US617837A

US617837A - Electric-railway system

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Publication number: US617837A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-01-17
Anticipated expiration: 1916-01-17

Description

,--UNITED STATES. PATENT FFlCE.

EMIL llllR'lllOLl) WALTER REICIIEL, OF BERLIN, lERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SIEMENS do llAISlIIC 'IIIJICTRIU COMPANY OF AMERICA, OF CHICAGO, lLl'iINOIS.

ELECTRIC-RAILWAY SYSTEM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,837, dated January 17, 1899.

Application filed Uctoher 3, 1398. Serial No. 692,539. (No model.)

To all, whom 2 may concern: rheostats (Z d ct". In this particular instance Be it known that l, FMIL 'llERTHOLb \VAL- Ihave illustrated a supplemental contact-arn1 TER REICHE'L, a subject of the Emperor of emechanicallyconnected with the controller- Germany, residing at Berlin, Germany, have arm of rheostat (Z, whereby the arm e is actu- 5 invented a certain new and useful Improveated upon the actuation of said controller- 5 5,

ment in Electric-Railway Systems, (Case No. rm. The arm e is preferably insulated from l68,) of which the following is a full, clear, the contact-lever of the controller and en concise, and exact description. gages a segmental plate f and successively llly invention rclates'to electric-railwaysyscontact-buttonsf f f". The contaet-buttol'is IO tents, and particularly to those systems in and the contact-platcfform terminals upon 60 which each train contains a plurality of 1110- the car a of

conductors

1, 2, 3, and at, respector-cars, each motor-car being attended by a tively. These conductors extend to the cars motorman. b l). Signals g g upon cars Z) Z) are con- My inven i-ion has for its object the provision nected between conductors 1 and 4, signals 7t 7t of improved means for guiding the assistant are connected between conductors 2 and 4, 65 motorm en in the operation of their controllers, and signals i 2" are connected between conducso that they may be informed oi the condition tors 3' and .4. The signals are placed within of use of the controller in charge of the chief sight of the assistant motormen. Circuit is motorman upon the first car of the train. The closed successively through the signals as the assistant motormen are thus enabled to place switch-arm e is moved, the signals being suit- 0 their controller-handles in positions similar ably designated to indicate to the assistant to that occupied by the controller-handle mamotormen the position of the controller-lever nipulated by the chief motorman. upon car a. The signals upon each car are The invention in its preferred embodiment preferably grouped as shown in Fig. 2, which comprises a signal-circuit including a signal illustrates in plan View a circular face havupon each motor-car contained in the train ing three openings, preferably covered by in addition to the leading motor-car, a switchground glass, behind which the signals, which arm mechanically connected with the controlare preferably incandescent lamps, are dislcrhandle or lever operated by the chief moposed. These lamps are successively lighted o torman being employed for governing the sigas the controller-lever upon the leading car nal circuit'. is rotated. The assistant motorman changes I will explain my invention more partieutheposit'on of his controller-lever upon the larly by reference to the accompanying drawextinguishment of a lamp to the position inings,whichillustrate one embodiment thereof. "dicated by the lamp next caused to glow.

5 Figure 1 of the drawings is a diagrammatic Each group of signals constitutes an indicator view showing three motor-cars assembled for showing the posit-ion of the controllerinto a single train, the apparatus of my inlever operated by the chief motor-man. vcntion being diagri'unmatically illustrated. If it is desired, supplemental audible sig- Fig. 2 is a plan view of a set of signals pronals 7; It may be provided upon the cars l) b.

0 vided for the use of each of the assistant 10- The number of signals upon the motor-cars 9o tormen. may be varied, as desired. The conductors Like letters and numerals refcrto like parts 1, 2, S, and :l are in sectio1'is,whichare united in both views. between the cars by flexible links 1 2 3 In the drawings I have illustrated a motor- 4; when the IllOtOFCztlSjtl'O assembled into a 45 train coi'nprisiug a leading motor-car u. and train. r two additional motor-cars l) h, each motor- The group of lamps located near each concar being provided with a motorand supplied troller to be within the presence of the mowith current from a generator 0 in a welltorman operating the controller constitutes a known manner: Upon cars a h b are prograduated indicator, serving to inform the 50 vided suitable cmitro'llcrs, as the controlling inotorman of the position to which he should I00 move his controller, the switch operated by the chief inotorman constituting a graduated means for operating the graduated indicator. Signals may be provided near that controller which serves to govern the signals upon the remaining cars; but they are not absolutely essential, as the signals or indicators are provided for the information of the motorinen upon the rear motor-cars. It may be desirable, however, to provide the signals upon the first motor-car in order that the motorman upon that car may know that the signaling-circuits are in proper working condition. I do not wish to be limited to the precise disposition of the signals herein set forth.

It is obvious that other controlling devices than those herein diagraminatically illustrated may be employed in governing the mo tor-circuits. Other arrangements 'of signal circuits and signaling apparatus may also be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention. I do not therefore desire to be limited to the precise system and apparatus shown; but,

Ilaving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. In an electric railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers upon said ears, an indicator upon one of the motor-cars, and means governed by the motor-controller upon another car for operating said indicator, substantially as described.

In an electric-railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers upon said cars, a signal-circuit bet-ween the cars, an indicator upon one of the motor-cars in said circuit, and switching apparatus operated by the in otor-controller upon another car for governing the-said signaling-circuit, substantially as described.

In an electric-railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers upon said 1 cars, a plurality of signals upon one of the cars, and means for operating said signals governed by the motor-controller upon another car, substantially as described.

4. In' an electric-railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers upon said cars, a plurality of visual signals upon one of the cars, and means for operating said signals governed by the motor-controller upon another car, substantially as described.

. 5. In an electric-railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers upon said cars, a plurality of signal-circuits between the cars, a signal in each of said circuits located upon one of the cars, and a switch for successively opening and closing said circuits operated by the lever of the motor-controller upon another car, substantially as described. (i. In an electric-railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers, one upon each of said motor-cars; an indicator located near one motor-controllcr to be within the presence of the motorman operating the latter controller, and means governed by another of said motor-controllers for operating said indicator, substantially as described' 7. In an electric-railway system, the combination with a plurality of motor-cars in a single train, of motor-controllers, one upon each of said cars; a graduated indicator located near one lllOtOl-COI1iilOllCl to be within the presence of the motorman operating the latter controller, and graduated means for operating said graduated indicator, said means being governed by another of said motor-controllers, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 13th day of September, A. 111898.

Witnesses:

C. II. DAY, XV. IIAI'P'I.