Improvements in Mounting or Attaching the Springs of Carriages, Railway Cars, Autocars, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1898
Improvements in Mounting or Attaching the Springs of Carriages,
Railway Cars, Autocars, and other Vehicles.
We, ALBERT GIMMIG, of 51, Rue le Peletier, Gentleman, and ERNEST CUÉNOD,
of 3, Rue Laffitte, Engineer, both in Paris, in the Republic of France, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
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This invention relates to improvements in mounting or attaching the springs of
vehicles in general whereby the metallic noise and the jars arising from the con-
tact of the springs with the axle of the vehicle on the one hand and on the other
hand with the axle clips which serve for fixing the springs upon the axle, are
avoided.
According to the invention we obtain this result, which considerably increases
the comfort of the vehicles, by interposing between the axle block and the springs,
a buffer or cushion composed of a sheet of india-rubber placed between two sheets
of felt; furthermore, the axle-clips are provided on the inner face with a lining
of felt where it is in contact with the spring in such a manner that there is
nowhere contact of metal against metal.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Mounting or Attaching the Springs of Carriages,
Railway Cars, Autocars, and other Vehicles.
We, ALBERT GunnG, of 51, Rue le Peletier, Gentleman, and ERNEST CUÉNOD
of 3, Rue Laffitte, Engineer, both in Paris, in the Republic of France, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement;-
-
This invention relates to improvements in mounting or attaching the springs of
vehicles in general whereby the metallic noise and the jars arising from the con-
tact of the springs with the axle of the vehicle on the one hand and on the other
hand with the axle clips which serve for fixing the springs upon the axle, are
avoided.
According to the invention we obtain this result, which considerably increases
the comfort of the vehicles, by interposing between the axle block and the springs,
a buffer or cushion composed of a sheet of india-rubber placed between two sheets
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page_text: of felt; furthermore, the axle-clips are provided on the inner face with a lining
of felt where it is in contact with the spring in such a manner that there is
nowhere contact of metal against metal.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe how it can be
carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:-
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section :
Figure 2 is a transverse section; and,
Figure 3 an elevation illustrating our improved method of mounting or attach-
ing the springs of carriages, railway cars, autocars and other vehicles.
Between the spring R and the block P of the axle E there is arranged the
flexible and clastic buffer or cushion consisting of a sheet of india-rubber Ċ placed
between two sheets of felt F, F.
The spring is fixed in the ordinary manner to the axle block through the
medium of axle clips B, B the arms of which end in screw threaded rods which
pass into holes in the block and are provided at their lower ends with nuts c. But
what characterizes our invention is that these stirrups are provided on the inside
with a thin layer of felt f.
The sections of the spring as well as the sheets of felt and india-rubber upon
which they rest are traversed by a bolt b the head of which is located in a
recess in the axle block; a metal plate m is arranged beneath the nut e¹ of the
said bolt and beneath the layers of felt f of the axle clips. At its ends this metal
plate m is slightly raised to prevent the axle clips from sliding laterally.
By this combination there can be no metallic noise or jar either between the
spring and the axle block or between the axle clips and the sections of the spring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
The method of mounting springs of carriages, railway cars, autocars and other
vehicles characterized by the combination of a cushion of india-rubber interposed
between two sheets of felt for separating the spring and the axle block with
linings of felt applied between the springs and the axle clips which serve to fix
them to the axle, and also with a metal plate having raised ends interposed
beneath the felt linings of the axle clips to prevent lateral displacement of the
latter, whereby the noise and usual jars are avoided, as hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Davea
the oth day or September 1898.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.