US917457A - Short-turn running-gear. - Google Patents

Description

V. K. KLINE.

SHORT TURN RUNNING GEAR.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 14, 1908.

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Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

NITEI) STATES PATENT @FFICE.

VERNON K. KLINE, OF LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHORT-TURN RUNNING- GE AR.

Application filed November 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VERNON K. KLINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lititz, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain n w and useful Improvements in Short-Turn Running-Gears, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to a vehicle running gear and more particularly to that class of gears where the wheels are pivotally mounted upon the axles in such a manner that the axles remain stationary and the vehicle is steered by sv. iveling the wheel spindles upon the axle ends which is effected by suitable mechanism attached thereto, and which operates all of said spindles simultaneously.

The objects of my invention are to prod uce a novel, cheap, durable and effective means for guiding the swing of said spindles and for bracing and guiding the operating levers by which the spindles are swiveled or operated.

With these and other objects in view myinvention consists in certain novel construction and combination of parts as will hereinafter be fully described, and claimed, in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which like figures of reference refer to corresponding parts in all the views; but it is fully understood that while I have described my invention as herev ith illustrated, I do not confine myself to the exact construction as shown, as slight changes may be made in the construction and combination of parts v ithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drauings:Figure 1, is a plan view of an axle and spindles, showing my novel construction. Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3, is a detail view of one of the spindles in perspective. Fig. 4, is a detail view of the guide or bracket in perspective.

Referring to the drawings, 1, indicates the axle to the ends of which are pivoted the spindles 2, by the pins 3. Said spindles being formed with the oblong orifices 4, in the body thereof, within which are pivoted the ends of the axle 1, and said spindles are also provided with the parallel flanges 5, which are adapted to slide upon the upper and lower surfaces of the axle and serve as a guide for the swivel, while their perpendicular surfaces 6, are in the form of an arc of a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 462,577.

circle or segment struck from the pivot pin 3, as a center, and are designed to slide in the race 7, of the guide and supporting bracket 8. Said bracket 8, is intended to embrace the axle 1, and be held. thereon by the lugs 9, and bolts 10, while the race 7, is circular in form to correspond to that of the flanges 5, which are intended to slide therein, said race serving to support and guide them.

The operating levers 11, are connected at their rear ends to the dust caps 12, which are secured to the spindles 2, and said levers 11, at their forward ends are connected to the connecting-rods 13, which are pivoted to the ends of the wagon reach 14, and by which they are operated in the usual way. It may also here be remarked that the above described meohanism applies to all four of the spindles and constitutes what is known as a short turn gear.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the operation of this device will be fully understood without further detailed description.

Having thus described my invention what I claim. as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a short turn running gear for vehicles, comprising axles, wheel-spindles pivoted upon said axles, said wheelspindles formed with a longitudinal orifice in the body thereof, parallel bearing lugs extending from the rear end of said wheel-spindles and integral therewith, a bearing and guide bracket formed with a box-shaped body having depending securing lugs, and curved race and guide arms integral with and extending from the rear end of said bracket and adapted to receive the lugs of said spindles, means for protecting said mechanism and means for swiveling said spindles upon the axles.

2. In a short turn vehicle gear of the class described, comprising axles, wheel-spindles formed with longitudinal tapered orifices embracing the ends of said axles and pivoted thereon, parallel bearing lugs formed with curved faces projecting from the rear of said spindles and integral therewith, bearing brackets formed with a body portion provided with lugs adapted to embrace and be secured upon said axles, supporting arms extending from the end of said brackets and integral therewith, guide races formed in said arms and adapted to receive the lugs of said spindles, circular split dust caps secured to said spindles and adapted to cover and protect said mechanism, operating levers having and adapted to engage and slide within said their endssecured to said dust caps for the I race, levers secured to and projeeting from purpose of swiveling said spindles, connectlthe rear end of and at right angles to said lng-rods having one of their ends pivoted to spindles, and mechanism to operate the same said levers and their other ends pivoted to from the tongue of said gear for the purpose the reach of said gear. i set forth.

3. In a vehicle gear of the class described, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 20 comprising gvheelispindles pivoted upon itIlld in presence of two Witnesses. near t e en s of t e ax es, sun ortin brac v ets formed with curved guid e raees and se- VERNON KLINE cured upon said axles near the ends thereof and adjacent to said spindles, bearing lugs formed upon the rear end 01' said spindles, 1

Witnesses W M. J. COULTER, MABEL L. LEFEVRE.

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