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US2218936A
US2218936A US265533A US26553339A US2218936A US 2218936 A US2218936 A US 2218936A US 265533 A US265533 A US 265533A US 26553339 A US26553339 A US 26553339A US 2218936 A US2218936 A US 2218936A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K11/00—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
    • F16K11/02—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit
    • F16K11/08—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only taps or cocks
    • F16K11/085—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only taps or cocks with cylindrical plug
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/34—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating change of drive direction
    • B60Q1/36—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating change of drive direction using movable members, e.g. arms with built-in flashing lamps

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  • This invention relates to improvements in direction indicating signals.
  • An object of my invention is to provide a central cylindrical member with a pair of op- ,5 positely disposed piston chambers integral tov said central cylindrical member..
  • a further object of my invention is to provide a tubular chamber positioned within said cenfg' tral cylindrical chamber having a plurality of ports in order tol communicate to a right or left port of the oppositely disposed piston chambers.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide a vacuum actuated piston for each of said 5;; oppositely disposed piston chambers and each provided with a piston rod.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide a coil spring positioned in the inner end of each of said oppositely disposed piston chambers.
  • a still further object of my invention is to provide a vacuum chamber within said tubular chamber.
  • Figure l is a front elevation of the device installed upon an automobile.
  • Figure 2 is a side elevation of the central part of the device with parts broken away.
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view of the central part of the device and Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 3.
  • an operating mechanism which comprises a centrally positioned cylindrical chamber I having a pair of oppositely disposed cylinders 2 and 3 formed thereon.
  • a cylindrical valve 4 has been positioned within the cylindrical chamber I.
  • This cylindrical valve 4 is provided with a partition 5 which divides the same into an upper and lower compartment, the upper compartment designated by the numeral 6 is adapted to be connected through a connection I5 to a suitable source of vacuum such as an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine.
  • connection I5 is threaded into a suitably tapped holein the closed end of the valve 4 and the end o-f thek chamber I is formed with an arcuate opening 25 through which the connection I5 IIi' extends.
  • arcuate opening 25 permits a free oscillating movement of the valve 4 in the chamber I andthat the connection I5 striking the ends of the arcuate slot 25 acts to position the valve in operative 10 positions.
  • the lower compartment 6a is providedy with a large semi-circular opening 2B vin one end of the valve which opening communi- ⁇ cates with the atmosphere through an opening 2'I ⁇ in the end of the chamber I.
  • a plurality of ports 1 Positioned at 15 various locations in the cylindrical valve 4 are a plurality of ports 1 which will, upon rotation ofthe cylindrical valve 4 by means of a lever I0 which is aiXed to one end thereof and positioned so that it is convenient to the driver of 20 the automobile, cause a pair of the ports 'I to register with openings B and 9 communicating with the cylinders 2 and 3 respectively; it being understood that-when, for instance, one of the ports 'I communicating with the vacuum cham- 25 ber E is positioned so as to register with the opening 9, one of the ports 'I communicating with the atmospheric chamber is then in registry with the opening 8 of the opposite cylinder. Also, the middle port 'I on each side of the 30 y vvalve 4 is used to connect the ports 8 and 9 to the atmospheric chamber 6a only when the lever I0 is in a neutral or central position.
  • the oppositely disposed cylinders 2 and 3 carry pistons II ⁇ and I2 respectively to which 35 are connected piston rods I3 and I4 respectively, and a coil spring i6 is positioned within each of the cylinders 2 and 3 between the innermost ends thereof and the pistons II and I2 so that their normal tendency is to return to the positions 40 indicated in Figure 2 of the drawing. This is made possible by the openings 8 and 9 thus establishing communication with the atmosphere and thus permitting the springs I6 to effectively return the pistons II and I2.
