US962960A - Semaphore mechanism. - Google Patents

Semaphore mechanism. Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US962960A
US962960A US49712509A US1909497125A US962960A US 962960 A US962960 A US 962960A US 49712509 A US49712509 A US 49712509A US 1909497125 A US1909497125 A US 1909497125A US 962960 A US962960 A US 962960A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
semaphore
mast
support
shaft
casing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US49712509A
Inventor
Winthrop K Howe
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
SPX Corp
Original Assignee
General Railway Signal Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by General Railway Signal Co filed Critical General Railway Signal Co
Priority to US49712509A priority Critical patent/US962960A/en
Priority to US564017A priority patent/US1074175A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US962960A publication Critical patent/US962960A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H19/00Model railways
    • A63H19/34Bridges; Stations; Signalling systems

Definitions

  • This invention relates to electrically-controlled semaphores such as are used for signals in connection with railways, particulsrly to those of the self-contained or directconnect-ed type.
  • Une object of the present invention is to improve semaphore mechanisms of the selfcontaineel type by remlering them more convenient; in erection and in repair.
  • 1 so construct my novel.
  • semaphore mechanism that it maybe applied to a round signal mast without any alteration in the mast, null in any position, either vertical or angular, thereon.
  • l furthermore mount the controlling and actuating mechanism in a casing which is arranged to serve merely as a support and closure for such mechanism, and.
  • Figure l is a side elevation of s semaphore mechanism embodying the present. invention
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same mechanism
  • Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the semaphore.
  • "he illustrated embodiment. of my improved scma )horc mechanism comprises a semaphore cl ordinary form, an actuating and controlling mechanism connected with the semaphore, sting anll.v controlling mechanism, aml a support which carries both the semaphore and the casing antl is :nljustably secured to the semaphore mast.
  • the ii atoll semaphore comprises the usual his 1 mounted on a spectacle cast.
  • the mo to and the rest of the sanntiphorccontrolling and actuating mechanism are 1nclosed within a weatherwhich is mounted alongsi 5 instead of being interposecl in, or inounter'l directly uponthe top of the most in the usual manner.
  • Both the casing and the semaphore are supper-too ad ust-ably and removsupport 6, which is ably mounted upon the most port, as shown in Figs.
  • the casing has as which tits against or flange 11 on the support and 1s belteti any angular position in it convenience in erectwhich ati'ortls great ing or altering the signal.
  • the power-shaft and the semaphore-shaft are connected by a coupling 12 of any ordinary or suitable form,
  • a semaphore-support mounted on the mast between the ends thereof, a shaft journaled in said support in horizontal position and close beside the mast, a semaphore mounted on one end of the shaft and comprising a blade and a spectacle projecting on opposite sidesof the mast, and semaphore-actuating mechanism carried by the support and connecled with the opposite end of the shaft.
  • a shaft con In combination with a semaphore, semaphore-actuating mechanism, a shaft con; necting the semaphore and said mechan ism, a detachable coupling in the shaft. adjaeent to said mechanism, a semaphore-s11pport in which the shaft is journaled having a detachable connection with said mechanism and a mast, the shaft-snpport comprising a clamp engaging opposite sides of the mastl'o'r securing the support adjustably upon the mast.

Landscapes

  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)

