A MACHINE FOR MAKING AN IMPROVED WHEEL SUITABLE FOR CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Year: 1885

page_text: I JAMES TAYLOR of Millgate Wigan, Lancashire Engineer do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for A MACHINE FOR MAKING AN IMPROVED WHEEL
SUITABLE FOR CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES 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 a machine for making the improved kind of wheels for
carriages and other vehicles invented and patented by me and described in the
Specification of Letters Patent No 1364/2 and has for its object Firstly To
facilitate the manufacture of such wheels and Secondly To economise the cost of
production thereof.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will now with
the aid of the accompanying drawings proceed to describe the same.
Fig 1 of the drawings shews a side elevation of such machine with head stock-
Fig 2 is a view in front elevation shewing face plate lever clamps screw adjust-
ment journal trunnion frame and pillars also face plate spindle driving friction
cone or differential gear-Fig 3 is a plan view of frame, face plate, worm wheel
adjustment for face plate frame, circular wedge, and lever clamps-Fig 4 shews an
end view of the head stock.
The following is a Description of the Machine A. Figs 1-2 is a horizontal face
plate which is bolted to a spindle F, Fig 2, in order that such face plate may be
removed and a smaller one substituted, when smaller wheels have to be made.
Such Spindle F runs in a journal G, Fig 2, and is driven by friction cones I,
Fig 2, and M, Fig 1.
D, e, Figs 1-2, shews lever and clamps, and links, by which the felloe N,
Figs 1-2, is held in position while being turned and bored.
O, Figs 1-2, is a disc by raising or lowering which the levers hold or release
felloe as required.
H, Figs 1-2, is a journal frame which swings in two trunnion blocks L-P
Figs 1-2, is a lever and balance weight by which the face plate can be set at any
angle or turned into a vertical position to dip into a cooling trough, which is raised
by lever, or otherwise, as shewn at T-h Fig 2, to cool the tire when put on-
S, Figs 1-2, shews a rack and pinion by which the friction cone M may be advanced
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page_text: or drawn back to lift or drop the face plate, and to increase or diminish its speed
as required-K, Figs 1-3, shews a circular wedge and u, Fig 1, an arm by the
combined action of which the face plate may be held at any required angle while
the holes are being bored through the felloes-V Fig, 1, is a drum by which
motion is imparted to the head stock-C Figs 1-2, are pillars supporting the face
plate frame, head stock frame, and radial turning tool C 1, Fig 2; which latter
stands at right angles to the other turning tools-B Fig. 1, shews the top frame.
The description of the head stock is as follows. In Fig: 1, a, b, are two turning
tools held in a tool box which is made to slide on the radial arm by a screw T-
The tools a, b, can be turned up perpendicularly so that only the working tool
remains in the position shewn on drawing-d represents an auger taking its
motion from the fast and loose pullies h, h, This auger bores two sizes of holes as
indicated at d, i,-d' is also an auger running in a radial arm which can be
thrown into gear when required to bore the holes larger from the inside of the
felloes It gears by means of bevel wheels m and m-To the end of the arm a
balance weight n is attached to keep the arm up out of the way until required-
The radial arm moves in the arc of a circle from centre p, by means of worm
rack and worm w. Fig: 4, shews an end view of the head stock with circular
saws 3 driven from the radial arm and spindler which is free to swing about
centre so that it can swing into cut When required it takes its motion from
bevel wheel m-The saw bracket & can slide on radial arm and be fixed in any
position by clamp t.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed-I declare that what
I claim is
The machine for making an improved wheel suitable for Carriages and other
vehicles, constructed, arranged, combined and fitted substantially in the manner
herein before specified and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of May 1885,
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings,
Holborn, London,
Agents for the Applicant.