Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1897-Accepted, 4th Sept., 1897
DAVID JOHN MORGAN of No. 12 Windsor Road, Barry in the County of Glamorgan
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in Axle Boxes of any suitable materia
and the object of it is to provide for a portion of the lower part being separate
from the top part, so that the bottom part with the guiding grooves can be dropped
away, leaving the top part with the brass upon the axle, so that the whole of the
bottom part of the axle can be seen in this case and got at for necessary repairs,
suitable lugs, guides, and bolts for holding both parts of box together being
provided.
The top part can be taken away with its brass by slightly lifting the wagon and
the spring, so that the whole box can be renewed without entirely lifting the wagon
or carriage.
The inside of the box next to the wagon or carriage will be fitted with adjustable
guards or shields of suitable metal or material and secured by springs, or by bolts
nuts and springs to protect the axle and bearings from dust dirt and sand.
The lower portion of the box will be made hollow to act as a reservoir with
suitable syphon pipes connected to same.
The principal feature of the present Invention is that of dividing the Axle Box
into two portions, so as to get at the top or bottom of the journal by only slightly
lifting the wagon, and also the provision for inserting new brasses without interfering
with other axle boxes, as well as inserting new axle boxes in the horn plates without
interfering with the others, an adjustable guard or shield to protect the axle and
bearings from dirt etc., and the bottom of box to act as a reservoir with syphon
pipes fitted to same.
Dated this 20th 2D of Tona 1907
I, DAVID JOHN MORGAN, Engineer, of 12, Windsor Road, Barry, near Cardiff, do
30 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:—
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of axle boxes, and has
for its object to provide an axle box which will allow the wearing parts to be easily

page_text: removed and replaced when required, and which will also provide an efficient and
simple means of lubricating.
In carrying out my invention I propose to form the axle box in two main parts,
the upper one of which slides partly into the top of the lower. The parts are
secured together by a bolt and uut at each side, the upper portion being provided
with lugs through which the bolts pass, and the lower with corresponding projections
or lugs to receive them. The upper piece serves to carry the brass or bearing
piece which is secured to it by a projection at each side taking into a notch or
recess in the lower part of the top. The top piece is cored or ent away so as to
form a recess adapted to receive an oil box or tray which is slidden into place
before the parts are connected together. This oil tray is furnished with nipples
carrying tubes which project through holes in the bottom of the upper piece and
receive wicks by which the oil is conveyed to the bearing.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved
axle box, Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, Fig. 3 is a plan, Fig. + a vertical
section, Fig. 5 a sectional plan, Fig. 6 a section through the line x-y, Figs. 1 & 3,
Fig. 7 a detail view showing the brass or bearing piece, and Fig. 8 shows a
modification.
The axle box is formed from the main parts A and B, the latter as shown sliding
into the top of the former and fitting closely. in place. The rear plate a extends
past the top of the lower part and projects level with the top of the complete axle
box. The top piece B is furnished with the lugs b one at each side and the lower
part is formed with the side pieces or lugs a¹, these being adapted to receive
the bolts C, to the lower end of which the nuts care fitted. These bolts secure, the
two parts firmly together, and the heads of the bolts are cut away at one side so as
to lie close against the side of the axle box and to prevent turning. The ings b
extend below the top of the part A to form guides assisting in holding the parts.
rigidly together. The lower side of the piece B is formed with a recess to receive
the brass or bearing piece D. This is shown in detail view in Fig. 7, and is
provided with the side pieces d which are bevelled, the sides of the brass being also
bevelled and recessed at d¹. A recess in the piece B is formed in a corresponding
manner bevelled notches being provided to receive the side pieces d. When the
parts are fitted together, these side pieces rest on the projections E formed at the
inside of the axle box and belonging to the lower part. The bearing piece is thus
supported in position and cannot slip out of place, but at the same time when the
parts are separated it is at once released and can be removed.
The upper piece B is cored or formed with the recess F which is adapted, to
receive the oil tray or pan G this being slidden in from one end before the parts are
connected together. The pan is provided with the nipples g two of these being
employed at a short dista nc from each other, and in these nipples the tubes g¹ are
placed adapted to receive the wicks g. The bearing piece D is formed with the
holes d² through which the ends of the tubes and wicks project. The oil is thus
led on to the bearing at two points ensuring an effective lubrication.
Below the axle a pad H is fitted carried by the pins h one close to each
end. These pins project into the sockets a² belonging to the lower piece, and
springs h¹ are placed round the, pins which keep the pad in proper position, but
allow it to be pressed down. This pad ensures the oil being distributed properly
over the bearing and prevents waste. The usual cock J is fitted to the lower end
of the axle box through which the waste oil may be run off.
The recess receiving the oil pan is closed by the plate.K which its into the end
of the axle box being slidden into place in grooves. This plate allows the oil to be
supplied to the oil pan without requiring the latter to be removed.
At the front of the axle box the shields is of any suitable construction are fitted
encircling the axle and preventing dust passing into the bearing, the shields
consisting of plates sliding in grooves in the upper and lower parts of the axle box.
To detach the parts, all that is required is to unscrew the nuts c releasing the

