US371737A

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Publication number: US371737A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-10-18
Anticipated expiration: 1904-10-18

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(No Model.) ZSheets-Sheet 1. P. H. OHEYNE.

STATION INDiGATOR. No. 371,737. Patented Oct. 18, 1887.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

F. H. OHEYNE.

STATION INDIGATOR.

(No Model.)

Patented Oct. 18, 1887.

' lUNTTEn STATES PATENT UFFIUE.

FREDERICK HERBERT GHEYNE, OF BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

STATION-INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,737, dated October 18, 1887. Application filed January 14, 1887. Serial No. 224,344. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK HERBERT OHEYNE, of the town of Brampton, in the county of Peel, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, mechanic, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Station and Street Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to design a dev1ce by which a station or street about to be approached bya railroad or street car shall be indicated, the said device being operated by the motion of the car,- and it consists, essenmadly, in connecting by a system of gear and rods the axle of the car to a spindle so geared to a larger wheel that the latter shall revolve more slowly in proportion to the speed of the axle, a friction-disk being also connected to the spindle and arranged to engage with a corresponding friction-disk connected with and designed to operate a series of drums carrying a roll of paper or other material having printed on ts surface the names of the stations or streets it is intended to indicate, suitable devices being provided by which the drums shall only operate at stated intervals, substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a side section of the end of a car, showing my indicator in position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective inside view of my indicator. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the mechanism of my indicator. Fig. Ais a plan of the mechanism of my indicator. Fig. 5 is a plan showing the arrangement of drums. Fig. 6 is a detail of the device by which the drum mechanism is thrown in and out of gear.

WVhile the primary object of my invention is to indicate the stations or streets which a railroad or street car is about to approach, I intend also to utilize it for the purpose of exhibiting advertisements, which, by changing at certain intervals, will attract more attention than stationary advertisements.

It will be seen as the description of the mechanism proceeds that it may be used for either or both of these purposes without any change other than the printing.

To proceed with the description of the invention, I may say that A is the axle of the car, on which I place a suitable worm-pinion to engage with the gear-wheel B, fixed to the rod 0, which is geared, as indicated, to the rod D, on the top end of which are two beveled pinions, a and b, which are adjustable vertically on the rod D, but are keyed so that they will not revolve thereon, so that either one or the other may be readily thrown into mesh with the beveled pinion E for the purpose of imparting to the said pinion the motion of the rod D, either in one direction or the other, according to which pinion it is in mesh with. The beveled pinion Eis fastened upon the spindle F, which therefore revolves constantly with the axle A when the gear between the two are in mesh, as before mentioned.

A spur-pinion, G, is secured to the spindle F and meshes with the intermediate spur-wheel, H, to which the beveled pinion g is connected and meshes with a corresponding pinion fixed to the spindle h, on the end of which a worm is placed to engage with the large wheel I, as

shown. More gearing might of course be introduced between the pinion G and large wheel I when it is necessary to reduce the speed of the said large wheel; but for the purpose of this specification the gearing shown will be sufficient. I merely wish to show that the large wheel I revolves constantly but slowly so long as the spindle F is in motion, as does also the intermediate spur-Wheel, H. A friction-disk, d, is held on the spindle F by means of a feather-key, so that it is adjustable longitudinally upon the said spindle, but cannot revolve thereon. A spring, 6, holds the disk d against a corresponding disk, f, which is supported by the spindle F, but is designed to revolve thereon, so that it will not move with the said spindle F, except when caused to do so by the friction between the disks (2 and f. A beveled pinion, i, is fixed to the disk f and engages with the beveled wheel J, which is keyed to the shaft K. On each end of this shaft K is keyed a beveled pinion, L, designed to engage with similar beveled pinions fixed, respectively, to the shafts of the drums M N. It follows, therefore, that so long as the disk frevolves the drums M and N have a corresponding motion, the said drums being so geared, as shown, that they both revolve in the same direction.

per is rolled, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 5. At the base of each of the drums M and N a disk, Q, is loosely journaled on the shaft or spindle and its respective drum, to which it is connected by a pawl and ratchet, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that the disk Q will revolve only in one direction with its respective drum. A collar, 9', is fastened on the bottom of each of the rollers O I, and is held against its respective disk Q by the spiral springs 70, so that when the disks Q revolve theyimpartacorresponding movement to their respective roller.

