Improvements in and relating to Wheels and Axles of Carriages and other Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 12th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1899
Improvements in and relating to Wheels and Axles of Carriages
and other Vehicles.
I, GODFREY JOBSON (British subject), formerly of Derby, in the County of
Derby, but at present residing at Villa Müller, Davos Dorfli, in the Republic of
Switzerland, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to improvements in mechanism for attaching wheels of
vehicles to their axles and for effecting the lubrication of the parts in rubbing
contact.
In carrying out my invention I form the axle with a bored passage, or channel
leading from the grease chamber to the peripheral surface of the axle and the
interior of the axle box, where the grease is preferably further distributed with
the aid of a groove or grooves, in the inner surface of the axle box. The axle
ends are each diminished in size and formed with a screw thread, which I will
call the coarse thread, to a nut which is correspondingly screw threaded. The
ends of the axle beyond these nuts are each slotted to receive a locking pin or
key, and these ends are each enclosed by a grease cap which cap is screw threaded
interiorly to engage a corresponding screw thread on the exterior surface of the
locked nut referred to and which I will call the fine thread. At the outer face of
the fine thread or other convenient place, an octagonal, or other convenient
figure, to receive a spanner is formed. On the face of this nut that abuts against
the axle end and axle box end is formed an annular groove or recess in which is
packed a leather or equivalent washer, so as to effect an oil or grease tight packing
between nut and box. Holes may be punched through the leather washer to aid
in the distribution of the grease to both surfaces but not so as to permit of escape
of grease. The washer at back end of axle arm may be similarly perforated. In
some cases, to further ensure the fullest distribution of grease to the front washer
referred to, I form, or drill, a hole, or holes, through the locked nut mentioned,
in a direction more or less parallel with the axis thus making a passage or passages
from the grease in the said cap to the back of the leather washer and grease can
travel through the holes in the washer to the other side of it.
An enlargement or countersunk hole, to act as a reservoir of grease may be
formed at the back of the washer in the nut.
I prefer generally to employ a novel form of stock hoop, pressed seamless out
of mild steel, on the inner surface of which saw toothed or other suitably shaped
grooves or similarly shaped screw threads are formed, which grip the wood of the
stock when the hoop is forced on. A reinforce ring, with similar grooves, is
forced into the front recess. The object of this stock hoop being formed in steps
is to strengthen it, to prevent distortion by blows by the hubs of other wheels or
otherwise, and the sloping or taper part would glide off when striking anything.
The reinforce ring stiffens the end of the stock and prevents it being broken off,
the said hoop shield may be pressed up out of one sheet of steel, and contain saw

page_text: toothed or other suitably shaped rings or similarly shaped screw threads on the
inside surface for gripping the wood together with similarly grooved reinforce
ring.
Deted the 12th day of November 1898.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55/56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Wheels and Axles of Carriages
and other Vehicles.
I, GODFREY JOBSON (British subject), formerly of Derby, in the County of
Derby, but at present residing at Villa Müller, Davos Dorfli, in the Republic of
Switzerland, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in mechanism for attaching wheels of
vehicles to their axles and for effecting the lubrication of the parts in rubbing
contact.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section of stock, axle, box, nut, cap, hoop, and
reinforce ring inside the stock arranged to carry out my invention. Fig. 1ª is a
front view of part of washer i.
Fig. 2 shows a form of wrench in position for turning the nut c; and parts of
an axle showing sleeve for further securing the gripping of the octagon nut by
the wrench when the screw thread interiorly of said sleeve engages the outer
portion of the thread of the nut c.
Fig. 3 shows an end view of the nut with octagon head.
Fig. 4 shows a modification in the arrangement of the parts shown by Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 shows another modification.
al shows one arm or reduced and threaded end of an axle u.
a² is a passage through the axle horizontally and then laterally to periphery a³.
c is the threaded nut.
d is the locking pin or key.
e is the internally threaded grease cap.
f is the octagonally or equivalently shaped end of nut c and
g is a spanner suitable for engaging same.
g' is a threaded sleeve which can be slidden upon the nut c so as to engage the
thread thereof and lock the spanner thereto.
h is the axle box.
is a recess and a washer to fit therein between the end of axle box h and
nut c.
k is an improved form of stock hoop and
Za reinforce forced into the front recess.
I is the stock or hub and m, m, indicate spokes.
The axle a is formed with a bored passage a² or channel leading from the grease
chamber 6 to the peripheral surfact of the axle a and the interior of the axle box.
where the grease is preferably further distributed with the aid of a groove, or
grooves, in the inner surface of the axle box. The axle ends a¹ are each
diminished in size and formed with a screw thread a (which I will call the coarse
thread) said thread engaging with a corresponding screw thread c¹ formed on the

page_text: interior of the nut c. The ends of the axle, beyond these nuts, are each slotted
at a to receive a locking pin or key d and these ends are each enclosed by a
grease cap e which cap is screw threaded interiorly, at e¹, to engage the corres-
ponding screw thread on the exterior surface of the locked nut c referred to,
and which I will call the fine thread. Upon the outer face of the nut c as shown,
(or at outer face of the fine thread or other convenient place) is formed a pro-
jection of an octagonal, or other convenient figure f, to receive a spanner g. g³ is
a hole into which may be entered a wrench bar. On the face of this nut c that
abuts against the axle end a and axle box end h is formed an annular groove or
recess in which is packed a leather or equivalent washer i so as to effect an oil
or grease tight packing between nut and box. Holes (see Fig. 1) may be
punched through the leather washer i to aid in the distribution of the grease to
both surfaces, but not so as to permit of
escape of grease.
The washer at back end of axle arm may be similarly perforated. In some
cases, to further ensure the fullest distribution of grease to the front washer
referred to I form, or drill a hole ³, or holes, through the locked nut c mentioned,
in a direction more or less parallel with the axis thus making a passage or
passages from the grease in the said cap e to the back of the leather washer i and
grease can travel through the holes in the washer to the other side of it.
An enlargement or countersunk hole, as seen at Figs. 1 and 3 to act as a
reservoir of grease may be formed at the back of the washer in the nut.
I prefer generally to employ a novel form of stock hoop k pressed seamless out
of mild steel, on the inner surface of which saw toothed or other suitably shaped
grooves or similarly shaped screw threads are formed which grip the wood of the
stock, when the hoop is forced on. A reinforce ring k', with similar grooves, is
forced into the front recess. The object of this stock hoop being formed in steps
is to strengthen it, to prevent distortion by blows by the hubs of other wheels
or otherwise and the sloping or taper part, would glide off when striking
anything.
The reinforce ring stiffens the end of the stock and prevents it being broken
off, the said hoop shield may be pressed up out of one sheet of steel and contain
saw toothed or other suitably shaped rings or similarly shaped screw threads
on the inside surface for gripping the wood together with similarly grooved
reinforce ring.
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 is:.
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1. The constructions or arrangements of parts of wheels and axles and their
use so as to facilitate the connection and lubrication of the same, substantially
as described and shown by the drawings.
2. The use of the externally screwed nut, as c, and cap e in combination with a
leather or other suitable perforated washer i applied to the parts of an axle, sub-
stantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown by the drawings.
Dated the 11th
P
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1000
WM. BROOKES & SON.
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.