US974844A - Starting device for engines. - Google Patents

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v, J. W. TUDOR. STARTING DE/VIOE FOB ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED 1176.3, 1908.

l974,844. Patented Nov. s, 1910.

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l llllii f @3S if J. W. TUDOR. STARTING DEVICE FOB ENGINES.

\ APPLICATION FILED AUG.3, 190B. 974,844.V Patented Nov. s, 1910.

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J. W. TUDOB..

STARTING DVIGB OB ENGINES.

APPQIOA'HOI FILEU L-UG. 3, 1908.

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2l`To allvwhomit may concern: Beit known that I, JoiiN Un i'rnD AsTATas PATENT F14 LCE JOHN WILLIAM TUDOR, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

STARTING. DEVICE FOB ENGINES.

. and useful Improvements in Starting Devices for Engines, of which the following is a specificatioi. l t

This invention relates to vstarting devices for engines. i 5,.

One'object of my invention is to provide astarting device for automobile or other engines"wh'erein'mean s is provided to store 'energy of the running engine for a fresh start,by the simple manipulation-"of a lever in two directions, the first movement of the lever providing for the storage of the en-' ergy` and the second movement. of the lever providing for the starting of the motor by thevaid of the stored energ an essential feature of the device residing in an automatic release of the device after storing the enei'gyand'again after starting the'engine. Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of the nature stated, wl'io'se parts are s o assembled into an aggroupment of cooperativev elements that energy-may be easily and quickly stored by the machine when running for use to start the motor of the machine after a stop Without tlie liability vof breakage of parts or a dei'ang'eiiient:'tliereof, and if used. to start automobile engines the operator may conveniently and effectively start t-he engine without leaving his seat, thereby overcoming the serious disadvantages now existing in the. method followed in cranking the niachine. Y

A vstill'gfurtiier ,object is to provideu'ifen.; ginestarting device provided with a lone gitudinally movable member having certain of4 its cooperative elements .of the device movable yloligit'udinally thereof with the aforesaid. longitudinally movable member and also capable of moving' indepein`-lently of the aforesaid longitudinally movable ineinlfWithtlie above and other .objects in view,

the presentinvention consisfs in the combi- -fiation and arrangement of parts hei-einitlfter moreffully described, illustrated in the' acconipanying drawings, and particua'rly pointed outV in the appended claims, lt being understood that changes may be made inthe' form, proportion, size and i'ninor Epecication of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 8, 190B.-

Patented Nov. 8, 1910. .semi No. 446,722.

details Without departing from the s irit or sacrificingany -of the advantages otPthev invention. A

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention partly in section. Fig. 2 is a top vplan view; Fig.'3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional Viewv onl the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. j perspective view of the second mentioned frame. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional View' on the line 6-#6 of Fig. 1, zontal sectional 1. Fig. 8 is a form of the tion.v

view on the line 7-7 of Fig,` Y front elevation of a modified gearmechanism 0f the iiiven Fig. 5 is a detaill Fig. 7 is a hori- ,g

In actual practice any suit-able form of supporting means may be employed for the support of the mechanism embodied in my invention, but for purposes of illustration, I

the reference character l indicates a base ofl any suitable'materialupon which is'mounted vspaced standards A and B, each including the downwardly diverging legs 2 and3 connected intermediate their ends by avcross piece 4, which latter-is provided with a bear'- ing 5 for a lurpose presently explained. v Thesestandardlshave theirheads 6 each provided with a 4bearing 7 adapted to slidably ,c

receive the trunnions 8 and 9 of a suit-able* longitudinally slidable frame C. The Vfra-mey C embodies' the upper'and lower bars 10 and 11 and the intermediate bar 12,- all the bars being connected by the end pieces .13

and 14. `Theii'itermediatei bar 12 is made 'l up in sections including channeled edge sections 15 and 1G and an intermediate section, A17 whose opposite'longitudinal `edges are embraced by the iieled edgesections 15 and 1G'and which is `"shorter than said channeled sections 15 and eef 16 twprovide a'slot 19 iii said intermediate bar 12 t\o\sl'idably receive'the movable bearing 20 whose-sides may be vgrooved, asind-icated at 21, to embrace the sides ofy said'slot 19 and uided thereby.` 10 ofthe rame-C like the `barl 12,. therefore, lhaveishownl it not formed in sections but provided\with a slot 2'2"to slidably ieeeive the bearing"23 formed-like the aforef' said bearing 2,0. If preferred, the lower bar 11 may be formed like bar 10, but as shown,l it is formed exactly like bar 12 and has the rlhe upper bar bearing 24 slidably mounted therein.y

