US1876851A

US1876851A - Washer and/or drier for golf balls or similar articles

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Publication number: US1876851A
Application number: US500854A
Authority: US
Inventors: Grover F Burg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1930-12-08
Filing date: 1930-12-08
Publication date: 1932-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 1949-09-13

Description

G. F. BURG WASHER ND/OR BRIER FOR GOLF BALLS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES Filed Deo. 8. 1950 2 Shees-Sheet' l u 11T nl :i: n Munn lun-mlm mnu mn 4 V F/C7.l

INVENTOR,

` COl/ER F. BURC?.

A TTORNEYS Sept, 13, 1932. G F. EUR@ gf WASHER AND/OR DRIER FOR GOLF BALLS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES Filed Dec. 8, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4U INVENTOR.

J6 @Rm/mmv@ A TTORNEYS- Patented Sept. 13, 1932 eRovEn r. crime. or Annhnoa, MICHIGAN wasnnamvn/on Dama-ron. eoLFBALLsoR SIMILAR ARTICLES Applicationy md. peembe'r e, i930". .'.sral 'No.1 5oo,s'54.

This invention relates to a washerand/or drier for .golf'balls orsimilar articles. Y

l It li'sia n .object of this yinvention to produce a golffballwasher that 'will thoroughly wash,

t* lclean, and/ordry'agolf ball in one operation. In' the .drawingsv Fig. 1 's a topplanviewof the washing fand drying apparatus.

Fig. 2 lisafside `elevationfof the gear end "`of the' machine.

' Figl' isv a section along the line 3 -3 of f 'Fig'. V1. Fig;v for conducting the ball from theI washer to the drier.. y

Fig. 5 is a detail'of the worm.Vv f Fig.` 6 'is a section along the line' 6-6 of Fig. 5(

Referring moreparticularlyto the draw- 20.- ings, it will be se'enthatthe washing and ldryn ing apparatus is mountedin a casing'l, which v Vcasing is preferablyLa casting although` it may f i' be made.' .from any suitableI material... 'The casingin crosslsection (Fig. 3,) 'isS-'shaped with ai compartment r2 en one-sid'e which is arranged'to receive the washing solution- 3 L and the washing apparatus which 4will bere- Aferredito laterl The casing 1 likewise hasa compartment t which isipreferably closedat paratus. y

In the washing of a golf `ballor a similar article it isessential 'that the washing or i 'scrubbingapparatus' come in contact with the entire surface of the ballifthe same v is to be thoroughly cleaned. Toy achieve this the washingapparatu's is arranged to simultaneously clean and movethe golfball'in such a "4Q-manner. that 4it does 4not Vrotate about a constantand definite axis', therefore the entire surface ofthe golf ball willbe reached by the Washingfapparatus and washing solution.

v Th'isis achieved by Vmeans of a pair of washl ying brushes v5 and 6 anda worm 7. The f- .brushesf and '6 are mounted upon; the shafts 8 and-.9, the endsfof-which are journaled in' theend wallsof the compartment 2. The rotary brushes 5 and 6 are preferably made downwardly into engagement with the 1'Worm17.

4 is an end elevation showing the meansv 13. Thegears 12 and 13 mesh as at 14 and which 'are'fiXed Vateaclf'endin an end ofthe V ing apparatus in .order to permit the proper from a high grade of bristle and rotate in guide;24; whichdirects theballf16through the opposite directions, that is, the brush 6 ro; l tate's-counterclockwise and the brush 5 clockwiseso that the'vball lat all times is 4urged The worm 7 journaledin to the .end walls' i of the compartment-2 so that its aXisis parallel to the axis of rotation of the two washing brushes' and 6. vThe worm V7l has nonrotatively mounted on the end thereof the 150 driving gear 10 and the crank handle 11. The shaftsy 8 and `Q of'the scrubbing brushes ylikewise are 'provided with suitable gears 12 and the-shaft9 also hasmountedA on the end therelof the pinion 15 which meshes with the main To keep-'theball 16 in a path 'between the two washi-n'gbr'ushes 5 and-'6, a-suitable guide is'providedfwhifc'h preferably is in theform of a pair ofparallel guidefrails 17` and '18 compartment 2. These

guide rails

17 and 18, as nicely brought out in Fig. 3, are located slightly above'the Worm`7 circumferentially A' y y"ofthe brushes 5 and 6 and parallel to the'aXes ""30 the top and opened tothe atmosphere'at the f' bottom in which is mounted thedrying. ap-

' which isprovided with the hole 20 in which thegolf balls 16 are initially fed to clean and dry kthe same.

