Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1894-Accepted. 9th Nov., 1895
A fish jointed rail having alternately toothed flanges on each side of its heads is
secured to and supported by chairs rendered firm by concrete or timber. The chairs
also support a guard iron, forms a groove and channel in which a mechanical trolly
works, the wheels of which act against the guard iron and rail, and is supported
from the car by au arm which passes through the groove and holds down the cars.
The head of the rail carries one, two or more main bearing driving wheels, to
suit the weight carried, the sides of which have alternately pitched teeth, to work
between the teeth of the rail, and so formed longitudinally and transversely that
when rotated the rail head keeps them in its direction. The toothed wheels carry
by journals upon their axles a platform or frame, which transversely at the
distance apart equal to the standard gauge is partly carried by lateral bearing
wheels the body of the car is carried on springs by the frame.
A single wheel or a pair of wheels are directly driven by a pinion carried by the
frame and acting upon the teeth.
When the car is large the frames carry a bogie pin or tube, round which one
end of the body is free to rotate the other end of the car is similarly carried
by another bogie frame. Motion is given the car body by the bogie tube, and
the frame through friction wheels fixed to the body. The axle of the driving
pinion or pinions carries on one or both sides a universal stirrup joint, the outer
jaws of the joint carry a fly wheel upon which one end of the motor is carried
through friction wheels, the other end or side of the motor is carried by the
bogie frame through a spring, and its motion radiates from the joint as a
centre.
When electric power is used for propulsion, a naked conductor and its return
are carried in the said chaunel below the rail within insulating slotted tubes and
are divided into sections, of such length it may be desired to keep the cars apart, by
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page_text: Sheets 1 and 4 Figs. 2 and 7 are diagrammatic plans showing the electric working
and regulation of the motors.
Sheet 2 Fig. 3 a detail in plan of part of a bogie frame its drivers and electric
motor..
Sheet 2 Fig. 4 a detail in vertical section of the same and the rail.
Sheet 3 Fig. 5 a detail in cross section of the same.
Sheet 3 Fig. 6 a detail in elevation of part of a bogie frame and motor.
The single or double headed rails A carry flanges A. B, these have teeth AC
pitched alternately, the joints are connected by fish plates A E: groove guard
irons A F, and the rails A are connected by bolts A G to chairs A H which
form a longitudinal groove A J, and channel A. L between them, that is continued
between the chairs A H by concrete or other means and in which electric conductor
tubes are fixed, and it acts as a drain for water or dirt passing through the
groove AJ and bolt holes A M. The wheels B A and B B of a trolly work
against the rail flange A B and guard A F and are carried by the arm BC,
which passes through the groove A J, and connects them to the car B.
One or more driving wheels C, three shown, carry teeth C A on each side of
their periphery, pitched alternately and leaving a central space CB to take upon
the top of the rail A: the teeth CA work between and take against the teeth A C
of the rail A, and laterally at CC they are formed so that as they revolve and
meet the sides A K of the rail A it thrusts them laterally and makes the wheels C
keep its direction, and the trolly wheels B A and B B keep them from rising.
The axles CD of the wheels C support by journals CE the frame E which is
partly carried by one or more pair of lateral wheels E A, two shown.
frame E supports the body of the vehicle B by the springs B A, and gives motion
to it through the uprights F, or horn plates.
The
The axle D B of the driving pinion D A is carried by journals DC and is
connected at one or both ends, to a universal stirrup joint D D, the cross D F ot
which is carried in journals D G its outer jaws DE carry a fly wheel DII
which supports one end of the motor D, that illustrated being an electric dynamo,

page_text: by means of the friction wheels D J, the other end of the motor D is carried by
the frame E through the links D L and spring DK; the centre of the jaws DE
is produced, forms the axle D M of the motor, or as shown of the armature of
the dynamo D and is carried by the journal D N which forms part of the supporting
drum or frame DO of the field magnets.
When large cars B are used the frame E carries a bogie pin or tube E B round
which the body B of the car is able to rotate, and a second bogie frame E, and
tube E B are similarly provided with or without a motor or motors D: and the
motions of the bogie frames are communicated to the body B of the car as before
by the tubes E B and uprights F attached to the latter but through friction
wheels F A that take against the curved surfaces E C carried by the bogie
frame E.
When electricity is the motive power the channel A L carries electric
conductors G. and its return G A within insulating slotted tubes or channels G B
and G C that have sloping sides G D that keep the conductors in position though
loose when run in and out of the tubes from terminal chambers Z. Trollies GE
and G F having copper or other wheels or brushes G G and G H travel upon the
conductors G and GA, picks up the current passes it up to the dynamo D by the
support GJ and back to the return G A by conductor G K. The conductors G
and GA are divided longitudinally into any number of sections H, HA, HB, HC,
Fig. 2 of such length as it may be desired to keep the cars, or trains apart
during transit, each section is strained tight, having respect for curvature, at the
chambers Z anchored firmly, and insulated from each other at H D.
