US963516A - Stabilizing means for aeroplanes. - Google Patents

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M. CHASE L IF. GOUVERNEUL 'flLIZING HBAHB FOR EEOPLAHEI.

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BTABILIZING BEANS FOR EBUPLANES.

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H. M. CHASE & M, F. H. GDUVERNEUB.. BTABILIZIHG BEARS FOR AEBOFLAEBB.

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lUNITE@ STATES PATENT HPFCE.

-'LAROLD M. CHASE AND MINOR F. I. QOUVEBNEUR, 0F WILMINGTON, NORTEL CAROLINA.

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3e it known tha we, Hmmm) M. *Culina and Mmmm LF, iiii. Gow/Elimina', citizens; of die United States., Pssidin at Wilmington in lie county of New @faam/er, Statie of Nur'in (Camlinii, mve invend certain new und useful linprovcmmits in fltziailizing Melina for Aeroplanea., of which the follan/- ing is a desizription, rmn being limi o the aiccompmiymg drawings, forming u part hereof.

Oni' invention mlntcs tu 'xeroplmies nr similar devises for navigating tli air, sind the object thereof is to provide improved controlling means for la@ iixigi; lli@ aiemplane level or u n an even im@ or for li ping it about its oxigitudinal axis at wil, t e same being under the control of th@ npemtor of the machine.

The function above referred im is conimonly referred to as sabilidzingg, and our im irowments provide means under the cnnvro of the opraloi whereby the. machina: may be stabilized by hand and iiiiy teiiilancy of the :fame to tip iiidewisif,J or m turn ailmii its lim'ritndinal amis? coiiiiteraicted.

lJVil lles@ ends in view our inviilion oonsiss in lie improved stabilizing inem im' mfroplanes illiislriiieel in iii@ mrcmnpanying drawings, described in die following sgircilicatiun, und puriiculxirl' claimed in the Clausen' mi" the concluding rliaiiii; und in xiii-ril wiriminn und nimliiii'iiliinis Miri-:mf mi will obvious io une :skilled in dus im in wiiiirli uur invention zwiaiifn.

'lili-z. accompanying ilriuvngs will iw uni (leiwlnw lo disclimo o minfin only nl :in :iur- Gplmie is is nffrusrsnry lo disclofie lxe Crmnection of miiinrienimii liieren'ih, il living iindergtofifl tliii lire :loro iliimg' Din ils; viiirely will be prnriilfell wil i siicli mimi' cli-- xmms o common or sipprmil ypie an muy life necesnsiiry to forni :i complete and sperm tive machine.

ln like drawing:- lfigurv 1 ies si rivw bmw ing :i front glei/'skien if um' inwninn :im :igipliesl t@ :in iiei'oplmnfe iiiiviiig 'wu )umili-Qi mipporiing planea, Fig. 2 is :i www slimming.; ai bnn n?? the same iirniizgrzwiii. Fig. 25 i :i View allowing ii porioii uf lille aeroplani iliusti'uiifd in Figa. mul 2' iis sven from larf remi', ltfig, l is n. View showing" i: from, clufniion of uur inveninii mi :ipplimi lo sin wrmoi'mton ci? Latter: Esiti-zitv pinche-ion men im .11 i?, mi.

@pinne limi/ing lalir parallel aiippurlling planes, Fig. 5 is a View bowing a plain. lie simi@ nirziiigvmen, Fig. is n View slum-- ing :i portion if the aeroplane iilu'mteal in Figs. 'i and 5 as Sew from the iam, Fig. 'i' a View ybowing a front @lvmiun of mir invention we @plied to :in .ieroplane having four parallel supporting pliinns ari'iingnd in @wo pairs spaced apart une piiir from tice olier, Fig. 8 if; View showing :i pliin View of tlm saine nrrimgamen, Fig. 9 is n. View 'Wing s. iiimn elevntioii of uur invention ma applied tin mi noiiplan .having four prirmllal suppoiing planes arranged in iwf l mimi locali/@xl sin@ above the ailier, mi in like garni shown in .Fig` 7, the whale wrange-- ugent, speciiied being ein loyed n pluriilily nl t'mies along the miiciiina longitudinally, Fig. 10 is a vii-1w Showing ai Plinn View' @i5 lli@ Same arrangenieni, and Fia. 1l in si. View showin a nominal of die aeroplane. illus tinted in Figur 9 and 1G :is sem from Mie imi'.

lin all the of the drawings than amnplnnfa moves in die dimcion or tlie garmin? nppeeiring ai; iin@ right hundl o lh@ plan view.