The character '25 indicates adrive sha-,ft

may be formed exactly`:- but not necessarily so, and

which may extend from' the motor (not shown) or which may be obviously connected to a motorshaft in any suitable manner. In any event,the drive shaft 25 extends through the bearings 26 in the legs l of -the standards A and B, there being cup shaped driven members 27 and 28 of lfrictonalnclutch mechanismsD and E'tixedly secured to the drive shaft for engagement n vtheir said sleeves' rotatably mounted ip,a

suitable bearing 33 in the respective legs -and 35 of a second frame 36, each driven '-understood that the second fraise clutch'rmember 27 and 28 having a ta ring interior conforming lto the 4taper of e res ctive cone driving members 29-and 30 to eeect proper frictionalsurfaces for the corresponding clutch mein ers D'and E to couple the respectivilntchggnechanlsms and consequently their to the drive shaft 25 when,` esir be' -fftlie' cone driving members 29 -and 30gb ,tl'e clutch mechanisms and their res tive ears are normally loose upon the drive-sha 25.

The gears 31 and 432am always in mesh with-f an intermediate gear 37 carried at the lower end of'a winding shaft 38, which is mounted in the aforesaid slidable bearings 20, 23, and 24 of the main lo itudinally movable frame C. The windin aft 38 is preferably journaled through t e bearing 36 in the back of the second-mentioned rame 36, and in order that vsaid intermediate gear 37 may be fitted to the winding shaft. 30 between the gears 31 and 32, the backof the second frame has a removable section 36 secured against accidental displacement by the screws 36, and byvirtue of this dispositirn of the winding shaft 38 withrespect to the second mentioned frame 36, the latter may be'` firmly supported in place u on the drive shaft `25,`

but in order to furt er support the second mentioned frame Bt'and particularl to hold it against lateral displacement, t ere aresecured to the legs 34 and 35 the sup orting arms 39 and 40, res ctively, whic have slidable movement t ugh the aforesaid bearings 5 in-the cross pieces 4 .which connect the legs 2kand 3 0f the standards A and B.

As already statedthe drive shaft 25 may have connection with the motor, not shown, throughthe instrumentalit of any suitable connections, and theslidab e frameshereinbefore referred to,.may be moved longitudinally between saidstandards in any suitable manner, one means, however, embodying a manually operated hand lever41 having a loose .pivotal connection at 42 with the aforesaid trunnion 9 of the main frame CA and also pivoted at 43 to the base 1.

Connected at one end to the winding shaft 38 between the bars 11 and 12 of the main frame C is an energy storing spring 4 4 whose opposite end is secured in any suitable manner to the upright 45 adjustabl mounted in the slot 46 of the arm 47 Whic' rejects from the intermediate bar 12 of the rame C.

The winding shaft 38 and the second men-lv.'

tioned'frame 36, and consequently the gear mecha ism, are dis osed normally intermediate t e-frictionc utchdriven members 27 and 28 and theseparts are caused to 'assume this intermediate position automatically re- 'ardless of whether the friction clutch'cone riving.. members 29and 30 are copervative relation with either the-'friction clutch driven. members 27 or 28. Therefore, as-

summg that the "winding .shaft 38," the-second mentioned frame 36 andthe gear nism are in theirnormal intermediate' po'si- ,tion, and itis desired to wind the spring 44, the longitudinally movable frame C is moved mg: longitudinally to the left by throwing the o erating lever 41 one'strole to the left.

