US877021A

US877021A - Wave-motor.

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Publication number: US877021A
Application number: US31395306A
Authority: US
Inventors: John Tydings
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-04-27
Filing date: 1906-04-27
Publication date: 1908-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 1925-01-21

Description

PATENTBD JAN. 21, 1908.

,J TYDINGS t WAVE MOTOR.

APPLIUATION FILED APB. 27. 1906.

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JOHN TYnINes, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.`

WAVE-MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J' an. 21, 19,08.

Application filed April'Zr. 1906. Serial Nm 313.953.

To all whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN TYDINGs, of Philadelphia, in the State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and vuseful Improvements in VVave-Motors, whereof the following is a specificatcin, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a wave motor comprising a car arranged to be reciprocated by the action of thewaves, and, by suitablel flexible connectors, to transmit its motion of reciprocation and effect the rotation of a shaft. l

In the accompanying drawings Figurel, is a longitudinal sectional View of a motor conveniently embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the motor car shown in section in Fig. l.. Fig. 3, is a side elevation oi' said car. Fig. 4, is a vertical sectional view of said car taken on the line 4-4, in Fig. .3. Fig. 5, is an elevational view of the left hand end of the car shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6,.is a sectional view of the motor clutch drums,` taken on the line 6 6, inv Fig. 1. Fig. 7, isa transverse sectional view of said drum taken on thelinc 7 7, in Fig. 6. Fig. S, is a transverse sectional view of s aid drum taken on the line 8--8, in Fig. 6.

Referring to Fig. 1, A is the frame-work or housing comprising the inclined track A1. The car B, which is preferably formed. of buoyant material, is Inounted to reciprocate 'from end to end of. the track A1, upon the' rollers l), the gudgeons b1 of said rollers, being I entered in the bearings B1, at opposite sidesoi the car. The length of said bearings B1, is so proportionedto the length of traverse of the car, that the gudgeons b1, are at all times in rolling contact therewith, each roller being gradually shifted toward the lower endof its bearings as the car asses to the'upper. end of the track A1 'an being gradually re-V turned to the upper end of its bearings jwhen the car passes to the lower end or" the track 'Ah The front end of said car, comprises a recess or wave pocket Bso sha ed asxto receivethe maximum impact of. t e Waves X, which thus force the car to the top of the ineline, from. which it gravitates to the bottom of the incline when released; the shape of said pocketbeing such as to discharge the` spent wave.' Upon the top B3, of said car B,

'are mounted similar pairs of brake levers B1,

B5, which arerespectively arranged to oscillate upon the vertical stud shafts 51, The levers Bt 'are arranged to contact with inclined abutments A1, projecting from theoposite walls of the housing A, and converg- Ing toward the eridthereo'f; so thatthe levers B4, which are normally held in the position shown in Jfull lines in Fig'. 2, by thel i'spring fb, are d elect'ed from that position toward the center' of the car as indicated in dotted lines in said figure, when forced into contact with said. abutmentsand thus adually' check the movement of the car an limit its upward traverse. The lower end of the housing' v'A being provided with inclined abutments A5, similar to the inclins A4, above described.; the downward-traverse of the car isgraduall'y checked by the coperas tion of said levers B5, therewith; l in manner similar to that above described with respect to the levers B4. y y

Upon the top B3, of thei car. are similar .clamps B, B7, by. which the endless yro e belts C1, C2 are rmly secured to the car B,

after being adjusted by the turnbuckles C.

Said belts extend over idle pulleys D, which' are journaled at the'lower extremity of the housing A; and., over the drums E1, E2,

which are mounted for free rotation upon the stationary drum ,shaft E, and arranged to change the reciprocatory motion transmitted to them, by the respectiverope belts C1 C2, to continuous rotary motion of the driving shaft F as follows: Said belts C1, and C2, re-l spectively encircle the independent drums E1, E1, whichlatter are both engaged to rotate the wheel F1, when the belts 011,92 are shifted;

.in the direction of the arrows upon'Fig. 1, by the traverse of the car B, toward the top of the incline A1A. Said drums t1, E1, are disengaged from the wheel F1, and `englaged with. the vcounterpart wheels F?,

by t e reverse traverse of said car and belts C1,and C2, .connected therewith.- The aforesaid selective rotation of the wheels F1, F2, is effected by oppositely inclined pawls e1, e1, .in the drums E1, E2 which arev alternately engaged .with the rat het teeth f3, f1,`upon the hubs ofthe wheels CF1, F2, the pawls e1 of both-drums E1,

E2, being inclined on their inner Yfaces and connected with the ratchets upon the wheel F1, as shown in- Fig. S, and, the`pawls e2r of each of said drums E1, and E2, being inclined upon their inner faces and engaged withtheratcliets upon the respectiyewheels F2, as shown .in section in Fig. 7.

