US80005A - Thomas payne - Google Patents

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@with ifri .gs'tmf @ffice .Letters Pat-rmt No. 80,005,V dated July 14, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAILliOAD-S'TATION INDICA'IORS.l

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l3e it known thatI, THOMAS PAYNE, `of Dctroit,`in.the county of Wayne, and the State of Michigan, have invented certain newandusoful Improvements in Railroad-Station Indicators; and do hereby declare that v the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon. Y v

Themature'of my invention consists in au arrangement-of different devices inside of a passengerfrailway car, by which the name of each station, as well as, the distances, may be indicated to the passengers bef-ere arriving at' the same, giving those who intend to get ot' at the dierent stations ample time to prepare themselves, vas well as imparting a kind f information which is `always desired bythe travelling public. v

In order to enableothers skilled in thev art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specicatiomfand in which- Y Figure 1 is a vertical section of the top of 'a railroad-car with my indicator attached.

Figures 2 and 3 are inside views of the works by which the indica-tor is operated.

Figure 4 is a vertical 'section of the drum. A

Figure 5 shows the ribbon, with the naines, Ste., of the stations thereon.A A

Figures 6 and r"are view s ofthe posts and armste be placed alongside ofthe track' to operate the indicator."

Figure 8 is a. front view of a slide that may bedsed in connection with the indicator.` l.

Figure 9 isa vertical section of the top of 'a railway-car, showing adiil'erent drum from the one in iig. 1.

Figure 10 is an inside view of a. part ofthe works; and

Figure 11 is a side view vof the drum shown irl-fig. 9. y y

Figure 12 represents a plan view o f one side of the carsh owing the exterior arms and their springs;l

A represents the top ofa railroad-car of'a-ny construction or size, to. which my indieatormay be attached.-

` A shaft, a, passes across the car inside of said top, and has its bearings 'in angular bars, D D, one en each side thereof, and the ends of thisrshaft are each provided witha circular disk, and cog-wheel, C, between the side of the top, A, and lthe angular bar, said wheels being so placed 4that the cog-wheels are nearest Ato the angular bars. The shaft a passes alsothrougha box or casing, O, which is suspended, by means of a stirrup,`g, from the roof of the car, I l

On thev ends of the shaft a, and-on each side of tho disk B, are slotted bars, E`E,`whieh are fastened together, forming a frame, which islprovided-at each end with a. shoe, b, for` turning said disk. L

In the front end of the frame thus formed by the barsV E E, alever, F, is -pivoted, extending'doivnwards, ondoso arrangcd,fwith a lug or projection at' the pont.where it's pivoted, that when turned or moved forward, it presses against the front shoc, (a, and tightening both the ,shoes on the disk B, turns it, and with it the shaft/a. i v' The lever F is inovcd by means of an arm, N, whichA is. pivoted en the outside of fthe-'roof of the car, one end extending through .a slot,`G, into the carystriking the levertland the otherA extending suitable distance beyond the side of the'car where it is operated, as will hereafter bedcscribed.

Above the cog-wheel C is a har,- I, whiehzis-pivoted in one' end, and.l provided at the other witira Weight or spring, L. On said bar is-a corrugated adjustable clamp, K, the corrugations ot' whichit into the cog-wheel' .0, and' servo to hold said wheel, sot'nat-w'hen' the lever. F has turned the shaft a a certain distance, this clamp prevents it from turning more than what it is designed to do.

The distance the shaft is to'bc turnedmay b e regulated by means of a slottedI stay, H, 'under the front l end of the frame formed bythe bars E E, so that. the lever F ean'be raised or lowered at will, thereby causingV thearm to strike it higher up er lower d own, whichever maybe desired. l

The top of the stay II provided with rubber, so that the bars E E, in comingdown on the same, willvnot strike too hard. I also apply asimilar stay, T, a suitable distance above the arm. I, to `prevent the same from rising too high.

The works on each side ol" the car are alike, except that only one of the arms I is provided with a weight or spring-the other being attached by a spring1 c, to a.bell, M, so that when moved the bell willbe struck, calling the attention ofthe passengers to the change on the indicator. They are also so arranged that when operated from o nc side, the shaftais turned in one direction, but when operated from the other side, it is turnedin the opposite direction.;v l, i

The casing O is shaped so 'as-to surround a cylinder, el, which is placed inside of the same on the shaft a, which cylinder revolves with the shaft.. The casing O turns downward under said cylinder, and has aslot'or opening on each side, then bnlgcs outward again at the bottom to surround the roller o. l

A band or ribbon, e, is fastened n the cylinder (Z, and passes downward, guided by tho pins z'z'on to the roller o, which is turned by a spring, p, insuch' a manner that'when the shaft a is turned inone direction, the band unrolls from the cylinder, and said spring winds it up on the roller, and' when turned in the opposite direction, the cylinder takesit from the roller, thespring, however, at all times keeping it stretched, and in thelatter case being wound up by the ribbon. On both sides of the band e the names ofthe stations are placed in regular order, with the distance from the terminus of the road marked at eachend, so that each name will come in rotationat thc opening in the drum. v