is movement of-'said lever A41 also causes the winding shaft38, the second mentioned frame 36 and the gear mechanism to be thrown from their normal position, resulting in the cone 30being thrown intoclutch with the driven clutch member 28"- locking the gear mechanism" to the-d ...shaft 2.5,l and, owing to thehoperg' of the drive shaft 25,` the spring 44 .will-'be conse -uently wound .upon the wind' 38.

rive i thereby i hen the mechanism is thus t rown to wind the spring 44, the teeth'48 of onewf'of or the otherof. the upper and lower 49 and-50 ivoted at '51 in`fthel bracket ..52

secured to t e arm 53 and `which are-,sprin' pressed by the springs 54 engagethe'ftee of the ratchet`55-on. thegwindin .shaft 38 between the'bars 10 and 12 of the rame C. to

reventbackward movement .of theshaft .38 uring the time the spring isbeing -woun or after' it has been-wound'until it' is desired to use the ener stored bythe sprin to st-art\the motor. he teeth of one w litre' preferably arranged alternately with) respect to the teeth'of the other pawl, so that if the teeth` of one pawl should fail to enter between the teeth of theratchet 55,'the

teeth of the other pawl would be 'soi disposed' as to positively enter between the teeth ,of said ratchet to prevent backward turning of the winding shaft. Arm 53 lis formed with and sides with bearing 23. (See 4 and 6.) When the spring 44 jhas been wound, the clutch D is-automatically thrown out of operation torelease the gear mechai nism from thev drive shaft so that continued operation of thelatter net continuer'to gear mechanism to bethrown to the right,

when the driving mechanism E w11 cone 29 of the clutch be thrown into coperl'n.tive relation with the driven clutch member 2'7 of the clutch mechanism E to bind the gear mechanism to the drive shaft 25 and cause a rapid unwinding of the spring 44 to start the motor.

To effect the aforesaid automatic shifting of the secondary frame and gear mechanism to? their normal intermediate position, I pro- -vl'de `the`0resaid slidable bearings 20, 23

and 24. These bearings will remain no rmally in their initial positions, that is, at the inner end of their respective guide slots,

- unless the spring 44 be wound beyond a cer,-

' anism D, -releasing the latter automatically tain degree of tension. When said spring 44 has reached its normal highest' tension, the

driving cone 30 will se arate' from" the drivenclutch member 28 o the clutch mechfrom the driveshaft and resulting in the slidable bearings 20, 23 and 24, the winding shaft 38, "and consequently, the secondary 4frame 36 and gear mechanism F being I pulled automatically to their normal position, incident to the pull exerted upon the winding shaft by the spring 44, and by reason of which the tension of the `spring 44 is released automatically riory to lts reaching;r

owever, before the a breaking stress. h aforesaid elements are thus shifted automatically, the spring 44 must reach such a tens`1on as to overcome the tension of thespring pressedl awls and 56 pivotally mounted at 57 a n 58, res cti'vely, in the channels of theI aforesaid si( e sections 15 and 16 ofthe intermediate b'ar 12of` the frame (l. The outward movement of each Abearing 26,23

and24 is limited by a-stop a projecting into ars 10, 11 and end beveled, as indicated at59 for engagement normally withthebeveled 'shoulders 60 '.on'-` the slidable bearing 20, so that when movement, ofnsaid bearinggis resisted by these pawls 55 and l56,`because of the fact that these pawls arebearing against the said beveled shoulders 60. Thus the spring v44 must reach such a tension as to overcome theI frictional resistance offered by these-pawls 55 and56 before theslidable bearin 2() can move from its normal positionat t e inner end of its guide 19 to that position shown in Fig. 7, wherein it will be seen that the winding shaft 38 has' been moved to its normal intermediate position, although. the main frame -C has remained toward the left where it has been movedI by the hand operated lever 41.in a manner hereinbeforeexplained.- -There is a spring 61 mounted in the guide-slot 19 upon the studs force the bearing 20 back to the inner end of the slot 19 of the intermediate bar 12, after the clutch mechanism D has been separated until the energy of the wound spring 44 has been spent incident to an unwinding of the spring 44 in the manner hereinbefore explained, because of another set 64 and 65 pivoted in alinement .with t-he aforesaid'pawls 55 and 56 in said channels of the side sections of the intermediate bar 12 and which have their free beveled ends 66 and 67, respectively, bearing against the beveled shoulders 68 and 69, respectively, of the slidable bearing 20. This second set of 'pawls 64-and 65however, are smaller' than the pawlsl 55 and 56 and have not the resistance -against the return movement of the bearing 20, against the action of the spring 61 as has the'resistance of the pawls 55 and 56 against outward movementof the bear? ing 20.- 'Hence, While -the tension of the spring 44 may be suicient when completely wound to effecten automatic release of. the clutch'D for the purpose-already stated, the

'spring 61 hasnot such strength vas to act againstA .the spring-44 until the latter has lost its tension. y y

l-f preferred, II may have only. the 'single slidable bearing 20, and may dispense with the slidable vhearings .23. and 24, using'onlythe one bar 12, but general-ly, the complete frame'Cfand its three ba'rs and three beam ings are preferred because of a more-sub.- stantial mounting for the windingshaft 38. Further, although] may use all three of the slidable bearings, I may provide only o ne of vthem with the aforesaid resistingmeansncluding the pivoted pawls 55', 56, 64 and A65 and their adjuncti've parts. However, in the 4accompanying drawings, I disclose this' r'e- .s-isting means associated with both bearings vin the position of pawls' '62 and 63 possessing such strength as to not 20 and 24, andnotv'associated with the 'hearn "ing 23, althoughllthe same may bel used in connection with the latter, if desired, the springs (lheing mounted forcoperation with each bearing.

` When the energy of the spring to be utilized to start the motor, that is, when thc mechanism is thrown to present the driving lcone 29t0 operative position vwith relation tothe driven clutch member 27, by shifting` the longitudinally movable frame, through the instrumentality of a single stroke of the operatingr lever 41 toward the ri h t to'the dotted line position she-wn in 1g. 1, the operation of the clutch mechanism E will bind the mechanism to the drive shaft and e'ect a quick starting of the motor incident to the unwinding of' the sprin 44 which will effect a rapid rotation of t e Winding shaft 38 to unwind the spring. As the main frame C is thus shifted to .the right,'and when the clutch faces 27 and 29 a'lneet for i ration, the pawls 49 and 50 contact witliethe headed end 70 of the arm 'Hiitted in the upper end of the standard B to dis- -engage said pawls from the teeth. of the ratchet 55"- to permit of rotation of the l windingshaft 38 to unwind the springdt.

v`After the sp ring has beenmunwoundhit'has lost its tension, and is not pulling upon the winding shaft. The springs 61 then overceme the frictional resistance of the lighter pawls 64 and 65 and force the bearings and consequently the winding shaft and the gear 'mechanism -back automatically to their nor- "mal intermediate position wlthout shifting the longitudinally movable frame C, suc

operation throwing theclutch mechanism E out of operation automatically.

The modified form of 'nvention'illustrated y in Fig. 8 is the same 'as the preferred form of device, except thatI eliminate the second mentioned frame 36 and the clutclimecli` 1 anism D and E, and have the intermediate .72 movable with the drive shaft 38 into i interchangeable enga ment with the gears erstood. l what isf claimed is 73 and 74 keyed on' e drive "shaft Q5. .The

only other dlierence between the two stilicv tures resides in securin the arms 7 5 and'fl; lto the main frame C fr lsliding movement through the bearings 5 of the standards A and B. As these 'are the only differences between'the two devices, the operation ofthe -modiied form of invention will be readily ,1; -In an engine starting device, thev combination with a drive shaft, a gear mechanism slidable upon the drive shaft andv vcarrying at opposite sides a driving member of a clutch mechanism, two independent driven clutch -members on the drive .shaft for cooperation withthe respective aforesaid drivmg members ofthe clutch mechanisms, a.'

