Year: 1897

page_text: We, EMMANUEL JEAN BAPTISTE FOURE, Inspector of Customs at Alexandria,
Egypt, and HENRI TUULE, Engineer, of the Port of Alexandria, Egypt, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to a passenger-coach more particularly designed for
express trains or trains de lure and which coach is characterised by certain
arrangements for rendering the stay of the passengers therein as comfortable and
as hygienic as possible.
To afford an exact description of our invention we have shewn our improved
coach on the annexed drawings, on which,
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view in elevation of the coach shewing the arrange-
ment of a ventilating pipe and of a window which may be worked automatically
and be closed hermetically.
Figure 2 is a plan view shewing the interior of the coach.
Figure 3 is a section across one of the compartments.
Our coach is intended to be of great length and is formed of a long compartment
or room mounted on two bogies: this general form of a coach is well known and
we do not include this as part of our invention, which consists of the interior
arrangement and control of portions thereof.
The carriage is divided interiorly into a certain number of compartments A A
served or reached by a side corridor B which returns at the two ends of the
carriage at B B thus forming two ante-chambers or admittance rooms into
which the passengers enter by doors C. The two end compartments are, the one
for servants and others who may be required to attend to the travellers, the
other forming two water-closets E E. The compartments open into the side
corridor and into the ante-rooms by doors F suitably, arranged. Each of these
compartments for travellers is fitted according to its dimensions with two or four
arm chairs or couches, G.
In the coach which we have shewn, two compartments contain two arm-chairs
or seats and the others contain four; this arrangement in the number of chairs
or seats may, of course, be varied as desired.
The outer walls of the case or room are furnished with large windows H H . .
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fitted with glass panes, and the windows open into the compartments A. D, E and
into the side corridor B; certain of these windows are closed by the help of
glass panes fixed to frames and the remainder are closed by movable panes, the
raising and the lowering of which are performed mechanically, thus entailing
no exertion on the part of the traveller: this point is important; the windows of
a coach being as large as possible in dimensions so as to allow light and air to
enter freely, the windows would be of such a weight as to render their manipula-
tion very awkward or difficult, especially for ladies and persons who are not
strong.
In our invention the pane encased in a suitable framework is held by two endless
chains II; each of these chains, near the floor of the coach, passes around a return
pulley and at the upper part or end towards the roof of the coach, after having been
deflected or guided in any suitable direction by rollers J1, passes over a pinion K
fixed to the ends of a shaft suitably journaled or pivoted on which are also fixed
two toothed wheels K₁ of larger diameter engaging the pinion L keyed on the
shaft of an electric motor L
The pane may be controlled by only one of the two chains which hold it; but
the control at the two sides is preferable. Near the return pulley J, so that the
two portions of the chain may not be too strained and may be held in proper
tension, a pulley J2 is arranged so as to deflect it somewhat.
The electrical motors are put into motion by a current from any suitable source;
a dynamo or storage, batteries arranged either on the locomotive or in the coach,
may be used as also any other convenient source of electricity; we may use any
suitable means for obtaining this current and may here remark that this coach is
intended to be used with a locomotive having an auxiliary electric driving motor
in which case the electric current may be obtained from the electrical station etc.
on the locomotive, which current is necessary to the working of the motors
controlling the windows and it may also serve to light the train without using
a special installation for this purpose. In the circuit of each of these motors' is
keyed a switch for the use of the passengers whereby they may cause the raising
and lowering of the windows. The roof of the coach is formed of two walls M Mi
with a certain space between them in this latter are arranged the motors con-
trolling the window frames and there are also placed two pipes N N extending
the whole length of the coach and serving for the ventilation as also the warming
of the carriages as will be hereafter seen; the pipes of the various coaches are
connected together by any suitable flexible couplings and terminate in two tubes
or pipes arranged on the locomotive parallel to its main-axle and opening in
advance thereof; the air rushes into the pipes and is conveyed into the various
compartments by branch pipes N' delivering by suitable passages near the arm
chairs at openings n furnished with suitable railings or grids; by means of this
system perfect ventilation is assured.
Further, in summer, the double roof of the coach and the layer of air between
lessen the tendency of the temperature of the coach itself to become raised.
This system also allows of the heating of the coaches for this purpose, the air
in its passage along the pipes of the locomotive is warmed by means of suitable
arrangements. This method may be of any convenient kind but we prefer an
arrangement which utilises escape steam.
The air thus raised to the desired temperature follows the same passage as did
the cold air; but instead of entering the coach by openings n at about half a man's
height, it is introduced therein through openings n¹ arranged lower and furnished
with dampers to modify the amount of warm air admitted; a valve is arranged to
cut off communication between the tube, and branch pipe having the opening
or exit n specially designed for cold air. The two tubes N may be replaced by
a single one of larger section.
Our coach may be furnished with the usual furniture and accessories, electric
lighting etc., means for communicating with the guard, and the ordinary vacuum
or other brakes etc. etc.

