US515956A

US515956A - Hermann hensel

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Publication number: US515956A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1894-03-06
Anticipated expiration: 1911-03-06

Description

UNITED STATES HERMANN IIENSEL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

AUTOMATIC TOY MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,956, dated March 6, 1894.

Application filed December 26,1893. Serial No. 494,629.

ilo @ZZ whom z may concern.:

Beit known that I, HERMANN HnNsnL, of Jersey City, Hudson county, New Jersey, have invented an Improved Automatic Toy Motor,

l p of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy motor which is of simple construction and which operates automatically, upon being reversed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a vertical longitudinal central section of my improved motor. Fig. 2 is a similar section at right angles to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a horizontal section on line fr, a, Fig. 2.

The letter o., represents an elongated case adapted to stand on either end. Through the center of the case a, extends a shaft o, on which is keyed a central overshot Wheel c. The shaft b, carries also outside of the case, a fly Wheel c', and a pulley c2, by which the motion is transmitted to a rope that drives any suitable toy or other light object. IVithin the case o., the arrangement is the same above and below the wheel. This arrangement consists of the partition d, having a central circular'opening d', which forms the seat for a hall valve e. At one side, the opening d', communicatesa with a smaller opening d2, which however is not closed by the ball valve, but remains permanently open. The hall valve e has a limited vertical play, it 1oeing confined by a circular perforated guard or screen f, attached to the hopper g, or to the partition d.

The apparatus is permanently filled with sand or a similar subst-ance, which will drop from the upper compartment, through the upper screen f, and smaller perforation d2, upon the Wheel c, to revolve the same. At the bottom, the sand will be discharged through the larger perforation CZ', and lower screen f, into (No model.)

the lower compartment. As soon as the upper compartment is empty, the case a, is reversed, when the operation will he resumed and the Wheel will continue to revolve.

It will be seen, that by reversing the case, the upper valve will be closed, While the lower valve will he opened. Thus the inlet opening is always smaller than the discharge opening, which is necessary 'or the proper operation of the parts. In my toy motor, the action of the valves is entirely automatic and all sliding gates-that must be manipulated when the case is reversed, are dispensed with. After the case is once filled, it will have'power forever, and as there are no outwardly projecting handles, there need he no openings, through which the sand would be liable to escape.

l. The combination of a reversible case with an inclosed overshot Wheel, perforated partitions at both sides of the Wh eel and ball valves for partially closing said perforations, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a reversible case With an inclosed overshot Wheel, partitions having communicating perforations d', d2, and hall valves for closing the perforations d', suhstantially as specified.

5. The combination of a reversible case with an inolosed overshot Wheel, perforated partitions at both sides' of the Wheel, ball valves for partially closing said perforations and perforated guards that in close the ball valves, substantially as specified.

HERMANN HENSEL.

Witnesses:

F. v. Bremsen, JOHN E. M. BECKER.