Improvements in Counterbalance or Regulator for Correction of Engine Governors.
Year: 1889

page_text: Dat. of Application, 25th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1839-Accepted, 22nd Mar.,
1890
TROYIDIUNAL DE MUITIVATION.
Improvements in Counterbalance or Regulator for Correction of
Engine Governors.
JAMES BURTINSHAW Engineer 31 Bradley Street Lever Street Manchester do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The nature of my invention is to correctly govern steam or other engines, so that
whether the load be uniform or changeable or in event of steam varying in pressure,
the running of the engine shall practically be one uniform speed. 1 accomplish this
by my construction of a balance regulator, represented by Figs. I & II having for
their connections, unions, as represented by Figs. 3 & 4, as hereinafter described,
& which is applied either directly or indirectly to the governor.
The variations of speed arising from proportions of any governor are counter-
balanced by subtraction or addition of weight, as the case may be, by the regulator
acting in conjunction with rise & fall of governor.
My construction of regulator is as follows-Having two movable vessels on ends of
a two armed lever, partially filled with mercury or any weighting liquid, which
oscillating displace through a fixed & inflexible tube the required amount of fluid to
counter balance the proportions of governor. The amount of weight required being
equal to the amount of weight per inch in depth of vessels.
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As it is necessary for the best results of correction, to place the vessels in various
positions, but always as near the centre of working as possible I employ a suitable
centred arm drooping below centre of shaft upon which the regulator oscillates &
support tubes or vessels at their bases through loose sockets as per Fig. 1-Also I
employ a direct droop as per Fig. II. These vessels having for the connection a tube
of inflexible & rigid construction, with facings either convex or concave as per Fig. I
(for the purpose of giving great strength & permanence to the union). This may be
accomplished also by a weaker method, viz. employing the ordinary screw, or left &
right screw unions.
It is obvious that in joining the two vessels by facings or screws, it is necessary
that the two vessels are allowed to move, my socket at base as per Figs. I & 4 readily
lends itself to that purpose.
The inflexible or rigid connection may or may not be placed through centre of
vessels, corresponding to position of arm which likewise may or may not be placed in
centre, as Figs. 4.
Dated this 21st day of Ontahan 1000
JAMES BURTINSHAW,
31, Bradley Street, Lever Street, Manchester.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Counterbalance or Regulator for Correction of
Engine Governors.
JAMES BURTINSHAW Engineer 31 Bradley Street Lever Street Manchester, 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:
The object of my invention is to correctly govern steam or other engines, so that
whether the load be uniform or changeable or in event of the steam being changeable
in pressure the running of the engine shall be practically one uniform speed.
accomplish this by my construction of a balance regulator which is applied either
directly or indirectly to governor.

page_text: The variations of speed arising from proportions of any governor are counter-
balanced by subtraction or addition of weight, as the case may be, by regulator acting
in conjunction with rise & fall of governor. My construction of regulator or counter-
balance is as follows-
Having two movable vessels or ends of a two armed lever, partially filled with any
weighting liquid, which oscillating displace through a tube the necessary amount of
fluid, required to counterbalance the proportions of the governor the amount of weight
required being equal to amount of fluid per inch in depth.
As it is a necessity to place the tubes, for the best correction or counterbalance, in
various positions but as near centre of working as possible I employ a suitable centred
arm drooping below centre of shaft upon which it oscillates & support tubes or
vessels at their bases through loose sockets. These vessels having for the connection
a tube with facings for the purpose of giving permenance & strength to the union as
per Fig. 3 in Provisional Specifications.
This may be done also by another method viz. employing the ordinary screw or
right & left screw unions with or without faced locknuts.
It is obvious that in joining the two tubes together either by screws or facings, it is
necessary that the vessels are allowed to traverse, my socket at base of vessel readily
lends itself to that purpose.
These tubes may or may not be placed through centre of vessels, corresponding
to position of arm which likewise may or may not be placed in centre as per Figs. 4 of
Provisional Specifications.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is.
1) The combination of two vessels containing mercury or any liquid, supported at
their bases by a two armed lever, the lever running through loose sockets at their
base for purpose as herein before described.
2) The combination of foregoing with an inflexible tubing affixed for connection
having facings or by ordinary screw or right & left screw unions with or without
faced locknuts.
Dated this 12th day of November 1889.
JAMES BURTINSHAW.