US1584374A - Tool - Google Patents

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May 11 1926. A v 1,584,374

E. F.- HONIUS TOOL Filed Dec. 29. 1924 2 sheetssheet 1 Arroaufvs May 11 1926.

E. F. HONIUS TOOL Filed DBG. 29, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheeil 2 JN VENT QR EDM/Ann F Hemus,

- ATTN/Eva Patented May 11, 1926.

. 1,584,3lfi

EDWARD F. HONIUS, OF NOB-TH MANCHESTER, INDIANA.

TOOL.

Application filed December 29, i924. Serial No. 758,620.

This invention relates to tools for removing sleeves from housings, suoli as the rear system axle housing` of Fords.

The object of the invention is to provide aV tool which will .enable the user to quickly and easily perform the removal of sleeves from housings, said tool being economical to manufacture, and readily packed and stored. To this end I have provided a sleeve lo pulling tool having a. member adapted to be inserted in the seeve to be removed and a lifting bar cooperating with said member.

In the accompanying' drawings z- Fig. l is a perspective view showing the tool in position ready to pull a. sleeve from a housing removed from a car;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the position ofthe tool and sleeve after the sleeve has been pulled out of its housing, and the relation of the plunger to this sleeve;

.F 3 is a sectional view of the pulling member of the tool with its cooperating lifting member in elevation; Y

Fig. 4L is a sectional viewtaken on the line 4-4 of Figure. 5 and showing the spring i plunger;

Fig. 5 is sectional view taken through the lower part of the pulling member shown in Fig. 3 illustrating the means for limiting the movement of the plunger;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 7 illustrating a modification of my pulling tool; and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

In these drawings, l designates a pulling or lifting member which may be formed in any suitable manner. In the present in stance I have shown it as made of tubing, having a plurality of apertures 2, for the purpose'hereinafter set forth. Rigidly secured in the lifting member l is a casing 8 having a slot a, said casing being screwthreaded on its inner surface for a short distance, as shown at 5. In'the drawings the casing 3 is shown near the bottom of the member l, but it may be located at any desired place to adapt the tool for use in various constructions. Mounted within said casing 3 is a. retaining plug 6 carrying a spring 7 attached to a plunger 8. The plunger 8 is provided with a stud or tongue 8aL adapted to travel in said slot 4- and limit the movement of the plunger in its relation to the member l. A lifting bar 9 having a fulcrumv l0 pivoted at ll completes the tool. The lifting bar is shown in the drawing as having a rounr-ed head at one end, adapted to enter the apertures in the member l. It

will he noted that a series of apertures similar to the apertures 2 may be located 11i the member l, opposite the apertures 2 so that the lifting bar may be used from different positions.

In the drawings I have shown one maiiner of using the tool in removing the sleeve from the rear aigle. housing of a Ford cai when the housing has been removed, but it will vbe understood that it may be used in other ways.

lis shown, the housing l2 is rip-ended, with the outside bearing sleeve 13 extending upwardly. With the housing in this position, the member l of the pulling tool is inserted in the sleeve lby pushing the spring plunger 8 back, flush with the lifting member.

The lifting member is pushed down into the sleeve as far as it will go and is then turned around until the plunger 8 snaps into the grease cup hole in the sleeve 13. The

bar-9 is then inserted in the uppermost aperture in the member 'l and the fulcrum l0 rested on the housing. As pressure is applied to the bar 9, the member- 1 is raised, bringing with it the roller bearing sleeve by means of the The lifting plunger 8.

bar 9 may be moved from the topmost aperture 2 to the next lower apertureand so on until the sleeve is pulled completely out of the housing.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown the same provided with means for adapting it for use in pulling sleeves from housings when the housing is not removed from the car in addition to the means for pulling when removed from the car, vidmg a tool having a dual function.

sleeves from housings thereby prothis end the member 14 is provided with two series of apertures l5 extending substantially the entire length of the same so that there will be apertures adjacent the plungers 16 and 25 adapted to receive the head of the lifting bar 9 according to whether the housing has been removed or not removed. The two series of apertures are provided to adapt the tool for use on either side of the car and enable the operator to place the bar 9 -so that it may be easily operated from diiferent positions.

Near one end of the member 14 I provide a plunger construction identical with the construction shown 1n Figs. 1 to 5 for use when the housing has plunger' construction for use when the housing is not removed, comprising an aperture 22 adapted to receive a projecting member or plunger 23 having a shank portion'24 the end of which is adapted to extend about a screw 25 or other means secured in the member 14. The plunger 28 is held in place by a spring 26 secured to the member 14 by said screw 25 and a second screw 27. Apertures 28 and 29 in the member 14 opposite the screws 26 and 27 permit access to the heads of said screws for adjustment purposes.

It will be seen that the construction for the plunger 16 is preferable in that it is stronger but is only capable of use When the housing has been removed from the car, While the plunger construction 23 Will per .mit the member 14 to be slipped over the axle and inserted in the sleeve until said plunger23 snaps into the grease cup and thus enable the operator to pull out the sleeve by the bar 9 Without removing the housing from the car.r In this Way I have provided in a single tool means for performing the same operation under different conditions and this is important in that it enables the operator to accomplish With one tool what heretofore required tvvo tools.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that With my improved tool, sleeves may be removed from the housings more quickly and easily; and also thatvit may be cheaply manufactured. v

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the details" of construction, for obvious modilications will appear to one skilled in the art` IIa-ving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as neuT and desire to secure by Letters Patent is y 1. In a pulling tool of the character den scribed, a member having a plurality of openings, means mounted in said member adapted to be held flush therewith or extended beyond it, whereby said member may be inserted in and locked to a device, and means for successively engaging the openings in said member to exert a pulling or lifting action on said member and the device locked thereto.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a pulling member having a plurality of apertures and a springpressed plunger near one end thereof, a housing for said plunger, and means for limiting the movement of said plunger, of a lifting bar having one end adapted to enter successively the apertures in said pulling member.

3. In a device of the character described tlee combination with a pulling member having a plurality of apertures and a spring pressed plunger near one end thereof, and means for limiting the movement yof said plunger, of a lifting bar having one end adapted to enter successively the apertures in said vpulling member.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

EDWARD F. I-IONIUS.

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