A New or Improved Steering Apparatus.
Year: 1895

page_text: A New or Improved Steering Apparatus..
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I ALEXANDER AUGUSTUS GOULD of Swanage in, the County of Dorset, Mining,
Engineer, do hereby déclare the nature of this invention, and in, what- manuel
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in aud
by the following statement.-
This invention relates to a new or improved steering apparatus of exceedingly
umple construction by which the helm may be put over as and when required or
desired without the employment of the expensive and complicated mechanism and
machinery hitherto made use of for the purpose.
In accordance with this invention steam from the main boiler or from the
donkey is caused to act on a tiller, and in accordance with the side of the tiller,
(port o stai board) upon which the steam is directed so will the helm be put over
and the ship steered. The steering may be effected from a cock or valve arranged
aud pluced many suitable position and from which the steam is conducted by
suitable piping to a box or casing enclosing the tiller before mentioned all as will
bereinafter more particularly appear upon reference to the accompanying drawings
upon which is represented in
Fig. 1, a portion of the stein of a vessel to which my steering apparatus 18
applied the latter being shewn in sectional clevation.
Fig 2 is a plan of the same with cover removed from the box or casing containing
the tiller blade.
Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively elevation and sectional view of a suntable
controlling cock for the steering apparatus
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the figures
a is the tiller affixed to the rudder head &. is the box or casing in which the
tille a works. This box or casing is semi-circular in shape and of a radius and
height of the tiller. The tiller a divides the box on casing c into two steam tight
compartments. d and e ate steam pipes leading from the control cock ƒ respectively
to the port and starboard sides of the box or casing c. 9 is the main steaa pipe
which may take its supply from main boilers or from doukey engine as may be
most convenient. The control cock may conveniently be a four way cock as
shewn in Figs 3 and 4 having communications with supply pipe 9, port and
starboard, steam pipes d, e, and exhaust h.
When it is desired to put the helm to port the cock f is opened so as the steam
communication is from the supply pipey to the starbound steam pipo e, when the
steam will enter the starboard side of the box of casing c and act upon that side
of the tiller and force same over to port During this operation the port steam
pipe d is through cock open to the exhaust h and any steam or air upon that side
of the tiller will be forced by the travel of said tiller into the exhaust from whence
It may be conducted overboard or be taken to the condensor. To put the helm to
starboard the cock 18 opened the reverse way and the port steam pipe d will
then be open to the main supply and the starboard pipe e will be in communication
with the exhaust.
Drip on drain cocks i may be affixed to the bottom of the box or casing e to
permit any water of condensation being run off when required.

page_text: 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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1. The new or improved steam steering apparatus constructed, arranged and
operating substantially as described and shewn.
2. In steam steering gear the construction and arrangement of apparatus whereby
the steam is directed diect upon a suitably shaped tiller affixed upon the rudder
head substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and shewn.
3. In steam steering gear the tiller blade a affixed to rudder head b, the enclosing
box or casing c, the steam pipes d and e cock for its equivalent controlling and
directly the inlet of the steain and its exhaust all constructed combined arranged
and operating substantially as he embefore described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 9th day of May 1895.
HUGHES. ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.