AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR BLOWING, FORCING OR EXHAUSTING' AIR, GAS OR VAPOUR AND FOR CHARGING THEM WITH THE VAPOUR OR GAS OF OILS, LIQUIDS OR FLUIDS
Year: 1884

page_text: I ROBERT CHARLES JAY of 89, Cornwall Road, Bayswater in the County of
Middlesex, Barrister-at-Law do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR BLOWING, FORCING OR EXHAUSTING' AIR, GAS OR
VAPOUR AND FOR CHARGING THEM WITH THE VAPOUR OR GAS OF OILS, LIQUIDS
OR FLUIDS to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to provide an apparatus that will work with
slight friction and force or exhaust air gas or vapour with a steady and uniform
pressure without slip and consequent loss of power.
In order to carry out this Invention I employ a drum or wheel having a circular
opening with a projecting rim or edge in the center of one side and one or more
tubes or chambers radiating in curves from the central part of the said wheel-
These tubes or chambers open internally into the central portion and externally on
the periphery or circumference of the said wheel and the aforesaid wheel is placed
on a shaft or axle which may be driven by hand or by any of the usual forms of
belt or gearing and is enclosed in a case containing a partition dividing it into two
compartments which are connected by means of an opening in the bottom of the
said partition-The beforementioned drum or wheel is placed in one of the said
compartiments and is fixed to and revolves with the shaft which passes through the
center of the said wheel and runs in bearings on each side of the said case and the
projecting rim or edge surrounding the opening in the side of the aforesaid drum
or wheel passes through an opening or space in the aforesaid partition and a
suitable packing is placed between the said drum or the projecting rim or edge
and the said partition and a packing is also employed where the driving end of the
shaft passes through the said case the other end of the shaft being covered in by a
cap in such manner as to prevent the air passing-A passage or opening for the
admission of the air gas or vapour is formed in the upper portion of the aforesaid
case opening into the chamber or compartment containing the aforesaid drum or
wheel and another passage opens into the other compartment for the expulsion of
the air gas or vapour-When either or both the said openings are placed on the
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page_text: sides or on the bottom of the said case an airtight chamber or chambers formed
on the inside of the aforesaid case connects them with the upper portion of the
respective compartments.
In place of valves water oil or mercury or quicksilver is placed in the aforesaid
case and one or more taps or a gauge-glass may be applied to show the height of
the water or other liquid and a tap or valve may be also placed at the bottom to
act as a draw-off.
When this Invention is used to charge air gas or vapour with the gas or vapour
of oils liquids or fluids the said oil liquid or fluid is placed in the said case or
supplied thereto by means of a tube or pipe and the air gas or vapour is carried
through by the revolving of the beforementioned drum or wheel.

