Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 27th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted. 27th Jan., 1888
We ARTHUR BRAMHAM PERKINS of the Forge, Thornton Road, Ironmaster, and
JOHN COTTON of 48, Vere Street, Bowling, both of Bradford in the County of York
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a journal or neck made of brass or other antifriction
metal, secured to the shaft and working in ordinary iron bearings instead of the
wrought iron journal working in brass bearings.
To carry out our invention we fix two half circular brasses (similar to ordinary
brass bushes) to a shaft which they are caused to tightly grip, either by means of
lugs formed or fixed to each end of the brasses and secured together by bolts, or
maleable or wrought iron clamps fixed round the ends, or we may form dovetails
along the joints of the brasses, in such a manner that one of the brasses may be
caused to slide longitudinally along the shaft and fit into the other, by means of the
dovetails, thereby becoming locked on the shaft.
The brass journal is fixed to the shaft so as to revolve with it, either by means of
a metal pin fixed through the journal into the shaft, a set screw, or a key in the usual
manner.
The journal works in plain iron bearings and is kept in position by means of the
lugs and clamps which act as collars, or in case of the dovetailed journals we form
ordinary collars on each end.
Dated this Twenty sixth day of March 1887
WM. JAS. BAKER,
Town Hall Chambers, Bradford,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: An Improved Journal or Neck for Driving Shafts.
We, ARTHUR BRAMHAM PERKINS, of the Forge, Ironmaster, and JOHN COTTON
of 18 Vere Street, Bowling, Engineer, both of Bradford, in the County of York, 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 invention consists in a journal or neck made of brass or other antifriction
metal, secured to the shaft and working in ordinary iron bearings, in place of the
wrought iron journal working in brass bearings.
To carry out our invention we fix two half circular brasses (similar to ordinary
brass bushes) to a shaft which they are caused to tightly grip, either by means of
lugs formed or fixed to each end of the brasses, and secured together by bolts, or
maleable or wrought iron clamps fixed round the ends; or we may form dovetails
along the joints of the brasses, in such a manner that one of the brasses may be
caused to slide longitudinally along the shaft and fit into the other by means of
lovetails, thereby becoming locked-on the shaft.
The brass journal is fixed to the shaft so as to revolve with it, either-by means of
a metal pin fixed through the journal into the shaft, a set screw, or a key in the usual
manner.
The journal works in plain iron bearings, and is kept in position by means of the
lugs and clamps which act as collars, or we form ordinary collars to each end.
In order to enable this invention to be fully understood, we will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents
a sectional elevation of a plumber block and shaft, fit with our improved journal or
neck. Figure 2 represents a sectional plan of the same. Figure 3 represents a plan
of our improved journal or neck fixed to a shaft. Figure 4 represents a front eleva-
tion of our improved journal or neck fixed to the shaft, the two halves being secured
together by means of dovetails, and Figure 5 represents a front elevation of our
improved journal or neck fixed to the shaft, the two halves being secured together
by means of metal straps.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.
The shaft is represented at A to which is fixed the brass journal or neck B, the
two halves of such journal or neck being secured together on the shaft either by
means of the lugs C, dovetails as shown in Figure 4, or metal straps as shown in
Figure 5. During the revolution of the shaft A, the lugs C are continually carrying
the oil round the groove D formed in the interior of the plumber block E, thus
acting as a perpetual lubricator.
The oil which has dropped from the ends of the journal or neck B into the
receptacles F, flows back into the groove D, through the passage G formed in the
under side of the plumber block.
The journal or neck may have one, two, or more flanges H formed on its internal
periphery, for the purpose of gripping the shaft.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. The journal or neck B formed of brass or other antifriction metal, with the
lugs for the purpose substantially as described and represented in the accompanying
drawings.
2. Journals or necks formed of brass or other antifriction metal, the two halves of
such journals being secured in the manner herein described, having internal flanges
for the purpose of gripping the shaft, substantially as described and represented in
the accompanying drawings.
1887.
FRANK JAS. WALWORTH,
Town Hall Chambers,
72, New Market Street, Bradford,
Agent for the Applicants.