US359858A - Motor - Google Patents

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UNITED Srarns arent* @trineo FRITZ FOELLMER, OF YWEST POINT, NEBRASKA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 359,858, dated March 22, 1857.

Serial No. 209,565. (No model.)

To all whom it 72mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ Fonrmrna, a citizen of the United States, residing` at lVest Point, in the county of Corning and State of Nebraska, have invented anew and useful Inrprovement in Gearing for Operating Chorus, Vegetable Cutters and Graters, and Presses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in motors for operating churns, presses, 85o.; and it consists of the peculiar combination and novel construction and arrangement of the various parts for service, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly poi nted out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provideiinproved means which can be easily and rapidly adjusted to impart rotary motion to a churndasher or vegetable cutter or grater, or to be capable of longitudinal movement, and carrying followers of diderent classes to convert the apparatus into a press for manufacturing wine,` vinegar, or compressing cotton or other substances.

In the drawings hereto annexed, which illustrate an improved motor of the class described embodying my invention, Figure l is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view ofthe same on the line x a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the apparatus adapted to rotate or drive a churndasber. Fig. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to Fig. 3, showing the apparatus adapted as a press. Fig. 5 is another sectional view showing the apparatus adjusted for slicing cabbage and other large vegetables. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional View of the locking or coupling sleeve, together with a portion of the feed shaft and the shaft to be driven thereby.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters ofrefereuce denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the supportingframe or inclosing-casing of my invention, which is mounted upon suitable rollers or casters, a., that are suitably afxed to the corners or angles ofthe frame or casing, so that the latter can be very conveniently and easily moved from one place to another, and con prises the side walls, I), a vertical partition, b', at or near the middle of the side \\'alls,which divide the casing into two chambers or comw partments,B B', the former of which is adapted to contain the various receptacles or vessels in which the work is performed, while the lat ter is designed to store away the various devices very conipactly when t-hey are not in use. The casing has the usual bottom, b", and the top or roof b, and on this top b" are mounted the supporting or carrying frames for the gearing, which I will now proceed to describe.

The frame C consists of the uprights or vcrtical portions aand the cross-bar c', connecting the vertical portions at their upper ends, the said uprights having angular feet c2 at theirlower ends,\vhich bear on the top of the casing or frame A,andare provided with open-A A ings,through which are passed screws, or the like, to iirinly and Vrigidly secure the frame C to the casing or frame A, as shown.

D designates another frame, which consists of a horizontal bar or support, d, having the rightangled lugs or cross-heads d at its ends, and the vertically-disposed legs d2 at the outer ends of the cross-heads, and provided with the feet di, through which are passed the screws to secure the legs to the top of the frame or casing A. This frarneDis made or bent from a single piece of metal, and the frame C is also formed in a single piece of metal, thereby rendering the frames very strong and durable,and for the purpose'of better distinguishing the frames G and D hereinafter l will term the frame C the vertical frame7 and the frame D the horizontal frame.

The side and top walls of the inclosing case or frame A are strengthened by means of bracestraps A', which are suitably secured to the insides of the same, so that they are concealed from View, and these bracestraps are arranged across from one side to the other of the compartment B, and are connected at their middle by a cross-bar, A2, which carries a hanger or depending hearing, c', which is arranged at or near the middle of the said tie or connecting bar.

E designates a driving-shaft, which is arranged in horizontal position, and the inner end of this shaft is journaled in the hanger or depending bearing c' of the bracestraps,while the outer end of the said drivingshaft eX- tends or projects through one of the sidewalls of theinclosing case or frame, and is journaled in a suitable bearing, c, that is rigidly affixed to the said casing, as shown. The outer end of this shaft carries a large balancewheel, E', which servesto render the rotations of the driv ing-shaft very steady,and to this balancewheel is secured the handle Fllwhich is to be grasped by hand and turned in order to rotate the balance-wheel and the driving shaft, as is ob vious.

F designates a vertical feed-shaft, which is arranged at right angles to the driving-shaft and actuated thereby. The upper end of this vertical feed-shaft is fitted or journaled in a suitable opening or bearing in the transverse connecting-bar of the vertical frame (land the lower end ofthis feed-shaft passes through a suitable opening or bearing inthe bar d ofthe horizontal frame D, the extreme lower end of the said shaft being extended through the top or roof of the inclosing-casing A for some distance, so that it projects in the compartment 1 B. This feed-shaft F carries a small bevel gear-wheel or pinion,f, near its lower end, which pinion is tted rigidly on the shaft to rotate therewith and arranged beneath the bar d of the horizontal frame D, and above a bearing or wear plate, f", that is suitably secured on thetop or root` ofthe inclosingcasinggso that the pinion is prevented from coming in contact with the said roof and. wearing it away or defacing it.

rllhe small pinionf of thc.l`eedeshaft meshes i withland is rotated by a 4larger bevel gearwheel, F', that is rigidly alhxed to the inner end of the horizontal driving-shaft E, so that when the driving-shaft is rotated the motion thereof will be commu ncated to the feed-shaft by the bevel gear-wheels F and j', the larger bevel gear-wheel revolving or-worlring in a vertical slot, f2, which is cnt or formed in the` inclosing-casing A. p

