US1184083A - Tractor. - Google Patents

Description

V. DIONNE.

` TRAcToR.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 27. I9I4.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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V. DIONNE.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 21, I9I4.

1 ,1 84,083. Patented May 23, 1916.

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Q ATTORNEY .UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

vIoTon DIONNE, vor LODI', CALIFORNIA.

TRACTOR.

Patented May 23, 1916.

' Application fuea July 27, 1914'. serial No. 853,264.

To all whom t may concern j Be it known that I, VICTOR DIoNNE, a subject of Great Britain, residing at Lodi, in the county of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented new useful Improvements in Tractors; and 4I do declare the following to be a clear,- full, and vexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art lto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in tractors and particularly to those ypropelled by explosive motors and to .the means of applyingthe power vto the wheels of said tractor. By means of the method herein set forth, a compact power saving arrangement is obtained thereby producing a machine with the least amo-unt of wear if parts and most economical in operation.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and `inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for whichV it is Y arrangement, as desired.

designed. Y Y Y These objects, I accomplish by Vmeans of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear bya perusal of the following specification and claims. On the drawings, similarv characters of reference indicate: corresponding .parts in the several views.` Y v.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the rear wheel partly broken out. Fig. 2'l is a plan view of the engine and gears as in-y closedv in eachwheel.` Fig. 3 is an elevation from the back showing one wheel broken out in section. Fig. 4- shows .the

draw-head and the mannerk of' hanging the frame to the shaft. Fig, 5 is a side view of one wheel. y

Referring now more particularly .to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 designates thelframe ofthe tractor, the numeral 2 the front wheel thereof and the numeral-3 designates a steering' wheel with a worm and gear, as at 4,-con-f nected to the front wheel 2 by means of ak chain 5 or anyl other suitable steering Turnably mounted upon the rear axle 6 yofthe tractor is the downwardly projecting bracket 7 vwith a hub 8 and a flange portion 9, extending horizontally from the portion 7 is the member 10 forming a supporting means for the motor 11. Integral with the member 10 are the lugs 12 carrying rollers 13 turnably mounted upon pins 14 thereof and at the otherextreme portion are lugs 15 verse motion in the usual common manner. A

Adjacent the lbevel pinion 2O upon the shaft 21 ofthe motor is a friction clutch 22 for throwing the engine in or out of gear.

- To the inside of the tire member 23 of the rear wheels I have fastened the annular internal gear 24 integral with which are supporting spokes 25 and an overlying ringf26 forming a track for the rollers 13 hereinbefore mentioned. The spokes 25 ter- Y minate in a hub 27 elongated as shown to form a suitable bearing for' the axle 6 closed on its end, as at 28. The corresponding gear on the other side of the wheel is made the same except that the spokes 29 thereof terminate in a large annular hub 30 which on its inside periphery is V-shaped, as at 31, and is slidable in the groove formed by the Yflange member 9 of thevbracket 7 and the flange 32. Integral with a hub 33 are arms 34 and 35y connected by. transverse members 36 and 37 formed vas shown in Fig. 4. The ianges 9 and 32 Vare held together-by means of 4bolts39. Y

The frame 1l is suspended from the hub 33 by means of a yoke 38 fastened as shown at 40, by which arrangement a slight rotatable vmovement is permitted upon the,` hub 33. Projecting from the hub 33`are arms 41l above the frame 1 and interposed between said members is a spring 42 through which I have placed a bolt- 43 fastened in the arm 41 and the frame 1. By means of this arrangement I have provided a means 7for compensating for any jerking that may be communicated to the tractor through the arm 35 which I intend to use as a drawhead. This arm will also act as a lever in holding the engine down and as the power exerted by the engine will be increased with the weight of the pull the two forces will compensate for each other and'tend tov hold the engine in a normal position thereby'over-Y coming any Vclimbing tendency. f

Throughthe flanges 9 and 32 I have provided anopening'44 for the admission of all Water pipes, lever leads',` and carbureterrand'" magneto controls. VFrom the radiator` Yare pipes 46 and 47 admitted to the. engineY through the opening 44 and connected in the the Wheel I have inclosed in the same man'` ner by means of plates 54. Y From the foregoing description it `Will readily be seen that I have inclosed all the principal Working parts against the entrance 'of any dirtv or dust therebyrcutting down the resultant Wear of the various members. The arrangement of the parts is compact,

yet readily accessible, therebyk allowing' the greatest amount of room for carrying a loadV on the frame of the tractor. n Y Y From A`the, foregoingA description it .will further be seen that I have producedsuch ay device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein. -A Y Whilethis specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction a of therr device, stillin practice, such deviationsrfrom such detail maybe resorted to as' do not Yform a departure from the spirit of the invention as defined by" the appended claims.A f y f Y vHaving thus describedmy invention what I claim asnevv fanduseful and desire to secureV by Letters'Patent'is y n l. In arrdeviceofv he character described a Wheelpnternal: pinions o n said Wheel, ani- Y nular rings ivithinsaid Wheel, a motor sus-5 pended'; independently offsaid Wheel, rollers attached to 'oneend of the motor and-'bear- `A ing on said annular rings, pinions attachedV to the other endof the motor and engaging ksuch internal pinions lon said Wheel, /andf means for driving said pinions from the'motor, as described. l Y

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the combination with an'axle, Voffa hub beari ing on the axle, aV motor suspended from said vvhub,-a Wheel having a hub bearing on motor and the Wheel for driving the Wheel with the action of the motor, as described.

3. In a device of the character described vthe combination'k Vv'vith an axle, of ahub mounted on the axle, a motor suspended on the hub, avvheeha' hub on the Wheel mounts ed on the axle,'one side of the Wheel bearing around said first `named hub, and means between thek motor and the Wheel for driv- Y ingthe Wheel with Vthe operation of the mo- 'L tor, asdescribed. y 1 4. In a device of the. character described tliecombination with an axle, a hub mount ed on theV axle and provided with Aan opening, a'vvheel, lav hub on the Wheel mounted on 75 the axle, one side of vthe lWheel bearing around said first named hub, a Amotor sus-*.1y pendedonthe irstnamed hub A and adapted to operate the wheel, and connections forv through 1 opening, 30

the vmotor projecting as described. Y

bracket and connected in drivingv relation With a Wlieel'of said tractor, armsons's'aid f Y. i bracket and springs interposed between said arms Vand. the body of said'tractorfasder'- v6. Inadeviceof the character described,V` the .combination with an axle, vspaced hubs turnably mounted on the axle and connected Y' Y y, 'f

.the axle,l and means operable between the 60 by cross members, a motor suspended from i f each hub, WheelsV having hubsv mounted Yoir-*9.5` lthe axle, each motor bein one ofsaid wheels, as .describedY g 47. -In a devicetc'ifth'e:characterdescribed"if"p` l" in the combinationfjof an axle, l spaced vhubsl "Witnesses: STEBHEN'N. BLEWETT, V FLOYD M. BLANoHARDxg arrangedto.driivfef;y` `1 L* il Vmounted on the axle Vand connectedbycrosslo members, al bracketrsivungon each hub, a vehicle frame `conne@ted-Zvvith said'bracketsf Y a motor `suspended.'iromgeach hub, iandgf' screams-Na;i;

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