US1665932A - Inclosable or folding wringer - Google Patents

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April 1o, 192s. 1,665,932

W. G. vPETERS INCLUSABLE 0R FOLDING WRINGER Filed June 30, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Apnl 1o, 192s. 1,665,932

W. G. P ETERS NCLOSABLE 0R FOLDING WRINGER Filed June so. 1921 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Apr. 10, .1928.

UNITED' STATES 1,665,932 PATENT OFI-Ica WITILLIAZFI` G. PETERS, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB T WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

INCLOSABLE OR FOLDING WBINGEB.

Application led June 30, 1921. Serial No, 481,634.

One object of my invention is the provision of means for starting Yor stopping or reversing the wringer.

Another' object of my invention is the provision of a mounting whereby the wringer may be positioned inside the cabinet of the machine, when the machine is not being used, and whereby the wringer may readily be placed in operative position and moved from one position to another as desired.

Other objects of my invention will appear and be described in the specification,

The novelty of my invention will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 Sheet 1 is an elevation of a washing machine, a part of the cabinet being broken away and showing an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 Sheet 1 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the wringer mounting and driving mechanism.

Fig. 3 Sheet 1 is a section taken on the dotted` line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking to the right.

Fig dotted line 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking to the left.

Fig. 5V Sheet 2 is a broken sectional view of the lower portion of Fig. 2 Sheet 1 showing the parts in a different position from that shown in Fig. 2.

The same numerals of reference are used to indicate identical partsin all the figures.

As illustrating onev form of device embodying my invention, I have shown-in the drawings a washing machine comprising a cabinet 1 which may be mounted on suitable casters 2 and 1which is provided with a tub 3 within which the washing element, not shown, is mounted and operates. A motor 4, provided with suitablev power leads and switch, not shown, is mounted in the lower portion of the cabinet' 1 and drives, through belt .5 and sheave 6, the main drive shaft 7 4which extends through a housin 8 and carries a' worm 9, Fig. 4, which mes es with I and drives worm wheel 10, loosely carried on the shaft 11 which projects l throughthe housingk 8 and carries the crank cement in the ab a.

12 which drives the connecting rod 1.3, Fig. e

. 4 Sheet 2 is a. section taken on the The carrier 15 is' fixed on'v the shaft 11, Fig. 4, and carries pins 16 which are adapted to engage openings 17 in the web of the worm wheel l0, to form a clutch between this wheel and the shaft 11, the fpins 16 being operating shaft 27 which, as shown in ig.

l, extends upwardly from the housing 8 and v passes through a horizontally arranged shelf 28 of the ca inet 1, and is provided on its upper end with an operating handle 29, the construction and arrangement of the parts just described being such that when the shaft 27 is moved from the position shown i'n Fig. 4, the fork 23 is operated to compress the spring'21 and withdraw the pins 16 from their enga ement with the worm wheel 10,

.thus stopping the revolution of the shaft 11 and consequently the washing element in the tub 3. By moving the shaft -27 a ain to the position shown in Fig. 4, the for 23 is moved to permit the spring 21 to cause the enga ement of the pins 16 with the worm4 whee 10, as soon as the latter has moved to bring its openings 17 to a position to be engaged by the pins 16.

The shaft 7 passes into a second housing 30 and carries a second worm 31 meshing with a worm wheel 32 carried by a vertically arranged shaft 33 as shown more clearly in Fi 3, the upper end of this shaft, as shown in ig. 2 and Fig 5 carrying a clutch member 34, the shaft 33 having its bearin in a base 35, the latter as shown in 1, carried by a member 36 on'the orizontal shelf 28 of the cabinet 1, the base 35 serving as a means of attachment for the wringer mechanism, the structure of which comprises a member 37 which is y-connected to the base 35 and which carries a support ing tube 38 u mounted dtllixe ousilg 39 which encloses .the wrmger ving an reversing The shaft 40 issjourngled 1n the'tube 38 i adapted to engage either a bevel pinion 44 vmay be released to which is loosely mounted on the shaft 40 below the square. portion thereof, or a bevel pinion 45 which is loosely mounted on the shaft 40 above the square portion thereof, the clutch 43 being engaged by a shifter' 46 which is operated by handle 47 the latterbeing provided with a small rib 48 which engages recess in the end of bearing portion 49, the rib of the handle 47 being held in engagement. by the spring 50 to the end that the clutch will remain in whatever position it is placed, until manually operated.

The ringer 51 shown in Fig. l carries a drive shaft 52, Fig. 2, which carries a bevel gear 53 which meshes with both the pinions 44 and 45, the construction'being Such that when the clutch 43 engages the lower pinion 44 as shown in Fig. 2 the wringer will be operated in one direction, and when the clutch engages the pinion 45, the wringer will be operated in the opposite direction.

