Improvements in Roller Bearings.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Sept., 1897-Accepted, 23rd Oct.,
1897
Improvements in Roller Bearings.
We, EDWARD JONES, Engineer, and GEORGE KYNOCH AND COMPANY LIMITED,
Manufacturers, both of Lion Works, Witton, in the County of Warwick, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manner in which we construct and arrange roller
bearings for the shafts or journals of machinery of all kinds.
In constructing a roller bearing in accordance with our invention for a rolling
mill or other heavy journal, we employ a suitable sleeve or cage arranged for the
reception of the rollers and interpose the same between the journal and the body
of the bearing. Instead of making each of the rollers of a length equal or nearly
equal to the width of the bearing as in the ordinary manner, we employ a number
of short rollers in each groove or seating of the sleeve or cage, the combined length
of the rollers giving the required width of the bearing surface. The rollers are
made of varying lengths and are placed in the grooves in such an order as to break
joint with each other and thus avoid ringing or marking the surface of bearing or
journal. By thus using a number of short rollers we ensure a more regular dis-
tribution of the load upon the bearing and avoid any liability to breakage or
distortion of the rollers."
In constructing a light bearing in accordance with our invention, or one that
will have only a moderate load imposed upon it, we arrange that the nest or group
or rollers around the journal can run in contact with each other. For such an
arrangement we employ rollers of two diameters and interpose them alternately
around the journal. The difference in the diameters is very slight but sufficient
to relieve the smaller rollers from the pressure of the journal, the province of
such rollers being to serve as rotating distance pieces between the larger rollers.
With this type of bearing we dispense with the sleeve or cage, and we make the
rollers of a length equal to the required width of bearing surface.
Dth 22nd day of December 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to the manner in which we construct and arrange roller
bearings for the shafts or journals of machinery of all kinds.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings:-
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figure 2 an end view of a bearing having rollers
arranged in accordance with our invention.
In constructing a roller bearing such as illustrated for a rolling mill or other
heavy journal, we employ a suitable sleeve or cage as A arranged for the reception
of the rollers B and interpose the same between the journal and the body of the
bearing. Instead of making each of the rollers of a length equal or nearly equal
to the width of the bearing as in the ordinary manner, we employ a number of
short rollers in each groove or seating of the sleeve or cage, the combined length
of the rollers giving the required width of the bearing surface. The rollers are
made of varying lengths and are placed in the grooves in such an order as to break
joint with each other and thus avoid ringing or marking the surface of bearing
or journal. By thus using a number of short rollers we ensure a more regular
distribution of the load upon the bearing and avoid any liability to breakage or
distortion of the rollers.
In constructing a light bearing in accordance with our invention, or one that
will have only a moderate load imposed upon it, we arrange that the nest or
group or rollers around the journal can run in contact with each other. For such
an arrangement we employ rollers of two diameters and interpose them alternately
around the journal. The difference in the diameters is very slight but sufficient
to relieve the smaller rollers from the pressure of the journal, the province of
such rollers being to serve as rotating distance pieces between the larger rollers.
With this type of bearing we dispense with the sleeve or cage, and we make the
rollers of a length equal to the required width of bearing surface.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. In roller bearings the arrangement and combination of short rollers with a
containing sleeve or cage substantially as and for the purposes described and as
illustrated.
2. A roller bearing having rollers of varying diameters arranged to run in con-
tact with each other, substantially as described.
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MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.