US1161390A - Wringer-support. - Google Patents

Description

J. L. KELLEHER.

WRINGER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27. I912 LILSQU. Patented Nov. 23, 1915. N 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Q Q N 0) J. L. KELLEHER.

WRINGER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2 19:2.

1,161,390, Patented Nov. 2;), 1915.

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JOHN L. KELLEHER, 0F LE MARS, IOWA.

WRING-ER-S'UPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 19115.

Application filed May 27, 1912. 4 Serial No. 700,013.

.ports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to clothes wringers, andvhas for its object the production of an eflicient wringer attachment whereby the wringer may be swung to different positions,

with reference to a washing machine so as to deliver the articles from one tubto another.

Another object of. this invention is the production of an efficient means whereby the belt for driving the wringer will be held so as to operate the wringer when the wringer is swung to several adjusted positions.

With these and other objects in View this invention consists of certain'novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. ,3 is asection taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the upper journal bolt which constitutes a pivot for the frame whlch supports the wringer. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one of the adjusting members carried by the pivot bolt illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of the arm, whereby the wringer may be lifted so, as to tighten the belt which drives the wringer rollers. Fig. 7 is -a diagrammatic view of the arrangement of the washing machine with reference to the rinsing and bluing tubs.

The present device is especially adapted to be attached to a washing machine which comprises a body 1, which is mounted upon;

the usual legs or standards The usual top 3 is hinged to the support 4 carried by the upper end of the body 1, and this cover 3 is hinged to the support 4 by means of the hinges 5. One of the hinges 5 also constitutes a bearing for the clothes agitating shaft 6, which shaft is also supported by means of a journal box 7. A bracket 8 is secured to the cover and is pivotally mounted on the shaft 6, said bracket having a laterally extending arm 9, carrying a roller 10, which roller acts as a belt tightening means for the belt 11. A pulley 12 is carried by the shaft 6 and the belt 11 passes over this pulley and also passes over a pulley 13 carried by the main drive shaft 1 1. An eccentric arm 15 is carried by the inner end of the shaft 6, and to this arm is connected a link 16, which link in turn engages a rack bar 17, said rack bar passing through guide brackets 18. A gear wheel 19 is journaled in the lid orcover 3, and'to this gear wheel is connected the usual clothes agitator which may be made of any desired type.

The drive shaft 1% at one end carries a main drive pulley 20 which drive pulley receives a drive belt from the engine or other driving mechanism, and this shaft 14 is supported upon the legs or standards 2, by means of brackets 21. The opposite end of the shaft 14: carries a pulley 22, and over this pulley 22 passes a belt 23, which belt in turn engages a pulley 24: carried by the shaft-. 25, which shaft constitutes the main drive shaft for the wringer 26.

A. bracket 27 is carried by one of the standards or legs 2 as indicated in Fig. 2, and this bracket is provided with a pair of parallel arms 28, which arms are connected at their outer ends by means of a shaft 29. A bracket 30 is provided with an angle foot 31, which foot encircles the shaft 29, and is capable of having longitudinal movement upon the shaft 29. The upper end of the bracket 30 is provided with an angle extension 32 which angle extension engages the wringer supporting arm 53, as indicated in Fig. 2.

A metallic brace or overhanging arm 33 is carried by the upper end of the body 1. This overhanging arm 33 comprises a pair of converging arms 34, and the lower end of this overhanging arm 33 is secured to the body 1 by means of rivets or other securing means 35. Enlarged portions 36 are formed upon the arm 33 and in these enlarged portions 36 are secured the free ends .of the metallic band 37 which encircles the lindrical portion 40 of the journal bolt 38 upon which cylindrical portion it is rotatably mounted, and this arm 42 has a head which is provided with beveled sides 43, which sides terminate in a fiat body portion 44. A stop washer 45 is slidably mounted upon the-journal bolt 38,and this washer 45 comprises a collar portion 46, and a pair of laterally extending fingers 47. These fingers 47 are adapted to fit upon the upper edges of the beveled sides'43 of the head of the arm 42 when the arm is in one position and the fingers 47 are adapted to rest upon the flat body portion 44 when the arm 42 is in a position at right angles to that shown in Fig. 2. The collar portion-46 is provided with a rectangular aperture 48 forholding the washer 45 against rotation. Two sides of the collar 46 are beveled as indicated at 49 for allowing the washer to fit snugly in engagement with the flat portion 44 of the arm 42. The upper end'of the journal bolt 38 is provided with a threaded portion 50 which receives a thumb nut 51, and betweenthe washer 45 and thumb nut 51 is positioned a coil spring 52.

The wringer 26 is mounted on an outwardly extending arm 53 which arm is provided with an angularly extending end 54 to which is integrally secured the journal bolt 38, above-mentioned. The angularly extending end 54 of the bracket or arm 53 is provided with a web portion 55 for' reinforcing the angle end 54 of the bracket or arm 53. The wringer 26 of the ordinary construction is associated with the arm 53 as above stated and this wringer carries the usual wringer rollers 56. The shaft 25 carries gears 57, which mesh with gears 58 carried by the upper wringer roller as indicated inFig. 2. The wringer may, if so desired, be operated by means of a crank 59 which is connected to the end of one of the gears 57 by means of a clutch 60.

The arm 53 is provided with an ear 61, and to this ear 61 is pivotally secured a locking lever 62. The lower end of the lever 62 is normally held in engagement with a rack segment 63 by means of a coil spring 64. The rack segment 63 is provided with a plurality of notches 65, and this segment is securely held to the body 1, by means of rivets or other securing means 66.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the wringer 26 may be swung in alinement with the shaft 14 or may be swung at right angles thereto, as indicated in the diagram in Fig. 7 The wringer is held in its adjusted position by means of the latch lever 62, as above described. When the wringer 26 extends in alinement with the shaft 14, the'lifting lever or arm 42 is swung so that the fingers 47 will rest upon the upper ends of the beveled sides 43 which will cause the belt 23 to be tightened so as to easily operate the wringer rollers 56. When the wringer 26 is swung at right angles to the shaft 14, or the position shown in the diagram in-Fig. 7, the lever or arm 42 may also be swung so as to allow the fingers 47 of the washer 45 to fit upon the flat portion 44 of the head of the arm 42, thereby lowering the wringer 26 to a certain extent to' allow for the take-up of the belt 23. As this wringer 26 has vertical sliding movement, the angle end 31 will in turn slide on the shaft 29.

By having the wringer so that the same may be swung to different positions, it will be seen that the clothes can be wrung from the bluing tub so that the same may pass into the rinsing tub, or vice versa, especially since the tubs may be arranged in the position as indicated in the diagram in Fig. 7. What is claimed is A wringer support comprising an over-

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