US964771A - Aeroplane. - Google Patents

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S. H. GILSUN.

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1009.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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AEROPLANE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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S. H. GILSON.

AEROIPLANE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 27, 1909.

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AEROPLANE. APPLIOATION FILE]? JULY 27, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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clireet the aeroplane to the right or left, unclup or down Without disturbing the equilibrium. These Ol'ljQClS l attain by the device illustralecl in/ the accompanying drawings .in whichsimilar characters oi reference in- (lienl'e like parts throughoutlhe several figures.

Figure l is a rear elevation showing he "I equilibrium (lisiurbed and aeroplane out of poise, with parts removed. .l ig;. 2 1s :1 snlu. elevation with the equilibrium reesl'uhhsheil.

Fig. 3 is :1 plan View with on even heel Fig. l is a irout elevation in detail oi nio jhlied form of part of haloncir Cl'i7.l l 151;.

5 1s a plan View oi the modifier iori'n of said parts. Fig. (l perspective showing Lill frames eoverecl. Fig 7 an eiilargeii isometric View of ii portion of the lower frame, the truss and parts hurried thereon. l ig. 8, is an enlargeiil vertical seelion on line a a of Fig. 7.

The frame of my aeroplane is nimle of horizontal tubes, 1 mulfl, parallel to each other and spaced apart by vertical tubes 3 and lalerzil'tuhes 4-, and stayed hy diagonal rocls or Wires 5. lily h; lensing nieclniuisni is equally applicable to mono-planes or in lllllplanes, and it is not my purpose to res; "cl myself to the oi-phine shown as slight rm lificni'ions which will he treiulily :ipparentio anyone, may he made to iulept my lmhineii' I end-guiding parts to mono planes or inull i planes,

he plane forniei'l hy the horizontal luhes 1, and the lateral tuhes herein designnlml as plane 1 Hill the plane formed hy ihe horizontal tubes 2 and lihe lateral 'liuhes 4h herein called plane 9, are each covered with sill: or other suitable covering; ligh'lly secured l'hereover, except the end spaces or squares of The lower phine nun-hurl A mini A, each oi' the spares having lhil springs secured therein.

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is firmly secured on the oulei: late ,l and to lhe oiher one of said spriiigs iueheil lire eross bar 7. The covering for lhese spur: Ii and A is lightly clrziiiin I luhes l and cross bar 7 fort-he and over the said. spring (3 on the sides, thus uniliiiig suniller planes in each of said squares Er :nul A. the great-er portions of whieh may he ruisecl shove the horizo here 1, is shown in hip l, by the corcls rll and 50h 'lhe ends of the horizontal tubes are bent downward, as the are of a circle, W and lzwl'eneil lo the (:lHlS of the horizontal luhes 'l, 21ml (he (ross hair T has openingslin the henf. perilous of said horizonlal tuheslQ.

desirerl l'he parts (IT iihe horizontallulies u'ineh exielni beyond the order Net l may be cut oil, i 'wilh lhe horizontal tubes 1', and

over three of the lateral tube and UHL'JQCl by SEllLl luhes i are two or me e the periphery oi seiil rollers 9. The said teeth ll of aid reek 10 mesh with. the cogs (21%; of a L2; the said gear 12, and a pinioii 13; are eurrieil by the shaft Ti l which shzrfli neun'leil in the l'iearing frame 1?, which homing"frame em'rieil on and by the 1 supporls 8. V i

