[1]Patented Nov. 29 1927. 1 6509828 UNITED S-TATES@ PATENT OFFICE.@ PETElt E. GELDHO:F, or, syRAcusE, xevi YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SYRACUSE WASHING MACHINE CORPORATION, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, . A CORPORATION OF NFw YORE.. IRONING MACHINE. Application filed January 19,1926. Serial No. 82,25P.. Tlii,,,, inveiation iicl,,Ites to ii-oning iiiacliines ill N@,liieli -,i heitc@d i@-otiiiig shoe oi,- pressiiig eleiiieiit is stipported iii pi@essino, rela;tioil to .i poii-ei- (It,lveii t@ot@ii-y fc(Ici I;oll foifeedin(y [Iii.@ articles to be ironed traii-,versely acl@oss tile of the :heated 1)i-essing 61eiiient blit it @vill be evi.d(,nt tli@al-I both tli(, feeclii-ig clelyieiit -lind ii-oiiiii(- illay be iised for S(@i-iie I I)U].-])Oses witlioi:lt i-ot,@.itii)(,- ttle feedlo Tlie, bi.@o,,I(l object of iiiventioii is [6 tl)e iflot'illie I)OAA'(@i- i'oi- i-otitin(,@ llli(@ i-oll @i,liollN, A%,itli.iii sE,Iid -t-eecl i.,Oll fi-oiti vienv a-ii(I 1-)rofi@olyl the el(@iiietits :@@tid e,@i@ibles i'he Ill 0 t !n @ 0 i-ie L 1)(,, iyii de ' t iiiol,(, COITII)act f i@i)-i ttiai.i b,li.,@ 1)(@i-(@tofoi-e beeii practised. o p vide :fol- tl-ie cii-i otliei@ object t ro (@i@ilatioi@i of t@I)roii(,I-i the feediiio- eleiileiit @'ol., (,oo1iiii), t[ie iiiotoi, ,ijid beirin(ys toi- the fee(,i A -filt,tl-iei, obje(!t, i@, to provicle the iL'ODinO@ @N,Itll (,Iectrl'.c heatei extellidiii,, zn siibst-,,tiiluially entii,e lengtl-i they-eof so s to (,,St-,abli@,h iii-iifoi@iyi lie:,tt @tt till p rt' '@5 a o ioiis I ol@ 'Lli(@ l'Ollillg Slii face. ol,)ject i.,., to I)IIO-,7]de a ii,,ore coni@icii-is foi- iiioving the ii-oliiii,,- c@IGIl"ellt to-@N",tll(l -,Ind fi@om the -1" eecl l@ollei- aiid @it the saii,i(- time to enable sticl ii-ollill.g (@l('iiieiit to yicld iii clifi@ereiil dire(,- tioIIS I)t-essiii-e of vai-ying thicknesses of-' to be iroiiecl at differelit points ,tloi,i the coi-ita(@t siirfaces of the roller and Otlier ob@icets ,?,iid -Lises rel.atilig to specific ]),,ii@ts -,will be biloi.1-flit otit in the followin,(,y closeril)tioli. l@ii t@lie di-,tAA,iiags @io is I t6p r)lan of Cill ii,oniiio@, iiia,iii-e I (@Iiiiie ejill-)od@,iiio- the vlrious features of m y j!) on. 2 is ,iii ei'llai--ged ei@d vieiv pai.tly iii @:(@ctioii, o@f (lie sali'le iii@icliine t,,iken in the 45 1,)I,,Ille ol@ line 9--2, Fi(,ure 3. I n Fl'o-,tii@e )' .s a loj,,@it-iidinal vertical see-0 tioi.l,,il vleiv (eiilarge('I-) t,,ilceii on @ Iiiie 3 0, Fi(,ui@le 1. Fi(y t-li.ii-e 4 ciii eiiia@7(yed tr@insverse irertical sectional vieni, taken iii the plane of line 50 4--4, Figi-ii-e 3. Fi.gtire ") is a diagraniiii@itic vienv of the elect,.t,le heater ilid iiiotor cireiiits; showiiig the @herii-iostatic switcil for contr6lling the I-leatiiig C;,rcuit. r)5 As illu@,ti-ated, thi,@ ii-iachine is adapted to be itsed iiaore pai@ticularly for ironing small ai-'cleles and for this purpose is n-iade easily poi-table and ad,,tl)ted to be placed upon a t@ible oi@ ot-,hei- ai7ailable suppol@t iii the 60 oi, kitelien wheii iii use or rfiay be stored iii colllplct spice out of the wty AvIlen i,-iot iii Lise. It coiisis'us of t subst@,iitially flat rectangated ii-i one direction 05 giiiai, bisl, -1 elon iil(l cai@ryinu ,it one e,.id a hollow upright br,,tcL-et-, t@ig cl thei-eivitli the base --iI)ein(- provided iii its I.owei- side with a lhw'tse chaiiiber -3- f6i- iee(@iving cei,pLi-t,, of the oper,,iting mechaliisni ii-on70 in!