US226019A - Submerged pump - Google Patents

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W. O. BEEBILF.' B. DIGKEY, 8v C. W. BARNES.

Submerged Pump.

No. 226,019 Y Patentedwlar. 30.1880

N.PErERS, HoTu-LITHQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

STATES ENCE,

i ATENT WALTER O. BEEBE, FRED. B. DICKEY, AND CHARLES W. BARNES, OF BELMONT, NEW YORK.

SUBMERGED PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,019, dated March 30, 1880.

' Application ledSeptember 10, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER O. BEEBE, FRED. B. DrcKEY, and CHARLES W. BARNES, all of Belmont, in the county of Allegany and State of New York, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Submerged Pumps; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let ters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Our invention embraces improvements in submerged double acting force pumps, in which non-corrodible cylinders are used. The entire submerged and working parts are rendered non-corrosive, which is an important advantage, as it not only increases the durability of the pump, but preserves the normal taste of the water.

The cylinders are of vulcanized rubber, and the connecting` and operating meta-l parts are vulcanized rubber coated, so that, in connection with a non-corrodiblev cylinder, the valve and the plunger parts are likewise rendered free from corrosion, whereby metal valves may be used without rusting. The plunger-packing forms also the seat for the valve, which is a disk, and opens and closes upon said seat within a skeleton cap, the packing having a cup form with its upper edges, makinga close workin g with the cylinder, and the valve, when closed, forming the bottom of the cup and resting upon the inner or bottom part of said packing.

The cylinders are united at their upper ends by an arched screw way-pipe, into which each cylinder is separately screwed, while the lower ends of the cylinders are braced and supported by clamping yoke-straps, which also form guides for the plunger-rods.

The pump is suspended from a point above the cylinders by means ot' a wooden stud, the upper end of which forms a saddle on which the vcoupling-cap rests, and is secured to said stud between the cylinders, the lower ends of which are also secured to said stud by the yoke-straps, whereby the cylinders are balanced and the working ofthe plungers rendered free from unequal binding.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a side view of our improved pump; Fig.

2, a vertical section ofthe same; Fig. 3, a horizontal section, showin gthe cylinder yoke-straps and plunger-rod guides; and Fig. 4, a section of the plunger on an enlarged scale.

The cylinders stand vertically in the water,

and the valved plungers are operated through 6o tends above the well, at the bottom of which the pump is placed and supported by the wooden stud. The cylinders are of vulcanlzed rubber cast in a steel mold, and have perfectly smooth and true inner walls. Both ends are open alike, and one end has formed there- 7o on an exterior screw, a, by which it is connected with interior screw-threaded lap-rims b of the coupling-pipe c, said lap-rims being of a sufficient depth to give a firm and brac-I ing support for the cylinders, and by this means avoid separate screw-bolt fastenings. The way-couplings c has check-valves d at its, union with the cylinders, and the dischargepipe e is screwed centrally into said coupling.

The seat for the check-valve is formed by a 8o plate, f, which forms the top of the cylinder, and is clamped thereon with a gasket of the valve by the screw lap-rims. The cylinders are united and supported at their. lower open ends by clamping yoke-straps g, which, em-

bracing each cylinder, are bolted together and to a central wooden support, A, by the bolt h', the point of which, being lforced into the bottom of the well, holds the pump in place.

Upon this central support the pump is sus- 9o tained at al point above the cylinders by seating the coupling-pipe c upon said support, whereby the cylinders are suspended from and on each side of said support in perpendicular positions and the plun gers caused to work free g5 from unequal binding. At the point of suspension the coupling-cap c has projection h, which pierces the saddle end of the wooden support, and is secured toit by a bolt, h.

The plunger consists of two parts, between 10o which the packing li is clamped ina manner to give it a concave or cup form. One of these parts forms a base-ring, j, and the other the skeleton cap, k, within which a disk-valve, l, is confined, and these two parts are secured together by wrought-iron screw-bolts m, which, being molded within the cap part, project through the base-ring, and by means of nuts m' serve to secure it to the plunger-rod. The upperouter edge of the packing extends over and beyond the base-ring, and forms a close working with the cylinder, while the inner lower edge of the packing forms a gasket-seat, i', for the valve and gives a closejoint. 'In this particular thetplunger-packing serves a new function by extending its linner edge within the valve-cap and supportingit upon the basering j to form the valve-seat. The plungerrods p connect with a top operating-lever, q, by a cross-head, 1, pivoted in a casting, s, to which the discharge-pipe is clamped at the top of the well. Any suitable operating connection may be used.

The yoke-straps for the cylinders are utilized to form guides g' for the plunger-rods, to keep them steady and the plungers free from wabbling and unequal wear.

The coupling-cap c and the discharge-pipe e are vulcanized rubber coated. So, also, are the plunger parts, the valve, and the plungerrods. In fact, all the water-covered parts are rendered non-rusting, giving greater durability to the pump, and especially preserving a smooth packing-surface in a metal valve.

In the operation of the pump one cylinder is filling while the other is discharging, and both discharge upwardly through the check-valves into the coupling-cap'and out the dischargepipe in a continuous stream.

The packing z may be of stout leather or of india-rubber, and forms, with the base-ring,

the plunger proper, so that in forcing the water up the packing is pressed out close against the cylinder, with the valve closing tightly the central opening in the base-ring, while in the descent o'f the plunger the valve rises and the packing-edge is contracted, so that the plunger has in its descent little or no friction upon the cylinder.

We claiml. The plunger-packin g forming the circumferential water-lifting part z' and the seat i' for the valve Z, and clamped in cup form by and between the open valve-cap 7c and base-ring j, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The plunger consisting of the base-ring j, the open cap lc, and the packingfit, clamped together and to the plunger-rods 19 by the screws m, molded in the cap part, and in which the valve l has its seat upon the inner packing part vl', all substantially as herein set forth.

3. A submerged pump of two cylinders, supported by the intermediate wooden stud, A, at a point above said cylinders, by their coupling-cap, to which said support is secured, in combination with the yoke-straps g, connecting and bracing the lower open ends of' the cylinders with said stud-support, substantially as herein set forth.

4. The guides g for the plunger-rods l), formed by the yoke-straps g, in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereto atxed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER 0. BEEBE. FRED. B. -DIGKEY CHARLES W. BARNES.

Witnesses.:

EUGENE A. PALMER, JEROME S. SGHEANK.

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