US1672170A - Mechanical movement - Google Patents

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Patented June 5, 1928.v

CHARLES A. REEVES, or s'r, LOUIS, Mrssotrnr. f

MECHANICAL MQVEMENT.

Application iled November 22, 1926. VSerial 11'0. 149,919.

My invention relates to devices `for .the transmission of energy andmore particularly to that class of devices in which means such as flywheels are provided for meeting temporarily power demands beyond'the nor# mal capacity of 'the power source.

My purposeis to "produce a device whereinv the planetationof agear about the axis of a Wheel lon which it'is perip'herally mounted` results in the actuation of the immediate driving agent of an objective, ythe Wheel to have peripheral weights through" which gravity may contribute to the desired delivery result. f d v "For accomplishingV my purpose I oi'er a mechanism includingy in a preferred construction a wheel of spaced/halves'representing a comparatively large mass, theinertia of which is to be overcome, and its rotation csf tablished,` by a comparatively small force, exercised over `a 'relativelylong periodas 'well known means may suggest; Vthe said wheel to be provided with weights suspended from and keyed lto spindles rotatably mounted peripherally between the halves, the spindlesY projecting beyond the surface of ,one of said halves, the projecting ends carrying and keyed to planetating gears; the planetation of said. gears effecting their rotation with r'eferencetothe axis of the wheel, and said rotation actuating reciprocatory mechanism for the transmission of energy to anv air compressor from which air isconveyed through suitabler channels to a machine to be Operated f u While. manyincidental results maybe obtained'from my arrangement, by ladditions 'theretolor by adjustments of gearings, I desire to include such variations of application "within thescope of my invention, asbeing suggested to mechanical ingenuity on the basis ofthe structure that I particularly claim and disclose in the accompanying drawing, in which the single figure is a perspective view of a rotor embodying my in-l vention and actuated by power applied to its periphery. j

` Referring in detail to the drawing:

1 designates a wheel comprising a hub 2 rotatably'mo'unted in bearings 3 of a frame 4; and spaced disks vwhich will be referred vto asa source'disk 5 to lwhich actuating energy is applied, and delivery disk-6 from which energy isy delivered to the objective.

the rim 9 of source disk 5 of the wheel, in

vperipherally supported members mentioned, "and is accompanied by peculiar rotationalpelled to Each disk comprises respectively spokes 7 55 and Sand peripheral sections or rims 9 and 10. Rotatably 'mounted in aligned bearing openings 11 and 12 in the peripheral sections 9 and 10 of the disks are a plurality of s spindles 13, the spindles projecting vbeyond the outside vertical surfaceof the delivery disk 6 to constitute shafts 14 on which planletating driving gears 15 are lmounted and to which said gears are keyed.

Weights 16 depend from the spindles, sus-l pended therefrom and Lheld in permanent relation thereto by rods 1,7 which are secured to the spindles. v

Internal annular gear; 18 isprovided for the illustrated mode of actuating thedevice, power Vbeing applied through 1 a pinion 19 connected with a power source. not shown.

In operation, the application of energy to the annularv gear 18 causes rotation of the wheel and the. revolution of thev spindles, the suspended weights, andthe driving gears, around the axis of the wheel. Such revolution, however, becomes planetation for the conduct due to construction and adjustment. The influence of the weights suspended from the spindles causes the spindles, and the driving gears locked on the projecting ends ofthe spindles, to planetate, without individual rotation with reference to a fixed plane, around the wheel'axis and hub. The spindles are permitted to execute 'revolution in such manner byreason of their rotatable mounting in the bearingopenings ofthe disks 5 and 6; and the spindles are com? pelled `to retain their non-rotating vrelation to a fixed plane because of the restraint against rotation exerted bythe depending weights. The driving` gearsk 15 yare comsimilar conduct as to rot-ation, with thev through their locked engagement spindles. i

Although, in the revolution described, neither spindles nor drivingegears have rotated with respect to their own axes or with respect to a Afixed plane,both the gears and the spindles have rotated with lrespect to the axis, and the hub,` of the wheel. Such rotational conduct of the driving gears and of the spindles in relation'to the hub of the vwheel will be referred to as the effectual rotation of these members, since theirI relative rotational process is a factor in producing an effect that is contemplated.

