US1079460A - Mechanical movement for washing-machines. - Google Patents

Description

S. T. WHITE.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.10, 1913. 1,079,460.

' Patented NOV. 25, 1913.

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S. T. WHITE.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT FOR WASHING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED MAR.10, 1913.

1,079,460, Patented Nbv. 25, 1913.

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S. T. WHITE. MECHANICAL MOVEMENT roa WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-10, 1913.

' Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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s. T. WHITE.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1913.

1,079,460. Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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SAMUEL T. WHITE, or DAVENPORT, IOWA.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT FOR WASHTNG-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters iatent.

Application filed March 10, 1913. Serial No. 753,327.

T 0 all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. WHITE, a- 2 citizen of the United States, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful 1mi rovements in Mechanical Movements for ashing-Machines, of which the following; is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to laundry machinery for domestic uses, and particularly to the combination of a washing machine% consisting of a tub with a rotary 'reciprocable dolly inside of the same, a wringer, and a bench upon which said Washing machine and wringer are mounted.

The prime object of my invention is to; provide a combination of the above men-i tioned laundry contrivances in which the;

.wringer is mounted on a traveling frame? that can be moved into a position next the tub of the washing machine when it is .deg sired to wring clothes directly into orfrom; said tub, or can be moved into any position between the tub and the farthest end of the bench upon which said tub is mounted.

Another object of my invention is to actuate the washing machine by a longitudinally disposed master-shaft located belowthe bench and is to actuate said Wringer by the same master-shaft that actuates the washing machine regardless of the position the wringer may be in.

A further object thereof is to provide a clutch mechanism that will enable the operator to impart the movement of the master-shaft to or disengage the same from the shaft actuating the wringer, whenever desired, and also to provide a suitable clutch mechanism for controlling the operation of the washing machine whenever desired.

A further object of my invent-ion is to provide for a suitable elongation of the bench upon which the tub of the washing machine and wringer are mounted so that it may accommodate other receptacles for the reception of the wash whenever desired.

These and other objects I accomplish by the means hereinafter fully described, and

as particularly pointed out-in the claims.

In th drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is. a transverse vertical section thereof taken on dotted line 2, 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on dotted line 3, 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on dotted. line 4:, 4:, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse horizontal section taken just below the plane of the top of the bench.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a bench which is, preferably, of a width corresponding to the diameter of the washing machine tub B mounted upon one end 2 thereof, and is of a length sufficient to accommodate and support two more tubs arranged with the Washing machine tub in tandem. This bench is supported by four legs, one at each corner, and at the end opposite the washing machine tub it is provided with a slide or extension C, comprising two parallel wooden strips or reaches which are longitudinally adjustable in or out of slides secured to the underside of the top of the bench, and have their outer ends connected by a cross-bar, substantially as shown. When this extension is drawn out, a basket or tub can be seated thereon, or it Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

can be shoved back until the cross-bar C comes in contact with the end of'the bench, in which position it will be entirely out of the way.

The washing machine which I prefer to use in conjunction with my improved laundry machine is fully illustrated and described in application for Letters Patent of the United States, filed by me February 8, 1912, and numbered 676,178. The peculiarity of this patented washing machine is that the dolly or agitator is mounted upon a rotary reciprocable shaft D that extends up through the bottom of the tub, and through a tubular casing 03 which latter passes through and is thoroughly secured to the bot-tom of the tub in such manner as to prevent leakage. The dolly-shaft D extends beyond the upper end of the casing d, and has a sleeve E attached thereto that skirts point within a few inches of the bottom of the tub, and the dolly e is splined to this sleeve so as to be capable of a vertical movement thereon, but so as to revolve therewith. The lower end of the shaft D extends below the lower end of the casing, which latter, below the bottom of-the tub, passes through and is secured by means of a suitable nut mounted thereon below an alining boss depending down from the screw-plate f of a racket or hanger F that is secured to and hangs down from the bottom of the tub. This hanger has an L-shaped arm G that depends down from screw-plate f at a point in the same transverse plane as shaft D, and.

