Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 3rd Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 4th Nov, 1887
1EUSTACE ERNEST WIGZELL, of 37 Walbrook, in the City of London, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in utilising the motion imparted by, or the motive power
obtained from, the presence of water, Gas, Compressed Air, Hot Air, or from the force
or pressure of wind or of any motive power obtained by pressure or explosion, for the
purpose of winding up, every hour or other suitable period as may be thought best,
Clocks, either singly or in systems, each clock having its own independent existence
and propelled in each separate case by a spring or weight, such springs or weights
being kept wound up by the motive powers as already set forth.
In addition to this I also utilise the same motive powers, and the requisite motions,
for winding up the Springs or other mechanisms which perform the operation of
striking the hours or other periods, or for chimes, in clocks, in such cases the motions
to be governed by, and to work in conjunction with, the other parts of the clock or
clocks.
I propose to keep the Clocks constantly wound up in the following manner-
By means of a Piston in a barrel or cylinder which is attached to a toothed or
V bar, this bar works a small pinion or Vd disc on its upward motion the motion being
given by water or other pressure.-When it has gone its entire length it reverses a
valve which brings the piston and rack or V bar down but does not move the working
parts of the Clock.-When the piston has got to the bottom it reverses the inlet valve
and the upward motion again takes place. When the Clock is fully wound up there
sa pawl or a catch which falls into an opening in a disc which prevents the piston
rom working but when one of the wheels of the Clock has performed one or more
evolutions it throws out this pawl or catch and enables the piston to complete its
pward and downward motion until the disc which has the opening or slot in it has
een wound round once or more times, when the same operation as above described
gain takes place.
This action of the valve can also be obtained direct from the Cook - 1.
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page_text: and connected to the piston rod so that the valve can be open on its upward stroke or
reversed on its downward stroke.
I also propose to use the rotary motion obtained by an Engine, Waterwheel Turbine,
Disc water Engine, or any engines for motions obtained by pressure of water-In
this case there would be a pinion on the revolving shaft working on to a wheel or
pinion in the Clock, the Clock opening or closing the inlet valve, or this to be regulated
or governed by the rack motion as previously described.
The above motions can be driven by gas Engines or Engines worked by explosions
or force of wind or by any revolving motors, or from direct action from a piston.
This 1st day of February 1887.

page_text: I, EUSTACE ERNEST WIGZELL, of 37 Walbrook, in the City of London, Engineer,
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 consists in utilising the motion imparted by, or the motive power
obtained from, the pressure of water, gas, compressed air, hot air, or from the force or
pressure of wind, or of any motive power obtained by pressure or explosion, for the
purpose of winding up, every hour or other suitable period as may be thought best,
Clocks, either singly or in systems, each clock having its own independent existence,
and propelled in each separate case by a spring or weight, such springs or weights
being kept wound up by the motive powers as already set forth.
In addition to this I also utilise the same motive powers, and the requisite motions,
for winding up the springs or other mechanisms which perform the operation of
striking the hours or other periods, or for chimes, in Clocks, in such cases the motions
to be governed by, and to work in conjunction with the other parts of the Clock or
Clocks.
I propose to keep the clocks constantly wound up in the following manner.
By means of a piston in a barrel or cylinder which is attached to a toothed or V₁
bar, this bar works a small pinion or ✓ disc on its upward motion, the motion being
given by water or other pressure.-When it has gone its entire length it reverses a
valve, which brings the piston and rack or V bar down, but does not move the working
part of the Clock.-When the piston has got to the bottom it reverses the inlet valve,
and the upward motion again takes place. When the Clock is fully wound up, there
is a pawl or a catch which falls into an opening in a disc, which prevents the piston
from working, but when one of the wheels of the clock has performed one or more
revolutions, it throws out this pawl or catch, and enables the piston to complete its
upward and downward motion until the disc which has the opening or slot in it
has been wound round once or more times when the same operation as above described
again takes place.
This action of the valve can also be obtained direct from the Clock, or be self-acting
and connected to the piston rod, so that the valve can be open on its upward stroke or
reversed on its downward stoke.
I also propose to use the rotary motion obtained by an Engine, water-wheel, turbine,
Disc water Engine or any Engines for motions obtained by pressure of water.-In
this case there would be a pinion on the revolving shaft, working on to a wheel or
pinion in the Clock, the Clock opening or closing the inlet valve, or this to be regulated
or governed by the rack motion as previously described.
The above motions can be driven by Gas Engines, or Engines worked by explosions,
or force of wind, or by any revolving motors, or from direct action from a piston.

page_text: In the drawings, fig. 1 shows a front view and fig. 2. a side view of the arrange-
ment. In fig. 1. I show how the pump is attached and the valve for the admission of
water opened and closed by the clock. A is the cylinder; as the water enters the
bottom of the Piston B, it forces up the rack C. and winds the spring of the Clock,
should the one stroke not be sufficient to wind the spring up the water passes the
top of the piston D. and travels downwards the wheel E. turning round and lifting
the pawl F., on the toothed wheel, which is attached to the spindle, but not turning the
spindle on its upward motion the pawl falls into the toothed wheel and turns the
spindle round and winds the spring.-G. is a valve which governs the inlet and outlet
of water in the cylinder B. D.; this valve or piston valve G. is worked by a piston
valve H. which is attached to a rod and lever 1. When the rack C. has travelled
its full distance downwards it pushes the lever I down and lifts the piston valve H.
which opens the port J. to the pressure of water and brings the valve G. down.-
On the racks upward motion a stop T reverses the lever I. which is attached to the
valve El. and puts the pressure of water at the bottom of the valve G. shown K.-As
the wheel L. travels round once in the hour it lifts up the lever M. by the pin N.
forcing down its outward end V. opening the valve admitting the water to the valve G.
when the piston in the cylinder B. D. works and winds the spring as described. When
the spring is fully wound a pin in the barrel which contains the spring, shown in
fig. 2. letter P. comes round and lifts the lever Q. raising the rod W. and closing the
valve O. at the same time raising the lever M. through the two rods R. R., which are
attached to the same pin as the valve O.
On the valve O. there is a pulley S. which is weighted by a line to counterbalance
the friction, and to assist the lifting of the lever M.; a spring can be put in place of
this if desired.
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
-
1. The winding up of a Clock or Clocks at given times or periods by water pressure
substantially as described.
2. Utilising the pressure of water in combination with a cylinder and valves for
winding up a Clock or Clocks at stated intervals, substantially as described.
3. Utilising the pressure of water in combination with a rotary water motor, or
motors, and the opening and closing of a valve attached to same, for winding up a
Clock or Clocks, substantially as described.
4. The method of opening and closing the valve for the inlet of water by means of
two levers, substantially as described.
5. The method of using the pressure of water in a cylinder, for getting the upward
and downward motion, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1887.