US843275A

US843275A - Water-elevating machine.

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Publication number: US843275A
Application number: US25715805A
Authority: US
Inventors: Stephen A Huntley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-04-24
Filing date: 1905-04-24
Publication date: 1907-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 1924-02-05

Description

PATENTED FEB. 5, 190'?.

S. A..HUN'II`LBY. WATER ELEVATING` MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24,1906.

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PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

s. A. HUNTLBY. WATER ELEVATING MACHINE,

APPLICATION FILED IPR. 24, 1905.

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PATENTED PEB. 5, 1907.

s. A. HUNTLEY.

WATER BLEVATING MACHINE.

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STEPHEN A. HNTLEY,

OF CASPER, WYOMING.

WATER-ELEVATING MACHINE.

Specificationl of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,158.

To all whom tmay concern.- I' i Be it known that I, STEPHEN A. HUNTLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at asper, in the county of Natrona and State of Wyoming, have' invented a new and useful AImprovement in VVater-Elevating Machines, I a specification. l y invention relates particularly to valveless pumps or water-elevating machines particularly ada ted to elevate large volumes ot water a moc presence of heavy sediment therein, sand, gravel,

Iy primary object is to provide a machine of the character indicated of exceedingly cheap and durable construction and of the highest attainable efficiency.

n Illy-construction provision is made for an unobstructed passage pf water through the pump, thereby to secure a maximum flow with a minimum of power andv to guard ine, and the construction is such as to admit of wide varia` tion in capacity, enabling machines of varying cost to be produced with little variationI in efficiency. Furthermore, a feature of prime importance is thatthe pump is free from ordinary liability of getting out of reair, while the bearings are so located as to lie free from danger of being cut out by sand getting into them.

such as Wl'ere the machine is employed for purposes` of irrigation, the value of .tl'eL-atures suggested is evident.

My invention is illustrated vin its preferred accompanying i rawings, 1n which` Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of my improved machine in position for elevating water from a well;1 `ig. 2, an enlarged broken sectional view showing details of an ant-ifrictionbearing serving to su port a rotary shell employed; Fig. 3, an en urged broken vertical. section' showing adetail of construction of therotaryshell and the annular trough at thc up )er end thereof; Fig. 4, a transverse section teilten as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a sectional view of the lower portion 0f the shell, showing the manner of curving the lower ond of one of the internal ribs thereof; Fig, 6, a broken clovatioiial view of the annular trough and dis- ,l charge-spouts connected therewith, and Fig'. 7 a sectional view taken as indicated at line l 7 of F ig. 3. i lIn the construction shown, A re resents a well, B, the frame of my improve machine, i

a l above the frame b.

sui-mounting the well; C, a rotary shell suspended from the frame B through the medium of a shaft Cl and dipping into the well, 'and D an annular trough encircling the upper end of the shell and provided on o osite sides with discharge-spouts D 2. The well A is preferably formed with an internal shoulder a, supporting timbers a, equipped with rollers a. The frameB preferab ycomf prises a lower rectangular frame l), an upper rectangular frame b', vertical connecting- -timbers b2 at the corners of said frames, and

pair of timbers t, su ported centrally The s ell C preferably is approximately cone-shaped, comprising an upper portion c of given taper and a lower portion c of'greater taper. equipped internally with vertical ribs c2, shown three in number, and'fcomprising T-irons having their webs or stems c3 pro- 'ecting inwardly toward each other.

that the webs c'J present at their lower ends inclined'blades c,

water as adapted to scoop up or drawin the the shell rotates. Within the small end of the shell between thefribs is secured a downwardlytapering hollow closed body c5, between which and the adjacent portion of the shell is an annular passage c, divided vertically by the ribs. The body c5 serves to exclude from the lower end of the shell all the water not brought within the range of the ribs, so that all unnecessaryinertia is avoided. Moreover, thc body c5 aids in supporting the shell. The shaft C extends through the axis of the annular trough D and at its upper end passes through a centering bearing c7, attached to on of the timbers b3, above which the shaft is lequipped with a pulley c5, through which motion is imparted from any suitable source of power. Adjustably suspended from the timbers b" by means of bolts c is a hanger cw, provided on its upper surface with a horizontal race member c, supporting balls cl2. Secured upon the shaft above the hanger is a collar c, provided with a race member ci", supported on the balls c. It will be noted that the rods c", which are equipped with nuts, may be employed to level the hanger el", regardless of any imperfections in the construction of the machine or of failure to set the machine perfectly plumb.

As shown in Fig. 2, the shaft C passes loosely through the hanger c1". The shaft The cone is ICO C and the shell C are coaxial, and the shaft has secured thereon an 4upper spider e anda. lower spider cw. The spider c is adjustable to enable it to be centered by ineans ol radial bolts C17, 'whose inner ends are connected with the spider and whose outer ends are connected with tiie shell. The spider c is adjustably connected with the shell by radial bolts els, whose inner ends are secured to the spider and whose outer ends have screw connection with the shell and with a band cl, encirclingl the shell.- The band el" loi-ins a track upon which the rollers a2 bear, thus preventing the shell troni vibra ting or swinging while in operation.

