US1360422A - Aerial-literature distributer - Google Patents

Description

A. LYON.

AERIAL LITERATURE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION man Nov. 4. 191a.

, 1,360,422. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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AERIAL LITERATURE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.4. 1918.

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AERIAL-LITERATURE DISTRIBUTER.

Application filed November 4, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUs'rIoN LYON, a citizen of the United States, and resident. of Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aerial- Literat-ure Distributers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a distributor for literature, packages or analogous material, and an object of the invention is to provide a distributer adapted to be carried by an airplane, for distributing literature of any desired type, such as propaganda literature over enemy territory and one which may be operated at the will of the pilot or a passenger of the airplane.

More specifically, the invention comprehends the provision of a retainer, having a follower mounted therein for forcing the literature downwardly upon an endless conveyer structure which carries the literature out one side of the retainer, and drops the same for distribution and also to provide a small spring operated gear for urging the follower into pressing engagement withthe literature or material within the receptacle.

Another object of this invention is topro vide a spring motor structure, including a governor, for operating theen'dless conveyer which. delivers the literature, and a brake mechanism associated with apart of the gearing'of the spring motor for controlling the operation of the distributingconveyer and also to provide brake means coacting with the governor whereby the speed of" operation of the distributing conveyer may be regulated as desired.

Other objects of the invention will ap pear in the following detailed description,

taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspeci'fication, and in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of anair lane showing theimproved literature distri uter applied thereto.

Flg. 2 1s a fragmentary top planofan' airplane showing the distributer applied thereto.

Fig. is a vertical section throughthe dist-ributer. l

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 261,078.

Fig. 4 is another Vertical section through the distrihuter taken at right angles to the section illustrated in Fig. 3.

I Fig. is a detail side elevation of a part or the distributing conveyer operating mechanlsm illustrating the governor and the means for regulating the speed of operation of the conveyer.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view partially in section showing the connection between the spring motor and the distributing conveyer, and Fig. is a detail side elevation of a part of the supporting structure of the distributer. Referring more particularly to the drawings,the letter A indicates an airplane of the pusher type, but it is to be understood that the improved, literature distributer may be applied to any approved type of airplane.

The airplane A, has the usual type of empennage B, commonly found in the pusher type of machine, and this empennage structure supports the distributer which is generically indicated by the numeral 1. Y

Y The distributer 1 comprises a receptacle 2 which is substantially rectangular in shape and has a pair of braces or supporting bars 3 attached to the under surface thereof and extendlng from one side of the receptacle.

These braces 8 are adapted for attachment,

to one of the braces or struts of the airplane structure as indicated at B, and the body or receptacle 1 also has a pair of brace menibers 4 attached to. the under surface thereof and projecting from the edge opposite from which the members 3 project. Thesemembers 4 have their outer ends enlarged and pro vided with bores which telescopically receive the ends of braces or supports 5 whichare attached, at their outer ends to braces orv beams C of the airplane structure. The enlarged heads 6 of the braces i are provided with longitudinally extending slots 7 which receive therethrough threaded studs 8 carried by the bars 5. Wing nuts 9 are mounted upon the ,studs 8 for'clamping engagement against the upper surface of the head 6, to

hold the members 4- and 5 in adjustable con nected position.

The braces 3 and 4c are connected to the Patented Nov. 30, 1920..

literatureretaining receptacle 1 through the -n1edium ofv a connecting device 10 which preferably constructed of sheet metal so as to permit a yieldable connection with the airplane and the literature distributor.

The receptacle 2 is provided with a door 11 in one side of the same near its top, through which the literature or other material may be placed within the receptacle.

The literature, placed within the recep tacle is forced downwardly by the follower structure 12 upon the distributing conveyer 13. This conveyer 13 comprises an endless belt 14; having a plurality of flights 15 attached thereto and the endless conveyer or belt ll is driven by means of sprockets 16 and 17 mounted upon shafts 1S and 19. The shaft 19 is connected by means of a universal coupling 20 to a link 21 which is in turn connected by means of a universal coupling 22 to a shaft 23. The shaft 23 is rotatably supported, by a suitable bearing 24: formed upon a hanger structure 25, and it has a beveled gear 26 keyed thereon. A pinion 2T meshes with he beveled gear 26 and with a beveled gear 28 which is keyed upon a sleeve 29. The sleeve 29 is rotatably supported by a bearing 24 and about the shaft 23, being rotatably mounted upon the said shaft and connected thereto through the medium of the beveled gears 26 and 28 and beveled pinion 27. This latter beveled pinion 27 is carried by a suitable stub shaft 30 which is in turn journaled in a bearing 31 carried upon one arm of the hanger structure 25.

