Improved Construction of Brasses or Bearings for Forge-trains, Rolling-mills, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 27th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Brasses or Bearings for Forge-trains,
Rolling-mills, and the like.
We, CHARLES BILLINGTON Senior and JOHN NEWTON Vulcan Works
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Engineers and Brass-founders, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This our invention has reference to an improved construction of metallic bearings
for the roll-journals of forge-trains, rolling-mills and the like machinery, the object
of our said invention being to construct such bearings so that the heat transmitted
by the rolls to the roll-journals and bearings of such machinery during tho operation
of rolling hot metal may be considerably allayed or repressed.
In carrying our said invention into practice we make a wood pattern of the
required brass or bearing by any suitable means, by which pattern we form a mould,
and cast such bearings in gun-metal, brass or other suitable anti-friction metal or
alloy, wo afterwards drill or form any suitable number of holes or apertures of
suitable size through such brasses so as to extend from the bearing surface of such
brasses to their outer surface, or such holes may be formed in or through such
bearings when casting. It will be readily understood that water or other lubricant
when allowed to flow on to the journals of machinery fitted with the said improved
bearings will pass around same, and through the holes or apertures formed in such
bearings and greatly cool the frictional heat generated, and the heat transmitted
to such bearings.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1896.
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Brasses or Bearings for Forge-trains,
Rolling-mills, and the like.
We, CHARLES BILLINGTON Senior and JOHN NEWTON Vulcan Works,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Engineers and Brass-founders, 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 our invention has reference to an improved construction of metallic bearings
for the roll-journals of forge-trains, rolling-mills and the like machinery, the object
of our said invention being to construct such bearings so that the heat transmitted
by the rolls to the roll-journals and bearings of such machinery during the operation
of rolling hot metal may be considerably allayed or repressed.

page_text: In carrying our said invention into practico we make a wood pattern of the
required brass or bearing, with the said pattern we form a mould in foundry aand,
or the like suitable material, aud in such mould we cast such bearings in gun-metal,
brass, or other suitable antifriction-metal or alloy, when such casting is sufficiently
cold we drill or otherwise form any suitable number of suitably shaped holes or
apertures in any suitable position through same so as to extend from the bearing
surface of such brasses to their outer surface, or such holes may be formed in, or
through such brasses by means of cores when casting.
It will be readily understood that water, or other lubricant when allowed to flow
on to the journals of machinery fitted with such improved bearings will pass
around same, and down through the holes or apertures formed through such
bearings, and so cool the frictional heat generated, and the heat transmitted to
such bearings.
In order that our said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings on which letters of reference
are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a sido elevation representing a bottom brass of one of such improved
bearings or brasses.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is an elevation of the flanged
end of such bearing.
In these figures a indicates such brass or bearing, in or through which we have
shewn a suitable number of tapering holes in suitable position.
Such holes may be formed through such bearings when casting by means of
cores, after casting such holes may be cleaned out by any suitable means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is ;-
1. The construction of brasses or bearings for rolling-mills, forge-trains or the
like machinery by first casting same of required size and shape, and afterwards
drilling any suitable number of parallel or tapering holes or apertures through
same in any suitable position so as to extend from their bearing surface to their
outer surface for the purpose herein substantially described and set forth.
2. The casting of brasses or bearings for rolling-mills, forge-mills or the like
machinery with any suitable number of parallel or tapering holes or apertures in
any suitable position so as to extend from the bearing surface of such brasses
to their outer surface for the purpose herein substantially described and set
forth.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1897.
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs., Agent for Applicants.