@ sl,ioe, preseiitly clescribed. 'rkhe u'pper portion of the brack(,t -2-is provi(led with a holloNiT base or hub --4- flaiiue -5- projeci alid an ii,iiiiilat @ino- ind of the br ket in 75 fi,oiyi the o-Lit e'r en ae coiieeiti-ic relation, tlae inajoi- portion of the flaiige @5- being irranged in@ spaced "elitioll 'co the liub -4- to form a-n inter1enii-io- aii- clian-iber -6- which communicites ivith tl-ie atn-iospl-iet-e tbrough one or@ 80 iiiore opeiiiii(,s -7- The- flan(-e -5- is soimelvli,,tt coiiical ttiid. flared iii",arclly 't.roln its ovitei- eiid aild is iiiiected to the liub 1- b webs -Sco y ai@raliged in eircuiai,fei-eiitiaII3, spaced relption 85 to all.ow circul,,ttion of air betweeii thein. The Iiilb --4- is provicled ivith a cylindricf.,l socket -9- extendino, froi:ii its inner@end tl le I iiajo" Po'-tioil oil tlie@lei).(,Yth t-hereof for Lnd suppol@tini,,: one elid 6f a cylin- PO receivii-ig o di-ical tubular shatt -16- wl-iieli is co-axial inith the ixis of the hub -4- - . aiid flinge .5 The ()titer cnd of t he s6eket -9- is slightly red,,iced iii diaiiieter to forn-i , 95 lit in abutting -.,hoi-ildei- -foi, the adjace end of the tube -10- I-,ut is noiinallv el6sed by a cap or 'Wlasher @ll 'F;Io-ure
[2]1,650,828 The oiiter onC[ of the shait -10- is tio;l-itly fittecl iii ,'he h-Lib -4- ,Lrd is, therefore, @iatio-tiary ancl exte,.,ds fi-om s-,@,id hub toivarcl tb(,, oppo@ite end of the fi-anie a distliiice sufficieii'@ly less tli.-tn the lenoth f the L- @ o fraiilie to eriiilt the motoi- po-vi,-ei- to be ii-istalled witliiii tlie feed 1- oll b.otween the ir,4@er end of the tube aiid the c orres-ooncliiig encl of said feed roll as will be he'retofore io ii-iore i@iill e,\ It'i-ied. y p 1 -12- and -12'- ,ire secured by set screws --13- to ,tiid upon the periphery of the, stationary tiibular shaft -10- i@,i lonaitli15 dinally,@ spa,ced relatioii,. one of said hearings as beinog located iiear the inner end of Vic- hub -4- ivhi.le the other bearing is located ne,,Lr the il'iner end 6f the tubti1,,tr sh,,,ift-. 20 A feed roller -14- is provi-ded with s-Liitable- beariiigs - 15@ jouria,,tled -Ppon the peripher.), o@@. tl-ie bea,ring ialeinbers -12and, --12@-- cqiieent.,ric IY',,tli the tub Lilar shaft -10- , said feed roller --14- being extend25 ed from the inner end of the j'l,,lige -1-approximately the entire lengtli of the reniny portion of tl-ie f or base -1,ind some dist,,iiiee bey6iid tl-ie in,-.ier eild of the ti-ibul,,tr shaft -10-. The interior dil-,iiieter of the cylinder is considerably greater thaii the external diam7 eter of the shaft -10-@ to allo-", ample sp,,tee for tle eirculeg,tion of air thi@ough tl-ie feed roll from eiid to ei-id thereof, said feed roll beino- reenforeed, slibsttntially i-iiiclivay between the bearings by iii alin-Lilar ring -16@ se"Cured to the ii@ner periphery tliere7 of., A,.