AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR OBTAINING MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Auguste Edouard Loradoux
Bellford at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 17th January 1853.-A communication.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, AUGUSTE EDOUARD LORADOUX BELLFORD, of the United Patent
Offices, 16, Castle Street, Holborn, London, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR OBTAINING
MOTIVE POWER" to be as follows:-
The apparatus represented in annexed Drawings in elevation Fig. 1st,
and in plan Fig. 2, is composed of pumps of small diameter A, A¹, A",
having an ordinary piston moves. B, is a reservoir containing
water, and into which air is compressed by means of a. compressing
pump, which fits on to the opening C; the compressed air in the reser-
voir B, may be so by a variable pressure; in consequence of the pressure
of this air the water that is contained in the reservoir B, escapes by the
tube D, placed at its lower part, and passes into a small cylinder T,
which distributes it alternately at the top or bottom; the body of the
pump A, under the action of the compressed water, the piston contained
in the body of the pump moves alternately up and down, and puts in

page_text: motion the extremity of the lever E, to which is joined the extremity o
the rod of the piston of the cylinder A; this lever works on the support
E, and by its other extremity moves the piston of cylinder I. This
cylinder is of equal capacity with cylinder A', with which it is in com-
munication by its two extremities, and, as its diameter is larger, in order
to present a like volume its height must be less.
All the cylinders
A, A, A, A, above the same volume the sanie dimensions, and their
pistons have above the same direction, the cylinders A', and I, which
communicate with each at the extremities, are filled with water in such
a manner that when under the action of the piston of the cylinder A,
the extremity of the lever E, is raised, the other end of the lever will de-
press the piston of the cylinder I, will compress the water contained in the
cylinder, force it into the lower part of the cylinder A', and raise the piston
of this cylinder. In consequence of the arrangement of this lever a greater
force is obtained at the extremity of the piston rod of the cylinder A!,
than that which as given to the extremity of the piston of the cylinder
A; and by repeating the same arrangement of lever as shown in the
Drawing a force is obtained at the extremity of the piston of the
cylinder A, which may be applied to some useful purpose, and at
the same time to cause the return of the water into the reservoir B,
necessary to work the machine, so that once in movement the machine
will feel it, and will not require any auxillary motive power. At the
end of the rod of the pistons A, is joined another lever E, like the lever
E, acting in same manner as before described upon a piston in the
cylinder I', which is also in communication at its two extremities with
the cylinder A", also moves, giving at its extremity a motive power
superior to that given at the end of the piston of the cylinder A". At
the end of the piston of the cylinder A", is jointed another lever E",
the end of which moves the piston of the cylinder I". This cylinder,
instead of containing, like the other, isolated water, and under atmo-
spherical pressure, receive compressed water proceeding-from the reser-
voir B, by means of a pipe D', branching from pipe D. This compressed
water is distributed by a small cylinder T', alternately at the top and
bottom of the cylinder T", and produces an increase of motive power
by aiding by its pressure the descent of the piston of the cylinder I".

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The compressed water which escapes from the cylinder I", by the pipe
K, is distributed by another small cylinder T", alternately at the top
and bottom of the cylinder A, and produces the alternate movement
of the piston contained in the cylinder, and it is this alternate motion
which produces a motive power much superior to that employed to
compress the air into the reservoir B. This power can be applied to
any purpose, besides which it returns water into the reservoir B, as
before described. The compressed water of the cylinder A¹¹¹, proceed-
ing from the opening of the cylinder T", rushes by the tubo L, into a
reservoir M. The compressed water which operates in the cylinder A,
passes through a pipe L, into the same reservoir M.
then expelled from the reservoir by means of the pump
thrown back into the reservoir by the pipe N, into the reservoir B;
small cylinder T, is used alternately up and down to distribute the
water from the reservoir M, and it is at the opening by means of the
pump P, P. of this cylinder that the extremity of the pipe or tube N,
is affixed. The pump P, P, are set in motion by means of a mechanical
contrivance, deriving its motion from the motive power of the machine;
and in the same manner the rod of the cylinder T, T', T¹¹, T¹¹¹, are set
in motion by the same power, and for that purpose they are united to
the lever lever E, E', or E", in such manner that they partake of their
motion.
P, P, and is