Improvements in Automatic Steam Washing Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left. 17th Mar.. 1890-Accepted, 19th Apr., 1890.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Steam Washing Machines.
I, REINHOLD HOESE, 26 Grimm Strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Royal Government Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows
--
In this Washing-Machine the clothes are placed inside a wheel-rim, immersed in
the suds and fitted upon the face of the floats that is turned towards the centre,
and the wheel is set revolving, by the steam generated when the machine is made to
boil, so that the clothes inside the wheel rim get washed by being driven round and
round.
The cleansing process can be facilitated by the jets of steam pervading the
clothes.
The inner face of the wheel-rim is suitably shaped into a curly or undulating
pattern, or else provided with some other kind of protuberances with a view to the
more active propulsion of the clothes.
The paddle wheel is made of turbine-like floats or curves in such wise that the
inside of the wheel-rim presents undulations. This undulatory part of the floats is
provided with minute perforations.
The paddle wheel hung on two brackets is housed in a box or frame, beneath which
a stove is specially provided for the fire, or else there is a heating chamber which is
supplied with the necessary amount of heat to generate the steam by inserting it into
the hot-plate opening of a kitchen range. To enable one to place the clothes inside
the paddle wheel one part of the wheel is made to admit of removal.
The inner extremity of the floats are made to the pattern of a circular arch, so that after
turning down the top of the housing frame, the float pieces can be twisted out and
removed. When the clothes have been introduced, this part can be fitted again
into its proper place.
A cotter peg keeps this removable float part fixed to the
wheel-rim.
The steam generated in the boiler escapes through a slit in the lid and is inter-
cepted by an oblique valve in its course, in such wise, that it can only proceed through
the suds and water, into the floats lying to the left. Here the steam drives the water
out of the floats, while the water will remain in the floats on the right side of the
wheel. Thus the right hand of the wheel is loaded more heavily than the left, so that
the wheel must of necessity start revolving, and continue to go round so long as steam
is being generated in the boiler.
In the upper colder levels of the suds and
floats undergoes condensation.
The colder water will constantly sink to the
the boiler anew.
water, the steam carried along by the
bottom, und will continually replenish
To divert any superfluous steam generated from overheating an exhaust pipe is
fitted into the lid or top.
When the float wheel revolves, the clothes will roll over the undulations and thus
be washed and cleansed.
A portion of the steam entering the floats escapes through fine perforations,
stirring up and loosening the mass of clothes, which favours the process of washing.
To interrupt the washing operation a damper or valve must be moved by a rod and
lever into such a position, as will send the steam passing out of the boiler towards the
right hand side of the wheel. The pattern of the floats is so designed that in such
case the steam shall not penetrate into the floats, but on the contrary, be laterally
diverted, and therefore the wheel for lack of propulsive energy, will cease
to run.

page_text: The machine may also be connected by means of suitable angle pipes or flues with
a stove set in the wall.
To run off the water out of the frame or shell receptacle, there is a pipe provided
with a. tap.
The effective floats need not necessarily take up the entire width of the machine;
on the contrary, for a perforated frame can be fixed on either side of the float
wheel.
In this way, it becomes possible to give the revolving part of the machine a
spherical form, and the outside frame will then be given a rounded form like
an ordinary wash tub or bucket. The steam regulator valve may be dispensed
with, if it be desired to have the machine in the simplest and cheapest design.
The water wheel too, may be fitted to a stand so that the whole thing can be placed
in a scullery boiler.
The steam generated by heat at the bottom will escape through a suitable opening,
and be guided into the floats of the washing wheel, the arrangement and working
whereof tallies with that herein before described.
Dated this 17th Jaf 1000
CARMAN & Co.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Steam Washing Machines.
1, REINHOLD HOESE of Grimm Strasse 26, Berlin in the Empire of Germany
Royal Government Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
In this washing machine the clothes are placed inside a float-board wheel,
immersed in the suds and fitted upon the face of the floats that is turned towards the
centre, and the wheel is set revolving by the steam generated when the machine is
made to boil, so that the clothes inside the float-board wheel get washed by being
driven round and round. The cleansing process can be facilitated by the jets of
steam pervading the clothes. The inner side of the float-board wheel is suitably
shaped into a curly or undulating pattern or else provided with some other kind of
pertuberances with a view to the more active propulsion of the clothes.