The annular trough D has an annular top d, whose inner edge preferably projects over the upper end ot the shell C l'ar enough to prevent Water troni beingtlirown outside the trough. The trough is divided into a conipai'tnient d', with which the spout D is in communication, and a compartment (Z2, with which the spout D2 is in coiunuuiication. The section d has an iiicliiied'bottoni d, and the section a'fl has an inclined bottoni d?. il curved partition d", t'orniiiigr a, continuation oi one Wall 'el the spout D', joins the inner wall d of the annular trough, and a curved Wall d?, torniing a continuation ot one wall ot the spout lli, joins the wall d at a point dianietrically opposite 'tlte junction between said wall and the wall d5. The walls d5 d7 thus lorni tlie dividing-walls between the compartments d rlhe operation ot the machine is as follows: '.l'he lower end ot the Shell C is iininersed in watersay to a height ind' lated by the dctted line c--and the shell rapidly rotated through the inediuin ot the pullcj, c3. r.l he rotation ot the shell in the direction indicated by the arrow causes the water to lie drawn into the shell by the inclined portions c* ol' the internal ribs oih the rliell7 and the water is conlined. so that hen it encounters th i verticall portions of the ribs it is caused to acquire thcsanie speed ol' rotation as the shell, thereby creatinr a. centrifugal torce, which serves in elevating the. water to the top ol' the machine, where it is disthare'ed into the annular trough, troni nlience it passes through the spouts 1) D2. 'l he spouts ll llI may lie connected with an irrigatinu-ditch. or the water niay be piped uhe-redesirml to be used as required.

'l he annular trough is designed to conduct away large volumes ot water and still to lie oll nicderate. size, so that it will litcoiiveniently within the trainel ll. llxperience has deinonstrated that this is an important consideration u here econoiny ol' construction and convenience l'or t ansport'atiou purposes are necessary, inasmuch as a niarhine built upon this principle readily will deliver more water than can beI taken care of ilE the'distliare'espoutbe not properly constructed. 'V ariai l l i,

l i l i i l i l l l i l l i l tions in `forrn and proportions are of course feasible; but the construction shown is Well adapted to its purposes.

vl hilo it would be within the scope of my invention to alter the construction at the lower end ol" the'shell, so that the machine would depend nliolly upon centrifugal ac-.

tioii to induce a llow of' waterl into the Shell, it ts evident that the inclined blades c* serve the useful lunetini olf drawing large quantities ot water within the centrifugal influence of the rotating; :hell withant iiiipeding the passage or rendering' the machine liable to beconie clogged.

ln cases where it liine l'or the priinary desired to use the niapurpose ot elevating C sauf --as nia)v be d esirable, tor nistance, where old is to be separated troni auri'l'erous internal body c5 may be omitted troni the (.ioiistruction. l-lowevenit is evident that the passage c enlarges troni bottoni to top, so that there is no tendency of the niachine to clog when constructed as Shown.

thane'es in details ol construction are cont einplat c d.l llence no undue limitation Should be understood troni the Yloregoing detailed description.

hat l regard as new, 'oy lietters Patent. is-

i. A puinp of the character set forth, conipi'isin a rotating; shell having an upwardlyllarinu inner surface equipped with a longitudinal rib serving' to induce the water to rosaiids- --the and desire to secure tate with the shell, and an inclined blade at the lower end ol' the Shell and rotating thereu i1 h, upon w hit li the water inay rise to come within the rotating influence of the longitudinal rib, thereby to acquire centrifugal 'loi-ee, lor the purpose set forth.

2. A puinp of the character set forth, coinprisinf; -a rotatingr upwardly-tlaring shell equipped with internal ribs extending freni near its lower end to near its upper end, and equipped, also, at its lower end with an internal central body rotating" withj-.the' shell and sei-unifil to continerthe wateij'between it sell and the shell, whereby' smh-.water as enters the r-hell ill be caused to acquire centril'ue'al torce, l'oi the purpose set l'oith.

il. lu a puinp ol" the (haracter set the combination ol an upwardly-llaring rotat ing' shell equipped internally with longitudinal ribs, au internal btdy located inthe lower end o'l` the shell, between said lady and the adjacent portieri ol'Y the shell, for the purpose set loi'th.

forth,

l. lu a. puinp olIV they haracter set forth,

t raine an annuthe combination ot a suitable lar trough supported thereon and 'prot with a distharpe-passage, a shalt er"\noinv tating said shalt, a shell suspended freni and and inclined blades lOO lt above said trough'tor rofixed to rotate with said shaft, and lateral der, a frame supported on said shoulder' and bearings for the shell above the lower end equipped with inwardly-presented rollers, a thereof, for tho purpose set forth. l frame supported above said woll and equip- 5. n a pump ol: the character set forth, I pcd with an annular trough, a shaft extond- 2o the oornbinationofa Shaft, shaft-supporting ing through said trough and jonrnalcd in means connected with the upper portion and supported on said second-named frame, thereof, Shaft-rotating' means connected with l shaft-rotatirrgr moans connected with the t e upper c nd of the shalt, an upWardly-larshaft above said trough and a shell suspending shell into `ahich the lower end otl the shaft ,l ed l'ron'i said shaft to rotate therewith and 25 projects, adiustablo connecting means bei engaged circumferentially hy said rollers, lor tween the ilralit and Shell for centering,r the i the purpose set forth. shaft with relation to the Shell, and an annul SIEPHEN L HUNTLEY.

lar trough encircling the upper end of tho shell, for tho purpose set forth. l ln presence ol'` In a Water-elevating machine, the com- F. M. Wm'rz, binat-ion 'of a Well having an internal shoul- J. H. LANDES