Improvements in or connected with Automobile Tricycles, Moto- cycles, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Automobile Tricycles, Moto-
cycles, and the like.
I, ETIENNE SCLAVERAND, of 6, Rue Caffarelli, Paris, in the Republic of Fiance,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows-
This invention relates to a reservoir or tank for spirit and lubricating oil for
automobile tricycles, motocycles, and the like, the said tank being furnished
with the necessary devices for the distribution of the spuit and the lubricant to
the motor and other mechanical parts and with devices adapted for cleaning the
driving cylinder of any impurities which may have accumulated therein
According to the invention the resei von or tank is composed of a cylinder with
bottoms or ends and a separating partition so as to form the spirit chamber at one
end and a chamber for the lubricating oil at the other end of the tank
The latter o oil chamber is provided with a neck on nozzle closed by a sciew
plug; this neck serves for filling the chamber The said chamber is also provided
with a double acting pump which sucks oil from the tank and forces it to the
parts to be oiled or lubricated
This pump is constructed in the following
manner.―
In order that the oiling can be effected without stopping the vehicle, the
chamber containing the lubricant is provided with a force pump combined with
a controlling cock or valve in such a manner that from time to time the cock can
be opened and the pump actuated for expelling and conveying to the motor a
certain quantity of lubricant I have simplined this device by dispensing with
the valve which could not be manipulated without disadvantage, the attendant
being obliged to recall what position the level of the cock should have for filling
the pump and for the distribution of the oil The pump piston when moving
in one direction fills the cylinder with oil and when moving in the opposite
duection automatically effects the expulsion of the oil contained in the said
cylinder to the parts to be lubicated The piston rod is provided externally
with a handle formed of two curved projections for diawing up the piston and
with a button arianged between the handles for returning the piston into the
cylinder.
To the lower part of the cylinder there are screwed two tubes through which
the lubricant is diawn in and forced out respectively, the inlet tube is provided at
its upper part with a seating for a ball forming a valve, which said ball is held
upon its seat by a suitable cage.
The other or outlet tube is also terminated at its upper part by a cage or box
which encloses a ball resting on a seating pierced centially with a hole through
which the oil is forced Below the ball there is arranged a spiral sping which
constantly tends to hold the ball upon its seat
The operation of this pump will be easily understood When it 18 desned to
lubricate any part, the attendant pulls the piston 10d, oil is immediately drawn
in through the inlet tube, lifts the ball valve and fills the cylinder. By forcing
back the piston the oil in the cylinder 18 expelled through the ball valve in the

page_text: outlet tube, the said valve being opened against the pressure of the sping The
oil thus forced out is conveyed to the part which it is desired to lubricate.
On the spirit chamber side of the tank or reservoir there is arranged the spirit
distributing device, this device is formed of a rod which 18 made conical or
pointed at its lower end, the said conical end fitting into the orifice of the nozzle
or ajutage to which the distributing tube is connected. The rod 18 screw-
theaded for a part of its length the screw-threaded portion engaging in an
internally screw-threaded socket soldered to the cylinder The lower pait of the
socket is formed with holes through which the spuit escapes when the 10d 18
1aised When necessary a screen of sieve of metal gauze is provided for collecting
any impurities which the spirit may contain
The iod passes centially through the sciew plug which closes the filling nozzle.
the sciew plug is furnished with a stuffing-box for the rod An heimetically
closed valve is also provided by opening which air 18 permitted to enter when the
spit is flowing out Outside the chamber' the rod is formed or provided with
a suitable handle
The chamber also serves as a support for a second pump for cleansing the motor
of impunities accumulated therein This suction and force pump has two nozzles,
one the suction nozzle-being connected to the bottom of the motor cylinder
and the other to a pipe arranged below the machine By this aangement the
impuie liquid 18 sucked out and expelled under the machine
The cleansing pump, instead of being fitted in the spirit chamber, can be secured
to the back of the tank
The reservou or tank is fixed to the frame of a tricycle or other motor-cycle
by means of suitable clips or the like. A suitable arrangement comprises two
bands on the like clasping the reservoir, one of the bands being fixed to a clamp
designed to secure the arrangement to one of the rear fork tubes for example and
the other band being pivoted to a similar clamp for the other tube of the real
part. The second clamp comprises a foot having a screw-threaded portion sup-
porting a socket which is held in position by a nut and has two lugs or feet
forming one half of the clamp; the other half of the clamp also has two feet
adapted to be bolted to the feet of the first half in the usual manner The tube
of the frame to which the clamp 18 fixed prevents the nut from becoming unlocked
as it forms a stop.
Improvements in or connected with Automobile Tricycles, Moto-
cycles, and the like.
I, ETIENNE SCLAVERAND, of 6, Rue Caffarelli, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same 18 to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement
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This invention relates to a reservou or tank for spirit or lubricating oil for
automobile tricycles, motocycles, and the like, the said tank being furnished
with the necessary devices for the distribution of the spirit and the lubricant to
the motor and other mechanical parts and with devices adapted for clearing the
diving cylinder of any impurities which may have accumulated theiein