hearings suspelulecl from theho 1-" ".l ltuhes l one under the lruss suppo 5 niounierl (he roehiu shaft 16. (121111 ell hy said rel-king; sheilliSQ :inil rigidly s eureii ihereou he srw'n'ienl gear 17, isle" leeih err-e535: oi which mesh with seidpi'ii ion iii. The iiepeinling arms 18 of s idrocking hl'lfiil fjllll, :ufe formed each Wilhft miremiiies lo uhieh is ullzieherl l'he'h l9 'lhisv heal ill may he covered wilh in lerizil l'hm' will limit in \Yfll G'lf, or it may be eoverml u'ilh any li g l'it nizilerinl. more in l'llt, nnlure oi? a bushel. Wil'hin the heat- 19 the il'i'ltll'l'fl'. lhe nieiire power uucl l'he sleering mechanism For he neroplune is (flll'lGll- From he luin-izonlnl luhes l lo lhe upper Shilk, of the heel; :lour spring stays 47 are supplied, the greater portion of each of which is a spiral spring. The purpose heme to provide a stay between said boat ant frame 1, which will loosely except when the planes 1' and 2 are much deflected from the horizontal. in that case on one side the stays will. be tightened, and on the other loosened, the intention being to so adjust the stays 47 that it. will be impossible for the edges of the boat to strike the planes. On one side of the plane 1, herein called the front side, is rigidly attached a semi-circular frame 20 and stay rods 21. Said frame 20 is placed at an obtuse angle to the plane 1'. To two of the vertical tubes 3, and on the opposite side from the scinicircular frame 20, is pivoted the tail piece 36, which tail piece is braced by a truss support 8' similar to the truss supports 8. A power driven shaft 522 is mounted in bearings on Said boat 19, and on each end oi said shaft is secured a beveled friction gear 23. Said shaft 522 also carries the driven pulley 24.

Mounted in bearings 25, (no on each side of the boat 19, are the propeller shatts' 2H, and provided on one end of each of said shafts 26 are the cone-shapcd friction pinions 27. Said shafts 26 also carry on their other ends the propeller bladcs and have also fitted thereon clutches :29, which clutches enable the aviator to throw one or both pro )cllel's out. of or into commission when an as desired, Within the front part of said boat 19 is provided the steering means which consist of a horizontally placed drum 30, on which is secured the hand wheel 31, and on said drum 30 is wound the cord 32, one end of which cord passes over pulleys 33 and 34, which are scoured near the bottom of the boat 15), and thcn over pulley 35 near the top of said boat 1!), and is so cared to the truss support 8 of the tail piece 36. The other end of said cord 23-3 is passed over the pulleys 37, which arc tastened to the horizontal bars 2, and the end is also secured to said truss support 8. opposite the point where the other cud is sccured. Also in the front of the boat 19 is scoured a vertical drum 38, with a hand wheel 39 secured thereto. ()u said drum 38 is wound a ortion of another cord 40. the ends of Wliich are passed over the pulleys 41, and are then secured to a rudder 42 that is pivoted atone end on the front of said boat 19. .Said boat 19 may havc bicycle wheels 43, fitted on the under side thereof, for use in starting, and carried by the axle of the rear bicycle wheels is the power driven pulley 44, which is run by the belt 45,when desired.

A modified form of my automatic balsncing device is shown in Figs. t and 5, and consists of a drum 46, that is secured on said shaft -14 in place of the gear 12, and in the is used.)

modified form, the shifting'rack' 10 is not used, as the cords 50 and 50 are wound on the said drum 46, as shown in Fig. The rotation of the drum, which is ctl'ccted by the same segment gear 17 and pinion 13, will flex the springs (i in this form, the same as the shifting of the rack 10 in the other form.

Any form of motive power may be used. A hclt from one side of said power incloscs pulley 24, the said belt 45 being connected with the other side of said power.

Motion bcin imparted through the belt 45 to my dcvn-c, it will move rapidly on the ground. When sullicicnt motion is Sc cured the propellers 23 may be thrown into commission by the clutches 25), which enables tho aviator to gradually introduce the power through the friction gears. After the aeroplane has raised suliicicntly in the air for the wheels 43 to be clear of the ground, any deviation from the horizontal by the planes 1 and 2, will be corrected by the boat 15) acting as a pendulum, arid by means of the segment gear '17, the pinion 13 and the shifting rack 10 (or the drum 46, as shown in the modified form if that The movement in either form will tlcx the springs (3, and turn up the edge of the space A or depending upon which side of the aeroplane is thc lower. The other space .will not be afl'cctcd by said motion and will remain in line with plane 1'. 'lhis will cause the planes 1 and 2' to right themselves and assume the horizontal of two cquililn'iums.

