US1543541A - Signal - Google Patents

Description

June 23, 1925.

A. E. ASHLEMAN ET A[ SIGNAL Filed April 2s, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 LN Wu;

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Application filed April 28, 1924. Serial No. 708,562.

To all to 7mm it may concern Be it known that we, llnonrrr E. Asrinn- MAN QDQTHOEZAS E. TTAN'EI, citizens or the United States, residing at. Waco, in the county oi Mclaennan and State of Texas, have inventeda new and useful Signal, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to'signaling devices and more particularly to a signaling device especially designed use on motor vehicles, for indicating to persons the direction of travel to be taken by the vehicle supplied with the signaling device.

An important object or the invention is to provide, a device of this character which is in the form of an arm constructed to simulate the arm of the operator t thevehicle, suitable controlling means being supplied for controlling the movements or the arm by t 1e operation of the foot of the operator, thereby eliminating the necessity of the operator removing his hands from the steering wheel in order to move the signaling device to its active or inactive position.

EVith the to" and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereina ter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment oi": the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

eferring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmental elevational view disclosing a signal constructed in accordance with the present invention, as positioned adjacent to the windshield of a motor vehicle.

Figure 2 is front elevational view disclosing the signaling arm in its active position. indicating that the vehicle is to'turn to the left.

Figure 3 is an elevational view disclosing the indicating arm as moving to indicate that the vehicle is turning to the right.

Figure 4: is an elevational view disclosing the arm ina semi-folded position. a

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view disclosing the arm in its extended position.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail view partly in elevation disclosing the arm in its extended position.

Figure 7 is a sectional iew taken on line 7-? of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 88 of Figure 6.

'ure 9 is an enlarged detail view diso a position indirigl'it turn, the movement or the arm being indicated in dottd lines. 1

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a supporting bracket which isform-ed with lateral ears 6 apertured to receive securing bolts, whereby the bracket may be secured to a suitable supporting member. I

F orme-d integral with the bracket member is an enlarged circular portion 7 provided with an outstanding flange 8 that cooperates with the cover 9 to provide a housing for the operating mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described.

Positioned within the housingis a link 10 that has one of its ends pivotally connected to the right angled extremityll of the shatt- '12, which shaft operates in tne bearing 18,

connects with the controlling pedal 16. This controlling pedal 16 may be of any suitable construction, however in the present showing, we have illustrated the pedal as being relatively long and provided with an extension 1'? to which the rod is connected as clearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawi Ears 18 are provided intermediate the anus of the pedal 16 and extend downwardly therefrom which ears are formed with openings to accommodate the shaft 1.) permitting the pedal to be rocked to accomplish the operation of the signaling arm.

The arm section 22 is pivotally connected to the bracket at 22 to which arm section is pivotally connected the operating link 10 as previously stated. A curved slot 20 is provided in the cover through which the rivet 21 extends, which rivet has connection with the arm 22. The arm 22 is formed preferably by bending a length of sheet metal intermediate its side edges providing opposed walls between which the hand section of the signaling device may move when in its initial position.

The hand portion of the signal is indicated at 23 and is pivotally connected to the arm section 22, at 2 1, and as shown, is operated by means of the connecting link 25 that has pivotal connection with the bracket member, at 26. The opposite end of the connecting link 25 has pivotal connection with the handle section 23 at 27, the rivet employed for providing the connection between the link 25 and hand section 28 operating in a curved slot 28 formed in one of the walls of the arm section 22, causing the link 25 to take a swinging movement resulting in the moving of the hand section 23 to its active or inactive position.

Assuming that the signaling device has been moved to a signaling position as shown by Figure 6 of the drawings and it is desired to return the arm to its inactive position, the rod is pulled in the direction oi the arrow as indicated in Figure 6, resulting in a rearward movement of the right angled end 11 thereof which transmits moven'ient to the link 16 causing the arm section 22 to move upwardly to a position as indicated in dotted lines by Figure 9. Due to the con nection between tn-e arm section 22 and hand section 23, the link 25 moves to throw the hand section to a position between the walls of the arm section 22. I

In the present showing a mirror indicated at 29 is positioned on the bracket of the signal to enable the ogerator of the vehicle to View the road surface at the rear of the machine.

While we have shown and described a sigthat by changing the bracket the device may be positioned or secured to the windshield irame of a motor vehicle, it being unnecessary to alter the construction in any way to cause, the operation of the signaling device.

We claim 4 i signaling'device including a hollow bracket member providing a housing, said bracketmember having a curved slot formed in one wall thereof, a pivoted arm section connected with the bracket at its outer end, a hand section pivotally connected with the arm section, said hand section having a curved slot formed therein a link member in the housing and having a pin extending through the curved slotthereoi said pin being connected with the arm section to move the arm sectionvertically, a bell crank lever connected with the link for moving the link, a link member having a pin extending through the curved slot of the hand section, the opposite end of the last mentioned link member being pivotally connected to the bracket member, and said ast mentioned link member adapted to operate to move the hand section when the arm section is moved. V

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto atfixed our signatures.

ADOLPH n. ASHLEMAN. THOMAS E. HANEY.

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