Improvements in and relating to the Mounting of Motors on Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Mounting of Motors on Vehicles.
I, LOUIS KRIEGER, of 122, Avenue de Villiers, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to an improved method of mounting group electromotors
in fore-carriages of vehicles in which the wheel axles are independently pivoted to
the fore-carriage to permit of steering the vehicle.
My invention consists essentially in mounting each motor on a false or supple-
mentary axle arranged as a prolongation of the axle of the corresponding wheel,
and connecting the said motor to the end of a spring secured to this false or
supplementary axle so that the motor resting against this spring, can pivot or
oscillate on the false axle supporting it, in accordance with the differences of
effort exerted on the gearing, and will at the same time be protected, by the
flexion of the spring, from the action of direct shocks proceeding from irregulari-
ties of the road.
In the accompanying drawing, I have shown, by way of example only, my
improved method of, mounting.
Figure 1 shows, in front elevation, and
Figure 2 in side elevation part of a pivoted fore-carriage having a group
motor mounted thereon according to my said invention.
In these two figures, like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
As well as the group motor illustrated, Figure 1 shows an axle a, on which
turns the hub of the wheels c. The said axle a carries a sleeve or socket & which
receives a pivote on the axle-tree of the fore-carriage f. The said axle a is
moreover prolonged by a false or supplementary axle g in axial alignment there-
with.
:
On the false axle g, are mounted two collars h which form part of the frame
of the motor i; these two collars form a bearing and enable the motor to oscillate
freely about the axle g; between the two collars h is fixed, on the false axle y,
a carriage-spring or leaf-spring j to the end of which the motor i is connected
by means of a link k.
The shaft of the motor bears a pinion m engaging with a toothed wheel n
fixed on the hub b of the wheel c.
The body of the vehicle rests on the spring o which is supported by the axle-
tree of the fore-carriage f. Under these conditions, when differences of effort
are produced on the gearing, the motor i, resting against the end of the spring j,
can move around the axis g and moreover, by the flexion of the spring j, this
motor is completely protected from direct shocks due to irregularities of the
road.

page_text: It is obvious that my improved method of mounting and the accessory arrange-
ments can be somewhat varied according to the various applications.
Dated this 17th day of June 1899
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
improvements in and relating to the Mounting of Motors on Vehicles.
I, LOUIS KRIEGER, of 122, Avenue de Villiers, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, 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: -
.
My invention relates to an improved method of mounting group electromotors
in fore-carriages of vehicles in which the wheel axles are independently pivoted to
the fore-carriage to permit of steering the vehicle.
My invention consists essentially in mounting each motor on a false or supple-
mentary axle arranged as a prolongation of the axle of the corresponding wheel,
and connecting the said motor to the end of a spring secured to this false or
supplementary axle so that the motor resting against this spring, can pivot or
oscillate on the false axle supporting it, in accordance with the differences of
effort exerted on the gearing, and will at the same time be protected, by the
flexion of the spring, from the action of direct shocks proceeding from irregulari-
ties of the road.
In the drawing accompanying my Provisional Specification, I have shown,
by way of example only, my improved method of mounting.
Figure 1 shows, in front elevation, and
Figure 2 shows, in side elevation part of a pivoted fore-carriage having a group
motor mounted thereon according to my said invention.
In these two figures, like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
As well as the group motor illustrated, Figure 1 shows an axle a, on which
the hub b of the wheels c turns. The said axle a carries a sleeve or socket d which
receives a pivot e on the axle-tree of the fore-carriage f. The said axle a is
moreover prolonged by a false or supplementary axle in axial alignment there-
with.
On the false axle g, are mounted two collars h which form part of the frame
of the motor i; these two collars form a bearing and enable the motor to oscillate
freely about the axle g; between the two collars h is fixed, on the false axle.
a carriage-spring or leaf-spring j to the end of which the motor i is connected
by means of a link k.
The shaft of the motor bears a pinion m engaging with a toothed wheel n
fixed on the hub b of the wheel c.
The body of the vehicle rests on the spring o which is supported by the axle-
tree of the fore-carriage f. Under these conditions, when differences of effort
are produced on the gearing, the motor i, resting against the end of the spring j,
can move around the axis g and moreover, by the flexion of the spring j, this
motor is completely protected from direct shocks due to irregularities of the
road.
It is obvious that my improved method of mounting and the accessory arrange-
ments can be somewhat varied according to the various applications.

page_text: 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: :―
An electromotor mounted on a false or supplementary axle arranged as a
prolongation of the wheel-axle of a vehicle and connected with the said false
or supplementary axle by means of a spring, so that the said motor is capable
of angular movement about the axis which carries it when differences of effort
are produced on the gearing, and is protected against shocks or jars, substantially
as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawing, and for
the purposes specified.
Dated this 26th day of Fehmi 1000
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.