also to other like Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: also to other like Purposes.
I, WILLIAM GILLETT of The Clock Factory Whitehorse Road Croydon in the
County of Surrey Clock Manufacturer and Bell Founder do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the arrangement and application of automatic apparatus
for winding church and turret clocks carillons or chiming mechanism and chrono-
scopes the same being applicable to other like purposes where winding mechanism
is required.
The motive power I employ for carrying my invention into practice is advan-
tageously by means of gas or water power electric and magnetic power being also
applicable to the purpose.
The clockwork mechanism is so arranged that when the weight which actuates
it has descended a given distance the clock work mechanism is so arranged as to
bring the motive power employed such as a gas engine into action to wind up the
weight a certain distance and then to cut it off the motive power remaining at rest
until again brought into action automatically by the clockwork mechaninisin.
Hydraulic electric magnetic or electro-magnetic apparatus may be brought into
and thrown out of action for actuating the winding up mechanism from time to
time as required.
The motive power may be applied by means of a worm or toothed wheel attached
to the winding arbor of the clock and provided with a clutch or other such con-
trivance for making the connection. The clutch may be actuated automatically by
a lever connected with mechanism attached to the works of the clock in such a
way that when the weight has been wound up to a certain height the clutch is
thrown out of gear and the motor continues winding up other weights if desirable,
and similar mechanism may be applied for starting and stopping the motor when
all the weights are wound up.
In this way a number of weights may be wound up successively or together
without danger of any of them being overwound.
The mechanism employed for working the clutch lever in order to throw off or
on the motive power or for working the valve or whatever is used for starting and
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page_text: stopping the engine may consist of an adjustable stop arrangement attached to the
maintaining power of the clock and so that it may be set to wind the weights to
any height that may be required. For this purpose the maintaining power may be
constructed in the following manner. The main wheel and barrel is mounted
freely on the winding arbor and another arbor parallel to it is pivotted in a
movable frame with a pair of toothed wheels gearing together.
The arbor in the moveable frame has a pinion gearing in the winding wheel and
a click acting on the main wheel. It is also screwed and provided with a stop
piece to travel along it, and a pair of adjustable stops attached to a sliding bar for
the stop piece to come in contact with being connected with the clutch or inotor as
the case may be.
In the case of a quarter clock where there are three separate weights a worm
wheel can be fixed on each of the winding squares and the three worms gearing
into them are mounted on one shaft running across the front of the clock-the
worms are fitted on feathers with a shoulder at one end only so that in the event
of the clock being wound by hand, the worm will slide freely out of gear and when
the automatic winding commences the worm is turned by it into gear again. The
number of teeth in the worm wheels are proportioned to the fall of the weights so
that they can be all wound together without the clutch arrangement for the
prevention of overwinding.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Carillons or Chiming Machines, and Chronoscopes, Applicable
also to other like Purposes.
I WILLIAM GILLETT of The Clock Factory Whitehorse Road Croydon in the
County of Surrey Clock Manufacturer and Bell Founder 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 :-
This invention relates to the arrangement and application of automatic apparatus
for winding church and turret clocks carillons or chiming mechanism and chrono-
scopes the same being applicable to other like purposes where winding mechanism
is required.
The motive power I employ for carrying my invention into practice is advan-
tageously by means of gas or water power electric and magnetic power being also
applicable to the purpose.
The clockwork mechanism is so arranged that when the weight which actuates
it has descended a given distance the clockwork mechanism is so arranged is to
bring the motive power employed such as a gas engine into action to wind up the
weight a certain distance and then to cut it off the motive power remaining at rest
until again brought into action automatically by the clockwork mechanism.
Hydraulic electric magnetic or electro magnetic apparatus may be brought into
and thrown out of action for actuating the winding up mechanism from time to
time as required.
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The motive power may be applied by means of a worm or toothed wheel attached
to the winding arbor of the clock and provided with a clutch or other such con-
trivance for making the connection-The clutch may be actuated automatically by
a lever connected with mechanism attached to the works of the clock in such a
way that when the weight has been wound up to a certain height the clutch is
thrown out of gear and the motor continues winding up other weights if desirable
and similar mechanism may be applied for starting and stopping the motor when
all the weights are wound up.
In this way a number of weights may be wound up successively or together
without danger of any of them being overwound.
The mechanism employed for working the clutch lever in order to throw off or
on the motive power or for working the valve or whatever is used for starting and
stopping the engine may consist of an adjustable stop arrangement attached to the
maintaining power of the clock and so that it may be set to wind the weights to
any height that may be required. For this purpose the maintaining power may be
constructed in the following manner. The main wheel and barrel are mounted
freely on the winding arbor and another arbor parallel to it is pivoted in a
moveable frame with a pair of toothed wheels gearing together.
The arbor in the moveable frame has a pinion gearing in the winding wheel and
a click acting on the main wheel. It is also screwed and provided with a stop
piece to travel along it and a pair of adjustable stops attached to a sliding bar for

page_text: the stop piece to come in contact with being connected with the clutch or motor as
the case may be.
