US1686333A

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Publication number: US1686333A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1928-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 1945-10-02

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Oct. 2, 1928.

CONDENSER Filed Feb. 5, 1926 Patented Oct. 2, 1928.

UNITED STATES GEORGE MERLE, sn., F BROOKLYN, NEW YoRK.

i CONDENSERY Application led February 5. 1926. Serialy No.A 86,319,

This invention relates to condensers and,

particularly to multi-unit condensers em object of the invention is to provide a. plu.

rality of condenser units of the straight line type -mounted in a frame, and y means4 actuated by a single knob or dial for'moving the movable plates of each unit into and out of such-units; a further object being to- -provide a .multiple 'condenser-.off the class*V de,- scribed :wherein the c'( ndenser';.units. are' mounteds'ide'byl side and edge to edge; to form a compact structure which W-illltake up the least amount of,roo'm; and further, in

the provision fof; a -sii'nple' andy. yet sensitive;

operating mean'sfforl the movable platszof the condenser units grand f with these ,and other l panying drawii'gfiforms Ya part in Whichthe, separatec-partsfof my@ improvement are designated by suitable reference characters. in each offthefviewsgandfin whclflm-v,

.-Figifl -is;af .face.v view.- ofcaspart oa panel; showing my?improved*condensen'mountedin? connection ,i thenewith .with partsiof fthe .f coni; structionf brokn away *andeill sectio,t1^..-..=1` n I.: .Fig 2 is alpartialrseotion'zonthetlindfri OFigelf'efr les. to (fi 'litigi 1);?! vibranti?! 'zml The condenseri idiom/n :for the .tpu'riposef ofi illustrating one use of my inventiondm'i prisesftwo; franiefinembers andrcomposed o t i any: suitable fdnaterial, preferably-i hard; rubber; bakeliteI-andetheslikefsaid liframe'v members;being/substantiallysquare inl forma Adjacent-the sides of I said@ fframe members.- and.,y positioned .,therehetwen`- .aref ourf setsoi condenser.' units, eeachf set consisting of; statorl .plates 7; substantially i'triangular fin fo`rm, and-securedr in; position by; screws or bolts 18 at the; .corner Aportions whereof; Movable condenser plates l areqfpivotally, mounted; 5to the 1 -rame members -Y 5. and-'i 6 as seen .l atl 10, and positioned, lbetweenf 'said' frame 'members and-centrallyg between and in spaced relation 'with-thestator`platesc7. Th'e f movableI plates 9 1 are 'of less .fdirne'n-f sions than the stator plates 7, 'and aresubstantially triangular =in form the con-;

ofrelation with reference to the stator plates struction shown, the pivot pins 10 being at lone corner portionr'o'` 'the movable plates. ploying a single control for simultaneously operating all of the condenserunits; and the A pin 11 is coupled with another corner` portion ofthe movable plates 9 of each unit, and is provided with a forwardly'or outwardly directed shank portion 12 on which is mounted a two-part bearing and keeper 13 which operates in an elongated aperturef 14 in the arms 15 of a four-ar1n crank or operating device 16 rotatably mountedon a shaft 1PZ-mounted centrally ofthe frame member 5., g y

:Ar-large gear18 ismounted on the shaft- 17,and. meshing with this gear is a pinion 1-9 mounted on la shaft 2O supported inthe frame member 5 and which extends forwardly through-,thei 4panel.21;of a. radio ap.v paratus. MountedI Vupon the 'protruding' end 2 ofthe shaft 20 is aiknobzdial 22, by'mea'ns 'of which the pinion 19, gear-v18'and. crank 16 may be operatednorfmoving ,the :movable plates inwardlyizand outwardlyiwith res.l lation to the "stator: plates 17 of thev separate'- condenser units.` lThe.: condenser is supportedinwconnectionl with-thepanel 21 by screws or- In will befln't-ed than-nie `stator;p1/nes,I.

of thefseparateondenser units; on the-adjecento` edges f theredf.' :.whe n.. mounted: in :f the frai'ne @members l'and i .6l are Ispaced apart," and liantivtin wallmembers 24 are lmounted in" stli'e; frame; membersi'zand? 6 iin; 'crss :relai tion7 and, 'iarel ipositined between the ladj al; cenbvfa'cesiofthe-staten plates im the separate units, :thus dividing the contlen ser, into Afoin-g' condenseri units; comprising the; movable-'and stator plates; isrimounted.naar` ,.f '.jf!