the lower extremity of this arm is provided with a bearing-boss in which the lower end or heel of said shaft D is journaled. Just above this last mentioned boss said shaft is providedwith a suitable spur-wheel H, and

this spur-wheel is engaged and actuated by a" transversely reciprocable horizontally disposed rack h, that slides back and forth in a recess h in the contiguous edge of the vertical portion of arm G. The end of rack h opposite the spur-wheelis pivotally secured to the upper end of a link I, the lower end of which latter is pivoted to the extremity ofthe arm of a bracket '5, whose supporting screw-plate is secured to the inner surface ofthe -side-rails of the top of the bench. This link is rocked back and forth by means of a connecting rod K, one end of which ispivoted to the upper end of the link concentric with the center of the pivotal connect-ion between the link and the rack, and the other or opposite end of the connecting-rod is pivotally mounted on a suitable crankpin 7c projectingfrom a comparatively large gear L. Gear L is mounted on the adjacent end of a longitudinally disposed spindle m that is journaled in the bearing-boss n made integral with the vertical portion of a hanger M, and this gearL is driven by a small gear P mounted upon and revoluble with the longitudinally disposed master-shaft N of the machine.

The hanger M is of an inverted irregular D-shape, and the bearings of the spindle m are located at the lower angle of the loop of the D, and the master-sha t is journaled in bearings located at the point where the lower portion of the loop merges into the vertical portion thereof. Of course, the shape of this hanger may be changed, if desired.

The master-shaft is journaled in suitable bearings 0, 0, secured to and depending from the end rails of the top of the bench midway between the sides of the, same, and is driven by a motor or otherwise through the medium of a pulley on its extended end nearest the tub, and between its bearings is, preferably, made square .in cross-section. The drive-gear P is loosely mounted on the master-shaft next the side of the hanger M and is in mesh with the large gear L, and is slidable longitudinally on said shaft, to a limited extent, but not enough to move out of engagement with gear L. The boss 19 of this gear P extends toward the hanger, and is provided with a circumferential groove that is engaged by the upper end of an arm 1' secured to and projecting up from the adjacent end of a transverse rock-shaft R. Rock-shaft R is journaled in the lower end of a hanger M and in the lower end of a suit-able hanger s secured to and depending from the side rail of the top of the bench opposite to that to which the bracket i is secured, and beyond the hanger s the said rock-shaft is bent vertically upward to form a handle. The opposite end of this boss p is provided with serrations P to form one member of a clutch connection between said gear P and the master-shaft, and opposed serrations m are made on the adjacent end of a collar or coupling X secured to and revoluble with said master-shaft. Thus, it will be seen that when the rock-shaft R is rotated in the one direction, and boss 7} is moved into engagement with the coupling X serrations P- and m will be thrown into engagement with each other and through the conjunctive mechanism will actuate the dolly of the washing machine, and when the clutch mechanism is disengaged these serrations will be come disengaged (as shown in Fig. 4) and cause the dolly to stop its work. I secure to the side rail of the bench in the same transverse plane as said rock-shaft R, a suitable contrivance for holding the handle of rock-shaft at the extremes of its movement in one direction or the other, consisting of a suitable plate T secured to the outer surface of the, side rail of the bench, and a flange t projecting outwardly from the lower end thereof in the outer ed e of which there are two niches into one or t e other of which the said handle will enter at the extremes of its movement,

Between the washing machine tub and the opposite end of the bench, angle- iron rails 2, 2, are secured in parallel relation so that their vertical portions overhang and are parallel to the sides of the bench. A traveling-frame, upon which the wringer mechanism is carr1ed,is mounted and adjustable upon these rails. This frame consists of two corresponding standards or uprights 3, 3, that are, preferably, made of wood, and have their lower ends inserted and secured in a rectangular depressed area of the center portion of the outer surface of T-shaped truck-frames 4, 4. The alining arms of these truck-frames are made with inwardly projecting portions that overhang rails 2, and the inner extremities of said arms are, preferably, provided with two parallel vertical webs, between which the suitable wheels 7 that run on rails 2 arejournaled. The lower edge of'the inner oneof these webs depends below that of the other. and constitutes a uard that will prevent .said truck-frames rom moving laterally 0a of the rails. Below the plane of the to of. the bench. the outer web of the ends of t e alining arms of the truck-frames have inwardly projecting flanges 8 that extend toward and come under the overhanging portion ofsaid rails and preventsaid truckframes from being accidentally lifted 01f of the rails.

