US1162764A - Gearing. - Google Patents

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W. H. GEORGE.

GEARING. APPLICATION FLED JULY l. 1914. Llf., Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l. 1914.

' Patented Dee. 7, 1915.`

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WILLIAM H. GEoEeE, oE FAIRFIELD, IowajAssIeNoE. To THE :DEXTER COMPANY, A.

CORPORATION DF IOWA. V

GEARING.

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Specicationof Letters Patent. I Patentd Dogon. 1, 1915.

lApplication"filed J'ulyul, 1914. Serial No. 848,376.

- Be .it known that I, WILLIAM II.' GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, and. a resident of Fairfield, in the county of Jefferson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description` thereof,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a par-t of this specification.

This invention relates to `improvements in gearin primarily intended for the operation of a wringer in connection with the operating shafts of power driven washin machines of the dolly or agitator type an consists of the matters hereinafter described and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The advantages of the improved gearing willappear as Iproceed with my specication.

what is known to thetrade as a bench washer and in the case of the particular ma.

chine illustrated, there are provided two washing machines arranged side by sidel L the tub of one Washing machine into the tub of the other washing machine. 'In addition, the wringer is arranged to befswun'g from a position intermediate the tubs into positions for wringing from one or the other of the washing` machine tubs into a basket or other receptacle supported on a platform hinged to the main bench which supports the said Washing'machines.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a to plan View of a bench Washer provided wlth my improved gearing.` "Fig, 2 is a partial vertical section through the same on an enlarged scale in a plane indicated'by the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Y

Referring now to that embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, l0 indicates a bench adapted to" support two washing vmachine tubs arranged side by side, to which bench is attached at one side a hinged platform 11 that may be raised The gearing is shown hereinapplied to` into la horizontal` position adjacentr to the bench. Said platform is provided with folding legs 11a, 11a which may be swung down to support it in horizontal position when it is desired tognse said platform to support a basket or additional tubs.

12,12 indicate washing-machine tubs of a familiar construction, each having a' hinged lid 18 to which is connected the usual depending dolly shafts 14, 14.

15, 15 indicates pinions fixed to the tops of said dolly shafts, and 1.6, 16, large horizontal gears engage With said pinions and rotatively mounted on'the hinged lid of the washing machine tubs. A. 17, 17 indicate alined reciprocating rackV bars operatively engaged with the said gears 16, 16. Each vrack bar 17 is mounted on a rod 18 attachedto a bracket plate 1 9 which is secured to the fixed top of thefassociated The dolly shafts Tof the two tubs are driven by means of a common large gear 20 which is journaled, as shown, on a plate 21 made integral with and-'connecting the two bracket plates 19,19. Said plate 21 is rigidly connectedto the side walls of both of the tubs 12, 12, so as to hold it rigidly in position. The two rods 18 which support the reciprocating rack bars are arranged in a line parallel to the axes of the hinges of the lids 13, 13 of the two tubs, and the large gear20 is located in a vertical plane extend'- ing parallel to said rods. Links 22, 22 operatively connect said largefgear with the two reciprocating rack ybars 17, 17. `The large gear 20 is driven by' a pinion 23 formed on the hub of a pulley v24 thatv is mounted on a suitable stud fixed to the' side of the plate 21. The pulley 24 maybe driven from\any suitable source of power, .preferably `a small electric motor which may be carried by the bench on which the tubs 12, 12 are mounted. Manifestly, the continuous rotation ofthe pulley 24;will`.,im

part an alternating, rotary movement to each of the dolly shafts 14.

25 indicates a wringer of familiar ,construction located in a vertical'plane :intermediate the two tubs 12, 12. Said wringer is rigidly connected toa casing 26 which is rotatively mounted on thetop of a board 27 i extending between and attached to the two tubs of the washing machines. The vcasing -26 has a base plate 28 which has rotative l bearing on a complementary plate 29 fixed driven pulley 24 and the large gear 2 0 hereinbefore referred to. The casing 26 is provided witli a socket ,30 to receive a pin 31 that isy adapted to engage in suitable apertures 31a, 31h, 31c to lock the casing against horizontal, swinging movement. The apertures 31a, 31", 31care so arranged that they `will correspond to positions of the casing when the wringer is located in a vertical plane between the two washing machine tubs and when it is located in a vertical plane between one or the other of said tubs and a basket or tub located on the platform 11 when said platform is in raised position.