Thefeedshai't is capable of horizontal rotation only, and is prevented from longitudinal movement or play by being stepped or journaled in the frames C D and by the bevel-pin-` ion thereon; and this shalt is provided with exterior screw-threads, as shown, for a purpose to be explained hereinafter. The extreme upper end of the feed-shaft is left smooth or plane, as at f3, which is of reduced diameter as compared with the diameter of the shaft at the threaded portion thereof, and on this shaft is tted a cross head or plate, G,which is provided at its middle or center with a transverse interiorly screw threaded opening, g, the threads of which are adapted to be engaged with the threads on the feed -shaft, so; that when the latter is rot-ated the said cross-head` shaft, and it is only employed when the appa-` ratus is adapted for compressing different artic1es,or substances. To the outer ends of this adjustable cross-head are rigidly secured guiderods G', which are disposed in vertical lines and pass `through suitable openings in the cross-bar d of the horizontal frame and in the top of the case A, and the lower ends of these guide-rods are connected together by a plate,`

disk, ring, or other suitable device or connecting-piece, G2, Whichis secured theretoiby nuts or the like.

Theguiderods and the connecting-piece Gr2 75 .are capable of -vertical adjustment with ther cross-head when the feed-shaft is rotated, and when the apparatus is to be used as a motor for churn dashers Aor vegetable cutters and graters, as hereinafterexplained,` the cross- 3C head is adjusted to theftop ot' theifeedshaft,

so that the opening therein encompasses the plane or smooth portion of the shaft, and itis held in such elevated position by a locking device, H, of suitable construction. For the g5 purpose of simplicity `and cheapness, I preferably employ a` locking device which comprises a vertical` arm, h, and` two horizontal arms, h h2, which are arranged at opposite l ends andon opposite sides of the 'vertical arms, 90 the arm It beingpivotally connected with the connecting or `transverse bar of the verticali frame, and the arnrh2 isv adapted to take under the cross-head G and hold it and the guiderods in an elevated position, so that they can-` not be affectedor adjusted by the rotation of the feed-shaft.

To the lower endot' the feedvshaft is rigidly attixed a headed stoppin, @which passes l through a bayonet-slot, i', of an adjustable `10Q` in its lower edges with notches or recesses i?, y

into which the studs or` pins ot'` the short vertical shaft `J of the device to be actuated or. driven is fitted, so that when the feed-shaft is l rotated the sleeve and the short `shaft of :the device will be correspondingly ldriven With .i i5 the feedshaft, as will be very readilyunderstood.

It will be understood thatthe coupling-sleeve f I is permanently retained on the feed-shaft at. all times, and thatv the supplementalshaft J 12o can be detached `from the feed-shaft without; removing the coupling from the latter.

The operation of this part of my invention will be very'readily understood. When `the device is to be used for rotating the short shafts m5 J of the churn-dasher or vegetable cutter ori grater,the sleeve I is adj usted so that the upper end of the short shaft .I fits into the same and ly the pins or studs thereon enter the notches in 1 the sleeve. The cross-headV G having `been `13o adjusted so that it is at thetopofilthe feedshaft and will not be affected by the rotation i, thereof, as heretofore described, the crank-.t handleis rotated to drive the balance-wheel The shortshaft m5 ICI and the horizontal driving-shaft. The motion of the latter, being communicated to the feedshaft by the bevel gear-wheels, also rotates the feed-shaft and the short shaft J to revolve the churn, the knives ot' the vegetable cutter or grater, or any other device which may be connect-ed thereto. Vhcn the apparatus is to be used as a press to compress fruits, cotton, Src., the locking device Il is turned away from the cross-head to release the latter, and a suitable follower or other device, K, is connected with the connecting-piece G by means of bolts and nuts or other suitable appliances, and a suitable vessel or receptacle is placed beneath the follower, with the substance to be operated upon. The crank is now rotated to drive the driving-shaft, and the latter rotates the feedshaft,which acts upon the follower to move the latter and the devices connected therewith vertically, so that they will descend to act upon the work and compress the latter to the required extent, after which the operation is reversed, to elevate the follower, the guiderods, and the cross-head. It will be understood that the cross-head is not rotated by the action thereon of the threaded feed-shaft, but that it merely moves in a vertical line, as t-he guide-rods, or plunger-rods, as they may be termed, elt'ectually prevent any rotation of the same.

It will be seen from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, that I provide an improved apparatus which can be easily and rapidly adapted or converted to drive the rotary shaft of a churn-dasher or' vegetable cutter or grater, or that it can be adapted for service as a press to compress cotton or any other substance, as may he desired.