sprin means whereby the gear mechanism may l shifted u on the drive shaft to present one 'of the riving members of onevofg, the clutch mechanisms to the corresponding driven clutch member to eiiect a winding o means for automatically throwsaid spr' saidurihitch mechanism out of operation an shifting the gear mechanism to a o; intermediatethe aforesaid driven me r. of said clutch mechanisms; said shi mechanism 1n t e opposite direction `means being o rable to throw the gear 66 l to nesent the other driving member of the 051er clutch mechanism to the correspond drivenmember 6o eiect an unwindingu said s ring, and means to automatically`70 shift t `e gear mechanism out of coperative relation with said second clutch mechanism to a point intermediate said driven members vof theclutch mechanisms after the spring has been unwound.

including a driving clutch member for en gagementv with one of theaforesaid driven the clutch members to eiect a lv'vindin of said l when the spring has been unwound.

engines,- the 3. In a startingdevice forl combination with a drive'shaft, a movable 'springhmeans to eiect a release of t e windl frame,aspring-having connection with the frame', a gear"mechanism.betweenl thai-frame 'and-"said shaft," means whereby', the frame may be moved' in one direction, a .clutch mechanism thrown into operation uponsaid movement oft-thel frame to'. connect the i" mechanism and the drive shaft eiect a winding of said spring means to ejfy feet an automatic release o *,sa'dclutchniechanism'yto disconnect the gear mechanism from the shaft when the spring' Y `c utch reached a certain' tension, fa' second mechanism thrown ntO-:g frame is again movedt,

an unwinding of said s ringfandneanr. effect automatiere of the secdii Aclutch mechanism'to .disconnect the geflnclilsm from u me driving shaft when ai springkussen unwomd. w. t 4. nasi-.ming evier; or site! combination with frame, ser mechanism heaven: and saidl shaft,"mea`ns v u mayhbemoved inonev 'l mec anis'mgthrown into operati'l 011.1;

" n bf'oftlie frame toconnec't e mechanism todisconnect the nim the shift. whenv .the ached tension, mi 'l mm1' V:tion the 1- and" the' winding, .Shift v v aiwmding of said spring, means to Aect an automatic release of said4 clutch' and the frame.-

. bination with a drive shaft, a gear mechanism upon the drive shaft, a longitudinally and Connected with said gear mechanism, all of the gears of the gearmechanism being v nection'with the second mentioned slidably/mounted upon the drive shaft, a

of said driven clutch members to effect an lhas been unwound and tashift the second .frame and the-gear mechanism' to a point 'bination with a drive shaft, a ear mecha- ,tioned frame, a gearv mechanism slidably members and shift the second frame and spring reaches a certain tension, said 'means crutch mechanism thrown into operation l when the frame is again moved to effect an unwinding 'of said spring.

5.' In an engine starting device, the comnism upon the drive shaft, a sli able frame mounted for longitudinal movement, a shaft carried by the frame and connected with said gear mechanism, and a spring havin connection with the second mentionedy sha t '6. In an engine starting device, the comslidable'frame, a shaft carried lby the frame constantly inmesh a spring havin connection with the second mentioned s aft and the frame, and means for shifting the gear mechanism independently of the movement of said frame.

, 7. In an engine starting device, the combination with a drive shaft, a slidable frame, a second 'frame connected to the first ,men-

mounted upon the drive shaft within Ithe second mentioned vframe, a shaftextendin through both frames and connected to sai gear mechanism, and a spring havin coni sha t and one of the frames.A

8. In an engine starting device, the com bnation with a drive shaft, spaced driven l members ofa clutch mechanism upon'. the drive shaft,"a slidable frame, a second frame gear mechanism'mounted within-the second rame and having driving clutch 'members for coperation with .the aforesaid driven both frames and connected to the gear nec auism, a spring having connection with the second mentioned shaft and the first mentioned frame, means' whereby both frames muy`.be moved in on'e direction and one of the driving clutch members thrown into cooperationwith one of the driven members to effect u winding of' said spring, means to automatically release said coperating clutch gear mechanism to a point intermediate the aforesaid driven clutch members when saidor moving said frames being movable toV throw the 'other of said' driving clutch members into cooperative relation with the other unwindin .of the spring, andV means to automatical y release the second mentioned eooperating clixtelrmembers `when the spring intermediate said driven clutch members when the spring is unwound'.

