Improvements in the Construction of Self-adjustable Bearings for Rotating Shafts and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Sept., 1890-Accepted, 8th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Self-adjustable Bearings for
Rotating Shafts and the like.
WILLIAM RICHARD WEST May Villa Totteridge Road Enfield Wash, Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention and improvement relates to the construction of a universal and
self adjustable bearing, for pedestals, hangers wall brackets, and other bearings for
rotating shafts and such like purposes; whereby they adjust themselves automatically
to the axis of the rotating shaft, and the latter can be easily introduced and removed;
the same being a very simple and inexpensive construction.
For this purpose the bearing itself is fitted up in the ordinary manner, and
attached to same I employ a plug or stem which is turned to suit a cylinder or barrel
the said cylinder or barrel being bored to receive same: on this cylinder or barrel
is attached at right angles another plug or stem which is also turned to suit another
cylinder or barrel the same being bored to fit it: this said cylinder or barrel is
attached to a base plate which is constructed to form either a pedestal, wall bracket
banging bracket, or an ordinary plummer block. I may say that the ordinary
shaped bangers, wall brackets and other bearing blocks can be designed and con-
structed with a cylinder or barrel to receive the above described bearing.
The above mentioned plugs or stems are held in position when the said plugs or
stems have adjusted themselves to their required positions by means of ordinary
set screws, which are fitted to the sides of the said cylinders or barrels, the set screws
pressing loose clips against the plugs or stems, the cylinders or barrels being grooved
or hollowed to receive the said loose clips.
The cylinders or barrels may be solid at one end, and drilled & tapped & fitted
with a stud or set screw so that when the plugs or stems have found their required
position these set screws or studs may be set up to same and fixed.
The said cylinder or barrels, plugs or stems may be so made that neither of same
will require boring or turning.
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By these means employed as herein described, I am thus enabled to obtain various
motions or movements so as to form a universal and self adjustable bearing.
Dated this 24th December 1889.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Self-adjustable Bearings for
Rotating Shafts and the like.
WILLIAM RICHARD WEST "May Villa" Totteridge Road Enfield Wash, Middlesex
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 and improvements relate to the mode of obtaining and simplifying
the construction of adjustable and self adjustable bearings for pedestals, hangers &
wall brackets, and other supports for rotating shafts, and other such like purposes,
whereby they adjust themselves automatically to the axis of the rotating shaft.
My object is to provide a bearing-bracket to support rotating shafts, and other such
like purposes, whereby it is not necessary to have regard to anything like precision in
fixing the bracket, let it be either a wall bracket, hanger or pedestal bracket and as
no special exactness in fixing is required, it is very quickly accomplished, consequently
a great saving in cost of skilled labour is effected, besides doing away with the use
of packing.
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My improved shaft carrier consists of three principal parts, viz.: The bearing proper

page_text: which is fitted up in the ordinary manner, and attached to same I employ a stem or
plug, which is turned to suit a boss or cylinder, this said boss or cylinder may
either be hollow right through or solid at bottom end, and is bored out to receive
the bearing stem or plug, on this boss or cylinder is attached at right angles another
stem or plug, (this said boss and stem to be hereinafter called the bearing holder)
which is also turned to suit another boss or cylinder, the same being bored to receive
it this said boss or cylinder is attached to a base plate which may be so constructed
as to form either a pedestal, hanging, or wall bracket. These said bosses and stems
can also be adapted for carrying guide pullies, to suit any angle that may be
required.
The above mentioned stems or plugs are held secure when the said stems or plugs
have obtained their required positions by means of the ordinary set screws, which
are fitted to the sides of the said bosses or cylinders, the set screws pressing loose
clips against the said stems or plugs, the bosses or cylinders being recessed or
grooved to receive the said loose clips.
When the said bosses or cylinders are left solid at bottom end, the solid end is
drilled, tapped and fitted with an adjusting screw, which has at a suitable distance
from the end, a journal or groove, or the end is turned larger than the diameter of
the thread of the adjusting screw, so as to form a shoulder. The said plugs or
stems are recessed at bottom end of same to receive the said shoulder of the
adjusting screw, and again on the bottom end of the said plugs or stems I attach
a thrust collar, this thrust collar is fixed to the ends of the stems or plugs by means
of three or more countersunk set screws, for which holes have been drilled and
tapped in same to receive them.
It obvious by the combination of bosses and stems as hereinbefore described I am
enabled to effectually and easily obtain the varied and required motions for an
adjustable and self adjustable bearing.
In order that my invention and improvement may be more fully and clearly
understood, I have appended a set of drawings, which I will proceed to describe.
Figs. 1 & 2 represents a side and front elevation respectively of a self adjustable
wall-bracket bearing.
Figs. 3 & 4 is a side elevation and plan respectively of boss with stem attached at
right angles to same, which I term the bearing holder B, B.
Figs. 6 & 7 is a front and side elevation respectively of the bearing proper, with
stem Cattached to same.
Fig. 8 represents a side elevation of an adjustable hanger bearing, with solid end
to boss A, which is in section.
Fig. 9 is a section of the bearing holder B, B, with solid end to boss, with thrust
collar 9, adjusting screw d, set screw d', and loose clip c shown in position.
Fig. 10 represents a pedestal base for supporting the bearing holder and bearing.
A, A, represents the base and boss of bracket. B, B, boss with stem at right
angles to one another, as herein before called the bearing holder. C, C, the bearing
proper with stem attached at right angles to same, which is supported when in
position by the bearing holder B, B. F, F, the shaft. a is an oil cup, c loose clip,
d adjusting screws, d₁ set screws, 9 thrust collar, e countersunk set screws for
securing thrust collar to stems.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The improvements in self adjustable and adjustable supports for carrying rotating
shafts, and other such like purposes, and the combination of the bosses and stems,
with the bearing holder B, B, as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 23rd day of Santarnber 1800.
WILLIAM RICHARD WEST.