GB165997A - Improvements in washing machines - Google Patents

Abstract

165,997. Derschug, J. N., and Syracuse Washing Machine Corporation. April 28, 1920. Washing-machines with plungers having both rotary and axially-reciprocating motion.-In a machine of the type employing dashers 51 carried by a reciprocating and axially-rotating plunger shaft 29, the latter receives intermittent rotary movements by means of an arm G which is loose on the shaft but is connected to it by a spring pawl and ratchet-wheel 63 and has a pin g<1> to engage at each stroke with a fixed bracket H provided with an inclined cam slot h. The shaft 29 is reciprocated by a motor A through universal joints, a friction coupling F, a hand-controlled worm-gearing clutch, and crank mechanism including a link 76, lever 73, and a stirrup 68. The post 30 through which the shaft 29 reciprocates, is surrounded by a loose sleeve 35 to prevent the clothes from winding around it. The dashers 51 are resiliently mounted at the ends of a yoke 48 by means of telescoping tubular parts 49, 50 connected together by bolts 54 encircled by springs 60. The yoke is vertically adjustable on the shaft 29 and is retained in position by a spring-controlled pin 44 engaging one of a series of holes 45. A perforated false bottom 42 is spaced from the bottom of the tub by projections 41 and the base of the post 30. The tub furnished with a window 22 and a glazed lid is removably secured to its supporting platform by means of a nut at the lower end of the post 30 and is further held by a ring 5 bolted to the upper ends of the legs 6.