Assuming that the gearing herein described is moving so as to cause the drum M torevolve in the direction indicated by arrow, its

disk Q will revolve with it, as the pawl of the" ratchet is set so as to connect the two together, as shown. The pawl on the other drum, N, is set in the opposite direction; consequently its disk remains stationary, and therefore the roller 0 is caused to revolve, so as to wind up the paper upon it, whereas the roller P only derives motion from the paper being pulled off it through the action of the roller 0.

B is a dog fixed to the face of the toothed disk S, which is loosely journaled on top of the roller 0, and which meshes with the spurwheel T, secured to the spindle of the drum M; consequently the disk S moves with all the gearing which derives motion from the friction-disk f. An adjustable bar, U, extends over the disk S, and has a pair of pins or jaws, m, into which the dog R enters when the said jaws are in the path of the said dog. So long as the dog R is held between the jaws m all the mechanism driven from the friction-diskf remains stationary, although the balance of the mechanism continues in motion. In other Words, all the gearing driven from the disk f remains stationary, so that any sign printed upon the paper carried between the drums M and Nis exposed, while the rest of the mechanism revolves so long as the axle A is in motion.

In practice the large wheel I should be geared so as not to move more than about four teeth to the mile. The speed of this wheel being known and the distance between the stations to be indicated, it is an easy matter to divide on the face of the wheel I points to indicate the distance between the stations. My mechanism is designed so that as each station is to be indicated the mechanism driven by the disk f is put into action, and moves sufficiently far to remove one name and replace it with another, when it is again held still until the next point is reached. This is accomplished by making a hole in the face of the wheel I at each point mentioned and fixing onto the leg of the adjustable bar U a pin, a, which fits into one of the grooves p in which the holes q are made. So long as the pin it remains merely in the groove 1) the bar'U is held so that the jaws m are immediately over and engage with the dog It. When the wheel I moves, so as to bring the pin at opposite to one of the holes q, a spring, r, causes the bar U- to spring toward the wheel I, the pin a entering one of the said holes q, bringing the aws m clear of the dog R, which immediately permits the mechanism driven by the disk f to move.

It will be noticed on reference to Fig. 6 that the lug of the barU has another pin, 8, which entersa slot, t, made in the intermediate wheel, H. This slot 15 is made to come opposite to the pin 8 at the same time as the pin it comes opposite to one of the holes q. The pin 8 1s beveled on each end of the slot 13, so that when the pin 8 reaches the end of the slot t it mounts up onto the face of the wheel H, thereby forcing forward the bar U and bringing the aws m once more in the path of the dog B, when the said dog B re-enters the jaws, and the mechanism driven by the disk f is once more at rest.

It will be noticed that there arethree grooves, r, in the large wheel I. These grooves are made for the purpose of enabling the indicator to be used upon different roads with stations at different distances apart.

On'reference to Fig. 3 it will be noticed that asleevem, is fitted upon the leg of the adjustable bar U, and it is upon this sleeve that thepin n is attached. A lever, V, is attached to the sleeve 22, and is pivoted, as shown, so that the sleeve 0 may be brought before any one of the grooves 19, as desired.

Although only three grooves are shown, it will of course be understood that more may be used, if desired.

Ishould have mentioned that at the same time thegearing is operated so as to exhibit the name of the next station a bell is rung. This is effected by means of a gear-pinion, W, which runs against the end 1' of the pivoted spring-hammer 10, which thus acts against a bell. (Not shown.)

