US1772056A - Rinsing and drying apparatus - Google Patents

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3 Sheets-Sheet l J. F. RUSSELL nINsING AND DRYING APPARATUS Filed arch 21, 192'? Aug. 5, 1930.

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RINSING AND DRYING APPARATUS Filed March 21, 1927 s'sheets-sheet 2 g/NTOR. BY 'A M ATTORNEY U8 5, 1930- q. F. RUSSELL 1,772,056

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Patented Aug. 5, 1939 unirsi)y STATES PATENT OFFICE! JOSEPH F. RUSSELL, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO MODERN IFOUNDRX".ANDy PATTERN VORKS, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATIONO'F CALAEORNIA RINSING AND DRYING APPARATUS Application filed March 21, 1927. SerialNo. 176,979.

This invention relates to .improvements in clothesgrinsing and vdrying apparatus, and has tor its primary object the provision of an improved apparatus which may be attached to the washing receptacle ot' awashing machine, to provide means for the convenient rinsing and drying of the washed clothing.

In the development of the present apparatus, particular. attenti-on has been given to the arrangement of the supporting members for the washing, and the rinsing and drying receptacles forming apart thereof, and the arrangement shown has been found to be eX- ceptionally satisfactory invr thatone .of the three supporting legs is mounted in axial alignment with the axis of rotation of the rinsing and drying receptacle. This arrange-` ment .of Athe supporting legs provides a solid support `for both the washing .andthe rinsing and drying receptacles-and practically eliminates vibration dueto the centrifugal action'o'f the rinsing and drying receptacle when in operation;

All types of rinsing and drying devices that-,operate on the centrifugal .principle lare moreor less subject to considerable vibration', and it is one of the important features of the present invention to reduce such vibration to a minimumby the proper positioning of the supports for the apparatus. The supports are provided with castors and one ofthe castors is arranged to render tall the castors either mobile or immobile as desired.

A novel driving means has also been utilizedfin the present construction and'rincludes a friction drive and a clutch mechanism arranged invsucha'manner lthat the driving power for the actuation of the rinsing aud drying receptacle is derived from the wasli-y ingmachine power unit, without in the least detractingpfrom its lfunction of driving the washing machine impeller. e

A :novel drainiineans .is also included in the present construction and consists of a collecting ring revolubly supported ingaat-an'- nulus carried by the washingfreceptacle of the washing machine, and which is provided with a drain spout `adapted to be swungto any radial position by the rotation ofthe collectng ring relative to the supporting annulus, to position the spout to drain any water from said collectingring which may bei deposited therein by the centrifugal action of the rinsing and drying receptacle.

. The vimportant object ot' my invention is to provide a combined rinsing and drying apparatus which is coactively associated-*with a washing machine, the two being combined in such a manner that the supporting legs and power unit are common to both, and that one of said supporting legs is arrangedl in axial alignment with the rinsing and drying app aratus and provides means .for rendering the entire apparatus either mobile ork immobile, as desired. j i I,

Another object of my inventionlis to`pro. vide a rinsing and drying 'apparatus of the character designatedl which is comparatively simple in construction, practicallyvibra-I vtionless, sulticient in operation, durable, and

easily handled.' f

Another object of the invention is to'pro vide an apparatus of the character designated which embodies -a novel driving lmeans includinga simpliiied clutch mechanism.

An additional objectotimportance is the provision of a water-collecting and drainage lring for the rinsing receptacle which permits a manual rotativeA movement thereaboutin any radial direction todrain the. same,- even when either orboth the washing and rinsing receptacles .are in operatiom-.thus'effecting the, removal of'suds and dirty water and the introduction of clear rinsing and blueing water i and its expulsion ywithout thefnecefssity' of stopping the `washing machine 'and the rins-` ing receptacle at all.

fication and accom an ino'three sheets of drawings, in which Figure-l is a vertical-sectional view Vow-v ing' any improved rinsinggandfjdryingf apparatils .in cemliiiieteavth theraSlii-egfref lll The clutch member 63 Aconsists of a sleeve 66 havin@ a central bore 67 forming a sliding fit i said bevelled friction disc into contact with the! bevelled disc V32.

vThe clutch member 68 is provided with a plurality of radially-arranged ribs 7l that terminate in a common plane with that of the upper end of the sleeve 66, and form means adapted to intercept the tangs and 53 to rotate the receptacle e6 The shifting means for disengaging the bevelled discs 68 and consists of a flat circular disc A72, Figure 4, provided with a centrally disposed opening 73 adapted to loosely fit 'the exteriorly finished surface 74 of the boss 86 and to rest upon the shoulder 75 formed thereon. The upper face of the disc is provided with a cork washer 76 secured thereto in any convenient manner, and is `adapted to engage the underside of the bevelled member 68 to shift said member out of contact with the bevelled member 32 and to additionally provide braking means to stop the spinning action of the container 46.

rfhe el rating of the disc 7 2 is accomplished by means of integrally cast cam members 77 and 78, Figs. 3 and fl, which are provided with tapered sections 79 and 8O and straight sections 81 and 82 terminating in stop lugs 88 a.. d 84. The said members 77 and 78 are adapted to normally rest on opposite sides of the ribs 85 formed integral with the cast eX- tensions 34 and 35 and the bossA 36 of the frame 18, and when moved toward said ribs by the swinging movement of the handle 7 2', are adapted to elevate the said disc until the straight sections 81 and 82 rest upon the upper edges of the ribs 85, in which position the member 68 is disengaged from the member 32, and the container is immediately .stopped by the braking action of the cork disc '76 frictionally engaging' the underside of member 68.