Above said openings, on the outsideof the easing, I place the words, The next station is,"'and below, the names of the termini of the rond, so that the passengers may see at a glance how far a station is from each end of the road. v Y

To operate the indicator thus constructed, I'plaoc alongside of the track, a little beyond each station, a post, R, with an arin, S, extending ait-right angles towards the track, and so arranged that the end of said arm will strike the projecting arm N on the car, and, by the movement of the works already described, thu-s lturn the ribbon e s uliciently to change the name at the opening in thecasing, and give the alarm at't'he same time. The arm -N is providedwithtwo 1ugs,`r rkon its upper side, which enclose a circular rod, s, fastened to the roof of the car, and on each side of the arm around said rod is a spiral spring, h, which serves to bring the arm N out again in its proper position, and prevents any wabbling or lost-motion. As the trainpasscs beyond each station, the name|on the casing is thus changed, and when the train returns, the posts on the other side of: the track, and at the other side ofeaeh station, operate the arm N on the other side ofthe car, turning the ribbon back, by the movement-already described, the former post of course striking the first arm, N, but in the opposite direction from the leverF, so that itdees not aiect the indicator. .A

The arm S is fastened to the post R bymeans of screw-bolts m m and nuts c 1c, working in` slots on said arms, as shown in fig. 6, and between the post and arm, around' said bolts, are spiral springs n it, to allow the arm to give .slightly when striking the arm N. Any kind of springs may be used for this purposei The indicator maybe operated, instead of with these posts and arms, by ropes or wires attached to the outer ends of the arms N N, and so placed that'they can easily be pulled by the conductor or other person designated to tendl to thesume. f

Instead of using the casing O with cylinder, roller, and ribbon, I can use a large drum, Q, fastened to the shaft a, and on the outside periphery of which the names of the stations, Ste., are marked twice in regular order, so that each name appears in rotationon cach side4 of the, casing?, in which I enclose said drum, this casing being fastened to the roof of the cnr, and slotted, to show the names, (see figs. 9 and 11.)

But in this case a largercog-wheel, C,'must be substituted, as it will require a very small fraction of a revolution of the shaft a to change-the name at the opening in thecasing'.

Should there be too many stations von the road to get them all o n the drum, I place two names on'each line, or I place two drums in the casing having the names alternate from one to. the other, but in'both cases covering part ofthe openings in the casing with a slide, f, as shown in iig. 8, which slide must, however, be movedbackwards and forwardsbyhand. v

By this invention the passenger never is at a lossto know the name of thcnext station, as it is'constantly before his eyes, and warning is givenhim of every change of station by the striking of a bell. It obviates` danger of being conveyed past the stopping-place of a passenger unawares, and thetro'uble offrequ'ent inquiry of passengers or employees as to distance or localities. It can be attached to each passenger-ear at a'small cost, and furnishes an ornamental as well as useful improvement.

Having thus fully described my. invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'-' 1. The arms N N, arranged as'descri'bed, on the roof of a car, and provided with ears 1' 1', to guide them along the circular' rodss s, in combination with the spiral springs z L, on said rods, to prevent any'wabbiing or lost motion, substantially as a-nd for thepurposes herein set forth. l

2. The slotted bars E E, forming a frame, and placed on the shaft a, on each side of the 'circular disk B, in combination with'the shoes b b and levers F F, for the purpose of turning the shaft in either direction,` substantiaily'as and for the purposes herein set forth. I

3. The arms I I pivoted at one end, one having a weight or spring, L, attached to the other end, and the other .attached to a bell or alarm, M, by means of a spring, e, 4and both provided with adjustable corrugated clamps, K K, in combination with the cog-wheels c c, when arranged and operating substantially as and'for the purposes herein set'forth.

4. The slotted .stays l-I and T, when arranged seas to regulate the movement of the cg-wheelsc e, substantially as and for the purposes herein setter-th.,

5. A drum, constructed as described, `for the purpose 'of indicating names, figures, or characters, suspended in a car, and operating substantially as set forth. i

6. The cylinder d and roller o, in combination with the springp and ribbon e, whenarranged as described, so that when said cylinderis revolving in one direction, .the spring winds up the ribbon'on the roller, and'when revolving in the opposite` direction, the `ribbon unvinls from the' roller ami winds up the spring, substantially as and `for the purposes herein 'set forth.V

7. The arms S S, when attached to the posts' R in the manner'described, with springs i1. n, to soften or lcssenthe blow, and used forthe purpose of making the station-indicator self-operating from any station or direction, substantially as lieren set forth, l

8.A The arrangement of the circular disk B. and its'cog-Wheel C, the bars I D, lever F, bars E E, and shoes b b, whenl c'onstructed'and operating substantially as set forth.-

,9. The arrangement of fthe arms N N, and :their springs, when 'operated by them-ms SIS upon th *posts4 R R, substantially as specified. Y

In testimony that I'clam the foregoing, Iv'have heeunto'set ny houd, this 18th day of June, 1 868.

THOS. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

J. M. MAsoN, C. M. ALEXANDER.-

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