Description

W. K. HOWE. SEMAPHORE MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1909.
Patented June 28, 1910.
Ul tlilED STATE$ \VINMROP K. THO'WE, OF lEt-UCHESTER, NEU] YORK, ASSIGNDR TO GENERAL BJLIL'W'AY SIGNAL COMPANY, 016 GATES, NEW YORK, A COR-PGRATION 0 NEW TR31.
'SETIEAPHURE MECHANISM,
sconce.
Application filed may 19,
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that l, Wm'rnnor K, Hows, a citizen ofithe United States, and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lniprmements in Semaphore Mechanisms, of which the following is a specification. I
This invention relates to electrically-controlled semaphores such as are used for signals in connection with railways, particulsrly to those of the self-contained or directconnect-ed type.
Une object of the present invention is to improve semaphore mechanisms of the selfcontaineel type by remlering them more convenient; in erection and in repair. To this encl, 1 so construct my novel. semaphore mechanism that it maybe applied to a round signal mast without any alteration in the mast, null in any position, either vertical or angular, thereon. l: furthermore mount the controlling and actuating mechanism in a casing which is arranged to serve merely as a support and closure for such mechanism, and. is removable from the signal mast together with the contained mechanism, independently of the semaphore, so that not only may the semaphore mechanism-be more conveniently erected, owing to the possibility of handling its several parts sepa rately, but also the casing with the inclosed mechanism may be conveniently removed for repair when necessary, Without disturbing the semaphore itself.
Other objects and features of my invention will be set forth in connection with the following description oi the illustrated embodiment thereof.
In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of s semaphore mechanism embodying the present. invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same mechanism; and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the semaphore. "he illustrated embodiment. of my improved scma )horc mechanism comprises a semaphore cl ordinary form, an actuating and controlling mechanism connected with the semaphore, sting anll.v controlling mechanism, aml a support which carries both the semaphore and the casing antl is :nljustably secured to the semaphore mast.
The ii atoll semaphore comprises the usual his 1 mounted on a spectacle cast.-
Specification of Letters IEaten-t.
a casing int-losing the :1ctu-' ing 2. ricd by manner, and this it one 72%, i
is fixed to end carhait 3 1n the usual shaft is connected, through any ordinary or suitable mechanism, with the motor by which the semaphore is actuated.
The mo to and the rest of the sanntiphorccontrolling and actuating mechanism are 1nclosed within a weatherwhich is mounted alongsi 5 instead of being interposecl in, or inounter'l directly uponthe top of the most in the usual manner. Both the casing and the semaphore are supper-too ad ust-ably and removsupport 6, which is ably mounted upon the most port, as shown in Figs.
with satlcllcs 7 formetl to fit round mast), and the su the mast by means of ll-bolts proof casing t, ale the signal most by a semaphore o. This slip and 1s irovicletl against the iport; is clamped to S, which partly encircle the mast and pass through ily means of nuts .9
lugs on the support. it.
on the encls of the U-bolts, the
sup ,ort is firmly clamped. to the mast in any nojustect The casing at is removeoly securel to the semaphore-support near the upper end oi the casing. 'lo boss or projection 10 thereto.
this encl, the casing has as which tits against or flange 11 on the support and 1s belteti any angular position in it convenience in erectwhich ati'ortls great ing or altering the signal.
ther be' noted thatth is ari angetl close beside V the semaphore occupies substantially the same position with 13311901: to any semaphore mechanisms also be turned to horizontal plane,
lt-shoulcl furserna'phore-shalt 3 the most, so that :the most; as of ordinary construction. The spectacle portion of the semaphore proyacts, theretore, at one side of the most,
while the arm projects at,
the opposite side of the most, when the some more is in danger position,
as shown in F 1g. 3, and this is a feature of practical value, since from this it results that;
a semaphore constructed in accordance with this invention. presents"suhstontielly the some appearance rem actuating and controlling mechanism inclosed within the casing. For this reason this casing may be made much lighter than in any semaphore mechanisms of the usualtop-post type, thereby cheapening the construction of the semaphore mechanism and rendering it more convenient to transport and erect.
To permit the ready removal or replacement of the casing, together with the mechanism contained therein, the power-shaft and the semaphore-shaft are connected by a coupling 12 of any ordinary or suitable form,
My invention is not limited to the embodiment hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but may be embodied in various forms within the nature of the invention as it is defined in the following claims.
- I claim 1- 1. in combination with a round signal mast, a semaphorc-support clamped around the mast and vertically and angularly adjustablc thereon, and semaphore mechanism carried by said support and arranged entirely alongside the mast.
2:111 combination with a round signal mast, a semaphore-support clamped around the mast and vertically and angularly adjustable thereon, a semaphore carried by said support and located at one side of the mast, and sen'iaphore-actuating mechanism connected with the semaphore and carried by the support on the opposite side of the mast.
3. in combination with a round signal mast, a semaphore-sumiort clamped around the mast and vertically and angularly adjustable thereon, a semaphore carried by the support and located at one side of the mast, a casing mounted on the support on the opposite side of the mast, and semaphore-actuating mechanism in the casing connected with the semaphore.
4-. in combination with a round signal mast, a sen'iaphore-support clamped around the mast and vertically and angularly adjustable hereon, a semaphore carried by the support and located at one side of the mast,
a casing removably mounted on the support on the opposite side of the mast, and semas phor 2l0t'l!tltl1'll mechanism in the casing connected with the SOIHHPlIOiG.
:3. ,In combination with a signal mast-rt seniaphore-support mounted on the mastbetween the ends thereof, a shaft journaled in said support in horizontal position and close beside the mast, a semaphore mounted on one end of the shaft, sem'aphore-actuating mechanism connected with the other end of the shaft and located on the opposite side of the mast" from the semaphore, and a casing inclosing and supporting said mechanism and removably mounted on the shaft.
(3. In combination with a signal mast, a semaphore-support mounted on the mast between the ends thereof, a shaft journaled in said support in horizontal position and close beside the mast, a semaphore mounted on one end of the shaft and comprising a blade and a spectacle projecting on opposite sidesof the mast, and semaphore-actuating mechanism carried by the support and connecled with the opposite end of the shaft.
7. In combination.with a signal mast, a seniapl ore-support mounted on the mast, a horizontalishaft journaled in the support, a semaphore carriet-l by the shaft, semaphoreactuating mechanism connected with the shaft. and a casing ilH'lOHlllg said mechair ism, the. casing depending below the shaft alongside the mast and being removably secured, near its end, to the support.
ln combination with a semaphore, semaphore-actuating mechanism, a shaft connecting said mechanism and the semaphore, a detachable coupling in the shaft adjacent to said mechanism, a semaphore-support in which the shaft is journaled having a detachable connection with said mechanism, a
mast, and means for clamping the sema phore support adjustably on the mast.
1 In combination with a semaphore, semaphore-actuating mechanism, a shaft con; necting the semaphore and said mechan ism, a detachable coupling in the shaft. adjaeent to said mechanism, a semaphore-s11pport in which the shaft is journaled having a detachable connection with said mechanism and a mast, the shaft-snpport comprising a clamp engaging opposite sides of the mastl'o'r securing the support adjustably upon the mast.
if. L. DonosoN, W. HENRY.
US49712509A 1909-05-19 1909-05-19 Semaphore mechanism. Expired - Lifetime US962960A (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US49712509A US962960A (en) 1909-05-19 1909-05-19 Semaphore mechanism.
US564017A US1074175A (en) 1909-05-19 1910-05-28 Locking mechanism.