.elnfvtheif'operat'oniof 'my imp1vedcon' deaisergwit willbe'understod'zthat by rotate' i'ng thedialgoi-almob-22,;.th`e gears '195andfj18A will @bei rotated." to i impart lrotary -rnovem'ent=y to? .thecranliioimperating linember; 16.1 From'- the z position 1' of' thparts shownin Fig. fof? the drawing, a movement-mf --the` erankzw'ill operate Eto movefthe1plates9 outwardly witlr reference' to lthe-:stator .plates in al1-" `)f'fth'e;r units. Inthis operation; the bearings? 13 'ont thereducedeends12-othe pins llwill move' outwardlys.'in'sthe apertures'A 14' inl the Aarms 15=as partiallyiiidicated in dotted'linesfin Fig-.f1 of the drawing.' :wherein the movable' plates of 'one of the units is shown extended? ."It will: be understood: that eachy condenser' unit .mayc'ontrol a particular circuit orlcoil of a:radio-apparatus7 or `tivo or more-ofthe' units may be coupled together in any desired manner; and' while I have shown' certain de-'- tails of construction for carrying myuwen-- tion into effect, and including specilic forni of stator and movable plates it will be. 'nnderstood that I an: not necessarily limited to the specific structures herein shown and described. and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made within t-he scope ot' thev appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. i

Having fully described my- "invention` what I' claim as-new andi desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1- 1. lA condenser of the class described'com-- prising a plurality of independent fcon'denser units consisting of stator plates and mov-A able plates of each unit. one end' of the mov-- ableplates beinpr pivoted wherebythe stime are swung bodily from said pivot-:into and out of communication wth thestator' pla-tes of the separate uni-ts` and means in operativeconnection with the-free endportions of saidmovable plates o'a-ll the units 4for operat' ing said- -plates-andfiior .moving the plates of the separate unitssimultaneously;

' 2. A condenser-. of the-class described comprisi-ng' a plurality of condenser `units consisting-of stator. plates andinovable plates, one end-of tl'ie' movableplates being pivoted' whereby the same are jswung bodilyfroms isiid' pivot into-and out'of .cnimunication with the-.stator plates'. lmeans in'operat-ive connect-ion with the free end portions of saidmovable plates for operating-sai@ plates andi forfinoving the plates. ofthe-,separate units simultaneously* said.- meansrfcomprisinga.A rotatablemember 4halving'ia'f plurality.' of arms,.the;freeend.portibns ofi-.which are.l providedv with elongated'- apertures in?" which: pins on-saichmovableY platesfopeiratix.; I

3'. i A.; condenser of the class-'describedfcom'f prising a plurality- :of: condenser units .c'onsistiiigof stator' plates andfmovable'platesgi o'ne end of the movable' plates-'being 'pirvotecl` whereby the. same .a-i'euswung' bodily! fram' said. pivot into and out; of.' communication with thestator pla-tes; mean'sfnf operative' connection with theflfree-endrportions 'Ofi saidmovable platesfor operatin-msaid-plates' andforA moving .the plates' of 'glio fsepaiatel units simultaneously,- saficlmeanscompri s-V iii'gA` az'rotatable member. having 'a 'plurality offarms, the' free end-portions of; which areprovided' with elongated apertures inuwhi'chpins'onjsaid-movable platesfopeiate; a gear4 onthe shaft 'of-said; rotatablemember, and-a pin-ion meshingr with said gear, said pinion being rotated by a knob dial for imparting movement to said member and said movable plates.

