Workings of Mines or for Analogous Uses.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 6th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1887.
in the Workings of Mines or for Analogous Uses.
We THOMAS ABCHER Junior of Dunston Engine Works, Dunston in the County of
Durham Engineer and THOMAS OXENDALE ROBSON of Redheugh Colliery, Gateshead
in the County of Durham Mining Engineer do hereby declare the nature of our said
Invention to be as follows:-
The object of our Invention is to provide a convenient apparatus by which the ways
or workings of mines or the like can at one operation be wetted or watered at the top
bottom and sides so as to effectually lay the dust.
An apparatus constructed according to our Invention consists of a receptacle for
the water or liquid employed which receptacle can be traversed by being mounted on
wheels and is provided with an outlet for the liquid in connection with which there is
a sprayer or disperser by which the water or liquid flowing from the outlet is dispersed
or sprayed downwards sideways and upwards.
We preferably mount the receptacle on wheels and we provide the said receptacle
with an outlet pipe which leads into the disperser which may consist of a series of
perforated or hollow arms or spokes communicating with the outlet pipe.by a hollow
boss and receiving liquid or water therefrom. This series of arms or spokes is set in
a vertical plane and receives a rotary motion which may be derived by gearing
from the wheels on which the receptacle runs. The arms or spokes may lead into a
perforated ring making the disperser or sprayer of a wheel form.
The hollow boss receives the liquid or water and the centrifugal action sends the
liquid or water outwards from the arms or spokes or the rim in all directions in a
vertical plane or approximately so the quantity of water or liquid dispersed being of
course in accordance with the rate of travel of the apparatus.
We do not limit ourselves to the precise details we have mentioned to explain the
nature of our Invention for example we may use a revolving brush as the sprayer or
disperser the water being received from the receptacle on to the boss of the brush aud
being thrown along the members of the brush by centrifugal force substantially as in
the other case there may be several outlets and several dispersers or sprayers.
Dated this 28th day of December 1886.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the said Thomas Archer, Jr.,
and Thomas Oxendale Robson.

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in the Workings of Mines or for Analogous Uses.
We, THOMAS ARCHER Junior of Dunston Engine Works, Dunston in the County of
Durham Engineer and THOMAS OXENDALE ROBSON of Redheugh Colliery Gateshead
in the County of Durham, Mining Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to he particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement
The object of our Invention is to provide a convenient and efficient apparatus by
which the ways or workings of mines or the like can at one operation be wetted
or watered at the top bottom and sides so as to effectually lay the dust.
An apparatus constructed according to our Invention consists of a receptacle for
the water or liquid employed which receptacle can be traversed by being mounted on
wheels and is provided with an outlet for the liquid in connection with which there is
a sprayer or disperser consisting of a rotating brush or of rotating brushes by which
the water or liquid flowing from the outlet is dispersed or sprayed downwards sideways
and upwards.
We will describe our Invention with reference to the accompanying Drawings
Figure 1 of which is a side elevation of one arrangement according to our Invention.
We preferably mount the receptacle A for water, on wheels A and we provide the
said receptacle with an outlet pipe B controlled by the cock band leading the water to
the disperser which consists of a brush C mounted upon a shaft D supported and
capable of turning in the brackets E and provided at its inner end with a bevel
wheel F with which gears another bevel wheel G on the rotating axis on which one
pair of the wheels A is fixed. The brush C thus receives a rapid rotary motion from
the wheels on which the receptacle runs. The water outlet terminates in a ring or
bent pipe H perforated at the side next the brush so that the water is projected onto
the brush and is dispersed thereby by the centrifugal action due to its rapid rotation.
Figure 2 is a side view and Figure 3 an end view of a modification wherein the water
passes by the pipe B from the receptacle A into the hollow boss of the brush and so
is received thereby to be projected by centrifugal force as described.
The hollow boss and pipe B or the former only are arranged so that they are capable
of being rotated from the axle by the wheels G F the latter being on the shaft D
capable of rotating in the brackets E and the motion is conveyed by the chain or
hand I to the boss of the brush which is thereby rapidly rotated. The quantity of
water or liquid dispersed is of course dependent upon the rate of travel of the
apparatus. There may be several outlets and several dispersers or sprayers.
Figure 4 illustrates a means for keeping the wheels F and G in gear and consists
in providing on the axis of the wheel F a projection a engaging an annular groove b
in the boss of the wheel G.

page_text: 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 :-
First: An apparatus for watering or wetting and laying dust in the workings of
mines or for analogous uses consisting of a travelling receptacle for the water or
liquid and a rotating brush or rotating brushes to which the water or liquid is conveyed
and by which it is distributed substantially as hereinbefore described.
Second-The apparatus hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figure 1 of the
accompanying drawings for the purpose described.
Third The apparatus herein before described and illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 of
the accompanying drawings for the purpose described.
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THOMAS ARCHER, JUNR.
T. O. ROBSON.