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US1338114A
US1338114A US286056A US28605619A US1338114A US 1338114 A US1338114 A US 1338114A US 286056 A US286056 A US 286056A US 28605619 A US28605619 A US 28605619A US 1338114 A US1338114 A US 1338114A
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  • This invention relates to a signal for motor vehicles, and has for its object the construction of a signaling apparatus which is provided with means for controlling the position of a hand of the signal for preventing the same from moving accidentally from its adjusted position.
  • Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an apparatus constructed in accordance with present invention, while Fig. 2' is afront view of the apparatus looking at the same at right angles to the position shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-t, Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 55, Fig. 3, and looking in direc tion of the arrows.
  • Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 66, Fig. 5, and looking in direction of arrows.
  • Fig. 7 is a top plan view of an automobile showing the' apparatus attached thereto.
  • Fig. 8 is' a longitudinal sectional view of the plunger device for locking the hand in an adjusted position.
  • FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional View of one of the contacts.
  • 7 p p Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the brackets carrying arontact plate.
  • Fig. 11. is a view partly in section and partly in side elevation of the grip, or controller end of the apparatus, while Fig. 12: is a sectional view" taken. on. line 12-12, Fig. 11, and looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • FIG. 1 designates a suitable support on a motor vehicle as it will be understood from the following description that my apparatus will operate just as efliciently attached to a motor cycle, as when attached to an automobile.
  • a clamp 2 carrying a thumb nut 3 is attached to the support or windshield 1, and by means of the nut 3 the vertical bracket arm 4 can be accurately adjusted in a vertical plane.
  • a flat plate 5 is de- (Fig. 2) and this plate 5 constitutes the bottom or base of the casing 6' (Fig. 5) in which the arm 7, carrying the hand 8 is rotatably mounted.
  • the arm 7 is fixedly attached to the head 9 (Fig. 4) and this head 9 (formed ofinsulating material) is secured to the vertical shaft 10.
  • the arm 7 that travels in a slot 11 of the casing 6, and top or cap 12 is secured to the head 9 through the medium of screws 13, so that the cap 12 rotates with the arm 7.
  • bracket 14 upon this bracket 14 is mounted an'auxil'iary casing 16 in which auxiliary casing the auxiliary head 17 is det'achably positioned.
  • a handle 18 carrying upon its outer end grip 19, and mounted upon the handle 18 is an angle bracket 20 which pivotably supports, at 21, the manually-controller plate or auxiliary grip 22.
  • a primary wire or cable 23 is partly coiled around the auxiliary head 17 and fastened at 245 this wire or cable 23 is suitably protected by a covering 25.
  • the primary wire 23 is attached at 28 (Fig. 3) to the arm 29 of the rack segment 30.
  • a coil spring 31 is fastened at one end to the casing 6 at 32 and at its opposite end it is fastened at 28 to arm 29, so that when the arm 29 is swinging upon its pivot 33 in one direction the tendency of the spring will be to return the arm 29 to its normal posi-' tion shown in Fig. 3.
  • the segment rack 30 meshes with the small pinion 34 fixed to the vertical shaft 10, so that when the operator swings the handle 18 a rotary movement 'tachably secured to upper end of arm 4 will be imparted to shaft 10, head 9, and arm 7.
  • the auxiliary Wire 27 is detachably secured by screw 35 to the plunger 36 of the locking device for holding the signal in an adjusted position.
  • the screw 25 slides in slot 37 of the plunger casing 38 and spring 39 normally holds the detachable plunger point 40 in contact with the gears of the segment 30 and pinion 34 (Fig. 3).
  • the plunger casing 38 is provided with apertured feet 42 whereby the plunger casing is held in alinement with rack segment 30 and the pinion 34 (Fig. 4).
  • the auxiliary wire 27 s provided with a suitable cover or casing 25.
  • This structure comprises a flat ring 43 secured to contact brackets 49.
  • a primary spring-pressed contact device 44 is in constant contact with the annular plate 43 and this contact device 44 is electrically connected through the medium of wire 45 to the hooter or horn 46 and the lamp 47.
