c. CrATKlNSON. AUTOTRUCK LOADERV APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1920. 1,411,829. I ‘Patented Apr. 4, 1922. 3 SHEETS-SHEET I. I l I | | N“ I l I | | 1 I 1 l I mg v (yd/£15’ 31-1111‘ 1 11oz NN C. C. ATKINSON. AUTOT'RUCKLOADERL APPLICATION FILED'JUNE 30. 1920. 1,411,829. , 1 PatehtedApn4, 1922. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3. / . anon/Woe CZaréa C’?éaiwam W?(1121701111211 (L‘HARLES <13. AT’KETTSUIT, 0F IJITAMT, FLURTDA > AUTQTR'UGK IIGADEE. Speci?cation of Letters Patent. it”aatenteo1‘v APR, ‘is, 1922.. Application ?led June 30, 1920. Serial lilou 393,1tl3. To all whom it may concern: - _ with the spark and throttle controls 13 and Be it known that l, CHARLns C. ATKIN 14. The numeral 15 designates the driver’s soN, a citizen of the United States, residing seat. The engine of the vehicle drives at Miamii in. the county of Dacle and State through the main clutch (not shown‘), the 60 of Florida, have invented new and useful main drive shaft 16 to the transmission} Improvements in Autotruch Loaders, of mechanism 17 and differential 18 mounted . which the following is a spwi?cation. on the rearvanle. Tn the illustrated form of This invention relates to an improvecl my invention the. trensmissionmechanism loading device for motor trucks and is es 17 is shown as mountecl on the rear axle pecially designed for loading; logs and heavy housing snot in this case the drive for t e articles of similar shape, although it is also loading mechanism is taken'direetly from applicable to heavy loading in general. the main shaft 16 by means of the sprocket The primary object of the invention is'to Wheel 19 secured thereto, and a sprocket proviole a mechanism of simple and eco Wheel 20 secured to a counter-shalt 21 ot‘ an 74) nomical construction that can he driven auxiliary transmission mechanism‘ . from the engine the motor vehicle and _ A sprocket chain 22 connects the two controlled in a simple and convenient man» sprocket wheels 19 and 20. Gear 23 end pin ner. 1on iZZl-sre also secured the countershatt The invention provides a plurality of 21 1n spaced. relation and intermediate the iii)‘4 drums adapted to rotate in opposite clireo transverse supporting trame members 25 tions, whereby when one log or other object and so, which ere secured to the side mem-v is being loaded on the vehicle a second cable hers ot the truck frame. The counterehatt may he attached to another object prepara 2i antlnn auxiliary shaft 27 are rotatably tory to leading, These drums are pret mounted on these trensvense traine‘mem'bers so 'erably driven from a, shaft actueteol by the‘ 25 and ild toy means of detachable hearing engine of the motor vehiclea‘through trans plates 28 and 29; An idler pinion 30 is mission inechanisrn. WlllCll affords it forward ,mounted on the stnh shaft 31, ‘which is sup and a reverse motion for driving the re» ported on the transverse member ‘25 toy spective clrums- Novel Inechanisinis also means of a bearing plate 32. The auxiliary Q3 (-17 provided for guiding and supporting the shaft 2'? is splinecl as shown‘ at 'ancl e cables. ' ‘ I gear set comprising integral gears Stand Reference is med-e in the following speci~ 35, and a groovecl collar 36 is mounted there ?cation the accompanying'clrewings illus~ on» The gees 35 is adeptecl to ‘operatively trative of the \PZ'QTEKTQCl embodiment of my connect the gees 524i to the shaft 2''? in order so’ invention, and in Which :- _ ‘ . to olrive the seine'in a forward direction, Figure l is s top plan view of t e ‘frame ‘ end the gear is acle-ptecl to meslifvrith the of 2L motor vehicle having my invention ep idler wheel 30? in orcler to drive the shaft 2'?’ . plieol, ' l to; _ in a reverse direction, it loeing iinclerstoocl Figure F2 is a transverse seetion on the ‘that the position of the gear set intermeoiate line Qr-‘Qr of ll‘igute showing e log in the 0:? the 24 and idler 30 will give e neu-i loading operation; trail or non-striving relation. The gear set Figure 3 'is a perspective view the is shittecl these vsrious positions of for» meehaniszn 'ilor controlling vvarcl, neutral reverse ‘by oi’ a ' f transmission forlzecl member 3' , opted to engage With a. in the groove ‘M the gear 35. The memhev ' secured. to e'r'ocl 38v * its Which-is shifta udiinelly inhearings two. gig — JL légulu H 39 4L0 detechsh J secured respectively rovns7 one to the transverse members and 26. Moore 0 18 a. so one 01"" the The rod 38 is connectecl to the transverse the(lrums sum showing on ve between shaft 41 journsllecl o hearings secured to ‘the side members '. e frame 10., by means motorThe numeraltruck navino’ 1U the frame oi‘ a ‘(H a linl: 4-2 hevinit“, 0‘ a to '23» portion einhracing ocly 10'"9 the usual theirocl 38 an aclap'tec o engage the heaol onceahn‘, e engine9 the usual formed on one end of the reela arm 4A steering Wheel associated there secorecl shaft ‘a link which p 2 1,411,829 is pivotally- secured to the arm 44 and. link plate-68. The other end of‘ the tie rod is 42. An operating arm 46 is secured to one secured to the channel frame 10 of the end of the transverse shaft 41 and is con truck by suitable fastening devices 74. It nected at its opposite end to a pivoted con will be noted that the cable 60 passes over trol lever 47 by means of the rod 48. sheaves 62 and 64k and the free end of the 70 Two drums designated respectively as 50 cable is provided with a hook 75 whereby and 51 are rotatably mounted on a cylin a loop may be formed in one end of the cable drical extension of the auxiliary shaft 27. for engaging the lo or other object to be The drums are formed with end ?anged loaded. The block %6 preferably in form 10 portions 52 and52’, the portion 52 having‘ of‘ a wedge is driven betweenthe bracket 66, 75 a ratchet wheel 53 detachably secured there— and the reinforcing rod 69 in order to main to by means of fastening devices 54. A col tain said-rod under tension. The pull on lar 55 is keyed to the shaft 27 adjacent‘ to the cable 60 and tierod 72 is such as to exert the ?anged portion 52 and ratchet pawls 56 a tensile stress which is resisted by 'the'beam ' 15 are pivotally mounted thereon by means of 65 and the rod 69. The log 77 is adapted 80% the pivot pins 57. Springs 58 secured at to slide on spaced skids 78'supported by “one end to the collar 55 are adapted to bear means of inclined posts} 80 inserted within against the pawls 56 in order to maintain" theitapered'lbrackets 81. ‘As shown in the them in engagement with the teeth of the drawings both of the brackets 81 are car 20 ratchet wheel 53. The collar 55’ cooperat ried by the frame of the truck. However, ing with the ?anged portion 52’ of the drum. it will be understood that one or'both of said 51 is similar to the collar 55 previously de brackets may be ‘carried by the frameof a ' scribed and is keyed to the shaft. 27, but trailer indicatedby the dotted lines 82 in the pawls 56' are pivoted thereto so as to Fig. 1. Ufcourse when the loading opera 25 operatively engage the oppositely disposed tion is ?rst‘ startedthe skids 78 may rest teeth of the ratchet wheel 53’, detachably directly upon the body of the truck, but as secured to the ?ange portion 52'. From. the load cm the truck increases in height, this ratchet construction it will be apparent the post 86 may be utilized for liftin {one that one drum will be rotated when the shaft end of the slrids to the desired height. 7 g hen 30 rotates in one direction. while the remain~ the vehicle is in motion the brackets 66 and 95 ing drum will be rotated :when the shaft 81 are used to support the ordinary staves moves in the reverse direction. whieh retain the load upon the body of the A cable 60 is wound upon the drum 56 vehicle. ' ' 1 in such direction that the rotation of the In operation. the‘transmission mechanism 35 drum from the shaft 27 will result in the of the vehicle is first placed in neutral posi 106 further winding of the cable on the drum.“ tion, the main clutch bein in driving po _ A cable‘ 61 is wound upon the drum 51 in sition so that the engine 0 the vehicle may such direction that the rotation of said drum drive the main shaft 16, but the motion’ I through the auxiliary shaft will result in thereof is not communicatedv to the rear, 40 this cable being wound upon the drum. In wheels 83 of the trucln. Motion is trans 105 T other words the cables 60 and 61 are wound mitted from the shaft 16 to the counter-shaft ' on their respective drums in opposite direc-. 21 by means of the sprocket chain 22 and ' tions; In order to guide the cable 60 so that from the counter-shaft [21 the motion is it may exert a pull- in the desired direction.