US957278A - Gasolene-engine. - Google Patents

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zZM/f M 7 and air to the rvlindcr. Fig. 5 is# a svt-tional EARL VANDERLIP, F ALTO. MICHIGAN. ASSIGNOR OI:V` ONE-HALF 'IC ARTHUR O. BICZFORD. 01'" ALTO. NLCHIGAN.

GSOLENE-ENGINE.

Application filed rlarc: 9.9,

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llo it known that l. l'iiaA Vivi-linnn'. :i t'itizrn ol' thc liuitwl Statt. rc itlin;r at A\lt g in tho county oll lit-ut and Statt olt )lirhigan. havo iuvontotl curtain new :ual uset't., l ln:p roventcrm in tlawlenwlugiiu-s.of which l thc following is a wmiticztio. I

A l v inwntion rolatw4 to itnprovunwnts in i gas, :unl gasolono cuginifor runnin;r Small uuuhinerv. :nul it v obje-cts are: First. to so rrgulate thv motion ot thtrngine that it may he utilized for runnin.:r electric lights. Seroml. to proviilex for producing the greatest poihle amount ol poner with the loat possible consumption of gaa. and.` thirtgl, to provitle a n|ean w'herehy the preiabure of air in thel gasolene tank may bo absolutely .Qontrollctl. l attain the-stl objects b v the mechaniSni illuStrated in tht` accompanying drawing. in which- Figure l a Side elevation of a gasolene engine. showing the Several elements of my invention in platee.- and the gasolene tank in section to show the relative position of the air anrl gasolene with their resperiive conveyer pipes. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, showingr the position of the air Chamber hetween the. base of the engine and one ot' fhg l tlyvheels. Fig. 3 is a sectirnal elevation of the air pump, tho air chamber, and the wat L 'eral valves Connected therewith, and the manner of controlling them. Fig. 4 is a side view of tho governor arm anflhox. v'ith the box shown in stctiou'lo l how inortvplainly. the mannerofgoverning the llow ot' gaan-lune lan of thc lig.' ywheel and tho govcrnor cone g 1n placoon tho shaft to show thc luannrr of l attaching: and 01u-rating the govcrnoz,-anrl l with the governor box ih Svction to Show the .position ol'lthe aperture through the gm'-, ernor arm. x

Similar letters refer to anular parts throughout the several views.

In the accompli'xrvitrgn drawing; representa the cylinder. B. tlv rvliafler frame oi i basti., C. the sliaft,"a1ni t". lhc ily whrcl` of l anorilinary gasolene virginie. i

' To carry our my invention. malo provi DDS fol' mixing tht :tiranti I'as'olnc l-.fot- 4 reaches the ovlinfler. and. t'or thi# purpos it 1S nocemuv tri-provide Sonnmeans whorel h v an ariuallveven plewurr may he maintained in the air and gasolt-ur tankA K. anni for this 'purpose I provido an ait` pumplnutl Specitcaion of Letters Patent,

NGS. Seriali No. 486.6%.

i with this pump an air cliaeulecr \l. :unl

councctt-tl with thv Hump azul tlul air chum livr artl tho Awvrral valu-s. l anrl which are operatrtl as follows: 'tl'hon tlay pump pintor. l. is living moved upward". tho vulve i.- opvuml an l air rua-hrs in aroutnl it to till the vacuum firnulrl in tlifapuuip c vlinV tlor l,- hy tho .\'illulr: r\v.tl ot thc piston. \`\'l\cn the. piSton rct'urn.` on itl lownwarrl stroke. thv prrssurc of air in th\l cylinder l, will foretl thex valvt` Il. open againt tho ton- Sion of the spring o. an'fl tho air will he forcotl through the orifireinto thtl air chainber M. :url will lu" liorcoil from this chantlwr, through thti fliscl arge, pipe 'm into thc upper portion of tht: gasoleno taul; K, as at above the insolente ./r. whence the pressure of tho air in thi tank. will force the gasolene ont through ln pipi i. antl the air will he 'foi-oral through the pipiy :nul the two artl inixotl in tin: pipa l and pass through thc gowrnor ll and the, pipo l'l into thtl zylinder. A at J', IiuQt t'orwartl of thc engine pis on When it is' at tho cxtreme hackwarfl posi tion of itS trolz0. as indicated hy the dotted lint-S 1' r in Figs. l anrl 1With theI pump L continually t'orring air into the gigaaolvne tank, without somo governing dcvico to control it. the pre. ure would he likely to heroine excessive. with the langer of floodingr tho engine, or at, least, of forcing an ovensupply of gasolene into it, and to oliviate this l have provided a valve, l, in the air chanibt-r M, in position and so construttefland operated that an excessive amount, nl' preS-sure in this chaniher will open this valval and allow tho surpl', air to escape .through tho small apertures s a, anti thu:l relivre thc pressnro in the gasolene tank until 1t low reachwl its normal pressure. when the valve [""will bo closvel' by tht` spring l?,

which spring may be afljustrd 'to allow t'nc.

to be opened anti closed at any To furtheranmn'(x the valve. Z :learnt preqsure` 5 proper roverning ot' the pressure in thc air chauilwr :mtl gaoluuc tanlf'l pivot a lover upon a post O'. .v'lh one curl pivotally connected with the valve stem p', and the otlwr und in position to actuate the vnive a steady light from i the stein p, so that when the valve Z moves to lthe left the connection of the stein p' with and :illowair to flow out of tht` pump cylinc der without flowing into the air chamber M, as the piston L moves downward, or toward the air chamber, thus greatly aiding, to hold the pressure in the chamber M and the gasoleiie tank K, to the normal condition.