A high tension current J is carried by insulated wires, three shown, in tubes .J A,
Fig. 5, and supplies by means of induction transformers K and K A Figs. 2 and 7
"second" suitable currents for actuating the cars B over each section H, HA,
HB, H C, they follow the directions indicated by the arrow heads and full lines:
the arrangement shown by Fig. 7 is for one line, of a double line of railway,
and protects a car B from another following it, they run from left to right:
the "second" currents for section H B goes from the transformer K A through
switch R B to the electro magnet L B, attracts the switch M B, if a car is on
the section to close circuit, and thence to the conductor G Fig. 4, to trolly GE
motor D, actuates the car, returns to trolly G F to conductor G A, Fig. 7,
transformer K A:
and
When the magnet M B is attracted it closes the third circuit P, from and to a
battery which follows letters a and their arrow heads, cuts out section H A by
the magnet Q A attracting the switch R A and thus breaking its "second"
circuit.
In the case of a single line of railway with cars running both ways for the
section H B, Fig. 2, the "second" current leaving the transformer KA goes to
magnet LB as before and to the magnet N B, attracts the switch O B and
returns to transformer KA as before: when the switch B is attracted it
closes the circuit P from and to a battery which follows the letters band attracts
by magnet QC the switch R C in the "secund "circuit of the section H C, cuts
it and stops an advancing car B.
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When the motors are other than electric the parts act as before, except that the
power of the currents differ and the "second regulates the throttle valve or its
equivalent, of the motor by known means.
THE WORKING,
in the case of a bogie car B carried by three main wheels C, and four lateral
wheels E A each end, worked by two dynamos D, at one end and actuating the
same pinion DA, geared to a pair of driving wheels as illustrated is as follows.
د"
The electric current traversing the mains J Figs. 2 and 7 supplies "second
currents to the coudnctors. G of sections H, HA, HB, HC through the

page_text: say I B, Fig. 7, it passes through the switch R. B, coils of the magnet L B,
attracts the switch M B goes to the conductor G actuates the car B goes to
conductor G A and back to the transformner KA: when the switch M B is attracted
it closes the third circuit P and the current follows the letters a from and to
battery, stops the current of the preceeding section H A, and the advance of
another car, by the magnet QA attracting the switch RA, until the car B has left
section HB and thereby cut its circuit: the switches M B and RA then return,
and so far again completes the circuit G of section II A ready to advance a car B
upon it.
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The first car having passed over the insulation HD enters section HC,
thereby closing, through the car B, the other "second" circuit supplied by
transformer KA. which goes to switch RC magnet NC attracts switch OC,
goes to conductor G works the motor D of the car B returns by GA to
transformer KA, and advances the car upon section HC, unless a preceeding car
is on the next section H E-not shown-if so the switch RC would be attracted
by magnet QC and have stopped the current and car from circulating section HC:
when the switch OC was attracted the "third" circuit P was closed and the
current leaving the battery followed letters c through switch OC, the magnet Q B,
attracting the switch RB, and back to battery when switch RB was attracted
the "second circuit of section H B was stopped and prevented the advance of
another car B.
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2:
In the case of cars B working both ways on a single line, Fig. 2, to prevent their
mecting in opposite directions electro magnets N, LA, NB, LC, are inserted in
the "second circuit G of the several sections, and actuate switches O, MA,
OB, MC, in "third" circuits P which through the magnets QA, QB, QC,
work the switches RA, RB, RC in the second circuits: switches M, NA, MB,
OC being double to obviate short circuiting curtents P: so that when a car Bis
say in section HA the switch MA as well as N A is attracted, and the two
"third
circuits P, which are normally broken, pass from battery : that-as
before passing through switch N A follows the letters d, cuts the "second" circuit
of a following car B, by magnet Q and switch R and stops it while that passing
through switch MA follows the letters and by magnet QB and switch RB cuts
the "second" circuit of the section HB in advance and stops a meeting car: so
that the cars are protected on both sides: but should the first car B on section HA
pass to a lateral section, not shown, or a trolly GE or GF be raised from the
conductors G or GA the switches O A and M A are automatically returned, the
"second" circuits of sections H and H B closed and other cars B can advance.
:
The transformers and magnets are fixed in chambers Z of alternate sections
which also serve for ruuning the conductors J, G, and GA in and out of their
tubes.
The magnets Q, QA, QB, QC have two coils each wound so that the direct
currents from the battery will attract their switches, but not induced currents :
these coils are placed as shown for clearness only.
The armature axle D M being set rotating, Fig. 5, actuates the joint DD,
pinion DA and the pair of drivers C whose teeth CA taking laterally against
the head of rail A and meeting the rail teeth AC receives lateral and longitudinal
motion, which is communicated to the frame E at EC to the car body B through
wheels FA and uprights and ties F, while it rotates round the bogie tubes EB,
as the wheels C keep the direction of the rail when passing curves.
