Improvements in Axle Skeins.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Axle Skeins.
I, PIERRE DANSEREAU, of 219 and 221 Craig Street, Montreal, in the Province
of Quebec, Canada, Carriage Builder 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:—
My invention relates to axle skeins and axles, and has for its object to provide
improved means for securing the skeins in position, and to ensure easy running and
good lubrication.
In carrying out my invention I provide two nuts on to one of which the skein
proper is screwed the other nut being screwed onto the journal or axle and butting
against the former so as to hold it in position, the whole as explained hereinafter.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation, shewn half in section, of my invention.
Figure 2 is also a side view shewn half in section of my invention illustrating a
difference in form.
Figure 3 is a front view of one of the nuts.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
A is the skein proper which is provided with threads at B while C is the journal
provided with threads at D and the ordinary sand band E.
This
The end F of the axle skein A is provided with a screwed cover G having
washer H inserted between it and the skein A so that no oil can leak out.
cover G is made so as to leave a space between it and the end I of the journal C
which serves as an oil reservoir J.
The journal C is provided with the ordinary oil grooves K and L.
Now to secure the skein A in position onto the journal C, I firstly put on the
nut M which can be made in section either as shewn in Figure 1 or Figure 2, only
in the latter case I make an annular oil reservoir N into which I introduce the oil
through the hole n closed by the set screw m, the only difference between the two
forms being that to screw on or off the axle on the one shewn in Figure 1 a pin is
inserted into the hole O, the sand band E being cut away at P for this purpose
and then simply unscrewing or screwing on the skein A, while, in the one shewn in
Figure 2, the sand band E is not cut away, but the portion Q (Figure 1) is made
wider and higher so as to come flush with the portion a of the skein A, and here
make its surface either of flat sides or round so as to use a spanner wrench to screw
on or off the skein A.
The sand band E could of course be entirely dispensed with, as shewn in
Figure 2 the sand band E being here shewn in dotted lines.
After the nut M is in position, I then screw onto the journal C the one R, the
journal C being provided with the threads c for this purpose, and when it is snug
up, I introduce the key S, which fits into any of the slots T into the nut R which
happen to be opposite the one V on the journal C, this key S being kept from
coming out by it touching the shoulder a¹ of the skein A.
This being done the skein A is then screwed on.
The washers X and Y serve to take up any lost motion and the one X also
serves to keep in the oil and keep out the dust. Any wear on these washers X
and Y can be easily taken up by simply taking off the skein A, taking out the
key S, and then screwing up the nut R of the required amount and then inserting
the key S in the required notch again.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
In an axle skein the combination of the nuts M, R and the key S with the
washers X and Y, the skein proper A, the cover G, the washer H and the
journal C, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 28th day of September 1892.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.