Improvements in Engine Lubricators, in part applicable to Oil Feeding Appliances for Oil Engines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 11th Sept., 1897
Improvements in Engine Lubricators, in part applicable to Oil
Feeding Appliances for Oil Engines.
We, WILLIAM BAINES, Gentleman, and WILLIAM NORRIS, Engineer, both of 5 and
6 Great Winchester Street, London, E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to feeding lubricating oil to engine cylinders, and is especially
applicable to gas or oil engine cylinders. It is also applicable to feeding a regulated
supply of oil to oil engine cylinders for the purpose of producing motive power by
combustion.
The object of our invention is to produce a simple oil feeding contrivance capable
of feeding oil simultaneously to more than one cylinder.
In carrying our invention into effect according to one method wo arrange an oil cup,
which may have glass sides with a central screw piu which pin terminates in a conical
face, and fits into a valve seat. Below the valve seat we form an annulus, into which
annulus we bore one or more holes, preferably two or more holes, which holes we
connect by suitable pipes to the oil engine cylinder or cylinders. Above the valve
seat we form another annulus or chamber which chamber leads into the oil vessel by
means of a side passage, which passage is controlled by a pin valve directly within the
oil cup. This pin valve we arrange with a spring, and by means of a suitably inclined
surface we so contrive it that. the rotation of the spindle opens the valve, and holds it
open by holding a piu or peg in an upper position. Further rotation of the spindle,
or turning it backwards again allows the valve to close. We nicely adjust the central
pin to regulate the flow of oil to the annulus from which the oil supply is taken to
the number of cylinders to he lubricated. This adjustment. we leave constant, once
it has been set to the requisite feed. The other pin valve serves to eutirely open or
entirely close the oil connection passing to the oil chamber. By this simple device
we feed one or more cylinders with lubricating oil in a regulated manner without the
complication of moving parts.
The same device may be applied to feed oil for combustion within an oil engine
cylinder or cylinders.
In another modification of our invention, we adapt the same central spindle to
adjust the oil flow and the same oil valve to entirely open or close the chamber
surrounding the central spindle, but we modify the arrangement in order to produce a
sight feed. Instead of carrying the pipes to the cylinders directly from the annulus
adjusted by the central screw pin valve we allow the central valve to cause oil to pass
by means of short tubes preferably cut away at one side which tubes project within a
glass enclosed chamber placed above the part carrying the oil supply pipes. By this
arrangement we cause.the oil to drip from the ends of these small internal pipes, and
each drop is seen passing on its way to its corresponding pipe placed below the glass
cylinder walls.

page_text: This device gives a simple sight feed, and is also applicable to the case of
feeding oil for the purpose of combustion in an oil engine cylinder or cylinders.
Dated this 20th day of November 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W. C., and
13, Temple Street, Biriningham, Agents.
Improvements in Engine Lubricators, in part applicable to Oil
Feeding Appliances for Oil Engines.
We, WILLIAM BAINES, Gentleman, and WILLIAM NORRIS, Engineer, both of five
and six Great Winchester Street, London, E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to feeding lubricating oil to engine cylinders, and is especially
applicable to gas or oil engine cylinders. It is also applicable to feeding a regulated
supply of oil to oil engine cylinders for the purpose of producing motor power by
combustion.
The object of our invention is to produce a simple oil feeding contrivance capable
of feeding oil simultaneously to more than one cylinder.
The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention:-
Figure 1, is a sectional elevation of a lubricator made in accordance with the
invention while Figure 2 is a part sectional elevation of a modified arrangement of
lubricator and Figure 3, is a section respectively on the lines a, b, and c, d,
Figure 1.
In carrying our invention into effect according to oue modification illustrated in
Figure 1, of the drawings, we arrange an oil cup A, which may have glass sides B,
with a central screw pin C, which pin C, terminates in a conical face C, and fits into
a valve seat. Below the valve seat, we form an annulus or chamber D, into which
annulus or chamber we bore one or more holes E, preferably two or more holes,
which holes E, we connect by suitable pipes E to the oil engine cylinder or
cylinders. Above the valve sent we form another annulus or chamber F, which
chamber F, lends into the oil vessel A, by means of a side passage G, which passage
is controlled by a piu valve H. directly within the oil cup. This pin valve H we
arrauge with a spring I, upon its stem and by means of a suitably inclined surface J,
we so contrive it that the rotation of the spindle or stem opens the valve H, and holds
it open by holding the pin or peg J' in an upper position. Further rotation of the
spindle or stem on turning it backwards again allows the valve to close. We nicely
adjust the central pin C, to regulate the flow of oil to the annulus or chamber D,
from which the oil supply is taken to the number of cylinders to be lubricated. This
adjustment we leave constant, once it has been set to the requisite feed. The other
pin valve II, serves to entirely open or entirely close the oil connection passing from
the oil chamber. As illustrated in Figure 1, the oil cup A, inay be constituted by a
central hollow stein A', through which the central valve pin C. passes such stem being
integral with the base, while the cover K, is passed over the hollow stem A', and by
means of a nut L, is screwed down upon the peripheral edge of the glass oylinder B,
where a circular hedding strip is interposed and an aperture is provided in the
cover K, through which the oil may be introduced. By this simple device we feed
one or more cylinders with lubricating oil in a regulated manner without the
complication of moving parts.

page_text: The same device may be applied to feed oil for combustion within an oil engine
cylinder or oylinders.
In another modification of our invention which is illustrated in Figures 2. and 3. of
the accompanying drawings, we adapt the same central spindle C, to adjust the oil flow
and the same oil valve H, to entirely open or close the chamber surrounding the central
spindle, but we modify the arrangement in order to produce a sight feed. Instead of
carrying the pipes E', to the cylinders directly from the annulus or chamber D,
adjusted by the central screw pin valve C', we allow the oil to pass by means of short
tubes M, preferably cut away at one side which tubes project within a glass enclosed
chamber N, placed above the part carrying the oil supply pipes E¹. By this arrange-
ment we cause the oil to drip from the ends of theso small internal pipes M, and
each drop is seen passing on its way to its corresponding hole E and pipe E¹, placed
below the glass cylinder walls.
This device gives a simple sight feed, and is also applicable to the case of feeding
oil for the purpose of combustion in au oil engine cylinder or cylinders.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we doclaro that what
we claim is:
1. Means for feeding oil for the lubrication of engine cylinders and for other
purposes, consisting of an intermediate annulus or chamber within the lubricator
casing into which the oil is admitted by a valve, the outlet from such annulus or
chamber being under the control of a valve capable of regulation and cominunicating
with a secondary annulus or chamber whence the oil is distributed substantially as
described.
2. Means for feeding oil for the lubrication of engine cylinders and for other
purposes consisting of an intermediate annulus or chamber within the lubricator
casing into which the oil is admitted by a valve, the outlet from such annulus or
chamber being under the control of a valve capable of regulation and communicating
with a secondary annulus or chamber whence the oil drips through a sight glass and
thence is distributed, substantially as herein before described with reference to
Figures 2. and 3. of the accompanying drawings.
3. Improvements in engine lubricators, in part, applicable to oil feeding appliances
for oil engines substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birminghain, Agents for the Applicants.