Year: 1896

page_text: We, HENRY BELCHER, General Manager, and ARTHUR HENRY NIBLETT, Engineer,
both of Humber & Company Limited, Beeston, in the County of Nottingham, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to motor vehicles, its object being the construction of a
cycle preferably having a diamond frame, with motor and pedal driving-gear applied
thereto in such manner that the pedal driving-gear and motor may be used indepen-
dently of each other or in conjunction, as may be desired, in quite a simple construction
of apparatus. According to this invention the motor, which can be operated by either
oil, steam, or electricity, conveniently is incorporated in or built into the frame,
preferably taking some such position as that which ordinarily is occupied by the
bottom bracket in front of the down tube or stay, the "motion" of the motor being
contained in a shell or casing which is preferably cylindrical, and formed as a
malleable casting or forging or of aluminium or aluminium alloy, or, as a malleable
casting with ends or covers of aluminium. This casting or frame in addition to
carrying sockets for the tubes of the cycle frame can constitute also a part of the
motor.
The attachment of the pedals and motor cranks or either to their shafts is
preferably made by means of clutches so constructed that the motor shaft can, if
desired, be revolved without affecting or being affected by the pedal cranks, which
latter with the pedals would then become foot-rests; but as the aid of the rider may
be required to start the motor carriage or the motor, or to aid in propelling the
apparatus under certain circumstances, the clutches are arranged so that the pedal
cranks can be thrown into gear with the driving-shaft when necessary.
To connect the driving-shaft with the driven road-wheel, chainless gearing, if
desired, can be adopted.
A fuel reservoir, electric battery, sparking coil or igniting devices and an exhaust
quieting-chamber can be disposed upon various parts of the framing, or parts of the
framing can be employed to contain or constitute such devices.
Preferably the pedal cranks are on a secondary shaft, geared to the main shaft of
the motor, there being an internally-toothed wheel on the secondary shaft geared
with a pinion on the motor shaft, or other gearing being provided to enable the pedals
to be speeded down relatively to the speed of the motor.
Dated this 26th day of October 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: We HENRY BELCHER, General Manager, and ARTHUR HENRY NIBLETT, Engineer,
both of Humber & Company Limited, Beeston, in the County of Nottingham,
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 invention relates to motor vehicles, its object being the construction of a cycle
having preferably a diamond frame, with motor and pedal driving-gear applied thereto
in such a manner that the pedal driving-gear and motor may be used independently
of each other or in conjunction as may be desired, in quite a simple construction of
apparatus. According to this invention the motor, which can be operated by either
oil, steam or electricity is incorporated in or built into the frame, taking some such
position as that which is ordinarily occupied by the bottom bracket in front of the
down tube or stay, the "motion" of the motor being contained in a shell or casing
which may be cylindrical, and formed as a malleable casting or forging or of
aluminium or aluminium alloy, or, as a malleable casting with ends or covers of
aluminium. This casing or frame in addition to carrying sockets for the tubes
of the cycle trame can constitute also a part of the motor.
The attachment of the pedal and motor cranks or either of them to their shafts is
by means of clutches so constructed that the motor shaft can, if desired, be revolved
without affecting or being affected by the pedal cranks, which latter with the 2
pedals would then become foot-rests; but as the aid of the rider may be required to
start the motor carriage or the motor, or to aid in propelling the apparatus the
clutches are arranged so that the pedal cranks can be thrown into gear with the
driving-shaft when necessary.
To connect the driving-shaft with the driven road-wheel, chain or chainless 2
gearing can be adopted.
A fuel reservoir, electric battery, sparking coil or igniting devices and an exhaust
quieting chamber can be disposed upon various parts of the framing, or parts of the
framing can be employed to contain or constitute such devices.
Preferably the pedal cranks are on a secondary shaft, geared to the main shaft of a
the motor, there being an internally-toothed wheel on the secondary shaft gearing
with a pinion on the motor shaft, or other gearing being provided to enable the
pedals to be speeded down relatively to the speed of the motor.
In the accompanying drawings which are merely examples of one way in which the
invention may be carried into effect
.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a motor cycle.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan on line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the clutch and internally-toothed gear-wheel.
Figure 4 is a transverse section of the clutch.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
3
4
The motor A has its moving parts enclosed in a frame or casing B which forms an
integral part of the frame of the cycle. By the word "integral we mean that the
cycle frame would not be complete without the motor, whether the latter was cast
or otherwise made of the same metal as the rest of the frame or was merely
jointed to it. by a brazed or other joint. The crank shaft C of the motor carrying 4
two crank discs D connected by a crank pin all enclosed in the casing B, the crank
shaft rotating in ball or other bearings B₁ and carrying on one end a chain wheel E
and a gear wheel F. The chain wheel E is connected by a chain E¹ with the chain
wheel G upon the driving road wheel axle. The gear wheel F engages with an
internally-toothed wheel H which is carried upon ball bearings on the boss J¹ of 5

page_text: one of the pedal cranks J which is secured upon the shaft K carried in ball bearings
formed in the casing B.
A clutch arranged between the boss J¹ and the gear wheel H enables the latter
to be rotated by the movement of the pedals when it is required to start the motor
or give it assistance.
The clutch illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 comprises a series of pawls L preferably
three in number carried upon the boss J1 of the crank J and acted upon by springs 1.1
in such a manner that they tend to move outwards from the boss. This movement
causes the ends of the pawls to engage with the ratchet M carried by the gear
wheel H the arrangement being such that the latter when driven by the motor
through the gear wheel F will over-run the pedal axle K so that the cranks can
remain at rest while the wheel H revolves.
The motor cycle may be provided with the necessary accessories for the motor
such as the battery N electric coil O and oil reservoir P placed upon the machine
where found convenient.
The form of motor may be varied from that above described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A motor cycle frame of which the motor or its frame or casing forms an integral
part.
2. In a cycle the combination with a motor of an internally toothed wheel such
as H and a clutch substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. The complete motor cycle substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this
day or
1897.
H. BELCHER,
A. H. NIBLETT.
Boult & Wade, Agents for the Applicants.