US1259226A - Flushing device. - Google Patents

Description

N. JQ GONDOLF.

FLUSHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION ilu-:D wu 25.1916.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET N. l. GONDOLF.

FLUSHING DEVlCE. APPucATloN- mio um' 25.1916.

Patented Mr. 12, EMS.

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NICHOLAS JOSEPH'LGONDOLF, OFNEW` ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

FLUSI-IING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar'. 12, 1918.'-

Applicaton led July l25, 1916.r Serial No. 111,13.

Toa/.ZZ whom t .may concern:

Beit known that I, NICHOLAS J. .GoNDoLF, acitizen'of the United States, anda resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and VSvtate of Louisiana, have invented certain new and luseful Improvements in Flushing Devices, of which the followinglis a specification.

My present invention relates principally to aflushing vdevice in which the :loat is depressed to start the siphon, and in practice, the features relating to the float and-inlet valve are associated with a jet starter tube and with an after lill tube.

My invention relates particularly in novel means to actuatethe float carryingstructure and of other novel means associated withv the rst mentioned means to actuate the siphonstarter jet and the afterll; also to means to retain the ioat in depressed position and to prevent the float rebounding, Ithe continued lowering ofthe float'due -to the emptying` of the tank serving to release floaty fromthe retainer leaving the'float free to rise as the tank again lls.

ln the drawings- Figure 1 is a partial side view withV parts broken away,

Fig. 2 is a top planview,

Fig. 3 is a-view similar to Fig. 1 showing` the movable parts innormal position,

Fig. a is a section ,on line -t-of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a detail section on line 5-5 of' Fig. 2,;

Fig. 6 is a detail section on line 6 6 of My invention is applicable to any conven-` tional tank lO of thehigh tank or low tank type Vthoughlfhave shown it in this instance applied to a llow tank, this tanl: has the usualsiphon 11 flared at thelower end and connected with-the discharge 12 and an; inlet pipe 13. A ball float-1i is adapted -to be depressed-for f starting, displacing a portion Yof thewater and astartingj et tube 15 adapted for entering the short leggof the siphon and to be moved outzofv the same, the tank receiving a supply of water from the inlet 13..

Arock: shaft 16 is mounted in the tankand.:

operated by a handle16a-said shaft havinga rocking member which. consists of a` ypaircof spaced'apart arms 17, 17svt rigid-ly secured` theretoat one end, the oppositeendscon.-

vergingand connected by a bolt 18 which -is Y mountedtoslide in slot. l9 inzl thevlever 20,

said slot. gradually widening in its upper portion and terminating in a lateral curve or bend 21 being closed at this end so that the bplt cannot jumpout of the slot and become disconnected from vthe lever. 22 .at one end is. screwed into an internally threaded nipple 23 projecting from the lever 2O and at its opposite end to the tioat 14.

Water is suppliedto Vthe. tank through the inlet pipey 13which has a contracted bore.

13a andthe valve seat 13b; this ,inlet pipe may be integral with or suitably secured to the valve casingin which works a piston or plunger inlet valve 25 whichfhas a washer 25a. fitted in its lower end so as to tightly fit against the seat 13b; the valve also has ay half its circumferenceV as shown at 15f inv Fig. 6, `the purposeof which will later appear. rllhe pipe 2 6 has a lateral port 26?L to. which Va small pipe 80 is secured, said pipeextending upwardly and discharging into the siphon 11 as will bev hereinafter more= fully described, saidv pipe having a set screw plug-valve 30B' to control same. |The starting Jet 15 has a weighted lug 151l projecting from oneside which is flexibly connected tor one end of rod 32 which vextending upwardly is connected to. one armv f7@ by means of a slot. 17b therein the upper end of rod 32 being secured by the bolt 33 passed through the slot 17" from. the inside throughV the rod and held by a lock, nut 34, the headk 0f the bolt being countersunk in the slot 17,1,

so that lever 20 will have unobstructed play. between the two arms 17 and 17%; the starting jet tube -15 also has a. set screw plug valve` 15c to control the How through thetube 30.