-@illusti:ated the f-'.ced rol'Ler conipri,,3es aii 40 i-n]4er ttibe, -li- of light biit rigid meteil ,knd@ f@4@ outercoverino, -18- of one or more t,,biqLz@4esses to foi-iii a cylii,)drical pad exteii.cling@ froin e-,id to e-tid, of the iiiper shell feecl roller -14-. The other encl of the 65 aear case is tightly securect to and witbin the ilider end of the stationary tubular shaft - 10- by rneans of a clamping bolt -21whicli extends celitrally througb the tiibular shaft@-10- and has its inner end thi-eaded 70 and engaged with a thi-eaded apertui@e in tlie adj,,teent end of the -ear ca@,e -20- and its otit-ei- elid engaged @,vith the cap or wasl-ier - 11-- Figtire thus permitting the, motor A pair of sleeves or beariiig 4i@@Aibers, ai-i.d gcar, case to be reiaioved (,,r i-eplaced eri-d- 4'5 The flano-e -5- oi,, tl-ie LippE@i' end of the bracket 2- exteiids i.- relaiively short distance into the adiacent eiid of the feeci roll -14- in, close Proxii-iiity to the iniiei- periphel-al siirface of tiie tubtilar shell to 5( fQr4i a, g,uai!d for pi@eventiiio; the eiatrai-ice o.f portions of, the , ailticles oi)eratecl upon aiid otli6i- exter.ii@ll objects iiito, the acljacen,t ei,,d of the feed- roll ciiicl also to- iiiipai.t a iiior-e Plea@5ip apl)eii-aiiee I to that portioli of tlie 9 55 i-iiichille. illoti,v,e p ozve?l. As pi,eN7iouslv stated the I'@eed roller -14exteiids some distt,@nce beyoicl the iii-@ier encl 6o of tl-ie tubular sbalt -IO- for receiviiig tl-ie inotor power for rotatii-ig the feed roller whicli i-iiotive power coiiprises aii electi-ic motor -19- iiiioun.ted on one end of a gear case, -20- co-axial with the axis of the Nvi,-e thi-otio-h the adjaceiit eii(i of tile feed @n, roll by siiii.ply looseniilg or tighten@Iiig the clanii@@.n,o, bolt 21-. A cap plate -9-2@ is inser'ued in the end of the feed roll at tl-ic, outer end of 80 the' iiaotoi, -19@ and is, fri,.,4u-iion,,illy held in place b@- spriiig iile,,-iibcrs ---23- so that it iiie@y be removed wlien it is des;.red t,o reiiaove the nioter ,,nd gecir case as a -Liiait. The armature shLT-t of the motor -191- is 85 jouriialed iii the oiiter end of the gear case --20- and is provided -"Zith a worm,-9,4- meshino; -with ,t iyorm gear -9-5- which is secured lu-o a cross shaft -26-, the latter being journaled in opposite iA@,,ills of the geai@ go case -20-@. This cross shaft is also pro ided with a v tight pinion -27- meshing -",ith a, gear -9-8- on another eross shaf-t -29- -wbleh is jo-Lirnaled ii-i one side of the gear cise 9.5 @2O@ radia,l: to the axis of the arniature sb.afl-, and at the- i-Dner end of tl-ie i@,orm -24-. This cross shaft -29-- is provicled with a. pii-iion iiieshino,, with a crown gear loo rino, 1 31- ",hich is secured to the otitei, end, f ace. of tlae adjacent bearin- -lb- (,,f the- feed roll coiieeiitric ivith 'uhe axis thereof. A sliitable fqn -32- is secure0@ to the 105 ariilature shaft of the iiiotoi- betiveeti the outer end of the geii, case -20- ,P.(l ariiiature for eirculatiiig aii@ throtigli opeiiii-igs in the per iplieral AA,@ills bf the iiiotor case to prevent overlleatinu of tlle n-iotor and 110 other plil@ts@ iliclosed ivithin tho feed roll ----14-, the: eiid partition l@eai@iiios -15being provided ivith openiligs tllel-(@tlirol-igh to permit the cli-c-Lilati6ii 6-l' aip fi-oii-i the opeliings thro-Li@,yli the fc,,ed roll,er froin 115 ei-id to 'ei-id thereof. - The electric motor -19- i.,@ coiinect,@(-l by tt cable -34- to aii electric cii-ciiit -35--- deril@Ting curreiat froiii aiiy aa,,tilable sotirce of el6eii-ic eiiergy not sliowii the iiiotoll cir- 120 cuit beinprovid(@d with a I s-,vitch - 36foi- coi-itroll;,i-i,91 ol,)eriti,oi-i o-f, tli.e, iiiotor. stiid sivlitch beino-, i)i-efei-ably inoiiiit,-d oii the bracke'u -2- c-l' t@@e iiiaiii @uppoi@tiii(, frame where it is most coiiveiiient foi- the opera,tor. 125 The cabic, -@-')4- is pi@efei-ably ext-.ii(led through sliitable openings in the gear case -20- and also through the tubular shaft
[3]to the interior bf the hol.low standard or ward and from the Liiiderside of tl-ie feed bracket -2- and th6nce to the main cir- roller -14-. cuit -35- throLi(-Yli the switch The Lipper face of the ironing shoe is conctved trinsversely @ to conf oi-iia to thf,, traiisslioe. verse ciirvatui.@e of the peripliery of the feed 11 -14-- and is prefei@ably siiiooth for oller An iroiiiiig shoe -37- extencts l eiigtliwise iiiii)artino: the desired finish to the work of and ben(,@Lith thc, feed roll @-@14- the en- operlated iipoit. tii-e lengtl-.i thereof and is yieldino,'IY sup- The leATei-s L-51-- exteiid forwardly s(me io poi-ted at bot@h encis upoii a pair o.f vertically distaiiee beyoild the fi-olit ei-id's of the arins 7,,-) mo-vable ariiis -38- extendinotransversely -38-- aiic[ p,,@el'ei-,Ibly betiltec-li the upper thereof and haviiig their rear ends pivoted face o-l' tli@e base --l@- n,iid:feed t-,tble -A-2- at -39- to a pair oT brackets -40- which for coi-iven).eilee of operetioii aii(.1 a;rc, proare seciii-ed to the base -1-- near the ends vided it th@eli@ Troiit ends ivl"L-,h li,,in-,Iles i5 of the base, said ironing shoe: being pro- -5i'- b@v -whieli they ii-iay be o-,)ei'ated foi, 90 @vided near its ends witl-i foravardly - pi-oject- r-aisiiig a.-id loweriii(y the ironijig slioe toing brackets -4l.- tipon which is - motinte(t Avi i "ci a@.id fioiit thc, feecl roller., tt feediiig t,,ible or shelf -42- aer6ss Ayhich Electric liecitei@. the articlcs to be irolied ai-G, fed bctween 20 the adjtleelit surfaces of tILe fted l@oller Tiie ceiiti@al portioii of the unclersicle, of 9 5 -14@ And iroiiing sl-ioe -37-. the ii,oiiii(, sl4oe -37- is pr6vi.ded Avitli a The oi)i)osite eiicts of tile slioe ai-e len(,thwise recess tl-iroughout the N7ieldingly supported, upoii ttle i-etti,AN,ardly iiiajoi- portio.n of its Icno-tli 'toi., i,e(!ev.ing, Lin pi-ojc,etiiio- at,ins t[ii-o,,igli tiie mediiiiii electi-ic li(@titel@@ Avl-iieh is held iii place i-) of coiled springs -- 4 wli](@li trraiiged by iiisu@latill,lt- ll)latcs @tiid is conneet-i,t tli a elt I ) AV. e (, froiat nd i- i, of [lie, lo.ii,git,udiii,,tl e(,] [ y ii, s --5(3- to the inlin Iiiie circuit ( @ e n t e l - o - f t h e I I , o n i i i g S I I O ( ' ( , @ ( j u a l d i - , t a i i e e s - - 3 5 - @ t l i c @ l i e - , i t e r c i i @ i c t i i t b e i r i ( , , ( , , o i i t r o l l e d - I ' r o i y i s a i d c e t i t e r t o a l l o w l o r i g ; t i @ i d i n a l a n ( I I ) y @ i s w i t e . l i - 5 7 - , F i g u r e 5 . t i @ a i i s v e r s e t i l t i i i , ) - i i i o v c i y i e i i t o f t h e i i - o i - l i t i c y A t l i ( , i , i i i o s t a ' u - i c s w i t c i h - 5 8 - i s c o i i t i e c t e d t@@ SI-ioe to ilie feecl i.oll aiid tilor(,by ill the Ileatetclieli@t iii sei,ie,@ witli the lte@tter 05 c o i i t i @ o l l i n , ) , [ l i e . @ ) 7 - I i i i d f o r t l i i g taveeli the feed i-oll aiid iroiiijlg slioe. I)tll.pose, is SeCLII.e(I to the ii,oiiillo@ 'Slioe 'I'lie at,iiis -38-- ti-e provi(,Ie(I with vet-tiileall the froiit tliei-eof as ill cal (yu'de slots -4@zi for i-eceiv,iii(-, (,iiide Fi,,,tii-e 4. 