. The wheel F1, is connected with the drum F, upon the shaft f, by meansoi the crossed belt f1; and, the Wheels F2, are also coni nected with said drum F, bytlie respective straiglht belts so. that the shaft is coni Stant the arrow shown in Fim l g such motion being transmitted :by the crossed belt. f1, While'the car B, is "assing toward the top' of the. incline, and, ythe strai ht belts f 2, while the;car is passin toward 'die' bottom of the incline A1. Said I) alternately active and idle; the'beltsfz, cause the idle rotation of the wheels Fupon the shaft E, while' thefdrum lF, '.i's positively 'rotated by the crossed belt1 fand; the beltj7 causestlie idle? rotation of the-.Wheel F1," dur.- ing the time said drum-F, is po'sitivelyrotated by the belts f 2. Itis to bennderstood that the aforesaid alternate reverse idle rotation y rotated. in vthe direction indicatedby of the wheels F1', F2, causes whichever of theor e2, `arefor the time beingseries of pawls el; 'inoperative, to' be- .disengaged fromV the resp'ectivel'ratehet' teeth; but` said pawls are continueusly presented for-operative engagementwith the ratchets bymeans'of the spring e5, e, so that there/is nointerriiptionv inthe transmission of .continuous rotary' movement to the drum F; occasioned by the reversal of the direction of traverse of the car B, and 1 the driving -belts'Cl, C2, and drums El, E2, connected therewith. l A

It is-to be understood that 'the rotary movement of shaft j', may be transmitted therefrom by any convenient means, but I have i v vnot illustrated any such means, as thesame forms no part of my'present invention. Ido unot desire to limit myself to the` precisev construction and arrangement ol' my iinproveme'nts which I have herein set forth, as 'it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein, without departing froin'the 40 essential features of'inyinvention.

I claim: A y l. Ina'wave motor, the combination with astationaryJtraclijof a car arranged to trav.. on said car; and anl inclined abutment in -Xed relation erse-said track; a brake lever u with said track,1 arrangedv to 4cooperate with. said brake lever to check the traverse of said A car7 substantiallyv as set fortli.

2. In a Wav'e'inotor, the combination with a stationary track; of a cararranged totraverse said track; a brake mechanism upon said car; and, means in stationary relationv with said track, arranged to coperate with saidv brake mechanism to check the traverse of said car, substantially as set forth.

3.v In a wave motor, the combination with .Y a stationary track; of a car-arranged to trav.

l erse. said tracl;l a pair vofbrale levers upon said car; a spring tending` toV thrust said levers into operative position; and, means in so stationary relation with said track, arranged i to coperatewith said brake levers to check the traverse of said car, substantiallyas set forth: y

d 4. In awave motor, the combination with e5 a stationary track; of a car arran ed to trav; erse said'traclr; a pair of brake. eversupcn sa'id car; a spring tending to thrust said levers-into operative position; and, inclined track, arranged to cooperate with said brake levers to check the'traverse of said car, substantially asset forth.

5. ln a'wave motor, the combination Witlr tate at the oppositeends f said track; an end-less belt connecting saiddrums; meansy carried by said belt, arranged to adjustably vary the length of the latter; and, a car at- Ytached to said belt and arranged toA traverse said track; substantially as set forth. 6. In a wave motor7 thecombination with a stationary track; of drums mounted to ro-v tate at the opposite ends of said track; an endless belt-connecting` said drums; a car attached to said belt; brake mechanism carried by said car; and, means in stationary relation said brake mechanism to-'ch'eekv the traversel of saidvcar; substantially as set forth.

7. Ina wave motor, the combination with' a stationary track of two' shafts mounted at respectively opposite ends of said .tra-ck; two drums mounted on one of said shafts; idle pulleys 'on the other of said shafts; two end- 954r less belts respectively connecting said drums and idle pulleys; a car attached toA both of said belts' and arranged to traverse said4 track; a shaft counter to said shaft provided necting said drums with said counter shaft, whereby said counter shaft is rotated iii one i direction by alternate connection with said` l endless belts,' in accordance with the direc' JOHN 'rYinNes-- ',.Witnessea ARTHUR E. PAIGE, E. L. FULLEBrroN.

abutments in stationary relation. With said 70 p a stationary` track; of'drums mountedto ror'75 l with said track, arranged to cooperate with with drums; and, means voperatiifely con- 10o tion of traverse of said car in alternately ope y