The construction and operation of valves liereinbefore described will govern the niotion of the engine very closely, but not close enough to warrant its use for producing an electric light dynamo, and to further overcome the danger ot producing a flickering light I have placed a Second governor, H, upon the engine, which operates as follows: I placel a sliding cone, D,upon the shaft C, and actuate it by means ol' governor balls or weights I\',wliich are mounted i1 ion arms 'n on the hub C of the fly wheel in such a manner that the rotary motion of the ily wheel will cause them to s read against the tension of the g springs N The angle arms N', which are integral with the weights N, are connected with the cone D by links 1i', so that when the balls or weights N are forced a )art the cone will be drawn toward the hub The governor box Il is set in the line ot the pipes I I', so that the air and gasolene passing from the tank K must pass through this box l Lerally, or, vertically. To coinplete this governor I place an arm H in p0- sition so that one end passes into the box H in the line of flow of gasolenc through the pipes Iy I', and I place an aperture through this end of this arm so that the gasolene and air may readily pass through the. box from the pipe I into the pipe l' This pipe is supported in position so that the slice D will be forced against the cone I), by the spi-ing lz, and when the cone l) is in its normal position, the hole h through the end of the arm H will be in exact position with the pipes I and I', so that the asoleneniay flow freely, but as the cone is drawn toward the hub C" the ai'in H will be moved fai-ther into the box A' and the hole h will be carried by the openings of the ipes I I and correspondingly cut off iiow of gasolene to the engine, thus, in connection with the air pressure. frei-n the ai! pump L, I ain enabled to govern the inotion of the engine to a nieety, and to avert the danger of an excassive explosion at any time when the engine is being operated, as,

for instance, in the ordinary engine, when the engine passes above a certain velocity one or. more explosions skipped, and when an explosion again ocl sure in curs it is likely to be an abnormal one, which endangers the working parts of the engine, but with my double governor attachments such is impossible as the least variation of the motion of the engine will be caught and checked by one or the other of the governors and the gasolene is so held back that an abnormal explosion is impossible` J and J represent valves in the line cf the pipes I and I', for the purpose ot' opening and closing these pipes to the flow of gasolene, for starting and stopping the eneine.

The electric battery F is connected with the sparking plug 1"' and the insulated plug l-", by the circuit wires f f', and the circuit is completed by the wire f, which passes back to position directly over the Shaft C where it is connected with the plate e, which is insulated from the actuating rod E, as indicated at e', so that there can be no possible danger of contact between the two. To the plate e I attach a contact sprin d in such a position that when. the rod is drawn forward to the position indicated in Fig. 1, the back wing of vthe spring d' will be engaged by thc contact plug d, with each revolution of the shaft C, and the electric circuit will be completed at a point where it. will ignite the gasolene in the cylinder A at a point that will cause the engine to run in one direction, as, for instance, in a direction to causethe ily wheels C to revolve in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, but with the rl-l thrown back to the dotted lines at the baci. nd of the rod, which is accomplished by throwing the lever G over to the position ot the dotted lines in Fig. 1, the contact will be made in position 'to cause the engine to i'iin in the. opposite direction from that indicated by the arrow.

The contact d is integral with the cone D and as the rod E is very narrow, or thin, i the engine acquires too high speed the cone will be drawn far enough toward the Wheel hub C to draw the contact plu d from under the contact. spring d and t us assist to govern the speed of the engine. If it is found that there is not siifticient air mixed with the gasolene at the conjunction of the pipes I and I', in oreaii' may be allowed to enter at j, as the gasolene is passing into the engine cylinder. It will he seen that gas is taken irto this engine cylinder at the back si-rolze of the piston, so that. com ression takes lace as the cylinder moves orward, thus giving me the advantage of a four cycle action with a two cycle engine. If desired the valve Z may be made to seat itself on the seat at S and-thus shut ofi' the ilow of air from this source, which will hold the pressure in the chamber M longer as the pump iston can force no air into the chamber so are sometimes i ong as the valve Z is held open by the presthe chamber against the valve l. 131

This is, really, desirable, as it allows of a more radual lcsscning of the pressure and has a cttcr effect in the gasolene tank.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

l. In combination with the cylindcnshaft` and igniting attachments of a gasolene engine, an air tight gasolene tank, a pipe leading from the tank to the cylinder, means for forcing air into said tank un'der pressure and for governing the pressure, a pipe leading from the air in the tank to the pipe that leads to the cylinder, a governor box in the line of the gasolene pipe, an arm entering the box and having an aperture through itA in the line of the gasolene pipe, means for automatically actuating said arm to open .and close the pipe between the tank and the cvlinder, a contact plug connected with the shaft, a contact sprlng in position to be actuated by the contact plug to induce an electric circuit.

2. In combination with a gasolene engine cylinder, its main shaft and electrical connections, an air tight gasolene tank, a. pipe leading therefrom to the cylinder, a pipe conducting air from the tank to the gasolene ipe, a governor box in the line of said gasoene pipe, an arm entering said box and having an aperture through it, in the line of the gasolene pipe, a cone slidably mounted on the Shaft, means for automatically slidin said cone on the shaft when the shaft revo ves, a shoe on the governor arxn to engage the cone and give longitudinal movement to the arm to open and close the passageway in the gasolene pipe, a contact plug on the apex of the cone, a rod in the electrical circuit of the engine, a spring on said rod in position to engage the contact plug as the cone revolves with the. shaft and to be disconnected therefrom when the cone is moved from under the rod, and disconnect the electric circuit when the motion of the engine is above normal.

Signed at Grand Rapids Michigan March EARL VANDERLIP.

' In presence of- AR'mUa 0. Blcxronn, I. J. CILLEY.

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