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Rotary clothes dryer with direct drive motor and speed reducer assembly

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1961-12-21
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1981-12-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Byron L Brucken

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 19:02
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F58/00; D06F58/02; D06F58/04; D06F58/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 240 words
A PRIME MOVING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO ROTATE A TUMBLING DRUM FOR TUMBLING CLOTHES AND AN IMPELLER FOR INITIATING A FLOW OF AIR THROUGH SAID TUMBLING DRUM AND COMPRISING MEANS FORMING A HOUSING, PARTITION MEANS IN SAID HOUSING DIVIDING SAID HOUSING INTO FIRST AND SECOND COMPARTMENTS, A SPEED REDUCER IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT, SAID SPEED REDUCER INCLUDING DRIVEN INTERNAL GEAR MEANS HAVING AN ATTACHMENT FACE ADAPTED FOR ROTATING SAID TUMBLING DRUM, BEARING MEANS INCLUDING A WALL OF SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT AND A WALL OF SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS, EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS SMALLER THAN SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS AND DRIVABLY ENGAGED AT ONE POINT WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS, SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PORTS, MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID PARTITION MEANS AND EXTENDING INTO LOOSELY FITTING RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OF SAID PORTS TO PREVENT THE ROTATION OF SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS, AND ECCENTRIC DRIVING MEANS RELATIVELY ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS AND HAVING AN ATTACHMENT PORTION COPLANAR WITH SAID ATTACHMENT FACE OF SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS ADAPTED FOR ROTATING SAID IMPELLER, AND A MOTOR IN SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT HAVING A POWERSHAFT JOURNALED IN SAID PARTITION IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID ECCENTRIC DRIVING MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ECCENTRIC DRIVING MEANS AT ONE SPEED, THEREBY TO CAUSE SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS TO GYRATE AND CHANGE THE POINT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS AT ANOTHER SPEED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 240 words
A PRIME MOVING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO ROTATE A TUMBLING DRUM FOR TUMBLING CLOTHES AND AN IMPELLER FOR INITIATING A FLOW OF AIR THROUGH SAID TUMBLING DRUM AND COMPRISING MEANS FORMING A HOUSING, PARTITION MEANS IN SAID HOUSING DIVIDING SAID HOUSING INTO FIRST AND SECOND COMPARTMENTS, A SPEED REDUCER IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT, SAID SPEED REDUCER INCLUDING DRIVEN INTERNAL GEAR MEANS HAVING AN ATTACHMENT FACE ADAPTED FOR ROTATING SAID TUMBLING DRUM, BEARING MEANS INCLUDING A WALL OF SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT AND A WALL OF SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS, EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS SMALLER THAN SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS AND DRIVABLY ENGAGED AT ONE POINT WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS, SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PORTS, MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID PARTITION MEANS AND EXTENDING INTO LOOSELY FITTING RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OF SAID PORTS TO PREVENT THE ROTATION OF SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS, AND ECCENTRIC DRIVING MEANS RELATIVELY ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS AND HAVING AN ATTACHMENT PORTION COPLANAR WITH SAID ATTACHMENT FACE OF SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS ADAPTED FOR ROTATING SAID IMPELLER, AND A MOTOR IN SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT HAVING A POWERSHAFT JOURNALED IN SAID PARTITION IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID ECCENTRIC DRIVING MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ECCENTRIC DRIVING MEANS AT ONE SPEED, THEREBY TO CAUSE SAID EXTERNAL GEAR MEANS TO GYRATE AND CHANGE THE POINT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID INTERNAL GEAR MEANS AT ANOTHER SPEED.

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