US852221A - Flying-machine. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED APR. 30', 1907.

B: GONNOLLY.

- FLYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.13. 1906.

fizrngf BARTI-IOLOMEW CONN OLLY, OF TONOPAH, NEVADA.

FLYING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application died April 13, 1906. Serial No. 311,449.

To all whom it may concern:

NOLLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tonopah, in the county of Nye and State of Nevada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Flying-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an aerial apparatus and it consists in the combination of mech- I anism and devices whereby power is transmitted, with. the object of raising and propelling the apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is .a perspective view of my improved appara- [5 tus. Figs. 2 and 3 are details of construction.

My invention comprises a sufiiciently I fstrong frame A made ofany suitable or desired shape, and preferably of aluminium or like-material. Upon this frame is carried an .engine or, motor 2,'from which power is derived and transmitted to propel the apparatus". It will be understood that any suitable motormay be applied. I have found that gasolene or an equivalent internal combustion engine is very suitable for the purpose.

From this engine power is transmitted by a belt as at 3 and pulleys 4, to one or more shafts i 5, which shafts are suitably connected so that 3o power may be transmitted through the series. Each of these shafts is provided with cranks 6, and connecting rods 7 extend upwardly to cross-heads 8 which are slidable in guides 9.

' I These guides are suitably braced or support- 3 5 ed to prevent side oscillation. "Secured to and extendingabove the guides are other guides 10 within which the rods 11 are slidable vertically.'. These rods carry at the upper end ribs 12 which are preferably made of aluminium, sufiiciently stiff, and jointed or hinged to the rods 11, at the upper end, as shown at 13. The extension rods 14 connect the ribs'with the slidable rings 15 which are fitted to the vertical rods 11. The ribs 12 are covered with any suitable strong flexible B kn h I B C I guides, and when pushed upwardly the para;

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chute-like structures will be wholly or partiall y closed and caused to move freely in that direction. As soon as the return stroke is made by means of the crank 6, the parachute will open by the prmsure of the air, and will thus act with a pulling force, which is designed to raise the apparatus, or to so lighten, that by the assistance of a comparatively small gas-holder, the desired 'effectwill be produced.

The proportion and size of the parts will be controlled by the number of parachute-like structures, the size and the rapidity of their reciprocations. These devices are intended solely to raise the apparatus to any desired height, and the apparatus may be balanced by varying the rapidity of reciprocation of the different parachutes so that if the tendency is to raise one side or end more than the other, the movement of the raising devices at 7 5 that end or side may be made less rapid than those upon the other? side. This can be effected by means of friction clutches connected with the propelling shafts, so that by a certain amount of slippage of the clutches, the rapidity of movement of the devices may be controlled.

In order to propel the apparatus in a direc tion in the line of travel, I have shown a propeller 17 carried upon a shaft 18, and power may be transmitted to rotate this shaft from bevel or other gearing, or well known ropelling devices as at 19. A friction clutc 20 serves to connect and disconnect the line of shafting, and by means of this clutch, the movements of the propeller may be controlled, as previously described, for the elevating devices.

21 is a rudder conveniently located with relation to the propeller, and by means of 5 tiller ropes, or other well known connections, the rudder may be turned to direct the course of the apparatus. It will be understood that the single propeller, and the single rudder represent any number of these devices which may be found desirable to employ, and various modifications may be made of the appa- IOO 'ratus, following well known practice in such apparatus without departing from the prindple of my invention. Rigidly mounted upon the rods 11 are stops 22 and 23 for the purpose of limiting the opening and closing movement of the parachutes.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim and cut is 11 In an.

desire to secure by Letters Pataerial machine, a frame with a I plurality of spaced shafts journaled-across it and havmg cranks at their outer ends, vertical standards fixed to the frame contiguous to the cranks, vertically slotted guides fixed to the standards, cross-heads slidable in the slots of the guides and connections between said rods and the cranks, guided rods connected with the cross-heads, said first named 'des havin other ides at the u er ends h fougli' whi%h said i ods pass, an d conical I 5 flexible ribbed and e'xpansible structi'ires carried on theupper ends of the rods and movable therewith."

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a frame, a series of flexible ribbed 2o foldable cones, vertically guided and slidable rods upon the upper ends of whichthe cones are carried,

transverse shafts with cranks at the ends outside of the ends of the frame,

with which nected,ishaf the cone-carrying rods are conts and gears by which the crank shafts, a longitudinally journaled propeller bearing shaft, a motor and intermediate mechanism to transmit power to the crank and propeller shafts in unison, and clutches with actuating means whereby the pro eller,

or either end of any crank shaft, may e en-' gaged or disengaged.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. 1

BARTHOLOMEW CON NOLLY.

itn esses:

GEO. B. SEAMAN, GEo. W. Fox.

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