The housing 39 is split and provided with a clamp bolt 54,- the latter being provided with a handle 55 by m'eans of which the position of the wringer may be adjusted and controlled, the. clamp bolt 54 serving as means to tighten the housing 39 in any of its adjusted positions on the tube 38 and in addition, clamping the frame of the wringer `51 in any adjusted position with relation to the housing 39, the wringer' 51 being con nected to the housing 39 by a species vof bayonet joint consisting of a segmental rib 56,

Fig. 2, and a. matmg flange 57 shown in dotted lines and carried by the wringer 51, the arrangement being such that when the clamp bolt 54 is released and the wringer 51 given a quarter turn from the position shown in Fig. 1, the Wringer may be removed from the housing 39 carrying with it the shaft 52 and driving gear 53, whereupon any other piece of machinery may be connected to the housing 39 and be operated through a shaft similar to the shaft 52 and a gear similar to the gear 53, these arts being provided with a connecting mem )er which will engage the bayonet joint of the housing 39 in the same manner as the engagement of the wringer 51.

The member 37, Figs. 1, 2, and 5 in addition to being hinged to the base 35, carries a lock 58 which is provided with a hook 59 adapted to engage a portion 60 of the base 35 the lock 58x being preferably threaded and provided with a wing nut 61 by means of which the lock may be tightened to hold the mem- -ber 37 rigidly in position as shown in Figs.

1 and 2, the lock being arranged4 so that it permit the member 37 toassume the position of Fig. 5, the clutch `Wringer may be turned from the position shown in Fig. 1 to a position in which the handle 47 faces the operator, this being a quarter turn around the tube 38 from the po- 'I sition shown in Fig. 1, whereupon the lock 58 may be released and the whole wringer mechanism moved to the position indicated in Fig. 5 in which position the wringer will lie wholly within the area of the cabinet 1 8 whereupon the cover may be applied and the machine moved out of thev way until again required for use.

It is to be noted that'with a machine such as shown and described, the washing element i may be started or stopped at will while the motor is running` and that the Wringer also may be operated at will in either direction, and may be swung to any position'desired around the tube 38, and may be folded when i not in use sothat it is within the cabinet, thus materlally enhancing the appearance of the machine and reducing the amount of space `necessary for storage of the machine when not 1n use. 9

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

l. In a washing machine the combination of a driving gear, a hinged tubular support for a wringer, a -Wringer carried by said 1 support and adjustable around the same, a. wringer driving mechanism within said supkort, and a cluutch between the wringer riving mechanism and the driving gear whereby when the hinged'tubular support is in operating position the clutch will be engaged. L I

2. In a washing machine'the combination of a driving gear, a hinged tubular support for a wringer,A a wringer carried by saidA support and adjustable around the same, a wringer drivin mechanism within said support, a, clutch etween the wringer driving mechanism and the driving gear whereby when the hinged tubular support is in operating position the clutch will be engaged, and means for locking the -wringer support in operating position.

3. In a wringer construction for a washing machine, the combination with a vertical drive shaft and driving means therefor, of a base bearing for the upper end ofl the drive shaft, a Wringer in a. rame, a tubular support therefor hingedly mounted upon the base bearin a driven shaft operatively connected to t e wringer and dlsposed within the tubular support, and cooperating clutch elements on the'upper end of the drive shaft and on the lower end of the driven shaft which' engage when the wringer is raised l shaft, and means to its normal operating position and disengage when the wringer is moved to a nonoperating position.

4. A Wringer construction as described in claim 3 'in which the Wringer frame is rotatable and adjustable around the tubular support to any desired position.

5. In a wringer construction having an operating and a non-operatinglposition, the combination with a vertical drive shaft and a base bearin for its upper end, of a clutch element on t e upper end of the shaft, a driven shaft,- a clutch element on the lower end thereof, a wringer driven from the other end thereof, a bearin support for the driven or pivoting the latter bearing support upon the base bearing to ermit the clutch elements to engage or isengage and thereby operativel connect or disconnect the driving and t e driven shafts as the wringer is moved to its operating or non-operating position.

6. In a wringer construction, the combination with a wringer, of a tubular support therefor, wringer-driving mechanism including a driven shaft within said support, a drive shaft, cooperating clutch members on the adjacent ends of the shafts, a bearing for the driven shaft serving also as a base to carry the tubular support, and means whereby the tubular support is pivoted on the base to ermit the clutch member on the driven sha t to engage, or be disengaged from, the clutch member on the drive shaft as the wringer is moved to uprightoperating position or lowered to non-operating position.

7. In a wringer construction, a wringer and a vertical drive shaft, a tubular support for the wringer, a driven shaft within the `tubular support to drive the wringer, a pivot for the tubular wringer support whereby the driven shaft may be vertically aligned with the drive shaft, a clutch element on each shaft for operatively connecting them, and

means for latching the tubular wringer support in position.

WILLIAlVI G. PETERS.

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