US358520A - westinghouse - Google Patents

Description

fir 2 Sheews Sheet G. WEkJTINGflOUSE, J1",

'ELEUTRIG FLUID PRESSURE ENGINE.

(No Model.)

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In order the better to explain the operation of this engine, I will suppose it to be incorporated into a railway switch and signal n1)- parntus, as illustrated in Fig. 2 'll'ere the piston-stein A is connected with any desired form of switch-shifting mechanism, such that us the piston moves one wary or the other it may, through switch-bridle I], shill; the movehis rails q one way or the other. A battery, 1 or other source of electric power, may be orrenged at any convenient point for the operator, as in a cabin, C, and o, inake-nndbrenk mechanism or key may be added, as at 7/, so that either of two wires, 1 2", may be put into circuit, the other then being out of circuit. The returnseircnitmaybe mode by the ground, or preferably by the metallic conduit-pipe m, which is designed to extend to or past two or more points where power to be applied, and a wire, 20, may connect this with the other butterypolc. The wires 1 2 load each to one end of the coils l), n id for the present purposes I will assume that the wires 3 4., which are connector withthe other ends of the coils, lend to the grouml or to the pipe or. The operator then closes circuit, say through wire 2, so to excite the righthnnd 'clcctromngnet, draw down its nrnntture, give its red c a thrust to the left, unseat the righthnnd valve 3, and allow pressure to escape from nie- preaches the end of its stroke, and "w ill be h i 1 y to its sent, and the distributing-valve f be shifted so as to uncover port (6 and port c to the exhaust, and fluid-pressure ,J. ing from chamber B will actuate the piston l lo-sing the opposite circuit through Evil l will result by the some mot-ions, but in a reverse direction, in reversingpiston is.

As another feature of improvement in connection with the present invention, 1 provide for closing other circuits b IBQRDS Oi circuit 8: closers net-outed by the main piston A". To I V this end i add or attach to the letter ucircuit" closing stein, A, with u inetnllicring, r2, liner on, but insulated ihcrefrmn; and inside 1 case A, in inch it works, i u'rreug two 3)." ol contzrctsprings, 5 6, 7 and 8, in such lllfiinor that at or near the one end. of ti piston stroke the ring it will conieinto electrical n tract with one pair, 5 5, at or near the of the reverse stroke will make like contact with the other pair. Each spring is trical connection with its own 'iiinding; and then by wires 9 end 10 one spring e pair is electricallg connected, one out Fail may go to one or more signal-magnets, g, the, suitably arranged catch to tCtilt1=3 1 signal 7: h, the. For convenience of illu: tion it have represented three signuis, which may heoi' the style ot 3, or known suitable style, term, or construct The wire ll leads through inngnetucnd to grou d orto conduit in, The Wire 1' siding, and h 7&2 to he inniulinessignels, to set to safety when and only when "the run track unbroken.

Assuming still, that wires 8 conduit in, the cll'sctricztl resin" wires SllOi d. be somewhat or" the nth .c portions of the wires and. 13. or 10 and 12 en 1 tions. Then on the coin of rosin piste switch is set L will be through euit,) wire i through n 0 3 .1 crud the battery, so that signal sni'ety.

'lhe signals it It", being on ill .30 ct dougezg and it ,portion of e or i, tnnt this u ilt iez ,mechanism automatically operated by plet'ed or closed into a closed circuit on -'l the going to 1.5-,and lie piston A comes o or nearly to the end its stroke iiieco n:

