US115869A - Improvement in hydraulic motors - Google Patents

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V. KROMER,

improvement in Hvdrauiic Motors 910,115,869, Patented]unei3,l871.

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Masonv VOLNEY EROE/IER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO IIIMSELF AND WARREN T. REASER, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HYDRAULIC MOTORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,869, dated June 13, 1871.

To alt whom 'it mail concern:

Be it known that I, VoLNEY Kuerten, of Grand Rapids, in the county of Wood and State ot' Wifisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Water-Motor; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilied in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawing forming part of this specilcation.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for utilizing Water as a motive-power; and it consists in a vibratin g blade or piston in a closed case, an induction-port and exhaustport on each ot two opposite sides, with valves or gates, and automatic apparatus for Workin g the valves from `the crank-shaft, which is operated by the shaft oi' the vibrating blade, all as hereinafter described.

Figure 'l is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on the iine ma' of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional eleva-tion on the line y y of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a metallic or other case, in which is a curved chamber, B, in the upper part, between the two opposite sides, in which chamber is a vibrating blade or piston, D, connected to the shaft E by an arm, F, Working between the parts G ot' the side Walls of the case, which, in the triangular-shaped parts, are only sufficiently wide apart to provide room for the said arm while in the chamber B, and atthe spaces H they are as Wide apart as the required length of the blade D in the direction ot' the axis of shaft E. The said oase is provided with an induction-port, I, and exhaust-port K, on one side of the blade, and an induction-port, L, and exhaust M on the opposite side. O and O represent valves or gates for the inductionports; and A and A valves for the exhaustports. The valves O 0( are suspended from the vibrating arms Q by rods S, lsaid arms being mounted in the water-supply chamber T, on the oscillating shaft R, extending through the Wall of said chamber T, and connected with the tappet-disk U by the crank Vaud yoked and sliding connecting-rod W. This tappet-disk is mounted on the driving-shaft X. One arm, Y, of the yoke is arranged under the disk, and so that the tappet Z will strike the end and move it to the right. The other arm, Z1, is arranged over the disk, with a stud, Z2, against which the tappet will strike after having moved the slide to the right, and move it back again. The gates A for the exhaust-ports are connected to the vibrating arms B', arranged outside of the case A and pivoted at O. These gates are also actuated by the sliding connecting-bar NV, the oscillating bars B on which they are mounted being counected to the crank V by the links 1) Ef, the rock-shaft I", and the arms G and H thereof, but the arrangementis such that when the gate for the induction-port of one side opens the gate Y of the exhaust-port of the same side closes, and vice versa.

The drivin g-shaft is Worked by the oscillating shaft E, through the 1n edium of the cranks l and K' and theconnecting-rod L', arranged to impart rotary motion to the said drivingshaft, although the motion of shaft E is only oscillatory.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the gates will have the proper action to cause the water to be applied alternately on the sides of the vibrating gate, so as to cause a continuous motion, which will be Well adapted for slow-moving machines requiring great power.

The parts H of the chamber within the case A may be so modified in form as to lessen the spaces to be iilled before any force is expended uponthe piston.

Other arrangements of valve-operating gear may be employed, as is obvious, and I do not limit myseltl thereto, for I consider the essential part of my invention to be the arrangement ot the case, blade, and valves.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The improved Water-motor, consisting of the lease A, piston-valves or gates A A and O O', and the drivin g-shaft X and valve-operating gear, combined and operating substantially as specified.

2. The combination of ease A, vibrating blade D, and the valves or gates A A and O 0', arranged substantially as specitied. l

VOLNEY KROWER.

Witnesses:

H. B. PHrLLEo, J. G. Por/Lenoir;

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