US1181812A - Washing-machine. - Google Patents

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G. R. WATKIIIIS III II. WIIERIZ.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAI/28. 1914.

Patented May 2,1916.

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WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, i914.

Patented May 2, 1916.

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GARFIELD R. WATKINS AND HENRYWUERTZ, OF CINCINNATI, 01110.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Application filed May 2S, 1914.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, GARFIELD R. WAT- KINs and HENRY WUERTZ, citizens of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Chio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to power operated washing machines, and has for its object to provide a device of this character embodying a traveling endless conveyer carrying scrubbingstrips and a roller disposed over the conveyer having circumferential corrugations and reciprocable transversely of the endless conveyer.

Another object is the provision of simple and eflicient driving means for the conveyer and roller.

Another object is the provision of a machine of this characterembodying a pivoted roller support adapted to automatically adjust itself to the quantity of material passing thereunder.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the washing machine, and, Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof, Fig, 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, Fig. lrepresents a transverse sectional view taken on the line $41 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 5 represents a detail view showing one of the links of the chain.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherel in similar reference numerals designate correspondlng parts throughout the several Vviews, the numeral 5 indicates a suitable container formed of sheet metal or other suitable material suitably supported upon legs 6 and braces 7 preferably formed of angle irons. The bottom wall of the container 5 is inclined downwardly and inwardly from the opposite end walls thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Shafts 8 and 9 are rotatably mounted on the side walls of the liquid container adjacent the opposite ends thereof, and each shaft carries a pair of sprocket wheels 10 secured thereon a distance inwardly of the adjacent side wall of the container. A third shaft 11V is mounted Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 19.116.

Serial No. 841,520.

through the side wall of the container adchains 12 are composed of a plurality of` links, which have a body portion 12a, a flange 12b extending along oneV side edge thereof and provided with an opening 12c for securing the slats or strips 15 thereto, a loop 12l is formed on one end ofthe body portion, and a hook12e is formed on the opposite end for securing the links together. A plurality of slats or strips lhave their ends secured to the flanges 12b of the links of the chains, and constitute in connection with said chains an endless conveyer. i

@ne end of the shaft 9 carries a pulley 16 preferably formed with a groove to receive the belt or the like 17 traveling on a second pulley 18 carried by a bevel gear wheel 19. The bevel gear wheel 19 and pulley 18 carried thereby are non-rotatably Vmounted on one end of the shaft 8. Shaft supports 2O are secured to one of a pair of arms 27 and rotatably support a shaft 21 carrying at one end a pulley 22 provided with a suitable crank handle 23 and carrying at its opposite end a disk 211 provided with an eccentric pin 25. intermediate the supports 20 the shaft 21 is provided with a bevel gear wheel 26 meshing with the teeth of the gear wheel 19 and adapted to drive the latter.

The outer ends of a pair of arms 27 Aare pivotally supported on the shaft 8 and the opposite ends of said arms are provided with bearings 28 rotatably receiving a central shaft 29 disposed above the side walls of the liquid container 5. The inner extremities ofthe arms 27 are provided with depending headed rods 30 slidably mounted in suitable bearing members 31 secured to the outer faces of the side walls and adapted to guide the movement of the arms 27. A cylinder 32 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 29 between the bearings 28 and, is provided with a plurality `of circumferential mally rests upon the top portion of the strips 15. Y Y

A pairof wringer rollers 33 are rotatably mounted in suitable standards 3A secured to the end of the liquid container 5 in which the shaft 9 is mounted. The upper roller 33 is adjustably supported by suitable screws 35 and the lower roller is provided on one end with a gear wheel 36 meshing with a gear wheel 37 carried on the end of the shaft 9 opposite from the pulley 16. The wringer rollers 33 are constantly driven during the operation of the washing machine through the pinions 37 and 36. The end of the shaft 29 adjacent the shaft`21 is provided with a-yoke 39 having a vertically disposed opening therein receiving the eccentric pin 25.

In operation, the pulley 22 is connected with a suitable source of power to drive the shaft21 and the bevel gear wheel 2G and .disk 24 carried thereby. The .pin 25 carried by the dislr 2st works within the vertical opening of the yoke 39 reciprocating i the shaft 29 and cylinder 32 transversely vZwithin the liquid container 5, rThe driving rshaft 9 for the endless conveyer is driven from the shaft 2l through the pinions 26, y19, pulley 13, belt 17 and pulley 16. Y*The rollers Y33- are driven from the shaft 9 through the pinions 37 :and 36. rlhe articles to be washed are introduced into the container at one end lbetween the cylinder 32 andthe shaft 8, the top portion of the endless conveyer carrying the strips Y15 travels toward :the opposite end of the liquid container 5 and carries the articles underneath theV cylinder 32 which latter effectively scrubs the articles by its reciprocation thereover. A Y

It will be yunderstood that the cylinder 32 is "normallyrretained against the articles being `washed by its own weight and as the articles are moved from under the cylinder they are deposited by thek conveyor between the rollers '33 of 'the wringer and drawn between the rollers by the rotation thereof.

What we claim is:-

1. A washing machine comprising a container, an endless conveyer operable in said container, a pair of arms pivotally mounted in said container, a shaft rotatably mounted longitudinally of one of said arms, a second shaft rotatably mounted in Ithe free ends ofsa-id arms and having one end enlarged and provided with a vertical opening, an eccentric pin carried by the first shaft engaging within said vertical opening, and a cylinder rotatably mounted on the second mentioned shaft.

2. A washing machine comprising a container, an endless conveyer operable in said container, a pair of arms pivotally secured at their outer extremities to said container, a horizontally disposed shaft, bearing members carried by one of said pivoted arms rotatably supporting said shaft, a second shaft rotatably mounted in the inner extremities of said arms, a cylinder rotatably mounted on the second-mentioned shaft, a yoke secured to the second-mentioned shaft having a vertical opening therein. an eccentric pin carried by the `irst-n'rentioned shaft operably engaged within said vertical opening, guide rods secured to the free ends of said arms, and apertured members secured to said container slidably receiving said guide rods.

ln testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GARFIELD R. VATKINS. HENRY VVUERTZ. lNitnesses:

FRED Nrnfrnnr, 'GEORGE Enns.

Gopies of this patent may `be obtained for five cents each, by addressing vthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington. D. G.

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