The eiiectual rotation ot' the driving gears l5 provides a stepin the delivery of power to an objective. Further steps in` such delivery will now be described, as they are represented in the drawing, and illustrative of transmission of energyto an vobjective in av device of this character.

Rotatably mounted on ythe spokes 8 of the y delivery disk 6v are driven gears 2O meshed with the driving gears l5 and provided with crank pins 2l to which 'arel connected recip rocating rods 22 driving pistons 23 olf'pumps The pumps deliver the medium into channels 25 in the axle and conduct it to the objective `in a suitable manner.V

An increaseoi demand, for examplev an overload on the driven machine or objective, reacts upon the air compressor and upon the driving gears, retarding the driving gears in their edectual rotation, that is to say, pre venting the driving gears from maintaining 'their normal position relative to the disk 6.

Retardation is extended through the driving gears tothe spindles to which the said gears are keyed; and the spindles, rotatable in their bearings, tend actually to rotate on their own axes under suoli influence. rlhe result is to cause the projection ot' the suspended weights outside of their normal circle of travelabout the axis of the wheel. The suspensory rods 17 may be considered .as lever arms .carrying weights; the projection ol such"l weights by the lever arms outside ot their normal radius increasing the leverage influence of said weights. The weights therefore will exercise a larger levering influence than previously Yupon the driving gears towards retaining said driving gears in etlectually rotating position.

Assuming energy being applied to the device through the annular gear, and the rotation of 'the wheel, andthe ellectual rotation of the driving gearsv in their revolutions, then the weights become the effectual means of transmitting energy'to the air compressors. That is to say, the gravitational force exercised bythe- Weights restrains the driving gears` from rotation on their own axes and therefore compels said driving gears to effectual rotation with respect to the axis of the wheel-and so compels the driving gears to perform their work ot' actuating the aircompressors. A- surge of resistance will cause the driven gears to react extensively against the driving gears, and the driving gears will cause the supporting spindles to rotate and swing the Weights into laterally extended position 4where they exercise leverage on the spindles and driving gears tol depending arms, and `means fork rotating said wheel. Y

2. ln al mechanical movement, a Wheel comprising spaced halves, axles transversely and rotatably mounted in the periphery of the halves, gears keyed to the said'axl'es,

weights suspended from the axles, "and means for engaging said gears with then-1achi'ne tov be operated, thesaid weights being adjusted lto tend to retain a diameter ofa gear perpendicular, and return such gear to condition of perpendicularity of said'diameter. 3. ln a mechanical movement, a wheel and rotatably mounted in the periphery of the halves, spur gears keyed to the said axf les, weights suspended from the axles, the weights restraining the axles for rotation of lVhat l claim anddesire to securebyz'liet- .10o comprising spaced halves, axles transversely the same with respect to the wheel upon planetation of the axles about the wheel axis, transmission means engaged withsad gears, said weights being -extended from normal planetation lby the reverse influence of thev spur gears as retarded by a surgevresistanee from the power user for the purpose of balancing abnormal kstrain upon the vsource of power. y

4. In a mechanical movement, a wheel comprising spaced halves, axles transversely and rotatably mounted in the periphery of the halves, pinions keyed to the said axles, weights suspended from thek axles, the weights restraining the axles from rotation on .their axes upon revolution about' 'the wheel axis, a transmission geared With'fsaid pinioiis to a machine to be operated, said Weights extended from normal planetation by the excess resistance from the delivery.

5. A power transmitting mechanism 'Coinprising a rotor, spindlescarried at the pe# riphery of the rotor, spur gears fixed to `the spindles, weights suspended from the spindles to normally retain said spur gears inv a fixed attitude during'rotation of the rotor, on thespindles tonormally retain the gears gears on the rotor and in connection Wlth from rotation, gears in mesh with the first 10 said rst named gears, motors carried on the named gears, and means for transmitting rotor, a ymeans connecting the motors to the motion from the last named gears to an 5 last named gears. ob'ective.

6. A power transmitting mechanism, comn testimony whereof I ailix my signature. 4

prising a rotor, spindles carried by the rotor, A e gears fixed axially on the, spindles, weights CHARLES A. REEVES.

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