I will now proceed to describe the various forms of devices which I have shown herein, and to which my invention is adapted t0 be adjusted to operate the same. A

In Fig. 3 ofthe drawings I have shown a churn vessel or body, l, placed in the compartment B of the inclosing-ease A and resting on the bottom thereof, and in this vessel or body the short shaft J is stepped at its lower end in a suitable bearing in the body l, and the said shaft carries at its upper and lower ends outwardly-extending arms 2, to the extremities of which are rigidly affixed the vertical dasher-blades 3, which are secured in any suitable manner to the said arms, as will be readily understood. Vhen the feed-shaft and the short shaft J are rotated by the drivingshaft, thearms and blades 2 3 of the dasher are likewise rotated, to agitato the cream in the body l, and thus eti'ect the churning thereof in a very short time.

In Fig. et ot' the drawings the device is shown adapted for use as a press, and in this connection the cross-head is forced or adj usted shown inthe said tigure, the follower is affixed to the connecting-piece by means of bolts, so that it can be very easily detached; and the said follower is provided with vertical flanges it, so that it is adapted for compressing cotton, &c., this form of device being especially adapted for this purpose.

The apparatus shown in Fig. 5 is especially adapted for slicing cabbage in the manufacture of sauer-krant, although it can be used for other purposes. The short shaft J is connected to the feed-shaft by the couplingsleeve in the manner heretofore described, and is stepped in a suitable bearing, 6, affixed to the bottom ofthe euse A. rlhis shaft J carries a large cutter-disk, 7, which is suitably affixed to the same, so that it will rotate therewith, and this cutter-disk has a series of radial slots, 8, one

of the sides of each of which isinclined or bcveled, as shown. Against this inclined side of each ofthe radial slotsS is aiiixed a cutter-blade, 9, one edge of the blade being projected beyond the upper face ofthe disk, so that it is in condition to cut or slice the cabbage or other vegetable that is fed thereto from a feed table or box, 12, which is detachably supported on the sides of the compartment B by means of suit'- able cleats, 13, that are affixed to the said sides and enter suitable grooves in the sides of this table or feed-box. The feed box or table is inclined, as shown, and the vegetable is fed along this inclined portion to the rotary cutter by hand; and as the driving and feed shafts are rotated the cutter is revolved to successively bring its blades into position to act upon the vegetable fed thereto, as is obvious. The short shaft J and its cutter can be easily and readily disconnected from the feed-shaft by properly adjusting the coupling-sleeve I, and the feed table or box can likewise be detached from the case or frame A by sliding it along the cleats or ways, thus adapting the other devices to be connected with the feed-shaft to be operated thereby.

I do not lay any claim to the cutter-disk or the feed box or table shown Ain Fig. 5, as such features are old.

Various slight changes in the form and proportion of parts and details of construction can be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.

The motor herein described can be used for other purposes than those herein stated. I have employed it to advantage in slicing and grating potatoes, pressing apples for cider, and other uses where a combined rotary and ver- IOO IIO

tical movement can be utilized. In slicing and grating potatoes, the parts are arranged in the position shown in Fig. 5; but a dit't'erent forni of slicing means is employed to suit the circumstances.

I do not deem it necessary to show herein all ofthe appliances with which my motor can be used. It is sufficient to say that whenever a vertical pressure is desired the plungerrods or plunger proper is connected to a suitable follower, employed either to press hay, cider or wine, sausagermeat, or the like; and when a rotary movement can be utilized the part to be operated isconnected to the fcedshaft.

Having thus fully described my invention," what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A motor comprising a rotatable feedshaft, a plunger adapted to be moved ver tically, and locking means for holding the plunger against vertical movement when de` sired, whereby the motor can be utilized to convey rotary motion or vertical pressure, `as set forth.

2; A motor comprising a threaded feedshaft, a cross-head titted and adjustable vertically thereon, the plunger-rods connected to` the cross-head and adapted to carry a follower, and a locking device or catch for holding the cross-head against movement on the feedshaft, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A motor comprising a suitable oase or frame, the vertical and horizontal frames C D, secured thereto, a driving-shaft, a vertical threaded feedshaft journaled in the frame and geared to the driving-shaft, a follower t ted on the feed-shaft, a locking device pivoted to the vertical frames and adapted to be connected with the cross-head, to prevent vertical. play of the latter, and the plunger-rods' con nected to the cross-head and having a conf meeting-piece at their lower ends adapted` to carry a follower, as and for the purpose described.

4. The combination of arotary shaft, a short shaft, as J, adapted to carry a device to be actuated by the `rotary shaft,\and a sliding sleeve permanently fitted on the rotary `shaft l and having a slotted connection therewith, v

end thereof and having a slot and notches, as

shown, a pin passing through the slot of the sleeve to connect it tothe rotary shaft, anda short shaft, J, having the studs or pins adapted to be flttedin the notches in the lower edges of.,

the coupling-sleeve, as and forthe purpose described.

6. A motor comprising a feed-.shaft capable of rotary motion, a plunger adapted lto Ybe moved vertically, locking means for `holding Y the plunger from movement when desiredya follower carried by the plunger, and a sliding i coupling, I, permanently connected to the feedshaft and having `a slotted connection therewith, as and for the purpose set forth: f

In testimony `that I claimthe foregoing as myown I have `hereto aftixedmy signaturein l presence of two witnesses his FRITZ FOELLMER. i marl:

Witnesses:

WVM. N. MOORE, E. G. SrGGERs.

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