In the casing 26 is mounted an upright shaft 32 which extends downwardly through the board 27 and is provided at its lower end with a beveledgear 33.

y 34 indicates a U-shaped frame attached to the bottom of the board 27 and inclosing a gear 33 and also providing. bearing for one end of a horizontal shaft 35 located below the b oard 27 and the wringer 25 when in its intermediate position. The-other end of said shaft 35 has bearingin the plate 21. On the hub of the gear 20 is fixed a pinion 3.6 which operatively engages a gear 37 on the end of the shaft 35 adjacent to the gear 20. The other end of the shaft 35 is provided with a beveled gear 38 which engages the beveled lgear 33 on the upright shaft 32.

At the upper end of the shaft 32 is fixed a beveled gear 39 which engages reverse gears 40, 41 of familiar construction that are loosely mounted on a horizontal shaft 42 which is the operating 'shaft of the wringer.

43 indicates a clutch member feathered to the shaft 42 and adapted for operatively connecting the one or the other of the gears 440, 41 to said shaft 42.-

.44 indicates a controlling arm or lever pivoted to the casing 26 and adapted to operatethe clutch member 43 to bring it into position for operative engagement with either of thereverse gears 40, 41.0r into an intermediate, inoperative position, as indicated by the. dotted lines. Any convenient means may be provided for locking the controlling lever 44 in either of its three posithe arcuate arm 44. Manifestly, the reverse gears 40, 41 will -be operated no mat-ter into what position the wringer is swung so that the wringer may be driven in either direction in any position which itvmay occupy.

T he construction described is very convement 1n that it provides a simple and efii- `c1ent gearing for operating two washing machines from the same source of power, and at the same time for operating a wringer capable of coperating with the washing maf chines, as when used between the two wash` ing machines themselves, or when used be-- tween either of the washing machines and another receptacle.

I claim as my invention:

A1. In a gearing of the class described, in combination with ja main support, two horizontal supplemental supports hinged to said main support to swing about parallel axes, upright, alternating, rotary operating shafts carried bysaid supplemental supports, reciprocatiiig rack bars carried by said main support adapted for driving said upright shafts, a common power driven gear located intermediate said supplemental supports in a vertical plane, pitman rods operatively connecting said power driven gear with said rack bars,.a horizontal operating shaft rotatable in either direction and located intermediate Said upright operating shafts, a third supplemental support carrying said horizontal operating shaft and mounted on said main support to swing in a horizontal plane, means for locking said third supplemental support in predetermined horizontal positions, a horizontal drive shaft for said third operating shaft driven from said power driven gear and mounted on said main support, means intermediate said horizontal drive shaft and said third operating shaft for continuously driving the same in either direction including reverse gearing, and an arm for controlling said reverse gearing.

2. In a gearing of the class described, in combination with a main support, two horizontal supplemental supports hinged to said main support to swing about horizontal alined axes, upright alternating rotary operating shafts carried by said supplemental supports, reciprocating rack bars carried by said main support adapted for driving said upright shafts and to be operatively disconnected from said upright shafts when said supplemental supports are raised, a common power driven gear located intermediate said supplemental supports in a vertical plane parallel to the hinged axes of said supplemental supports,r4 pitman rods operatively connecting said power driven gear with said rack bars, a horizontal operating shaft rotatable in either direction andlocated intermediate said upright operating shafts, a third supplemental support carrying said horizontal operating shaft and mounted on said main support to swing in a horizontal plane, means for locking said supplemental support in predetermined horizontal posi tions, a horizontal drive shaft for said third operating shaft driven from said power driven gear and mounted on said main support, an upright intermediate shaft operatively connected with said horizontal drive shaft with its axis co-aXial With the axis about which said third supplemental support swings, reverse gearing connecting said intermediate shaft with said horizontal operating shaft, and means for operatively connecting or disconnecting said reverse gearing with said operating Shaft.

In testimony that I claim the 'foregoing as my invention aix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses, this third day of 1o June A. D. 1914.

WLLIAM H. GEORGE.

Witnesses:

R. D.v HUNT, JAS. M. HAMMON.

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