Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 8th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 11th Oct., 1887.
1, THOMAS ROWE WESTON 181 St. Thomas Road Finsbury Park London Iron
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The motor force or power which 1 utilize for electrical purposes is that which may
be obtained from Locomotive engines or other moving engines whilst running or
otherwise or by the carriages trucks vans or such like drawn or propelled by
locomotive engine horse or other power above and beyond that which is required for
its locomotion-The electricity thus obtained may be used on the engine train or
other vehicle for any purpose or purposes to which electricity is or may be applied or
it may be used elsewhere.
The means by which the electricity is obtained is by friction caused by using
brushes or bars in the usual manner and driven by the axle of the wheels or attached
to the wheel or wheels themselves of a locomotive engine train or any other vehicle
driving a dynamo-electric machine or to collect the current from a revolving armature
which is fixed preferably on the underside of an engine train or any other vehicle
which consists in working an electro-magnet to rotate between the poles of a fixed
electro magnet or coils of wire with or without any case and reversing the current of
the internal magnet at each point when its lines correspond to the lines of the outside
coils the revolving magnet with its coils would form a dise the current entering the
coils of the rotating magnei are made to spend their inductive effect in increasing the
magnetism of the outer coil which greatly facilitates the efficiency of the motor.
Any number of magnets may be set upon the spindle that the space will permit.
Dated this 19th day of March 1887
THOMAS ROWE WESTON.

page_text: I THOMAS ROWE WESTON, Iron Merchant, of 61 Hampton Park, Bristol, in the
County of Somersetshire, 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 :-
The motor force, or power which I utilize for clectrical purposes is that which may
be obtained from Locomotive engines, or other moving engines whilst running or
otherwise or by the carriages, trucks, vans, or such like drawn or propelled by
locomotive engine, horse, or other power above and beyond that which is required for
its locomotion.
The electricity thus obtained may be used on the engine, train, or any other vehicle
for any purpose or purposes to which electricity is or may be applied, or it may be
used elsewhere.
The means by which the electricity is obtained is by friction caused by using
brushes or bars in the usual manner and construction of an ordinary Dynamo-electric
Machine, which in its construction, it can be adapted to be fixed on the carriage-axle
of any vehicle, engine or carriage and driven by the axle of the wheels or attached to
the wheel or wheels themselves of a locomotive engine, train, or other vehicle when
in motion, is the power produced for driving a dynamo-electric machine or to collect
the current from a revolving armature which is fixed preferably on the underside of
an engine, carriage or any other vehicle which consists in working an electro-magnet
to rotate between the poles of a fixed electro-magnet or coils of wire with or without
any case and reversing the current of the internal magnet at each point when its lines
correspond to the lines of the outside coils, the revolving magnet with its coils would
form a disc, the current entering the coils of the rotating magnet are made to spend
their inductive effect in increasing the magnetism of the outer coil which greatly
facilitates the efficiency of the motor.
Any number of magnets may be set upon the spindle or carriage-axle that the space
will permit.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the side view of the dynamo-electric machine fixed preferably
on the underside of a railway carriage, the frame or stays marked F, bolted to the
cross piece E. of the frame of the carriage C, the floor D, and the lower portion of
the dynamo-electric machine being fixed to a spindle or the carriage-axle A, of the
carriage with the wheel B, to drive the armature with segments of coils marked K,
with brushes J, J, J, J, with the outer case or frame L, & the magnets G, G.

page_text: Figure 2, represents the front view of figure 1, with the dynamo-electric machine
fixed to the carriage-axle, and describing the negative wire N, broken off, also the
positive wire P, these wires may be connected with an accumulator or storage
battery.
The whole of the dynamo-electric machine is covered in and proper lubrication
provided from the sides of the engine, carriage, or any other vehicle provided with
the apparatus.
1 do not limit myself to any particular Dynamo-electric machine, of pattern or
make so long as it can be adapted to, fitted and worked directly or indirectly by
means of the carriage-axle, and driven by the carriage wheels when in motion thereby
producing the power to drive the dynamo-electric machines, which machine produces
the electrical current, which may be used for electric, lighting, bells and other
purposes.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures.
A. The Carriage-axle. B. The carriage wheel.
C. Carriage frame. D. The floor.
E. The cross pieces of carriage frame.
F. Stays on outer case or frame L, bolted to the cross pieces E, E. G. The
magnets.
I. Fly-nuts. J. Brushes.
K. Armature with segments of coils.
N. Negative wire. P. Positive wire.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention, and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the following:
First. The combination of a Dynamo-electric machine fitted to the carriage-axle A,
of an engine, trancar, railway carriage, bicycle, tricycle, or any other vehicle of any
and every description, to supply the driving power to work the dynamo-electric
machine, when the carriage is in motion to produce an electric current for lighting
or any other purpose, substantially herein described and according to the accom
panying drawings.
Secondly. I claim the construction of fitting and fixing the armature K, bolted to
the carriage-axle A, with a lining of insulated material between the armature K, and
the carriage-axle A, to prevent contact of electricity being carried to the wheels,
substantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly. claim the driving power produced by means of the carriage wheels, on
the carriage-axle when the carriage is in motion, to drive a dynamo-electric machine,
substantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of September 1887.
THOMAS ROWE WESTON.