A coil spring 32 is inclosed in a casing 33 and this spring has one end connected to the casing and the other end to the sleeve 29 for rotating the sleeve upon the unwinding action of "the coil spring. The casing 33 isrotatably mounted upon the sleeve 29 and has a ratchet 31%. carried by its inner side. A pawl 35 is pivotally carried by an upstanding arm 36 of the bracket structure 25 and engages the peripheral teeth of the ratchet 34;, for holding the casing 33 against rotary movement in a direction to unwind the coils of the spring 32, causing the unwinding action of the spring to be imparted to the sleeve 29. A handle 36* is carried by the casing 33 for manually rotating this casing to wind the coil sprin 32. A worm gear 37 is keyed upon the sleeve 29 and it meshes with a worm 38 carried by a vertical shaft 39. The vertical shaft 39 has a governor e0 mounted thereon embodying the usual brake disk 41. A brake lever 42 is pivotally supported as shown at by a suitable arm 44;. Its inner end which carries'the braking or friction head .6 is held out of engagement with the dish e1 by a coil spring 16. A set screw t? is carried by the arm 44: and engages the outer end of the arm 42 for adjusting the position the shaft 39, and consequently the speed of rotation of the sleeve 29.

The worm gear 37 has a brake wheel or disk -Il8 attached to one surface thereof which is; provided with peripheral ratchet 5 T he ratchet teeth ii) are provided for r ceiving the end lit of a pivotally mounted brake member 51. This brake member 51 is carried by an arm 52 of the bracketstructure 25 and it has a weight 53 connected thereto which normally holds the brake member in braking position with the ratchet teeth 49 for arresting rotation of the sleeve 25) by the uncoiling action of the spring 32, also holding this spring against unwinding or uncoiling. A control rod or cable 5el'is connected to the brake lever 50 for moving this member out of braking engagement with the disk l8 to permit rotation of the sleeve and the consequent operation of the distributing conveyer structure 13. This control rod or cable extends forwardly along the airplane A to a position where it can be conveniently operated by the pilot or passenger of the airplane, such as by a hand lever The conveyor 13 passes outwardly through one site of the receptacle 2, through an opening 56 therein, and a plate 57 is adjustably carried by the side of the receptacle provided with the opening 56, to permit regulation of the space above the uppermost portions of the flights 15, through which the literature or other material may pass, so as to prevent the distribution of an excessive qiuintity of literature at a time. Suitable means, such as a set screw and wing nut indicated at 58 may be provided for holding the door 57 in adjusted position.

The conveyer structure 13 includes the guiding side boards 59, which extend upwardly along each edge of the conveyor structure for properly guiding the literature upon the flights 15. i

The follower structure 12, includes the literature engaging head 60 which has a rack bar 61 connected thereto. This rack bar 61 extends upwardly through an opening 62 in the top of the receptacle 2 and has a handle 63 upon its upper end whereby the follower may be manually moved against the under surface of the top of the receptacle during the filling of the receptacle with literature to be distributed. A gear 64 meshes with the teeth of the rack bar 61, and this gear is rotatably mounted upon a stationary shaft 65 carried by a suitable housing 67 which incloses the gear. A coil spring 68 has one end connected to the shaft 65 and the other end connected to the gear as shown at 69, and the uncoiling action of the coils of this spring tends to rotate the gear 64 in the direction to force the follower structure 12 downwardly into engagement with literature within the receptacle, causing a post;

