Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1895-Accepted, 17th Aug.,
1895
Meters.
I, WALTER GEORGE KENT, of 199, 200, and 201 High Holborn, in the County
of Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the general arrangement and details of construction of
disc engines.
The working chamber or so called cylinder is formed in two parts, the bottom
being a flat dish with a cylindrical boss on its underside to give sufficient thickness
for the hollow which receives the ball at the centre of the so called disc or piston.
The sides of the upper part of the cylinder are formed of a portion of a sphere lying
between two parallel planes one of which passes through the centre and the top
consists of a cone pointing downwards the apex being cut off leaving a circular hole
through which the spindle and a portion of the ball on the piston project. The
upper part fits into a recess round the inner edge of the rim of the dish like bottom
or it may be screwed in so as to allow of adjustment to compensate for the wear of
the ball or the same object may be effected by screwing the boss into the lower part
of the cylinder instead of casting it in one piece with it. The upper part of the
cylinder has on its outside three or more vertical radial wings and the outer edges
of these and of the rim of the dish fit the inside of the casing which is slightly
conical. The partition in the cylinder is fixed to one of the radial wings in the
manner described in my Specification No. 10981 of 1893. The inlet and outlet
pipes to the casing are diametrically opposite to each other and the inlet and outlet
ports to the cylinder are formed as usual one on each side of the partition. Addi-
tional outlet ports are also formed in the top and bottom of the cylinder. The so
called disc or piston consists of a cone pointing downwards and having a ball at its
apex. It is slotted to receive the partition and on the outlet side is notched to
receive a friction or thrust roller which bears against the said partition. The
gearing working the counting and recording apparatus is contained in an oil filled
box carried by the cover of the outer casing. It is actuated by a worm wheel
driven by a worm on a vertical spindle passing down through the cover.
spindle has a conical end working in a corresponding bearing formed of graphite.
The downward thrust of the worm is taken by a bow spring.
Dated this 26th dox of September 1894.
This
Improvements in Disc Engines, particularly suitable as Water
Meters.
I, WALTER GEORGE KENT, of 199, 200, and 201 High Holbore, in the County
of Middlesex, Manufacturer, 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 the general arrangement and details of construction of

page_text: Figure 1 is a vertical central section of a water meter constructed according to
this invention.
Figure 2 is a plan with the top cover removed.
Figure 3 is a plan of the top cover.
Figure 4 is a plan of the piston.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the working chamber or cylinder.
Figure 6 is a plan of the bottom part of the cylinder.
Figure 7 is a plan of the fixing ring.
The working chamber or so called cylinder is formed in two parts a and b the
bottom a being a dat dish with a cylindrical boss a' on its underside to give sufficient
thickness for the hollow which receives the ball c at the centre of the so called disc
or piston d. The sides of the upper part of the cylinder are formed of a portion
of a sphere lying between two parallel planes one of which passes through the centre
and the top consists of a cone pointing downwards the apex being cut off leaving a
circular hole through which the spindle c' and a portion of the ball c on the piston d
project. The upper part fits into a recess round the inner edge or the outer edge
as shown of the rim of the dish like bottom a or it may be screwed in so as to allow
of adjustment to compensate for the wear of the ball or the same object may be
effected by screwing the boss a' into the lower part a of the cylinder instead of
casting it in one piece with it. The partition e in the cylinder is fixed to a radial
extension f forming one side of the outlet pipe from the upper part of the cylinder
in the manner described in my Specification No. 10981 of 1893. The inlet and
cutlet pipes 9 and to the casing are diametrically opposite to each other and the
inlet and outlet ports ; and to the cylinder are formed as usual one on each side of
the partition e.
Additional outlet ports are also formed in the top and bottom of
the cylinder. The so called disc or piston d consists of a cone pointing downwards
and having a ball e at its apex. It is slotted to receive the partition e and on the
outlet side is notched to receive a friction or thrust roller / which bears against the
said partition. The gearing working the counting and recording apparatus is
contained in an oil filled box m carried by the cover of the outer casing.
g
The lower part of the sides of this box has a screw thread inside and its bottom n
is secured by a screw fixing ringo (Figure 7).
The upper part 6 of the cylinder has at its top a cylindrical extension b¹ provided
with a screw thread engaging with the screw thread inside the lower part of the
The spindle of the gearing has a conical end working in a corresponding
bearing p formed of graphite.
box m.
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 I
claim is :-
1. The friction roller mounted on the disc or piston and bearing against the
partition substantially as described.
2. Disc engines substantially as described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 24th day of June 1895.
WALTER G. KENT.