The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-13
AUTO SHOW
DEMONSTRATES
IMPROVEMENTS
Many Ingenious Devices Improve
Operation of Motor Driven !.
Vehicles

By Charles e. Duryea, Special Tech
meal Correspondent A. L. A. M
The great shows now in progress at
New York hold many very interesting
mechanical improvements which must
be seen to be appreciated.
On the KiSSel cars the wide brake
bands are worthy of attention. the
drop in the frame allows the body to
be lower while the rise at the rear
gives ample room for the large wheels
with their high axle. Adjustments are
provided for the leather Of the cone
so that it may take hold as sweetly
as desired and the inlet manifold and
carburetor are on the left side where
the exhaust heat can help warm the
mixed gases.
The little Hupmobile uses the sim
pie natural circulation which is grow
ing in favor and has much merit It's
rear axle is braced by diagonal struts
leading to ball and socket joints in
front where the three joints are II
line with each other and make very
strong light construction. The rear
end of the body is supported by
cross spring which is carried over a
parallel bar behind the rear axle.
The Singer Six employs a
foot and hand throttle which permits
controlling the car even though ones
hands may be busy at some other
service. The cooling fan is especially
large, having eight blades. All the
joints are fitted with grease cups to
stop noise and wear. The frame is
swept in at the front to allow mar
row turning and curves up over the
rear axles and down again neatly.
The shifting mechanism near the gear
out dust.
The Ohio cars show an enclosed fly
wheel, the gear case shifting bars are
at the rear of the case in neat pos
ition although not a common one, and
the frame is braced at the central
cross member. A Vtorsion rod is US
ed and spring hung at it's front end.
The large gimbal joints are nicely
leather covered.
The Interstate cars have the front
ends of their torsion rods linked to
the frame by a shackle and the front
ends of the springs fixed to the frame
instead of shackled, an arrangement
somewhat uncommon. The fly wheel
is of the fan type and the clutch is
placed back in the gear case. At the
exhibit is shown glass front en-
CINE case and glass top gear case so
as to permit the operation to be seen.
A notified engine is also shown.
The Cartercar uses friction drive
with its single chain in oil tight cases
The workings of the parts are watch
ed with great interest by many in
terested people. An adjustment of the
friction pressure is provided to ac-
commodate wear and is-enclosed to
keep out possible dirt. The disks are
% and %, inches in diameter which
give great leverage and lessons the
pressure required. An auxiliary fuel
tank under the seat provides fuel for
starting and usual service and is fill
ed by a pressure tank at the rear
without attention.
The Atlas motor shows decided i'm
provement. Roller bearings of a new
design are fitted The central part
of the shaft is made hollow and serves
to admit the mixture instead of the
disk formerly used. Gasoline is mix
ed with the oil for fabrication with
great success, and a new type of
screen in the transfer passage prevents
back firing. The cycle motor is at
tracing much attention and students
will do we'll to examine this exhibit.
The clutch is quickly adjustable and
the piston head shape has been i'm
proved.
The Simplex cars have double chain
drive with double transmission brake.
Throttling is by foot and hand as
on the Palmer-Singer and some 9TH
ers. The gear shifting bars are en-
closed. In the shaft driven models
the rear axle is well braced for light
ness and strength.
In the Stoddard-Dayton among a
number of good features may be men
toned the placing of the spark and
throttle at the left column and I'M
der the wheel where they can be
reached by the left fingers leaving the
right hand free to handle the brake
and clutch levers.
In the Midland cars the differential
is easily removed, the rear axle is we'll
trussed and braced by diagonal braces
as are many others from the little
Hup to the large Simplex. The pedals
for throttle and cutout sink flush
into the floor and cannot catch on
laprobes or other articles. The fly
wheel and the plate clutch in it are
enclosed to keep in the oil and out
with the dirt. In case cars the rear
springs are noticeable in that the rear
springs are 7-8 elliptic. This adds
elasticity with very little added