The valve casing24 has the rigid bracketarm 24a on onev side and a similarthough shorter arm 241 on the opposite side; the leverv 20 has a bell crank arm; 20"@A which .is pivoted to bracket mm2/sta. and to the free end of 20l is pivoted the lever 201 flexibly connected to leverz20, which'passes through.`

the upper endk offplunger -25 and is' then y The .lioat rod,v

' the valve casing, the cut-out portion uncoveringrthe lateral port 26fL in pipe 26 when rotated in one direction andthe integral or4 blank portion covering said port when the Jet starter 1s rotated 1n an opposite direction` and these rotations arel caused by the rod 32 connected at one end to the jet starter by Vlug 15c and at its opposite end to arm 17a of the rocking means.

The lower end of the short leg of the siphon is flared sufficiently that'when the jet starter .tubeY is turned to one side its outlet will be entirely within the circumference of the flare. j

W ith the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3 the tank being full, it it is desired to flush, the handle 16a is depressed; this causes the arms 17 and 17nl to move upwardly toward the right, the bolt 18 riding up the slot'19 of the lever 2() and finally rests in the eXtreme end of the curved slot 21 and locks the parts, the plunger valve 25 havingl been raised by the movements of lever 2() and the starterrjet tube being swung up to the position shown in Fig. 1 with its outer end projecting upwardly into the Siphon leg; the jet starter having been swung or rotated through the lug v15b and the rod 32 the upper end of which is carried by the bolt which slides in the slot in arm 17a; the

jetting into the siphon causes the water to 1 be rapidly discharged Vto the bowl and this keeps up until water falls below theY lower end of the short leg of siphon which breaks the siphonic action; the parts up to this point have been held in position by the water pressure on the float, but as soon as water tails below the fioat it drops byits weight and this pulls lever 20 and causes the bolt 18 which connects' the arms 17 and 17a to lfall back into slot 19, and this .lowers arm 32 which is connected to lug` 15b on the starting tube 15 causing it, the lug, to swing downwardly and. thus turn the starting tube through 90v degrees uncovering the port 26a and permitting water to flow through after fill pipe 30 to the upper part of the siphon; this action is caused by the plug valve'15c which partially obstructs the bore 15 and. causes vback pressure through the port 263. As the tank refills the iioat rising swings lever 20 toward its normal osition, the supply water feeding through the jet tube 15 which as stated has been swung so that the curved end is turned out of the siphon leg. The after fill continues until the rising Vwater through the float forces the parts into positionshown in Fig.

3 when the plunger valve 25 is held to its seat shutting off the inlet; the device is then again ready for use to flush."

r1`he swinging movement of the jet starter 15v is aided by the weight of lug 15b which `is connetted` to the rod 32, and to prevent the tube being entirely rotated and the lug 15D being thrown over beyond center when the rod 32 pulls upwardly, a stop device is applied to the tube' 15, which in its'p'referred ferm consists of projecting boss or finger 151 which' 'will come Ain contact with bottom of the tank as indicated in Fig. 6; this it will be noted will prevent overthrow Vof the jet starter tube.VV The eXtra weight of the lug visV secured by they swell or enlarge ment 15e.

I claim: p 4

'1. In a flushing apparatusY the combination Ywith a tank having a water supply pipe and Siphon discharge pipe therein, a valve casing connected to said supply pipe, and a valve therein, a jet starter tube communicating with the valve chamber, an after iill tube connected with said valve chamber and means for rendering the after ill active when the starter jet becomes inactive.

2. In a flushing device, a float, an inlet valve operating lever, a, rod carrying the float and connected at one end with said lever, said lever having an elongated slot having a'bent portion,` a rock shaft mountmeans for simultaneously putting the starter jet into action andthe after-fill out of action upon the initial openingl ot the inlet.