page_text: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my improved reservou, and
Figure 2 is an elevation of the same
Figure 3 is an elevation of the reservou o tank illustrating a modification;
und
Figure 4 is an end elevation of the same,
Figure 5 is an elevation, and
Figure 6 a section, drawn full size, of a device hereinafter described for securing
the reset you or tank to a cycle fiame
According to the invention the reservon or tank is composed of a cylinder A
with ends B, B and a separating partition C so as to form the spuit chamber at
one end and a chamber for the lubricating oil at the other end of the tank
The latter or oil chamber is provided with a neck or nozzle D closed by a screw
plug this neck seives for filling the chamber The said chamber is also provided
with a pump E which sucks oil from the tank and forces it to the parts to be oiled
or lubricated This pump is constructed in the following manner.
In order that the oiling can be effected without stopping the vehicle, the
chamber containing the lubricant is provided with a force pump combined with
a controlling cock on valve in such a manner that from time to time the cock can
be opened and the pump actuated for expelling and conveying to the motor a
certain quantity of lubricant I have simplified this device by dispensing with
the valve which could not be manipulated without disadvantage, the attendant
being obliged to recall what position the level of the cock should have for filling
the pump and for the distribution of the oil The pump piston when moving in
one direction fills the cylinder with oil and when moving in the opposite duection
automatically effects the expulsion of the oil contained in the said cylinder to the
parts to be lubricated The piston roda is provided externally with a handle
formed of two curved projections b, b for drawing up the piston F and with a
button ananged between the handles for returning the piston into the cylinder
To the lower part of the cylinder there are screwed two tubes G and H through
the tube the lubricant is diawn in and through the tube H it is forced out;
the inlet tube G is provided at its upper part with a seating for a ball I forming
a valve, which said ball is held upon its seat by a suitable cage d
The other on outlet tube H is also terminated at its upper part by a cage or box
which encloses a ball Jesting on a seating provided centrally with a hole
though which the oil is forced Below the ball there 18 arranged a spiral
spring which constantly tends to hold the ball upon its seat
The operation of this pump will be easily understood. When it is desired to
lubricate any part, the attendant pulls the piston 1od a, oil is immediately drawn
in through the inlet tube G, lifts the ball valve I, and fills the cylinder By
forcing back the piston F the valve I falls to its seat and the oil in the cylinder is
expelled through the ball valve J in the outlet tube H, the said valve being opened
against the pressure of the spring f The oil thus forced out leaves through the
tube H and is conveved to the part which it is desired to lubricate
On the spuit chamber side of the tank or reservoir there is arranged the spint
distributing device: this device is formed of a tod K which is made conical oi
pointed at its lower end g, the said conical end fitting into the orifice h of a nozzle
o ajutage to which the distributing tube 18 connected The od K 18 sciew-
threaded at for a part of its length the screw-threaded portion engaging in an
internally screw-threaded socket soldered to the cylinder The lower part of
the socket 18 formed with holes through which the spuit escapes when the
rod K 18 1aised. When necessary a scieen or sieve of metal gauze 18 provided
for collecting any impunities which the spirit may contain
The 1od K passes centrally through the screw plug m which closes the filling
nozzle L, the screw plug m is furnished at with a stuffing-box for the 10d K.
A hermetically closed valve o 18 also provided by opening which air is permitted

page_text: to enter when the spirit 18 flowing out
on provided with a suitable handle.
Outside the tank A the 1od K is formed
The spirit chamber part of the tank A also serves as a support for a second
pump M for cleating the motor cylinder of impurities accumulated therein. This
suction and force pump M has two nozzles, one-the suction nozzle--being con-
nected to the bottom of the motor cylinder and the other to a pipe amanged below
the machine By this aangement the accumulations are sucked out and expelled
under the machine
The clearing pump M, instead of being fitted in the spirit chamber, can be
secured to the back of the tank A as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, in which p, q
indicate the two pipes connected to the pump The ese vou o tank 18 fixed
to the frame of a tricycle or other motocycle by means of suitable clips on the like
A suitable anangement comprises two bands N, N or the like clasping the
lege von A, one, at least, of the bands being pivoted to a clamp (in Figure 2
they are both shewn pivoted) designed to secure the arrangement to cycle frames
of different inclinations The band N (as shewn in full size detail at Figures 5
and 6) is provided with a foot having a screw-threaded portions supporting a
Bochet which is held in position by a nut and has two lugs or feet, forming
one half of the clamp the other half of the clamp also has two feet
connected to the feet of the fist half by means of bolts y The tube T of the
frame located in the socket t. prevents the nut u fiom becoming unlocked, as
it fcime a stop
A screw in the socket has its point located in a groove a¹ in the nut u.
When the required inclination has been given to the clamp the screw 23 19
tightened up so as to firmly fix the socket in position The spuit chamber and
the oil chamber are both provided with a float 2, the stem 1 of which can pass
freely through the aperture 2 The upper end of the said stem is provided with a
screw threaded stopper or plug 3 adapted to sciew into the aperture 2 This
stopper is unscrewed whenever it is equued to take stock of the contents of the
chambers; the float then becomes free and rises to the surface of the liquid
divisions of the graduated stem 1 allow of ascertaining the quantity of liquid in
the chambers
The
The reser von or tank is shewn in the drawing of circular section but it is
obvious it can be made of rectangular or other form.
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 18.-
The in proved reservoir or tank for spirit and lubricating oil adapted to be
applied to tricycles, motocycles and the like through the medium of a fixing
device at least one of the clamps of which is pivoted to a band clasping the reseivon
with double acting pump and ball valves for the automatic lubrication of the
motor and mechanical parts, the lubrication being effected by a simple to-and-fio
movement of a piston in a cylinder which successively sucks in and forces out oil
without the necessity of manipulating a cock, a special arrangement of pointed
valve for the distribution of the spit a pump for emptying the cylinder and floats
adapted to be rendered immoveable or fiee substantially as herein before descubed
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 29th day of September 1800
G. REDFERN & Co.
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant