Traction Engine (Patent No: 102997)

Inventor: Paris, Elmer Elsworth

Location: Coleman

Comments: N/A

Description: Elmer Elsworth Paris, Coleman, Alberta, Canada, 8th January, 1907 ; 6 years. Filed 19tb June, 1906. Received No. 137,059.

Claim.—1. In a traction engine the combination comprising a supporting frame, a superstructure on the frame wheels supporting the frame, an explosion chamber and connected compressing chamber carried by the superstructure, a piston in the explosion chamber, a piston r connected with the piston, an arm on the rod, a rod connected to the arm, a piston on the second rod disposed the compressing chamber, a crank shaft connected to t first rod, means for driving the supporting wheels in either direction and to permit their non-rotation when the pistons are reciprocated, and means on the crank shaft for driving independent machinery.

2. In a traction engine the combination comprising supporting frame, a superstructure on the frame, wheels supporting the frame, an explosion chamber and a connected compressing chamber carried by the superstructure, piston in the explosion chamber, a piston rod connect with the piston, an arm on the rod, a rod connected to the arm, a piston on the second rod disposed in the comprising chamber, a crank shaft connected to the first rod, washer on the crank shaft provided with a contact p####, bifurcated contact in the path of movement of the contact pin, an electric connection between the bifurcated contact and the explosion chamber adapted to produce a spark means for driving the supporting wheels in either direction and to permit their non-rotation when the pistons are reciprocated, and means on the crank shaft for driving independent machinery.

3. In a traction engine the combination comprising supporting frame, a superstructure on the frame, wheels supporting the frame, an explosion chamber and a connected compressing chamber carried by the superstructure a piston in the explosion chamber, a piston rod connect with the piston, an arm on the rod, a rod connected to the arm, a piston on the second rod disposed in the compressing chamber, a crank shaft connected to the first rod, washer on the crank shaft provided with a contact pin, bifurcated contact in the path of movement of the contact pin, an electric connection between the bifurcated contact and the explosion chamber adapted to produce a spark means for driving the supporting wheels in either direction and to permit their non-rotation when the pistons a reciprocated, means on the crank shaft for driving independent machinery and means for regulating the frequency of the spark.

4. In a traction engine, a wheeled supporting frame, superstructure thereon, an explosion chamber and a connected compressing chamber on the superstructure, pistons disposed in said chambers, connected piston rods secured said pistons, a crank shaft driven by one of the pistons, pulley on the crank shaft, a belt disposed over the pully, a second pulley, a shaft adapted to support said pulley, a bracket secured to the superstructure and adapted to support said shaft, a governor driven by said shaft, a lever adapted to be rocked by the governor, a contact in the path of movement of the lever, an electric connection between the explosion chamber and said contact, means for driving the wheels of the supporting frame forward and backward and permitting their non-rotation when the pistons are reciprocated, and means on the crank shaft for driving independent machinery.

5. In a traction engine the combination comprising a wheeled supporting frame, a superstructure on said frame, a driven crank shaft on the superstructure, friction wheels loosely mounted on the crank shaft, collars slidably disposed on the crank shaft, and adapted to rotate therewidth, links adapted to bear on the friction wheels, a shift bar provided with bifurcated ends adapted to engage the collars, a lever adapted to shift said bar, and means for driving the wheels of the supporting frame from said friction wheels.

6. In a traction engine the combination comprising a wheeled supporting frame, a superstructure on the frame, a crank shaft carried by the superstructure, means for driving the crank shaft, means for driving the wheels of the supporting frame in either a forward or a backward direction and permitting their non-rotation when the crank shaft is rotated, a friction wheel loosely disposed on the crank shaft, a collar slidably disposed on the crank shaft and fixed to rotate therewith, links secured to the collar, shoes secured to the links and adapted to contact with the friction wheel, a lever secured to the collar, a link detachably secured to the lever, a segmental rack adjacent the lever adapted to pivotally support the same, and a pawl on the l«r«r adapted to engage the rack.

7. In a traction engine the combination comprising a supporting frame, wheels supporting the frame, a superstructure on the frame, a driven crank shaft on the superstructure, an auxiliary shaft on the frame, a driving gear on the auxiliary shaft adapted to be driven from the crank shaft, means for driving the wheels of the supporting frame from the auxiliary shaft, a screw-threaded casing on the hub of the gear disposed on the auxiliary shaft, and a plunger disposed in the casing adapted to engage a slot provided in said auxiliary shaft.

8. In a traction engine the combination comprising a wheeled supporting frame, a main explosion chamber and a compressing chamber carried by the frame, pipes connected the rear end of the compressing chamber and the forward end of the "explosion chamber and the forward end of the compressing chamber and the rear end of the explosion chamber, pipes connecting the forward and rear end of the compressing chamber, double valves disposed between said latter pipes, a generating casing in connection with
said latter pipes, an air supply pipe in connection with said casing, a needle valve in connection with said casing, a plunger provided with lugs on its upper end disposed in said casing a pipe leading from said casing to a source of fuel supply, a crank shaft driven by the explosion of fuel in the explosion chamber, and means for driving the supporting wheels in two directions or permitting their non-rotation when the crank shaft is rotated.