page_text: An Improved Apparatus for Blowing, Forcing, or Exhausting
Air, Gas, or Vapour, and for Charging them with the Vapour
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I ROBERT CHARLES JAY of 89, Cornwall Road Bayswater in the County of
Middlesex Barrister at Law do hereby declare the nature of 'my Invention for
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR BLOWING FORCING OR EXHAUSTING AIR GAS OR
VAPOUR AND FOR CHARGING THEM WITH THE VAPOUR OR GAS OF OILS LIQUIDS OR
FLUIDS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
"
In order to carry out this Invention I employ a drum or wheel having a circular
opening with a projecting rim or edge in the centre of one side and one or more
tubes or chambers radiating in curves from the central part of the said wheel-
These tubes or chambers open internally into the central portion and externally on
the peripherie or circumference of the said drum or wheel and the aforesaid drum
or wheel is placed on a shaft or axle which may be driven by hand or by any of
the usual forms of belt or gearing and is enclosed in a case containing a partition
dividing it into two compartments which are connected by means of an opening
in the bottom of the said partition.
The before-mentioned drum or wheel is placed in one of the said compartments
and is fixed to and revolves with the shaft or axle which passes through the centre
of the said wheel and runs in bearings on each side of the aforesaid case and the
projecting rim or edge surrounding the opening in the side of the aforesaid drum
or wheel passes through or correspond with an opening or space in the aforesaid
partition and a suitable packing is placed between the said drum or the projecting
rim or edge and the said partition and a packing is also employed where the
driving end of the shaft or axle passes through the side of the said case the other
end of the said shaft being covered in by a cap in such manner as to prevent the
air passing.
A passage or opening for the admission of the air gas or vapour is formed in the
upper portion of the aforesaid case opening into the chamber containing the before-
mentioned drum or wheel and another passage opens into the other compartment
for the expulsion of the air gas or vapour-When either or both the said openings
are placed on the sides or on the bottom of the said case an air tight chamber or
chambers formed on the inside of the aforesaid case connects them with the upper
portion of the said respective compartments.
In the place of valves I fill the said case with water oil or mercury or quicksilver
till it reaches somewhere about the bottom of the central chamber of the aforesaid
drum or wheel and when the said drum or wheel is revolved the air gas or vapour
contained in the beforementioned curved tubes or chambers becomes shut in by the
mouths thereof entering the water oil or mercury and a certain quantity of water
oil or mercury together with the enclosed air gas or vapour passes through the
central opening in the side of the said drum or wheel into the other chamber
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page_text: which I call the seperator where the water oil or mercury falls to the bottom
leaving the air gas or vapour at the top to pass away through the opening for that
purpose.
When this Invention is used to charge air gas or vapour with the gas or vapour
of oils liquids or fluids the said oil liquid or fluid is placed in the aforesaid case
and the air gas or vapour is carried through by the revolving of the aforesaid
wheel or drum.
In order that 'my said Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the
annexed Sheet of Drawings.
Figure 1. of the accompanying Drawings represents a section of my aforesaid
Invention taken through the centre of the case the drum or wheel and the shaft or
axle and showing the case divided into two compartments or chambers the one
containing the drum or wheel and the other forming the separator.
Figure 2. is a plan of the partition-plate dividing the aforesaid case into two
compartments and shows a circular opening which corresponds with an opening in
the side of the drum or wheel and an opening at the bottom which connects the
two compartments...
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Figure 3. is a plan of one side of the drum or wheel having an opening in the
centre which corresponds with the opening shown in Figure 2 and is surrounded
by a projecting rim or edge..
Figure 6. is a plan of the inside of the other side of the said drum or wheel and
shows curved projecting ribs or flanges for bolting or rivetting the plates to to form
the curved tubes, or chambers of the aforesaid drum or wheel.
Figure 7. is an enlarged section of the packing placed between the partition and
the drum or wheel.
Figure 8. is an illustration of the springs employed in the aforesaid packing.
In the foregoing Figures similar letters represent similar parts.
In Figure 1. a b c represent a circular case which is formed in three parts having
flanges by means of which they are bolted together so as to form one piece suitable
packing d being employed to make the joints tight-The case a b c is divided into
two compartments or chambers a and b c by means of the partition e and an
opening admits the air into the chamber b c.
The shaft or axle y runs in bearings hi attached to the case a b c the one end
being enclosed by the cover j which is bolted airtight to the case a b c in such
manner that it may be removed when necessary to attend to the bearing h―The
bearing is provided with a stuffing box so as to make the chamber b c airtight
where the shaft g passes out-A drum or wheel is fixed to the shaft or axle g
having curved tubes or chambers 1 extending from the central portion k of the
said drum or wheel and having their other open ends on the peripherie or
circumference thereof-The aforesaid drum or wheel is formed of two side-
plates m having curved projections n as shown in Figure 6. of the accompanying
Drawings to which the plates o are bolted or rivetted in such manner as to make
the curved chambers j¹ airtight—the side-plate has a circular opening p which is
surrounded by a projecting ring q and between the partition plate e and the side
plate an elastic packing is placed formed as shown in Figure 7. of the annexed
Drawings of two friction-rings 78 one of which r is bolted to the partition plate e
and the other 8 is provided with a groove or slot to receive the top of the springs t
the two ends of the spring t whereof three or more may be employed being placed
in grooves or slots u Figure 3. formed in the side-plate and of sufficient lengthi
to allow the necessary play or expansion of the said springs. The packing or
friction-ring & is provided with a projecting flange corresponding to a circular
projection won the side-plate 7 and to these projections or flanges is fixed a ring or
circle of vulcanized fibre or leather or other suitable substance by means of the
bolts & plates xy in such manner as to form an airtight packing between the
chambers a and b c-the side-plate has studs or projections z and the friction
rings is provided with notches or recesses on its interior margin which pass freely

page_text: over the studs z and ensure the ring s revolving with the side plate The side-
plate of the drum or wheel is attached to the shaft g by the arms or rods g¹ which
are attached to the inner side of the rim or edge surrounding the central opening in
the said side-plate Z and to the collar fixed to the aforesaid shaft g as shown
in Figure 1. of the accompanying Drawing.
Figure 4. of the annexed Drawings represents as ection of another modifi-
cation of my Invention taken through the centre of the case the drum or wheel
and the shaft or axle and showing the case divided into two compartments or
chambers the one containing the drum or wheel and the other forming the
seperator.
Figure 5. is a plan of one of the partition-plates.
Figure 6. shows the curved flanges or projections formed on the inner side of the
side-plate shown in Figure 3.
Figure 7. is an enlarged section of the packing placed between the partition-
plates and the drum or wheel.
Figure 8, is an illustration of a spring employed in the aforesaid packing.
In the foregoing Figures similar letters denote similar parts.
abc represents a circular case formed in three parts similar to that shown in
Figure 1. and this case is divided into a seperating chamber a c and a chamber b
containing a drum or wheel by means of the partition-plates e¹ the parts a c being
formed into one chamber by means of the connecting-chamber a¹-The aforesaid
drum or wheel is fixed to and revolves with the shaft g and is formed with curved
tubes or chambers ¹ as described in the first modification of my Invention but the
side-plates in this case are both similar to Figure 3. and they are provided with
packing rings and springs as previously described which bear against the partition-
plates el so as to seperate the chambers a c and b-A cap is fitted at one side of the
case a b c to cover in the end of the axle or shaft g and a stuffing box is provided
at the other side as described in my first modification-The side-plates 7 of the
drum or wheel are fixed to the shaft g by means of the arms or rods gl as
previously described-The partition-plate e¹ Figure 5. has an opening f¹ which
corresponds with the opening p in the side-plate Figure 3. and it also has an
opening h¹ for the passage of water from the chamber b to the chamber a c and an
opening is provided at the top of the said partition-plate corresponding with the
connecting-chamber a―The partition-plate e Figure 2. is similar to the partition-
plate e¹ Figure 5. in all respects except that no opening is provided at the top and
it is employed for the same purpose.
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
The construction of an Apparatus for blowing forcing or exhausting air gas or
vapour and for charging them with the vapour or gas of oils liquids or fluids by
the employment of a drum or wheel having curved tubes or chambers and a
seperating-chamber substantially as hereinbefore described.