly employed to secure the old coupling in position and at the same points of attachment. The lower portion of the plate has a recess 8 to allow it to fit over the crank shaft D and also has bolt openings 9 in a forwardly extending flange 10 on the lower edge thereof for the purpose of att aching it to thelower half to the engine crank case by bolts 11; these points of at tachment being, as in the former application, the same as those for the old discarded timing gear and distributer casing.

In the former application re erred to, all of theoperating parts, including the generator and starting motor, are mounted upon this plate A. In the present case, however, I have provided an auxiliary plate to carry the starting motor 13 and generator 14 and such of the driving parts as are mounted upon their respective shafts; this auxiliary plate being so connected to the main plate A as to be readily adjusted relative thereto forthe purpose of adjusting the drive chain which communicates the power of the starting motor to the crank shaft. The auxiliary plate is secured to the rear side of the main plate and to this end the main plateis provided at its extreme upper end with a forked portion 15 and at one side thereof with, an elongated slot 16. The auxiliary plate has a centrally arranged screwthreaded opening 17. along its upper edge to register with the forked opening 15 and near the lowerend thereof has a laterally projecting car 18 provided with an opening 19 to register with the elongated opening 16. Threaded in the opening 17 of the auxiliary plate C and projecting into the forked portion 15 of the main plate is a stud 20, the outer end being reduced and screwthreaded to receive a nut 21, a washer 22 being inserted between the nut and the face of the main plate, whereby the auxiliary plate may be firmly clamped to the main plate at this point. The stud 20 has a vertically extending screwthreaded opening to receive a set-screw 23, the lower end of which is caused to bear against the bottom of the forked portion 15 after being properly adjusted and thereby insure against vertical movement of the respective plates relative each other and also furnishes means for adjusting the auxiliary plate relative the main plate. A bolt 24 having its head arranged between two ribs 25 on opposite sides of the opening 16, extends through said opening and also through the opening 19 in the auxiliary plate, and receives a nut 26 and washer 26 on the rear side of the auxiliary plate whereby the two plates may be firmly clamped together at that point. The rear side of the main plate A has a raised face 27, as indicated in Fig. 8 and also in dotted lines in Fig. 7 which is ground to a smooth finish to receive the forward face portions 28 of the auxiliary plate which are likewise ground to a smooth finish, so that the two plates may be connected together in proper alinement with each other. The rear side of the main plate A also has a finished raised face 29, as shown in Fig. 8 and also in dotted lines in Fig. 7 so that it may be properly fitted to the engine casing and the upper portion thereof is likewise provided with a finished face 30 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 for a similar purpose. The front face of the main plate A is also provided with a series of ribs a, for strengthening purposes. For the purpose of securing the starting motor and generator to the auxiliary plate C, this plate is provided with a series of screwthreaded openings 31 to receive the threaded ends of bolts 32, which extend through the generator and motor casings.

The motor shaft 33 is journaled in a bush bearing which is inserted in the opening 34 in the auxiliary plate 0 and the generator shaft 35 is journaled in ball bearings which are placed in the opening 36 in the auxiliary plate C; the respective shafts projecting through the elongated openings 37 and 38 in the main plate A. Loosely mounted upon the generator shaft is a gear 39, which is located in a housing formed by the forwardly extending integral flange 40 on the forward side of the plate A, this gear being arranged to be driven by a pinion 41 from the starting motor shaft. This pinion 41 forms a part of a well known drive now in general use, the pinion being weighted and threaded upon a screw 42 which is loosely mounted and longitudinally movable upon the motor shaft 43 and revolubly connected therewith through the medium of a collar 44 secured to the motor shaft, a collar 45 secured to the screw, and a coil spring 46 connecting the two collars, as a result of which the screw 42 may be allowed to move along the shaft by placing the spring 46 under tension until'the pinion and gear are properly in mesh. So soon as the gear 39 becomes the driving element, the pinion will be rotated about the screw, which is now at rest, and thrown out of mesh with the gear. The gear has connected therewith a sprocket wheel 47, which is also loose on the generator shaft, and leading from this sprocket wheel to another sprocket wheel 48 on the crank shaft is a chain 49, the sprocket wheel 48 being secured to the crank shaft at the point where the old fan belt pulley was formerly applied. This connection forms the means for starting the engine from the starting motor, but after the pinion 41 has been thrown out of engagement with the gear 39, the gear and sprocket wheel 47 will rotate idly upon the generator shaft, other provisions being made for operating the generator and fan from the crank shaft as follows:Secured to the crank shaft is a belt pulley 50, secured to the generator shaft is a belt pulley 51, and secured to the fan shaft 54 is a pulley 52, and about these pulleys passes a belt 53 so that after the engine has started the generator and fan shafts will be operated through the medium of these pulleys and belt. The fan shaft 54 is mounted at the upper end of a bracket 55 which is secured to the main plate A by one of the bolts 5. Means are provided for adjusting this bracket 55 for the purpose of adjusting the belt 53 consisting of a block 56 having a projection 57 and adjustably secured to the plate Aby the bolt 58 which extends through a perforation in the block and also a slotted opening 59 in the plate; the block being preferably mounted between two guide ribs 60.

