Improvements in and connected with Water Wheels.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1899
Improvements in and connected with Water Wheels.
I, GUSTAV MARBURG, of 15, Conzagagasse, Vienna, Austria, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:――
This invention relates to improvements in and connected with water wheels
and has for its object to permit of utilizing the water power of narrow rivers
without obstruction to navigation, such as dams or water wheels built in, by
sinking water wheels of suitable diameter in such a manner below the water
level, that the river remains perfectly clear for navigation.
The shaft of the water wheel is mounted in two bearings furnished with suit-
able wheels and vertically guided, say between two posts and adapted to be
raised and lowered by suitable gearing.
The upper or lower part of the water wheel is covered by a jacket so that the
water current can only act upon one half of the water wheel, thus obtaining the
same effect as if the covered part of the water wheel would be above the water
level and the bottom part only in the water.
Rotary motion is transmitted from the shaft of the water wheel to a shaft
employed above the water level as may be found most convenient.
Dated this 13th day of February 1899.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
Improvements in and connected with Water Wheels.
I, GUSTAV MARBURG, of 15, Conzagagasse, Vienna, Austria, Manufacturer,
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 in and connected with water wheels
and has for its object. to permit of utilizing, the water power of narrow rivers
without obstruction to navigation, such as dams or water wheels built in, by
sinking water wheels of suitable diameter in such a manner below the water
level, that the river remains perfectly clear for navigation.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures. Fig. 1 being a longitudinal section,
Fig. 2 a cross section at line AB, and Fig. 3 a partial side view from the
.

page_text: right of Fig. 1, which drawings show one form in which my invention may be
carried out.
As will be seen from the drawings the shaft a of the water wheel b is mounted
in two bearings c, c furnished with suitable wheels d¹ and vertically guided, say
between two posts d and adapted to be raised and lowered by suitable gear-
ing f.
The upper or lower part of the water wheel b is covered by a jacket g so that
the water current can only act upon one half of the water wheel, thus obtain-
ing the same effect as if the covered part of the water wheel would be above
the water level and the bottom part only in the water.
Rotary motion is transmitted from the shaft of the water wheel to a shaft
employed above the water level as may be found most convenient, say as shown
in the drawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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A water wheel 6 employed below the water level in combination with a
jacket adapted to cover one half of the water wheel above or below its axis
and thus free such portion from the action of the water, all substantially as set
forth.