US919029A

US919029A - Ash-pan for locomotives.

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Publication number: US919029A
Application number: US46506308A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles Kristufek
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1908-11-30
Filing date: 1908-11-30
Publication date: 1909-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 1926-04-20

Description

G. KRISTUl-"EIL` ASH PAN FOB LOCOMOTIVES. APPLICATION FILED Nov. so, 190s.

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CHARLES KRISTUFEK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL HUGHES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ASH-PAN FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

A further object of my invention is to pro-V vide a device of the character stated which may be actuated from the locomotive cab, this being a great advantage over the selfdumping ash ans in general use at the present time, tfie latter being adapted to be actuated only from the ground, hence mali-V ing itnecessary upon wishing to empty the ash pan for the engineer or fireman to leave his cab, which obviously is a disadvantage.

Other objects will appear hereinafter'.

With these objects in view my invention consists generally in an ash pan the bottom of which is obliquely disposed, portions of said bottom being hingedly secured.

My invention further consists in means connecting said swinging bottom portions whereby simultaneous movement thereof is accomplished, and still further it consists in means in communication with the locomotive cab whereby said swinging bottom portions of said pan may be actuated from said cab.

My invention further consists in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts all as will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe preferred form of my device, illustrating its ap lication to a locomotive, a portion of the atter being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof detached, a portion of the locomotive cab iioorbeing shown. Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof, showing the swinging bottom portions in opened posi- Patented April 20, 1909.

Serial No. 465,063.

' tions, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the locomotive cab floor, .showing the connectionv of the actuating lever of the ash pan bottom therewith.

Referring now to the drawings l indicates the ordinary lire box of va locomotive and 2 the usual grate provided therein. Positioned directly beneath said grate, the same being suspended from the walls of said 'lire box, preferably by means of metal straps 3 secured by rivets 4, is a preferably sheet metal ash pan or ash receiving receptacle 5, of a length and width substantially the same as that ofthe lower portion of said fire box. The stationary bottom portion 6 of said pan l is formed into oppositely obliquely disposed portions 7 and 8, the edge formed by the adjoining of said portions being preferably in central vertical trans verse plane of said pan. Saidv bottom is constructed fis-described so as to accommodate the transversely extending axle 9 of the rear drive wheels of the locomotive. Suitably hinged to the vertically extending end walls 1]. of the pan I are swinging bottom portions 12 and 12', preferably formed of heavy sheet metal.

, The remainder of the invention lies wholly in means for actuating said swinging

bottom portions

12 and 12. illith this in view I provide a transversely disposed shaft 13, the end portions of which are journaled in bearingsV provided in the walls of said pan l. Suitably fixed, preferably keyed, to either of the exteriorly projecting end portions of said shaft is a bell crank segmental rack 14s. In mesh with said. segmental racks 14 are similar racks 15, rockingly mounted upon stud shafts 16 suitably secured in and projecting from the side wallslof the pan 1. Links 17 and 18, the corresponding end portions of which are `pivotally connected to the

end portions

19 and 20 of the members i4 and 15 respectively, their opposite end portions being pivotally connected as at 21 and 22 to the swinging

bottom portions

12 and 12 respectively, obviously accomplish an operative connection between the latter' and said segmental racks. By the meshing of said. segmental racks Ill vand 15 a simultaneous movement of said bottom portions is facilitated. Said racks 14 and 15 are so arranged with respect to each other, that both of said bottom portions willl be in closed or in opened position at the same time, or in other words will always be in the same relative position.

Suitably fixed, preferably keyed, to one extremity of the shaft 18 is a preferably upwardly extending crank 28. Suitably mounted in bearings provided in brackets 24, secured as by rivets 25 to, and depending from the door 26 of the locomotive cab, the upper end portion of the same projecting through a slot 27 provided in said floor for the reception of the same, is a lever 28, the lower end portion 29 of which is preferably bifurcated as shown in Fig. Il. Said lever is so mounted in the brackets 24 as to permit of a slight lateral movement thereof, for a purpose hereinafter described.

