Improvements in Fans and Appliances for Moistening, Heating, Cooling, and Ventilating Factories and other Buildings.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fans and Appliances for Moistening, Heating,
Cooling, and Ventilating Factories and other Buildings.
I ROGER PYE of 69 Darwen Street, Blackburn in the County of Lancaster,
Mill Fumisher, and Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in appliances for moistening, heating,
cooling, ventilating and regulating the temperature and humidity of weaving sheds,
spinning mills, and other buildings, part of which invention is also applicable for
other ventilating purposes, and the invention consists of a combination of appliances
such as are described in Specification of Letters Patent No. 6821 granted to the
present applicant, and dated the 21st day of April 1891 together with an improved
air propeller by means of which the improved apparatus is capable of supplying a
much greater quantity of fresh air to the building or 100m. The air propeller can
also be used as part of an improved apparatus for supplying humid, or dry air to
rooms or buildings. The air propeller is cheaper in construction than those
heretofore in use.
According to this invention the frame, and arms of the air propeller are cast in
one piece, the centre piece, or boss being hollow The vanes or wings of the
propeller are cast to or form part of a hollow boss or collar and V or other pulley
which is received and revolves on the centre piece or buss of the frame, and by this
means a jet of steam or water can be ejected through the hollow boss forming the
axis of the air propeller, or the truncated cones described in Specification of
Letters Patent aforesaid may be placed so that the truncated cone, or cones
described in Specification of Letters Patent aforesaid may be placed so that the
truncated cone, or cones deliver their current of steam, air, or water, directly into,
and through the hollow boss, or axis
The air propeller may be placed in a tube, or cylinder in which is a jet of
steam or water, or a jet and nozzle or other device for creating a greatly induced
current.
In combination with any of the apparatus herein described there may be
employed a coil of pipes, or a cylinder, or chamber forming or connected with a
refrigerator for cooling the air or water supplied to the building, or room and such
refrigerator may be of any of the well known constructions.
Dated this 5th day of October 1894.
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Fans and Appliances for Moistening, Heating,
Cooling, and Ventilating Factories and other Buildings.
I, ROGER PYE, of 69 Darwen Street, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Mill Furnisher and Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertamed in and by the following statement
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This invention relates to improvements in appliances for moistening, heating,
cooling, ventilating, and regulating the temperature and humidity of weaving
sheds, spinning mills, and other buildings, part of which invention is also applicable
for other ventilating purposes; and the invention consists of a combination of
appliances such as are described in Specification of Letters Patent No. 6821,
granted to the present applicant, and dated the 21st day of April 1891, together
with an proved a propeller, by means of which the unproved apparatus iS
capable of supplying a much greater quantity of fresh air to the building or room.
The air propeller can also be used as part of an improved apparatus for supplying
humid or diy an to rooms or buildings The improved a piopeller is cheaper in
construction than those heretofore in use
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
In which
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Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the improved propeller.
Fig 2 is a side elevation partly in section, of Fig
Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the hollow boss of the frame, and the boss
of the vanes, drawn about full size
According to this invention, the frame 1 and arms 2 of the air propeller are cast
in one piece, the centre piece of boss 3 being hollow. The vanes or wings 5 of the
propeller are preferably cast to or foun pait of a hollow boss or collar 6. and a V
or other pulley 7 which is 10ceived and revolves on the centre piece o boss 3 of
the frame 1, and by this means a jet of steam or water can be ejected through the
hollow boss 3 forming the axis of the air propeller, or the truncated cones described
in Specification of Letters Patent aforesaid, may be placed so that the truncated
cone or cones deliver their enient of steam, an, or water duectly into and through
the hollow boss or axis 3
The vanes or wings 5 of the propeller when not cast to the hollow boss 6, are
bolted therein (see Fig. 2) the bolt heads being preferably maide the hollow
boss 6.
The centre piece or boss 2 is chased at its ends 8. 8, and Hanges 9 are screwed on
these chased portions. Ball or comical roller bearings 10 are placed in recesses 11. 11
the flanges 9. 9, and the edges of the hollow boss 6. The flanges 9. 9 may
either be made in one piece, as shewn at the left hand side of Fig. 3. or in two
pieces, as shewn at the right hand side; and in the latter case the smaller
portion 9 is made of hard steel. The ends of the hollow boss 6 may also be bushed
with haid steel.
The an propeller may be placed in a tube or cylinder in which is a jet of steam
01 water, or a jet and nozzle, or other device for creating a greatly induced
current.
In combination with the apparatus herein described, there may be employed a
coil of pipes, or a cylinder or chamber forming or connected with a refrigerator for
cooling the air or water supplied to the building or room, and such refrigerator
may be of any of the well known constructions.

page_text: By making the boss of the propeller hollow as described, a greater quantity of
air can be propelled, as in addition to the air passing through the fan, there is an
induced current which passes through the hollow boss.
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
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(1.) The general construction, arrangement, and combination of parts constituting
the improved appliances for the purpose herein set forth, and substantially as
described and illustrated.
(2) The improved air propeller, the frame and arms of which are cast in one piece,
and the boss of which is hollow, the vanes being carried in a colla on the hollow
boss, and between which and the collar are the ball or cone bearings, all in com-
bination as and for the purpose herein descubed, and as illustrated by the aunexed
drawings.
(3.) An improved air propeller having a hollow boss on which is mounted a collar
carrying the vanes on wings of the propeller, as and for the purpose herein
described, and as illustrated by the drawings aunexed.
บ
ROGER PYE,
By his Agents, Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.