The float-board wheel S fig. 1. is made of turbine-like floats or curves in such wise
that the inside of the wheel presents undulations 10. This undulatory part of the
floats is provided with minute perforations fig. 2.
The float-board wheel S. hangs on two brackets Z. Z. and is housed in a box or
frame g beneath which a stove is specially provided for the fire, or else there is a
heating chamber H which is supplied with the necessary amount of heat to generate
the steam by inserting it into the hot-plate opening of a kitchen range as shewn
in fig. 1.
To enable one to place the clothes inside the float-board wheel, the part T of the
wheel S is made to admit of removal. The inner extremity of the floats at a¹ are
made to the pattern of a circular arch a so that after turning down the top of the
housing frame g the float piece T can be turned at the joint g¹ and be removed. When
the clothes have been introduced, the part T can be fitted again into its proper place,
a cottar peg X keeps this removable float part fixed to the wheel.
The steam generated in the heating chamber H escapes, through the slit h¹ in the
lid h and is intercepted by an oblique valve k in its course, in such wise that it can
only proceed through the suds and water into the floats s lying to the left. Here the
steam drives the water out of the floats, while the water will remain in the floats on
the right side of the wheel. Thus the right hand side of the wheel is loaded more
heavily than the left, so that the wheel must of necessity start revolving and
continue to go round so long as steam is being generated in the heating
chamber H.

page_text: In the upper colder levels of the suds and water, the steam carried along by the
floats undergoes condensation. The colder water will constantly sink to the bottom
and will continually replenish the heating chamber H anew.
To divert any superfluous steam generated from overheating, an exhaust pipe g* is
fitted into the lid or top.
When the float wheel S revolves, the clothes will roll over the undulations to and
thus be washed and cleansed.
A portion of the steam entering the floats & escapes through fine perforations !,
stirring up and loosening the mass of clothes, which favours the process of
washing.
To interrupt the washing operation a damper or valve k fig. 2 must be moved by a
rod k and lever into such a position, as will send the steam passing out of the
heating chamber H towards the right hand side of the wheel S. The pattern of the
floats is so designed, that in such case the steam shall not penetrate into the floats,
but on the contrary be laterally diverted, and therefore the wheel, for lack of pro-
pulsive energy, will cease to run.
The machine may also be connected by means of suitable angle pipes or flues p p
with a stove set in the wall.
To run off the water out of the frame or shell receptacle there is a pipe ¹ prov.
with a tap
The effective floats need not necessarily take up the entire width of the machine,
on the contrary, for a perforated frame N. N fig. 3 can be fixed on either side of the
float wheel.
In this way it becomes possible to give the revolving part of the machine a spherical
form and the outside frame will then be given a rounded form like an ordinary wash
tub or bucket. The steam regulator valve may be dispensed with, if it be desired to
have the machine in the simplest and cheapest design.
The water wheel too, may be fitted to a stand L fig. 4 so that the whole thing can
be placed in a scullery boiler K. The steam generated by heat at the bottom will escape
through opening and be guided into the floats s of the washing wheel S, the
arrangement and working whereof tallies with that herein before described with the
exception that on the inside of the washing wheel S small projections u are fixed,
which cause the clothes to be raised when the wheel S revolves and to fall down again,
by which means the clothes are more moved about.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. An automatic steam washing machine, in which the ascending steam, generated
by heat, is directed into the float wheel, lying in the water, in such a way, that the
water on one side is driven out of the floats, whereby the wheel is made to revolve,
substantially as described & illustrated.
2nd. The forin of the inside of the washing wheel of a curly or undulating pattern
or provided with projections as described.
3rd. The arrangement of small openings in the floats of the washing wheel to lead
steam into the washing substantially as described.
4th. The arrangements of the floats with perforated frames N. N. fig. 3. substantially
as herein described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
5th. The arrangement of the valve k above the heating chamber, H, which conducts
the steam in such a manner, that it either enters the floats or passes by them as
described.
6th. The arrangement of placing the washing wheel into a scullery boiler fig. 4
substantially as herein set forth and shown.
Dated thie 17th dar of Mazab 1900