Referring to lifigs. 'l sind 2, o libe ings, l :und 2 are upper and lower hurizonml supporting planes of sin aeroplane the same unending unimi/'ema to the machina and mrrimged on@ abov lili@ other :is filiown.

3 represents a plurality of veiical pimms Gr mritions located between. tlm planas l., :l iin preferably of siicli height that may extend from on@ plane to lli@ other .und of .a langtli fora and aft nr longitudinally of time machin@ norrnfipoiiding with tlm width, or for@ and mit dimnsion, nf the suppnrtingg pinnen. 'lie .number of vertical philips u1;

nr'litions associated Willi @mail nur m' orizonliil. iipporling planes l, 2, may be varied i@ ai cunsiderable degme, and mow ui* leas than six such inflated, may be une The im-wurd portions of iic partitions 3. that is the portions limreo from their forward edges lim-l( to mini@ ii:- turnwdisie point such :is L i5 prefrrniiiy miiimiiinmi 'in n (infinite und unchanging; forni as by being secured along its, upper and. lower ed. u@ in the pimms l, 2 from lie freni edge Gi; lieaie planes back tu ihn inici*- inediaite point reierriid to. 'l`lic rami" p0rlion, however, oie-iliona vertical pin-liliums that is the portion i'liemof between the gmini;

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l and tine roer edge of the iiirtitiomz, .muy be the machine en in tine 'io'rni first referral to` inoved with reference to t ie forward. port, Vertical plenos or partitions l5 nre arranged. mid the form of the partition thereby between the opper end inidfile planes, inno changed, the material of the partitions boing suflieieiitll iexible to permit such en .ec-I tion to taire p eee.

.ai suitable operating deviene through which the forni of the rear portion of the partitions may he changed is proviieti, the same being shown :is comprising e iilexible cord or cable 5 extending longitudinally oi the supportin pirineo l, 2 adjacent; the rear edges thereo end ur and down between the extremities of, the p unes, said cord passing around e rotory manually operated drum 6 emol being provided with guide pulleys et i", by meine of which construction motion iin @rieti lo the drum t5 will move the corti, e upper and lower rune thereof movin in opposite directions, as will be understoo .'lllie'up ir and lower corriere of tige rem' edges of e vertical partitions 3 are secured to the ooi-d l5 et the pointe 8', 9 1+i that if the drum im moved in mieli zi We; is to move the upper ron of the oord 'ti to tlie left and faire lower min 'to tlie right the upper sind rear porzione 1G of the partitions 3 will all be moved to the left and the lower and ,rear portions il thereof to the right the net reiilt keine to Warp or import-o imite to that port of erich partition 3 which lies beck oi? a vertical line pusein throug'lrtlie point, 4.

The effect pr need by and followin from the warpin or twisting of filme Vertice 1partitions sie o oriiid ie to bring forces into ploy, due to the motion of the miupon the vertical pertitioneoe the iiine mores through the oir, which forces end to turn the entirel aeroplane bolxtm lo! itudinal miie in ii clockwise direction when t e partitiene are warped in the manner shown in the drnwin and ne indicated bv the mrow- Aupon tlie rowing; ilio that, if the mocliine tende to ti or one sifie o it to fell, the op ersitor Wil `operate tlie drum t5, corri 5 sind vertical partitions 8 in auch o direction es to induoe neunten-acting forcee tending ibo tip the machine in en opposite direction to therebj" nentrmlize the initial tendency to tip. .'iliue by operating the drum 6 when necessary the machine may be kept. level or on en even iieel, and the machine maintained stabilized condition.

it will lxaiinclerstmid that tlm point, fl; muy lie anywhere along the pnrtitiono ll, and that in its limiting l }'irisiitii' 'i !i coincident, witlitl'ie forward edge or tlie ooitition the entire pertition will be worpen or twisted tlieoine es expieined above when the twisting nation wee examined to be localized anti limited to the rear portion ot' the partitions.