4. A-condenser of the class-described. comprising tw'o frame members substantiallyrectangular in form.. a pluralityof con-- denser units mount-d within and 'oet-.foon said frame members. each unit consisting of a-plnrality of stator plates and movable platesptlie movable plates being pivoted :it one and to said frame members whereby the samemay haswn-ngg bodily into and out of communication with 'the stator plates, the

`free end oli-said' movable plat-cs being couunits mounted within and between said'- fra-me members` each unit consist-ing of'a plurality of stator plates and m'ovable plates, the movable plates being pivoted at one end to said` frame members whereby -tliesaine. may be'sw-nng bodily intoand out of commnnicationI with-.the stator plates. the free-- end of sa-idmovable plates being coupled together by pins having projecting portions providedwith bearings, a member for actuating-said movablef plates provided-With' a plnrality'fof! arms having:Y elongated :ipertures at their free ends inVwhich-the bearings on the movable latesoperate. whereby the operation-of said) member: I. u

r 6. A cendenser coinprising'pstator'- plates ands-movable: plates; and `--meansfor actuatsaid units, fand@ means fior'- 'operating' saidv ingsai'd-movablefplatescomprisingA a: rotat-'i able member# having .an 'elongatedf aperta-re.:

and meansi'onfl the movable; plates? mountediii-and movable 'in itlie` aperture of said miember whereby the rotation of said member will iiovedsaidlplates toward and'froni-the stator PIatesi-f -x'vz f' 7:'-Ax12coiiden'ser 'comprising statorv plates' a'ndf movable pilatesE and'j'mea ns1 or actuating' said-'movableplates comprisinga'rotatable' member" having anf" elongated" aperture', means--onthe movableplas mountedfin and' movable imv the aperture of? 'saidZf-member whereby-the rotation1 of' said" member member will .movesi inult'a-neously the movable plates ofiall' of adapted to operate between the plates of the stator units, and said movable plate units being pivoted at one corner portion thereof and being swung bodily toward and from the stator plate units.

9. A condenser of the class described comprising a plurality of stator plate units arranged in juxtaposition and spaced relation, said units being triangular in form, a plurality of movable plate units mounted for cooperation with said stator plate units, said movable plate units having triangular plates adapted to operate between the plates of the stator units, said movable plate units being pivoted at one corner portion thereof and being swung bodily toward and from the stator plate units, and means for simultaneously operating all of the movable plate units.

10. A condenser of lthe class described comprising a condenser frame, a plurality of independent condenser units mounted in said frame side by side and in spaced relation, the inner ends of the stator plates of said units being adjacent centrally of said frame, the movable plates of said units being adapted to move into and out of said frame in the operation thereof, an operating member arranged at one side of said condenser units, and with lwhich the movable plates of the separate units are coupled wherebythe movable plates of all of the units are simultaneously operated by said member with reference to the stator plates of said units.

l1. A condenser of the class described comprising a condenser frame; a plurality of independent condenser units mounted in said Jrame side by side and in spaced relation, the inner ends of the stator plates of said units beingY adjacent centrally of said frame, the movable plates of said units being adapted to move into and out of said frame in the operation thereof, an operating. member arranged at one side of said condenser units and with which the movable plates of the separate units are coupled whereby the movable plates of all of the units are simultaneously operated by said member with reference to the stator plates of said units .and means for actuating said member.

12. A condenser of the class described comprising a condenser frame, a plurality of independent condenser units mounted in said frame side by side and in spaced relation the inner ends of the stator plates of said units being adjacent centrally of said frame, the movable plates of said units being adapted to move into and out of said frame in the operation thereof, an operating member arranged ateone side of said condenser units and with which the movable plates o the separate units are coupled whereby the movable plates of all of the units are simultaneously operated by said member with reference to the stator plates of said units` and means for actuating said member, said means comprising gears and a knob.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedV my name this 1st day of Feb., 1926.

GEORGE MERLE, SR.