US1804583A - Water wheel - Google Patents

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G. MQASK WATER WHEEL May 12, 1931.

Filed Oct. 12, 1 29 d ATTORMQAY Patented May '12, 1 931 Ge-omen; AsK';or KIRKWOCI), camroimm' WATER WHE L' I It is one object of the invention to provide a water wheel that may be readily shifted from theshore to any desired point in a running stream from a fixed mooring station, or readily shifted relative to a given mooring station. I

It is another object to provide a water wheel that may be readily raised or lowered into an inoperative or operative position relative to the stream from a given relatively fixed point.

It is also an object to provide a water wheel of the character indicated so constructed and .arranged as to operate a power 1 shaft at the mooring station.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a water Wheel of the character indicated, and manipulating means there- I for, that will be simple in construction, economical to manufacture and install, positive in action, strong, durable, and highly eflicient in its practical application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a plan View of the device, parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device, parts broken away and partly in section.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatical illustration of a portion of the wheel raising mechanism.

" Figure 4 is a diagrammatical illustration of a portion of the power transmission mechanism.

Figure 5 is an enlarged plan View of a portion of the wheel raising and shifting mechanism.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail illustration showing the cable connection to the wheel, part broken away.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail illustration of a pulley with a wheel raising cable there- Figure'8 is an enlarged detail illustration of a portion of the power transmitting mechanism.

The main features of the device comprise a pair of pontoons 1 connected by a bridge member 2 on supports 3, the supports 3 being arranged to 7 form vertical guides l.

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Gonncted to the crank 8" is j a cable" 27,; one portion of which extei idsjupw'ardly and over a pulley 28 and tlience" downwardly forwardly over pulleys as" at'29 to joinj a-simila'r' cable: 27a at" a point "'30 reform a single cable 31', and the other portion: ex: tending? downwardly over apulley as 5 32 and" rot thence forwardly over a pulley as 33 to join a similar cable portion 27a at a point 34 to form a single cable 35. The cables 31 and 35 pass around independently revoluble drums 3637 on pier end 18 and form a loop passing around a pulley as 38, so that a pull upon either cable portion 31 and 35 will move the other portion in the opposite direction and rotate the drum upon which it is wound in the direction indicated'by the arrow at 39 through the medium of a pawl and ratchet as at 40. c

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that throughthe operation ofthe cranks 19 or 19a the wheel 5 may be raised 1 or lowered as desired, and the wheel may be swung inwardly toward the shore of the stream or away therefrom as desired, and the rotating cranks 88a pull first upon one cable 31 and then the other, 35, to rotate the power shaft 41 constantly in the direction indicated.

It is to be understood, of course, that while I have herein shown and described but one embodiment of the invention, changes in form construction, and method of assembly and operation may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

I I claim: V

1. A structure of the character described comprising, a supporting means adapted to float upon a stream, a water wheel mounted for vertical adjustment on the supporting means, a fixed anchorage, a pair of cables connected to the wheel and to the anchorage, means for actuating the cables to move the wheel in a vertical plane, and means for actuating the cables to swing the wheel about its vertical axis, and power transmission means connected to the wheel.

2. A structure of the character described comprising, a floating water wheel support, having a pair of spaced vertically disposed guides formed therein, a water wheel mounted between the guides and having an axle engaging the same, pulleys mounted upon the guides and support, a pair of independently operable and revoluble drums, a fixed support therefor, and cables connected to opposite ends of the wheel axle and engaging said pulleys and mounted on said drums wherebyto raise or lower the wheel or alter the angular position of the float relative to the fixed support.

3. A structure of the character described comprising, a floating support and a fixed anchorage, vertical guides mounted on the support, a water wheel having an axle engaging the guides, a crank on the axle, pulleys mounted on the, guides and support, a pair of revoluble drums mounted on the anchorage, means for actuating the drums independently or as a unit, cables connected to the cranks and passing over the pulleys and attached to the drums, a power shaft mounted on the fixed anchorage, a pair of drums mounted thereon with driving connections therebetween, a pulley mounted adjacent the drums, and a cable passing over the pulley and both drums, pulleys mounted above and GEORGE M. ASK.

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