Lubricant to Parts of Gas Engines and other Machinery.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 22nd Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 27th Jan., 1888
Lubricant to Parts of Gas Engines and other Machinery.
I, ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK, of the firm of Henry Wallwork & Co. of Union Bridge
Iron Works, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to supply oil or other lubricant to the parts of gas
and other engines and machinery in regulated quantities while and so long as the
Engine or Machine is working, the supply ceasing when the Engine or Machine stops
working.
One modification of my invention consists in a cistern or vessel to contain the supply
of lubricant, on one side of this vessel, and above the level of the lubricant in it when
full, a shaft is arranged in bearings on the sides of the cistern.
To the shaft at intervals a wire or arm is attached, the end of each wire furthest
from the shaft having a spoon cavity of any desired capacity concave side upwards.
By oscillating the shaft the spoon end of the wires are moved nearly close to the
bottom of the cistern and are next lifted to about the level of the shaft and held there.
for a time to allow the surplus oil to drain from the spoon back to the cistern, then
the spoon is lifted still higher when the lubricant runs along the stem or lever of the
spoon to the bent end of the wire which comes over an opening into which the oil
drops from the wire. The wire carrying each spoon cavity is or may be inade with a
channel for the oil to run down from the spoon to the point at which it drops into the
opening for it.
In this modification of my invention there are as many spoons on the oscillating
shaft as there are parts which are to receive lubricant and each opening for the
lubricant from each spoon is separate from the others and communicates by a pipe
with the part to be lubricated.
The shaft is oscillated at the desired speed by a cam, or other equivalent, which is
rotated by a ratchet and pawl, or other equivalent, worked from any convenient
rotating or oscillating part of the machine.

page_text: A modification of my invention consists in using one spoon to supply a trough or
cavity, the surplus when this cavity or trough is full, flowing back to the cistern.
The parts to be lubricated communicate with the trough by a pipe, and the entrance
from the trough to each pipe may be closed or partly closed by a screw plug so that
by each of these screws the quantity of lubricant to be supplied to each part can be
regulated.
Another modification of my invention consists in using the arrangement_last
described, except that a screw or any other suitable elevator is used in place of the
oscillating spoon to keep the trough supplied with lubricant which passes as before
explained through the regulating plug to the part to be lubricated.
Dated this First day of April 1887.
PETER J. LIVSEY.
Agent.
Improvements in Selfacting Mechanism or Apparatus for Supplying
Lubricant to Parts of Gas Engines and other Machinery.
IROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK of the firm of Henry Wallwork & Co of Union Bridge
Iron Works Manchester in the County of Lancaster Engineer 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 :-
The object of my invention is to supply oil or other lubricant to the parts of gas
and other engines and machinery in regulated quantities, while and so long as the
Engine or Machine is working, the supply ceasing when the Engine or Machine stops
working.
One modification of my invention consists in a cistern or vessel to contain the
supplying lubricant, on one side of this vessel, and above the level of the lubricant in
it when full a shaft is arranged in bearings on the sides of the cistern.
To the shaft at intervals a wire or arin is attached, the end of each wire furthest
from the shaft having a spoon cavity of any desired capacity concave side upwards.
By oscillating the shaft the spoon end of the wires are moved nearly close to the
bottom of the cistern and are next lifted to about the level of the shaft and held there
for a time to allow the surplus oil to drain from the spoon back to the cistern, then
the spoon is lifted still higher when the lubricant runs along the stem or lever of the
spoon to the bent end of the wire which comes over an opening into which the oil
drops from the wire. The wire carrying each spoon cavity is or may be made with a
channel for the oil to run down from the spoon to the point at which it drops into the
opening for it.