  • a substantially cylindrical housing having relatively thin Walls and closed ends
  • a thin-walled hollow valve plug having closed ends and rotatably mounted in substantially fluid tight relation within the housing, a substantially diametrical partition in the valve plug dividing it into two chambers, one of the chambers being connected to the atmosphere, means connecting the other chamber at its end to a source of sub-atmospheric pressure
  • said housing being formedat substantially diametrically opposed sides with outlet ports
  • the valve plug being formed with a pair of ports in the atmospheric pressure chamber registering with the outlet ports when the plug is in a neutral position
  • said plug having a second pair ofV ports in the atmospheric pressure chamber one of which registers with one outlet port whenl the plug is turned to the right and the other of y which registers with the other outlet port when the plug is turned to the left
  • said plug having two ports in the sub-atmospheric pressure chamber out of register with the outlet ports when the plug is in neutral position but one port registering with the outlet port not connected with atmospheric pressure when the plug is turned to the
  • a one-piece casting including a substantially cylindrical housing of relatively thin walls and relatively thin-walled fluid motor cylinders of less diameter than the housing formed integrally with the housing and extending in opposite directions therefrom at substantially right angles to the axis of the housing but having their axes substantially aligned, a thin-walled'hollow valve plug having closed ends rotatably mounted in substantially fluid tight relation
  • a substantially diametrical partition in the valve plug dividing it into two chambers, means connecting one of the chambers to a sourcev of sub-atmospheric pressure, means connecting the other chamber to the atmosphere
  • said housing being formed with ports connecting to motor cylinders and the inside of the housing, four ports in the atmospheric chamber walls of the valve plug adapted to connect both of the motor cylinders to atmospheric pressure in the neutral position of the valve, and adapted to connect at least one of the cylinders to the atmosphere when the plug is turned either to the right or to the left, said plug having a pair of ports in the walls of the sub-atmospheric
  • manually operated means connected to the valve plug for turning it to the right or to the left.

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Oct. 22, 1 940.
G. E. MELOWN vALvE ASSEMBLY Filed April 1., 19:59
INVENTOR BY @@mz z AT ORNEY Gauge EMeloum Y Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.
' This invention relates to improvements in direction indicating signals.
An object of my invention .is to provide a central cylindrical member with a pair of op- ,5 positely disposed piston chambers integral tov said central cylindrical member..
A further object of my invention is to provide a tubular chamber positioned within said cenfg' tral cylindrical chamber having a plurality of ports in order tol communicate to a right or left port of the oppositely disposed piston chambers. A further object of my invention is to provide a vacuum actuated piston for each of said 5;; oppositely disposed piston chambers and each provided with a piston rod.
A further object of my invention is to provide a coil spring positioned in the inner end of each of said oppositely disposed piston chambers.
A still further object of my invention is to provide a vacuum chamber within said tubular chamber.
With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:
Figure l is a front elevation of the device installed upon an automobile.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the central part of the device with parts broken away.
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the central part of the device and Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 3.
By referring tothe drawing it will be seen that an operating mechanism has been provided which comprises a centrally positioned cylindrical chamber I having a pair of oppositely disposed cylinders 2 and 3 formed thereon. In order that vacuum action may be directed to these cylinders 2 and 3 alternately, a cylindrical valve 4 has been positioned within the cylindrical chamber I. This cylindrical valve 4 is provided with a partition 5 which divides the same into an upper and lower compartment, the upper compartment designated by the numeral 6 is adapted to be connected through a connection I5 to a suitable source of vacuum such as an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The connection I5 is threaded into a suitably tapped holein the closed end of the valve 4 and the end o-f thek chamber I is formed with an arcuate opening 25 through which the connection I5 IIi' extends. It will be understood that the arcuate opening 25 permits a free oscillating movement of the valve 4 in the chamber I andthat the connection I5 striking the ends of the arcuate slot 25 acts to position the valve in operative 10 positions. The lower compartment 6a is providedy with a large semi-circular opening 2B vin one end of the valve which opening communi- `cates with the atmosphere through an opening 2'I` in the end of the chamber I. Positioned at 15 various locations in the cylindrical valve 4 are a plurality of ports 1 which will, upon rotation ofthe cylindrical valve 4 by means of a lever I0 which is aiXed to one end thereof and positioned so that it is convenient to the driver of 20 the automobile, cause a pair of the ports 'I to register with openings B and 9 communicating with the cylinders 2 and 3 respectively; it being understood that-when, for instance, one of the ports 'I communicating with the vacuum cham- 25 ber E is positioned so as to register with the opening 9, one of the ports 'I communicating with the atmospheric chamber is then in registry with the opening 8 of the opposite cylinder. Also, the middle port 'I on each side of the 30 y vvalve 4 is used to connect the ports 8 and 9 to the atmospheric chamber 6a only when the lever I0 is in a neutral or central position.
