US716301A - Signaling. - Google Patents

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S I G N A LI N G (Application filed J. as, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE.

RAYMOND C. SPAULDING, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

SIGNALING.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 716,301, dated December 16, 1902.

Application filed January 29, 1902. Serial No. 91,812- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LRAYMOND C.SPAULDING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signaling, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates generally to signaling, and more specifically to a system in which a sound-producing device and a light-producing device are controlled by a common operating means.

The object of my invention is to appeal to more than one sense when signaling and in this way to render it more certain that the signal has been noticed and apprehended by the person or persons for whom it is intended. Its use will be readily understood in its application to an automobile, for example, as morefully described hereinafter, where the intermittent sounding of the horn will be accompanied by a flash of light for each blast. This flash may be produced simultaneously with the sounding of the horn, or a steady light may be extinguished momentarily every time the horn is sounded and relighted after each blast. For this purpose a separate light from the headlight or the latter itself may be used, according to circumstances.

In the drawings I have embodied my invention in several forms; but changes and modi-.

fica-tions may of course be made within the scope of the claims.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a general View of the elements embraced in the system appliedto the horn of an automobile embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail View, partly in section, of the bulb and adjacent elements shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and atshow modifications of the system shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 shows a detail of Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 6 shows an adaptation of my invention in connection with a steam-whistle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

A represents a bulb which when compressed sounds the horn 'B in the usual manner by vibrating the diaphragm b, interposed in the passage W. This passage 12 is provided with a tube 0, located between the bulb and the diaphragm, so as to divert part of the air to act upon the plunger 0', the lower end a of which forms a movable electrode adapted to contact with the stationary electrode c when it is moved into its closed position by the pressure of the air. The lower end of the tube 0 and adjacent elements may be inclosed in the box X.

The movable and stationary electrodes are both connected by means of the line-Wires d and (Z properly insulated, with the light (1 the latter of the two wires being connected with the battery D. It will now be readily understood that when the bulb A is compressed the air will produce the usual sound in vibrating the diaphragm and will also move the plunger 0 down so that its lower end a will come in contact with the stationary electrode 0 thereby closing ,the circuit and producing a flash of the light at (1 The plunger is returned to its normal position by the action of the spring 0 when the air-pressure ceases. This operation will be repeated every time the bulb is compressed, the horn being sounded and the flash of light produced simultaneously.

WVhen it is desired not to produce a flash of light, as in the day-time, the valve 0 is simply turned, thus preventing the passage of air through the tube C. In case it is desired to have the light d steady it is only necessary to close the shunt-switch d thereby producing the desired result.

In Fig. 3 and 4 the reverse order is observed, the light being normally steady and intermittentlyextinguished whenever the movable electrode is brought out of contact with the stationary electrode by the action of the air. This is accomplished in this instance by making the tube 0 communicate with the closed compartment E, provided at its lower end with the stationary electrode 0 and having its movable electrode 0 attached to a flexible diaphragm e adapted to be inflated by the pressure of the air. The two electrodes are properly, insulated, and the passage of the movable electrode back to its normal position is facilitated by means of the spring a in contact at all times with the movable electrode 0 the line-wire passing through the insulation 6 of the box E to the said spring, thereby maintaining constant communication between the battery and said electrode.

In Fig. 6 is shown an adaptation in connection with a steam-whistle F, the steam passing through the pipe f, having the Valvef interposed, being diverted through the small pipe f to the reducing-valve f thence to the movable electrode contained in the box f operating in the same manner as in the case of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

It is of course obvious that changes may be made within scope of the claims and that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown herein.

Having thus described my invention, what i I claim is 1. In signaling, the combination of a soundproducing device, actuated by fluid-pressure, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, means for producing fluid-pressure to operate the sound-producing device, and means whereby the said pressure operates the controllingswitch simultaneously therewith.

2. In signaling, the combination of a son ndproducing device, actuated by ii uid-pressu re, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, means for producing fluid-pressure to operate the sound-producing device and means whereby the said pressure closes the controlling-switch simultaneously therewith.

3. In signaling, the combination of a soundproducing device, actuated by fluid-pressure, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, means for producing fluid-pressure to operate the sound-producing device, means whereby the said pressure operates the controlling-switch simultaneously therewith and means for operating the sound-producing device and the light-producing device independently of each other.

4. In signaling, the combination of a soundproducing device, actuated by fluid-pressure, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, means for producing fluid-pressure to operate the sound-producing device, means whereby the said pressure closes the controlling-switch simultaneously therewith and means for operating the sound-producing device and the light-producing device independently of each other.

5. In signaling, the combination of a horn, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a fluid-operated switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, a compressible bulb, for creating fluidpressure to sound the horn, communicating with the latter, and means for diverting part of the fluid-pressure to operate the switch simultaneously with the sounding of the horn.

6. In signaling, the combination of a horn, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a fluid-operated switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, acompressible bulb, for creating fluidpressure to sound the horn, communicating with the latter, and means for diverting part of the fluid-pressure to close the switch simultaneously with the sounding of the horn.

7. In signaling, the combination of a horn, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a fluid-operated switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, acompressible bulb, for creating fluidpressure to sound the horn, communicating with the latter, means for diverting part of the fluid-pressu re to operate the switch simultaneously with the sounding of the horn, and means for sounding the horn and for operating the light-producing device independently of each other.

8. In signaling, the combination of a horn, an electric circuit, a light-producing device located in said circuit, a fluid-operated switch controlling the circuit and light-producing device, a compressible bulb, forcreating fluidpressure to sound the horn, communicating with the latter, means for diverting part of the fluid-pressure to close the switch simultaneously with the sounding of the horn, and means for sounding the horn and for operating the light-producing device independently of each other.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 24th day of January, A. D. 1902.

RAYMOND O. SPAULDING.

WVitnesses:

WILLIAM R. DORMAN, AXEL V. BELKEN.

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