The lower' ends or feet of the truck-frames are flat and of a flanged construction and are riveted or otherwise secured to a crossbar 9 extending from one side of the machine to the other under the bench. At

.a couple of bearings that are provided with cumferential teeth of a combine flanged bushings 10 having square bores through which the master-shaft extends, and between these hearings said mastershaft has a gear 10 mounted thereon the boss of which engages the flanges of said bushings and prevents longitudinal movement on said shaft. This gear 10 enga es the cirspur and bevel gear 12, which is secured upon a longitudinally reciprocable idle-shaft 14, the ends of which are journaled in bearings 13, 13, depending down from the underside of the plate. At a suitable distance from the combination gear 12, I secure on this idleshaft a bevel-gear 15, the face of which opposes the beveled teeth of the combination gear. Between these gears the lower portion of shaft 14 is seated in a U-sha ed channel 16, which latter at its center 0 length has a downwardly projecting stud that is pivotally seated in a suitable socket or hearing in the adjacent end of a horizontally disposed transverse lever 18. This lever-is fulcrumed at a suitable point on the opposite side of the master-shaft bymeans of a stud 19 projecting upwardly therefrom and journaled in bearings 20 in cross-bar .9 in which it is retainedby, means of a suitable cotterpin or otherwise. The longer arm of this lever extends outwardly beyond the sides of the standard 3, and is engaged by the lowercranked end of a vertical rock-shaft 21.

The lower end of said rock-shaft is jour-- naled in an end extension of the cross-plate,

and its upper end is journaled in a lug projecti'ng outward from a plate 22 secured to the upper end of the standard by means of rivets that pass through the standards and through the vertical web of a flanged corner angle 23. which latter is employed to secure the wooden cross-bar 24. to the upper ends of the standards; Above plate 22, shaft 21 is provided with a suitable handle 25, and

.theboss of the latter prevents shaft 21. from falling down through the lug in which itis journaled. By moving handle 25 in one direction, lever 18 will be moved so that it will shift shaft 14 longitudinally inone direction, and when thehandle 25 ismoved in the opposite direction, shaft 14 will be moved longitudinally in the reverse direction. When the lever 18 is maintained'in a position at right angles to the master-shaft, combination gear 12 and bevel. gear 15 will run free, but when idle-shaft 14, upon which they are mounted, is moved longitudinally, the bevel teeth of the combination gear 12 will engage the adjacent side of an intermediate bevel gear 26, and drive the transverse shaft 27, upon the adjacent end of which it is secured, in one direction, or the bevel gear 15 will engage the opposite side of gear 26 and drive the shaft 27 in the opposite direction.

bosses depending from crossplate 9, and extends out beyond the outer surface of standard 3 on the same side of the machine, where it is provided with a sprocket-wheel 28. suitable chain-belt 29 to asuitable sprocketwheel 30 which latter is securely mounted upon the extended-end of the shaft of one of the rollers of wringer 31.

I do not lay claim to-any novelty of the construction of the wringer, which latter is securely mounted upon the cross-bar 24 connecting-the upperends of the standards.

In operation, it is usual to ut the wash or work in the tub of the was ing machine and thoroughly wash the same through the medium of the rotary reciprocable movement of the dolly. This I. accomplish by throwing the clutch members into engagement with each other by rocking shaftlR in the proper direction. When the clothes are washed, the clutch-members are disengaged, and the cover of the tub is raised. Then lever'18 is rocked so as to impart the motion of the master-shaft to the transverse-shaft 27, and rotate the latter in the direction it is desired to revolve the rollers of the wringer, and then the clothes from the tub are fed between the rollers of the wringer and the ing frame and wringer carried thereby are w Shaft 27 is journaled in suitable bearing This sprocket-wheel is connected by a moved to the side of the-tub of bluing water opposite the tub of rinsing water, on the end of the bench opposite the washing machine, and then the wash is put through the Wringer into a basket or tub supported upon the sliding extension C.

Of course, the method of using the wringer in relation to the washing from the washing machine tub will, in all probability differ according'to the custom of the operator, but it is apparent that the adjustability of the wringer to and from the washing machine tub will be of the utmost convenience, and the providing of a bench upon which this adjustment can take place, which will accommodate several tubs besides the tub of the washing machine, will greatly facilitate and'expedite the laundry work.

