and Mangling Machines, and in the "Tubs" of Washing Machines.
Year: 1885

page_text: and Mangling Machines, and in the "Tubs" of Washing
Machines.
We THOMAS TURNER MERCER, and THOMAS WOOLFALL, of Cherry Tree Machine
Works, Cherry Tree near Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Makers,
do hereby declare the nature of our said invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
DRIVING GEAR OF WASHING, WRINGING, AND MANGLING MACHINES, AND IN THE
"TUBS" OF WASHING MACHINES," to be as follows:-
In the construction of gearing for purpose aforesaid according to this our
invention we employ on or forming part of the boss of the fly wheel an eccentric
the latter is received and works in an eccentric eye of a pinion wheel the outer
portion of the boss of the said pinion is square and is received in a rectangular
frame free to slide to and fro upon lugs cast to it in slots formed in an outer cover
or wheel guard the pinion is enclosed by and gears with the teeth of an internal
gear plate wheel keyed fast upon the shaft and behind the plate wheel is the
ordinary star wheel gearing with like wheel on the axis of the top roller.
So that when the fly or hand wheel is turned the pinion will by the eccentic
be caused to operate as differential gear with the internal wheel the sliding and
rectangular frame permitting the requisite movements of the pinion wheel.
The bottom of the circular tubs of washing machines we corrugate or flute and
fix the bottom so that the latter shall be inclined to and its corrugation in lime
with the discharge or orifice of the tub.

page_text: "
THE
We THOMAS TURNER MERCER and THOMAS WOOLFALL, of Cherry Tree Machine
Works, Cherry Tree near Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster Machine Makers
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
DRIVING GEAR OF WASHING, WRINGING AND MANGLING MACHINES AND IN THE
"TUBS' OF WASHING MACHINES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In the construction of gearing for purpose aforesaid according to this our
invention we employ on or forming part of the boss of the boss of the fly wheel
an eccentric, the latter is received and works in an eccentric eye of a pinion wheel,
the outer portion of the boss of the said pinion is received in a rectangular frame
free to slide to and fro upon lugs cast to it in slots formed in an outer cover or
wheel. guard, the pinion is enclosed by and gears with the teeth of an internal gear
plate wheel keyed fast upon the shaft, and behind the plate wheel is the ordinary
star wheel, gearing with like wheel on the axis of the top roller.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this specification in which
Fig. 1. is a front elevation of the improved gearing-guard removed.
Fig. 2 is a cross section of Fig. 1. and of part of wheel guard.
Figs. 3. 4. and 5. are details or views of parts detached.
Fig. 6. is a front elevation of part of end frame and wheel guard, fly wheel
removed.
.
On the boss of the fly wheel 1. is an eccentric 1ª the latter is received and works
in an eccentric eye 2. of a pinion wheel 3, the outer portion 4. of the boss of the
said pinion is received in a rectangular frame 5. this frame being free to slide to
and fro upon lugs 6. in the slots 6* formed in the outer cover or wheel guard 7.,
the pinion 3. is enclosed by and gears with the teeth of an internal gear wheel 8.
keyed fast upon the shaft 9., and behind the plate wheel is the ordinary star
wheel 10. gearing with like wheel on the axis 11. of the top roller as is well
understood so that when the fly or hand wheel 1. is turned the pinion 3. will by
the eccentric 1* be caused to operate as differential gear with the internal wheel 8.
the rectangular frame 5. sliding on the lug 6. permitting the requisite movements
of the pinion wheel 8.

page_text: The gearing above described is equally applicable for use in connection with
hoists.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The several parts constructed, combined, and arranged as described and illustrated
and constituting the improved driving gear for purposes herein set forth.
Dabad thin orth Jon T... 1000
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Agent for the Applicanta.