US1224961A - Driving mechanism for laundry apparatus. - Google Patents

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F. w. SAUER. DRIVING MECHANIS-M FOR LAUNDRY APARATUS.

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Application Vfiled April 20, 1.9715. Serial Noi 2,5 545.

, :iv'i'iishl lliiI liiii ul' lliil liili MECHANISM FOR LAUNDRY AP EJARIUS` lili Lliinii'nliiiig iiiiii'liiiiil llfi 'i ii u This projecting portion of the shaft may be provided with an antrfriction roller 71, in dieated in Fig. '5. The cam G3 is preferably so'foli'nedy as to permit the clutch member fir-i 'to dwell ior a suitable period in each of its shifted positions. The connections between the motor and the cam, it will be observed are 'otA a speed-reducing character, so that the reversals are `relatively infrequent as compared with the rate oli revolution of the gear 46 d riving the washing cylinder.y

is received at its ends in sockets` 75l containingr springs 7l. The said springs, by' their oppi'is`in;r action, hold the rod 72`n amid-po'- sition iritlrireedoin to viel-d in either direet ion it necessary. r `hisi is important, since it avoids ji'ininii'fig or breakage in'event of-one of the pins ot' tlie clutch member.

525 striking endwise upon a pin 56 of one ot the'piiiious 42, 43, thereby momentarily ar resting the inovenient of the clutch member.

ln such event, one or other of the springs 7l y lyields until the pinfi rides Voli' the pin o6,

'whereupon this compressed spring,- coinpletes the' nioveinent 'of thqsliiitt lever and liuhrication of the gears is provided'-lorI h v i i'- eceptacles 75 and 76, formed on the bot-- toinol the casing for the reception of oil', through which the teeth ot the' worin wheel (i5 and of the p'inions 42 and #lli travel in;

the outer face of the bearing plug 82 through a smallopeningd. ln. this way the shaft is=he"ld against ciulwise increment.l and. hilirieant may be introduced through thc hole `$54 into the cavity 83 thc'eapacityof which is increased liy, a bore or recess i'oriucd in the endof theshaft.

ln oper-'ation the motor drives the shaft I4 through the. worin l0 and worin wheel 1 1. Froin either end'olf this shaft thel wringer inayludri von, as heretofore explained., rl`heV remainder of the train ol mechanism within' the casing 8 may be..starled and stopped iii ordi-r to start and stop th( washing; inaehinc.

hr turning the handlel 27 oF the rock-shaft '213, which shifts thei-iinion 1H Vinto or o utol' clutch engagement with thc worm wheel.-

'l`he direction ol' rotation ol' the driven shaft 'I`he post on which the lever 57 is falli" cruined is lixed to a transverse rod 72, which extends across the interior of the casing and' /lfl'isY reversed automatically by the `cam 68 aiidlever 58 actingupon clutch iiieinber 53 in the ni: nner more particularly set foith above. li event of unusual resistance belng encounter :d in the drive of the washing ina,-

cliine, (he yielding connection illustrated in liigsl tl-to 1l permits slippage until such` time as tli e resistance decreases or the troieble is rect fied. i v i /What is claimed as new isz' l/ 1. A re 'e'ising gear, comprising `a driving Slralt, a'giar thereon, a broad idler in mesh with and lriveriby the shaft, tw' pinioiis sinn with and drivem by said broad idler, a driven,.sh: l't 'whereon one. of sadpinions is mounted liosely, another pinion loose on the driven shift, a 'countershaft whereon the other of the two pignons in mesh with the idler ,is fix :d, a nd another pinion'ixed on this shaft and meshing with the other of the loose piniiins on the driven shaft, iii combination wish a worm on the driving shaft, a worm v heel driven by the Worm, ,a cani united. wi h said worin wheel, a `shifter 0p erated by said cam, and a clutch operated by saidV shiftir and'lOCated between theloosepinions oii the driven lshaft-to couple the same altei nately to the shaftf.'

2. In'v a lifivin'g'and revering mechanism,

a driven e haft, a pair of gears loose o n said shaft, a (hitch inei'nber. adapted to couple` said gear: alternately to. their shaft, and a lever Afor shiftii'i'g,- said clutch member, in

eoinbn'iati in' with a shaft, a Worm thereon,.a

hanger on this'shafha worin wheel having a shaft moi ated on said hanger, and a, cam united wn h said worin wheel for-operating the sh i'l'tii. g lover, said lever having a Slotted i recess in its end into which `the end of the worm win el shaft projects.

Si. The ioinbination with agearing, of a lever cont 'olling the same, a'sliaft, a worm thereon, i hanger on said' shaft, a Worm wheel ha fing a shaft mounted on said hanger, a: id a cam united with said worm fear on the drivingi taneously' 1n, mesh wheel'for operating the' shifting lever, Said lever havi ng a slotted recessin its end into which the end of the worm wheel shaft pro- `jects.

4. llever cont rolling thesame, said lever having a pair of spaced studs at one end and a slotted re ess between said studs, a shaft The wiiiliiiiation with a gearing,of a

hearing a cam between Isaid pins, thesaid shaft jenteringir the recess in the lever, and means for drivin;r the earn,

5. l'n a driving and yreversing mechanism, ,the combination with a driven shaft, a pair otgears lr ose on said shaft, a clutch member adapted to couple said gears alternately to their shalt, and a lever for shiftingr said clutch Vine uber, o lE povvcralriven means lor operating said lever, and resilient means operating-the same, 'a cam for-operating the Said lever, a, support; otr-Which. said lever is* holding said support ina mid-position 'and' pemttng, displacement thereof 'ley'rally of the f'ulorum.

Dated, April 15th, 1915.

FREDERIK W. SA/R.

Witnesses;

T. A. ANDERSON; G. H. EMPEY.

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