US1850863A - Indicating machine - Google Patents

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March 22, 1932. w. F. BROWN 1,850,863

INDICATING MACHINE Filed Jan. 24, 1930 Fig 1 Patented Man 22, 1932 I WILLIAM E. EBEQWN, 01F EEANKLHE, 2115C! DICAHNG MACHINE Application area January 24, 1930. serial no. 423,332.

This invention relates to an indicatin syscontact 19 will engage the contacts 1 and 2 term for motor vehicles, aeroplanes an the when the piston is in raised position. The like, the general object of the invention being spring contact 20 will bridge the contacts 3 to provide lamps and circuits therefor for 1nand 4 when the piston is in the lower part l6 dicating when the ignition switch is left the cylinder, it being understood that the pis- 55 closed with the motor inoperative, when th ton is raised when the oil pump is working. oil pump fails to work and when the gener- A green lamp 14 is connected by a conducator fails to work. tor a with the contact 2, a red lamp 15 is conllhis invention also consists in certain other nected by a conductor 2; with the contact 113 features of construction and in the combinaand a yellow lamp 16 is connected by the conac tion and arrangement of the several parts, to ductor o with the contact 4. All these lamps be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in are connected to the'ground conductor (3 the accompanying drawings and specifically The generator cut-out is indicated at 9 and pointed out in the appended claims. the generator at 10, the numeral 12 indicating 315 In describing the invention in detail, reierthe battery or other source of supply and the ence will be had to the accompanying drawnumeral 13 indicates the ignition coil and 11 ings wherein like characters denote like or the'ignition switch. Ablock 18 of insulating corresponding parts throughout the several mat rial i carri d by the armatur of the views, and in which i cut-out and supports a contact 17. Gontacts 219 Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the 7 and 8 are supported from the cut-out and m invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the 8 will be engage by the contacts 17 when base with the oil cylinder and contacts t erethe armature is in raised position. The con- 'on. tact 8 is connected with the terminal 36 and 25 Fig re 3 is a Verti al t n l i a conductor 6 connects this terminal with the 75 through Figure 2. contact 1. The contact 7 is connected with Figure 4 is a view of the generator cut out, the terminal 34 and this terminal is connectwith the additional contacts thereon. .ed by a conductor 7 with the battery. A con- In this drawing, the numeral 27 indicates ductor g connects the contact 3 with the line 39 a base to which the cylinder 24 is attached by between the coil and switch and a conductor a strap 25, a block 26 holding the cylinder h connects the contact with the generator spaced from the base. This cylinder has a side of the cut-out. .r a nipple 34 in its bottom to which a pipe leading Thus it will be seen that when the ignifrom the oil pump is connected and a piston t-ion switch is left closed and the motor is 35 33 is located in the cylinder, with its rod 22 idle or inoperative, the piston 33 will be at passing through the cap 23 which is connectthe bottom of the cylinder, due to the fact ed with the top of the cylinder. A springr32 that the oil pump is not operating. Thus holds the piston in its lowest position. e the contacts 3 and 4 will be bridged by the 1 upper end of the rod 22 is guided by the brackcontact 20, so that current will pass to the yelet 31 on the base and a member 21 of insulow lamp 16 to indicate to the operator that he lating material is attached to the rod interhas left on the ignition switch. No current mediate its ends. This member carries the will pass to the red lampv as the contact 5 spring contacts 19 and 20. Blocks 28, 29 and is connected with the generator side of the of insulating material are fastened to the cut-out and thus no currentwill pass through base, the block 28 carrying the pairs of 0011- the conductor h when the motor is inoperatacts 3, 4, 5 and 6. The block 30 carries a tive. When the motor is started, the oil prespair of contacts 1 and 2. The contacts are sure, acting on the piston 33, will raise the so arranged that the spring contact 19 will piston and thus cause-the contacts 19 and 20 bridge the contacts 5 and 6 when the piston to pass off the contacts 3,4, 5 and Q, and as the is in the lower part of the cylinder; and said contact 20 leaves the contacts 3 and 4, thankcuit to the yellow lamp 16 will be broken. ignition device having a switch and coil, an If the oil pump should fail to function when oiling mechanism and a generator cut-out the motor is started, the contact 19 would having an armature, of three lamps of difbridge the contacts 5 and 6, so that current ferent colors, a pair of contacts arranged in 5 won d pass over the conductor it through the t e circuit of each lamp, a pressure responcontacts 5, 6 and 19, conductor 6 to the red sive device connected with the oiling mechalamp 15, thus indicating that the oil pump nism including a movable 'wall actuated by is not operating. If the generator is not the pressure in the oiling mechanism, a concharging and the oil pump is working, the tact, means for moving the contact by movemovement of the piston 33 by the oil pressure ment or said wall and engaging one pair of will raise the contact 19 into engagement contacts when the wall is in the no pressure with the contacts 1 and 2 and then current position and engaging another pair of conwould pass from the battery through thecontacts when the wall is actuated by the oil tacts 7, 8 and 17 conductor e, contacts 1, l9 pressure, a second contact operated by said and 2, through conductor ato the green lamp means for engaging the third pair of con- 5 14, to indicate that the generator is not chargtacts when the wall is in the no pressure poing. sition, a contact of one pair being-connected From the foregoing it will be seen that with the ignition switch, a contact of another when the yellow lamp is lighted, the operator pair being connected with the generator side will know that he has left his ignition switch of the generator cut-out and a switch closed on, when the red lamp is lighted, the operator by the cut-out armature when the generator will know that the oil pump is not working, is inactive, said switch being connected with and when the green'lamp is lighted, he will a battery and with a contact of the third ow that the generator has failed. pair of contacts. 25. It is thought from the foregoing descrip In testimony whereof I afcix my signature. tion that the advantages and novel features WILLIAM F. BROWN.

of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the com- 30 bination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims A 35 ustion motor, an ignitlon device having a generator cut-out having an armature, of

49 three lamps of different colors, a pair of contacts, a conductor connecting one of the contacts with one of the lamps, a conductor connecting the other contact with the switch, a conductor connecting the switch with a bat 45 tery, a second pair of contacts, a conductor 1 connecting one of these contacts with the second lamp, a conductor connecting the other one of'thcse contacts with the generator side of the cut-out, a third pair of conifl tacts, a conductor connecting one of these contacts with the third lamp, a conductor connecting the other one of these contacts to that part of the ignition devicebetween its switch and coil, 2. pair of movable spring contacts, one of which is adapted to'engage the 1?? second pair of before mentioned contacts when in lowered position and the first pair of contacts when in raised position, the other spring contact engaging the third pair of con 20 tacts when inlowered position, a cylinder con- V nected with the oiling mechanism, a piston t erein raised by the pressure in the mechanism and a rod carried by the piston and to which the spring contacts are connected.

2. In combination with a motor vehicle, an 3 4

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