The upper edge of the washing receptacle i1 is provided with a cast member 86, having supporting brackets 87 which are rigidly bolted to the washing receptacle by bolts 88 89, Figure 2, and in which an enlarged c ular opening 88 is formed to receive an :innulus 89 havingan annular rib 90 adaptto lit within the opening 88 of the member 86 and adapted for free manual rotary movement relative thereto'. The rib 90 is provided with an integrally cast member 91 circumferentially positioned thereabout and T curved outwardly and upwardly to form' a I collecting ring 92 to receive the overflow water vfrom the container 46; the said container l being somewhat smaller 'in ,diameter than the i opening 98 formed in the annulus and'adapt-A ed to rotate freely therein, as shown in Figure 1. l Y

A plurality of radially-positioned screws 9st only one of which is illustrated are tapped tl ough the annulus rib'90 and engage the underside of themember 86 to prevent the annulus from being removed from the opening 88 ofthe said member 86.

The member 91 is provided with anintegrally formed spout 95, of considerable width in plan but shallow'in :depth andhaving a considerable drop to facilitate the draining of the' water collected by the collectingl ring As shown in Figure 1, the annulus is provided with a small lug 96.postioned diametrically opposite the spout 95 and adapted to rest upon the upper surface-ofthe member 86 which A, lug tends to tiltthe annulus slightly relative to the horizontal member 86, to cause thewater collected by 2 thef collecting ring Ito drain i rapidly toward the spout; v

A cast cover 97 y y the annulus, andforms a guard to `prevent water from splashing ,out of the container,E

l fits over the upper .edge'fof,

ifi() when in operation. Thelcover 97 is provided j' with. a central openingthrough whiclithrve'fairY ticles may be dropped into the container, and i which ma)7 be capped when not in use byA a sheet metal cap 98, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2` The castorl'7fmounted in the lower endiofVY the supporting leg 1 6 is of a well-knowntype,N

in which the castor center 99 isarranged tobe positionedin axial alignment-with the spin-` die 88, as shown in Figure 1, whenth'e yoke center 100 is moved to the position shown to the left of the center-line and'whichis the immobile position of the castor, and theposition in which it remains, while therinsing and drying receptacle is in use. When it is desired to movethe apparatus vthe castor is rendered mobileby swinging the yokecenter lQOfo the position shown in Figure 5, thus freeing the castor wheelformoveme'nt ineither direc- ,mm' Y Y v y Y,

apparatus isas follows:

and the driving motor 12 isstarted friction disc 32, andassuming that the friction disc 68 is heldout of-contac't with'ithe disc 32 by the shifting mechanism, which' is thenormal position of lsaid disc :68.` The handle' 72 isfvnext manipulated 'to drop the disc 68 into'contact with the disc o2 wl` causes 'the acceleration of the 2911 `The {operationof the rinsing roo lilll.

its'centents.. As soon as the container is sufiicient'ly accelerated the liquid content starts tog'yrate toward the rim l? et the container, a'ridtrointhe" riin is thrown into the collect- "ingfiing and is 4drained therefrom by the spout 95. e l

This operation is continued for several ininutes, generally troni seven to fifteen, depending upon t-lie quantity of wet material in the container, The shitting mechanism is thenoperate'd and the friction disc 68 is raised from the disc'and the container stopped, the material being then removed from` the container nil apractically semi-dry state.- f

The rinsing 'of the washed inaterial may be accomplished by placing it in therinsing con-- tainer withsuflicient cold Water for'rinsing Y abi Y Said ur oses andA the bluein addedY as usual'. D

whereupon the rinsing Water may be drawn off as described.

vFroinv the `foregoing* description talen in connectionV with "the accompanyingA draw ings, the advantages of the construction and method of operation fwill be readily understood'. by those skilled in the art to which the invention apper'tains, and while Ihave described the principle of operation, together Witlithedevice which I now consider to be thejbest enibodiinent thereof,` l. desire to have it Vunderstood that' the'device shown is inerely illustrativejand thatsuch Vchanges niay be made, when desired, 'as fall Within the scope Y of the' appended claims. n

Having thus described iny invention, I claim' 'as new` and desire to secuieby Letters Patent of the United`States the'following IlL'In conibi'na tion with a centrifugal ina- -A chine having a centrifugal vdrurn rotatable 40 about' a vertical axis,V asupport for said inachine'inelud'ing three supporting legs; one or" aXiS- e i 2- 1n" chine having a 4'centrifugal druin rotatable a'bjoutaV vertical axis7 a' support for. said inachine including a plurality of not `less' than v three supportingljegs; one of said' legs being YJing means ,being'operative in line'with tlr v: 'I In embinatiii withfaterttie* 1 sub'stantiall'yy in line vwith said.y axis. 3. A centrifugal machine comprising. y a

sup-port, tripod mobilizing ineansvfor said support, and a centrifug'ing druinournaled for mouvement abouta-vertical axis YViii said Sunprb; Said support' terminating in said mobilizingineans, andafoot of said mobiliz-L axis'ef said drinnfI-nfcoinbinatien withjafceiitrifugalnian p alaxis ,of rotation, a

Chine wvl-eg a ver` Y M y l said"ifiiachine including a, plurali-t than ,three niol ture.

legs being'substantially iii line with said combination with a centrifugal ina# ing an upright and rotatableshaft, a sup'-V port for said machine comprising a plurality of not less than three supporting feet, one of'said feet being operative substantially in the axial line of saidv shaft'.

A In testimony whereof; l axiny signa- Jo'snrii ii. RUSSELL.

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