30 indicates a link, the same being pivotally secured at its respective extremities to the upper extremity of the crank 28 and to the lower portion 29 of the lever 28. By such a construction it is obvious that by the operation of the lever 28 the swinging bottom portions of the pan may be actuated.

t ln order to facilitate operating said lever 28,

a detachable extension or handle 3l therefor is provided, the lower extremity 32 of said extension or handle being provided with a slot adapted to snugly receive the reduced end portion 33 of the lever 28, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. 1n order to facilitate locking said lever 28 in a position, in the assuming of which the swinging ash pan bottom portions l2 and 12 will be in closed position, one edge of the slot 27 is provided with a recess 34, thereby forming a shoulder 35. When the swinging bottom portions are in closed position the lever 28 is adapted to be slid into the recess 34 (hence the reason for the slidable mounting of said lever 28, before mentioned) so as to abut the shoulder 35, in which event the same will obviously hold said bottom portions in closed position, as shown in Figs. l and 2. Said lever is adapted to be held in contact engagement with said shoulder by means of a hinged stop 36. However, any other suitable means might be employed for holding said lever in such position, as for instance an ordinary wedge might be used if desired without departing from the spirit of my invention.

By the provision in a locomotive of an ash pan as described, the engineer or fireman upon wishing to discharge the contents t ereof needs only to apply the extension lever 81 to the actuating lever 28 and disengage the stop 36. Upon so doing the lever 28 may be released from engagement with the shoulder 85, in which event the swinging bottom portions will drop by gravity, thereby permitting of the discharge of the contents of the pan. The operation when it is desired to close the bottom portions is evident. By the provision of a detachable actuating lever extension, practically no space is taken up in the locomotive cab, the actuating lever as designed, preferably extending only three or four inches above the iloor level thereof. The advantage of such construction, upon considering the dimensions of the locomotive cab and the number of actuating levers and hand-wheels provided therein, is obvious.

Vi/'bile 1 have shown what 1 deem to be the preferable form of my device, I do not wish to be limited thereto, as there might be many changes made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a locomotive, of an ash pan positioned below the lire boX thereof, said pan being provided with swinging bottom portions, segmental racks rockingly mounted upon the side of said pan in mesh with each other, means connecting said segmental racks and said swinging bottom portions whereby the rocking of said racks causes the actuation of said bottom portions, and means operable from the cab of said locomotive for rocking said segmental racks, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a locomotive, of an ash pan, said pan being provided with swinging bottom portions, segmental racks in mesh with each other rockingly mounted upon the side of said pan, links connecting said racks and said bottom portions and an actuating lever operable from the cab of said locomotive and connected with said segmental racks, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a locomotive, of an ash pan, said pan being provided with swinging bottom portions, a shaft rockingly mounted in bearings provided in the side walls of said pan, segmental racks fixed to the end portions of said shaft, segmental racks in mesh with said first mentioned racks rockingly mounted upon the sides of said pan, links connecting said rst mentioned racks and one of said swinging bottom portions, links connecting the other of said racks and the other of said bottom portions, and actuating means located adjacent to the cab of said locomotive in operative connection with one of the racks fixed to said rock shaft, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a locomotive, of an ash pan, said pan being provided with an obliquely disposed bottom, portions of said bottom being swingingly secured to the vertical walls of said pan, a rock shaft mounted in bearings provided in the side walls of said pan, bell crank segmental racks fixed to the end portions of said shaft, segmental racks in mesh with said first mentioned racks rockingly mounted upon the sides of said pan,

links connecting seid irst mentioned racks and one of said bottom portions, links eontion, substantiallyT as described. neetng the other of said reeks und the other l ln testimony whereof I have signed my of said swinging bottom portions, e era-nk name to this specification in the presence of 5 fixed to said roelk slieft, e llver Eivotally l two subscribing Witnesses.

mounted below tie oor oi' t e ce of seid locomotive, there being a slot in said floor CHARLES KRISTUFEK' through which said lever extends, e link oonllfitnesses: neeting said lever and seid rook shaft crank, HELEN F. LrLLrs, 10 and means for rocking said lever when seid JANET E. HOGAN.

swinging bottom portions are in closed posi-