US1734119A - Spring-cushioned drive for propellers - Google Patents
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- B63H20/00—Outboard propulsion units, e.g. outboard motors or Z-drives; Arrangements thereof on vessels
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- This invention relates in general to outboard motors and more particularl to a spring driving means for the prope lers of outboard motor.
- One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a spring drive for apropeller of an outboard motor wherein the propeller is positively turned. from the propeller shaft through a spring member, which, when the propeller strikes an object, yields to take up the shock and prevent damage to the propeller,- the gearing, or the like, the sprin immediately resuming its normal position ollowinc ⁇ its cushioning l.,action,'so as to preserve the drive between the motor and the propeller and yet to bel always ready toexercise its cushioning and shock absorbing func- 4 tion.
- Another object is to provide cushioning means in the ropeller drive of an outboard motor which 1s not liable to become stuck, frozen or jammed, and which operates with equal effectiveness irrespective of whether the propeller is operating in forward or reverse.
- the figure is a view partlyin section and partly in elevation showing portions of an outboard motor and'illustrating the spring incorporated in the propeller drive.. f
- the numeral 1 designates generally the gear housing of an outboard motor, in the lowerportion of which the propeller shaft 2 is rotatably mounted and driven in the usual manner, gears 3 being employed in the gearing for driving the propeler shaft.
- the collar 4 has a tubular extension 6 formed with an outwardly projecting annular flange.
- A. propeller designated generally at 8 is provided and has a hub 9 formed with a bearing portion 9a loosely mounted on the shaft 2 immediately rearwardlyl of the collar 4.
- a nut 1() threaded ony the rearward end ofl the shaft and held in position by the pin 11 prevents endwise displacement of thepropeller,8 olf f the shaft 2.
- a coil spring 12 is provided ⁇ and has suitably spaced convolutions terminating in iout-turned ends 13 and 1.4,the end 13 being snugly fitted in anopening 15 provided in thehubfof the propeller 8, and the end 14 beingsnugly fitted in an opening 16 provided in the yla ⁇ 1igef7 fof the extension 6 ⁇ of the collar 4.v If desired, the
- bearing portion 9oftlie hub 9 may have more than openingi 15, fandsimilarly the flange 7 may have more than oneI opening, 16, to' permit adjustment. V As shown,y the hub 9is hollow and houses the spring l2 and collar 4.
- a propeller shaft a collar fixed to the propeller shaft, apropeller having its hub loosely mounted on the propeller shaft, means for preventing endwise displacement ofthe hub of the propeller, and a coil spring Vinterposed between the collar andthe propeller hub, said spring having outturned ends, said propeller and said collar having openings in which the outturned ends are snugly fitted.
- a propeller snaft In an outboard motor a propeller snaft, a collar, a shear pin fixing the collar tothe collar shaft, a propeller having its hub loosely mounted on the propeller shaft, means for preventing endwise displacement of the hub of the propeller, and a coil spring interposed between the collarand the propeller hub and connected thereto.
- An outboard motor including a propeller shaft, a propeller loosely'mounted thereon and a spring interposed between and positivelyconnected to the propeller shaft and to the propeller.
- An outboard motor including a propeller shaft, a propeller having a hub loosely mounted on the shaft, said hubhaving an opening, a torsional coil spring contained within the opening of the hub and positively connected to the propeller and to the propeller shaft,
- the propeller may be positively driven' from the propeller shaft in both forward and reverse directions of rotation of the propeller shaft and yet the torsional coil spring is' always adapted to yield to prevent injury to the propeller.
- An outboard motor including a propeller shaft, a propeller loosely mounted thereon and means affording a positive driving connection between the propeller shaft and the propeller at all times and yet adapted to yield to prevent injury to the propeller.
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Nov. 5, 1929.
SPRING CUSHIONED DRIVE FOR PROPELLERS o. EVINRUDE 1,734,119
Filed April 9. 1927 ATTORNEYS.
Patented Nov. 5, 1929 l AUNITED STATES PATENT lol-Ficr OLE EVINR'UDE,` OF MILWAUKEE,-WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,
TOgOUTBOARD MOTORS CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN SPRING-CSHIONED DRIVEI FOR PROPELLERS Application led April 9, 1927. Serial No. 182,237.
This invention relates in general to outboard motors and more particularl to a spring driving means for the prope lers of outboard motor.
The boats on which outboard motors are employed frequently are utilized in shallow waters. More or less serious inconvenience, expense and annoyance has resulted from the propellers of outboard motors striking submerged objects, such as rocks, logs, or the like, as in such event, not only are the propellers liable to become bent or broken, but the rearing between the propeller and motor is hable to be injured. To-avoid these disadvantages c it has been proposed to utilize shear pins between the propeller and 'the propeller shaft, the shear pins beingr sheared off when the propeller strikes a submerged object. This tends to avoid damage, but' it involves the inconvenience of replacing the shear pin. It has also been proposed to incorporate a spring engaeed clutch between the propeller and the propeller shaft or somewhere in the propeller drive, but the disadvanta e Vof this expedient resides in the fact that t ese clutches tend to and do become stuck, and moreover only partly take up the shock, as in order to provide for forward and reverse movement, `the spring associated with such a clutch must be comparatively heavy, or else the clutch will slip and the operation of the motor will be impaired.
