US836504A - Water-actuated pumping apparatus. - Google Patents

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'PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

A. E.'JON-BS. WATERAOTUATBD PUMPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED D3012, 1905 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

A. E. JONES. WATER AGTUATED PUMPING APPARATUS.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET2 ALFRED E. JONES, OF INDIAN ORCHARD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WATER-ACTUATED PUMPING APPARATUS.

No. sec, 504.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed December 12, 1905. Serial No. 291,427.

To all whom it may concer'n:

Be it known that I, ALFRED E. JONES, a British subject, and a resident of Indian Orchard, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Water- Actuated Pumping Apparatuses, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrlption.

This invention relates to improvements in a water-actuated pumping apparatus of a description com rising a rocking support having oppositeFy located buckets made with valved outlets and a reversible spout for alternately delivering water from the source of constant supply into said buckets, means for alternately and reversely opening and closing the valves for the buckets, means for successively reversing the spout for de-' livery always into the bucket, which is elevated by the rocking support, and a doubleplunger pump connected with the rocking support and operable for delivering a stream of water through a suitable pipe to any placehigher than the.location of the apparatus, the water flowing alternately into the buckets constituting the motive power of the machine.

The invention consists in certain constructions of devices and parts included in the apparatus of the class above indicated for utility and advantage, all as hereinafter fully described and explained, and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pumping apparatus as in a situation for use. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of an upper portion of the apparatus as taken substantially on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewthrough one of the buckets and its valve and showing the valve-rod, its guide, and adjustable stop. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through one side portion of the double-plunger pump and as taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

In the drawings, A represents the supporting structure of the apparatus, the same comprising base-pieces 10, uniting cross-girder 12, the opposite uprights 13 13, and oblique braces 14 14.

B represents a rocking beam or bar journaled at 15 for an oscillatory movement on a horizontal axis at and between the upper extremities ofthe frame-uprights 13 13. This rocking beam has pairs of integral or rigidly carried arms 16 16, extending from its opposite ends at right angles to the axis of oscillation, which have seats at 17 for the reception of the alined opposite side trunnions 18 18 of the buckets O 0, these trunnionseats having trunnion caps or guards 19, so that while the buckets may maintain the vertically-axial positions irrespective of the inclined positions of the supporting-arms 16 they cannot be displaced from their engagements with such arms. The said rocking bar B has at oppositesides and between its ends pairs of separated ears 20 20, between which are pivoted. the connecting-rods 22 for the plungers 23, which work alternately vertically in the pair of pump-cylinders D D, which I cylinders, at their lower ends, are coupled with the casings 24 24, in which are formed limping-chambers, and to which the inet-conduits 25 lead, and from which the outlet-conduits 26 lead, the latter conduits having a joining-coupling 27, in connection with which is the deliverypipe 28, which wlll usually be continued in an upward direction for the delivery of the pumped water at a place higher than the location of the pumping apparatus, and the said pump has checkvalves both in its inlet and outlet conduitsections 25 and 26, as represented at 28 and 29, for the proper freedom of entrance and forced progression of the water in the proper direction for delivery.'

E represents a water-delivery pipe for supplying the water from any source-as a spring brook, or reservoirand the delivery end of this pipe is above and adjacent one of the side uprights 13, and pivotally mounted on such side upright 13 is an oscillatory and alternately reversing trough F, the same, as shown, having oppositely-extended spouts 32 for directing the water received into the trough from the supplypipe E first into the one and then into the other of the buckets C C.

Each of the buckets has in its bottom an outlet-opening 33, provided for which is a valve a, having an enlarged circular head and an elongated downwardly-tapering stem 35. Each valve a has connected therewith a valve-rod 36, extending upwardly therefrom through a guiding-eye 37 in a horizontal arm 38, supported by the frame structure and terminating about over the center of the bucket. The upper extremity of the valve-rod is screwthreaded, as represented at 39, receiving with a screw-thread engagement thereabout a nut 40 to constitute a stop for limiting the extent of downward movement of the valverod, and above each of the stop-nuts 40 is a locking-nut 42, operable to against the stop-nut, and to insure the maintenance thereof in its adjusted position.