What I claim as my invention isj 1. The combination, with a series of drums carrying a roll of paper or other material, having on its surface the names of the stations or streets, the car-axle, and the pinion E, connected, as described, with said axle, of the wheel I, the spindle h, geared, as described, with the pinion E, and the worm on the said spindle and engaging the wheel I, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The wheel I, having a groove or grooves, 19, made in its surface, and holes 9 made in the grooves 12, in combination with aworm formed on the end of the spindle h, anddesigned to engage with the wheel I, the spindle h being driven by a bevel-pinion at the opposite end, which bevel-pinion is connected by the bevelpiniong and gear-wheels H and G to the spindle F, the whole being driven by the beveled pinion E, which is connected, as indicated, to the axle of the car, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The spindle F, driven as specified, and having a friction-disk, d, held on it and kept in contact with the friction-disk f by the spring 6, in combination with the friction-disk f, having a beveled pinion, t, formed on it, which is designed to engage with the beveled pinion J on the shaft K and operate the beveled pinions L, which engage with the beveled pinions located on the shafts M and N, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The spindle F, driven as specified, and having a friction-disk, 01, held on it and kept in contact with the friction-disk f by the spring e, in combination with the friction-disk f, having a beveled pinion, i, formed on it, which is designed to engage with the beveled pinion J on the shaft K and cause the gearpinion W to revolve against the end r of the pivoted spring-hammer w, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a station-indicator, the combination, with the car-axle, the pinion E, deriving motion therefrom, and the shaft K, geared, as described, with the pinion E, of the drums M N, carrying the paper, bevel-pinions on the shafts of said drums, and the bevel-pinions L, one at each end of the shaft K and engaging the pinions on the shafts of said drums, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a stationindicator, the combination, with the car-axle, the drum M, its shaft, and the gear-wheel T on the upper end of said shaft, of the roller 0, gear-wheel S, loosely journaled on the upper end thereof, the pinion on the shaft of said drum, and intermediate gearing, substantially as described, between said pinion and the car-axle, as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a station-indicator, the combination, with the toothed disk S and the spring-dog R on the face thereof, of the adjustable bar U, extending across said disk, and the jaws or pins m on said bar and designed to engage said dog at stated intervals, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. In a station-indicator, thespring-dog R, the grooved and notched wheel I, and the adj ustable bar U, provided with adjustable sleeve 1;, and having the jaws or pins in arranged to engage with the spring-dog R, in combination withthe pin n, held in the adjustable sleeve o of the leg of the bar U and designed to drop into one of the holes q of the groovep of said wheel I, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a station-indicator, the slotted gearwheel H, the grooved and notched wheel I, the sleeve m, and the pin 11, held in the sleeve 12 and designed to drop into one of the holes q of the groove 1; of said wheel I, in combination with the pins 8, designed to drop simultaneously into the slot t in the gear-wh eel H, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. In a station-indicator, the adjustable bar U, and the sleeve 72, held on the leg of said adj ustable bar, in combination with the lever V, pivoted, as shown, and attached to said sleeve for adjusting the same, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. In a station-indicator, the combination, with the drum and its shaft, of the ratchetdisk Q, loosely journaled on said shaft, and a pawl pivoted to said drum and designed to engage said ratchet, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

12. In a station-indicator, the combination, with the drum M, its shaft, the ratchetdisk Q, loosely journaled on said shaft, and the pawl pivoted to said drum, of the roller 0, collarj thereon, and a spring acting directly on said collar to keep it in contact with said disk, as set forth.

13. In a station-indicator, the combination, with the drums M N, geared from the axle to revolve in the same direction, and the rollers O P, ratchet-disks Q, and pivoted pawls on said drums, of the collars j on said rollers, and the spiral springs it, connected with said collars to keep them in contact with the disks, substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

Toronto, December 17, 1886.

vlBREDERICK HERBERT OHEYNE.

In presence of J. W. MAIN, P. H. FAUQUIER.