IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WHEELS FOR RAILWAY CARRIAGES AND OTHER PURPOSES "
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Russell Gubbins of 17 Park Road New Cross
in the county of Kent Gentleman for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WHEELS FOR RAILWAY CARRIAGES AND OTHER
PURPOSES
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Russell Gubbins at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th February 1883.
RICHARD RUSSELL GUBBINS of 17 Park Road New Cross in the County of Kent
Gentleman "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WHEELS FOR RAILWAY
CARRIAGES AND OTHER PURPOSES
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This Invention relates to the manufacture of wheels for railway carriages and
other purposes such as for receiving and transmitting motion from belts ropes,
chains, gearing, frictional contact and so forth the object being to provide a
wrought or made pulley which shall present great rigidity and firmness with
lightness when desired and from its construction affords great facility for
production
The main point in carrying the invention into practice is the providing a
wrought corrugated or angularly crimped metal sheet the extreme ends of which
sheet will then be brought together by closing together upon themselves on one
side of the sheet the alternate extremities of the corrugations whereby there will be
formed a circular fan like corrugated plate which will eventually form a web for
the centre of the wheel
The hub of the wheel will receive the inner ends of the corrugations so brought
together in a groove provided for that purpose wherein the web may be fastened
by welding or rusting in or other suitable means.
For applying and attaching the rim to the corrugated web the outer ends of the
corrugations are slitted down for a certain distance and the so formed semi
detached portions are alternately bent over in a series of planes at right angles to
the plane of the web thus constituting ears or lugs to which the rim can be
attached either directly or after being turned up.
The outer rim of the wheel may of the sort for railway wheels and may be

page_text: shrunk on to the centre web and for this purpose it will be suitably recessed or
chambered.
This construction of corrugated web, hub, and rim or felloe with double centre
plates will form an enclosed centre or drum wheel which in the case of water
wheels will have in addition the requisite scoops or paddles applied to the
periphery.
For wheels and pulleys for transmission and such like purposes this construction
of corrugated web centre and rim presents many advantages and further for some
purposes I corrugate the sheet of metal forming the rim of the wheel in direction
of its length which besides giving additional strength to the rim form convenient
grooves for carrying ropes and chains.
The depth of the corrugation of the centre web will be according to the width of
the pulley rims and strength required.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Richard Russell Gubbins in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
9th August 1883.
RICHARD RUSSELL GUBBINS of 17 Park Road New Cross in the county of Kent
Gentleman, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WHEELS FOR RAILWAY
CARRIAGES AND OTHER PURPOSES
"
This invention relates to the manufacture of wheels for railway carriages and
other purposes such as for receiving and transmitting motion from belts, ropes,
chains, gearing frictional contact and so forth The object being to provide a
wrought or made wheel or pulley which shall present great rigidity, and firmness,
with lightness when desired and which will from its construction afford great
facility for production.
In order that the said invention may be well understood I have annexed hereto
a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig 1 is a side view of a corrugated
web wrought wheel complete made according to this invention
Fig 2 a transverse section through line A B of Fig 1 showing the means for
bolting the rim onto the centre web.
Fig 3 a section of the rim of the wheel or pulley corrugated for reception of
bands or ropes.
Fig 4 section of wheel with curved or dished centro corrugated web and fitted
with rim or tyre for railway wheels.
Fig 5 view of corrugated strip of metal for forming the web of a pulley one end
of which corrugated strip is bent round as for forming to the shape of the wheel.
Fig 5 and 5 respectively show the methods of bending over the ends of the
corrugated centre web for attaching the rim or tyre thereto.
In carrying the invention into practice I provide a wrought corrugated or
angularly crimped metal sheet A as shown in Figs 1, 4 and 5 the extreme ends
whereof will then be brought together by closing together upon themselves on one
side of the sheet A the alternate extremities of the corrugation as shown in Figs
and 5, 5, 5b whereby there will be formed a circular fan like corrugated plate
which will eventually form a web or supporting portion between the boss and the
rim of the wheel.
The hub or centre B of the wheel will receive the plaited or closed inner ends C
of the corrugations (so brought together) in a grove provided for that purpose
at Csee Figs 2 and 4 in which groove C' the web may be fastened by welding or
rusting in or any other suitable means. For applying and attaching the rim D to
the corrugated web A the outer ends E of the corrugations are slitted down for a
certain distance as shown in Figs 5, 5 and 5b and the divided portions or lugs are
alternately bent over in a series of planes at right angles to the plane of the web.
A closely fitting metal ring or band is placed on each side of the web underneath
the said lugs and is rivetted through them to the rim of the wheel. Or the said
lugs may be alternately bent over in pairs or couples the one upon the other (see
plan Fig 5b) through and to which pairs or couples the rim may be attached. The
rings F are made of substantial material and are forced tightly into their place and
thus add to the strength of the rim of the wheel.
The outer rim D of the wheel may be of the sort for railway wheels and may be
shrunk or rusted onto the centre web as shown in Fig 4 or by any other suitable
means, and when shrunk it will be suitably recessed or chambered.
For wheels and pulleys for transmission and such like purposes this construction
of corrugated web centre and rim presents many advantages and further for some

page_text: purposes I corrugate the sheet of metal that has to form the rim of the wheel in
direction of its length as shown in Fig 3 at G which besides giving additional
strength to the rim form convenient grooves for carrying driving ropes bands and
so forth.
The depth of the corrugations of the centre web will be according to the width
of the pulley rims and strength required.
Having now described the nature and particulars of the said invention
I claim :-
Firstly; The improved construction of wheel for railway carriages and other
purposes consisting of a corrugated sheet metal web boss and periphery as herein
set forth and shown by the drawings.
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Secondly. In a corrugated web wheel as herein described the supporting strips
or bands in combination with the lugs and periphery as herein set forth and
shown by the drawings.
In Witness whereof I the said Richard Russell Gubbins have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 7th August in the year of our Lord 1883