The oppositely disposed cylinders 2 and 3 carry pistons II` and I2 respectively to which 35 are connected piston rods I3 and I4 respectively, and a coil spring i6 is positioned within each of the cylinders 2 and 3 between the innermost ends thereof and the pistons II and I2 so that their normal tendency is to return to the positions 40 indicated in Figure 2 of the drawing. This is made possible by the openings 8 and 9 thus establishing communication with the atmosphere and thus permitting the springs I6 to effectively return the pistons II and I2. It will 45 thus be seen that when the lever I0 is swung to the right or left the resulting action will be to move either the right or the left piston inwardly compressing the coil spring I6 and thus providing movement of the piston rods I3 and I4 5 which extend outwardly to the exterior of the automobile.
By referring to Figure 1 it will be seen that the piston rods I3 and I4 are each attached to a control arm I1. This control arm II is integral with the signal arms I8 pivotally mounted upon a bracket I9. It will be seen that the signal arms I8 are provided with an electric light 20.
What I claim is:
1. In combination, a substantially cylindrical housing having relatively thin Walls and closed ends, a thin-walled hollow valve plug having closed ends and rotatably mounted in substantially fluid tight relation within the housing, a substantially diametrical partition in the valve plug dividing it into two chambers, one of the chambers being connected to the atmosphere, means connecting the other chamber at its end to a source of sub-atmospheric pressure, said housing being formedat substantially diametrically opposed sides with outlet ports,'the valve plug being formed with a pair of ports in the atmospheric pressure chamber registering with the outlet ports when the plug is in a neutral position, said plug having a second pair ofV ports in the atmospheric pressure chamber one of which registers with one outlet port whenl the plug is turned to the right and the other of y which registers with the other outlet port when the plug is turned to the left, said plug having two ports in the sub-atmospheric pressure chamber out of register with the outlet ports when the plug is in neutral position but one port registering with the outlet port not connected with atmospheric pressure when the plug is turned to the right and the second port registering with the other outlet port when the plug is turned to the left, and means extending at right angles from the axis of the plug for manually operating the valve.
2. In combination, a one-piece casting including a substantially cylindrical housing of relatively thin walls and relatively thin-walled fluid motor cylinders of less diameter than the housing formed integrally with the housing and extending in opposite directions therefrom at substantially right angles to the axis of the housing but having their axes substantially aligned, a thin-walled'hollow valve plug having closed ends rotatably mounted in substantially fluid tight relation Within the housing, a substantially diametrical partition in the valve plug dividing it into two chambers, means connecting one of the chambers to a sourcev of sub-atmospheric pressure, means connecting the other chamber to the atmosphere, said housing being formed with ports connecting to motor cylinders and the inside of the housing, four ports in the atmospheric chamber walls of the valve plug adapted to connect both of the motor cylinders to atmospheric pressure in the neutral position of the valve, and adapted to connect at least one of the cylinders to the atmosphere when the plug is turned either to the right or to the left, said plug having a pair of ports in the walls of the sub-atmospheric chamber neither of which is in register with the housing ports in the neutral position of the valve plug but one of which comes into register when the l plug is turned to the right or to the left, and
manually operated means connected to the valve plug for turning it to the right or to the left.
GEORGE E; MELOWN.
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US2483239A (en) * 1945-10-10 1949-09-27 John C Sharpe Multiple pressure fluid motor mechanism for pushing and pulling
US2906292A (en) * 1958-02-21 1959-09-29 Bishop And Babcock Mfg Company Rear view mirror and adjusting means therefor
US2906099A (en) * 1958-06-09 1959-09-29 Bishop And Babcock Mfg Company Adjustment indicating rear view mirror adjusting means
US2961833A (en) * 1958-09-25 1960-11-29 Dole Valve Co Heater control diverter
US3030778A (en) * 1958-05-27 1962-04-24 Dole Valve Co Pneumatic relay
US3227299A (en) * 1963-02-20 1966-01-04 Elwell Parker Electric Co Mechanical and vacuum operated roll handling apparatus

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2483239A (en) * 1945-10-10 1949-09-27 John C Sharpe Multiple pressure fluid motor mechanism for pushing and pulling
US2906292A (en) * 1958-02-21 1959-09-29 Bishop And Babcock Mfg Company Rear view mirror and adjusting means therefor
US3030778A (en) * 1958-05-27 1962-04-24 Dole Valve Co Pneumatic relay
US2906099A (en) * 1958-06-09 1959-09-29 Bishop And Babcock Mfg Company Adjustment indicating rear view mirror adjusting means
US2961833A (en) * 1958-09-25 1960-11-29 Dole Valve Co Heater control diverter
US3227299A (en) * 1963-02-20 1966-01-04 Elwell Parker Electric Co Mechanical and vacuum operated roll handling apparatus

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