A NEW MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1856

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Francisco Nuibo y Pedros, of 39, Rue de l'Echiquier,
Paris, in the Empire of France, and of 4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
for the Invention of "A NEW MOTIVE POWER."
Sealed the 3rd October 1856, and dated the 12th April 1856.
Pedros
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Francisco Nuibo y
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
12th April 1856.
I, FRANCISCO NUIDO Y PEDROS, of 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris, in the
Empire of France, and of 4, South Street, Finsbury, London, do hereby
declare the nature of my Invention of "A NEW MOTIVE POWER," to be as
follows, that is to say:--
My Invention consists in the construction of improved apparatus for
increasing the effect of motive power while transmitting it to machinery.
The annexed Drawing shews an elevation of the complete apparatus.
The vertical shaft A of the apparatus has its lower part working in a socket
B, and its upper part held by a support, the construction of which varies
according to the position in which the apparatus is set up. The arm C is
firmly fixed to the axis A. To this arm a horse is harnessed, in order to set
the apparatus in motion. At the top of the axis A a bevel wheel D is fixed,
which works the conical pinion E, secured to the horizontal shaft F, suitably

page_text: supported, and on which shaft the fly wheel G is also fixed. At the other
extremity of the shaft F the slightly conical pinion H is set, which gears with
the large inclined wheel I firmly fixed to the shaft J. The wheel I is set at
an inclination of 25°, but the degree of inclination may be varied according to
circumstances. The shaft J rests at its lower part on the socket K, and is
held at its top part by a suitable support. At the top of the shaft J is fixed a
bevel wheel L, gearing with a pinion M, fixed on the horizontal shaft N, which
rests at its two extremities on two bearings, one of which O only is shewn, the
position of the second bearing for the pivot P depending on the place in which
the apparatus is fixed. The apparatus may be worked by steam or other
motive power instead of a horse, as above stated. When the inclined wheel I
is set in motion, the weight of the shaft E of the fly wheel G and bevil pinion
H causes the large wheel to go down, and at the same time tends to cause the
wheel I to revolve. The power from the apparatus may be transmitted to any
desired machine by means of the conical wheel.Q, which may be replaced by a
straight cog wheel or a pulley, as desired.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Francisco Nuibo y Pedros in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 11th October 1856.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, FRANCISCO
NUIDO Y PEDROS, of 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris, in the Empire of France,
and of 4, South Street, Finsbury, London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, in the nineteenth year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Francisco Nuibo y Pedros, Her special license that I, the said Francisco
Nuibo y Pedros, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Francisco Nuibo y Pedros, 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
"A NEW MOTIVE POWER," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
Francisco Nuibo y Pedros, by an instrument in writing under my hand and
seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,

page_text: 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 Francisco Nuibo y Pedros, 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 thereof, reference being had to the annexed Sheet of Drawing,
and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that is to say:-
This Invention consists in the construction of apparatus for increasing and
transmitting motive power.
Figure 1 of the annexed Drawings represents an elevation of the apparatus
for increasing and transmitting motive power; Figure 2 is a plan of the
inclined wheel; Figure 3 shews the angle of inclination of the wheel; and
Figure 4 represents a modification of the same apparatus.
The power
A is a vertical shaft, the lower part of which works in a socket B, fixed to
any suitable foundation; the upper part is supported in bearings. To this
shaft is fixed the strong forked arm C, to which a horse is harnessed, in order
to put the machinery in motion. At the upper part of the shaft is fixed
the large bevil wheel D, which gears with the bevil pinion E, and thus
actuates the shaft F, to which are fixed one or more flys, which may consist
either of a wheel, or of arms having weights G attached to them.
derived from the impetus given to the flys is transmitted by the pinion H to the
large inclined wheel V, the shaft K of which works on a socket O on a stone
or other foundation; the upper extremity is supported in a suitable bearing.
P is a bevil wheel fixed to the inclined shaft K, which as it gears with the
pinion Q gives motion to the horizontal shaft R, working in bearings at S and T,
bolted or otherwise fixed to suitable supports. Instead of the bevil wheel U,
a crown wheel or a pulley may be used to actuate any machinery. The large
inclined wheel V is also furnished with another series of cogs or teeth on its
periphery, into which gear the pinion I, to the shaft of which the fly J is fixed.
Lis a small pulley on the shaft F, round which and over the pulley M passes
a band; to the extremity of this band is secured the weight N.
In Figure 4, the driving wheel A (a portion of which only is shewn) is placed
at an angle of twenty-two and a half degrees. The shaft of the wheel works in
a socket fixed to a stone foundation, as in that before described. The upper
part of the shaft passes through a bearing B, bolted to the support F. At the
extremity of the shaft or below the wheel is jointed the beam or arm C, main-
tained by an iron circle D, on which turns the roller E, fixed to the arm C, so
as to change the inclined into the horizontal movement; the driving wheel A

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gives motion to the small wheel G, fixed to the shaft H, working in bearings
S, S, bolted to suitable supports T, T. At the opposite end of the shaft H is a
crown wheel I, gearing with the pinion J, fastened to the shaft K. This shaft
is provided with bearings U, U, secured to the supports T, V. L is the fly,
fixed to the centre of the shaft K, which has a slightly. bevelled wheel M fixed
to one extremity gearing with the large inclined wheel N at its highest part.
The shaft of this wheel is supported in the same manner as the driving wheel,
and has a bevilled wheel fixed to the upper part above the wheel N to put
motion a small pinion, and by this means transmits the power where required.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and the best means
I am acquainted with for performing the same, I would have it understood that
I do not confine myself to the precise details herein laid down, so long as the
peculiar character of my Invention be retained; but what I claim is, the
method of constructing the apparatus for increasing and transmitting motive
power, as berein-before described, and referred to in the accompanying
Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Francisco Nuibo y Pedros, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Fourth day of October, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.
FRANCO NIUBO Y PEDROS. (L.S.)