US977084A

US977084A - Auto-organ.

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Publication number: US977084A
Application number: US52563609A
Authority: US
Inventors: James Ross England
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-11-01
Filing date: 1909-11-01
Publication date: 1910-11-29
Anticipated expiration: 1927-11-29

Description

J. R. ENGLAND.

AUTO ORGAN.

APPLIOATION rum Nov. 1, 1909.

977,084. Patented Nov.29,191o;

James?. England,

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JAMES ROSS ENGLAND, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

AUTO-enden.

Speeeation of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application filed November l, 1909. Serial No. 525,636.

1 or other vehicles or to windmills or to any other suitable driving mechanism and to provide organs which will be inexpensive and which will furnish pleasure and amusement.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile with the improved organ mounted thereon anc geared to one of the wheels thereof. F ig. 2 is a. side elevation of the organ, illustrating the driving gear. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the organ showing the arrangement for operating the music roll. Fig. el a transverse brolren section, illustrating the reed cells, Fig. 5 is a section of a music roll.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

rlhis invention .is provided with a casing 1 for the bellows 2 and connected to th 1 casing 1 is a casing 3 for the music roll. rlhe bellows shown is for creating a blast through the reeds and the horns connected to the reed cells. The blast passes from the bellows 2 to an air compressor casing el. From the casing l the air passes by a pipe 5 to the air vent casing 6. rlhe air passes from the casing 6 between two rollers T and 8. The rollers 7 and 8 consist of shafts t) and 10 and rubber coverings 11. The shafts f) and 10 are driven by wheels 1Q and 15%. The wheel 12 is driven by the shaft 141 and this shaft is driven by the wheel 15. The wheel 15 is driven by the belt 1G, which belt is driven by the wheel 17. A roll holder 1S presses on the music roll 19 as this music roll passes under the holder 1S. The holder 1S is connected to the box 2O by flexible pipes 21, the holder 18 having suitable ducts for the passage of drafts which come through the inusic roll 19. rEhe drafts are delivered through flexible pipes 21 to the resonance compartment 2Q.. From the resonance compartment 29. the drafts pass through or by reeds 24 into reed cells 25. From the reed cells 25 the vibrations pass through horns 2G, which horns are to be made of suitable metal, preferably of spun brass. The horns may be made any suitable size and it is preferable when the horns are attached to a moving body, as a vehicle, to bend the horns backward, as shown in Fig. l. 'lfhe horns 26 are to be graduated in size, corresponding to the graduated reeds. The gear whe-el l? in the illustrations is attached to the wheel 27 of the automobile.

The power is transmitted to the bellows from wheel 15 by means of a pitman 9.8. The music roll 19 is driven by the drums 7 and 8, the drums 7 and 8 being driven by power transmitted from wheel 15 by the belt 9.9. The drum pushes the roll under the iolder 18 and the drum 8 pulls the roll at the same time, thus causing continual movement of the music roll 19. lhen a roll is to be changed the holder 18 may be raised and the music roll in use be removed and another roll inserted in its place.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. in auto-organ comprising a bellows and a casing therefor, a music roll casing connected to said bellows casing, a compressed air casing connected with and having communication with said bellows casing, an air vent casing mounted in said music roll casing, a pipe connecting said compressed air casing and said air vent casing, music roll rollers mounted on each side of the discharge opening of said air vent casing, a music roll holder bearing yieldingly on. a music roll passing over said rollers and provided with ducts therethrough, reeds and cells therefor, flexible pipes connecting said reed cells and said music roll holder and forming av communication with said reeds and the music roll passing under said holder, and horns operatively connected to said reed cells.

2. An auto-organ having a music roll casing, an air vent chamber mounted in said music roll casing and provided with a discharge opening, means for supplying air to said air vent chamber, music roll rollers mounted on each side of said discharge opening, a

music roll holder hearing yieldingly on a music roll passing over said rollers7 a resonance chamber, iiexible pipes forming a communication from the music roll through said holder to said resonance chamber, reeds in operative relation with said resonance chamber, reed cells in communication with said reeds7 and horns connected with said' reed cells.

3. An auto-organ having an air vent chamber provided with a discharge opening, means for supplying air to said chamber, roll rollers forming the edges of said opening, a roll holder haring ducts therethrough and bearing yieldingly on a music roll passing over said rollers. a resonance chamber, means for conveying drafts from said holder to said resonance chamber, reeds and cells therefor in said resonance chamber7 and graduated horns connected with said reeds.

el. An auto-organ having an airvent chamber provided with a discharge opening, roll rollers having yielding surfaces and forming the edges of said opening7 means for supplying air to said chamber, a roll holder bearing yieldingly on a music roll passing over said rollers. reeds and cells therefor in communication with said roll holder, said holder having ducts for the passage of drafts from the music roll, and graduated horns in communication with said reed cells.

5. An auto-organ having an air Yent chamber provided with a discharge opening` roll rollers haring yielding surfaces and formingthe edges of said opening, means for supplying air to said chamber, a roll holder hearing yicldingly on a music roll. passing` over said rollers, reeds and cells therefor in communication with said roll holder, said holder having ducts for the passage of drafts from the music roll, graduated horns in communication with said reed cells7 a Wheeled Yehicle carrying said organ, and gearing actuated by the wheels of the vehicle for driving said music roll rollers.

ln testimony whereof, l set` my hand in the presence of two Witnesses7 this 12th da)v of Qct. 1909.

JAMES ROSS ENGLAND. lYitnesses:

L. T. hsla'rrrns, D. K. GOLD.