100 pills oil tli'e . adja@,eiit eii@ls of the A pi@otcetive li6od -5@)- of tt,,.@b(Istos or il'ollilig Slioe, Slot,@,, u,iid piiis be.iii.(,- pi-e-fe(juivaleiit iioii-lie@it-con@luctii-ig i)iat@ei@ial is locat(,d ill tl-ie vet-tical of the b,,, s,,.@reAvs -60-- to the iiiiderside of ,t@@is of the fee t r 11 -for gli@cli oiii @ - c 0 i ng the the ii@- n(y shoe 37-- to exteiicl aci@oss [lie ,o ii-oiiiiig slioe iii its Y(-,l-tical iiioveiue,@its @ind iinclersi(le of tlle lielitiii(, cliambei@ il)5 lio]Cliii(,v it tl(,-ainst forwai@(I or i,earnvard dis- an(I lieq-tei- -54- atid ,tls6 Lipwardl-%7 placeiyleilt i-elatively to the -feed ioll the t@lie tin.derside of the I'@roiit aiad poi,tioll's siippol@@til'i@). 'II.-Dis of the ii-oiiing slioe as ,31iowii i'll FigLir(, 4. The iiitei-in(@diate, poiltioiis ofthe ariiis iV sheet iiiet,,,tl shielcl -C)-I.- is b.), ari,. vieldiiigl3r si@ippoi@ted iipoii the screays -C-2- to the frotit @ill.cl 11(@@ii- sicles of iio -40- b iii(@a-ns of coiled spiiiigs tl-ie ii-oiiino- slioe to e-x-teild tbe, eiitii-e, ten,,gtli y t, -46- Avbieli assist@ iii i-ettii-nipg the iriiis tliei-eof, ai-id lround the botl@olii, fi,oiit aiL@l -38- parts c,,irried tliereby upwarclly i-eai- oL the prolective llieiiibc,,r 50- for - r 1,)e'no- depressed ' r, herein- protectiiig said i-riember au,,iliist c6i-itciet -@Aith ,I ft'll, I @ il'i a rfianne: 5(i a!-'ter clescribed. e.\-teri-ial objects. 115 A rock sli-,tft -4'i- extencls lei-i.?,tl-l-wise o p e r a t @ i o l b . of ti-id AA@ithiii the cliamber iii.tt-ie,base -I- lias its opl)osite eiids Iotiriialed in AVhen it is des'i@ed to use tile iiitcliine @-@L!01, I I iig pii -poses t' - sl7@r'Lell -57--- - iS beai-in,,-s -48 Oil sa'd b@, ge - tnd i.roni i iie heatei I @%,i I)t-ovicled Aviti-I ,i pair of cranlc ,tri-i-is ---49- fii-st closed to direct the tlii-oii(,-I-i the 120 wliicl), ill tL[I-l , ai-(, I)iA,oted it --50- to a he,,.iter coil 54-- ancl tIlel'IllOst'..iti(, SA - ",bic h, ill 11 -t peri cl of I)ftl@i,- of bell crai-ik levers -51- -58-- L t,el,@tively shoi These levers -51-@- are pivoted ,it -52- tiiiie lieats the iroii -37-- to the reoii't-ed -i-ic sw'teli to tli(, f!i-ont cii@ls of the .iril'is -38 riig- ton-ipei,a-@tire - lerei,,-)oll th(@ " v e l 6 s e c ii( iii,e 2. aild t6,)-etlier 'Witti the ei-aiik i iiiay I to cause the opoi-ation l,"5 riiis be c!6isti'LUte to(,Tgle con-necti6ii 1.)e4.-iveei-i of the, n-iotor -19- aiid i-e,-,tilttnt i-o'L-ati(ii the ai-iiis @-38- aiid rock shi,ft -47- for o-r' tl-@e feed rolle-, -1-1- throilo,ii the iiiei.,aising and lowering the front eiids of @tlie dium o-i" the o,,ear trai-ii betaveci,, tl)c, Avo,,,nl i.-ocl@: arms and thereby - efj'ectilli.2- a sii-nilar -24- ,tiid gear riiio- -31-. 65 :i,aisiii a e otli 6T the 16 vers 130 g iicl loweriiig of the, slioe - 3i@ toOiie oii the oth r or b coiiipensat(@ 4'oi.- vat,3,lii(, of 'L-'or lioi-tioiis of the ai,ti(.,,Ies - PIIS',@ilLg be- lic,,it, @)f tli.e lroiiiil.(. 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