IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING THE AXLES AND WHEELS OF WAGGONS, CORVES, CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES."
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Ellis, of Wyke, near Bradford, in the
County of York, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR LUBRICATING THE AXLES AND WHEELS OF WAGGONS, CORVES, CARRIAGES
AND OTHER VEHICLES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Ellis at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
9th September 1875.
I, JOHN ELLIS, of Wyke, near Bradford, in the County of York, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING THH AXLES AND WHEELS OF WAGGONS, CORVES,
CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES," to be as follows :—
This Invention consists of an improved arrangement and combination
of parts especially adapted to effect automatically the greasing, oiling,
or lubrication of the axles and wheels of waggons, corves, carriages, and
other vehicles used in mines and on all descriptions of railways.

page_text: Depending between and beneath the rails along which the corves or
other vehicles run, I place a suitably shaped metallic cistern for con-
taining the lubricative oil or material, and across this cistern I arrange a
shaft carrying at its centre a spur-pinion, and at or near each end a
-wheel-provided-at-its-periphery with brushes which dip into the lubri
cative oil or material in the cistern, these wheels being placed upon the
shaft in such positions as to effect the oiling or lubricating of the axles
and wheels of the vehicles at the parts requiring the lubrication, and
merely upon the passage over or against them of the corve or waggon.
The sides or framing of the cistern also carry or support in suitable
bearings a second shaft, on which is placed a spur wheel, which is used
to drive or give motion to the spur pinion and the lubricating brush
wheels in the manner & for the purpose subsequently described. This
second shaft also carries a weighted lever, the upper end of which
projects above the rails to a height sufficient to reach and to be acted:
upon by the axles of passing corves or vehicles. The lever is provided
with a pawl or catch which engages with the teeth of the driving
wheel.
The action of the improved lubricating apparatus is as follows :—The
corf or vehicle runs along the rails as ordinarily, no alteration being a
necessitated in its construction, and as it passes the brush wheels it is
lubricated thereby at the parts required, immediately after which it
reaches the projecting end of the lever, and whilst passing depresses the
same. After it has passed, the counterbalance weight brings the lever
back to its normal position, and in so doing the pawl or catch of the
lever engages with the teeth of the driving wheel and actuates it and
the spur pinion and the lubricating brush wheels in such a manner as to
bring-a-fresh-part-of-the-latter-to-the-position-for-effecting-the-desired
lubrication-of-a-succeeding corve-or-vehicle. This action is repeated at
the passage of every corf or vehicle, whether it be running quickly or $
slowly; the improved apparatus must thus necessarily effect the desired
lubrication of each in a most advantageous manner. Any superfluous
oil the brushes may carry up drops again into the cistern. By the use
of this improved apparatus, which is of a very simple construction, much
expense in labor, oil and oil cans, and other lubricating appliances will 3
be avoided.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said John Ellis in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 8th March 1876.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
ELLIS, of Wyke, near Bradford, in the County of York, send greeting.
th
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the 9 day of September, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five,. in the
thirty-ninth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said John Ellis, Her special
licence that I, the said John Ellis, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said John Ellis, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING THE AXLES AND WHEELS OF WAGGONS, CORVES,
CARRIAGES, AND OTHER VEHICLES," upon the condition (amongst others) that
I, the said John Ellis, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Ellis, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement in writing, and on reference being had to the
accompanying Sheet of Drawings, that is to say :-
This Invention consists of an improved arrangement and combination
of parts especially adapted to effect automatically the greasing, oiling,
or lubrication of the axles and wheels of waggons, corves, carriages, and
other vehicles used in mines and on all descriptions of milwa

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Such being the nature and object of my said Invention I will now
proceed to describe more in detail the manner in which the same is to
be or may be performed or carried into practical effect; and in order
that the same may be distinctly understood, I have annexed hereunto
one Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, and have marked the same
with figures and letters of reference corresponding-with those in the
following explanation thereof, that is to say :-
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawings the improved machine or
apparatus is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, of which Figure 1 represents
a sectional side view through the line A-B, Figure 2; and Figure 2, a
plan view, with the top or covering plate removed.
1 represents the usual rails, along which the corves or other vehicles
run, and depending beneath them I place a rectangular or other suitably
shaped metallic cistern 2 for containing the lubricative oil or material.
Across this cistern 2, and carried by bearings 3 affixed to the sides
thereof I arrange a shaft 4 carrying at its centre a spur pinion 5, and at
or near each end a wheel 6 provided at its periphery with brushes 7,
which dip into the lubricative oil or material in the cistern 2, these
wheels 6 being arranged upon the shaft 4 in such positions as to effect
the oiling or lubricating of the axles 8 and wheels 9 of the vehicles at
the parts requiring the lubrication, and merely upon the passage over
or against them of the corf or waggon.
The sides or framing of the cistern 2 also carry or support in suitable
bearings 10 a second shaft 11, on which is placed a spur wheel 12,
which is used to drive or give motion to the spur pinion 5 and the
lubricating brush wheels 7, 6, in the manner and for the purpose sub-
sequently herein described. This second shaft 11 also carries a loosely.
mounted weighted lever-13,-the-upper end of which projects above the
rails 1 to a height sufficient to reach and to be acted upon-by-the.axles 8
of passing corves or vehicles, see Figure 1. The lever 13 is provided-
with a pawl or catch 14, which engages with the teeth of the driving
wheel 12. 15, Figure 1, represents the top or covering plate which is
placed over the cistern 2. to prevent dirt and other extraneous matter
getting to the oil, and through apertures or slots made in the said plate
the wheels 6 and lever 13 work.
The action of the improved lubricating apparatus is as follows:-The
corf or vehicle runs along the rails 1 as ordinarily, no alteration being.

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necessitated in its construction, and as it passes the brush wheels 7, 6,
see the full lines Figure 1, it is lubricated thereby at the parts required,
immediately after which it reaches the projecting end of the lever 13,
and whilst passing depresses the same, as shown by the colored and
dotted lines in Figure 1. After it has passed the counterbalance
weight brings the lever 13 back to its normal position shown by the said
full lines, Figure 1, and in so doing the pawl or catch 14 of the said
lever engages with the teeth of the driving wheel 12, and actuates it and
the spur pinion 5 and the lubricating brush wheels 7, 6, in such a manner
as to bring a fresh part of the latter to the position for effecting the
lubrication of a succeeding corf or vehicle. This action is repeated at
the passage of every corf or vehicle, whether it be running quickly or
slowly the improved apparatus thus necessarily effects the desired
lubrication of each in a most advantageous manner. Any superfluous
oil the brushes 7 may carry up drops again into the cistern 2, the bottom
of which I prefer to form sloping, as shown in Figure 1, so that the oil
by gravity keeps and runs well to the brushes 7.
By the use of this improved apparatus much expense in labor, oil and
oil cans and other lubricating appliances will be avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and
object of my said Invention, together with the manner in which the
same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical effect, I
would remark in conclusion that I claim as my Invention, the above
described arrangement and combination of parts forming an improved
machine or apparatus especially adapted to effect automatically the
greasing, oiling, or lubrication of the axles and wheels of waggons,
corves, carriages, and other vehicles used in mines and on all descrip-
tions of railways, substantially as and in the manner above fully described
and specified, and as illustrated on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Ellis, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-ninth day of February, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.