stroke, so that the signal 7: cannot he to safety until the switeh rails have been i completely shiited,or so far shifted thatatrain may sa'lel y pass thereon. The switch is reverscdin tho manneralready described. As the piston it nears the end or its motion or stroke to the makes contact with the spring iand 8, so closes a circnitirom wire 52- through w springs 7 8, and by wire i2? thron, magnets g 5; hack to ground for pipe in; h as soon as the switclrraiis are :l'ully in over, and nottill thou, the current will he through 12, and the uniinlinesignals iii will he shifted to safety, l'nitiustcad of connect ing the wires I and t \rit-h pipe in, or carr iug them to the ground, I prefer, in some instani to ground each through a niche-and hie ' oi the ring it 5 and (i or '7 circuit made, and ih is done at or inn main ton motion. To thisend i run the M e t binding-post 1', Figs. .1. 2, and the wire to binding-post r, and these hindingposi rye ire whirl not unficri- ()0 electrically connected with contactspri era ion or Iilliltiilt and 14, such springs being so dispos 1 herein, as also i but one shallot any one time he in cont-ii uivalents; and, "i i' in? with a circuit-closing ring, 2, on the stein l he hcnctit of the il- "he 0 and in electric connection therewith, so as muirulcii s, more psi ir lz-iriy t5 thereby and. through the machine or ivy speseedericcsormechanismsuuown.

cial wire to connect with the ground. 'l" i to he used with substantially ring z is made on a sleeve, is. The stern i 1, All lieu of the magnet-s or main when moving to the right, carries the stein valve-moving piston l) 5; also, sleeve 2 along till its ring 2 makes contact herein the suhicct-inaticr ot' in venwith spring 13, and thou the motion oi the utter c aimed, even when pplied sleeve is arrested by any suitable stop, as at to otinr purposes in the arts than those spcw, and the motion or" the sleeve in the other ciiieally mined.

direction is arrested by a stop, to, as soon lllelioving niysc i to he the first inventor of the ring .2 makes contact with the spring; it. an apparatus having; a iluid pressure piston IO Then, with the dcviccsin the position shown in connected with the distriimting-ral rc in com- Fig. 1, the operator on shifting his key 3/, so hination with an clcclricully-actaated valve as to put wire 2 in connection with the hator valves for governing or regulating the aptery, willhavca closed circuit by wire 2, right-- plication oi tluidpressurc to such piston, the hand magnet D, wire 4, liindingposti", spring same is accordingly claimed herein as within I to 14, ring and thence to the ground, the other the scope of the present invention, and witlr. circuit through wire 1 being broken at the out limiting myself to the form of piston or key. This will shiftthe distributing-valve V, to the means of connecting it with the main as already descri bcd,so as to adinitiiuidpressor Llistrihuting' valve, or to the form or corn ure on thclcft-haud side'of main piston A. struetiou ol" the eleotrically-aetuated valve, n5 As the Work of'this circuit is then performed, provided onlythat substantially thesainomode it may be broken, and this is done by moving of operation be preserved by a coi'nbinntion'ol' the ring 2 away from the spring 14, and it is devices, substantially as sci; forth; nor is it at; the same time put in communication with 'material that the electrically-actuatcd valves the spring 13,50 ast-o be ready for the makopcratc only to open cscapeports, as the func I20 ing oia circuit through wire 1; but tlwpistonstem A conti uucs its motion through the sleeve 5: till the switch is fully shifted or properly set, and then thesignaling-circuit is closed. by the ringa and springs 7 and 8, and the signals are set, as already explained. Thcn,whcn circuit is closed through wire 1, the current will pass through the lcfthand magnet I) by wire 3,1)iuding-po5t a, spring 13, and ring: through the machine to the ground. As soon as the piston A begins its motion this circuit is broken hy the ring leaving the spring and.

tlon and operation would remainsubstantially the same it the cscapoporls were normally open and variations oi fluid-pressure on the valve-moving piston were efiectuated by the closing ofonc or the other by the nse of an electromagnetic current.

