US1035085A - Speed-indicator. - Google Patents

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V, L CROSSa SPEED INDlGAToR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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Be it known that I, Vlcrron L. Cross, a` citizen of the United States, residing at Plattsburg, in-the county of Clinton 'and Stateof New York, have invented a certain.

rnew and. useful Speedllhdicator, of which Y the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and'useful improvement in speed and time indicators for automobiles, and theO like, vand has fon its object to provide a simple and effective device of this description which will indi. cate vand record the speed at which an automobile or -other vehicle is traveling in such. mannen that the driver may readily observe ord of the speed made at any hour, and may also observe thetime.

With these ends in view my invention consists inthe details of construction and com- -bination of elements hereinafter set forth '-claims. y i f In order that those skilled in the art to and then specifically designated by the which this invention appertains may fully understand how to make and use the same,

' I will describe its construction in detail re- .J ferring by letter tot-he accompanyingk drawing, forming/a part of this specification, in

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Figure l, is a front view of my 'improved device, the cap of the governor case is removed and certain parts sectioned to clearly f show the construction. elevation of the angles ltoFig. l..

n carrying outmy inventionas here embodied Ak represents the governor case, having the lu s B throughwhich are formed holes fort ev passa e of screws or bolts for securing 'it to a das boardior other suitable Fig. 2, a sectional `device looking at right surface, and 5G is the cap or coveradapted to 'be secured to the case, for inclosing the mechanism of the governor. D is a hollow spindle fitted to slide verti cally in the bearin E and having formed therewith the stem which passes through thev stuing box G threaded into the case and cap. i r H is a shaft the upper end of which is iitted to' revolve in the hollow spindle D while its lowerportion is journaled in the bearin lI. The lower end of this shaft is reduce in diameter vand passes through the stuing box J, having attached thereto the flexible shaft K, and this fiexible shaft is Speelt-cation or Letters Patent, Appunti@ mea nya, 1910.y serial m. 562,931.

i Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

intended to be driven from one of the wheels ofthe vehicle inthe usual manner. On the shaft-'H is secured the collar vL, while the collar M is fit-ted to slide on said shaft and to these collars are pivoted the arms N of the hall governor, a spring O being interposed between the collars for normally forcing the collar M upward to draw the balls P toward each other. The spindle D has a .flange R formed on its lower end over which its a cap Qland this cap is secured /to the collar M or an extension thereof, so that the revolving of the collar with its shaft will not revolve the spindle, but will causesaid V is an indicatinglhand or pointer secured to the casing so as to register with the time divisions and thereby indicate the time. Concentric circles'may be marked on the dial or a separate disk having such lines attached to said dial, said circles being designated by figures indicating miles per hour.

W is an arm secured to the short shaftfX and carrying a pencil point Y, L.and Z is" a lever also secured to the shortshaft, its outer end being connected to the stem From the foregoing description the operation of my im roved speed indicator will be as follows: lEhe governor shaftH being revolved at a speed relative to the speed .of travel of the vehicle, the balls will move outward in proportion to said speed thus drawingdown t e collar and consequently the spindle against the action of the spring O.

This action will draw the lever Z downward and thereby swing the arm W outward, carrying the pencil point more or less from the center of the disk, and by referenceto the circles with which the point registers at any particular time the speed of the machine will be known, and if the pencilpoint is arranged to trace a line on the disk as the latter is revolved by the clock mechanism a record'will be had of the s eed of the ma-l chine at any particular time or for the Awhole timeof `the twenty-four hours. Oil.

therein.

.o outer end of the lever, a hollow spindle lwith which` the' lstern is formed, a bearing in g indle is adapted to slide, a 40 die, a 'exible shaft forrevolving the gover-v nor shaft, a'bearing'in which the lower portion of thelshaftr'volves, a collar secured toi the shaft, another 'collar slidably mounted i5-on said shaft, a Spring interposed between i `what I claim as new and useful is to which the arm is secured, a lever also atkwhich said s indleis adapted to sli dial fitted lto revolve therein, sai dial havmeans carried by said arm, a short shaft to may be supplied to the interior of the governor case for 4lubricating the parts contained' Having thus fully described my invention l. In a speed indicator, a casing having a dial fitted. to revolve therein, saidA dial having divisions of time and concentric circles v marked thereon, shaft of a clock for revolving said dial, a stationaryhand for registering with said divisions as the dial revolves, an a'rm adapted to swing across lthe face of the dial, marking means carried by said arni', a short shaft tached vto said shaft, a steinl pivoted 'to the outerendiofthe lever, a hollow s indle with which the stem is formed, a caring iny e, a governor shat fitted to revolve' in the spindle, a flexible shaft for revolving the governor shafi'1,'andy means carried by the governor shaft for raising and lowering the spindle relativeto the speedof said shaft, as

specified. l

2.. In a speed indicator,.a casin having a ing divisions of time and concentric circles marked. thereon, means such as the hour shaft of aclock 'for revolving said dial, a stationaryhand for registering with said divisions as,v the dial revolves, an arm adapted to swing vac i'oss theface of the dial, marking which the'arm: is secured, a lever also attached to said shaft, a stem pivoted tothe which l' said Y s governor sha fitted to'revolve in the spinmeans such asv the hour.

said collars, governor arms pivoted to theh collars, balls 'carried by said arm'sand a case inclosing the o erating parts of the 4 gpveilnor, said case a apted to hold a supply o o y 3. Inra speed indicator, a suitable casing,

a clock mechanism mounted'in said casing, a

dial havingv divisions yof time and concentric clock mechanisiman arm adapted to swing across said dial, markingmeans carried by said arm, a short shaft carrying said arm, a N4lever carried by said short shaft, a stein pivoted to the free end of thelever, a'hollow spindle formed with said stem; a' governor shaft adapted to be revolvedthrough a suit'- lable connection with the vehicle wheel, said -governor shaft fitted to revolve in the hollow spindle, and means carried by therv overnor shaft for moving the spindle ng the governor' shaft according to the speed, of

circlesl marked thereon, revolved by Said .l

the vehicle, thereby causin the arm to move the dial,va lever connected` the combination the governor shaft and connected to one of l the collars of the governor. l In testimony whereof, I have hereunto af-y lfixed my signature in the presence of the Etwo subscribing witnesses.

j VICTOR LCROSS, Witnesses: .f

`HENRY E. BARNARD, i

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