US1247363A - Method of operating musical instruments from a single source of power. - Google Patents

Description

` JILEIERGK. Y METHOD 0F OPERATING MUSIC/1. WSI'UMENTS vFRG# SINGLE SOURCE 0F POWER.

mucmcm rma mu e. i914A 1,247,363 Patented Nov. 20, EN?.

2 SHEETS-SHEE 1- Patented Nov; 2Q, my

METHOD 0F OPERATING MUSICAL INSRUMENS FOM A SINGLE SOURCE 0F POWER,

www

wsmEssEs UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE..

Juancho A. Binnen, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METHOD QF PERATING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM A SING-LE SOURCE 0F PGWEIEt.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten. Nov. ec, ieri.

Original application filed January 22, 1914, Serial No. 813,663. Divided and 'this application led July Si,

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, llAuoLo A. Binnen,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ol Philadelphia, State kof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and blowing devices, and the'piano element, and the niechanicals, that is, mechanical instru-v ments, such as snare drums, base drums and the like, said piano and Inechanicals being heretofore` operated by a separate suction creating device.

.lt has heretofore been the practice to employ a motor coupled to a blower or a pressure creating device for blowing or operating the organ, and a second motor connected with suction creating or vacuum devices `for operating the piano and the Inc-l chanicals. This has, consequently, necessitated the employment of two distinct electric motors and two distinct sets of mechanisrn for creating the suction orr vacuum and thepressure for the above-described elements, which has consequently entailed the expense of supplying electricity to `two electric motors, and there has, in addition, been a great deal of space taken up by the pressure and suction or vacuupi devices, respectively, and, in some instances, provision has had to be made lior a special or additional room for either or both of said suction or vacuum and pressure devices.

lt'has also lheretmforc been the practice in producing; the vacuum or suction, to have an electric motor coupled to a device converting rotary motion into 4reciprocating motion and communicating such motion to a bellows or similar device, whereb the required suction was produced. s these 1914. Serial No. 849,230.

machines generally run continuously tor a period of ten to twelve or fourteen hoursl a day, the leather of which the bellows or suction devices were constructed would become liable to crack and open, thus allowing the suction to be broken, cause a cessation ot' operation of the musical instruments actuated thereby. ln the case of the pressure creating appara lus, it was also necessary to have a sepa ate motor and a' separate pressure creating;- apparatus, which was ordinarily considerably larger insize, and generally had to have a special compartment, wherein the same could be placed. Furthermore, the ordinary speed of an Vorgan blower is generally H revolutioi'is per minute; consequently, the organ. blower w ould necessarily hare to be made so large that 1t would bc nnp 'actica'h 1t not impossible, to place it in the average mov ugK picture theater, and, in addition to the blower being very costly to build. it required a motor of considerable horse power.

By niy present invention, I locate the suction or vacuuin and pressure creating apparatus upon aeingle main shaft, which is inclosed in box or casing of novel construction, so as to be rendered practically sound-proof, said casing' being provided with a pressure outlet. .leading from said casing,r to the organ, which is in cooperative communication with the pressure creating devices, and l also provide 'the casing with an inlet or suction connection, whereby tionis created for the piano and the rnechanicals, whereby the organ, piano and niechanicals are properly operated at the desired periods.

By niy inventioinit is only necessary to employ a single motor, coupled to a single main shaft, upon which a pressure fan and a plurality of suction fans are mounted, it being necessary to employ a greater' number ofsuct-ion fans than pressure fans, because three duties are required or three operations (itl performed, by the suction end of the appalil'l menace partitions 35 divide he series er" suction fans from 'the pressure tan 36, which is contained in the pressure chamber 37, which is 'formed by the patitions 35 and 38, to the lett of which later is located the inlet chamber 39, into which air is drawn from the atmosphere through the. ports l0. The construction and location of the pressure fan -Will be understood from Figs. l., :2 and 5,

said pressure tan having the 'hub 4l, the plate or disk e2, upon which are cast or otherwise secured the curved blades 43, (see Figs. Q'and 5) to which is secured the plate or disk 4l, having the inlet opening 45 into which airis ydrawn through the opening flo, which communicates with'the inletl passage 39, the. air which is drawn in through 'the ports el() being lorced through the outlet porL eli' into the pressure or outlet nozzle 48 to the desired point, as will be hereinafter explained. The suction fans l2', 13, le, vl5 and i6 are substantially alike, and similar .to the pressure Btl, except that I prefrnale the la ter somewhat larger `or erably et greater power, n; being noted that the pressure ,tan 36 has its inlet at the left, as will be understood 'from the lelthand portion of Figs. l and 5, while the suction 'fans have their inlets .at the right, as will be understood from the right-hand portion of Figs. l and 6, the conjoint operation of the suction leans being apparent to th'ose skilled in the :"t, it being noted that the suction lans andthe pressure fan are mounted upon the saine main shaft so that but a single motor is required to operate them.