In Fig. 4: I her illustrated the combination in series of the engines described,wherein the wires ll and 12 of engine No. it, instead ot'going out to constitute a signaling-circuit, go to 230 the opposite poics of the league s another like engine, lie, Thcwircfi nndilil from 'magnets to conduit mor to the ground.

the latter may go to another like engine in like manner, or may lead to signal-magnets g g, one or more, so as thereby to actuate signals II/ It, in -the manner already described.

t will now be readily understood from this drawing and the previousdescription that the engine No. 1 may be used to shift one switch, the setting or shifting of which ought to precede the setting or shifting of some other switch, which latter is to be shifted by No. 2. Then,'as soon as the piston motion of No. 1 is complete and its switch has received its full throw, the circuit will be closed by one ofthe wires 11 or 12 to one or the other of the magnets of engine No. 2, whereby, in the man ner above described, another switch may be shifted and the circuit then be formed, by wires 21. or 22, through one or more signal- The number of such engines thuselectrically coupled up in series, so as to operate in succession from the same battery, may be iiicreased at pleasure, as the work to be done may require, and the same is included as a part of the present invention; but no claim is made herein relative to the combination of a signaling system or signal apparatus with the engines dcscribed,which snbjectmattcr is reserved for separate applications.

I claim herein as my invention- 1. In combination with a fluid-pressure cylinder and piston, a valve governing the supply and exhaust, a piston to actuate said valve subject to fluid-pressure in opposite directions, -escape-ports l'or alternately exhausting the pressure from one side or the other of such piston, and an elcctrically-actuated valve to each escape-port, substantially as set forth.

2. In an electrically-actuatcd fluid-pressure engine, a valve-moving piston arra. ged to be moved by fluid-pressure in opposite dircctions, idcombination with a pair of electrically-actuated valves, each governing an escape-port, whereby on the opening of one port or the other the piston will be caused to move accordingly, substantially set forth.

b. In combination with the main or distributing-valve ot' a fluid-pressure motor, a piston connected therewith and operated in. one direction or the othe by variations in a continuously acting fluid pressure, and an electrically actuated valve governing the exhaust of fluid-pressure from one side of said piston, substantially as set forth.

4t.- In combination with the main distributing valve of a fluid pressure engine, and with a piston subject to a variable lluid-pressure in opposite directions to actuate the same, magnets 1.) l) and valves x s, for varying by electric agency the effective direction of the fluid pressure on the piston, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a cylinder or chest, B, provided with an inlet, a double-ended piston, b b, and electrically-actuated valvess s, governing outlets from said cylinder, as set forth.

6. The combination of a cylinder or chest, B, having an inlet-port, b, a doubleended piston, b I), connected by a ported hollow stem, 0, and electrically-actuated valves 8 s, governing outlets from said cylinder, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a cylinder or chest, B, provided with an inlet-port,a double-ended piston, I) I), connected by a hollow stem, 0, rods 0 c springs c 0", and elcctrically-actuated valves 8 s, governing outlets from said cylinder, substantially as set forth.

8. Electromagnets I) D,valves ss,arrangcd at opposite ends of a iluid-prcssnre chamber, and a valve-moving piston working in said chamber, substantially as set forth.

9. In combination with a magnet, D, and a valve, 8, arranged to be unseatcd by the mag net when in circuit, and with a movable piston or pistonlicad, Z), a spring, 0, arranged between the piston or piston-head and a collar on, in combination with electrical contacts 5,

o, 7, and S, substantially as set forth.

ll. A stein, A, taking its motion from the main piston A ot'a fluidprcssure motor, and

having a conductingring, ,a', thereon, in combination with electrical contact-springs l3 and l-t, arranged for contacts at diilerent points 0'" the stroke, substantially as set forth.

12. Steins A" A, taking their motion from the main piston A oi a fluid-pressure motor and carrying rings a s, in combination with contact-springs .7, 6, 7, 8, i3, and Lt, substantially as set forth.-

13. In combination with a series of two or more electrically-actuatcd lluidpressure engines, an electric circuit-conductor from one to another through the series, and an electric make-and-break mechanism on one arranged to be operated by or l'roni the piston movemcut'thcreof, whereby to make or break the circuit to the next in the series with reference to the op ration oi such engines in succession, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whcrrol' l have hereunto set my hand. a

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