US783670A - Mechanical movement. - Google Patents

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No. 783,670. PATENTED' FEB. 28, 1905. A. n. BLOGH.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1903.

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A. D. BLOGH. MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

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ALFRED D. BLOCH. OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA. ASSIGNOR OF ()NE-llriilil TO RICHARD R. EVANS, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

MECHANICDAL MOVEMENT".

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,670, dated February 28, 1905.

Application filed January 27, 1903. Serial No. Mil/707.

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Be it known that I, ALFRED D. BLooni, residing at Omaha. in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain useful Improvements in Mechanical Movements; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in mechanical movements, and comprises a suitable driving mechanism especially adapted to be used in connection with laundry tumbling-barrels.

In the accompanying drawings 1 have shown, in Figure 1 a front elevation with portions broken away of a mechanism embodying my invention secured to a tunibling-barrel.

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2 and 3 show a detail of the ratchet-collars. Figs. 4 and 5 show details of the collars secured to the driving-shaft.

Figs. 6 and 7 disclose details of the ratchet-gear as used in my invention. double-faced mutilated gear.

Fig. 8 shows a front view of the Fig. 9 shows a bottom view of the slotted bracket used in guiding the swinging stub-shaft, while Figs. 10 and 11 show a face and edge view of the collar-bearing used in supporting the upper end of the pendent driving-shaft.

The aim of my in vention is to provide a simple driving mechanism adapted to be used in connection with tumbling-barrels and like receptacles which are to be rotated one revolution one way and then reversed to turn one revolution in an opposite direction.

in using my invention in connection with an ordinary washing-machine I employ a suit able receptacle A, provided with the usual door a, through which receptacle passes the barrel-shaft 1, and to this barrel-shaft is secured any suitable tumbling-barrel. Fastened to one end of this barrel-shaft 7 is a doublefaced mutilated gear B. a face view of said gear being shown in Fig. 8, provided with a hub 22, through which extends the set-screw This gear B is mutilated at the points 11:,

as shown in Fig. 1. so that the two gear-faces form a continuation. Positioned between the gear ends are the guide-flanges b 7/, secured by the bracket 23, as shown in Figs. 1 and E5.

Secured to the receptacle A, preferably above. is a supporting-braclmt t. Within the horizontal extension 6 is held the end 3 of a knuckle or universal joint, the member 2. depending from the upper member 3. and to this lower universal joint memberQ is secured the swinging or oscillating stul)-sl1a'l"t(.l, provided with the pinion r the shaft having the lower projection 17, as shown. Extended from the bracket 4 is an l..shaped slotted bracket 1 t, forming a guide-arm, within which is held the lower end of the swinging or oscillating "shaft C.

Secured to so itable hangers 12 is a mai n d riving-shaft E,to which is secured a collar 11 and the slidablyheld ratchet-ended collar f, as shown in detail in Figs. .2 and Loosely working upon this main driving-shaft E is the ratchet-provided gear 10, held adjacent the slidably-held collar f, as shown in Fig. 1 and in detail in Figs. 6 and 7. Revolnbly supported by the said driving-shaft E is the bearing 7, a detail of which is shown in Fig. 10, which above is secured by the bolt and near the lower end by the bolt 31 and which is provided with the lower lips 32, within which are held the upper end of the pendent driving-shaft 1), provided with the gear 9, meshing with the gear 10. This gear 10 is secured to the shaft E. Secured to the shaft E adjacent the bearing 7 is a collar 8, which prevents a lateral displacement of the bearing 7 in one direction. The bearings 7, as shown, are secured by means of the rivets 30 and 31.

To a block a. secured to the ceiling or otherwise, is the shifting lever 13, suitably secured to tl 2 slidalfly-held ratchet-collar f, so that the shaft I) may be thrown into gear with the shaft E by means of the collar and the gear 10.

When the instrumentalities have been properlyarrangedthe operation of my device will be as follows: The lever 13 is shifted to bring the collar f and gear ll) into engagement to rotate the gear 10. swinging stub-shaft C by means of its connections, so that the gear 9, in mesh with the mutilated gear B, revolves until. the termination 0 encounters the guide-flange b, so that the gear g circles about the gear-teeth and rides upon the opposite side. thus reversing the motion of the gear B in connection with the tumbling-barrel. The slot 15, as shown in Fig. 9, limits the outward movement of the gear Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character described, the combination with a suitable revolubly-supported driving-shaft, a bearing mounted upon said shaft, a pendent shaft supported by said bearing, a gear loosely working upon said driving-shaft, a sliding collar secured to said driving-shaft and adapted to be brought in enpendent shaft and meshing with aforesaid gear, means to revolubly support aforesaid pendent shaft at its lower end, said swinging shaft below being provided with a projecting pin, a gear at the lower end of said swinging shaft, a guide-bracket permitting said swinging shaft movement in one plane, a suitable supporting-shaft, a mutilated double-faced continuous gear secured to said shaft, and guide-flanges fastened at the reeurved ends of said double-faced gear, said guide-flanges being adapted to be engaged by said projecting pin extending from said swinging stub-shaft, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED D. BLOUH. \Vitnesses:

W. F. NORMAN, FRED ERIC ELKSTROM.

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