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US49712509A US962960A (en) 1909-05-19 1909-05-19 Semaphore mechanism.

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US962960A true US962960A (en) 1910-06-28

Family

ID=3031358

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US49712509A Expired - Lifetime US962960A (en) 1909-05-19 1909-05-19 Semaphore mechanism.

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US962960A (en)

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US962960A (en) Semaphore mechanism.
US1138449A (en) Locomotive-headlight.
US1299080A (en) Automobile-signal.
US1187542A (en) Metal vehicle-wheel.
US759310A (en) Railway-signal.
US230494A (en) putnam
US1164800A (en) Automobile-signal.
US1171163A (en) Cornet-mute.
US385877A (en) Railway signal-lantern
US582800A (en) Dasher-headlight
FR424681A (en) Steering or steering device for boats or ships
GB191511082A (en) Improvements in or relating to Bed-rests.
US1211841A (en) Railway-crossing signal.
US1598280A (en) Positioning of lamps
US771496A (en) Safety signaling system.
FR509186A (en) Assembly device for switches
US854876A (en) Headlight for locomotives.
US1043704A (en) Combination alarm device.
Sanders The Works of Theodore Mommsen
US523257A (en) Railway-signal
US579568A (en) Headlight for locomotives
US1083091A (en) Navigation instrument.
US270791A (en) clark
US1238975A (en) Signaling apparatus.
US1483511A (en) Signal