  • auxiliary contact devi e 44 is carried by the casing and this'auxiliary contact device is also electrically connected by wire 45" to the horn 46 and lamp 47; in the circuit is battery 48 and when the auxiliary contact device 44 engages one of the several contact brackets 49 the circuit will be completed and the horn sounded. and the lamp will burn in the hand 8.
  • Each contact bracket 49 is se ured by screws 49" to the insulating head 9 and the horn and lamp are to he energized when the hand is in any one of three posit ons; the hand in Fig. 1 is shown by dotted lines in the neutral position. whereas in full lines it is shown in the forwa rd position. and in Fig. 7 the four positions that the hand is capable of assuming is shown. In Fig. 7 the right and left and forward ositions are shown by dotted lines. whereas the neutral. posit on of the hand and its arm 7 is shown in full lines.
  • the primary contact device 44 (Fig. 9) comprises primary casing 50 and the vertically-slidahle contact casing 51. Within the casing 51 is the coil spring 52 for holding the casing 51 constantly in contact with the fiat ring 43.
  • the circuit through the battery, horn and lamp is as follows: Starting with the battery 48, the current can pass through insulated wire 44 thence through the auxiliary contact device 44, thence through bracket 49, thence through ring 43, through primary contact device 44, through insulated wire 45, through wire 45, through horn 46, through wire 45 to lamp 47, thence through wire 45 back to battery 48, completing the entire circuit between the battery, horn, and lamp.
  • I provide, first, a'manually adjustable hand and that, second, I provide a manually controlled locking device to operate with the hand adjusting device for locking the hand in differently adjusted positions, and, third, I have also provided electrical means for sounding the horn and illuminating the lamp in the hand when the hand is adjusted.
  • rack segment for holding the same against movement, and manually controlled means connected With the rack segment for operating the same and thereby adjusting the posi tion of the hand.
  • a locking device for retaining said hand supporting means in a fixed position, the said locking device comprising a casing provided With apertured feet, said casing provided With open ends and a slot in one side, a plunger slidably mounted in said casing, a spring in said casing and bearing against the inner end of said plunger, a Wire extending through one end of said casing and into the plunger, a bolt extending through a slot of the casing and into said plunger and engaging the Wire and locking same upon the plunger, and a detchable point carried by the outer end of said plunger.
  • a locking device for holding the hand supporting means in an adjusted position, said locking device comprising a springpressed plunger, an angle bracket, a grip plate pivotally mounted upon said angle bracket, and a flexible connector fastened at one end to said spring-pressed plunger and at its opposite end to said grip plate.

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P. H. WOLFAARDT.
SIGNAL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
APPLICATION FILED MAR.'29,1919.
1,338,114. Patented Apr- 27,1920.
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SIGNAL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
APPLICATION HLED MAR. 29. 1919.
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avwemboz PIETER HENDRIX WOLFAARDT, OF JEPPESTOWN, JQI'IANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
SIGNAL FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Apr. 27, 1920.
Application filed. March 29, 1919. Serial No. 286,056. i
To all whom-it may concern Be it known that I, PIETER H. W01.-
FAARDT, subject of Great Britain, residing at J eppestown, in the county of Johannesburg and State of Johannesburg, South Africa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signals for Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings. l p I This invention relates to a signal for motor vehicles, and has for its object the construction of a signaling apparatus which is provided with means for controlling the position of a hand of the signal for preventing the same from moving accidentally from its adjusted position.
With this, and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will hereinafter be fully described and claimed and also illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an apparatus constructed in accordance with present invention, while Fig. 2' is afront view of the apparatus looking at the same at right angles to the position shown in Fig. 1. I
Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.
Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-t, Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows.
Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 55, Fig. 3, and looking in direc tion of the arrows.
Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 66, Fig. 5, and looking in direction of arrows.
Fig. 7 is a top plan view of an automobile showing the' apparatus attached thereto.
Fig. 8 is' a longitudinal sectional view of the plunger device for locking the hand in an adjusted position.
'Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional View of one of the contacts. 7 p p Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the brackets carrying arontact plate.
Fig. 11. is a view partly in section and partly in side elevation of the grip, or controller end of the apparatus, while Fig. 12: is a sectional view" taken. on. line 12-12, Fig. 11, and looking in the direction of the arrows.
Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a suitable support on a motor vehicle as it will be understood from the following description that my apparatus will operate just as efliciently attached to a motor cycle, as when attached to an automobile. A clamp 2 carrying a thumb nut 3 is attached to the support or windshield 1, and by means of the nut 3 the vertical bracket arm 4 can be accurately adjusted in a vertical plane. A flat plate 5 is de- (Fig. 2) and this plate 5 constitutes the bottom or base of the casing 6' (Fig. 5) in which the arm 7, carrying the hand 8 is rotatably mounted. The arm 7 is fixedly attached to the head 9 (Fig. 4) and this head 9 (formed ofinsulating material) is secured to the vertical shaft 10. The arm 7 that travels in a slot 11 of the casing 6, and top or cap 12 is secured to the head 9 through the medium of screws 13, so that the cap 12 rotates with the arm 7. j
To rotate or swing arm 7, and hand 8, I attach a suitable bracket 14; to the handle or steering wheel of the motor vehicle, and
upon this bracket 14 is mounted an'auxil'iary casing 16 in which auxiliary casing the auxiliary head 17 is det'achably positioned. To the head 17 is attached a handle 18, carrying upon its outer end grip 19, and mounted upon the handle 18 is an angle bracket 20 which pivotably supports, at 21, the manually-controller plate or auxiliary grip 22. A primary wire or cable 23 is partly coiled around the auxiliary head 17 and fastened at 245 this wire or cable 23 is suitably protected by a covering 25. Attached to the auxiliary grip or plate 22 at 26, is an auxiliary wire or cable 27. j j
The primary wire 23 is attached at 28 (Fig. 3) to the arm 29 of the rack segment 30. A coil spring 31 is fastened at one end to the casing 6 at 32 and at its opposite end it is fastened at 28 to arm 29, so that when the arm 29 is swinging upon its pivot 33 in one direction the tendency of the spring will be to return the arm 29 to its normal posi-' tion shown in Fig. 3. The segment rack 30 meshes with the small pinion 34 fixed to the vertical shaft 10, so that when the operator swings the handle 18 a rotary movement 'tachably secured to upper end of arm 4 will be imparted to shaft 10, head 9, and arm 7.
The auxiliary Wire 27 is detachably secured by screw 35 to the plunger 36 of the locking device for holding the signal in an adjusted position. The screw 25 slides in slot 37 of the plunger casing 38 and spring 39 normally holds the detachable plunger point 40 in contact with the gears of the segment 30 and pinion 34 (Fig. 3).
Upon the operator grasping the handle 19 he can simultaneously grip the auxiliary grip or plate 22, releasing the point 40 of plunger 36 from engagement with the rack and pinion thereby permitting the swinging of the signal through the medium of handle 18 and primary wire 23. A suitable post 41 is provided upon the plate 5 through which the primary wire 23 extends.
The plunger casing 38 is provided with apertured feet 42 whereby the plunger casing is held in alinement with rack segment 30 and the pinion 34 (Fig. 4).
Like the primary wire 23. the auxiliary wire 27 s provided with a suitable cover or casing 25.
It is desirable to illuminate the hand 8 and to ac om lish this I provide. at each position of the hand (Figs. 1 and. 7 con tact devices within casing 6 so that an elec tric circuit is completed. This structure comprises a flat ring 43 secured to contact brackets 49. A primary spring-pressed contact device 44 is in constant contact with the annular plate 43 and this contact device 44 is electrically connected through the medium of wire 45 to the hooter or horn 46 and the lamp 47. An auxiliary contact devi e 44 is carried by the casing and this'auxiliary contact device is also electrically connected by wire 45" to the horn 46 and lamp 47; in the circuit is battery 48 and when the auxiliary contact device 44 engages one of the several contact brackets 49 the circuit will be completed and the horn sounded. and the lamp will burn in the hand 8.
Each contact bracket 49 is se ured by screws 49" to the insulating head 9 and the horn and lamp are to he energized when the hand is in any one of three posit ons; the hand in Fig. 1 is shown by dotted lines in the neutral position. whereas in full lines it is shown in the forwa rd position. and in Fig. 7 the four positions that the hand is capable of assuming is shown. In Fig. 7 the right and left and forward ositions are shown by dotted lines. whereas the neutral. posit on of the hand and its arm 7 is shown in full lines.
