US1635097A - Operating mechanism for dirigible headlights - Google Patents

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US1635097A
US1635097A US97956A US9795626A US1635097A US 1635097 A US1635097 A US 1635097A US 97956 A US97956 A US 97956A US 9795626 A US9795626 A US 9795626A US 1635097 A US1635097 A US 1635097A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
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    • B60Q1/06—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle
    • B60Q1/068—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle by mechanical means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/06—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle
    • B60Q1/08—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically
    • B60Q1/12—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically due to steering position
    • B60Q1/124—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically due to steering position by mechanical means

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  • Figure 2 is a view in front elevation further illustrating the operating mechanism
  • Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the parts illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the numeral 1 designates a locomotive and the numeral 2 designates the headlight thereof.
  • the present invention proposes the provision of a horizontally disposed rotatable table or headlight support 3, the same comprising a dischaving a bearing at its center which rotatably receives the reduced upper end of a supporting shaft 4, the supporting shaft 4 being suitably secured'to the boiler of the locomotive.
  • a frame or bracket 5 is provided and has its lower end fastened to the boiler of the locomotive.
  • the frame 5 carries a stud shaft 6 on which a gear sector? is rotatably supported, the sector 7 having a bearing 8 receiving the stud shaft.
  • a nut 9 prevents accidental endwise displacement of the gear sector.
  • the gear sector has the general form of triangle, at the apex of which the bearing 8 is located.
  • Bars 10 constitute the sides of the gear sector and are integ al with a curved bar 1-1 having gear teeth 12. it weight supporting arm is fastened, as at 16, to the bars 10 of the sectorv and the opposite ends of this arm 15 project beyond the sector and carry weights 1?, the weights 17 having grooves 18 in which the ends of the arms are fitted.
  • the motion of the gear sector is transmitted to the table or headlight support by means of a gear element 25 pivota'lly supported intermediate its ends on the frame" 5, as at'QG, and having one end provided with gear teeth 27 which mesh with the gear teeth 12.
  • the other end of the gear element has gear teeth 28 which mesh with bevel gear teeth 29rprovided on the table 3. lVith.
  • Operating mechanism for the headlight of a locomotive comprising a rotatable table designed to receive and support the headlight, a stationary frame, a gear sector pivotally supported on said frame, a weight supporting arm fixed to the gear sector and having slots, weights-having slotsin which the lio ' slotted portions or" the arm are fitted, and
  • fastening means extending through the slots of the arm and engageable With the Weights for holding the weights in adjusted position, and a gear'elem-ent between the gear sector and the table.
  • Operating mechanism for the headlight of a locomotive comprising a rotatable table designed to receive and support the head- 10 light, a stationary frame, a gear sector pivotally supported on said frame, a Weight-supporting arm fixed to the gear sector and having portions projecting laterally on the opposite sides of the gear sector, Weights adjustably mounted on the opposite end portions of the arms, means for holding the Weights in adjusted position, and a gear element between the gear sector and the table.

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July 5, 1927. ,097
T. P. SALLEY OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DIRIGIBLE IiEADLIGHTS Original Filedjlarch 2'7. 1926 ."Ilnmnlll" ahlflllllllz illlllllllllillilllllllllll HIHWIK INVENTOR ATTORNEYS BY V I Patented July 5, 1927.
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i THoM'Asr. sALI iEx'oF MOBILE, ALABAMA.
OPERATING MECHANISM FOR ,IDIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHTS.
Application filed March 27 15335561 12 1 ir -B7356. Renewed Januar 2'9, 1927.
sides in the provision of simple and durable.
means forproperly mounting and maintain ing the headiight in normal position and yet causing automatic operation as hereinabove .set forth, the operating mechanism being reliable and smooth in operation and. easy and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and install. v
Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the COIlStlUCtlOll.
arrangementjand combination of parts which U will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation showing a locomotive headlight equipped with operating mechanism embodying the present invention, 7
Figure 2 is a view in front elevation further illustrating the operating mechanism,
the headlight being removed for the sakeof illustration, and Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the parts illustrated in Figure 2. Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a locomotive and the numeral 2 designates the headlight thereof.
The present invention proposes the provision of a horizontally disposed rotatable table or headlight support 3, the same comprising a dischaving a bearing at its center which rotatably receives the reduced upper end of a supporting shaft 4, the supporting shaft 4 being suitably secured'to the boiler of the locomotive. I
Rearwardly of the headlight 2 a frame or bracket 5 is provided and has its lower end fastened to the boiler of the locomotive. At its upper end the frame 5 carries a stud shaft 6 on which a gear sector? is rotatably supported, the sector 7 having a bearing 8 receiving the stud shaft. A nut 9 prevents accidental endwise displacement of the gear sector. As illustrated in Figure 2 the gear sector has the general form of triangle, at the apex of which the bearing 8 is located. Bars 10 constitute the sides of the gear sector and are integ al with a curved bar 1-1 having gear teeth 12. it weight supporting arm is fastened, as at 16, to the bars 10 of the sectorv and the opposite ends of this arm 15 project beyond the sector and carry weights 1?, the weights 17 having grooves 18 in which the ends of the arms are fitted.
Weights-may be adjusted along the arms and are held in ad usted position by means of screws l9fextending' through slots 20 pro vided in the ends of the arms 15, the shanks of the screws having threaded engagement with the weights and the heads of the screws having binding engagement with the ends of the arms. The motion of the gear sector is transmitted to the table or headlight support by means of a gear element 25 pivota'lly supported intermediate its ends on the frame" 5, as at'QG, and having one end provided with gear teeth 27 which mesh with the gear teeth 12. The other end of the gear element has gear teeth 28 which mesh with bevel gear teeth 29rprovided on the table 3. lVith.
position. As is well knowncurvesof rail- H roads are banked; that is, the rail on one side is higher than the rail on the other.
As a consequence of this construction when a locomotive rounds a curve it is transversely tilted. This transverse tilting of the l0comotive affects the automatic operation of the headlight control means in that it causes the bracket 5 to shift relative to the weight 17, thereby causing the gear element 25 to be moved and the motion of the gear element to be transmitted to the headlight support for rotating the'headlight to cause it to follow'thecurve of the road.
I claim:
1. Operating mechanism for the headlight of a locomotive comprising a rotatable table designed to receive and support the headlight, a stationary frame, a gear sector pivotally supported on said frame, a weight supporting arm fixed to the gear sector and having slots, weights-having slotsin which the lio ' slotted portions or" the arm are fitted, and
fastening means extending through the slots of the arm and engageable With the Weights for holding the weights in adjusted position, and a gear'elem-ent between the gear sector and the table.
2. Operating mechanism for the headlight of a locomotive comprising a rotatable table designed to receive and support the head- 10 light, a stationary frame, a gear sector pivotally supported on said frame, a Weight-supporting arm fixed to the gear sector and having portions projecting laterally on the opposite sides of the gear sector, Weights adjustably mounted on the opposite end portions of the arms, means for holding the Weights in adjusted position, and a gear element between the gear sector and the table.
THOMAS P. SALLEY.
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