ln carrying out the broad embodiment of my invention, 'which comprises the conjoint creation of a vacuum and a pressure Within a single casing by combined apparatus mounted upon a connfnon main shaft and actuated by a single motor, whereby a cornbined or conjoint operation is producedy through the medium or. the motor and single shaft common to Athe suction vand pressure devices, it will be apparent that any desired forni or incl sing casing may be employed, long as the requisite suction and outlet ports and inlet and pressure discharge ports are located in the proper positions with respect to vacuum `and pressure creating devices, respectively.

l have, however, in the present instance,

designed a forni ot inclosingcasing, which l preferably employ, the construction of which may be varied in accordance with requirements. The hereinbefore described suction and pressure creating` devices are located in a sectional bon 20, best seen in perspective in Figs, said box being composed of the upper andv lower sections49 and 50, respectively, which are' superimposed upon each other and held in assembled position by means of the side strips 51 and end l,sl-rips 52, which latter are secured to the box members, which may he of Wood or similar material, 1n any suitable manner. Around the box Q0, I place a layer` of telt or similar material 53, which surrounds theI sides, ends and top of the box, and around this telt, I place a metallic casing 5-l, .and secure the saine to the trame or bed l by means of the straps I alsosecure to the ends 19 et Ithe box, angle irons` '56, whose feet 57 are secured to the traine l by any suitable fastening devices, us the .bolts 58, the location of said angle irons being under-- stood from Fig'.l l.

I also secure the ends 19 of thc box and their adjuncts in position by means olvl the long screws 59, as will he secu in Figs. l and 3, whereby an exceedingly. rigid. oliicient and sound-prooi structure produced, wherein vibration is reduced to a ininiinurn, and .vhich 'is exceedingly durable. The traine el supporti upon the bed oi telt or similar material o0, best secu iu li l and 3., the latter being' supported upon the base 6l, which may be of wood or similar material.

Bythe employment oit the above-described construction. I have, found that an exceedingly durable and efficient construction is" apparatus or pressure inletl apparatus of the organ GQ, seen in Fig. 7, and I also connect the suction inlet 27, seen in Figs. 1 and 7, with the suction pipe 63, which leads 'from a box 64, having' a branch 65, Which leads to the piano 68, and a branch 66, which leads to the operating mechanism for the mechanicals I deem it unnecessary to enter into any detailed construction of the organ member or the piano or inechanicals shown diagram niatically in Flo'. 7, since the saine form, per se, no part ot the present' invention I also deem it unnecessary to describe the operation of these devices furthe-r than to show that the piessure pipe 67, conducts the pressure to the organ 62, or, in other Words, blows the latter, While by the suction pipe G8, I am enabled to create the necessary sucn tion or Vacuum to operate the piano chaineM 68 and the mechanicals 69 in the customar. manuel', it being apparent' that I am enabled by my novel construction, to attain the desired actuation of the organ, piano and the mechanicals, through the medium of my novel pressure and suction devices, which in e single' and oper ommen ehefft7 by e single me he 'expense heretofore incident *bien of tiles-e devices is reduee;

ie elli be that the rotesion et' 'the motel? mil the .mem shaft 9 end'give 'L aille sueeie mns 1537 13, i4, l5 and 16 end pxeesmre fen 36, e steady end constar@ ro @S are prefembly of Wood or ileement above end below the mein shaft 9, id peitiiene being secured te the box 2O in en); s'uiteiiie manner7 and extending eeoss b X, having en opening in the mddie of sufficient size for the mein shaft 9 end hubs te pass Mireugh. The upper end lowein blocks .28 eind 30 are aise prefeiaby of Weed., and seemed to `the contiguous iei'i iti-ms l?, wii ybe understand 'from Eig. 1, whie "che jeeee 29 and 3l, which are secured te ehe blocks 28 end 30, are preferably of meteL have deemed it unnecessary to describe oi :shew in die epeeic nimmer ef seelun the pemitiens te the blocks and platee i1; assembled position, es this will be eff parent, Le shoe-e eled iin the :m1, :md muy be Veie. aecerin to ieqiiii'elieni's.

, @they modes ef appiying ihe pr'inepie ez' my invention may be empioyed for the mee@ herein pleeei Change may herefmxe be mede 'the mechanism thus clis- ,.eI0sed, pfovded the principles of construe'- tori fozh, respecaivey, in eine i'olowing claim mbe employed.

Having 'fahne described my inveeien, what Gleim as new und desire te secure by Letters Peeua, isz-- The hei'ein deecl'ibed method 0i actuating e plureity of musical instruments., some by vacuum zuid @there by pres: 1re, which e011- sists in simueneeusly @eating :L *immun and e preesu'e the inetw ments emi syueiimneusy varying the vecuum emi pressure always in the seme gie tienvshereiy Mie sound :frein the inf menze kep'; in izumeiiy,

xWitnesses E. MGCLELLAN, ANNA N. Bemwe.

Images