. and arranged to permit of movement of said ond shaft journaled through said frames, y a geur mechanism between said shafts, and means to automatically shift said Asecond 'y frame and the ear mechanism in either di- 9. In an engine starting device, the com'- bi'nation with a drive shaft, spaced driven members of a clutch mechanismupon the drive shaft, a slidable frame, a second frame slidably mounted upon the driven shaft,a ear mechanism mounted within the second frame and having driving clutch members' for cooperation with the aforesaid driven clutch members, a shaft 'ournaled throu h both frames and connecte to the gear mec anism, a spring havin connection with the second mentioned sha and the first mentioned frame, means whereby both frames may be moved in one direction and one of the driving clutch members thrown into co operation with one of the driven' clutch members to effect a winding of said spring, means to automatically release said copernting clutch members and shift the second frame and ea'r mechanism to a point in termediate tie aforesaid driven clutch meinbers when said spring reaches a certain tension, said means for moving said frames ing movable to throw the otherv of said drive ing clutch members into coperative relation with the other of said .driven clutch members to effect an unwind' of spring, and means -to automatica y release the second ymentioned coperating clutch members when the spri has been -unwound and to shift the second ame and thev mechanism to a oint intermediate driven clutch mem ers when the vs ring' is unwound, said .movements of'sai second mentioned frame and ar mechanism being made independently ofthe movement ofthe first mentioned frame. f-

lO. An engine starting device comprising standards, a e mounted for sliding movement. in the standards, a second frame, a shaft journaled through both frames and movable "therewith, and means constructed shaftand the second mentioned frame longitudinally of the first mentioned frame in pendently of the movement of the latter, anda'spring operable by said shaft.v V

11. In an'engine starting device, theoombination with a longitudinall movable frnme,a second frame, a drive siaft, a, sec'- rection and in ependently of the'movement of said first frame. ,A l2. In an engine startin device, the combination wit-h a driveaft, a movable frame, i1 second frame dis osed beneath the aforesaid'frame and mova le therewith, con- 125 nections between the second frame and tl't drive shaft, a windin shaft -ournaled through both frames an connect with the connections between the second frameand the -drive shaft, means whereby said frames 130 vvso and the second mentioned shaft may be moved together, and means whereby the second mentioned frame and the second inentioned shaft may 'be moved independently of the movement of the first frame.

13. In an engine startingl device, the com- 'bination with a drive s frame, a second frame disposed beneath the first frame and movable therewith, connections between the second frame and the drive shaft', al winding shaft journaled through bothframes and connected with the connections between the second frame and the drive shaft, means whereby said frames and the second mentioned shaftmay be moved together, 'and means whereby the second mentioned frame and Isecond` inentioned shaft ma be 'moved automatically and independent y of the movement of the first frame.

14. In an engine starting device, the cornbination with a longitudinally "movable f'rame, -a second. movable frame, a drive shaft, a ear mechanism between the drive shaft an the second frame, a .second shaft Lournaled through both frames, a spring aving connection with the second shaft, a

clutch mechanism thrown into operation winding of said spring, means to automatically release 'the clutch mechanism and said second. frame and the second shaft and "also the gear mechanismindependently' of movement of the first frame, a`

lclutch mechanism o ablewhen'fthe first mentioned-movable e i's, .other position to eiect an of said s ring', and means toautoingtodly t e second clutch mechaninilnd shift the gear mechanism ind Vpendently of the move- 'ment'of the first frame; f 15. In anengine starting device,

4 5 shaft rotatably mounted in .the su means,- 'a' frame, a shaft journaledzi u the vframe 'and disposed at a right anglethe drive shaft, a gear on saidseeond gears carried by said vframe and slidably mounted-on said drivleshaft all of said constantly mesh, and clutch mechanisms for effecting a rotative connection' of the frame gears upon the drive shaft.