Ilaving thus described my invention I desire to secure by Lcttcrs Patent and claim;

1. .\n aeroplane comprising a covered i'ramc. end planes secured thereto, a supporting truss carricd by said frame, rollers mountcd on said truss, a shifting rack having a longitudinal channel on its lower side and tcclh on its upper side. a cord which i reaches trom each cud or said rack to the outer end of the end plane adjacent a bcaring t'ramc also scculcd on said truss, a shaft mounted on said bearing frame, a gear and a pinion on said shaft, the teeth of which gear are adapted to mcsh with the teeth of said shitting rack, a rocking shaft secured on said frame and transversely thereto, a segment gear and dcpcnding arms sccurcd on said rocking shaft, the teeth of said segment gear adapted to cngagc with the pinion, a boat, secured to the depending arms' of said rocking shaft, and propelling means carried in said boat.

2. An aero )lanc comprising a coveredframe, a. rcsilienoplane attached on each end thereof, a'supporting truss carried by said frame, rollers mounted on said truss, a shifting rack having a longitudinal channot on its under side and teeth on its upper side, a cord which reaches from each end of said rack to the outer end of the resilient plane adjacent, a bearing frame also secured on said truss, a shaft mounted in said hearing frame, a gear and a pinion on said shaft, the teeth of the gear adapted to mesh With the teeth of said shifting rack, a rocking shaft secured to said frame transversely thereto, a segment gear and depending arms secured on said rocking shaft, the teeth of said segment gear adapted to engage the said pinion, and a boat secured to the depending arms of said rocking shaft.

3. An aeroplane comprising a covered frame, a covered plane secured to each end thereof a portion of Which may be bent, a'

frame secured on one side of said first named covered frame at an angle thereto, a movable tailpiece pivoted to the other side of said frame, means for moving said tailpiece up and down, a supporting truss carried by said first mentioned frame, rollers mounted on said truss, a shifting rack having a longitudinal channel in its underside and teeth on its upper side, a cord connected at each end thereof and to the outer end of the plane adjacent, a bearing frame, a shaft mounted therein, a gear and a pinion on said shaft, the teeth of the gear adapted to mesh with the teeth of said shifting rack, a rocking shaft secured to said covered frame transversely thereto, an upper arm on said rocking shaft formed as a'segment gear the teeth of which are adapted to engage with the pinion, depending arms on said rocking shaft and propelling means for the device carried by said arms.

a 4. An aeroplane comprising two covered frames parallel and spaced apart, covered resilient members attached 'to the outer ends of one of said frames and which normally lie in the same horizontal plane. and means secured to one of said frames to automatically bend said resilient members, which means consists of aboat piv'otally secured to the, lower one of said frames, and adapted to hang normally at right angles to said covered frames, and means warried on said boat adapted to automatically co-act with the members connected therewith on one of said frames, whenever the said boat assumes a position other than at right angles to the covered frames.

5. An aeroplane comprising a covered frame, and planes attached thereto which may be Warped, a boat pivotally secured to said covered frame normally at right angles thereto, means-secured to the-boat to Warp said end planes Whenever the said covered frames assume a position other than at a right angle to said boat, a power driven shaft mounted in said boat, beveled friction gears one on each end of said shaft, propeller shafts mounted in hearings on the side of said boat, a beveled pinion on one end and propeller blades on the other end of each of said propeller shafts, said pinions being adapted to engage said first named bevel pinions, and clutches on said shafts adapted to move said shafts longitudinally.

6. An aeroplane comprising a COVQTQd vTO frame, a covered plane secured on each end thereof with resilient members therein, a supporting "truss carried by said frame, rollers mounted on said truss, a shifting rack having a longitudinal channel on its lower side and teeth on its upper side, cords conneeted at each end of the rack to the outer ends of the said covered planes, a bearing frame also secured on said truss, a shaft mounted in said bearing frame, a gear and a pinion on said shaft, the teeth. of the gear adapted to mesh with the teeth of said shifting rack, a rocking shaft secured to said covered frame transversely thereto, a segment gear secured on the upper part of sald rocking shaft, the teeth of said segmentgear adapted to engage the said pinion, depending arms on said rocking shaft, a boat secured to the said arms, spring stays secured to the upper side of said boat and to the lower side of said, covered frame, a movable tailpiece pivoted to said frame and means for adjusting said tailpiece.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL H. GILSON. Witnesses Jos. F. SIMMONS, W. E. Woon.

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