VVhat- I claim as new is:

1. A mechanical movement for washing machines comprising a suitable elongated support, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocable driven-shaft journaled near one end thereof, a longitudinally disposed mastershaft having fixed hearings in said support, means for imparting the motion of said master-shaft to said driven-shaft comprising a' gear deriving motion from said mastersh-aft, a rack, a link pivotally connected to andsupporting one end of said rack, and a connecting rod connecting said gear to the link-supported end of said rack.

2. A mechanical movement forwashing "machines comprising a .suitable elongated support, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocable driven-shaft journaled near one end thereof, a longitudinally disposed mastershaft having fixed bearings in said support, means for imparting the motion of said master-shaft to said driven-shaft comprising a gear deriving motion from said mastershaft, clutch mechanism movable longitudinally on said master-shaft and cause the parts of said clutch to cooperate, a rack, a link pivotally connected to and supporting one end of said rack,'and a connecting rod connecting said gear to the link-supported end of said rack.

3. A mechanical movement for washing machines comprising a suitable elongated support, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocable driven-shaft journaled near the end thereof, a longitudinally disposed mastershaft having fixed bearings in said support, means for imparting the motion 0 said master-shaft to said driven-shaft comprising a drive-gear, a driven gear separate therefrom, a clutch mechanism movable longitudinally on said shaft and having an extended boss with a circumferential groove therein, a transverse rock-shaft having a suitable arm that engages said groove and is adapted to move said drive-gear and cause the parts of said clutch mechanism to cooperate, a rack, a link pivotally connected to and supporting one end thereof, and a connecting-rod connecting said gear to the link-supported end of said rack.

4:. A mechanical movementtfpr washing machines comprising a suitable elongated support, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocable driven-shaft journaled near the end thereof, a longitudinally disposed mastershaft having fixed bearings in said support, a clutch member fast on said master-shaft, a drive-pinion loose on said master-shaft having an integral clutch member that is movable into'and out of engagement with the first-mentioned clutch member, a gear meshing with said pinion, a rack, a link pivotally connected to and supporting one end thereof, and a connecting-rod connecting said gear to the link-supported end of said rack.

5. A mechanical movement for washing machines comprising a suitable elongate support, a vertically disposed rotary recip- I rooable driven-shaft journaled near the end thereof, a longitudinally disposed mastershafthaving fixed hearings in said support, a clutch member fast on said master-shaft, a drive-pinion loose on said master-shaft having an integral clutch member that is mov able into and out of engagement with the first-mentioned clutch member and having its boss extended opposite to said clutch with a circumferential groove therein, a transverse rock-shaft having a suitable arm that engages said groove and is adapted to move the pinion and clutch into and out of operative relation with said first-mentioned clutch member, a gear meshing with said pinion, a rack, a link pivotally connected to and supporting oneend thereof, and a connecting rod connecting said gear to the link-supported-end of said rack.

6. A mechanical movement for washing machines comprising a suitable support, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocable driven-shaft carried thereby, a pinion on said shaft, a horizontally disposed mastershaft, a gear deriving motion from said master-shaft, a rack engaging said pinion, a link pivotally connected to and supporting one endof said rack, and a rod transmitting the motion of said gear to said link.

7 A mechanical movement for washing machines comprising a suitable support, a vertically disposed rotary reciprocable driven-shaft carried thereby, a pinion on said shaft, a horizontally disposed mastershaft, a pinion on said master-shaft, a gear meshing with said last-mentioned pinion, a rack engaging said first-mentioned pinion, a link pivotally connected to and supporting one end of said rack, and a rod transmitting the motion of said gear to said link.

8. A mechanical movement for washing machines comprising'a suitable support, a vertically disposed rotary reoiprocable driven-shaft carried thereby, a pinion on said shaft, a horizontally disposed master shaft, a pinion on said master-shaft, a clutch for throwing the same into and out of opera tive relation with said master-shaft, a gear meshing with said last-mentioned pinion, a rack engaging said first-mentioned pinion, a

link pivotally connected to and supporting 10 one end of said rack, and a rod transmitting the motion'of said gear to said link.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of March, 1913.

SAMUEL T. WHITE.

' Witnesses:

CHAs. W. TAPPERT, C. T. BLAKEMORE.

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