Improvements in and relating to Bearings for Revolving and Oscillating Shafts or Axles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Bearings for Revolving and
Oscillating Shafts or Axles.
I WILLIAM GOULD of Tutbury Burton on Trent in the County of Staffordshire
Builder and Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in bearings for revolving and oscillating
shaft, axles or the like, and has for its object the construction of such bearings in
such a manner as to reduce the friction, while allowing the shaft oscillate.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct a bearing having a circulari,
groove or recess formed therein for the reception of balls or spheres said spheres
being interposed between the shaft and the bearing, and runing in an annular
grove or recess formed in the shaft for their reception. The bearing above
mentioned is left open at the ends to allow of a reciprocating or oscillating motion.
being imparted to the shaft.
.. Cild of Tuly 1892
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Bearings for Revolving and
Oscillating Shafts or Axles.
I, WILLIAM GOULD, of Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, in the County of Stafford,
Builder and Contractor, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in bearings for revolving and oscillating
shafts and the like and has for its object the construction of such bearings in such
a manner as to reduce the friction while allowing the shaft to oscillate.
Now according to this invention I construct bearings having a circular groove or
recess formed therein for the reception of balls or spheres the said spheres being
interposed between the shaft and the bearing and running in a groove or recess
formed in the shaft for their reception. The bearing above mentioned is left open.
at the ends to allow of a reciprocating or oscillating motion being imparted to
the shaft.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which:-
Figure 1 represents a section through a bearing constructed according to this
invention.
Figure 2 is section of the same at right angles to the shaft.
Figure 3 is a section in the direction of the shaft of a modified form of bearing
also constructed according to this invention.
Figure 4 is section of same at right angles to the direction of the shaft.
Figure 5 is a sectional elevation of a footstep bearing for a vertical shaft
constructed according to this invention.
Figure 6 is sectional plan of the same.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.

page_text: a is the shaft, the bearing, c the cap of the same d groove in bearing, groove
in shaft, g balls or spheres, of hard steel or other suitable material.
In Figure 1 the shaft a has a collar thereon having a groove therein to receive
the balls this collar is held in position on the shaft by the nuts i i k k are bolts for
attaching the bearing to the frame of the machine.
In Figures 5 and 6 the shaft a has secured to the lower end thereof a collar / by
means of the nuts ii the said collar has formed therein a groove to receive the
balls 9 and has its edges formed in such a manner as to prevent dust and dirt
entering the bearing m is a lubricator no adjusting screws.
As is clearly shewn in Figure 1 the bearing is of larger internal diameter than
the shaft and is left open at the ends to allow of the shaft rocking as well as
rotating or to compensate for any defect in the alignment of the bearings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvements in bearings for revolving and oscillating shafts and axles
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of March 1893.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.