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US1456512A
US1456512A US396874A US39687420A US1456512A US 1456512 A US1456512 A US 1456512A US 396874 A US396874 A US 396874A US 39687420 A US39687420 A US 39687420A US 1456512 A US1456512 A US 1456512A
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    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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  • My invention refers to propellers, especiallv for use in aircraft, and more particularly to a method whereby hollow metallic ,pro-
  • pellers can be made, its object beingto manufacture propellers of great strength at less cost than was hitherto possible.
  • a hollow body made after the manner of manufacturing cart-ridges is used for each wing, i. e., .a tube-shaped hollow body produced by a drawing process with walls changing as to thickness according to requirements, whose thick-walled end is closed by a bottom.
  • I proceed in the manner known from the manufacture of cartridges, viz, I convert a metal disc by drawing into an outwardly cylindrical hollow body closed at one end, the distribution of the metal being such that the cylindrical wall increases in'thickness towards the closed end or bottom, and I then compress the'hollow body so as to transform it into a propeller blade with the open end forming the free end or tip of the blade and the closed or bottom and forming the base or socket.
  • the cartridge is provided with a bottom from the beginning and thus does not require a separate cap.
  • the hollow body may obtain any 40 thickness of the wall required towards the bottom and thus the propeller wing made from it can obtain a hub as strong as necessitated by the requirements of strength and safety. With a tube this increase of thickness could only be obtained by turning it down, which would require far higher expenses and far more labour.
  • the use of a case as raw material permits to make the propeller wings exactly equal in 0 weight, not only as a whole but in all sections as well.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view'and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the disc or blank aor a to be transformed into a propeller blade.
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view
  • Fig. 4 a longitudinal section of the cylindrical body 7) formed from such blank in accordance with the method adopted in manufacturing shell cases;
  • Figs. 5 and 6 are like views and Fig. 7 is another longitudinal section at right angles to the one shown in Fig. 6, of
  • the raw propeller blade 0 formed by compressing the cylindrical body shown in Fig. 4, such blade being thereafter shaped by further compression or other treatment to suit the requirements of each individual case.
  • Two, three or four such compressed hollow blades can be secured to a suitable hub to form the complete propeller, the pitch of the blades being chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual case.
  • the method which consists in converting a metal disc into an outwardly cylindrical hollow body closed at one end and ing creasing in thickness towards the closed end and compressing said hollow body so as to transform it into a propeller blade with the open end forming the tip and the closed end forming the base of the blade, said blade containing a strong portion which makes it adaptable to be joined to other blades inthe building up of an entire propeller wherein angular displacement of individual blades is essential.

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May 29, 1923. 7 11,456,512 E. L. MULLER. I MANUFACTURE OF AIR PROPEL-LERS Filed July 16. 1920 [mwemimr v fuyenludwyflzilly Patented May as, was.
Lasa na Enema L. LLER, or BERLIN, GERMANY.
MANUFACTURE OF AIR PROPELLERS.
Application filed July 16, 1920. Serial No. 396,874.
To all whom it my concern.
Be it known that I, EUGEN Im'nwro Mi'ILLER, a citizen of the German Empire, residing at Berlin, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manufacture of Air Propellers, of whichthe following is a specification.
My invention refers to propellers, especiallv for use in aircraft, and more particularly to a method whereby hollow metallic ,pro-
pellers can be made, its object beingto manufacture propellers of great strength at less cost than was hitherto possible.
- According to my invention a hollow body made after the manner of manufacturing cart-ridges is used for each wing, i. e., .a tube-shaped hollow body produced by a drawing process with walls changing as to thickness according to requirements, whose thick-walled end is closed by a bottom.
In carrying my invention into practice, I proceed in the manner known from the manufacture of cartridges, viz, I convert a metal disc by drawing into an outwardly cylindrical hollow body closed at one end, the distribution of the metal being such that the cylindrical wall increases in'thickness towards the closed end or bottom, and I then compress the'hollow body so as to transform it into a propeller blade with the open end forming the free end or tip of the blade and the closed or bottom and forming the base or socket.
This process ofl'ers the following advantages:
The cartridge is provided with a bottom from the beginning and thus does not require a separate cap. By the case-making process the hollow body may obtain any 40 thickness of the wall required towards the bottom and thus the propeller wing made from it can obtain a hub as strong as necessitated by the requirements of strength and safety. With a tube this increase of thickness could only be obtained by turning it down, which would require far higher expenses and far more labour. Finally the use of a case as raw material permits to make the propeller wings exactly equal in 0 weight, not only as a whole but in all sections as well.
In the drawings ailixed to this specification and forming part thereof the preferred mode of carrying my invention into effect is illustrated by way of example. In the drawlugs:
Fig. 1 is a plan view'and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the disc or blank aor a to be transformed into a propeller blade.
Fig. 3 is a plan view, and
Fig. 4 a longitudinal section of the cylindrical body 7) formed from such blank in accordance with the method adopted in manufacturing shell cases;
Figs. 5 and 6 are like views and Fig. 7 is another longitudinal section at right angles to the one shown in Fig. 6, of
the raw propeller blade 0 formed by compressing the cylindrical body shown in Fig. 4, such blade being thereafter shaped by further compression or other treatment to suit the requirements of each individual case.
Two, three or four such compressed hollow blades can be secured to a suitable hub to form the complete propeller, the pitch of the blades being chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual case.
I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of procedure and construction above described and illustrated in the drawings for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.
I claim:
The method which consists in converting a metal disc into an outwardly cylindrical hollow body closed at one end and ing creasing in thickness towards the closed end and compressing said hollow body so as to transform it into a propeller blade with the open end forming the tip and the closed end forming the base of the blade, said blade containing a strong portion which makes it adaptable to be joined to other blades inthe building up of an entire propeller wherein angular displacement of individual blades is essential.
In testimony whereofI afiix my signature.
EUGENL. MULLER.
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2918977A (en) * 1956-06-25 1959-12-29 Koppers Co Inc Blade assembly
US2992810A (en) * 1950-04-05 1961-07-18 Stalker Corp Rotor construction and fabrication

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2992810A (en) * 1950-04-05 1961-07-18 Stalker Corp Rotor construction and fabrication
US2918977A (en) * 1956-06-25 1959-12-29 Koppers Co Inc Blade assembly

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