Improvements connected with the Propulsion and Steerage of Auto Cars and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements connected with the Propulsion and Steerage of
Auto Cars and other Vehicles.
I, JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, of the Firm Thomas Glover & Co. Ld., 214 to 222 St.
John Street, Clerkenwell, London, Gas Meter Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements connected with the propulsion and steerage
of Auto cars and other Vehicles by means of a prime mover or prime movers
arranged on each side of the turning centre or pivot of the steering axle which is
made in two parts, each part being driven by its own Motor or Motors, whether Oil, Gas,
compressed air, Steam, or other prime mover in such a manner that the fore carriage
or steering axle can be made to automatically turn upon its centre or pivot in either
direction under the perfect control of the driver and without any special physical
effort on his part as is the case when the steerage of the Vehicle is effected by
hand.
Each wheel may in some cases have a separate turning centre and be operated
from a spindle in a fixed position relatively to the body of the Vehicle and be worked
by their respective Engines for turning and steerage purposes.
As one example of the manner in which the steerage is effected when the power is
applied, say by a Steam Engine or compressed air Engine to the front steering axle
on each side of the turning centre means are provided such as by a lever so arranged
in connection with a starting valve of the Engines that when moved to the right or
to the left hand will cause the right or left hand driving wheel to rotate while the
other is stationary thereby causing the Vehicle to turn in either direction, while if
the lever is held in a central position each engine will perform its work upon the
divided axle to move the Vehicle in a straight line. If the wheels are turned upon
separate pivots suitable connection by means of bevil and crown wheel gear is made
to the driving spindle.
T
1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John George Glover.

page_text: Improvements connected with the Propulsion and Steerage of
Auto Cars and other Vehicles.
I, JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, of the Firm Thomas Glover & Co. Ld. 214 to 222 St.
John Street, Clerkenwell, London, Gas Meter Manufacturers, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements connected with the propulsion and steerage
of Auto-Cars and other Vehicles by means of a prime mover or prime movers arranged
on each side of the vehicle so that each wheel can be driven by its own Motor or
Motors whether oil, gas, compressed air, steam, or other prime mover, in such a manner
that the carriage can be made to turn in either direction under the perfect control
of the driver and without any special physical effort on his part as is the case when
the steerage of the Vehicle is effected by hand.
As one example of the manner in which the steerage is effected when the power
is applied, say, by a Steam Engine, or compressed air Engine, to the front steering
axle on each side of the turning centre, means are provided such as by a lever so
arranged in connection with the starting valve of the Engines that when moved to
the right or to the left hand will cause the right or left hand driving wheel to rotate
while the other is stationary, thereby causing the Vehicle to turn in either direction,
while if the lever is held in a central position each Engine will perform its work upon
the divided axle to move the Vehicle in a straight line.
Figure 1 is a diagram showing power applied to either front or hind axle of a
Vehicle, said axle being divided and each half operable by its own Motor under the
control of a regulator such as A by which the amount of power or the rate of speed
of each wheel is determined. For example, as shown in the drawing, steam or
compressed air or, say, oil gas is admitted to each Engine C in the same proportion
so that it is presumed all the conditions being equal that each wheel will be
propelled at the same speed for the Vehicle to move forward in a right line, if
however it is required to turn, the lever B is shifted to the right or left cutting off a
proportion of power to either one or other of the Engines consequently causing one
wheel to travel faster than the other to turn the Vehicle round, the wheel axle
bearings are rigidly attached to Vehicle as shown.
Or power may be electrically applied, as at Figure 2, either one or other of the
Motors being caused to slow down or go faster to cause the Vehicle to turn. The
king bolt H may be hollow to lead the wires through, the steering being effected by
the lever I being moved over a variable resistance J in the manner indicated.
In both these instances, the labour of steering is performed by the driving Motor
and not manually as hitherto, the steering being under the perfect control of the
driver as can be well understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The invention herein described of improvements connected with the propulsion
and steerage of Auto-cars and other vehicles having their own propulsion agent as
prime mover or prime movers thereon or therein, the employment of separately
driven axles so arranged that one or both wheels can be operated, as and in the
manner set forth and substantially as represented by the annexed drawings.
2. Fitting the prime mover or prime movers on or to the body of a Vehicle of the
kind referred to for operating separate axles adapted in the manner described

page_text: conjointly or separately driving the propulsion and steering wheels thereof, as set
forth.
The 25th day of May 1897.
H.
GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John George Glover.