tive feedof the literature to the distributing conveyer structure 13. 1 Summing up; the operation of the improved literature distributor is generically as follows: the literature is placed within the receptacle 2, after the follower 12 has been moved upwardly above the'upper edge of the door 11, and the action of the coil spring 68 will force the head 60 of the follower downwardly into pressing engagement with the literature, pressing the lowermost sheets thereof against the flights 15 of the endless distributing conveyer structureli-B, and when it is desired todistribute the literature, the lever 55 isoperated, which in turn operates the cable 54, moving the brake member 50 out of a braking position and allowing the unwinding of the coils of the spring 32. This unwinding action of the coil spring 32 will rotate the sleeve 29, at the desired speed, depending upon the adjustment of the lever 42 and the operation of the governor 40. The rotation of the sleeve 29 will be transmitted in a reversed direction to the shaft 23 through the medium of the gears 26, 27 and 28. The rotation of the shaft 23, will be imparted through the medium of the link 21 and the universal joints 20 and 22 to the shaft 19, for operating the endless distributing con: veyer structure. The operation of this endless distributing conveyer will carry the literature, removing the'lowermost piece, at a time, from within the receptacle 2, carry it outwardly through the opening 56, and re lease it so that it may fall from the distributer. V

, Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention; but,

I claim:

1. In a distributer for aerial literature, a retaining receptacle, an endless distributmg conveyer within said receptacle, an operating motor for said conveyer, power transmitting means connecting said conveyer and motor, and comprising a beveled gear operatlvely connected to the motor, a

second beveled gear, a universal connection between the second beveled gear and the conveyer and a pinion connecting said beveled gears whereby the conveyer will be operated in a reverse direction to the operation of the motor.

2. In a distributer for aerial literature, a retaining receptacle, an endless distributing conveyer within said receptacle, an operating motor for said conveyer, power transmitting means connecting said conveyer and motor and comprising a beveled gear opera-- tively connected to the motor, a second beveled gear, a universal connection between the second beveled gear and the conveyer and a pinion connecting said beveled gears whereby the conveyer w1ll be operated 1n a retaining receptacle, an endless distributing conveyer, an operating motor for said conveyer, power transmitting means connecting said conveyer and motor and comprising a beveled gear operatively connected to the motor, a second beveledgear, a universal connection between the second beveled gear and the conveyer, a pinion connecting said beveled gears whereby the conveyer will be operated in a reverse direction to the operation of the motor, a brake ratchet connected to said firstnamcd beveled gear, a pivoted brake lever, and'a pendant weight carried by the brake lever and normally holding it in braking engagement with said ratchet, and an operating rod connected to the brake lever.

at. In a distributer for aerial literature, a retaining receptacle, an endless distributing conveyer, an operating motor for said conveyer, power transmitting means connecting said conveyer and motor and comprising a beveled gear operatively connected to the motor, a second beveled gear, a universal connection between the second beveled gear and the conveyer, a pinionconnecting said beveled gears whereby the conveyer will be operated in a reverse direction to the direction of operation of the motor, a governor mecbai'lism for controlling the speed of op eration of the conveyer, a worm gear connected to said first named beveled gear, and means operatively connecting said worm gear and governor for operating the governor by rotation of the worm gear.

5. In a distributer for aerial literature, a retaining receptacle, an endless distributing conveyer, an operating motor for said conveyer, power transmitting means connecting said conveyer and motor and comprising a beveled gear operatively connected'to the motor, a second beveled gear, a universal connection between the second beveled gear I and the conveyer, a pinion connecting said beveled gears whereby the conveyer will be operated in a reverse direction to the direction of operation of the motor, a governor mechanism for controlling the speed of operation of the conveyer, a worm gear connected to said first named beveled gear, means operatively connecting said worm gear and governor for operating the governor by rotation of the worm gear, a brake ratchet carried by said worm gear, a pivoted brake lever, and a pendant weight carried by the brake lever and normally holding it in meshing engagement with said ratchet, and an operating rod connected to said brake lever.

6. In a distributer for aerial literature, the holding said brake in engagement with said combination of, a retaining receptacle, an brake disk to retard 0 ration of said disendless distributing conveyer carried by said tributing conveyer, anc means for releasing 10 receptacle, means for operating said disthe brake from engagement With the brake tributing conveyer, means for regulating the disk to permit operation of the distributing speed of operation of said distributing conconveyer. veyer, a brake disk, a brake, means normally AUSTION LYON.

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