US328678A - Motor - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

T. W. HOGSETT.

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No.` 328,678. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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SEECIFICATION tcl-ming part of Letters Patent No. 328,678, dated October 20, 1855.

Application filed March 30, 1885. Soliil No. 160,685. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, THoMs W. HoGsn'rT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edray, in the county of Pocahontas and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invcntionrelates to motors especially designed for operating churns, washing-ma chines, and the like; and it has for its object to provide simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient means for this purpose, which may be operated with ease and facility, and have considerable power, is not liable to get out of order, and will work with very little friction, and at no great expenditure of force.

Vith these ends in view the said invention consists in the peculiar construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View ot' my improved motor. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the band-wheel and the sliding frame, illustrating` more clearly the connection and operation of the parts.

Like letters are used to indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates thc base or bed of the machine, having standards or uprights B B, extending` up from the rear end. rIhese standards or uprights are suitably braced or connected, and at their upper ends form journals or bearings for the ends of the shaft C. The latter has a grooved band-wheel, D, mounted thereon, and provided with an operating-handle, E, extending out from the periphery of said wheel. A spring, F, is l coiled on the shaft C, and has one of its ends connected to one ot' the uprights B, and its other end connected to one ofthe faces of the band-wheel D, so that when the latter is turned the spring is wound sufficiently to cause the return of the wheel to its original position.

G designates a guide-post rising from the base or bed A and extending up a sufficient distance for the sliding frame H to travel on, and then bent or curved down to connect with one of the standards B, to which it is bolted. The frame II consists of the vertical part a, having a horizontal extension, b, at its upper end, and a cross-head, o, at the lower end, the extension and cross-head being both perforated to work freely on the post G. A rope or strap, I, connects with the cross-head and extends vertically, so as to enter the groove of the wheel D, the other end of thc same being connected to a short shaft, J, within a recess or cut-out portion, d, ofthe wheel. This shaft .I acts as a windlass or drum upon which the rope or strap l may be wound to take up slack, and also decrease the extent to which the frame H is moved. The shaft is extended to one side of thc wheel D, and provided with a ratchet, K, and an operating-handle, L, a pawl, M, attached to one side of the wheel D engaging with the ratchet so as to hold the shaft in the ad.) usted position. Another rope or strap, N, is connectecmo a stud on the vertical part u of the frame I-I, and extends down around and in the groove of t-he bandwheel D, and connected thereto by a screw or the like.

lt will be observed that the ropes or straps I N are wound on the band-wheel in opposite directions, so that when the wheel is turned in one direct-ion the strap I is wound on the wheel f and the strap N unwound, while when turned l in the opposite direction the action isjust the reverse.

At the outer end of the horizontal part b of the frame II is detachably secured the upper end of the dasher-sliait O, which may be provided with a dasher, as shown in the drawings, or with a clothes pounder or rubber of any suitable construction, accordingly as the motor is employed for churning or washing. When the motor is employed for washing purposes, the spring F should be strong enough to give force tothe downward movement of the shaft O; but in churning this is not found necessary.

In place of the handle E t'or operating the wheel D, I may attach a pitman and treadle to the same, for operation by foot-power, as found convenient and desirable. l have not shown this arrangement, since it will appear so obvious an expedient to any one that illus` tration thereof seems unnecessary.

The operation of my invention will be read- IOO ily understood from the foregoing description,

taken in connection with the annexed draw' ings. When the wheel D is turned rearwardly, the coils of the spring F are drawn upon, and the strap I Wound in the groove of said wheel, causing the frame H to slide or move vertically on the post G. As the frame is moved it carries the shaft O with it until the strap I has reached the limit of its length, when thewheel D is allowed to return to its original position under the action of the spring F and the preponderance of the weight of the frame H, the latter carrying the shaft O, with its dasher or pounder, downward. This operation may be repeated as often as desired until the work has been completed, the churning or washing being effected by the repeated action ofthe dasher or pounder.

It will be observed that very little 4friction is produced by the operation of the motor, consequently there will be little wear on the parts. The power required to drive the motor need not be very great, for the only force that is expended arises on the turning of the wheel backward, since the spring and weight of the frame is sufficient to return the same to its normal position.

By means of the shaft or windlass J the strap or rope I may be wound thereon to decrease its length and correspondingly decrease the upward movement of the frame H, for the purposes well known in the art.

It will be apparent that I may apply my improved motor to various uses without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I-Iaving described my invention, I claiml. In a motor, the combination, with the sliding` frame, of the grooved band-wheel, means for operating the latter, and straps, ropes, or bands connecting the drive-wheel to the sliding frame and wound in opposite directions on said wheel, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a motor, the combination, with the sliding frame, of the grooved band or drive wheel, straps or ropes connecting the latter with the frame and wound on the wheel in opposite directions, and a spring connected to .the wheel and arranged to be wound up by the movement of the same in one direction, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a motor, the combination, with the stationary guide-post, a sliding frame moving on the post and carrying the dasher-shaft, of the band-wheel, straps or bands connecting the upper and lower ends of said sliding frame to the Wheel and wound thereon in opposite directions, and Vmeans, substantially as described, for operating said drive-wheel, as and for the purpose set forth.'

4. In a motor, the combination, with the stationary guide-post, and a sliding frame moving on the post and carrying the dashershaft, of the band or drive wheel` straps, ropes, or bands connecting the upper and lower ends of the frame to the band or drive wheel and Wound thereon in opposite directions, one of said straps, ropes, or bands bei-ng adjustable in length, aspring connecting with the band or drive wheel, and operating means for the latter, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a motor, the combination, with the base or frame having nprights or standards at one end, a shaft journaled in the standards or uprights, a drive or band wheel mounted on the shaft, and a spring coiled on the shaft and connecting at one end with one of the standards and at the opposite end with the drive or band wheel, of the guide-post, a frame sliding on said post, ropes or straps connectlass, so as to be wound thereon to decrease its v length, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS WELLINGTON IIOGSE'IT.

Witnesses:

F. K. LoURY, M. A. BEARD.

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