in the embodiment, of our invention dioclooed iiilige. i sind 5 three perzillel horizontiil supporting planeo lf2, 13 and lli ere employed, tno esimo extending ti'niiiireiee to Figo. 8 and 'after Wliicli its parte unito and return similar prir'tiiioiis 1G between the middle and owei'- pienes. in this form of our device there ne no warping or twisting of n ortion of einen partition iis shove described,

ut tlie entire rear portion oi the ptirtitions l5, 16 is swung about a verticel line located at some' oint as 1T intermediate the ends of tlie seid partitions. in order to operate tlie rear portions of tlie partitions es ei:- plained n cord or cable 18 is provided: wiiicii extentie from' u drum i9 to the right. uml passes etljsieent the upper rear corners of the partitions it?, thence upward nii-fi to the left ecljooent the upper meer ooi/'ners oi partitions 15, thence downwind and to :liu: right; ati/jacent tlio upper rear corners of the partitions 1C and to the drinn i9., togethei with e second cord or Gable itil' wliiei extentie `irorn the cirum i9 to the right posee@ orljmeent time lower weer corners o1? the partitions i6, tlienee upward :and to tlm left nzijacent the lower rear oor-.mem of tlm pertitione l5, thence downwarri'iind to the right; aidjnoent, the lower rear corners of the'pertitions 16 enti to the rem 19, it be ing untiei'etood that the upper :intl loiret" rem corriere of eeeli partition ie secured the corel or (eine that auitelile colilee. 'Such embodiment which extends oost it, end guides ore prowified for tie oeing the oonotrnction oi' tire of our device aie illustreted in 4, it Wiil life obvious that tlie rear portions of the partitions ere swung fron side to side by momie of the cords 18, 20 and drum 19, each partition being connected at `both: ite upper and lower rear corners to one (if-seid vcoz-tls.

In the embodiment of our invention illuslimited in Figo. 7 end fl ioni` supporting plaines 2i, 22, 2B sind 52A- eome being eriangeii in two pemespeeeal eport the one noir iron: tlie other, sind porti tiene 25 ero located between the planes .21, 9:22 and portitione 2@ between the -iilzinee 23, 24, the rem" portion ,of arranged eo that it may be swung from side to eide the @eine es above explained in rie- Sciiloing tlie embodiment of our invention illustrated in Fi i. 4 und 5. in tlie figures tlle reni: portions of the partitions ore writing by menno oi' o cord or cnble 27 extending from :i drum Sill :intl divided into two imite extending roe -cicli/ely pent the upper rear enti lower rear corners of the partitions 25, to tlie drum end n second oord 2i) is connect-ral with the iiinni 28 sind ooeroief: tlie partitions 2G; it being understood tiret the pei-titionei nre connected with the cords and limi', suitable guides :ire provided on lierei'noeioi'e ero plaiiiecl.

in the embodiment oi? oor invention ,illus4 one employed., die

each partition being' 'and dosre to @www Si' minted im and l0 a mm2 of eight supporting planos is weed: 3Q; 8,32; '49 Quid 3- iepresen :i set ofy four of suomi lne-5, an

i similar is located back of and sin line with theme, as st-'iii be urdaramd from Fig. 8, the upper one of which second mit if; designnted34. In this embodimpt of our device only the up )er mr comer o #the partitions 35, and c lower rear colmo? of iik@ .imtiton $15, other wiii iii@ portion of? pcmbitiw maoent the owner, are movmbe as indioxxed in th drawing, so that a oompamtivoiy gmail oli'iononi of meh partition is Worpmi or sinr'd. he mochiiyiisrii foar warping the'partiiions as disoosrr oompuisos n drum 3? from which a oord @Y cabi@ 38 loads, the same branching an shown .in Fig. 10 and poaions ihm-ooi? extomdimgg io the from and Eidos of ie planos ami across the'. machine adjacent the maar upper comers of the partitions 35, aer which the two branches `m3nnite and mmm ifo the drum 37. 39 is a. second enable for opwarming the iower mi' comen-i of ik@ pau'- ff in si maxim-F simil-m' io that above cxpmixiod, i being understood thm nitsbie unies for the cables ame .rovidod and @im i f partitions vor@ soeur izo the words oir sabios as hereinbefore oxpiaaimoz.

The femur@ possenti in the embodiment of mirinwaiiom disolfm'ad in Figs. 9 and 10 wiieby @no uppir or owr portion only of Mise man pari of tho gmfiiions movab@ is obvimmiy appicable in mi) nrmngementg 'wherein two partitions loomed one over ibo (mier im pro-sont, and a, machine having; his @whim is somew'ha simple? than on@ in *which no emiro 'man'. tion is .'o be moved.

The fomesxbrought mo ploy mid mi to wm he'machmcabout a ong'itudina -ax'i am of Somewhat loaf; magnitude than wherethe whole roar poi-tion of. the pnritions -is moved but mim zucignt, ordinarily, o pe'mit the mimi-iin@ @o he eiectivey siabilizfed Imii-: oonmoz Having ihm doiacribod, our ivontinn ,and @Sfipainec h@ operation heieof, we claim Hocum by Leiters Patent: l. .m mi aeropimio, two parallel supportmgg piane@ @Riz-ending Hammam to the neroynarnfc andarmnged om@ above me @their and which pimms-rare dmgnod ilo b im u smbsmmiaiy horizontal position whois 11h@ machins ia in mni'on; a mglity of verticoilj. @cated baiween amid pimms @undy @monding longritudnaiiy of the' mucdhm, @mi Qin reni" porion of eifach of which partonfs'is. movable in a dmction mim/@tsv tu he inngaiimnl mnsof'iie marhimf: emi moans for moving the riem' xniom of @ach-o lSaid partitions im the n sin aoiopam, two pomlol mappammg pinnen .fi-.monding trrmsvom to 'he 'a4-roam? yiimnggefi mo above the nios und -pfnrfiom of the pani-- 'tions of each of said china; and means for moving the r-:mr por tions of euch of said noieoriid,

n sin riempiono, two pomel sup-poriing plaines @monding lmmvoma to the aaro- 'pjnne and arranged ahovo the other :md which planes are desgnof to be in :ix-2mb- Smmiiy hoirizontai poaition who the machine ig im moicm; a nlumlity of vortimiy qmitions ooiod between mit@ partitions in the 'manner mnngod pianos mm extending longitudinally of the machine, und 4the rear portioxi o 'oa/ch of which partitions is movabo in s. risction mmsvome io ih@ ifmggitur'irml axis of the machine; and Si @exime wird or'cezbio oomifomol with me ma? poriim of @mii or? mid parsiions und fhhiouggh whics mid 1mm: portions muy he mowed in the mamie? aforesaid.

4. in am aemphino, two paralio Rapporti'ng planea oxnfiug iaaisvoma -iio the noropmie and arramgod one inkom ik@ nher and which pianos am dosignod to he im si mibslmntimly horizontal position who@ 'ibo machino is in 4mo'iio'u; s. oiumity of vertically ammngmi pamiions formed Ymtw-aem said pianos mio extending omgivhudlinmjf of the machine, and ho vom' portions of auch o which partitions is so wronged that. it my be swung @bowl si vertica mais and ommvem@ bo the 1mi vitudml axis of the mnchimse; sind ii iiex ilo cord or cable comiocod with the mor portion o each 0:? mid. porti-- ions and thzough which :mid vom' porfeionsi may i e moved in ich@ msmziex mmsa i.

In sin lmmplano, "wo pmei supp-:ming planos extending'tmnm'emo to'zho :fiomplnm sami mnzmged one 'abovo the oai-ier sind which anes'um digiwd io bo iii :i suhstmitla y hoi'imnml gio-simon when he meafhino is in motion; a 'piuiaity of partitions ocsii'fad betwoonaid issues ond oxeneiing/ verticali? from one p an-sio tho oiior, sind exmming ionggitudinaiy o; he machins from the fiom io the vom edfi@ of nhe supporinyz pianos, ha ifea? gmwiom of @zich of tmnsveioe to Sii@ longitudinal axis oi Hm msichno; sind moans for movingo the rom* por psiriiois in tha msmmi aforesaid.

(S. in an'aeropisno. two gmrailo mummyingx pianos @monding iw'ansveme io iii@ goropnne and m'm'igod one above 2h-e other and which mismos an 1in-signed to in a suisamtialy horizontal 'posio'n when iii@ nmtion of each of which partitions is movable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the machine; and operating ineans adapted to niove the rear portions of the partitions between said first set of planes in one direction and tie rear portions of the partitions between said second set of plaines in an opposite direction.

14. In an aero" lane, two parallel supporting planes exten lng transverse to the aeroplane and'arranged one above the other and which lanes are designed to be in a substantia y horizontal position when the ma chine is in motion, and which lanes coinprise a first set of supporting p snes; a second set of supporting planes arranged similarl to but occupying a lower position than sai first set of supporting planes; a plu` rality of partitions located between the planes comprising said first set and extending vertically from one plane to the other, ind extending longitudinally of the machine from the front to the rear edge of the supl porting planes, the rear portion of each of transverse to the longitudinal axis of the machine; a plurality of partitions located between the planes comprising said second set and extending vertically, fioin one plane to the other und extending the machine from the front to the rear edge ol' the su porting planes, the rear portion of each oFsaid partitions beiiiier movable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal adapted to move the rear portions of the partitions between said tirst. set of planes in one direction and the rear portions of the partitions between said second set of planes in an opposite direction.

HAROLD M. CHASE. MINOR F. H. GOUVERNEUR.

said partitions being movable in a direction 25 longitudinally ot' 3o axis of the machine; and operating means .-:5

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