Improvements in Washing, Churning, Mixing, or Sifting Machines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washing, Churning, Mixing, or Sifting
Machines.
WILLIAM HENRY WHITE of 31 New North Street, London, W.C. Cooper and
Model Maker 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 :-
My invention consists in a special mechanical arrangement for application to the
purposes of washing churning mixing or sifting or the like, or to the containers or
barrels of existing machines for these and like purposes whereby a peculiar
compound motion is imparted to the said containers or articles treated.
This motion may be described as a compound reciprocating rotary and seesaw
oscillating rotary action.
Any description of barrel or container can be employed, and the internal fittings
may be of any suitable kind for the purpose in view.
The apparatus is intended to rotate and oscillate the articles to be cleaned in
water, and may be combined with or attached to a water tank or container in any
well known way.
For mixing or sifting no water is necessary.
It consists of an outside skeleton platform or support, inside which is an
oscillating frame rectangular or otherwise, within which is a rotating carrier, on
which the container or the articles to be cleaned are placed and held either
removably or otherwise, such frame being set in motion by the mechanism
hereinafter described.
There is a central axle or carrier to which when washing such articles as
bottles or jars, the said vessels can be attached by means of the usual strings or
fittings.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which-
Fig. 1. shews a side elevation of my mechanical movement operating an
oscillating frame preferably of metal, inside which is a rotating carrier to support
the container or otherwise carry the articles to be cleaned.
Fig. 2 shews a plan view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. shews an end elevation of the same, together with a lever for throwing
the bevel toothed rack out of gear. This lever is not shewn in the other
figures.
Fig. 4. shers a cross section of the mechanisın, for operating the oscillating
frame made on the line za of Fig. 3.
a is the skeleton support for the mechanism.
bare pedestals and plummer blocks supporting the crauks and fly wheel e
mounted on the support a.
c is a crank for rotating the crank shaft d.
e is an ordinary flywheel.
fis another crank operated from crank shaft d.
g is a connecting rod depending from the crank piu g¹ giving to the frame h the
necessary oscillating motion.
h is the oscillating frame mounted on trunnions ii in the plummer blocks jj.
k is a revolving carrier mounted longitudinally in the frame and receives motion
through the pinion / attached to the end of the frame h.

page_text: I is a bevel toothed pinion, gearing with the toothed rack m.
revolved by means of the rise and fall movement of the frame h.
n is a standard on which the rack m is mounted.
oo are adjustable stays supporting the standard n.
The pinion being
Fig. 3 is a lever and locking bolt moving over the usual notched quadrant q.
is a short connecting rod between the lever and standard n.
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Thus when the stays oo are removed the rack m turning on the pivot s
Fig. 3, can be thrown out of gear with pinion by turning lever p to the left
(Fig. 3).
The apparatus can be worked by hand or by a pulley or gearing in any well
known way.
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:
1. In a machine or apparatus for washing churning mixing sifting or like
purposes, the combination of the skeleton platform or support a with the shaft d
cranks ef rod y oscillating frame the revolving carrier & pinion curved rack m
and hand locking gear py with their respective bearings fittings stays and supports,
as hercin described and set forth.
2. In a machine or apparatus for washing churning mixing sifting or like
purposes, the arrangement for producing a combined compound reciprocating
rotary and seesaw oscillating retary motion, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 29th day of July 1895.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.