US1075863A - Flying-machine. - Google Patents

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I. RYSTEDT & M. STEELE.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.31,1912.

1,075,863. E Patented 0@t.14,1`913.

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APPLGATION FILED AUG.31,1912. 190750863 Patent-ed Oct. 14, i913.

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I. RYSTEDT L M. STEELE.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG,31,1912.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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I. RYSTBDT & M. STEELE.

FLYING MAGHINB.

APPLIGATIUN FILED AUG.31,1J12.

1,075,863. Patented 001;. 14, 1913.

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mounted on the axle shaft of each lifting propeller. Each ot these dead air drums is of substantially Semipylindrical form and hangs from the propeller shaft with its lower side coaxial with and spaced from the associated semi-tubular casing 9.

Each lifting propeller shaft ,has a sprocket wheel 38. The driving propeller shaft has a sprocket wheel '89. A pair of motors 40-41 which may be of any suitable type are mounted on the platform 24, the motor 40 in front and the motor 4l to the rear. The respective power shafts 42-43 of the said motors are in line with each other, the shaft 42 being provided with a pair of sprocket wheels 44 and the shaft 43 having a sliding clutch element 45.` A sleeve 46 is loose on the shaft 43 and is prof vided with a sprocket wheel 47 and also with a clutch element'48 so that when the said clutch element 48 is engaged by the clutch element the said sprocket wheel 47 is caused' to turn with the shaft 43. -An endless sprocket chain 49.,7 connects the sprocket wheel 47 and the sprocket of the driving propeller shaft. Endless sprocket chains 50 connect the sprocket Wheels 44 of the motor shaft 42 with the s rocket wheels 38 et the lii'ting propeller sliai'ts and one oi2 these endless sprocket chains is crossed and has its crossed portions guided through tubes 5l.' Hence, the lifting propellers when driven by the motor shaft 42 are revolved in reverse directions. On the rear end oi the motor shaft 42 is a clutch element 52. Un the front end of the motor shaft 43 is a sleeve 53 splined thereto for longitudinal movement and also for rotation therewith and this sleeve is provided at its front end with a clutch element 54 which may be engaged with the clutch element 52 to lock` the two motor shafts together and cause them to rotate in unison and thusenable the power of both motors or engines tobe employed for operating the lifting propellers. When, the clutch element 54 is'disoonnected from the clutch element 52 as is usual, the lifting propellers will be driven by the motor 40 and the driving propeller by the motor 4l.`

When it is desired to couple both the motors together and cause them to coact in operating the lifting propellers, the clutch element 45 is disengaged Ifrom the clutch element 48, thereby throwing the driving roeller out of gear and the clutch elemen 54 1s"engaged with the clutch element 52; To thusoperate the movable clutch elements, we

provide a shifter 55 which is connected to the sleeve 53 and is pivoted at 56 and also provide a shifter 57 which is connected to the sleeve ofy the clutch element 45 and is pivoted at 58'. The free end ot the shifter 55 is reduced and engaged with a slot 59 in a lever 60. The free end of the shifter 57 wheel 39 y nordsee is also reduced and engaged with the slot 61 of a rock arm 62, this rock arm being connected by a rod 63 to the lever 60 so that when the said lever is operated by the aviator, both the clutches are simultaneously operated, as willbe understood. The said le ver may be locked in'either position to a segment rack 64 by means of a rocking dog 65 of the usual constructionwith which the said lever is provided. The seat for the aviator is convenient to the lever A6() and is indicated at 66.. The vertical rudder 67 comprises an oblong quadrangular open' frame 68 pivotally mounted as at 69 in the rear portion of the frame 15 and provided on its four sides with adjustable planes 70 each of which is connected at its rear end yto a springroller 7l and adapted to be rolled thereon. Hence, by uurollmg the said Vplanes from their spring rollers the e'ective area of the said planes'may be varied as may be required. The frame- 67 may be turned as required in a horizontal plane, in order to steer the machine, by steering ropes 72 which are attached to the said frame as at 73 and are led forward and engaged with' suitable direction pulleys 74' which are mounted on the platform 24, the said steering ropes being connected to and operated hby a steering wheel 75. The steering wheel is mounted on a suitable standard 76 which is arranged in front of the seat 66. y

Adjusting cords 77 for the planes 70 the vertical rudder are attached to the saidl planes at the free ends of the latter, engaged with suitable direction pulleys 7 8 with which the frame 67 is provided, run orward and connected to a cord 79 which engages dircction elements 8O mounted on and cord 79 is attached to a` winch 81 for winding on the latter, the winch being mounted in a frame 82 which depends from the beam 23 and being provided with a pinion 88.

vA. vertically movable rack bar84 engages the pinion and, operates in guides 85 with which the trame 82 is provided,l An adjusting lever 86 for operating the said rack bar is connected to the latter by a pin 87 which operates in a slot 88 with which said adjustable leveris rovided, the said adjusting lever being fu crumed as at 89 andbeing arranged conveniently to the seat 66. Hence, the aviator by moving the free end of the lever upwardly or downwardly as requiredmay cause the rack barand pinion 'to coperate to turn the winch so as to let out or wind up the adjusting cord 79 and,

hence, cause the adjustable steering planes 70 to be unrolled to an desired extent.

A horizontal rnd er 90 is pivotally mounted at the rear end of the frame 15, as at 91 and is operated by cords 9.2- which cords are run forward and engaged with yao iis

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under the beam 23 and the frontend of this i

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