Improvement in Construction and Arrangement of Winding and Hauling Machinery for Colliery and other Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Construction and Arrangement of Winding and
Hauling Machinery for Colliery and other Purposes.
GEORGE HOUGHTON Lea Cottage Longton Staffordshire do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved method of winding coal or other material
from deep or shallow shafts by an arrangement of grooved drums connected to
winding engines or other motors, whereby one rope or chain can be used for
winding two cages without any mechanical means of clipping the rope to prevent
"slipping" or "skidding" or the use of under hanging balance ropes, and enabling
small drums to be used for deep or shallow shafts, thereby economising motive
power.
To prevent "skidding" or "slipping" of rope by a sudden application of steam
or other motive or brake power, or inequality of load, & to dispense with the
under hanging balance rope, 1 affect by adopting two grooved drums (to be
referred to herein as the forward and rear drum). The drums to be fitted with a
sufficient number of grooves according to the load to be carried, & to suit the pit
head pulley centres. The rear drum to be mounted on the crank or countershaft of
engine or other motor. The forward drum to contain the same, more or less number
of grooves as the rear drum. The forward drum to be mounted on a separate shaft
parallel to crank shaft of engine immediately in front (or any other convenient
position) to rear drum. The shaft to be level or slightly tilted, throwing (on the
bottom side) the first groove of forward drum in a line with first groove of rear
drum, and on the top side, the first groove of forward drum in a line with the second
groove of rear drum, & so on through the series of grooves.
The rope passing from one cage or vehicle in the pit shaft over the pithead pulley
to the first groove of rear drum, & thence to the first groove of the forward drum
on the bottom side. On the top side from first groove of forward drum to second
groove of rear drum & so on through the whole series, terminating and connecting
with the second cage or vehicle in the pit shaft.
The two drums to run with rope connections only or to be connected by spur &
pinion wheels or friction gear, or by side cranks and connecting rods. The balancing
arrangement to consist of an endless rope or chain of two different weights and
diameters worked directly from one or both sides of the drum or drums, & thence
down one side or other convenient part of the pit shaft & round a tension wheel
attached to a bogie carriage at some convenient point above or below the hooking
stage thus enabling water or other material to be drawn from below the hooking
stage without being interfered with by under hanging balance ropes or sump pullies
as at present in use.
Dated this 30th day of Sentember 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Construction and Arrangement of Winding and
Hauling Machinery for Colliery and other Purposes.
GEORGE HOUGHTON Colliery Engineer Lea Cottage Longton Staffordshire I
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:-
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My invention consists of an improved method of winding coal or other material
from deep or shallow shafts, by an arrangement of grooved drums connected to
winding engines or other motors where-by one rope or chain can be used for winding
two cages without any mechanical means of clipping the rope to prevent "slipping
or "skidding" (or the use of under hanging balance ropes) and enabling small
druins to be used for deep or shallow shafts, thereby economising motive power.
To prevent "skidding or "slipping" of rope by a sudden application of
steam or other motive or brake power, or inequality of load and to dispense with
the under hanging balance rope, I affect by adopting two grooved drums (to be
referred to herein as the forward and rear drum). The drums to be fitted with
a sufficient number of grooves according to the load to be carried and to suit the pit
head pulley centres. The rear drum to be mounted on the crank or countershaft of
engine or other motor the forward drum to contain the same more or less number of
grooves as the rear drum, the forward drum to be mounted on a separate shaft
parallel to crank shaft of engine immediately in front or any other convenient
position) to rear drun. The shaft to be level or slightly tilted throwing on the
bottom side) the first groove of forward drum in a line with first groove of rear
drum and on the top side the first groove of forward drum in a line with the second
groove of rear drum thus avoiding all side friction in passing from forward to rear
ärum alternatly and so on through the series of grooves.
The rope passing from one cage or vehicle in the pit shaft over the pit head
pulley to the first groove of rear drum and thence to the first groove of the forward
drum on the bottom side on the top side from first groove of forward drum to second
.groove of rear drum and so on through the whole series terminating and connecting
with the second cage or vehicle in the pit shaft.
The two drums to run with rope connections only or to be connected by spur
and pinion wheels or friction gear or by side cranks and connecting rods. The
balancing arrangment to consist of an endless rope or chain of two different weights
and diameter worked directly from one or both sides of the drum or drums and
thence down one side or other convenient part of the pit shaft and round a tension
wheel attached to a bogie carriage at some convenient point above or below the
loading stage thus enabling water or other material to be drawn from below the
hooking stage without being interfered with by under hanging balance ropes or
sump pullies as at present in usc.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I will now describe
the same with referance to the drawing annexed in which (Figure 1) shows a side
view of drums (Figure 2) a plan of drums look down.
A1 & A2 are the drums B & B2 the rope B2 passing from cage or vehicle F
over pit head pulley G on to first groove in rear drum A 2 and to the first or other
groove of forward drum AI and connecting with the second cage or vehicle H in
the pit shaft, the rope thus passing off as it passes on thus enabling small drums to
be used for any depth of shaft C connecting rod connecting the 2 drums by disc or
other cranks the small rope E passes round the forward drum A 1 & over pit head
pulley G 2 connecting with the balance rope I which passes round the pulley J at
the bottom of the shaft and round the tension wheel 2 on the bogic carriage K
connecting with the small rope E at the point L.

page_text: Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is—
1 (First) My arrangement of grooved drums and connections for preventing
(skidding) or back (slipping) of rope enabling one rope to be used in the place of
two all being arranged to act substantially in the manner and for the purpose as
described and represented in the drawing hereto annexed.
2 (Second) The arrangement of balanceing the load in the shaft by endless rope
terminating at a tension wheel attached to a bogie carriage.
3 (Lastly) I claim the improvement in principle the various parts in combination
for the purposes before described. I reserve my right to any modification of the
details of construction of the various parts and the material to be used for the
purpose of carrying out of the same practically in adaptation to the various forms of
colliery winding machinery.
Dated this 30th day of June 1892
GEORGE HOUGHTON.