page_text: bolts and allowing the lower part to drop
employed instead of the bolts and nuts.
in order to clear the axle allowing the
inserted.
down out of the way.
Cotters may be
The upper part can then be slightly raised
brass D to be withdrawn and a fresh one
As above described, directly the axle box is raised the brass will drop out being
retained only by the recess in the top part, and the bearing pieces in the lower.
At the same time the oil pan can be withdrawn if necessary, the end plate a being
then clear of the recess F.
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 8 instead of employing an oil pan with wicks,
a grease box is employed, the recess F1 serving for this purpose. This recess is
closed by the spring cover f which bears upon the upper edge of the plate a closing
the aperture but allowing grease to be inserted when the cover is raised. The
floor of this chamber and the brass are both perforated as in the other arrangement
and the grease is allowed to pass through these perforations.
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) An improved axle box formed in two main parts an upper and lower, the
former fitting into the top of the latter, lugs on each part at the sides, and bolts
and nuts passing through the said lugs connecting the parts together, substantially
as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) In an improved axle box, the combination of two main parts, an upper and a
lower, the former fitting into the top of the latter, a recess in the lower side of the
upper part having bevelled edges, a brass fitted in the said recess, side bearing
pieces in the lower part retaining the brass in position, lugs on both parts at the
sides and bolts and nuts fitted to the said lugs connecting the parts together, the
lower part being adapted to slide away from the upper when released, substantially
as and for the purposes specified.
(3) In an improved axlo box the combination of two main parts, an upper and a
lower, the former fitting into the top of the latter, a recess in the lower side of the
upper part receiving a brass, a chamber in the upper part, an oil pan fitting into
the chamber, perforations in the floor of the upper part and in the brass, wicks
passing from the oil chamber through the said perforations, lugs at the sides of
each part and bolts and nuts connecting the two parts together, the lower being
adapted to slide away from the upper, substantially as described and for the
purposes specified.
(4) In an improved axle box, the combination with two main parts, an upper and
lower, the former fitting within the latter, a downwardly extending flange at each
side of the upper part, corresponding flanges on the lower, bolts and nuts passing
through the said flanges and connecting the parts together, a recess in the lower
side of the upper part having notches at each side, a brass fitting into the said
recesses having side arms fitting in the notches, a bearing piece in the lower main
part on which the arins of the brass rest, a recess or chamber in the upper part for
oil or grease, and two holes passing through the floor of the said part and through
the brass, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(5) In an improved axle box, the combination of two main parts, an upper and a
lower, the former fitting into the top of the latter, lugs on each part at the sides,
nuts and bolts passing through the said lugs, a recess or chamber in the upper part
serving as a grease box, a spring lid closing the said chamber and perforations,
allowing the grease to pass to the bearing, substantially as described and shown
with reference to Fig. 8 and for the purposes specified.
(6) The improved axle box formed in two main parts, one sliding into the other
and connected together by bolts and nuts at the sides, a chamber in the upper part
receiving the lubricating material, and a brass carried between the two parts, the
lower part being adapted to slide away from the upper when released, the whole

page_text: constructed substantially as described and shown in the accompanying drawings,
and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 20th day of June, 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.