US278378A - waeniok - Google Patents

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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 O. P. WARNIOK.

GAR STARTER.

Patented May 29,1883.

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No; 278,378. Patented May 29,1883;

ng apart hereof, and in which} sPEdiFicAtrgmm Be i know th t M ofChicagoHnthebo O i l oflllin'ois, have invented hertain n w'a'nd fulflfmprovejinents a oar s art rs and I herie by declare the following to be afnll, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will'enable Others in the j rt to relatestdmakeand be smarte Figure 1 representsa pla n ofthe 1n representsa sectionaliview takenfon:

aaefr g. l, looki n ird-r ward or to rdthele ver Fig. *3 isa'sectional elevation taked on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, including theparts abovezor bn the sidewith; the spring m. Fig.

4 represents a side elevation of the gearing Y lying beyond or on the outside oftheline 44. Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of the gearinglyingbeyondorontheoutsidebfthelihell.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

In the drawings,A represents the car-frame, and a the two axles of the car, to each of which is attached a pulley, b, connected by a drive chain or belt, 0, to the pulleys d, one on each end of the shaft 6.. All of said pulleys are firmly attached to their axles. carried and turns freely in hangers t, attached to stringers t, which are attached to the carfranie. Upon the axle e, just inside the hangers ,t, are pinions a, loose upon the shaft, and to said pinions are attached or cast with them smooth-faced pulleys h, one side of which is .formed into a conically-sl'iaped recess, k into which fits a corresponding-shaped conical end of a drum, g. Said drum is also loose upon the shaft 0; but its bearing is grooved and fits andworks longitudinally on a feather, f, attached to the axle e. In the center of said drum gis a groovefl, around its exterior. into said groove fits a rider, j, attachedto and carried by the bar In, the ends of which restin holes cut through the hangers t, and to the bar 7: are attached bell-crank levers l, turning on pins 0, which are fastened to the bars 7c. The long endsof said levers play in slots ofthe supports t and pass outside of them, and to said ends are then attached rods 8 ,one passing to the forward and one to the rear end of the car was ar m.- N was s a e l Applieatioh filed: 61mm; 24, 1883.

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" connect with rods" u'nitingieach ofit ends at stir attacnedro they frame of aear, [Fi 2 mantle I p i u i F g-W es not mesh directly wiu uie The shaft 6 is.

(No model fstrapsm,whicli havespri eased, to stand away freetromsaid rises a leverf ito which isattachedalink s w h bellfcrahk lever, s, at" each en On ezielrendbf arm; ar'euh carriedon the hangers t, Said wheels are in linewvi'tlithe'pinionsa. The one o1fithe1'ighthand side lookingforward or toward the lever 6 .as follows, viz: When the car is running, as

indicated by the arrows, the drum 9 revolves 7 between and free from both pulleys h, the drivechains 0 causing it to revolve in the same direction as the wheels, the pinions a and pulleys It being at rest on theshaft c. When it is desired to stop the car, the lever sis pulled back 8 into the position shown dotted,when the drum the wheels at 0 p, as shown in this case, to revolve, the wheel 0 revolving in the opposite direction to the wheels 61 b by means of the in- 8 termediate 1), and thereby wind the spring m on the shaft g, and which, by the resistance of the spring, causes the car to retard andfinally stop its motion. Vhen the car-is at rest or the spring wound up, the brakeman puts his foot 9 upon the bell-cranklevers and presses itdown. This operation turns the shaft s and thereby draws the brake-straps'm upon the pulleysh, and thus holds them securelyfrorn turning. After the said pulleys are so held'the lever s is re- 9 leased or pushed outward with force whenever itis desired to start the car, and thereby the drum 9 is thrown into the Oppositepulley h, in this case on the left-hand side, looking forward, or on the same side as is shown in Fig.5,which '1 has but two gears, n 0,-and thelever s is then released, which releases the brakes on. The

-g willentertherecesslfi, and by its friction cause t Th'e"endsof; saidj strapsare attached?" 5 7 full force of the wound-up spring is now .free

to act, and which then turns the gears n o, and through them the drum 9, and thereby pulleys d b, and thus starts the car forward. It is evident that if the car is drawn in the opposite direction the motion of the mechanism would be reversed, the drum 9 would by the lever s be drawn into the opposite socket, h and thereby wind up the spring,and the car would bestart- 'ed by the opposite gear, provided with its intermediate p. The drum 9 is now shown in Fig. 2 in its socket ready to start a car. spring is supposed to be wound up.

Some of the elements in which my device is more desirable are- First. That the lever sis always pulled in the same direction with the reins of the horses,-and consequently, in cases of danger, the driver would never be liable to get confused, but would at once, and almost unconsciously, perform his duty correctly. Itis well known that two different or discordant acts required to he done at the same time are very difficultto do,

andin case of a horse-car suddenly coming in danger and requiring the prompt action of the driver, to pull the reins backward with one hand and with the other to turn a crank or pull a lever forward or sidewise are very apt to produce confusion and result in danger, which my contrivance is sure to prevent.

Second. The gearing which is operated through the spring to start the car is not in motion except at the moment of stopping and starting the car. At all other times it is at rest.

, Third. The power of the spring is under the complete control of the driver. He may release onlya part of its force, as it might be required at one place and the remainder at an- The other, or all at once, and without any danger whatever to the machinery.

What I claim is 1. The pulleys 1). upon the front and rear axles, driving-pulleys d, fixed to feathered shaft a, drum g, gears n o and n o p, spring m,drum

or shaft q, and mechanism to hold and release said gears and shift said drum, said gears actuated by the drive-chain c and spring m,

substantially as specified.

2. The levers s, s, and l, drum g, and straps m, with the pulleys h, gears n 0 and n 0 p, spring at, feathered shaft 0, and pulleys d d b 11, substantially as specified.

3. The levers s s l, rider j, shifting drum g on feathered shaft 6, straps m, pulleys h, gears n 0 and h 01), pulleys d d b b, and drive-chain c,.substantially as specified.

4. The feathered shaft 6, drum 9, rider j, bar It, levers l s", rods s 8 parts s s s, straps m, pulleys h, gears n o and n o p, spring m, and pulleys d d b b and drive-chain c, substantially as specified.

5.. The levers s, with mechanism to shift the drum 9 upon its feathered axis, chain 0, and pulleys b d, in combination with friction-pulleys It, brake-straps m, and gears n cand 'n 0 10, arranged to wind a spring, m, which when wound and the drum shifted into an opposite a pulley h, it shall receive the force of the spring m, and through said gearing. actuate the car in the direction it first moved, substantially as specified.

' CHARLES r. WARNIOK.

Witnesses:

WM. ZIMMERMAN, GHARLEs J AHNKE.

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