16. In an engine starting device, the combination with a drive shaft, fa frame slid-l ably mounted upon the drive shaft, gear-sf looly mounted upon the drive shaft within saidf frame a second- I shaft 'ournale'd through said frame, a gear ont e second shaft constantly in mesh with the aforesaid gears, spaced clutch memberson the drive shaft between which members the aforesaid frame and gears `are normally disposed, and clutch. members carried by the first-menaft a movable upon movement of said frames to effect a 'second frame ,and the the bination vwith a supporting means, a (h givel ndrive shaft and tioned gears for cojperation with the first mentioned clutch m'mbers alternately to effect a binding engagement of the. first inlertioned gears'alternately with the drive s a t. 17. In'an engine starting device, the combination with a supporting means, a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the'supporting means, a frame slidably mounted upon the drive shaft and provided with arms slidably mounted in the support.' means, ars loosely mounted upon the drive shaft withinsaid frame, a shaft disposed at a right angleto 'thedrive4 shaft and journaled through said frame, a gear fixed-onthe second shaft vfor mesh constantly with the aforesaid gears; an energy"storing1 means having conneet-ion with the Second shaft, and mean: constructedand arranged to effect a shifting of the frame upon the drive shaft to 'causrotation of the second shaft tooperate.

said energy storing means.

18. In an enginestarting device, vthe combination vwith a supporting means, a drive shaft rotatably mounted in'A the supporting means, a frame' slidabl lmounted upon the rovided 4.with arms slidably mounted in t e .supporting means, gears loosely mounted upon the drive shaft within said frame, a shaft disposed at a right angle tothe drive shaft and journaledthrough said frame, a gear fixed on the second shs't for mesh constantly with the aforesaid gears, anener storing sprin having connectjon with e second shaf and means constructed and-arranged tov effect 4a shifting-of the iframe upon the drive shaft to cause rotation of the second shaft to operfate'said-energy storing spring.

19. .'In anengine starting device, 'the com- 105 'binatifonI with a drive shaft, a slidable frame,

a second frame connected to the first mentioned frame, a gearmechanism slidably mounted upon the drivev shaft within the second4 mentioned frame, a shaft extendin through both frames and conn`ected to sai .gear mechanism, and "an ener storia means having c'onnection with 't e secon mentioned shaft. Y

20. In ai! engine starting'device', the com- 115 binaton with a drive shaft,'a slidable frame, a-second framel connected tey the first mentioned frame, a lgear mechanism slidably mounted upon thev drive-shaft within the.

second mentioned frame, a shaftv extending through both-frames 4and connected to`sai gearmechanism,` and a spring having-.connection with the second mentioned shaft.v

21. In an engine starting device, the combination with a drive shaft, a movable frame, a second. frame connected to the first .mentioned frame and'movable'with and independently thereof, a gear mechanism carried by the second mentioned frame, an energy storing means operable 'by the gear 130' mechanism,l and means for operating the geailmeeh/anism to alternately wind and lm- Wi'd the energy storing means.

22. [n an engine starting device, the combination with a drive shaft, gears loosely end slidably mounted upon the drive shaft,

'a frameupon thedrive shaft in which said gears are slidabiy mounted, a shaft jonrnaled in said-frame, a gear fixed on the seeond shaft .and interposed between and in .constant engagement with the aforesaid gears, and means for shifting said frame,

:"tli'e'shft journaled therein and said gears longitndlrialiy of the drive shaft.

23, In af'n engine starting` device, the combination with a drive shaft, gears loosely and sl-idably mounted upon the drive shaft,

` a frame upon the drive shaft in which said for effecting a binding of the first men tioned gears to the drive shaft alternately.

:24. In a starting device, the combination with a frame, acountershaft, clutch mechanisms, a gear mechanism havingoperative connect-ion with the eountersha-ft and whose gears are constantly in mesh, an ener storing spring having,r connection with tie Said frame and the counter shaft, means operable to throw one of said clutch mechanisms into operation and thereby effect a Winding ot' the spring to store the energy, the distance between the ends of the spring being decreased upon the spring reaching a certain tension and thereby throwing said operatin clutch mechanism out of o erationva-nd e fecting a discontinuance o the winding of the spring. v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses..

JOHN WILLI AM TUDOR.

`Vltnesses J. H. SIGGERS, E. S. DALToN.

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