Improvements in and connected with Steering Mechanism for Carriages, Motor-cars, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
Improvements in and connected with Steering Mechanism for
Carriages, Motor-cars, and the like.
We, CHARLES RICHARDSON, of Southcourt Avenue, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard,
in the County of Bedford, Coach Builder, and JOHN RICHARDSON, of 16, North
Street, Wellingborough, in the County of Northampton, Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in and connected with steering
mechanism for carriages, motor-cars, light locomotives and the like and has for
its object to provide an improved joint between the axle arms and the axle of the
said carriage or the like.
According to our invention we rigidly secure to the axle arm a plate forming
the bottom half of the joint, the upper surface of the said plate being case
hardened and we also secure a second plate, forming the upper half of the joint,
to the axle the said upper plate having its under surface case hardened.
This upper plate is provided with a recess to receive a thimble or bush and a
bolt passes through the upper plate, thimble and lower plate so as to secure them
together.
The upper plate is provided with a suitable extension for carrying the carriage
spring and also with a plate projecting under the lower plate so as to support it in
position against the upper plate.
An oil reservoir is provided for lubricating the rubbing surfaces of the joint and
a mud guard is fitted to the joint to prevent the entrance of dust.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in and connected with Steering Mechanism for
Carriages, Motor-cars, and the like.
We, CHARLES RICHARDSON, of Southcourt Avenue, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard,
in the County of Bedford, Coach Builder, and JOHN RICHARDSON, of 16, North
Street, Wellingborough, in the County of Northampton, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in and connected with steering
mechanism for carriages, motor-cars, light locomotives and the like and has for

page_text: its object to provide an improved joint between the axle arms and the axle of the
said carriage or the like.
According to our invention we rigidly secure to the axle arm a plate forming
the bottom half of the joint, the upper surface of the said plate being case
hardened and we also secure a second plate, forming the upper half of the joint,
to the axle the said upper plate having its under surface case hardened.
This upper plate is provided with a recess to receive a thimble or bush and a
bolt passes through the upper plate, thimble and lower plate so as to secure them
together.
The upper plate is provided with a suitable extension for carrying the carriage
spring and the axle is furnished with a plate projecting under the lower plate so
as to support it in position against the upper plate.
An oil reservoir is provided for lubricating the rubbing surfaces of the joint and
a mud guard is fitted to the joint to prevent the entrance of dust.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
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Figure 1 is a side elevation of steering mechanism constructed according to our
invention:
Figure 2 is a plan thereof; and,
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 Figure 2.
a is the axle of the carriage and b is the axle arm thereof, c is the plate rigidly
secured to the axle arm and forming the lower half of the joint for the steering
mechanism, the upper surface of the said plate being case hardened, and d is the
plate secured to the axle a and forming the upper half of the joint, the under
surface of the said plate x being case hardened as above described.
The bottom plate is provided with an upwardly projecting thimble or bush e
and both plates are formed with holes for the reception of a bolt f for securing the
plates together, the lower part of the hole in the upper plate d being recessed so
as to receive the thimble e, as clearly indicated in Figures 1 and 3. g is a washer
which fits upon the square portion fi of the bolt f and is provided with two down-
wardly projecting pins g which enter holes in the upper plate d so that it is
securely held in place.
h is the extension or flap upon the upper plate d for carrying the carriage spring
and is the plate which is screwed to the axle and projects under the lower plate c
so as to support it in position against the upper plate d. j is the oil reservoir for
lubricating the rubbing surfaces of the joint and is the mud guard which is
screwed to the clip to which the steering lever m is secured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In steering mechanism for carriages, motor-cars and the like forming the
joint between the axle arm and the axle by means of two plates attached to the
axle arm and axle respectively, and having their contiguous faces case hardened
the lower plate being provided with a thimble or bush which enters a recess in
the upper plate and the parts being held together by a bolt, which passes through
both plates and the thimble, substantially as herein before described and illustrated.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved joint for
the steering mechanism of carriages, motor-cars and the like, herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of November 1007
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.