IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS OF ENGINES TO BE DRIVEN BY WATER
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Eustace Wigzell and Joseph Pollit, Engineers, Bank
"
.Foundry, Sowerby-bridge, in the County of York, for an Invention of
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS OF ENGINES
TO BE DRIVEN BY WATER.”
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Eustace Wigzell and Joseph
Pollit at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th March 1880.
EUSTACE WIGZELL and JOSEPH POLLIT, Engineers, Bank Foundry, Sowerby-
bridge, in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND
ARRANGEMENTS OF ENGINES TO BE DRIVEN BY WATER."
Our Invention relates to engines to be actuated by a supply or fall of water
having a pressure, and the engines are so constructed and arranged that no leakage
of water takes place, giving an equal flow without any stoppage of water, utilizing
the momentum of the water, producing no dead point or points, besides working at
any speed, and which is regulated by the fall or pressure of the water.
For this purpose we construct our engines with a cylinder, having two conical
plates which form the covers of the cylinder, and the cylinder is closed in by a
cylindrical ring which is bored true to a globe, and from a radius struck from the
centre point of the cylinder.
Within the cylinder is fitted a plate forming the piston, and which is fitted on a
globe or ball on which the piston plate vibrates; the globe or ball works in
suitable bearings which are formed or fitted on or to the cover plates of the cylinder,
and through the centre of the globe or ball is fitted a steel arm or shaft, the one
end of which enters a hole in the crank of the engines' driving shaft, which hole
may be either bushed or fitted with brasses; the steel arm or shaft is also fitted
with a curved rod, to which is fixed a guide for the purpose of keeping the piston
plate in one position.
Between the covers and within the cylinder is fixed a plate, on which is passed
a slotted opening made in the piston plate, which gives a vibrating wobbling
motion to the piston plate when the water is acting on the piston plate, and which.
produces a rotatory motion to the steel arm or shaft actuating the crank and working
the driving shaft. The water enters through suitable openings made on each of
the sides of the division plates fitted within the cylinder end, forces itself round on
both sides of the piston plate, and between the sides of the piston plate and the
cylinder covers, and which gives the vibrating wobbling motion to the piston plate,
and the water after travelling round the cylinder escapes through suitable openings
made on each side of the division plate. The cylinder is fixed onto a foundation
plate, having a bracket to which is fitted one of the bearings of the driving shaft.
By these means we produce simple, effective, and powerful water engines.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Eustace Wigzell and Joseph Pollit in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 7th September 1880.
EUSTACE WIGZELL and JOSEPH POLLIT, Engineers, Bank Foundry, Sowerby-
bridge, in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND
ARRANGEMENTS OF ENGINES TO BE DRIVEN BY WATER."
The said Invention relates to engines to be actuated by a supply or fall of water
having a pressure, and the engines are so constructed and arranged that no leakage
of water takes place, giving an equal flow without any stoppage of water, and
utilizing the momentum of the water, thereby producing no dead point or points,
besides working at any desired speed, which is regulated by the fall or pressure of
the water.
For this purpose we construct our engines with a cylinder, having two conical
plates which form the covers of the cylinder, and the cylinder is closed in by a
cylindrical ring which is bored true to a globe, and from a radius struck from the
centre point of the cylinder.
Within the cylinder is fitted a plate forming the piston, and which is fitted on a
globe or ball on which the piston plates vibrates; the globe or ball works in
suitable bearings which are formed or fitted on or to the cover plates of the
cylinder, and through the centre of the globe or ball is fitted a steel arm or shaft,
the one end of which enters a hole in the crank of the driving shaft of the engine,
which hole may be either bushed or fitted with brasses; the steel arm or shaft is
also fitted with a curved rod, to which is fixed a guide for the purpose of keeping
the piston plate in one position.
Between the covers and within the cylinder is fixed a plate, on which is passed a
slotted opening made in the piston plate, which gives a vibrating wabbling motion
to the piston plate when the water is acting on the piston plate, and which com-
municates a rotatory motion to the steel arm or shaft actuating the crank and
working the driving shaft. The water enters through suitable openings made on
each of the sides of the division plate fitted within the cylinder, and forces itself
round on both sides of the piston plate, and between the sides of the piston plate
and the cylinder covers, which gives the vibrating wabbling motion to the piston
plate, and the water after travelling round the cylinder escapes through suitable
openings made on each side of the division plate. The cylinder is fixed onto a
foundation plate, having a bracket to which is fitted one of the bearings of the
driving shaft.
By these means we produce a simple, effective, and powerful water engine.
But in order to make our improvements better understood, we will proceed to
more particularly describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawing, in
which Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved water engine with the cylinder
shewn in section; Figure 2 represents an end view of the water engine with a
portion shewn in section, and Figure 3 is a plan of the same.
Similar letters of reference are employed to represent similar parts.
A, conical plates forming the covers of the cylinder; B, cylindrical ring bored
true to a globe, and from a radius struck from the centre C of the cylinder; the
ring B closes in the cylinder; within the cylinder is fitted a plate D, forming the
piston of the engine; this plate D is either cast or fixed on a globe or ball E, which
works in bearings F formed on the cover plates of the cylinder, and the globe or
ball is kept in working position by means of the packing G and packing glands H.
Through the centre of the globe or ball E is fitted a steel arm I, which is kept
secured in position with the globe or ball by the nut J; the end K of the steel
arm I enters a block L, which is fitted with brasses fitted in a bearer M formed on
the crank N; the bearer M is fitted with a cover O, which is secured in position

page_text: by the bolts and nuts P. The steel arm I is fitted with a curved rod Q, having a
centre boss R in which is fitted a stud S, which works in a block T which slides in
a guide U, and keeps the piston plate in one position; the ends of the curved rod Q
are passed through bosses V, and are secured by nuts W to the steel arm.
Between the covers and within the cylinder is fixed a plate, on which is passed
a slotted opening made in the piston plate, which gives a vibrating wabbling
motion to the piston plate when the water is acting on the piston plate, and which
communicates a rotatory motion to the steel arm I actuating the crank N, which
gives motion to the driving shaft X.
The water enters through the pipes Y, and passes through the openings Z made
on each side of the division plate fitted within the cylinder, and forces itself round
on both sides of the piston plate, and between the sides of the piston plate and the
cylinder covers, communicating a vibrating wabbling motion to the piston plate;
the water after travelling round the cylinder escapes through openings A¹ and
through the pipes B¹. The cylinder is made with flanges C¹ strengthened by
ribs D¹; the flanges rest upon the top of foundation frames E¹, and are secured
thereto by bolts and nuts; the driving shaft X works in a bearing F¹, which is
secured to the top of a cross frame G₁ secured to the foundation frames.
Having thus described our improvements, and the best means we are acquainted'
with for carrying the same into effect, we would have it understood that we do not
confine ourselves to the precise details shewn and described, as they may be varied
without departing from the peculiar character of the Invention, but what we do
claim is,―
The general arrangement, construction, and employment of water engines, so
constructed and arranged that no leakage of water takes place, giving an equal flow
without any stoppage of water, utilizing the momentum of the water, substantially
as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and represented by the accompanying
Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Pollit, for and on behalf of myself and
the said Eustace Wigzell, have hereto set my hand and seal, this Fourth day
of September, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
sighty
Witness,
WILLIAM HENRY GIBSON.
JOSEPH POLLIT. (LS.)