An Improved Arrangement of Driving Wheels of Road Locomotives and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, -24th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
PROVISIONAL. SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Arrangement of Driving Wheels of Road Locomotives
and the like.
I, FREDRIK BERNHARD BESKOW, of Skeppsbron No. 18, Stockholm, Sweden,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in road locomotives and the like, according
to which the driving wheel or wheels is or are arranged in an inclined position on the
axle; instead of being placed rectangularly upon it, as has been usually the case.
The driving wheel or wheels may be more or less inclined' on the axle, that is to say
the wheelaxle is not normal to the plane of the wheels:
By this arrangement, in turning round the driving axle and the driving wheels
together with it, the peripheries of the wheels do not describe straight lines on the
ground, but serpentine lines, and thereby the great advantage is gained that the
wheels do not slip so easily; and the locomotive cannot so easily dig itself down into
the ground:

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Arrangement of Driving Wheels of Road Locomotives
and the like.
I, FREDRIK BERNHARD BESKOW, of Skeppsbron No. 18, Stockholm, Sweden,
Gentleman, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in road locomotives and the like according
to which the driving wheel or wheels is or are arranged in an inclined position on the
axle, instead of being placed rectangularly upon it as has been usually the case.
driving wheel or wheels may be more or less inclined on the axle ; that is to say the
wheel axle is not normal to the plane of the wheels.
The
By this arrangement, in turning round the driving axle and the driving wheels
together with it, the peripheries of the wheels do not describe straight lines on the
ground, but serpentine lines and thereby the great advantage is gained that the
wheels do not slip so easily, and the locomotive cannot so easily dig itself down into
the ground.
The annexed drawing illustrates by way of example the application of my improved
arrangement to a road traction engine, Fig. 1 being a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan
and Fig. 3 an end elevation.
The vehicle frame A rests upon a driving axle B and a supporting, axle C.
Ordinary wheels G G are mounted upon the axle C and the driving wheels D. D are
placed at an angle on the axle B. The power requisite for propelling, is obtained
from a motor situated upon the locomotive, and the said power may be transmitted by
any suitable gearing..
In the arrangement shewn, the driving axle is provided with a toothed wheel E,
with which engages a pinion F mounted on a shaft J. Upon the shaft J which
rotates in bearings K, are mounted crank discs L, L, to whose pins M M power
generated in the motor is transmitted in a well known manner by means of connecting
rods (not shown in the drawing).
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
In a road locomotive or the like the hereinabove described inclined arrangement of
the driving wheels (or wheel) in relation to the axle.
Dated this 24th day of July 18SS