US1361060A - Valve-operating mechanism - Google Patents

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A. M. HOUSER AND W. B. MORRIS.

VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.2I.19I7- 1,361,060.

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VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DC.2l, 1917.

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VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21, 1917.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

' UNITED STATES DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS NOIS', A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

'P'A'TENT OFFICE.

. ARTHUR M. HOUSER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND WILLIAM B. MORRIS, OF PHILA- T0 CRANE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLI- VALVE-OPERATIN MECHANISM.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

Application filed December 21, 1917. Serial No. 208,204.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ARTHUR M. IIOU'SER and WILLIAM B. MORRIS, citizens of the United States, and residents of Chicago, Illinois, and of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

7 respectively, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Valve-Operating -Mechanism, of which the following is a full,

' and increase the eiliciency and utility of mechanism of this character; and to provide means whereby all parts of the 1 mproved mechanism are readily accessible and v removable for purposes of-repair, replacement, or inspection, and without in any way disturbing the floor'in whichit may be located.

The invention also contemplates the provision of certain novel details of construction, combination andv arrangement ofp'arts, whereby the mechanical integrity of the mechanism is at all times maintained.

These, together with such other objects as may hereinafter appear, or are incident to our invention, we obtain bymeans of'a construction illustrated in a preferred form inthe accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 represents a plan viewof one embodiment of our invention; and Figs. 2 and 3 are respectivelyside and rear views in elevation of the same. I c

One desirable form of valve with which our actuating mechanism is organized, as shown in the drawings, is designated by the reference letter A,and is of the type known as the Phillips flushing valve. 7 The structure is disclosed in the Phillips Letters Patent, #929,007 and #1.,102543, to which reference be -made in point of detail, if desired. Any suitable outlet connections may be provided between the valve A and [bowl B, such as the pipe C. which passes.

through the partition or wall D, behind which latter the valve is mounted and connected to any desired source of service water supply above the'level of the floor E.

Mounted'on the valve casingo is a lever 6 whose arm 7 when raised opens the valve and brings the air check, (not shown) and which is carried Within the cylinder 8, into a position where the subsequent discharge of the water toward the bowl is controlled in the customary manner, until the valve closes whereupon the arm 7 is returned by.

water pressure to normal position, as shown in F 1g. 3 of the'drawlngs.

As already indicated, our invention moreparticularly resides in the foot actuated mechanisms which extends from a point in front of the partition D to the valve A behind it, and is designed to actuate the arm I 7 to open the valve without any possibility of adventitious derangement to any of its componentelements, even under the hardest conditions of use. g V V y In carry ng out our invention, which as intendedniay be organized with flushing valves other than that of the Phillips type shown, a floor box 9 is set into the floor close to and atfa'convenient distance from the side of the bowl B, and in advance of the partition D. The open top of the box is closed by a plate 10 which is secured by fastening elements 13 to the side lugs 14,

' and at one end thereof is formed 'with'a depending guide sleeve 11 for the recep ion and guidance of a pedal. push button 12. The latter at its upper end has an inwardly extending conical'recess 16, and at f its lower end has a sto ring 17 externally screw-threadedto it w ich serves to limit upward movement of the button by contactual relation withthe lower terminal of the guide sleeve. At the otherend of the box and on the side Wall nearest the pa'rtition, is a hub 18 formed with a screw-2 Y threaded passage or opening disposed to have axial co-incidence with the side wall sockets 19, and in which latter the hub 20 V of the pedal lever 21 is designed to be joursupport and receive the lower pointed end of the push rod pin 23, whose similarly formed upper end seats in the conical recess 16 of the button index: cap 15. This method of supporting the pedal button 12 coms5 dex cap 15-interiorly formed :Wltll an upgagement'with the aioresaidthreaded opening in the hub 18, said member being immov- Y ably set into the concrete floor so asto have a common axis with the hub of the lever 21, and extends rearwardly from the hub 18 beyond the floor into the utility corridor F behin'dthe partition. Rotatablymounted in said tubular member, and free of the floor, is a fulcrum'rod whose squared ends pro ject terminally" therefrom, the forwardend 25 of which passingrinto the box snugly seats in a similarly shapeo opening in the hub 20, and is secured therein by means of a clamping, screw 26. a