4. In a flushing device of the character described a siphonand a float, a iitting hav-V i ing an inlet and a single outlet, a starter jet tube rotatably carried in said outlet, an afterdill connecting said inlet with the siphon, means carried by said jet tube controlling the said after-fill, and means actuated by the float and operably connected with the tube for putting the jet starter into active position to discharge into thev Siphon.

5. The combination with a Vflushing tankYV including a Siphon, of an inlet waterrvalve,

charge leg of the Siphon, a ioat and-means connecting said float with the inlet valve whereby opening of the inlet renders the jet starter tube active and the after-lill inactive.

6. The combination with a flushing tank of a siphon for discharging water therefrom, an inlet valve casing and valve therein, a lateral discharge pipe leading therefrom, a jet starter tube rotatably mounted with respect to said lateral discharge, a supplemental port in said lateral discharge, an after till tube leading from said port to the discharge leg of the siphon, a float, lever means operatively connecting said ioat with the inlet valve, and means operated by the lever means to render the atterill active, when the jet starter tube is rendered inactive.

7. In a flushing device a tank, a float and a siphon, a valve casing and an inlet valve therein, a main operating lever operably connected to said valve and to the float, said lever carrying guide means, a rock shaft, a rocker arm carried by said rock shaft, said rocker arm slidably engaging said guide means of the main lever, said guide means including an offset portion whereby to lock the rocker arm and main lever while the siphon is discharging.

8. In a flushing device of the character described a Siphon discharge, an inlet valve casing, an inlet valve carried therein, a single outlet from said casing, and a bent inlet starter et tube mounted to rotate with respect to said port and discharge into the short leg of the siphon, and to be swung out of said leg, and means operably connecting the float and the inlet valve for causing rotary motion of the inlet starter jet.

9. In a flushing device of the character described and including an inlet valve, siphon, float and rotatable inlet jet starter, and stop means carried by said starter for limiting rotary movement thereof.

10. In a flushing device the combination of a tank, a siphon, an inlet valve, a float, and main lever connecting said ioat and valve, a valve casing carrying the inlet valve, a rotatable inlet jet starter mounted to swing on said valve casing and communicating with the interior thereof, an afterill tube connected with the interior of saidv casing and discharging into the discharge of the siphon, a rock shaft, a rocker carried thereby and slidably engaging the main lever, said rocker including a slotted arm, a connecting rod slidably and pivotally mounted at one end in said slot and flexibly connected at its opposite end to the jet starter tube, whereby the jet starter tube is swung into and out of the short leg of the Siphon.

l1. In a flushing device of the character described, the combination with a tank, of an inlet valve casing, a slidable plunger valve therein, a lateral outlet therefrom, a jet starter tube bent at one end and revolubly mounted at its opposite end with respect to the lateral outlet, a side port disposed in the side of said lateral outlet, the inner end of the jet starter tube controlling said port, an after-fill tube connecting said port with the discharge leg of the siphon, an inlet valve operating lever, a rock shaft, rocker arms carried thereby and slidably engaging the valve lever, a ioat carried by the main valve lever, and means connecting the rocker arms, with jet starter tube, whereby said starter will be swung into the siphon,`

and the after-lill shut otl" during such action, and after-fill tube opened when the jet starter tube is inactive as such.

l2. A flushing device ofthe character described, including an inlet valve-chamber and valve therein, a movable jet-starter communicating with said chamber, an after-ll tube also communicating with said valve chamber, and means carried by said jet-starter for causing back pressure within the jet-starter intermediate its outlet and the inlet to the after-fill when said jets'tarter is moved to inactive jetting position.

13. A flushing device of the character described including an inlet valve chamber and valve therein, a movable jet starter communicating with the valve chamber, an

vafter-fill tube also communicating with said valve chamber, and means carried by said jet starter for preventing ow through the after-fill t0 the discharge of the siphon, when said jet starter is moved to active jetting position.

NICHOLAS JOSEPH GONDOLF.

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Washington, D. O.

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