page_text: In this modification of my invention there are as many spoons on the oscillating
shaft as there are parts which are to receive lubricant and each opening for the
lubricant from each spoon is separate from the others and communicates by a pipe
with the part to be lubricated.
The shaft is oscillated at the desired speed by a cam, or other equivalent, which is
rotated by a ratchet and pawl or other equivalent worked from any convenient
rotating or oscillating part of the machine.
A modification of my invention consists in using one spoon to supply a trough or
cavity, the surplus when this cavity or trough is full flowing back to the cistern.
The parts to be lubricated communicate with the trough by a pipe, and the entrance
from the trough to each pipe may be closed or partly closed by a screw plug so
that by each of these screws the quantity of lubricant to be supplied to each part
can be regulated.
Another modification of my invention consists in using the arrangement last
described except that a screw or any other suitable elevator is used in place of the
oscillating spoon to keep the trough supplied with lubricant which passes as before
explained through the regulating plug to the part to be lubricated.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, fig. 2 a plan view, and fig. 3 a sectional elevation on the
line A-B fig. 2 illustrating one modification of my invention.
Fig. 4, is a plan illustrating another modification, and fig. 5 a sectional elevation
thereof on the line (-D fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a plan illustrating another modification and fig. 7 a sectional elevation thereof
on the line E-F fig. 6.
a is a casting, forming a box or receptacle for oil or lubricant, which can be filled
when full to about the level of the line a¹ fig. 3.
bare
On one side of the box a any required number of vertical holes or passages
made in the metal (five are shown) the upper ends of these holes are bell mouthed to
receive the drops of oil that fall into them which pass down the hole or passage b to a
junction with a pipe 6' which conveys the oil to the part or parts to be lubricated.
C
c is a cross bar or axis having pivots that have bearings in and pass through the
sides of the box a upon which the axis can oscillate freely.
To this bar or axis c there is a spoon c¹ for each vertical passage b and these spoons
by the oscillations of the axis c are moved into the position shown in full line in fig. 3
when the lubricant is supposed to be flowing from the cavity of the spoons down their
stems to the point of each stem over the bell mouthed hole into which the oil drops-
The spoons are oscillated from the lowest position shown in dotted line c³, fig. 3,
to the level position indicated by the dotted line c³, fig. 3, and are arranged to remain
in the last named position to let the surplus lubricant fall back to the cistern, and are
finally lifted to the highest position shown in full line.
At one end of the axis c outside the box a there is a projection e' which comes upon
the edge of a cam & shaped to allow the spoons to fall to their lowest positions, then
lift to the horizontal position and pause and then lift to the highest position and pause
again, these movements being repeated in succession.
The cam d, is on a stud d', secured in the side of the box, and on the side of the
cam a ratchet wheel d' is formed upon which a pawl d³ acts which pawl is jointed upon
an excentric formed on the boss of a small band pulley d', working freely upon a stud
or screw d³, screwed into the side of the box a.
This grooved pulley d is driven by a band from any conveniently rotating part of the
machine to be lubricated.
Or the pawl d' is or may be jointed upon one end of a lever which will move the
pawl back from the ratchet by a weight or spring; this lever by a cord or other con-
nection with an oscillating part of the machine to be oiled, moving the lever in the
opposite direction; or the lever may be positively oscillated by the machine in both
directions.
The cam rotates in the direction shown by the arrow on fig. 1.
The weight of the spoons c¹ keeps the part et on the axis c against the edge of the
ax is a lid or cover on the box a.
cam d.

page_text: Figs. 4 and 5 show a similar arrangement to that illustrated by figs. 1, 2 and 3
except that only one spoon e¹ is used for supplying a groove or irough a² formed in
the metal of the box or cistern a-The entrance to each vertical passage to be supplied
with lubricant is closed or partly closed by a screw cone pointed plug e screwing
through a rib as in the casting as shown.
The screws e regulate the quantity of lubricant to be supplied to each part or
parts, and when none is to be supplied the entrance to the passage leading to the parts
not to be supplied is entirely closed by screwing the conc plug e close against its
seating The spoon is arranged to fill the groove a³ to excess so as to keep it fully
supplied and the surplus can flow back to the cistern.
Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a modification, similar to that shown by figs. 4 and 5,
except that the cistern (a) and groove or trough a² is cylindrical and the oil is shown
to be lifted or pumped from the cistern a by a screw working in suitable bearings
in the casting the screw fitting a hole in the casting, having an opening at the
hottom of the cistern to admit oil therefrom to the screw, which lifts or pumps it
into the circular trough a², from which it is distributed in regulated quantities by
the screw plugs e and pipes b' as hereinbefore explained.
The screw fis rotated by a band working upon a pulley f¹ on the end of the screw
axis, and upon another convenient rotating pulley in connection with the machinery
to be lubricated. 2 are guide pulleys for the band which is to rotate the screw, but
their position will depend upon the direction in which the driving band comes to
the pulley ; as shown in figs. 6 and 7, the guide pulleys 2 are in the position
required by an endless driving band ascending to the pulley f
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
The combinations and arrangements of automatic mechanism for supplying a
regulated quantity of lubricant to Gas Engines and other machinery substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 1, 2 and 3, and figs. 4 and 5, and
figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings.
Datad this 1st at Dammuckan 1007
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.