One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a spring drive for apropeller of an outboard motor wherein the propeller is positively turned. from the propeller shaft through a spring member, which, when the propeller strikes an object, yields to take up the shock and prevent damage to the propeller,- the gearing, or the like, the sprin immediately resuming its normal position ollowinc` its cushioning l.,action,'so as to preserve the drive between the motor and the propeller and yet to bel always ready toexercise its cushioning and shock absorbing func- 4 tion.
Another object is to provide cushioning means in the ropeller drive of an outboard motor which 1s not liable to become stuck, frozen or jammed, and which operates with equal effectiveness irrespective of whether the propeller is operating in forward or reverse.
Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out kin the `appended claims, reference being had to the accompanyying drawing forming a part of this specificaj tion, and in which: y
The figure is a view partlyin section and partly in elevation showing portions of an outboard motor and'illustrating the spring incorporated in the propeller drive.. f
Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates generally the gear housing of an outboard motor, in the lowerportion of which the propeller shaft 2 is rotatably mounted and driven in the usual manner, gears 3 being employed in the gearing for driving the propeler shaft.
The rearward end of the shaft 2 projects beyond the gear housing, and on this project- Ving portiona collar 4 is fixed, a shear pin 5 preferably being employed for fixing the collar 4 to the rearward portion of the shaft 2. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the collar 4 has a tubular extension 6 formed with an outwardly projecting annular flange. A. propeller designated generally at 8 is provided and has a hub 9 formed with a bearing portion 9a loosely mounted on the shaft 2 immediately rearwardlyl of the collar 4. A nut 1() threaded ony the rearward end ofl the shaft and held in position by the pin 11 prevents endwise displacement of thepropeller,8 olf f the shaft 2. j A coil spring 12 is provided `and has suitably spaced convolutions terminating in iout-turned ends 13 and 1.4,the end 13 being snugly fitted in anopening 15 provided in thehubfof the propeller 8, and the end 14 beingsnugly fitted in an opening 16 provided in the yla`1igef7 fof the extension 6` of the collar 4.v If desired, the
bearing portion 9oftlie hub 9 may have more than openingi 15, fandsimilarly the flange 7 may have more than oneI opening, 16, to' permit adjustment. V As shown,y the hub 9is hollow and houses the spring l2 and collar 4.
With the arrangement shown, when the ,I
The spring 12 1s of such size, shape and strength that its convolutions will remain slightly spaced even 4when'the propeller is heilig rotated to drive the boat forward, at which time the propeller tends to wind up the spring. The pointis that the clearance between the convolutions is preserved to enable the spring to twist or fiex and take up the shock when the propeller strikes an obstacle.
The invention claimed is:
1. In an outboard motor. a gear housing,
-displacement of the hub of the propeller, and
and a coil spring located within the propeller hub and interposed between the collar and the propeller hub and connected thereto.
2. In an outboard motor a propeller shaft, a collar fixed to the propeller shaft, apropeller having its hub loosely mounted on the propeller shaft, means for preventing endwise displacement ofthe hub of the propeller, and a coil spring Vinterposed between the collar andthe propeller hub, said spring having outturned ends, said propeller and said collar having openings in which the outturned ends are snugly fitted.
3. In an outboard motor a propeller snaft, a collar, a shear pin fixing the collar tothe collar shaft, a propeller having its hub loosely mounted on the propeller shaft, means for preventing endwise displacement of the hub of the propeller, and a coil spring interposed between the collarand the propeller hub and connected thereto. l
4.' An outboard motor including a propeller shaft, a propeller loosely'mounted thereon and a spring interposed between and positivelyconnected to the propeller shaft and to the propeller.
5. An outboard motor including a propeller shaft, a propeller having a hub loosely mounted on the shaft, said hubhaving an opening, a torsional coil spring contained within the opening of the hub and positively connected to the propeller and to the propeller shaft,
'whereby the propeller may be positively driven' from the propeller shaft in both forward and reverse directions of rotation of the propeller shaft and yet the torsional coil spring is' always adapted to yield to prevent injury to the propeller. 1
6. An outboard motor including a propeller shaft, a propeller loosely mounted thereon and means affording a positive driving connection between the propeller shaft and the propeller at all times and yet adapted to yield to prevent injury to the propeller.
7 With an outboard motor structure having a rotating propeller shaft, a propeller fitted to turn upon said shaft, and a spiral spring fitted on said shaft having one end secured to the propeller and the remaining end secured to the shaft, said spring having a normal tension to substantially resist .the usual water pressure upon the propeller and flexing to expand under greater pressure.
In witness whereof, I hereto aix my signature.
OLE EVINRUDE.
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US2710164A (en) * | 1952-06-16 | 1955-06-07 | Miller Mfg Co | Self-closing valve and seal |
US3017029A (en) * | 1957-01-30 | 1962-01-16 | Gen Motors Corp | Self-cleaning filter |
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US2710164A (en) * | 1952-06-16 | 1955-06-07 | Miller Mfg Co | Self-closing valve and seal |
US3017029A (en) * | 1957-01-30 | 1962-01-16 | Gen Motors Corp | Self-cleaning filter |
CN113911274A (en) * | 2021-10-12 | 2022-01-11 | 长江河湖建设有限公司 | Movable floating island |
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