US16751A - Washing-machine - Google Patents

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UNTTED sTATEs PATENT ormoni.

LOUIS C. RODIER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WASHING-MACHINE'.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 16,751, dated March 3, 1857.

To all tch-0m t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LOUIS C. Romeu, of the city of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful machine for washing, scouring, and cleaning clothes and cloth of every description or any other substance yielding to the action of water; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a transverse section. Fig. 8a is an end elevation shown with a crank wheel.

lVithin a box which holds the water is an apron or jacket extending the length of the box and suspended upon cross bars, or other device at each end, by one, two, three, four or more hooks or notches in a metal bar attached to a spiral spring catching to a peg passing through the cross bar and consequently adjustable, which suspends the said jacket or apron in a curved or basket form around a cylinder which is made to revolve and the periphery of which is armed with projecting sections of flanges, the spaces and ianges alternating and opposite each other.. The aforesaid apron or basketformed jacket is constructed of slats or ribs of wood or metal with a slight space between each and through which is passed at each end and center (or oftener if needed) an elastic steel or wire spring and upon which said slats or ribs are fastened and which is attached to the spiral spring before mentioned which thus suspend the apron around the cylinder the effect of this arrangement being that when the said cylinder is made to revolve the said spiral springs and the springs through the apron suspendv ed 'from the former furnish yielding pressure and the cloth or substance to be scoured or cleaned is pressed up to and against the flanges of the cylinder which catching the same pass it around the cylinder in its successive revolutions and by means of the said anges and alternate spaces, subject it to the necessary pressure and friction as a substitute for manipulation and thoroughly cleanse the cloth or substance to be scoured* or cleaned, while the water circulates freely through the open spaces in theribbed apron. The two ends of the cylinder are protected by a smooth band or ferrule around the cylinder and a Hat ring fastened against the box which keep the clothes or4 substance to be cleaned from coming in contact with the journal of the cylinder and being caught thereby and the said ring in which the cylinder revolves one half the depth of the ring, as in a circular groove, operates as a guiding plate to preserve the proper `space at all times between the apron and the revolving cylinder and also tokeep the box water tight. The said cylinder may be made to revolve and in either direction by a wheel and crank or by a wheel and lever or any other motive power appliedl at either end by a pulley and band or cog wheel geared to the said driving wheel. To the opposite end or at the same end of the axis of said cylinder is attache-d a fly or balance wheel to assist the motion of the cylinder and at eachend of the cylinder the produced axis or journal passes through a packing box forming the bearings of the journals and prevents the water from leaking. The machine may be constructed of any size either of wood or metal and the cylinder driving cog and balance Wheel adjusted to any size and required velocity. I have found four revolutions of a cylinder six to eight inches in diameter, to one revolution of the driving wheel to work well in practice in the hand machine.

In the accompanying drawings l and 2 and 8a are representations of the principal operating parts of said machine when combined, for washing or cleaning clothes, &e.

A, A, is the standard or frame upon which rests the box; B, B, B, are the bottom and sides of the box; O, O, are the cross bars which support the springs; D, D, are the metal bars with hooks or notches; E, E, on Fig. 2, are the pins on which catch the hooks; F, F, are the spiral springs; G is the apron or jacket around the cylinder; H, H, H, are the steel or wire springs on which are fastened the ribs to form the apron; I is the cylinder showing t-he flanges and spaces; J, the flanges opposite the space; R, is the axis of the cylinder; L, L, are the rings or circular grooves in which revolve the ends of the cylinder; M, on Figs 2 and 3a is a plug or water escape; N, is t-he cover of the water box; O, is the crank; P, is the driving wheel; Q, is the pinion or cog f Wheel, geared with the driving Wheel; R, R, I ing a revolving cylinder armed With ordiare the packing boXes; S, S, are the bands or ferrules at the end of the cylinder; T, is the balance or fly.

Having thus fully described the parts and combination of parts and operation of the machine for Washing, scouring and cleaning cloths, clothes and other substances. and shown various modes in Which the sanne may be operated, I do not claim a. Washing machine having a flexible apron or jacket suspended upon springs and partly inclosnary flutes; but

IVhat I do claim is- The revolving cylinder K, composed alternately of flanges J and spaces opposite said flanges, in combination With the jacket G, arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

LOUIS C. RODIER.

Signed in the presence of- D. GOODWIN, Jr., S. A. GOODWIN.

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