New or Improved Motor.
Year: 1896

page_text: New or Improved Motor.
We, HENRY WILLIAM TANNER, of 7 Osborne Grove, Walthamstow, in the
County of Essex, Machinist, and WILLIAM PORTEOUS, of 61 Elgin Terrace,
Notting Hill, in the County of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object to utilize the rise and fall of a weight to
generate motive power.
The apparatus we employ for this purpose consists of an oblong or other
conveniently shaped table or platform, so mounted in a suitable frame that the
same may oscillate about an axis situated at about the middle and at right angles
to the length thereof.
At each end of this platform or table an inverted, triangular, or conveniently
shaped auxiliary platform is pivoted at its lower end to the frame and at that
end of its upper surface farthest from the said oscillating platform, is provided
with a stop or projection.
These auxiliary platforms are connected by rods or other equivalent means to
the oscillating platform and are so situated relatively to the latter that a weight
in the form of a slide or carriage if placed upon the higher end of said oscillating
platform will run or slide down the same on to the inverted surface of one of the
auxiliary platforms and this will be swung outwards into an approximately vertical
position by the momentum of the sliding body and the weight so carried upwards
the same distance that it has fallen during its passage down the surface of the
oscillating platform.
The outward movement of the auxiliary platform also reverses the position of
the main platform and swings the other auxiliary platform inwards, so that
immediately the sliding body completes its travel in one direction, which is
limited by the stop on the auxiliary platform and the connection between the
latter and the main platform, or other means, the parts have assumed such relative
positions that the sliding body immediately commences to slide downwards in the
opposite direction, and the second stroke completed, the position of the whole is
again reversed for a third stroke, and so on.
The sliding body may be connected by a suitable connecting rod to a crank
shaft provided with a fly-wheel, so that the energy of the sliding body may be
utilized for motive power, or other purposes.
1000
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: New or Improved Motor.
We, HENRY WILLIAM TANNER, late of 7 Osborne Grove, but now of
10 Canning Road, Palmerston Road, Walthamstow, in the County of Essex
Machinist, and WILLIAM PORTEOUS, of 61 Elgin Crescent, Notting Hill, in the
County of London, Merchant, 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 :-
Our invention has for its object to utilize the rise and fall of a weight to
generate motive power.
The apparatus we employ for this purpose consists of an oblong or other
conveniently shaped table or platform, so mounted in a suitable frame that the
same may oscillate about an axis situated at about the middle and at right angles
to the length thereof.
At each end of this platform or table an inverted, triangular, or conveniently
shaped auxiliary platform is pivoted at its lower end to the frame and at that
end of its upper surface farthest from the said oscillating platform, is provided
with a stop or projection, or said auxiliary platforms may be formed in one or
connected together and mounted to swing on a single pivot situated immediately
under that of the main platform.
These auxiliary platforms are connected by rods or other equivalent means to
the oscillating platform so that a weight in the form of a slide roller or carriage
placed upon the higher end of said oscillating platform will run or slide down
the same on to the inclined surface of one of the auxiliary platforms and this will
be forced outwards or downwards as the case may be, and through the medium
of the connections between such auxiliary platform and the main platform will so
operate the latter that the position of this will be reversed and the weight so
raised the same distance it has previously fallen during its passage down the
surface of the oscillating platform while by the same movement the positions of
the auxiliary platforms will be reversed.
The accompanying drawings show a motor embracing the essential features
of our invention and by the aid of these we will more particularly describe the
same and the manner in which it may be carried into practical effect.
Of these drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation with the side of the frame removed
and Fig. 2 a plan of the underside.
An oblong or other conveniently shaped table or platform a is mounted to
oscillate on a pivot b mounted in the frame c of the machine and upon the surface
of this a weight d in the form of one or more rollers or a slide carriage, or the
like is arranged to slide or roll from end to end.
Projecting upwards at the ends of this platform a through slots in the ends
thereof are auxiliary platforms or arms e connected together and arranged to
oscillate on a fixed pivot f. Each of these auxiliary platforms or arms e is
connected to the upper end of a rod or slide g capable of reciprocating in a vertical
direction and connected at its lower end to a frame carrying rollers h. Each set of
these rollers are arranged to run on one of a pair of rods k pivoted at ' and their
frame is connected by a cord and pulley m to one end of a spring n secured at its
opposite end to the frame of the machine.
The lower ends of the two pairs of rods k are connected by links o to the lower
ends of a pair of rods p pivoted at p' and connected at their upper enls by links q
to the axles of rollers r which are also connected by links s to the frame of the
machine at t.
The rods are also connected by links u to the lower free end of a rod at its

page_text: upper end connected to or projecting from the centre portion connecting the two
arms or auxiliary platforms e.
In operation the platform a is swung into an inclined position when as a con-
sequence one of the auxiliary platforms will assume a raised position and the
other be lowered, the former being at the lowest end of the main platform a and
the latter at the raised. One of the sets of rollers h will also be raised anl the
opposite set lowered.
Now if the weight d be allowed to roll down the platform a it will roll on to
the arm or auxiliary platform e at the lowest end of the main platform and forcing
this down will through rod g force-the rollers h connected to the latter below the
pivot of the rod k on which these run, and so allow the spring connected to these
rollers to act upon the lower portion of said rod k and so reverse its position.
This movement will raise one of the rollers r and lower the other and so reverse
the table a through the medium of the links o rods p and links q, whilst the same-
movement will reverse the positions of the arms e through links u and rod v, the
latter reversal being, however, slightly behind the former owing to the connection
between the links u and rods k being slotted.
The parts having been so reversed the roller will move in the opposite-
direction and when its second travel has been completed the parts will be again
reversed.
The sliding body d may be connected by a suitable connecting rod to a crank.
shaft provided with a flywheel, so that the energy of the sliding body may
be utilized for motive power, or other purposes, or this may be effected otherwise.
when desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
(1) A motor constructed of a main oscillating platform with an auxiliary
platform at each end thereof, the whole being so arranged and connected that a
weight sliding or rolling on said platform when inclined rolls or slides on to and
up one of the auxiliary platforms at the end of its travel and operates such
platform so that this reverses the inclination of the main platform and the position
of this auxiliary platforin substantially as described.
(2) A motor operated by a rolling or sliding weight constructed arranged and
operating substantially as described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of December 1896.
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.
Agent for the Applicants.