Improvements in Motor Road Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Motor Road Vehicles.
I, CHARLES SALMON, of Oakhurst, Erith, in the County of Kent, Works
Manager, a retired Inspector of Machinery, Royal Navy, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The invention consists of an arrangement of the motor framework and motor
with regard to the other parts of the vehicle in such a manner that the motor
and its action may be unaffected by any motion of the body of the vehicle
relative to the axle of the driving wheels, such as may be caused by inclinations,
or inequalities, of the road, or other like causes, and is effected as follows:-
The framework of the motor has, formed in it, or fitted to it, bearings, in
which the journals of the axle of the driving wheels revolve, and on this same
axle the motor acts, either directly, by means of cranks in the axle, or otherwise,
or indirectly, through the intervention of chain, belt, wheel, or other gearing.
To the motor framework, the body of the vehicle is attached by means of suitable
springs and thus, the motor, and its action on the axle of the driving wheels,
is unaffected by any motion of the body of the vehicle relative to the said
axle, as before mentioned. The motor framework may be steadied, and vibration
diminished, by means of elastic or spring attachments, to the body of the vehicle
or to the axle, or, axles of any other wheels of the vehicle, as may be convenient,
although this is not essential to the invention.
The motor I generally prefer to use is a, steam or compressed air, engine, of
the oscillating type, but it may be of other form of, steam, air, gas, or oil
engine, or electric, or other motor, or motors, without departing from the spirit
of the invention.
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1000
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Motor Road Vehicles.
I, CHARLES SALMON, of Oakhurst, Erith, in the County of Kent, Works
Manager, a retired Inspector of Machinery, Royal Navy, 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,
and the accompanying drawings:-
The object of my invention, which only applies to such vehicles as are
propelled by steam air, gas, oil, or other similar engines, is to provide a method
or methods of attaching the framework of the engine directly to the axle of the
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page_text: driving wheels of the vehicle in such a manner, that it may be unaffected by
any motion of the body of the vehicle relative to the said axle, such as is, or
may be, due to unequalities or inclinations of the road or other like causes.
I am aware that a somewhat similar contrivance has been applied to electric
tramway cars but I strictly limit the employment of my invention to such
vehicles as are used on ordinary roads.
Figure 1 is a plan, and Figure 2 a side elevation of one arrangement whereby
this purpose can be effected, and reference letters apply to the same parts in both
figures.
In this arrangement the invention is shewn as applied to a vehicle driven by
a steam or compressed air engine of the well known oscillating type, but it
will be evident that it may be modified so as to apply to vehicles actuated by other
forms of engines, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
In Figures 1 and 2 A1, A2, A3, is a framework in which are fitted bear-
ings B1, B2, B3, for the journals of the cranked axle, C1, C2 of the driving wheels,
and also bearings D1, D2, D3, D4 for the hollow trunnions E1, E2, E3, E*, of
the oscillating cylinders F1, F2. The piston rods G1, G2 of the cylinders being
coupled to the cranks H1, H2 of the axle C, C on which the driving wheels
are keyed or otherwise secured.
On the framework A1, A2, A3, are fitted bosses or projections K¹, K², to which
are secured the springs L1, L2, which are also attached to the body M, M of
the vehicle. By this arrangement it will be seen that the framework of the
engine and consequently the engine itself is supported by the axle and is prevented
from rotating about it by the weight of the vehicle. S is a spring or elastic
connection of which one or more may be fitted to lessen vibration, and assist
steadiness of working without communicating motion from the vehicle body
of the engine framework.
The arrangement herein described is that which I generally prefer to use,
but it is obvious that the invention may be applied to other forms of motor
if desired.
And now having particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what I claim is:-
1st. In a motor road vehicle, an arrangement whereby the framework of
the engine or other motor is attached to the axle of the driving wheels of the
vehicle in such manner that the engine or motor as aforesaid and its framework
may be unaffected by any motion of the body of the vehicle relative to the said
axle substantially as described.
2nd. In a motor road vehicle an arrangement whereby the engine or motor
is coupled direct to the axle of the driving wheels of the vehicle without being
affected by any motion of the body of the vehicle relative to the said axle
substantially as described.
Dated this 18th day of
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