US1360060A - Washing-machine - Google Patents

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J. VlERLlNG.

WASHING momma.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. I917. 1,360,060 Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

OSEPH VIERLING, OF PITTSBURGH, I PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PIONEER BRUSH WASHING MACHINE COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA-- 'IION OF DELAWARE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

Application filed May 24, 1917. Serial No. 170,640.

Among the objects of the present inven tion are :to provide a constrnctionby which the brush roll may be readily applied to and removed from the machine; to provide a new and improved brush construction; to provide a new and improved scrubbing or backing roll; means for resiliently holding said roll against the brush, whereby articles varying in thickness may be passed be tween the brush and backing roll; meansfor maintaining the backing roll, out oi en gagement with. the brush roll when the 1nachine is not in use; adjustable clamping means For seeming the machine to atub or other receptacle; and new and improved features of construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate an application of my invention,

Figure l is an .elevational view showing one end of the apparatus and themanner of securing the same to the back of a Wash tub or other receptacle, i

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 taken at the opposite end of the apparatus,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1, I

Fig. 4; is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4l4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a tub or receptacle having standards Qand a cross-member 2 adapted to have the washing machine clamped thereto. Asillustrated and. as preferred, the washing machine comprises a frame structure including endmemhere or housings 3 and 4. These members 3 and 4 are tied together by means of aseries of longitudinally extending rods 5, 6, 7 and 8 ext nd na m ne m sing to the other- For securing the washing machine to the tub or receptacle, I provide a pair of adjustable clamp-members 9 adapted to be readily attached to and is engaged from the receptacle and the rods 7 and S. This construction permits the clamps to be positioned at any desired points between the housings. Both of the said clamp-members are of substantially thesame construction and are formed with suitable bearing portions for the receptacle and the rods, and each is provided with threaded members 10 and 11.

Characteristic and important features of the present invention are the brusl11'oll 12 and the manner of mounting said roll in the machine. As illustrated and as preferred, brnsh-roll 12is made up of a plurality of independent sections, each. section having a key-way 13 adapted to engage with separate keys 14 located on the drive shaft 15. I find 17 formed in the housings 3 and 4. Each of.

the journal-boxes is maintained within its opening by means of a screw 18 passed through an apertured lug 19 formed on the journal-box, said screw 18 having its inner end located in a threaded hole formed in a face of the housing. 20 and 21 designate collars mounted on drive shaft 15 and designed to hold the brush sections against longitudinal. movement on said shaft 15. Collar 20 is internallythreaded and adapted to engage threads 22 formed near one end of shaft 15. 23 indicate ball bearings for the shaft 15; the respective ends of shaft 15 projectthrough said bearings and boxes, and as illustrated, have reduced end portions 24 and 25. End portion 25 has mounted there on a drive pulley 26, said pulley being driven as shown by means of a belt 27 from a drive wheel 28 mounted on an electric n10- tor shaft 29, the electric motor being diarammatically indicated by the numeral 30.

he opposite end of the drive shaft 15 or roll.

the end 24-. is provided with a pinion Slprovided for the purpose of actuating, in connection with drive'belt 32 and pinion 33, a p p 7 From the construction herein described and illustrated by the drawings, it will be understood that the shaft 15 together with its journal-boxes and the sectional rotary brush may be readily raised from the housings for the purpose of removing the brushsections or any of them, when so desired. This may be'accon' plished by loosening the screws 18 and lifting the brush-roll, etc, bodily from the housings. When free from the housing, the pinion 31 together with one of the journal-boxes16 is slid free of the shaft 15, then the collar 20 is removed, after held against the brush roll 12 by suitable means including a pair of bell crank levers 39, springs 40 and tension ad ustingmeans 4:1. gEaeh of the bell crank levers and its cooperating ,parts are independent of ea ch other and act independently on the ends of theshaft 37, thereby permitting the sectional scrubbing .or. backing roll 38 or the end portions thereof to be moved independently and thus allow articles of varying thickness to be "passed between the brush. and backing roll without, however, substantially changing the uniform pressure at which the sec tional backing-roll is held against the brush- By making the scrubbing roll in the form of separate members or sections, and loosely mounting the same onshaft 37, I am enabled to prevent the articles being washed from wrapping or twisting around the scrubbing roll.

In machines of this character it is important to keep the scrubbing. roll out of contact with the brush-roll when the. machine is .7 not being used, and I have provided simple andefiicient means Iorthis purpose, ,As illustrated, these means comprise a pair of pivoted-arms 42, one located adjacent to each of the brackets 35, with each arm 42 having a finger 43.. It will be understood that as the shaft 37 is moved away from the brush-roll, this movement will cause the arms e2 t0- be raised. sufliciently .to permit the shaft to pass under the said fingers 43 and after the shaft passes thereulnlcr, the arms together with the fingers 453 are lowered with the lingers in engagement with the shaft, thereby preventing the shaft from moving toward the brush-roll until the tingers are released.

Motor 30 is supported on an adjustable plate 4 1, the latter being pivot-ally secured to a bracket 45 by means of a bolt 4:6. The forward end of plate a-l: is provided witl an adjusting screw 47 entered in a thrmded opening in said plate and adapted to make contact with a portion of the frame structure. The purpose of this construction is to enable the drive belt 27 to be properly adjusted, tightened or loosened as desired.

ater for washing from any suitable source of supply may be introduced to the tub through valve-controlled pipe 43 and pipe 49. After a suflicient quantity is supplied I maintain a continuous circulating system through pipe 49, pipe 50, pump ill, pipe 51, and the distributing pipe 52. Pipe 52 is supported from the framework by means of brackets 53 and is provided with openings 54 through which streams or jets of water are projected downwardly upon the articles being washed.

What I claim is 1. In a washing machine and in combination, a frame, a rotatable drive shaft journaled in the frame, a brush structure carried by and rotatable with the shaft, a rod carried by and freely shiftable in said frame, a succession of roll sections extending longitudinally of and loosely mounted on said rod to permit individual movement of the sections, and means at the opposite ends of said rod for resiliently and yicldably supporting the rod, whereby said sections will accommodate for variations in washing conditions.

2. In a washing machine and in combination, a frame, a rotatable drive shaft journaled in the frame, a brush structure carried by and rotatable with the shaft, a rod carried by and freely shiftable in said frame, a succession of roll sections extendinglongitudinally of and loosely mounted on said rod to permit individual movement of the sections, and individual means at each end of the rod for normally maintaining said sections in a position of contact with the brush structure, said means including a pivoted bell crank lever, and a tellsion device adjustable to vary the general pressure of the rod.

3. In a washing machine and in combination, a frame having end members provided with open recesses, a rotatable drive shaft &;

carrying journal boxes at its ends, said boxes being positionable within said recesses. means for removably securing said boxes in position, a brush structure carried by and rotatable with'the' shaft, said shaft brush lUll lll)

at. In washing machine and in combination, a frame, a rotatable drive shaft journaled in the frame, a brush structure carried by and rotatable with the shaft, a rod, carried by and freely shiftable in said frame, a scrubbing roll structure loosely mounted on said rod, individual yieldable resiliently-supported mechanism at the opposite ends of the rod for normally maintaining said roll structure in aposition of contact With the brush structure, and means operative at will for locating said rod in position to maintain said roll structure spaced from and out of contact with the brush structure, said means including a normally-inactive pivoted latching device at each end of the rod.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH VIERLING.

Witnesses J. M. GEOGHEGAN, Lois WINEMAN.

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