improvements in аци
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 14th Dec. 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
improvements in
аци
I, JOHN CORRY FELL, of 1 Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare that the nature of this invention is as
follows:-
This invention relates to wheels and axles for carriages and has for its object the
improved construction of the same.
This invention consists in forming the axle box in sections, which are provided
with projections on their outer sides, the hub being formed in sections with recesses
on the interior thereof; the said sections of box and hub break joint with one
another. The projections of the box and the recesses of the hub are engaged with
one another and are held together by caps, rings, bolts, screws, or other suitable
means. A convenient method of effecting this result is by screwing a cap over the
end of the axle box, which may also serve a reservoir for lubricant.
The rim may be made up of sections, also the tyre, which latter can be attached
to the rim by bolts or other equivalent means.
The spokes connecting the divided rim with the divided hub may be bolted to
the former and screwed into the latter.
Dated this 20th day of September 1895.
FELL & WILDING,
1 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
A communication from abroad by ISAAC DAVIS, of High Street, Armadale,
Victoria, Gentleman.
1, JOHN CORRY FELL, of the Firm of Fell and Wilding, of 1 Queen Victoria
Street, in the City of London, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 relates to an improved metallic wheel and axle for carriages and
other road vehicles, the wheel of which is constructed in such a manner that it and
its contained hub and axle-box are capable of being divided into two or several
parts in order that the wheel may be fitted and secured upon the axle or be easily
removed therefrom. The preferred form of axle has a solid collar on each of its
ends as well as the ordinary inner collar so that when the axle-box is secured
between said collars it and so the wheel will be retained in position without the aid
of screw nuts. The outer end of the axle is enclosed within a grease or oil cap
and which also serves as an adjusting cone piece for the axle-box bearing whilst at
centre of hub and between the spokes I provide a cup lubricator.
The axle-box is divided longitudinally in the same manner as the brasses of a
plummer block its outer end being acted on or held together by said adjusting cone
piece or cap.
The outer surface of the axle-box may either be of rectangular, polygonal or
circular section. The hub is also made of metal and in two pieces or halves

page_text: divided longitudinally, the recess or hole at its centre being made to fit neatly over
the outer surface of the axle-box. The joint of the hub is arranged to lie when
in its place at a position at an angle of forty-five degrees or thereabouts or at right
angles to the joint of the axle-box in order to break joints and also to secure the
two parts of the axle-box together. To prevent the axle-box turning or moving
longitudinally within the hub, the former has projections formed on it which fit or
take into suitable recesses formed in the hub. To secure the two halves of the
hub together both its ends are screwed to receive annular coupling nuts. The
wheel spokes are constructed preferably of weldless steel tubes threaded through
the bub and having their outer ends screwed beyond a small shoulder or solid collar
and over the said onter ends of the spokes a metal rim is placed which is made up
in sections and held in position on the spokes by screw nuts. The tire is also made
up in sections such as in two or more parts the joints of which are arranged to lie
midway between the joints of the metal rim. A channel or recess is formed in the
inner surface of the tire to fit over the nuts at the ends of spokes, whilst the tire
and rim are secured together with countersink head or tapered bolts and nuts and
between the nuts and the tire is a cushion of rubber or leather.
If it be desired to use my improved wheel on what is known as the "Patent
axle" and which has no solid collar on its onter end then I construct the wheel
hub and axle-box as already described save and except that I provide on the inner
end of the divided hub projecting bolts to take into the holes of the loose ring
which is upon the axle or if it is to be used on the common axle the ordinary
screwed nut is employed to hold the axle-box and so the wheel in position.
The annexed drawings illustrate the several parts of my invention and throughout
it similar letters will be used to facilitate reference to corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one half of a complete wheel shewing the rim partly
broken away to shew the joint.
Fig. 2 a sectional side view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shews one half of the hub by itself.
Fig. 4 a horizontal section of axle-box shewing the axle and hub in position or
at line a a of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 a transverse section on line 66 of Fig. 4.
Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of the rim tire and spokes drawn to a larger scale.
Figs. 9 shew the end part of the hub and axle box fitted on an ordinary axle.
Figs. 10 shew a similar view to Fig. 9 when the grease cap is screwed on the
end of axle-box in place of into the hub as shewn in Figures 4 and 9 and
Fig. 11 shews an alternative form of joint for the meeting ends of tire.
