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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

ALFRED U. DAVIS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR. To DAVIS INSTRUMENT . .
MANUE ACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND
ANEWONEER,
Application filed April 30, 1930. Serial No. 448,617.
This invention relates to improvements in and carries a stabilizer fan 24. The base 7
anemometers, and has for its object to pro- is provided with a magnet 25 and a clamping
vide a simple and efficient device for record- ring 26 which latter holds the casing 17 in
ing the velocity of the wind. position on the base 7 by means of screws
The invention consists of the novel con- (not shown) passing through the ring 26 50
struction and arrangement of the parts and into the base 7 and the flange of the base 7
combination of parts hereinafter more fully overlapping the flange on the casing 17. The
set forth in the following specification and drive box 11 and driven box 12 are made of
pointed out in detail in the appended claim. the
10 In the accompanying drawings:-
non-magnetic metal and are not affected by
magnet 25, but the flux passing across 55
Figure 1 is a front elevation of my inven- the space between magnet 25 and the ring 26
tion. tends to retard the movement of the driven
Figure 2 is a top plane view of Figure 1. box 12. The front of the driven box 12 is
Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section, provided with a dial 36 and the front of the
ls on an enlarged scale, of the upper casing con- casing 17 is provided with a glass covering
tinuing the operative parts. 27 through, which the figures on the dial 26
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modi-
fication of the vane case and vanes.
can be read. The driven box, 12 is held in
its normal position by the coiled spring 28
Referring to the accompanying drawings, which has one end secured to the lug 29 on
20 forming part of this specification, and in the frame 16 and its opposite end secured
which like reference numerals designate like to the hub. 19. A ring 37 as shown in Figures
parts throughout the several views thereof, 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings or a knob 38 as
1 designates a metal ring, or vane case, hav- shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, may be
ing spokes 2 connected to the plate 3 in which employed for the purpose of lifting or car 0.
25 the hub 4 is mounted. The vanes 5 are se- rying the anemometer.
cured to the hub 4 and revolve therewith. The revolving of the shaft 6 by the wind
The hub 4 is provided with a worm (not against the vanes 5 causes the driven box 11
shown) in mesh with a worm gear (not to revolve and the air between the drive box
shown) on the end of the drive shaft 6. The 11 and the driven box 12 drags the latter and
30 said drive shaft 6 projects through the vane indicates the velocity of the wind by the
case 1 and through the super-base which reading on the dial 26.
latter is secured to the vane case 1 by means In Figure 4 of the drawings, I have shown
of the screws 8. The drive shaft 6 has a indicates the velocity of the wind by the
bearing 9 in the base 7 and on the upper end drive shaft 31 is mounted and a number of
8 of the drive shaft 6 is a hub 10 to which is cup shape vanes 23 carried by said shaft. 80
secured the drive box 11. Surrounding the Having thus described my invention what
drive box 11 is a driven box 12, mounted on I claim is:-
a spindle 13, which latter revolves in the An anemometer comprising a vane case
bearings 14 in the hub 10 and the bearing having an aperture in the upper end thereof,
40 15 in the frame 16 which is secured to the a number of vanes revolubly mounted in said
casing 17 by means of screws 18. The hub vane case, a casing mounted on said vane
19 of the driven box 12 is fast to the spindle case and having an opening in one side there
13 and carries a stabilizer drive gear 20 in of, a drive shaft driven by said vane and pro
mesh with the pinion wheel 21 on the shaft jecting through said aperture and into said
4, 22 which latter is mounted in the frame 23 casing and having a hub on one end thereof, ''
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a drive box within said casing and mounted
on the hub of said drive shaft and revoluble
therewith, a driven shaft revolubly mounted
in said casing, a driven box rigidly mounted
on said driven shaft and surrounding said
drive box and having a dial thereon visible
through the opening in said casing, a stabi
lizer fan mounted in said casing, a shaft
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upon which said stabilizer fan is mounted,
a pinion on said stabilizer fan shaft, and a
gear wheel on the driven shaft and in mesh
with said pinion.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
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ALFRED U. DAVIS.

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