Beneath the trough having the oppositelylocated spouts the rocking bar B has up wardly-projecting ears 43 43, pivoted to which are thrust-rods b b, the same having a crossed or X-like arrangement and having their upper ends positioned for coaction with the opposite spout extensions of the trough F for successively reversing the position of the trough. The said thrust-rods b b are Constrained in their crossed relations by having intermediate portions thereof embraced by a guiding eye or loop 45, formed on the inner side of one side upright 13, and these stop-rods have buffers 46, of non-metallic material and preferably a compressible material, at their upper ends, so as to be noiseless in theirlimpacts against the reversible trough having the spouts.

The trough has a rigid member or leverlike extension 48, terminating below the axispivot 49 of the trough, and said member 48 has a comparatively deep notch 50, in which is engaged the upper end of a strip of springsteel, which constitutes a spring-tongue 52 and which is rigidly secured at its lower portion to afixed part of the frame. This spring-tongue is for the purpose when one of the thrust-rods is forcing the spout-trough to its reversed position of checking the trough from having an excessive movement in the reversing direction, and also to cause a partial return motion of the trough immediately one of the thrustrods is withdrawn from proximity thereto and while the other thrust-rod is approaching the trough at its opposite side.

In the adjustment of the parts the stops 40 of the valve-rods 36 are positioned with regard to the length of rising and falling movements of the buckets, so that slightly before a bucket reaches the limit of its downward movement the movement of the valve-rod in unison with the bucket will be terminated, whereby in the completion of the downward movement of the bucket it is drawn down- Wardly away from the valve a therefor, permitting then the one bucket to be emptying While the other bucket at the opposite side of the apparatus is becoming filled with water.

Briefly describing the operation and assuming that the parts are in the position represented in Fig. 1, the filled right-hand bucket having descended and elevated the left-hand one, such latter bucket in rising carries its bottom having the valved seatopening upwardly to and to be closed by the valve, and in the greater portion of the rising movement of this bucket the valve-stem 36 slides upwardly through the guiding-eye 37.

The valve-rod stop for each bucket is to be so adjusted that the freedom of water discharge will be not too great, and so that an elevated bucket may not too quickly preponderate over the lowered one, and it will be understood that concurrently with the elevation of the left-hand bucket one of the thrust-rods has its abutment against the under side of the right-hand portion of the trough, so that the latter is tilted to the position shown in the drawings, and of course as one bucket becomes filled and the other emptied reverse motions will be imparted to the apparatus, the spout tilting to the opposite side, and the oscillations of the rocking bar B will reciprocate the pump-plungers and effect a waterdelivery from the brook or reservoir, in which the screened pump-inlets are submerged, through. the delivery-pipe 28.

In order that an efficient water lubrication of the journals 15 of the rocking bar and the trunnion-bearings of the buckets at the ends of the pairs of arms 16 16 may be accomplished, I so construct or adapt the trough as to permit a flow of water downwardly from the central portion thereof onto the middle of the rocking bar, and such bar is formed with opposite side ribs 54, so that the water may not flow off sidewise therefrom, except at the pro er pointsviz., through the notches 55 at t .e ends of the rocking bar for access to the rocking-bar journals 15 and along the groove 56 in the tops of the bucketsupporting arms 16, along which the water may flow to the bearings for the buckettrunnions-and it is also practicable by the making of sidewise openings 58 through the marginal rib 54 of the rocking bar between the ear-lugs 20 to cause a direction of the flow of some of the water brought onto the rocking bar to the pivotal connections between the pump-plunger rods 22 and the rocking-bar ear-lugs 20.

One or more perforations 59 through the central portion of the trough F will suffice for the delivery of enough water onto the rocking bar for the lubrication of the several bearings, as explained.

As will be perceived in the drawings, the design and construction of this machine is such that the parts may be simply and cheaply produced and assembled and all without the requirement of much machinework.

I claim 1. In an apparatus of the character described, a supporting-frame, a rocking bar pivotally mounted therein and having oppositely-located ear-lugs, and oppositelyextending pairs of supporting-arms 16, buckets, having trunnions, journal-supported on said oppositely-extending pairs of arms, and having valve-closed openings in their bottoms, valve-rod guides above the buckets, and

