Improvements in Bearings.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1898-Accepted, 28th Jan., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bearings.
I, EDWARD DINSMOORE WOODS, of Granville, in the County of Washington,
State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, 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 bearings. It has for its object to provide an easy
running adjustable bearing. The invention consists of the features herein after
pointed out.
My improved bearing is especially adapted for use in machines where the rate
of rotation is very high, as in the case of polishing wheels. Its use is, of course,
not limited to such machines or wheels, but its usefulness is greatest in such cases.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown a vertical sectional elevation of
my improved bearing as used in connection with a polishing wheel.
Referring to the drawing G is a cup having a conical interior and an inner
cylindrical recess g'. H is a cone fitting the interior g and preferably having
a conical recess h to receive the conical end of the shaft B. K is a screw
for adjusting the cone II in its cup, and between the end of the screw and cone
is interposed a steel ball L. Oil is supplied to the interior of the cup G through
the pipe M, and an oil groove m is cut in the face of the conical interior g. The
bearing may be used not only in connection with the polishing wheel above
described, but for general purposes as well.
If preferred the cone H can be dispensed with, in which case the conical
end h of shaft B will fit directly into the conical interior g of the cup. I prefer,
however, to use the cone, as in that case the wear falls chiefly upon the cone,
which can easily be removed and replaced by another, and very little wear falls
upon the conical end of the shaft. This is often a very great saving, as
frequently, when the end of the shaft is worn, the machine carried upon the shaft
becomes useless.
My improved device furnishes an easy running bearing which can be adjusted
at will and which is particularly adapted where high speeds of rotation are
maintained.
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:—
1. A bearing for a rotating shaft characterized by a cup having a conical
interior adapted to receive the conical end of a shaft, a pin to adjust the end
of the shaft in the cup and a ball interposed between the adjusting screw and
the end of the shaft.
2. A bearing for a rotating shaft characterized by a cup having a conical
interior, a cone fitting the cup and recessed to receive the shaft, and a pin to
adjust the cone in the cup.
3. A bearing for a rotating shaft characterized by a cup having a conical

page_text: interior a cone fitting the cup and recessed to receive the shaft, a pin to adjust
the cone in the cup, and a ball interposed between the adjusting screw and
the cone.
4. A bearing for a rotating shaft characterized by
a cup having a conical
interior, a cone fitting the cup and provided with a conical recess to fit the conical
end of the shaft, and a pin to adjust the cone in the cup.
5. A bearing for a rotating shaft characterized by a cup having a conical
interior, a cone fitting the cup and provided with a conical recess to fit the
conical end of the shaft, a pin to adjust the cone in the cup, and a ball inter-
posed between the adjusting screw and the cone.
Dated this 26th day of July 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.