By means of the construction described it will be seen that the auxiliary plate C which carries the starting motor and generator and such of the driving devices as are connected with the shafts thereof can be readily adjusted relative to the main plate A and the driven parts associated therewith for the purpose of taking up any slack in the chain 49, this being readily accomplished by loosening the nuts 21 and 26 and adjusting the set screw 23. It will alsobe seen that the arrangement of the driving connections is such as to reduce the strain and vibration on the generator shaft and to allow for a better ratio of drive to thegenerator shaft and fan while at the same time maintaining standard practice in the driving connection between the starting motor and the crank shaft. Also, inthe event "of breakage ofthe chain running fromthe'generator shaft" to the crank shaft,the generator and fan/may still be operated from the crank shaft through the belt and pulley drive. i

. -Having thus described my invention, I clai rnz i i i i '1. In a system of the character described, the combination, with "an automobile engine and its crank shaft; of a main supporting plate, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected therewith and supportedtherehy, starting devices located said auxiliary plate, and a driving connection including a chain from said starting devices tosaid' crank shaft.

2. In a system of the character'des'cribed, the combination, withfan automobile engine and its crankshaft, of ,a main supporting plateprovided with points v of attachment corresponding to established points of attachment in ,relation tosaid engine and its crank shaft, an auxiliary plateadjustably connected with said main plate'and supported thereby, starting devices located on said auxiliary plate, and a driving connection including a chain from said starting devices to said crank shaft.

In a, y tem of the ch ract d s bed the combination, with an automobile engine,

and its crank shaft, of a main supporting plate, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected therewith and supported thereby, a starting motor and a generator and theirshafts secured to said auxiliary plate with the shafts projecting through said main plate, and driving devices from the motor shaft to the crank shaft including a chain and sprocket wheels between the generator shaft and said crank shaft.

4. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a main supporting plate provided with points of attachment corresponding to established points of attachment on said engine, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected to said main plate, a motor and generator carried by said auxiliary plate having their shafts extending through said main plate, and driving connections between said motor and crank shaft including a chain and sprocket wheel connection between said generator shaft and crank shaft.

5. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a main supporting plate, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected therewith, a motor and generator carried by said auxiliary plate having their shafts extending through said main plate, a gear on said generator shaft and a pinion operatively connected with said motor shaft together with means for throwing said pinion and gear into and out of operative relation with each other, a sprocket wheel revolubly connectedwith said gear and a sprocket wheel connected with said crank shafttogether with a chain connecting said sprocket wheels.

6. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crankshaft, of a main supporting plate having points of attachment corresponding to established points of attachment onsaid engine, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected with said main plate, a starting motor and generator carried by said auxiliar T plate having their shafts extending through said main plate, a gear on said generator shaft and a pinion operatively connected with said motor shaft together with means for throwing said pinion and gear into and out" of operative relation with each other, a sprocket wheel revolubly connected with said gear and a sprocket wheel connected with said crank shaft together with a chain connecting said sprocket wheels.

7 ."In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crankshaft, of a support connected with said engine, a starting motor and a generator on said support, a gear loosely mounted on the shaft'of said generator and a pinion operatively connected with the shaft of said motor together with means for throwing said pinion and gear into and out of operative relation with each other, a sprocket wheel connected with said gear and a sprocket wheel with said crank shaft together with a chain connecting said sprocket wheels, and a driving connection between said crank shaft and said generator shaft.

8. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a support connected with said engine, a starting motor and a generator on said support, a gear loosely mounted on the shaft of said generator and a pinion operatively connected with the shaft of said motor together with means for throwing said pinion and gear into and out of operative relation with each :other, a sprocket wheel connected with said gear and a sprocket wheel with said crank shaft together with a chain connecting said sprocket wheels, and a belt and pulley connection between said crank shaft and generator shaft.

9. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a main support to gether with means for attaching the same to said engine, a starting motor and a generator connected with said support, a gear loosely mounted on the shaft of said generator, a pinion operatively connected with the shaft of said motor, means for throwing said pinion and gear into and out of operative relation with each other, a sprocket wheel connected with said gear and a sprocket wheel on said crank shaft together with a chain connecting said wheels, a fan, pulleys connected respectively with the crank shaft, fan and generator shaft, and a belt passing about said pulleys.

10. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a main supporting plate having points of attachment corresponding to established points of attachment on said engine, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected with said main plate, a starting motor and generator carried by said auxiliary plate with their shafts extending through said main plate, a gear loosely mounted on said generator shaft, a pinion operatively connected with said motor shaft together with means for throwing said pinion and gear into and out of operative relation with each other, a sprocket wheel connected to said gear, a sprocket wheel on said crank shaft, a chain passing about said sprocket wheels, a fan, pulleys connected re- 1 spectively to the crank shaft, fan and generator shaft, and a belt passing about said pulleys.

11. In a. system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a main non-adjustable supporting plate, an auxiliary plate adjustably connected therewith and supported entirely thereby, starting devices located on said auxiliary plate, and a driving connection including a chain from said starting devices to said crank shaft.

12. In a system of the character described, the combination, with an automobile engine and its crank shaft, of a main non-adjustable supporting plate provided with points of attachment corresponding to established points of attachment in relation to said engine and its crank shaft, an auxiliary plate supported entirely by said main plate and adjustably connected therewith, starting devices located on said auxiliary plate, and a driving connection including a chain from said starting devices to said crank shaft.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 8rd day of May 1916.

JOHN O. HEINZE.

Witness CHAS. I. WELGH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). O.