Railway Carriages, and other like Vehicles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1888
Complete Left, 19th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
Railway Carriages, and other like Vehicles.
We, SOLOMON ANDREWS, FRANCIS EMILE ANDREWS, of 10, Bute Street, Carriage
Builders, and CALEB PHILLIPS Pattern maker all of Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a method of and apparatus for enabling omnibus,
tramcar, or railway or carriage wheels, fixed rigidly to the axles, to revolve indepen-
dently of each other, just as if they were running loose on the axles.
The invention consists practically in forming the axle in two pieces and coupling
them together in such manner that while the two parts are rigidly in the same line,
they can revolve at different speeds.
The mode we prefer for carrying our invention
the half axles each with a collar at the end, and
on the axle with a part turned out to fit the collar.
bearing on the axle while the broad turned discs of the
thus bringing the two sleeves rigidly into line.
into effect consists in forming
placing a long sleeve coupling
The long sleeve acts as a long
coupling are screwed together,
In order to enable the couplings to be absolutely concentric one with another, one
is turned with one or more projections or recesses, and the other is turned to fit the
contour of this. By this means it is impossible to bolt them together except in such
manner that they shall be absolutely concentric and parallel with each other.
Little or no lubrication is required for this coupling as it runs as a rule with the
axle, there being no movement between the two. Whenever the vehicle comes to a
curve, and one wheel has to go quicker than the other, one or both of the axles revolve
with a different relative velocity to the coupling.
Dated this Tenth day of January 1888.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Railway Carriages, and other like venicies.
We SOLOMON ANDREWS, and FRANCIS EMILE ANDREWS of 10 Bute Street, Cardiff,
in the County of Glamorgan, Carriage Builders, and CALEB PHILLIPS, Pattern Maker
all of Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan 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 has for its object a method of, and apparatus for enabling omnibus,
tramcar, railway or carriage wheels, fixed rigidly to the axles to revolve independently
of each other, just as if they were running loose on the axles.
The invention consists practically in forming the axle in two pieces, and coupling
them together in such manner, that while the two parts are rigidly in the same line
they can revolve at different speeds.
The mode we prefer for carrying our invention into effect may be explained by-
reference to the accompanying drawing, which represents a longitudinal section of a
car axle constructed in accordance with our invention.
The half axles A are each formed with a collar B, at their adjacent ends, and a long
sleeve coupling C (", formed in two pieces, is placed on the axle back piece having a
part turned out to fit a bearing collar B. The joint of the two pieces C C¹ of the
coupling is preferably in the same plane as that of the collars B. The long sleeve
acts as a long bearing on the axle. The broad turned discs of the coupling are
screwed together by bolts D D or their equivalent, thus, bringing the two sleeves
rigidly into line.
In order to enable the couplings to be absolutely concentric one with another, one
is turned with one or more projections or recesses or with a projecting. rim, such
as (and the other is turned to fit the contour of this rim. By this means it is,
impossible to bolt them together except in such a manner that they shall be absolutely
concentric and parallel with each other.
Little or no lubrication is required for this coupling, as it runs generally with
the axle, there being no movement between the two parts of the latter. Whenever
the vehicle comes to a curve, and one wheel has to go quicker than the other,
one or both of the half axles revolve with a different relative velocity to the
coupling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is—
1. The improved vehicle axle, formed in two lengths, the adiacent ends thereof

page_text: being provided with concentric bearing collars, such as B and encased by a long
accurately fitting sleeve coupling such as C C bearing against said collars, whereby
the two lengths are held rigidly in line, while free to revolve independently of each
other within the said coupling, substantially as described.
2. The improved vehicle axle, substantially as described in combination with a pair
of wheels rigidly attached thereto, whereby the said wheels may revolve independently
of each other at different relative speeds.