In the case of a quarter clock where there are three separate weights a worm
wheel can be fixed on each of the winding squares and the three worms gearing
into them are mounted on one shaft running across the front of the clock-the
worms are fitted on feathers with a shoulder at one end only so that in the event
of the clock being wound by hand the worm will slide freely out of gear and when
the automatic winding commences the worm is turned by it into gear again The
number of teeth in the worm wheels are proportioned to the fall of the weights so
that they can be all wound together without the clutch arrangement for the
prevention of over winding.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the drawings hereto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents the frame of a turret clock having three distinct parts for
striking the hours and the quarters and for driving the hands. The arrangement
of worm wheel work for winding the three parts together being shown attached to
the clock in such a way as not to interfere with the ordinary method of winding
by hand. A. A. A. are three worm wheels fixed on the winding arbors, the
worms B. B. B. being keyed loosely on the shaft C and held in their positions while
working by the brackets D, D. D the shaft being driven by means of a band
pulley E or other kind of attachment. In case of winding either of the parts by
hand the crank is applied to the square end of the arbor and the motion of the
worm wheel causes the worin to slide out of gear along the shaft up to the collar G,
and when the automatic winding commences the worm is drawn back again into
its working position. The number of teeth in the worm wheels can be arranged
to correspond with any difference in the relative fall of the weights so that all
three will be wound up to the same height in the same time.
Figure 2 shows an arrangement of mechanism for the prevention of over winding
-A is a clutch thrown in and out of action by the lever B. A slow motion
wheel C is driven by the winding arbor or the barrel geared up to an approximate
speed by means of the wheel D and pinions E and F. The wheel C is provided
with two adjustable projections G and H which come alternately into action with
the forked end of lever B. The worm wheel I with half the clutch on it is mounted
loosely on the winding arbor, the other half of clutch slides on a parallel key and
the action is as follows:-When the clock weight is going down the wheel C slowly
turns in one direction until the inclined surface of the projection G comes in contact
with the forked lever and pushes the clutch into action with the worm wheel
which being in motion carries the winding arbor round with it and so winds up
the weight. The motion of C is thus reversed and the winding continues until the
projection H comes in contact with the forked lever and draws the clutch out of
action and the weight is free to fall, the spring clutch J holding the lever securely
in either of its two positions. The clutch can at any time be thrown into action
by hand and the projection H will always draw it out when the weight has
reached the top and so prevent overwinding. The projections G and H being fixed
in grooves can readily be set to suit any height of fall or time of winding. The
clutch action can be combined with the maintaining power.
Figures 3. 4 and 5 show an arrangement of this kind. In Figure 3 the worm
wheel A and pinion B are both keyed on the winding arbor, the main wheel C,
the barrel D, and the frame E. E are all mounted loosely on the same arbor. The
barrel has a winding wheel F. fixed at one end and a ratchet G at the other in the
usual way, the main wheel being connected with the barrel by a click working in
the ratchet G. A second arbor H is pivoted in the frame E. E. and carries a wheel
and pinion I and J by which the power is conveyed to the barrel from the winding
Larbor, and the pressure on the main wheel is maintained by means of the click Ķ,

page_text: and ratchet L, the click being attached to the frame and the ratchet to the main
wheel. The wheel I is mounted loosely on the arbor H and has half the clutch
attached to it the other half of the clutch slides on the arbor with a parellel key,
the sliding bar N, being connected with it. The arbor H is screwed and provided
with a nut O, having ears overlapping the sides of the frame to prevent it turning
round with the arbor. A pair of adjustable screws or pins P and Q are attached
to the sliding bar (one on each side of the nut) so that when the clock is being
wound up the arbor H revolves causing the nut to travel along it, and when it
reaches the screw Q it draws the clutch out of gear and winding ceases.
While the clock is going down the arbor H slowly revolves in the opposite
direction and the nut travelling up to the screw P pushes the clutch into gear and
winding is resumed. During the process of winding the frame E Figure 4 is con-
nected with the main wheel by means of the click K, and ratchet L, and moves
slowly with it (the main wheel); therefore if the winding were performed very
slowly the frame E would become much displaced; in order to prevent this the
stops R and S are provided between which the frame oscillates and the winding
may be made continuous. To effect this the ends of the stops are beveled in
opposite directions and a projection T is formed on the sliding bar N.
frame advances the projection T comes in contact with the stop S and by its spring
action at M the clutch is thrown out of gear; the pinion J then runs back until the
projection T reaches the reverse stop R by which the clutch is brought back again
into action. When the winding is completed the clutch is held out of gear by the
nut O, and the back action is prevented, the frame then remains motionless while
the nut is travelling along the arbor from Q to P.
As the
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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The arrangement and application of automatic apparatus for winding Church
and Turret clocks Carillons or chiming machines Chronoscopes or for actuating
winding apparatus for other purposes the clockwork mechanism being so arranged
as to bring the motive power employed (such as a gas motor engine hydraulic
electric or magnetic power) into action automatically to wind up the weight a
certain distance and then to arrest the motive power which then remains at rest
until again brought into action automatically by the clockwork mechanism sub-
stantially as hereinbefore fully described and represented in the drawings hereto
annexed.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Agents for the Patentee.