Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 5th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Dec., 1888
I JOHN WILLIAM WAILES of Bescot Walsall in the county of Stafford Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object is to provide simple and efficient machinery or apparatus for cutting off
or partly cutting off and for shaping rings or discs of metal from hollow or solid
heated metal ingots or masses of metal particularly iron and steel when such metal is
circular or nearly circular in cross section.
Apparatus under my invention consists of two or more rollers to which rotary
motion in the same direction is given for carrying and rotating the metal to be cut,
in combination with a cutting disc free to rotate on an axis and caused to approach
and enter the metal to be cut by hydraulic pressure. The axis of the disc is
conveniently coupled direct to a hydraulic ram.
In combination with the above apparatus I employ a feed device such as a chain or
hydraulic apparatus for giving traverse motion at the required times to the metal to
be cut.
The rings discs or cheeses of metal are used in the manufacture of tyres or for
other purposes as may be required.
When the rings discs or cheeses of metal are to be manufactured into tyres or
other articles having flanges 1 form the carrying rollers so that the rings or discs or
cheeses will have somewhat of the requisite shape imparted to them by the said
carrying rollers.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1888
J. T. KING,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Cutting and Shaping
Heated Metal
I JOHN WILLIAM WAILES of Bescot Walsall in the County of Stafford Engineer, 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 is to provide simple and efficient machinery or apparatus for cutting off
or partly cutting off and for shaping rings or discs of metal from hollow or solid
heated metal ingots or masses of metal particularly iron and steel when such metal is
circular or nearly circular in cross section.
Apparatus under my invention consists of two or more rollers to which rotary
motion in the same direction is given for carrying and rotating the metal to be cut,
in combination with a cutting disc free to rotate on an axis and caused to approach
and enter the metal to be cut by hydraulic pressure. The axis of the disc is
conveniently coupled direct to a hydraulic ram.
.
In combination with the above apparatus I employ a feed device such as a chain or
hydraulic apparatus for giving traverse motion at the required times to the metal to
be cut.
The rings discs or cheeses of metal are used in the manufacture of tyres or for.
other purposes as may be required.
When the rings discs or cheeses of metal are to be manufactured into tyres or
other articles having flanges I form the carrying rollers so that the rings or discs or
cheeses will have somewhat of the requisite shape imparted to them by the said
carrying rollers.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an end view and fig. 2 a side elevation of apparatus under my invention.
a frame. brollers carried in bearings c on the frame «. 2 gear for giving rotary
motion to the rollers b. e heated ingot or metal to be cut. roller free to rotate in
bearings g on the hydraulic ram h. cutting disc secured to the roller f. j cylinder
for the hydraulic ram h. klifting ram biting in a cylinder superposed on the
cylinder j. m tie rods connecting the rams hand k. Valves and gear of any usual
kind are used for controlling the How of water to and from the ram cylinders. m feed
rain for pushing forward the ingot to be cut. o ram cylinder secured to any suitable
bed. prod secured to the ram n and provided with a chain q passing over a pulley >
and attached to a weight for drawing the ram back into the cylinder. after it has
completed its stroke. A valve of any ordinary construction is used for regulating
the flow of water to and from the cylinder o. e is the heated air or mass of metal to
be cut into discs. It is advantageous to cast or form one end of the metal with a
cup shaped recess so that there may be enough metal to stand firm on the rolls when
the last disc is being cut off

page_text: The action is as follows; the ingot e is pushed into the required position by the
ram n the rolls bare set in motion so as to cause the heated metal or ingot to rotate,
hydraulic pressure is then allowed to act on the ram and the disc i is pressed against
the ingot. The said disc rotates with the ingot and cuts off the portion required.
At the same time the rollers b and give to a certain extent the required shape to the
ingot.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
First. The combination of two or more rollers 6 provided with driving gear with a
cutting disc free to rotate on an axis and hydraulic apparatus for giving to and fro
motion to the said disc for the purpose set forth.
Second. The combination of apparatus under the first part with feed appliances
substantially as set forth.
Third. In apparatus for cutting heated metal the combination of a cutting disc
with carrying and shaping rollers substantially as set forth.
Dated this Third day of November 1888.
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.