US1314041A

US1314041A - Washing-machine

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Publication number: US1314041A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-08-26
Anticipated expiration: 1936-08-26

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WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. I916.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. 1916.

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WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. 191s.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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dz/2674635 45 4AM GEORGE S. BLAKESLEE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed August 24. 1916. Serial No. 116.598.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. BLAKESLEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, referenoe being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to washing machines of the'type in which a paddle wheel is employed for throwing a stream of water upon and across a series of articles to be washed, which are being carried forward past the paddle wheel by a suitable conveyer. It is one of the objects of my invention to pro- Fig. 1;

vide a new and improved arrangement of conveyer means; to provide a new and improved arrangement comprising a plurality of paddle wheels adapted to cooperate for washing the articles traveling by upon the conveyer; to provide new and improved means for preventing objectionable splashing of the water; to provide new and 1mroved means in connection with each of the paddle wheels for breaking up and spreading the water thrown upon the articles to be washed;v and to improve washing machines of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which I have accomplished my several objects are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and are hereinafter specifically described. That which I believe to be new and desire to cover by this application is set forth in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my improved washing machine- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalcross section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 31s a transverse vertical section through my machine taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail illustrating the means for driving one or more of the paddle wheels, being partly in section, taken on line i -4: of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 4 as seen from theleft in said Fig. 4;

g. 6 is a top view bf one of the conveyer belts; and

Fig.7 is a longitudinal section through the belt of Fig. 6, being taken substantially on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the several figures of the drawings in which corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference characers,

15 indicates a tank divided by a partition 16.1nto two com artments 17 and 18, the com artment 17 eing adapted to contain was ng water provided with a suitable cleaning agent, and the compartment 18 being provided with clean water for rinsing purposes. The tank 15 is supported by means of a suitable framework 19. water is adapted to be fed to the tank 15 by means of a pipe 20 from any suitable source of supply, valves 21-22 being provided for ontrolling the supply of water. The water in the compartments 1718 is heated by steam introduced through a line of piping 23 rovided with valves 24l25 for controlling tl ie admission of steam. As best shown in Fig. 2, the pipe 23 is provided at its inner ends with nozzles 26-27 of any suitable type for controlling the entrance of the steam from the pipe 23 to the water in the compartments 17--18. A drain pipe 28 is provided having connection with the tank 15 at intervals along the bottom by means of branches 29, each of which is provided with a suitable valve 30. The drain pipe 28 is also adapted to take care of any overflow from the tank 15 by means of overflow connections 31 leading from the side of the tank at either end thereof. 7

The tank 15 is provided at each side with two housings, the outer face of each of which is circular, as best shown in Fig. 3, said housings being indicated by the

numerals

32, 33, 31 and 35 (see Fig. 1). A shaft 36 extends longitudinally through the housings 32-33, having fixedly mounted thereon suitable water wheels 3738 adapted to work in the housings 32-33. A'shaft 39 is likewise mounted in the housings 34-35, said shaft having fixed thereon paddle wheels 40-41 within the housings 34-35. Each of the shafts 36-39 is provided with a gear 42 fixed thereon meshing with a pinion 43 (see Fig. 4) mounted upon a shaft .41 (see Fig. 5) which is journaled at one end in a suitable bearing on the adjacent housing 3234 and is sup orted at its other end by a plate or brac (at 45 which is also The 'the belts 48-49 comprises a plurality mounted uponthe shaft 36 and is further water is thrown toward the conveyer belts held in position relative to the said housing by either the lower portions or the upper 3234 by means of a bolt 46. Driving portions of the wheels, as is well under wheels 47, preferably in the form of pulleys, stood in the washing machine art. are fixed upon the shafts 44 and adapted to For preventing splashing of the water be driven in any suitable manner from any from one to the other of the compartments suitable source of power. 1718 and from the outer ends of said The conveyer means comprises two endless compartments, I have provided curtains 70, belts 48-49 (see F ig." 2) one mounted in 71, 72 and 73 of any suitable type, said each of the compartments 1718. Each of curtains being preferably hung from the of upper wall 74 of the tank. Each of the curchains 50 connected together by means of tains preferably comprises a plurality of transversely-extending bars 51, preferably pendants arranged close together so that having upturned ends as shown 1n Figs. 3 any article being carried through the maand 6 whereby a lateral flange is rovided chine upon the conveyer belts will have along each edge of the belt. The c ains of free movement without danger of tearing the belt 48 are supported by means of sprocket wheels 52 mounted upon transversely-extending shafts 5354 (see Fig. 2) The chain 48 is driven by means of a sprocket wheel 55 mounted upon the outer end of the shaft 52, as shown 1n Fig. 1,

which is connected by means of a sprocket chain 56 with a sprocket wheel 57 mounted upon a short shaft 58 which is connected by any suitable gearing with the shaft 36, such gearing being located within a housing 59 as shown in Fig. 1.

