US1867707A

US1867707A - Winding engine frame

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Publication number: US1867707A
Application number: US547681A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sydney S Mcintyre
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-06-29
Filing date: 1931-06-29
Publication date: 1932-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 1949-07-19

Description

July 19, 1932. 5, MCINTYRE 1,867,707

WINDING ENGINE FRAME Filed June 29, 1931 IN V EN TOR,

M 6 14 BY SydneySMCIfityr'e.

ATTORNEY,

Patented July 19,

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE,

SYDNEY s. MCINTYRE, or SEDRO-WOQLLEY, WASHINGTON WINDING ENGINE FRAME Application filed June 29,

My invention relates to improvements in winding-engine frames, and has for an object to provide a frame of sufficient rigidity for winding engines with the usual base frame thereof omitted.

Hitherto, it has been customary, when making winding or hoisting engine frames, to use a rectangular rigid base frame on to which the side frames are fastened. My invention avoids this heavy and expensive base frame.

I attain this and other objects of my improvement with the construction illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawing, formusing a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my winding-engine frame, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a front side elevation of the central gear-h0using section and Fig. 4 is .an end elevation of Fig. 3.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout. Certain parts are broken away to show other parts hidden thereby.

WVith more particular reference to desig- 2 nated parts: There are two side frames 5 and 6. Side frame 6 has axle pillow blocks a6 and 66. Side frame 5 has similar pillow blocks not shown. In the pillow blocks a6 is mounted the drum axle 12 rigidly clamped therein by stud bolts engaged in the pillow blocks extending through

axle caps

7 and 11 which are mounted on said axle. In the pillow blocks 66 is mounted the drum axle 13 rigidly clamped therein by stud bolts engaged in the pillow blocks and extending through caps 8 and 10 mounted on said axle.

On the foot flange of each side frame are two

bosses

14, 14 each having an opening 15 therein for extending bolts therethrough for fastening the frame to a sled, when used for logging, or to a stationary foundation when used for hoisting.

On the interior wall of each side frame is an annular, shift-gear housing projected toward each other with coinciding axes. On the side frame 5 is the housing 17 having an interior end flange (117 and gear chamber 017.

On the side frame 6 is the housing 18 havingan interior end flange a18 and gear chamber 018. Within flange a18 is a central opening 1931. Serial 110,547,681. 7

7118, and within flange (11.17 is a similar opening not shown. In the top wall of housing 17 is arr-opening 19 through which a gear mountedon axle 13may protrude to engage -ashiftgear mounted in said housing. In 5 the top wall of housing 18'is an opening 20 through which another gear mounted on said axle 13 may protrude to'be engaged by a shift gear in said housing. Central, hollow-cylindrical gear housing 21 has end 3 flanges 021, (L21 being disposed to bear on end flanges a1? and C618, and holes 16 in flanges a-21 register with holes in flanges a17 and a18 through which bolts 23 are extended and .used to firmly clamp the intervening housing '6 -21

tohousings

17 and 18 and thus add another bond between side frames 5 and 6 to those provided by

axles

12 and 13 which are clamped thereon. Thus firmly tied together, side frames 5 and 6 have no need for further stability such as would be added by the usual base frame above referred to.

Centrally disposed in the front wall of housing 21 is neck 24 having an external flange'25 andprovided with an opening 26 7 through said wall intocentral gear chamber 22. l f

As illustrated,

gear housings

17 and 18 are integral with side frames 5 and 6, respectively. This has been the preferred construc- '30 tion in practice. With central gear housing 21 bolted to and between said side-frame housings, as illustrated, a stability of frame structure is attained quite suflicient to resist all operative strains without the added 35 strength of frame provided by the

drum axles

12 and 13 clamped thereto. However, with the strength of structure secured through the union of said side frames, axles U and housing assembly, as shown, an exceptionally strong frame is provided at a relatively reduced cost because the expensive base frame, referred to, is not required.

In practice this frame construction is used in gasoline winding or donkey engines where the prime mover speed needs considerable reduction. A. shaft bearing is clamped to flange 25 and the outer end of an extension of the gas-engine shaft is mounted therein n for revolution, and a smaller bevel gear is fastened thereon within housing chamber 22. Bearings are clamped to flanges (117 and (118 and a counter-shaft mounted for revolution therein at right angles to said engine shaft and parallel with

axles

12 and 13. A larger bevel gear is fastened on said countershaft engaged with said smaller bevel on the engine shaft. The ends of the countershaft in chambers 017 and 018 have splines therein andon them are mounted shift gears for oscillation and revolution therewith. A drum and gear are mounted on axle 13 for revolution, said gear being extended through opening 20 in housing 18 and engageable by said shift gear in the housing 18. A drum and gear are mounted for revolution on axle'12, said gear being extended through opening 19 in housing 17 and is engageable by said shift gear therein, said construction providing for the 20 driving of said drums separately or simultaneus ly at different speeds.

. These gears and drums do not form a part of the frame, which alone is the subject of this application, and their inclusion in the drawing would needlessly complicate the same. However, they are referred to in order that the purposes of this particular reduction to practice of the invention may be more easily understood.

Having thus disclosed my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

A winding engine frame including two side frames, two oppositely-disposed sideframe gear housings one being fastened to the inner wall of each of said side frames, an intervening gear housing being fastened to eachof said side-frame gear housings joining the side frames, and a plurality of drum '10 axles each being clamped'toboth of said side frames joining the same.

SYDNEY S. MoINTYRE.-