From an inspection of the drawings it will be seen that the arm 7 of the valve controlling lever is terminally forked at 7* for. at-

tachmentto'a' connecting rod 27,'whose up per end is provided with 'aseriesofd1oles 28,

29,'for the purpose of obtaining'adjustment with the fulcrum rod, and 'whoseloWer end s p votally connected tofa connecting rod.

lever which in turn has its hub 30 rigidly mounted on the rearward squared end-25 of the fulcrum, rod 25.

1th the parts-positioned as described and V illustrated,it'willbe apparent that'upon pression of the'lever 21 when foot pressure is applied to thebutton 12, the fulcrum rod;

has a measure of rotary movement in its bearing member 24 so asjto elevaterthe lever v 1. :7 through the instrumentalityof the inter posed'lever30 androd 27,.andthereby open 7 the valve to flush the 1bowl,the partsra-rturn. ing to normalposition by water pressure upon the closing'ofthevalve. I

With the {floor box andjtubular bearing. member. solidly set into the floor, zthe latter also anchored'to the former against, 1 any possible dissociation, it will be obvious that protection against interference with the T normal functioning of the movable parts is afforded in a very complete manner; and that; not only are they efficiently arranged I and combined to stand up against continuous hard usage,.but are-also, ma' inlyin view of @the provision of the closure and bearing -m embers 9 and 24:, each andall' of them;

freely accessible for purposes ofrepair, re

placement ,or' inspection, and without disw turbing thefloor, partition, valve orbowh elements and operation of the: mechanism,

together With its simplicity and other ads vantages thereof, will be clearly apparent to those skilled inthe art.

,We do not desire tobe understood as limitstruction, or to the exact arrangement of cer- 'tain. parts as shown,-as itismanifest that variations and modifications thereof may be made in the adaptation of the invention to various conditions of use'without departing from the spirit and scope of ourr'invention and improvements. We therefore reserve the right to all "such variations and modifica tionsas properly fall wlthin the scope of the;

invention and :the'terms of the following claims; V What we claim is: V l. Ina deviceof'the character described, the combination of a housing havinga top plate and an inner bearing, a' leverjournaled in said bearing, said top plate provided with a depressible pedal; member comprisinga tubular member extendingabove the plane" mg'ourselves to the precise .detailsof conoi the plate andclosed at its upper end, and

a seli centering thrust pin loosely housed in said tubular member and interposed between the free end of said lever and the closed upper end of said member.

2. In a device ofthe character described} the combinatlon or. a housing hav ng top closure plate, an operating leverm saidhous ing,.and a pedal member having a sleeve bearingini saidfplate above the free endofsaich lever and having a portionot said sleeve-' normally pro ect nglabove thelplane' of said whose lower end engages said free"- end wh reby to actuate said level? 3. In a deviceof the character described,

e,saidfsleeve provided withathrust-pin;

sleeved iii said plate. and provided above said plate with a head, and athrustpinin said housing operatively interposed between said head and said leverQ r 4:; In a: device ofthe characterfdescribedf the combination :of a honsingjhaving;fan' 7 upper. closure plate, an operating leverjour- 7 I .110' bearing near its free end, a'depressible pedal naled in said housing andi formed with a member vertically mounted in 'plate a nd self-centering thrust pin connection termi :integrally comprisingza sleeve anda head 'i rhaviiigi a bearing :within the sleeve, and a 1 V nallyengaging said bearingsaand-having' its; intermediate portion housedin saidsleeve; I V

V In testimony whereof W61 have hereunto 'set' our. handsto this specification...

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