Divided Car Axles.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Divided Car Axles.
I, OLIVER VANORMAN, of Los Angeles, in the County of Los Angeles and Stato of
California, United States of America, Artisan do hereby declare the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, and accompanying
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The bearings of divided axles are liable to become worn, thus allowing play
between the parts and permitting the wheels to vary from their proper plane.
The object of my invention is to avoid this difficulty.
I accomplish this object by means of the device described herein and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing, which is a longitudinal, mid-section of my improved
divided axle.
The axle proper consists of an arbor A on which one wheel A¹ is shrunk, and a
socket B on which the wheel B' is shrunk. The arbor A is turned smooth to fit a
perforated brass tube C turned smooth on the inside to fit the arbor and provided at
the ends with annular enlargements or bosses D D turned smooth to fit the inside of
the socket B. The arbor A is provided with an enlargement or collar E near the
end adapted for wheel A'; and before the wheel A¹ is shrunk upon the arbor, a
loose brass washer F is placed on the arbor, so as to be between the enlargement
on collar E and the wheel A', space therefor being left between the collar and wheel.
The depth of the socket is somewhat greater than required to seat the arbor, and a
brass or copper disc H is fitted in the socket to receive the end of the arbor. The
tube is pierced with oil holes I and the shell of the socket is provided with oil holes J
through which oil can be introduced to oil the bearings. The annular chamber K
between the collars D D of the tube, serves as an oil reservoir for the constant
lubrication of the bearings. The oil holes J are provided with screw plugs L to
prevent the loss of oil.
In constructing my improved axle, the tube C which is equal in length to the
distance from the collar E to the end of the arbor, is placed upon the arbor, and
the arbor thus encased is inserted into the socket until it rests against the disc H.
The socket is of such depth as to receive the encased arbor, the collar E and
washer F. The washer F is fitted against the collar E and is then secured to the
casing of the socket by screw bolts M.
All the bearings of my divided axle are brass against iron, except the small
bearing of the collar E against the casing of socket O, and provision is made for
perfect lubrication. If desired the annular chamber K may be filled with cotton
waste after the manner of axle boxes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a divided car axle, the combination set forth of the arbor A provided
with fixed collar E; socket B, provided with oil hole I; perforated tube C
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page_text: 2. In a divided car axle such as set forth, the perforated tube C having
annular bosses D D at the ends thereof, as and for the purpose set forth.
3. In a divided car axle, the combination set forth of the arbor A, provided
with fixed collar E; the socket B provided with oil hole J and plugs L; the
perforated brass tube C provided with bosses D, the disc H, the collar E and
bolts M.
Dated this 5th day of December 1889
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.