valve-rods having stops or portions thereof above the valve-rod guides, the pump comtherein, and rods connecting said plungers and the ear-lugs of the rocking bar.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a supporting-frame, a rocking bar pivotally mounted therein and having oppositely-located ear-lugs, and oppositely-extending pairs ofsupporting-arms 16, buckets, having trunnions, journal-supported on said oppositely-extending pairs of arms, and having valve-closed openings in their bottoms, valve-rod guides above the buckets, and valve-rods having stops on portions thereof above the valve-rod guides which are vertically adjustabie on said rods, the pump comprising double cylinders having plungers therein, and rods connecting said plungers and the ear-lugs of the rocking bar.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, a supporting-frame, a rocking bar pivotally mounted therein and having oppositely-located ear-lugs, and oppositely-extending pairs of supporting-arms 16, buckets, having trunnions, journal-supported on said oppositely-extending pairs of arms, and having valve-closed openings in their bottoms, valve-rod guides above the buckets, and valve-rods having stops on portions thereof above the valve-rod guides which are vertically adjustable on said rods, the pump comprising double cylinders having plungers therein, and rods connecting said plungers and the ear-lugs of the rocking bar, awatersupply conduit delivering at the top of the apparatus, a trough pivotally mounted and reversible relatively to the oppositely-located buckets, and thrust-rods connected to the rocking beam and operable against, and for successively reversing the trough.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, a supporting-frame, a rocking bar pivotally mounted therein, having oppositely-located ear-lugs, and oppositely-extending pairs of supporting-arms 16, buckets having trunnions journal supported on the oppositely-extending pairs of arms, and having openings in their bottoms, and valves thereat each consisting of a circular head larger than the bucket-opening and a depending downwardly-tapering stem of less diameter than the bucket-opening, valve-rod guides above the buckets, and valve-rods connected to said valves, having stops on portions thereof above the valve-rod guides, a pump comprising double cylinders having plungers therein, and rods connecting said plungers and the ear-lugs of the rocking bar.

5. In an apparatus of the character'de scribed, the combination with a supply-pipe, a rocking bar carrying the oppositely-located buckets, and a double-acting pump connected with and operated by said bar, of apivotallymounted and reversible trough having oppositely-directing spouts, and thrust-rods having their lower extremities pivoted to opposite side portions of the rocking bar and having crossed relations, with their extremities adjacent opposite sides of the trough, and reversed from the respective pivotal connections of said rods.

, 6. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a supply-pipe, a rocking bar carrying the oppositely-located buckets, and a double-acting pump connected with and operated by said bar, of apivotallymounted and reversible trough having oppositely-directing spouts, and thrust-rods having their lower extremities pivoted to opposite side portions of the rocking bar, and having crossed relations, with their extremities adjacent opposite sides of the trough, and provided With the buffer 46 and a fixed loop or eye 45 embracing the intermediate and crossing portions of the thrust-rods.

7. In an apparatus of the character described, a supporting-frame, a rocking-bar pivot ally mounted therein having oppositelyextending pairs of supporting-arms 16, buckets having trunnions journal-supported on the oppositely-extending pairs of arms, and having valve-closed openings in their bottoms, valve-rod guides above the buckets, and valve-rods having stops on portions thereof above the valve-rod guides, a pump comprising double cylinders having plungers therein, and rods connecting said plungers and the rocking bar, a pivotally-mounted trough having opposite spouts and a depend ing member made with a notch in its lower edge, and a vertically-arranged spring-tongue affixed to the frame and engaging in the notch of said member.

8. In an apparatus of the character described, a rocking bar having oppositely-extending pairs of bucket-supporting arms provided at their extremities With bucket-trunnion journal-seats, and made with grooves extending from the top of the bar to such trunnion-journals, said bar being constructed with marginal ribs having openings therethrough leading to the grooves in said arms, and having openings at the ends of the bar leading to adjacent the end journals of such bar, and means for delivering water on the top of said rocking bar, for the purposes set forth.

9. In an apparatus of the character described, a double-cylinder pump, having plungers therein, a rocking bar having oppositelyextending pairs of bucket-supporting arms provided at their extremities with buckettrunnion journal seats, and made with grooves extending from the top of the bar to such trunnion-journals, said bar being constructed with opposite ear-lugs, and with marginal ribs having openings therethrough leading to the grooves in said arms, having openings at the ends of the bar leading to ad- Signed by me at Springfield, Massachujacent the end journals of such bar, having I setts, in presence of two subscribing Witopenings leading to adjacent said ear-lugs, l nesses. rods connecting the plungers in the pump- I cylinders With said ear-lugs, and means for i delivering Water onto the top of said rocking bar, for the purposes set forth. I

ALFRED E. JONES. Witnesses:

WM. S. BnLLows, G. R. DRISOOLL.

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