US393195A - Ice shaving machine - Google Patents

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F. K. WAY.

Ice SHAVING MAGHINB.'

No. 393,195. Patented Nov. 2 0, 1888.

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NITE STATESV PATENT FRANK K. VAY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN FOOS, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,195, dated November 20, 1888.

Serial No. 217,474. (No model.)

T0 all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK K. WAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Shaving Machines,of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to that class of iceshaving machines which are adapted for cutting ice for the purpose of cooling drinks and for similar purposes.

It also relates in its nature to the ice-shaving machine described and shown in my pending applications iiled,respectively,April 7, 1886, and April 13, 1886.

My invention consists in various constructions and combinations of parts, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying` drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the receiving-chamber D,showing the arrangement of the discharging mechanism. Figs. 3 and 4 are detailed views of the base of the same. Figs. 5 and 6 show modifications of the device hereinafter referred to.

Like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference throughout the several views.

In said drawings, A represents the base on which the machine is supported.

B is a supporti11g-standard,which may be of any desired form to support the frame or outer casings of the device.

The cutting mechanism consists,preferably, of a vertical disk, C, provided on the face thereof with cutting-knives a a. The cuttingdisk O is preferably turned off on its periphery to iit in a bearing in which it is adapted to be revolved by a shaft, b, provided on its outer edge with a crank or handle, b. Immediately back of the cutting-disk C is a receiving chamber, D, provided on one side with a bearing, b, for the shaft b. Located at thetop of the revolving chamber D is a discharging device, E, adapted to be forced downward through the revolving chamber D in close proximity to the back of the cutting-disk C.

rlhe discharging device E consists of two plates, c c, supported, respectively, ou stems c' c', connected at the top by a cross-piece, c, to the center of which is secured a knob or handle, e. Surrounding cach of the stems c is aspring, c, adapted to be compressed as the piston is forced downward and to return the same to its former position when theprcssure is removed therefrom.

The cutting mechanism, as has been stated, stands vertical in the main frame or outer casing. In order that the ice may be eut with facility,it is desirable that it be fed to the cutters at right angles thereto or in a horizontal direction. In order, however, that the ice to be cut may be readily inserted into the machine, it is desirable that the receiving-reservoir open up or in a direction parallel, or substantially so, to the plane of the cutting mechanism. I accomplish this by providing a curved conduit or reservoir which extends outwardly and upwardly from the cutting mechanism, preferably on the arc of a circle, a distance of about ninety degrees. This curved conduit or reservoir, which is shown at F in the drawings, is provided at the top with a suitable cover, F. On the inside of the conduit F, and adapted to reciprocate therein, is a follower, d, secured on the end of a curved stem, d', which extends through the cover F', and is preferably pivoted to a hand-lever, di.

The ice is inserted into the conduit or reservoir, the follower d being iirst withdrawn by raising the hand-lever d?, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, thus raising the cover F. rIhe follower is then inserted against the ice in the conduit and the cover replaced. By pressing down on the hand-lever cl2 the ice will be 'forced against the cutting mechanism, which will be set in motion by the handle 1)',and the chips and shavings thus formed will pass through the said cutting mechanism into the receiving-chamber D. rIhe tumbler or other rcceptacle into which the shavings or cuttings are to be discharged is placed under the rcceiving-chamber I). When the cutting mechanism is in motion, a portion of the shavings will fall into the receptacle. When suflicient ice has been cut,the pressure is removed from the hand-lever d and the discharging device E is forced downwardly through the receiving-chamber D, thus forcing the cuttings or shavings into the receptacle below.

It is obvious that the cutting mechanism may be variously modied-for instance,instead of having the revolving cuttingldisk mounted on the shaft which passes through the receivingchamber,the disk may be enlarged so that the center thereof shall stand above the lower end of the conduit, as shown in Fig. 7,and instead of connecting the shaft b directly to the handle b,the power may be transmitted from the said handle through the medium ofthe small beveled gears e e. By this construction the shaft will be removed from the receiving-chamber D, the said receiving-chamber being thus left free and uuencumbered, so that the discharging device E may fit snugly therein.

Instead of having a revolving cutting-disk, a reciprocating cutting-disk may be used, as shown in Fig. 5, the receiving'chamber being arranged either with or without the discharging device E.

, Itis obvious that the handle to which the power is supplied may be located either at the front or side of the machine, as desired.

The base A may be made of marble or cast in metal orother suitable material. The top of the base A is constructed with a depression or bowl, A, from which leads a small drip-pipe, f. This drip-pipe is inserted through a rubber bushing, f', in the edge of the said base. By this arrangement the drip from the melted ice from the machine is collected in the top of the base, and may be carried off through the drip-pipe to any convenient point ofdischarge, sufficientpipe being added for this purpose.

In order that the machine may be held rigidly in place during the operation of cutting ice, I provide in the bottom of the base A small rubber feet h. These feet serve the double purpose of preventing the machine from slipping while being operated, and also prevent any marring or scratching of the counter or shelf on which it is placed.

It will be seen that by this construction a very simple and effective ice-cutting device is secured, to which the ice may be readily and easily fed, and the cuttings therefrom may be quickly and easily discharged.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination,with the cutting mechanism, of the conduit on one side thereof and a receiving-chamber on the other,and a reciprocating plunger for discharging the cuttings or shavings from` said receiving-chamber,sub stantially as set forth.

2.*'Ihe combination, with the conduit and the cutting mechanism,of the receiving-chamber at the back of said mechanism,a discharging-plunger in said receiving-chamber, and a traveling follower for forcing the ice through the said conduit against the cutting mechanism, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the conduit and the receiving-chamber,of the cutting mechanism between said conduit and chamber and the discharging mechanism in said chamber, a

hinged hand-lever above said conduit, and al follower pivoted to said hand -lever and adapted to be forced through said eonduit,sub stantiall y as set forth.

4. The combination, with the conduit and the receiving-chamber, of a cutting-disk between said conduit and chamber, a shaft for revolving said disk journaled in a bearing in said receiving-chamber, anda discharging device adapted to be forced downward on either side of said shaft and in close proximity to said cutting-disk, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of October, A. D. 1886.

FR ANK K. WAY.

Witnesses:

CHASE STEWART, PAUL A.. STALEY.

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