An Improved Wheel Nave and Axle Bearing for Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Wheel Nave and Axle Bearing for Vehicles.
I, JOHN Cox, of High Street Tutbury, Burton on Trent in the County of
Stafford, Joiner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved wheel nave and axle bearing for vehicles,
and has for its object a better construction of wheel, and diminution of friction upon
the axle thereof when running.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ a metal nave, preferably a
malleable casting, to which the spokes of the wheels are fitted within suitably
shaped sockets. Two tapered hard metal blocks or ferrules are fitted upon the axle
freely, the back one, however being keyed or otherwise prevented from revolving.
The outer block or ferrule is placed with the taper reversed relatively to the back
block, after the nave and wheel is placed in position. The faces of the back and
front blocks are provided with annular grooves coinciding with similar grooves upon
the two faces of the nave aforesaid. A series of spheres or balls are interposed,
and the front block is adjusted and locked by means of nuts and lock nuts on the
axle, so that the friction of the nave is entirely borne by said spheres or balls, and
wear can be compensated by forcing the front block or ferrule inwards by the nuts.
A box may be formed upon or attached to the outside of the nave to protect the
nuts from injury and a cap may also be fitted thereon as is usual in the case of road
vehicles. The casting forming the nave may be in two parts, which are bolted
together after the spokes are fitted.
Dated this 17th day of February 1892.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Wheel Nave and Axle Bearing for Vehicles.
1 JOHN Cox, of High Street Tutbury, Burton on Trent in the County of
Stafford, Joiner 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 wheel nave and axle bearing for vehicles
and has for its object a better construction of wheel, and diminution of friction,
upon the axle thereof when running.
In order to more fully describe my said invention I have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. I is a sectional elevation of my improved bearing, and Figure 2 is an end
elevation of same.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ a metal nave A, preferably a
malleable casting, to which the spokes of the wheels are fitted within suitably
shaped sockets B, shewn in section Fig. I. Two tapered blocks of hard metal CC¹
are fitted upon the axle, the back one C¹ being keyed or otherwise prevented from
revolving as shewn at e. The outer block or ferrule is placed with the taper
reversed relatively to the back block, after the nave and wheel is placed in position.
The faces of the blocks C C' are provided with annular grooves a a' coinciding
with similar grooves upon the two faces of the nave A, or in place of said nave A
I may employ a centre bush or bearing of hard metal grooved to coincide with the
two annular grooves a a' aforesaid, a series of spheres or balls are interposed, and

page_text: the front block is adjusted and locked by means of nuts and lock nuts 6 61 on the
axle E, so that the friction of the nave is entirely borne by said spheres or balls f
and wear can be compensated for by forcing the front block C inwards by means of
the nuts aforesaid. A box may be formed upon or attached to the outside of
the nave A, or I may use a cap as shewn at d Figs. I and II to protect the nuts
from injury as is nsual in the case of road vehicles. The casting forming the nave
may be in two parts which are bolted or otherwise secured-together after, the spokes
are fitted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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The construction and arrangement of a wheel nave and axle therefor with
revolving and changeable bearing surfaces, substantially as herein described and
shewn by the appended drawings.
Dated this 19th day of Tune 1900
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.