Improvements in Locomotive Tramway Vehicles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 14th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by CARL LÜHRIG, of Reichsstrasse, No. 30, Dresden,
Germany, Mining Engineer.]
Improvements in Locomotive Tramway Vehicles.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery
Lane, in the County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved construction of tramway car for conveying
passengers and goods, which is driven by gas, petroleum- benzine- or compressed
air-motors, situated upon the car.
The improved construction relates more particularly to the construction of
such locomotive cars described in the Specification No. 15841 of 1892; according
to the present invention instead of arranging the reservoirs for gas, water &c. on
the roof of the car, these are located in other positions, so as to render the roof
available for transport purposes.
The principle of construction described in the said Specification is however
retained in all respects, whereby the motors, driving gear &c. are enclosed against
unauthorised inspection and protected against injury, while at the same time the
useful space of the car is not encroached upon, and the ordinary form of the car is
retained. It is a necessary consequence of the above mentioned alteration that the
arrangement of the driving appliances requires to be entirely altered, as compared
with that described in Patent No. 15841 of 1892, the improved arrangement being
as follows.
The car is driven only by a single motor engine which is situated on the or the
other side of the car, immaterial which. On the other side of the car are arranged
the gas and water reservoirs, which are distributed in such manner as to provide
for an equilibrium of weights on each side of the car.
The drving gear, the motor, the reservoirs and necessary conduit pipes and other
auxiliary apparatus and appliances are all arranged under the seats of the car, so
that the whole useful space thereof remains available for transport purposes.
By means of this improved arrangement and distribution of the propelling
appliances the safety and facility of propulsion is considerably increased while the
space available for the transport of passengers or goods is greatly augmented by
the rendering available of the roof for this purpose. At the same time the cost of
construction is greatly reduced, owing to the considerable simplification and
lightening thereof in consequence of the said changes.
Dated this 12th day of June 1893.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Locomotive Tramway venicies.
1, CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery
Lane, in the County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 an improved construction of tramway car for conveying
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page_text: passengers and goods, which is driven by gas, petroleum, benzine or compressed air
motors situated upon the car.
The improved construction relates more particularly to the construction of such
locomotive cars described in the Specification No. 15841 of 1892. According to
the present invention, instead of arranging the reservoirs for gas, water &c. on the
roof of the car, these are mostly located in other positions, so as to render the roof
available for transport purposes.
The principle of construction described in the
said Specification is however retained in all respects, whereby the motors, driving
gear &c. are enclosed against unauthorized inspection and protected against injury,
while at the same time the useful space of the car is not encroached upon, and the
ordinary form of the car is retained. It is a necessary consequence of the above
mentioned alteration that the arrangement of the driving appliances requires to be
entirely altered compared with that described in the Specon. No. 15841 of 1892, the
improved arrangement being as follows.
car.
The car is driven by a single motor engine which is situated on either side of the
On the other side of the car are arranged the gas and water reservoirs, which
are distributed in such manner as to provide for an approximate equilibrium of
weights on each side of the car.
The driving gear, the motor, the reservoirs and necessary conduit pipes and
other auxiliary apparatus and appliances are all arranged under the seats and floor
of the car, so that the whole useful space remains available for transport purposes.
By means of this improved arrangement and distribution of the propelling
appliances the safety and facility of propulsion are considerably increased, while
the space available for the transport of passengers or goods is greatly augmented
by the rendering available of the roof for this purpose. At the same time, the cost
of construction is greatly reduced, owing to the considerable simplification and
lightening thereof in consequence of the said changes.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a transverse section and Fig. 2 is a part
longitudinal section of a locomotive tramway vehicle such as is described in the
Specification No. 15841 of 1892 modified according to the present invention.
C is the cylinder and A the flywheel of the motor engine which as described in
the previous Specon. drives the road wheels through suitable gearing. Under the
seat on the side opposite to that under which the engine is accommodated, a
reservoir B is placed, and at each end of the car below the under framing is placed
another reservoir D. The roof, by this disposal of the reservoirs, is rendered
available for passengers, who get access to their seats by a stair S at each end of
the car.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
In a locomotive tramway vehicle of the kind described in the Specon. No. 15841
of 1892, arranging reservoirs for gas and water below seats and under framing
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of March 1894.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.