The primary contact device 44 (Fig. 9) comprises primary casing 50 and the vertically-slidahle contact casing 51. Within the casing 51 is the coil spring 52 for holding the casing 51 constantly in contact with the fiat ring 43.
The circuit through the battery, horn and lamp is as follows: Starting with the battery 48, the current can pass through insulated wire 44 thence through the auxiliary contact device 44, thence through bracket 49, thence through ring 43, through primary contact device 44, through insulated wire 45, through wire 45, through horn 46, through wire 45 to lamp 47, thence through wire 45 back to battery 48, completing the entire circuit between the battery, horn, and lamp.
It will be understood from the foregoing description that I provide, first, a'manually adjustable hand and that, second, I provide a manually controlled locking device to operate with the hand adjusting device for locking the hand in differently adjusted positions, and, third, I have also provided electrical means for sounding the horn and illuminating the lamp in the hand when the hand is adjusted.
What I claim is:
1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a casing, of a rotatable head in said casing, a hand carried by said head, a manually controlled handle, a connection between said handle and head whereby when the handle is operated the head and hand will be turned, and locking means holding the head and hand in an adjusted position.
2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a casing, of hand supporting means rotatably mounted in said casing, a pivotally mounted handle, means connecting said handle with said hand supporting means, and locking means holding said hand supporting means in an adjusted position.
3. In an apparatus of the class described the combination with a support, of hand supporting means carried by said support, a casing, an auxiliary head rotatably mounted in said casing, a handle integral with said head, said handle provided with a grip, a connecting means partly surrounding said head and fastened thereto, said'connecting means being attached to said hand supporting means, and locking means partly sup- 7 ported upon said handle and cooperating with said hand supporting means for holding said hand supporting means in an adjusted position.
4. In an apparatus of the class described the combination with a support. of hand supporting means carried by said support, an auxiliary casing, a handle rotatably mounted upon said auxiliary casing, and flexible connector attached to the handle within said auxiliary casing and also at-.
tached to said hand supporting means, whereby when the handle is moved'upon said auxiliary casing said hand supporting means will be also moved.
5. In an apparatus of the class described the combination With acasing, of a shaft in said casing, a pinion on said shaft, a rack segment carried by said casing and meshing with said pinion, a hand support upon said shaft, a spring pressed plunger adapted to engage said rack segment and pinion for locking the hand in an adjusted position, and means cooperating With the rack segment for moving the segment and thereby imparting movement to the pinion, shaft and hand.
6. In an apparatus of the class described the combination With a casing, of a shaft journaled upon said casing, a hand carried by said shaft, a pinion fixedly secured to said shaft, a rack segment pivotally mounted Within said casing and meshing With said pinion, a manually-controlled spring pressed plunger normally engaging said pinion. and
rack segment for holding the same against movement, and manually controlled means connected With the rack segment for operating the same and thereby adjusting the posi tion of the hand.
7 In an apparatus of the class described the combination With a casing, of hand supporting means carried by said casing, means for adjusting said hand supporting means, a locking device for retaining said hand supporting means in a fixed position, the said locking device comprising a casing provided With apertured feet, said casing provided With open ends and a slot in one side, a plunger slidably mounted in said casing, a spring in said casing and bearing against the inner end of said plunger, a Wire extending through one end of said casing and into the plunger, a bolt extending through a slot of the casing and into said plunger and engaging the Wire and locking same upon the plunger, and a detchable point carried by the outer end of said plunger.
8. In an apparatus of the class described the combination Witha casing and shaft j ournaled upon said casing, of a cap for said casing and detachably supported upon the shaft, said cap overhanging the sides of the casing, hand supporting means attached to the shaft in said casing, said hand supporting means extending through the over-hanging side of the cap, and means for rotating the shaft and cap for adjusting the hand supporting means to different positions upon the casing.
9. In an apparatus of the class described the combination With a support of hand supporting means carried by said support, means for adjusting said hand supporting means, a locking device for holding the hand supporting means in an adjusted position, said locking device comprising a springpressed plunger, an angle bracket, a grip plate pivotally mounted upon said angle bracket, and a flexible connector fastened at one end to said spring-pressed plunger and at its opposite end to said grip plate.
In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.
PIETER 'HENDRIK WOLFAARDT.
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