In Figs. 1 to 8 the preferred construction of my invention is shewn. A being
the axle furnished with an outer solid collar A' and the ordinary inner collar A
B is the two part axle-box having its outer surface either rectangular, polygonal,
or circular in section and provided with lugs or projections such as B'. B is the
screwed or threaded end part of either the hub or the axle-box which receives the
movable screw cap or cover C. D is the two part hub the core or central hole D'
of which is made to accurately fit over the outer surface of axle-box B, whilst
recesses such as D' are formed to receive the lugs or projections B' of the axle-box.
The inner end D³ of the core or hole of the hub is made large enough to fit over
the inner collar A' of axle and it is provided thereat with a leather dust washer D₁
whilst the outer end of axle-box has an internal thread to receive the cap or
adjusting cone C. Both end parts of the hub are screwed or threaded to receive
the annular screw nuts E and E' respectively and which nuts serve to secure or
couple the two halves of the hub D together. F is the cup lubricator fitted at the
position shewn in Fig. 2. G are the tubular spokes the inner end of each being
provided with a solid countersink end G' and a lock nut G as shewn in Fig. 7,
whilst the outer end part of each is provided with a shoulder G' and a screwed
plug on which is a nut G³ the screwed end part of the spokes pass through holes
formed in the several sections of rim H, and which is secured in position thereon,
by said screw nuts G³. J is the tire of the section shewn in Fig. 6 and the central

page_text: channel J of which fits over the said nuts G³, whilst K is a leather or rubber-
packing or cushion between the nuts and tire as shewn. Both the rim H and
tire J are made in two or more lengths or parts the joints of each being crossed as
shewn in Fig. 1 then on each side of the joint and at other necessary positions they
are bolted together by tapered or countersink bolts such as J².
The end joint of the several sections of the tire I prefer to leave plain although
may be provided with pins j as shewn in Figs. 6 and 7 or it is formed as shewn
in Fig. 11 with a tenon J³ and mortise or recess J which fit neatly into one.
another to prevent the joints moving or springing sidewise.
In Fig. 9 the hub D and axle-box B are similar to those already described with
the exception that the washer nut A³ on end of axle serves as the collar A¹ the
axle A being of ordinary construction that is it is providel with said outer screw-
nut A and which latter holds the axle-box and so the hub and wheel in its place.
In Figs. 10 the hub D and axle A are again similar to those shewn in Fig. 4 but
in this instance the axle-box B is shewn of a square section with its outer end part
circular and screwed at B2 to receive the cap C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven--
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what.
I claim is :-
1. In a metallic wheel and axle for carriages and other road vehicles an axle.
as A having a solid collar such as A¹ formed at its outer end in combination with
the ordinary inner collar or shoulder such as A' and the divided axle-box and hub.
such as B and D respectively substantially as herein described and as illustrated
in my drawings.
2. An axle-box such as B for metallic wheels of carriages and other road
vehicles made in two parts or halves divided longitudinally and of circular or
polygonal section and furnished with projections or lugs such as B' and with an end
screw cap or adjuster such as C substantially as herein described and as illustrated.
in Figs. 4, 5, 9 and 10 of my drawings.
3. A hub such as D for metallic wheels of carriages and other road vehicles
made in two parts or halves divided longitudinally and having its central hole or
core made to fit an axle-box, as covered by Claim 2, said core being provided with
recesses such as D2 and each half of hub provided with holes to receive the
countersink ends of the spokes G, and the two parts secured or coupled together
by annular, nuts or lock rings such as E and E' substantially as herein described
and as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 of my drawings.
4. In a metallic wheel for carriages and other road vehicles the rim H and
tire J both made of channel sections and in parts or sections and secured together
and to the spokes G as herein described and as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8.
and 11 of my drawings.
5. In metallic wheels for carriages and other road vehicles the divided or two
part hub such as D provided with holes to receive spokes such as G-G' and which
spokes are threaded through said holes from the internal surface of hub substantially
as herein described and as illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 6 of my drawings.
6. A metallic wheel and axle for carriages and other road vehicles consisting
of the tire J, rim H and spokes G secured together as specified and the said spokes
being threaded through and secured by countersink ends and lock nuts to the
divided or two part hub such as D in combination with the divided axle-box such
as B the coupling nuts such as E and E' and with either the axle shewn in Fig. 4.
or Fig. 9 of my drawings.
Dated this 14th day of December 1895.
FELL & WILDING,
1 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant..