US918887A

US918887A - Automatic-stop for railway safety appliances.

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Publication number: US918887A
Authority: US
Inventors: James C Mock
Original assignee: Union Switch and Signal Inc
Current assignee: Hitachi Rail STS USA Inc
Priority date: 1907-02-28
Filing date: 1907-02-28
Publication date: 1909-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 1926-04-20

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APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 23, 1907.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR A Namcys.

J. C. MOCK. AU'I'0IsIA'II11V STOP FOR RAILWAY SAFETY APPLIANCES.

APPLIUATXOH FILED PEB, 28, 1907.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

lill m m m 1n transverse section, showing a contacting- U .L'lfllD STATES PATEN T OFFICE.. JillM'ES C. NOCI-, llll'lltUl'l, .\lltillAIGAl\', ASSIG'NOR T0 'lllE UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL COMPANYWQSVLISSWlLE, PENNSYLVANIA, CORPORATION Ol" PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMATICSTOP ol RAILWA Y SAFETY APPLIANCES.

Patented April 2o, 190e.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` A pzlicatiou iled February 28, 1907. 'Serial No. 359,754,

To all 'whmrwit may Hmmm: from the train pipe, showing saidvalvejn 5b Be it known that l, Juil-:s t. Mock, a the closed position.` Fi 4 is asimilar view'. citizen 'ol the United States, residing at lleshowing said valve in tie open position` troit, in the eouiltyol" \'\'a \'ue,$l1ate of Mirlxil In the application of my invention I may gan, have iuvex'ited certain new and usel'ul employ various physical embodiments there- Improvements in 'Automatic Stops for laill. ofbut in all eases the operationof the 'device 60 wa SafetyAppliam-.c-s; and'ldodeelare the i willv depend upon the speed of the train, folgen-'ing to be a full, clear, and exact de- )vhereby anengine-man may be allowed to seription of the inventiomsueh as will enable |`-pass e danger signal at slowfspeed or slowl others skilled in the art to whit-.hit apperl run the train by said signal in a reverse d1- tains to make and 'use the same,.referenee reetion without making an application of the' 65 being had to the accompanyingidrawings, brakes through the operation 0f`the autoand tn`-tl|e figures of reference marked tlierematie stop ing device.

"an, .vhi-lrfornra part elz this specification. (lne em odimcnt of my invention as. This invention relates to automat-ie stops shown herein in connection'with the ordinary for railwaysaetv appliancesadapted for use air brake s 'ste-n1, Aconsists in mounting upon 70 in connectionwilhtheusilal signals at block the end of thc axle 18. beveled gear 2 which stations or other poin ts alongtlie track, and meshes with a like gear 3 on the oWer end of insists in the association and arrangement the vertical shaft. 4. The shat4 is journaled of parts hereinafter more fully set forth and in suitable bearings 5 formed in the arms of j a bracket 6 bolted to the truck frame of the` 75 claimed. Y

The objects of the invention arcto provide locolmotive, or tri) the truck frame of a car,

as t le ease may e.

simple and ellieient means `or automatically t app ying the brakes o r operating other stopllvoted at 7 to the-upper end of the Shaft ping mechanism on a tram whre the engine- 4 are the Aupper arms 8 of the ball governor man or motorman fails to see or to obey a 9, the lower arms 10 of said governor being -8Q signal, and allows the train to pass said signal pivotally connected at l1 to the collarlf. without coming to n, stop, or without placing oosely mounted on the shaft 4 and adapted y the train under control as the'case may be. u to slide. vertically. Also loosel mounted V` further object. is to provide means for on thi-."shaft 4 and adapted or jvertieal allowing a slow movement of a train past danger signals, or ajrevcrs-:e movementV at slow speed without operating the automatic A lever 14 is fulcrumcd at l5 -to an carof stop; and aiurther object is to rovide the bracket 6, one end of said lever being means for actuating the stop )ing meclhan'ism l bi1l urcated 4and journalcd at 16 toa ring 17 o rotated in accordance wit the speed at i lying freelyA in. a peripheral cahannel` in the wlhich the train or car may be running. ieollar 12. The other end ol` said lever is piv- TheA above object lt are attained by the otod at 18 to the' upper end of a rod 19 having mechanism illustrated in theaccompanyiug at Aits lower end avball 20. drawings, 'in Whiehz-' A Formed in the body of the bracket 6 is an Figure 1 is an and elevation of alocomotive with the pilot removed and the track supported bythe collar 12.-

its u per end with the train pipe 22 common I 'to a air bra-ke systems. 'ihe lower end of the. passage way'21 extends through a fitting device at the side of the track and one em- 23 on the bracket 6 and terminates in an exbodiment ol the automatic controlling,r device for the sto engine. lug. 2 is a-sidc elevation of theferl contro ling said port is a plug cock valve 25. ward end of a locomotive upon 'which my Depending from the bracket 6 is an extencontrolling device for the stop ing meehl sion arm 26 in the lower end of which a anism is located parts of said eviee being I square shaft 27 is sup ortcd to slide vertiin section, as well as the mechanically actu cally. Secured to the lower end of the shaft 105 ated trip or con eter loe'ated'adjacent to the 27 andprojecting horizontally is an arm 28.

' The shaft 27 at itsnp r end passes freel track. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the valve which controls thc discharge of air Vthrough the valve 25 w ich is providedwit movement thereon is a weight 13 which is 85 air passage way. 2l which communicates at 95 pping mechanism mounted on the g haust port 24. Seated in said itting 23 and 10Q slot.

ties, as shown.

a square central aperture to receive lsaid shaft. 'llie upper end of the shaft 27 above said valve is provided with a socket littin .29 that receives the ball '.30 on thc lower en of the. rod 19. By this arrangement, it will be evident that a movement of the lever 14 on its fulcruni will cause shaft 7 toslide vertically., and it willalso be evident that a rotation of said shaft will turn the valve 25 in its seat to open oi' close the port 14; 'l` he rotary motion of said shaft is not ii. mii-ted to the rod 1l), owing to the ball and socket connection between said parts.

'lravexsing one side f the valve 25 is a ehniinel 3 0 which when in the open position, as shown in Fig. 4, connects the channel .21 with the port 24 and permits the air to escape fronithe train pipe, effecting an ai'plcation of the brakes, as will be well un er- Vstood in the art. The closed position of the valve, which is its normal position, as shown in Fig. 3, maintains the air in the train pipe.l

Located at the side of the track is a suitable housing 31 prcforablysup ortcd-by the Seated in saicFhousin'g is a vertically movable contacting pin 32 having Aa flarii ca 33 on its up er end which embraces ie ss 34 of the ousing surrounding said pin, to exclude snow and water from said liousinfr. Located in the housin" 31 to reciprocatexlongitudinall is a slide plate 35 having a longitudinal s ot 36 with an inclined portion 37. The lower end of the contacting pin 32 is bifui'cated and stiaddles the plate 35, its bifureatedonds beine joined by a transverse pin 38 which passes through said Connected to one end of the' slotted plate is a rod 39 which leads to a semaphore or other signaling apparatus, not shown, the arrangement being such that the o eration of the signaling device will actuate t e plate 35 in the following manner When the signal is. set at danger, 'the plate 35 will be moved longitudinally to cause the in 38 to ride u the inclined portion 27 of t e slot in said p ate thereby projectiniy the contactor from the housing, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. A reverse movement of said plate will restore said contactar to its normal position.

The operation of the device as herein shown, is as follows 'lhe setting of the signal at danger will raise the contacting in to the dotted position shown in Fi 1. ould the engine-man obey the signa and reduce the speed of his train so as to place it under immediate control, the train will be allowed to slowly pass the signal at dangerwithout o ratin the automatic stopping device. S ould t e engine-man however fail t-o see the signal or to obey it, and should the train upon reaching the signal be running at regular or l1" h speed, shaft 4 through its connec- 'tion wit the axle will be. revolved so rapidly as to cause the balls 'of the governor, by centrifugal force, to swing outwardly and raise the collar l2, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, at the same time liftin the -tlie valve 25 and open the port 24, permitting the air to escape from the train ipe and making an a plication of the bra es. -As the speed of t e train is reduced the balls of the governor will fall and the weight 13 will restore the parts to their normal position.

It will be evident that with the train moving at a slow rate of speed, the centrifugal operate the lever 14 and depress the arm 18 o the shaft 27 such distance as to cause it to engage. the contacting pin. By this arran eforce of the governors will not be sufficient to. t

ment a train is enabled to4 run past t e dancer signal when under control and is also ena led to back when required for switching or for other purposes, without actuating theautomatic stopping device, an arrangement.

of material importance Where the traffic is heavy, as the ordinary movementof the 4train; is notd interfered with, and delaysincident.v

to the. undesired application on long trains, are obviated..

Having thus fully set forth my invention,4 what I i: aim as new and desire to secure by r Letters Patent, isz- A.

l. Atrain stopping device comprising theA of thev brakes stopping mechanism, a contacting device adjacent to the track, apparatus operatively associated with the contacting device and. f

with the stoppingmeChaniSm, and actuated according to the speed of the train, to cause an operation of the stoppin mechanism, when .the train in passing t e contacting device exceeds a predetermined speed.

2. In a train stopping device, the combination with thc stoppin mechanism, o f a movable arm controlling t ie stopping mechanism, a-contactor adjacent to the track normally out of the )lane of saidarm, and a paratns operative y associated with said'arm and actuated according to the speed of the train to move said arm and said contactor.

cause 1t to engage 3. In a train stopping devicel,lthe combination with a train pipe valve, cfal mov- 'able arm to open said valve, a contacter naar the track. adapted to actuaba said arm; and

means operated through the movement of the train in passin said contacter at a predetermined speed 'or projecting said arm. to cause it to engage said contacter.

4. In a train stopping device, the-combination with atx-ain pi e valve, of a movable arm to open said -va ve a vertically movi able contacter adapted to engage and actuate vsaid arm, means operated according to' the speed of the train for rejecting said arm to cause it to engage 't e contacter, and means for actuating said contacter.

5. In a train stopping device, the com bination with a train pipe valve, a vertically movable arm to open said valve,.a track device adapted to actuate said arm, and means associated with said vertically' movable arm'andloperated accord' tothe speed of the train for depressingsai armto, cause it to engage said `track device when 'the passing train exceeds a predetermined speed.

6. In a train stopping device, the combination with .the brake appl ing Vmechanism, of a movable partcontrol in g the brake applying mechanism, an-ope'rativc arm conneet-ed with said movable part, atrack device to engage said arm, and means driven fromthe axle for carrying said arm into position' to engae said track device.l

7. n a trainstopping de`vice, the corn-4 bination with-a trainpipe valve, of a vertif cally movable shaft associated with said valve, a 'track device for actuatin saidshaft" to turn said valve, -a rotary shaft riv'en from the axle, a ball governor onV said shaft, and means connected with said governorfornising and lowering said shaft. 30

i?.V A train stopping device, comprising the stopping mechanism, a -movable part contro ling the stopping mechanism, a track device, and means'driven from the axle for placing `said movable part-in ,position` to engage said track device.

9. A. train stopping device, comprising the sto ping mechanism, a' movable part contro Img the stopping mechanism, a track de.L vice, and means actuated according to the speed of the train for 'placing said movable part in position to engage said track device.

1Q. A train stopping device, comprising the stopping mechanism, a track device, a movable member controlling. thc stoppingr mechanism, apparatus operativcl associated with said movable member an actuated according/to the speed ol the train to move said member into operative relation with the track device. l

l l. In apparatus for controlling the speed of the train, a normally closed control valve, trip actuated mechanism on the train for opening said valve, and a governor controlled by the speed of the train for.controlling 4the operation of the trip actuated mechanism;

substantially as described.

l2. 'In apparatus for controlling the speed of trains, a normally closed control valve, a trii actuated mechanism for opening said va vc,` and a centrifugal device operated by the speed of'thc train and controlling the operation of the trip actuated mechanism; substantially as described.

I3. In train control apparatus, a trainv carried trip arm, andmeans controlled by the speed of the -train fpr moving said arm' into 'and out of o erative position; substantially as described). l '14. In train control apparatus, a, trip device carried by the train, valve mechanism Aoperated thereby, Aand a controlling device Atrip-device; substantie y as described.