The chains 50 of the belt 49 are supported by means of sprocket wheels 60 mounted upon transversely-extending shafts 61-62. The chain 49 is driven from the chain 48 by means of a sprocket wheel 63 mounted upon an extending end of the shaft 61 connected by means of a sprocket chain 64 with a sprocket wheel 65 mountedupon an extendin end of the shaft 54 (see Flg. 1;.

The upper portions of the be ts 48-49 are supported by longitudinally-extending bars 66 which in turn are supported by means of brackets 67 connected with transversely-extending bars 68 removably secured between the side walls ofthe tank by means of brackets 69 (see Figs. 2 and 3).

With the

belts

48 and 49" being driven by the means above described so as to move the upper portions of said belts to the right in Figs. 1 and 2, the

paddle wheels

37 and 38 will be drivenin counterclockwise dithe wheels at the other side operating to throw the water downward from the upper portions of the wheels, it will be understood that the arrangement may be reversedthe curtains. I have found that a pluralitiy of closely associated chains or cords is e ective for preventing the escape of water while at the same time giving free movement to the articles to be washed.

For breaking up and spreading the water thrown by the

paddle eels

37, 38, 40 and 41' so as to cause s water to reach every portion of the tank between the oppositely-disposed wheels, I have provided large-meshed screens 75 of any suitable type through which the water is thrown adapted to contain water, means for supporting the articles to be washed, and padrdle wheels opposite each other at opposite sides of said tank for throwing water from said tank upon the articles to be washed, one of said paddle wheels being arranged to throw water upward and across the articles, andvtheother to throw it downward and across said articles.

2. A washing machine comprising a tank adapted to contain water, means for supporting the articles to be washed while they are moved over the water in said tank, and paddle wheels at opposite sides of said tank for throwing water therefrom upon the articles to be washed, one of said paddle wheels being arranged to throw water upward and across the'articles and the other to throw it downward and across said articles.

- 3. A washing machine comprising a tank adapted to contain water, means for supporting the articles to be washed while they are moved over the water in said tank, and paddle wheels opposite each other at oppo- Q lmproved machine is designed pr1- in whole or in part as desired whereby the sitesides of said tank for throwing water E10 therefrom upon the articles to be washed, one of said paddle wheels being arranged to throw water upward and across the articles and the other to throw it downward and across said articles.

-l. A washing machine comprising a tank divided transversely by a transverse partition into separate compartments, conveyer belts in said compartments over the water therein, the inner end portions of said belts being adjacent to said partition whereby the articles to be washed are delivered by one of said belts to the other, and means for driving said belts.

5. A washing machine comprising a tank divided transversely by a transverse partition into separate compartments, conveyor belts in said compartments over the water therein, the inner end portions of said belts being adjacent to said partition whereby the articles to be washed are delivered by one of said belts to the other, driving means connected with one of said belts, and means connecting said belts together so that they may be driven by said driving means.

6. A washing machine comprising a tank divided transversely by a transverse partition into separate compartments, conveyer belts in said compartments over the water therein, the inner ends of said belts being adjacent to said partition whereby the articles to be washed are delivered by one of said belts to the other, means disposed laterally with reference to said belts for throwing water lateraly upon the articles carried by said belts, and means above said belts adjacent to said partition for preventing water from splashing from one compartment to the other.

7. A washing machine comprising a tank adapted to contain water, means for moving the articles to be washed over the water in said tank, laterally disposed means for throwing water from said tank upon the articles to be washed, and a transversely disposed curtain depending in the path of the articles to be washed and adapted to be engaged thereby, said curtain being composed of a plurality of closely-hung pendants.

GEORGE S. BLAKESLEE.