US830046A

US830046A - Electric sprinkling-car.

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Publication number: US830046A
Authority: US
Inventors: Samuel T Bole
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-05-18
Filing date: 1905-05-18
Publication date: 1906-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1923-09-04

Description

PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

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ELECTRIC SPRINKLING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1B. 1905.

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ELECTRIC SPRINKLING GAR.

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SAMUEL T. BOLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A. BRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed Hay 18. 1905. Serial No. 260,918.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. Bonn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elect-ric Sprinkling- Cars, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a car of this class which will force water through the nozzles or allow it to flow by gravity and also to provide means for filling the tank when water is supplied witliout pressure. This object is accomplished by means of my invention, one embodiment of which is herein described.

For a more particular descri tion of my invention, reference is to be ha( to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which;

Figure 1 is a view showing a tank and pump and pipe connections between them, as well as portions of the car structure. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the valves opened and closed for a different connection, unnecessary 'parts being omitted. Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views showing the relief-valve, Fig. 4 being taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe parts shown in Fig. 1, the tank being omitted. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 5.

vThroughout the various4 lviews of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

` The tank 1 is supported on any suitable car-frame 2in the customary manner, as by the bolsters 3, resting on the floor 4. -This tank 1 is connected to a vertical pipe 5, which is connectedto a horizontal ip'e6 with a valve 7, both located above the floor 4, and a second horizontally-disposedV ipe 8, connected at one end to a 4centrifuga ump '9 and at its other to a vertical pipe 10, t at 1s connected with the nozzle supply-pipe 11, which is preferably placed abovev the floorlevel. The nozzle supply-pipe -11 is con. nected by a T 12 to the cross-lpipe 13, which is united by elbows 14 to the ongitudinallyextending nozzle-pipes 15. The nozzles at the ends of these pipes may be of any suitable The pipe 5 is provided with a relief-valveV 1 6, which is conveniently located between the pipes 6 and 8. This relief-valve is shown somewhat in detail in Figs. 3 and 4. The casing 17 is preferably given the Shape indicated and is provided with a spindle 18 near its lower end. This spindle 18 is journaled in the casing 17 and ha's its outer end protrude through a stulling-box 19, and a handle 2() is fixed to this projecting part. AA cam 21 is fixed to this spindle 18 and acts to raise a valve 22 from its seat 23 against the action of a spring 24,which surrounds a rod 25, that is riveted at its upper end to a crossing 26 in the casing 17 The valve 22 is also provided with diametrically opposite and parallel guides 27, which run vertically between ixed guides 28. The movement of this valve 22 is limited in a vertical direction b the rod 25 and seat 23. The-casing 17 issu iciently enlarged at 29 to permit the water to low freely by the valve 22 when it is raised from its seat either by the cam 21 or the pressure of the water under the valve 22, which may be sufiicient to overcome the resistance ofl'ered by the spring 24, as will more fully appear below'.

The outflow-opening of the pump 9 is connected with the pipe 8 in any suitable manner. The inflow-opening is connected similarly to a pipe 30, which is united to a T 31, which is fixed to a valve 32 and horizontal pipe 33, which is adapted to be connected with any suitable source of water-supply. The third opening of the T 31 is connected by a vertical pipe 34 and elbow 35 to the short pipe 35a to the valve 7.

The pump 9 is connected b a shaft 36 to a motor 37. The pump 9 an motor 37 may be su ported in any suitable way as' may be found) most convenient. In Fig. 6 they are shown under the car-body. The precise form of support from the car-body is not shown, as it is obvious that any well-known sort of suspended platform may beremployed.

From the foregoing 'the operation of my `improved sprinkler will be readily understood. In Fig.^1 the arrows indicate the direction taken by the water when forced into the tank .1. This waterenters through the pipe 33, valve 32, T 31, pipe 30, pump 9, pi e 8, through the valve 16,whichisopened byt e cam 21 and pipe 5 into the tank 1, the va IOC and nozzles being closed. When the tank i' is filled, the valves 32'and 16 are closed and leave its seat.

it is not necessary to stop the motor at anyy time While the car is in use, o r if the effect of the pump is not desired the motor may be stopped and'water allowed to How through it as a pipe, or both of these methods of use may be alternately employed.

In the foregoing has been described one embodyment of my invention. It is obvious that many others may be employed which ,utilize its essential characteristics, so that I do not regard it as limited to the recise disclosure hereinmade, but as broa enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claim.

What I claim is- In a device of the class described, a combination of a tank and induction-pipe leading downwardly therefrom, a spring relief-valve in said pipe, and manually-operated means in said valve for opening the same against the action of said spring, a pump connecting with said pipe and also with a nozzle-pipe and branch pipe leading around said pump from the induction side of. the'pump to said tank induction-pipe, and a valve .in said branch pipe and also means for connecting 'said branch pipe with a source of Water-su ply, whereby said pump while continuous yv running in one direction may be caused t fierce liquid into said tank, or to withdraw liquid therefrom and supply it to the nozzlepipe, or to simply circulate the liquid when the nozzles are closed, whereby all undue stresses are removed from the nozzles. i

Signed this th day of May, 1905.

' SAMUEL T. BOLE. Witnesses:

WALTER S. ADAMS, ALBERT RqBRYANT.