16. ,The'conbination with atrip located in the trackway, a brake applying mechanism carried by a car, and meansalso carried by the car Whichwill cause Athe brake applying mechanism to apply the brakes when the train is traveli 4at o ne speed and which will prevent the br es being Aapplied when train is traveling at slow is, eed.

1 7. 4The combination wit a train stopping apparatnls'carried by a car, a trip, located in t e trackway and havin' 'an operative position, and means carried y the car which will cause the "train stopping apparatus to Iact when the car is 'travelin f at one speed and which will prevent'the evice from acting Wher the 'train is traveling at a different s ce 18."4 The combination with a train stopping a paratus carried by a car, a trip located in t e vtrackway and having an operative posi` tion and means carried by the-car controlled b y t e s eed of the car for causing an operation of t e train' stopping apparatus by the trip in its-operativepos'ition when the car is4 movin faster than a predetermined speed.

19. 4 le combination with a train stopping apparatus carried by a car and adapted to assume an operative or an inoperative posithe ico

tion according to the speed of the car, and a trip located in the trackway and having an operative 'position to engage the apparatus carried by the car when in its operative position.

20.. In combination, means located in or alongside the trackwayfor causing an o eration of a stopnping mechanism carriedil) a cartraveling ong the trackway only w en the caris traveling at more than a predeter. mined speed past said means, the stopping mechanism carried by the car, means wholly carried by the car for causing an operation of the sto )ping mechanism by the means located in t etrackwa if the car is traveling at mor'c than the re( etermine'd s eed, and a governor carried y the car andriven from a uihecl or axle of the ear forprcventing an operation of the 4sto[ )ping`me'ansi of the car,

independentl of the means located in the trac way, w len the car is travi-ling at less than the predetermined speed.

21. In'combination, means -located in or alongside the trackway for causing an o eration of a stop )ing mechanism carried a car traveling a ong the trackway only when the ear is`traveling at more than a predetermined spccd past: said means, the stopping mcchaxusm carried by the ear, means wholly carried by the car and o )eratively connected with the 'governor an comprisin a part which is movable to accord with t 1e variations` of the governor for preventing an operation of the stopping mechanism by the means located in the tracliwiiy when. the car passes said means if the car is traveling at less than the predetermined speed.

22. In con'ibilmtion, means located in or alongside. the' trackway for causing an o `)cration of a stopping mechanism carried lb a car traveling along the trackway only w len the ear is traveling at more than a prcdeter'v niilnd speed past sind means, thetoppiug nuechinnsm carried by the car, agovernor carried by the car and driven from a wheel or axle of thc rar, means carried bythe car and operai ivcly connected with the governor comprising a part movable into and out of position for cngagcnnnt ith the means in thc tracliway, according to the speed of the rar for controlling the operation of the stopping nurhamism.

123. in combination, incluis located in or alongside the track ayfer causing an o eration ci a stopping mechanism carried y a car traveling along the trackway when the car is traveling at more than a predetermined speed past said means, the stopping mechanism carried by thc car, means carrie stopping mechanism i means, and a governor also carried by the car driven from .a wheel or' axle of' tbe car and operatively connected with said means, said overnor being ada ted when the car is trave i at a slow spee past tha'n'eans in the trac way to cplrevent an operation of the stopping me anism thereby.

v24. In combination, a device located in or alongside the trackway for causing an o eration of a stop ing mechanism carried a car traveling a ong the traekwayonly wii'en the car is traveling at more than a predetermined speed past said device, the stoppin mechanism carried by the car, means carri by the cae-for causing' an operation of said stopping Ameans when engaged by said device,said means comprisingl and a governor carried by t e-car and driven from a wheel or axle of the car for moving said attinto or out of position to be engage4 by said device according to the speed ofthe cal'. g

25. The combination with a trip on the trackway of a movable brake controllin member on the car vand a overnor carrie bythe carI controlled b t e speed of the ber into and out of engaging position with the trip.

.In testimony whereof, I sign'this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES C. MOCK. Witnesses:

E. S. WHEELER,

Y I. G. HowLm'r.

by the car for causing o eration of said y sa a movable part,

'f car, operating to' put the rake control mem-