ofthe brushes'and the Worm. The comparti ment 2 is provided with a suitable vcover 19 The golf'ball 16 is carriedfrom theiopen- 8 ing K20by 4means vof thev helical groove in the worm 7 to the opposite'end ofthe compart- 'ment'2 where it passes out of t-he end of the compartment 2 through the opening 21 onto s@ an inclined chute' 22 which conveysthe ball tothe openingf23 inthe end of the drying compartment 4. The drying apparatusis situated slightly below thelevelofthe washincline of the chute 22 so lthat the .ball may .be yproperly delivered 1 from the washing app aratusto the drying-apparatus. The inclined chute 22 is provided with an angular aoy opening 23 onto the drying apparatus worm The worm 25 is likewise journaled in the ends of the compartment 4 and has a large gear 26 mounted on the end thereof exterior of the compartment 4. A pair of

drying brushes

27 and 28 is arranged in the drying compartment v4 parallel to each other and to the worm-25. The

brushes

27 and 28 are mounted on

suitable shafts

29 and 30 respectively which are likewise-.journaledfat theirv ends in the ends of the compartment 4. The

shafts

29 and 30 have mountedthereon the

gears

31 and 32. The shaft 30 also carriesthe pinion 33. The gear 31 meshes with the gear 13. The gear 32 meshes with the gear 31 and the pinion meshes with the. gear 26. The gear 32 is somewhat smaller than the gear 31 in circumference, hence, the brush 27 rotates ata greater speed than the brush 28. rlhe brush 27 rotates in a counter-clockwise direction and the brush 28 in a clockwise direction. Hence, at all times the drying brushes force the golf ball downwardly upon the worm 25. As viewed in Fig. 2, the pinion 33 rotates the gear 26 and associated worm 25 in a direction opposite to that of the gear 10 and associated Worm 7. The golf ball 16 is guided along the worm 25 and` between the

brushes

27 and 28 by a suitable guide means such

asthe guide rails

34 and 35 which are similar to the

lguide rails

17 and 18 in the washer compartment.

The drying compartment 4 is provided adj acent the far end of the drying worm with a suitable chute 36 through which the completely washed and dried ball 16 is delivered. The

. end portion of the guide rail 34 which extends across the inner end of the discharge chute 36 i is dropped below the top of the worm 25 so that the ball, upon reaching the end of the VTo insure complete non-.axial movement on the part of the golf ball as it is being carried along the helical groove in the worm so that the entire surface of the ball will be reached by the washing and drying brushes,

the worms are provided atspaced intervalsy with suitable projections 40. These projections are sufficiently sharp to engage the golf ball fduring the rotation of the worm to move -the same non-axially. The projections 40 'of rotation of the ball is constantly changing during the scrubbing and/or drying operation.

In operation the golf ball is inserted` r washing or Worm 25, can drop into the discharge chute 36.

level of the washing solution 3 is preferably just below the brushes and slightly over the Ytop of the worm. The rotary action of the worm throws the washing solution against the balls. As the ball 16 comes in contact with each of the series of projections 40 it is turned non-axially, thus enabling the vscrubbing brushes to reach the entire surface of the ball. Upon reaching the end of the worm 7 the `ball passesl through the opening 21 onto the chute 22 which directs the samev through the opening 23 into the drying compartment 4 wherey the balll is Vtaken up by the drying worm 25 and'carried `parallel to, and between, the drying brushes 27 and 28 which completely dry the ball. Upon reaching theend of the drying worm 25 the ball is ejected through the opening 36. It will be noted that this washing and drying operation can be a continuous operation on a continuously changing series of balls and need not be limited to a single ball per operation. It is understood that this ap ara-tus can be used either for dgrying or for both washing and drying. Further, the placing of the washing and drying apparatus side by side is merely a preferable arrangement.r

Froml the above description it is evident thatthere is here produced a novel washing and/or drying device for golf balls or similar articles which is essentially characterized in that the ball traverses a predetermined path during the scrubbing and/or `drying operation and during the traversing of this path is turned about a continually changing axis so as to subject'the entire surface of the ball to the cleaning and/or drying operation.

I claim:

A device for cleaning spherical articles such-as golf balls, comprising in `combination a pair of rotary brushes, a rigid helically grooved worm,fa pair of rigid guides positioned parallel to, and between,.the worm and the brushes for carrying the spherical article along a straight line path between the worm and the brushes, and a plurality of projections positioned along the said worm for shifting the axis of rotation of the ball Vas it travels along the said worm, the said brushes being adapted to rotate in opposite direct-ions to urge the said ball downwardly upon the said worm and projections.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature.

GROVER F. BURG..