The tangental tendency of the car B is neutralised on curves by super elevation
of the path of the wheels E A.
:
The shocks of motion to the motor D are neutralised through the joint D D at
which it centers, by the springs DK and it is kept in position laterally by the
slats ED carried by the frame E, Fig. 6.
Motion of the car body is allowed for by springs BA, by which also more or
less of its weight is thrown upon the driving wheels C, through wheels F C, and it
is prevented from rising by projections F B of the centre uprights F.

page_text: Where necessary the head of the rail A. is raised above the path of the lateral
wheels EA so that when other railways of standard gauge are provided with a
central rail A for the car wheels C to pass over, the teeth CA of the wheel C
shall clear their rails at crossing points, while the lateral wheels E A travel upon
their rails.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what [
claim is
:
1st. For a single or double headed rails having teeth spaced alternately each side
of its heads, and formed to receive between them suitably shaped teeth of wheel:
fixed on the sides of their peripheries, whilst the centre part of the wheel periphery
is carried by and revolves on the rail head so that the rail head thrusts the wheel
teeth, the wheel, and what it carries, in its direction laterally, and the rail tectu
does so longitudinally for fish jointing such rails, attaching the rails to chairs
formed to give a channel below the rails and fixing to the chairs a guard iron to
form a groove or slot on the side of the rail head: "for the toothed wheels that ru
upon the rails and attaching to their axles through journals a platform or frame
which partly supported by lateral wheels spaced at a standard gange apart, but.
not flanged for preventing the toothed wheels rising from the rail teeth by trollies
whose wheels run against the rail flange and guard iron and is drawn more or less
tight through an arm carried on the car: for elevating the rail head above the pati
of the lateral wheels to enable them to run on railways of standard gauge while
the toothed wheels clear the side rails at crossing points: for forming upon the
said frame a bogie pin or tube that is kept in touch with the body of the car
through friction wheels and round which the body of the car may rotate.
supporting more or less of the weight of the body of the car upon the said toothed,
or lateral wheels, through springs and friction wheels resting upon the said frame:
for fixing uprights and friction wheels to the body of the car which touch, in all
positions, segmental portions on the frame fixed concentrically to the bogie tube
substantially as described.
For
2nd. For actuating one or a pair of toothed wheels, whose teeth gear between
those of the rail, by an alternately pitched toothed pinion that receives motion
from a motor fixed on one, or both, sides of it through a universal stirrup joint,
the one pair of jaws of which forms part of the pinion axle that works in journals
attached to the frame: for fixing a fly wheel to the other pair of jaws upon which
one end of the motor is carried by friction wheels: for producing the centre part
of the latter jaws and forming it as the shaft or axle of the motor that works in a
journal: for carrying the other end of the motor through links on a spring or
springs resting upon the said frame, to receive the shocks of motion which
is allowed by the stirrup joint at which it centers, as it works between guides
substantially as described.
3rd. For forming small cars similarly to that first claimed but without bogie
frames, and having one or more toothed driving wheels, and pairs of lateral wheels
and the motor, car body, and other parts carried by them, through horn plates,
springs, and jourals resting on their axles substantially as described.
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4th. When electricity is the motive power, for carrying the electric main current
of any power and phase by wires in insulating tubes underground and outside the
path of the lateral wheels of the car, continuously from one generating station to
another, except that at intermediate chambers, the mains supply "secondary
circuits with currents through induction transformers each of which serve two
sections, for actuating a car or train the length of one section for taking the
"⚫ second
current to the coils of an electro magnet, which when a car is on that
section and closes circuit attracts its electric switch, stops the current from passing
to the previous section and stops a possibly advancing car, but directs the current
to a naked conductor carried in an insulated slotted sloping sided tube within the
channel below the rail carrying the car: for picking up the "secondary" current
ور
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page_text: from the naked conductor by means of a trolly that may be raised and lowered
from the car by an arm passing through the groove slot, conveying the current to
the dynamo and returning it similarly to the return naked conductor, similarly
carried to the other in an insulating tube: for insulating these going and return
naked conductors from their duplicates of adjoining sections and from one another
at the end of sections and anchoring them securely substantially as described.
5th. When the cars are worked both ways on a single rail, for preventing cars
meeting in opposite directions, by inserting into the "second" circuit a second
electro magnet, round the coils of which the current passes before reaching the
naked conductor in the channel, which when a car closes circuit attracts its switch,
which is fixed in a "third" circuit, that passes through the coils of a third magnet
of the next transformer chamber whose switch is in the "second" circuit between
the transformer and the naked conductor in the channel, attracts it, stops the
current and a possibly advancing car: as well as a following car as per the
4th Claim substantially as described.
6th. When the motor actuating the car is other than electricity, for regulating
the motions of the car through its throttle valve or its equivalent in the same way
as the electric motor is supplied with power, but with currents of such power as is
sufficient only substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of August 1894.
ROBERT COOKE SAYER.