An Improved Application of Hydraulic Power to the Propulsion of Machinery.
Year: 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Application of Hydraulic Power to the Propulsion of
Machinery.
We, DAVID JONES, of 24ª Arthur Street, Gloucester, Machinist, and CHARLES
EDWARD QUILTER, of 11, Healthville Road, Gloucester, Insurance Agent, both in the
County of Gloucester, 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 :—
1;
Our invention relates to improved means, or prime movers, for driving machines;
and is intended to produce one which shall be automatic in all its movements; capable
of running for any length of time without requiring personal attention, skilled or
unskilled and also free from the expense and danger of heat-engines; as well as
unproductive of any noxious or offensive vapours or noises. The cost of running
will, according to our invention, be reduced to a minimum; inasmuch as the material
which we use to drive the motor is not chemically affected during its passage through
the same; but issues from the exhaust in the condition of a valuable article of large
daily consumption; and suitable for any domestic as well as other purposes.
In order that our invention, and the means by which the same may be carried into
practical effect, may be thoroughly understood; we will proceed to describe them in
detail in connection with the accompanying figures, which are to be taken as illustra-
tive of our invention, and its application, but not as limiting us to the details of
construction illustrated therein.
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation taken on the line Y-Z of Figure 2, and
shews the internal construction of a motor constructed according to our invention.
Figure 2 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on the line W-X of Figure 1.
A is a circular case, preferably made of metal. It is shewn in the figures as con-
sisting of a ring, a, with which is incorporated a foot, a', and two sides, a², a². The
case is only required to prevent the splashing of the water, and need not be either air-
or water-tight. It can be made portable or otherwise. The shaft, B, runs on centres
projecting from brackets, b.
The wheel and pulley are, preferably, fixed centrally upon the shaft, so as not to
throw more weight on the one bearing than on the other. If it is desired that the
motor shall be fixed to the frame of the machine to be driven, the case, A, and foot, a³,

page_text: will be modified accordingly for the purpose of facilitating such attachment. The
power may, under such circumstances, be taken from the pulley, b', on the shaft, B,
by means of a belt, to a pulley on the first motion shaft of a machine; or the
motor may be fixed around a first motion shaft, i.e., with its wheel keyed thereupon.
C is a water wheel keyed upon the shaft B.
Its size is decided by the power required from it, and the pressure which can be
applied to drive it.
D is a pipe delivering water under pressure obtained from any convenient source,
through the case, against the floats, c, of the wheel, C, thereby causing it to rotate
accordingly. This pipe is fitted with a suitable cock, d, and the case of the
motor is fitted with a suitable union, d¹, for the purpose of connecting the pipe
thereto.
It may
E is the exhaust, from which the water flows away from the motor.
then be utilized for any purpose for which it is suitable, and so far reduce the
cost of driving said motor.
A cock may be incorporated with the union, e, if desired.
If preferred the shaft, B, may be stationary; and the wheel, C, keyed upon a
sleeve adapted to rotate around said shaft, and having a driving pulley fixed
thereupon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
1. The combination of water wheel adapted to be rotated within a case by a
current of water with a pulley rigidly connected to said wheel around an axis common
to both.
2. The combination of water wheel, case, and shaft upon which the same water
wheel is keyed, and suitable connections for leading a high pressure water supply to
the wheel and allowing the water to flow away from said case, substantially as above
described with reference to the accompanying figures.
3. The combination of portable case, water wheel, mounted therein on a shaft carrying
a driving pulley on its outer end, and adapted for the purpose of automatically
driving machines with which it may be removably and temporarily connected
substantially as described.
Dated this 25th day of November 1887