page_text: It will be remarked that the working of the windows is not necessarily made
by electrical means and that we reserve the right of working the frames by any
mechanical means that will only necessitate the traveller's pressing a button,
working a valve, operating a switch etc. and for the sake of example we mention
a small compressed air motor.
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Improvements in and connected with Railway Coaches.
We, EMMANUEL JEAN BAPTISTE FOURE, Inspector of Customs at Alexandria,
Egypt, and HENRI THUILE, Engineer, of the Port of Alexandria, Egypt, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to a passenger-coach more particularly designed for
express trains or trains de lure and which coach is characterised by certain
arrangements for rendering the stay of the passengers therein as comfortable and
as hygienic as possible.
To afford an exact description of our invention we have shewn our improved
coach on the drawings (filed with the Provisional Specification,) on which,
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view in elevation of the coach shewing the arrange-
ment of a ventilating pipe and of a window which may be worked automatically
and be closed hermetically.
Figure 2 is a plan view shewing the interior of the coach.
Figure 3 is a section across one of the compartments.
Our coach is intended to be of great length and is formed of a long compartment
or room mounted on two bogies; this general form of a coach is well known and
we do not include this as part of our invention which consists of the interior
arrangement and control of portions thereof.
The carriage is divided interiorly into a certain number of compartments A A
served or reached by a side corridor B which returns at the two ends of the
carriage at B 13 thus forming two ante-chambers or admittance rooms into
which the passengers enter by doors C. The two end compartments are. the one
for servants and the others who may be required to attend to the travellers, the
other forming two water-closets E E. The compartments open into the side
corridor and into the ante-rooms by doors F suitably arranged. Each of these
compartments for travellers is fitted according to its dimensions with two or four
arm chairs or couches G.
In the coach which we have shewn, two compartments contain two arm-chairs
or seats and the others contain four: this arrangement in the number of chairs
or seats may of course, be varied as desired.
The outer walls of the case or room are furnished with large windows H H..
fitted with glass panes, and the windows open into the compartments A.. D, E and
into the side corridor B; certain of these windows are closed by the help of
glass panes fixed to frames and the remainder are closed by movable panes, the
raising and the lowering of which are performed mechanically, thus entailing
no exertion on the part of the traveller; this point is important; the windows of

page_text: a coach being as large as possible in dimensions so as to allow light and air to
enter freely, the windows would be of such a weight as to render their manipula-
tion very awkward or difficult, especially for ladies and persons who are not
strong.
In our invention the pane encased in a suitable framework is held by two endless
chains II; each of these chains, near the floor of the coach, passes around a return
pulley J and at the upper part or end towards the roof of the coach, after having been
deflected or guided in any suitable direction by rollers J, passes over a pinion K
fixed to the ends of a shaft suitably journaled or pivoted on which are also fixed
two toothed wheels K of larger diameter engaging the pinion L keyed on the
shaft of an electric motor L
The pane may be controlled by only one of the two chains which hold it; but
the control at the two sides is preferable. Near the return pulley J, so that the
two portions of the chain may not be too strained and may be held in proper
tension, a pulley J2 is arranged so as to deflect it somewhat.
The electrical motors are put into motion by a current from any suitable source;
a dynamo or storage batteries arranged either on the locomotive or in the coach,
may be used as also any other convenient source of electricity; we may use any
suitable means for obtaining this current and may here remark that this coach is
intended to be used with a locomotive having an auxiliary electric driving motor
in which case the electric current may be obtained from the electrical station etc.
on the locomotive, which current is necessary to the working of the motors
controlling the windows and it may also serve to light the train without using
a special installation for this purpose. In the circuit of each of these motors is
keyed a switch for the use of the passengers whereby they may cause the raising
and lowering of the windows. The roof of the coach is formed of two walls M M
with a certain space between them in this latter are arranged the motors con-
trolling the window frames and there are also placed two pipes N N extending
the whole length of the coach and serving for the ventilation as also the warming
of the carriages as will be hereafter seen; the pipes of the various coaches are
connected together by any suitable flexible couplings and terminate in two tubes
or pipes arranged on the locomotive parallel to its main-axle and opening in
advance thereof; the air rushes into the pipes and is conveyed into the various
compartments by branch pipes N₁ delivering by suitable passages near the arm
chairs at openings n furnished with suitable railings or grids; by means of this
system perfect ventilation is assured.
Further, in summer, the double roof of the coach and the layer of air between
lessen the tendency of the temperature of the coach itself to become raised.
This system also allows of the heating of the coaches for this purpose, the air
in its passage along the pipes of the locomotive is warmed by means of suitable
arrangements. This method may be of any convenient kind but we prefer an
arrangement which utilises escape steam.
The air thus raised to the desired temperature follows the same passage as did
the cold air but instead of entering the coach by openings n at about half a man's
height, it is introduced therein through openings n arranged lower and furnished
with dampers to modify the amount of warm air admitted; a valve is arranged to
cut off communication between the tube and branch pipe having the opening
or exit n specially designed for cold air. The two tubes N may be replaced by
a single one of larger section.
Our coach may be furnished with the usual furniture and accessories, electric
lighting etc., means for communicating with the guard, and the ordinary vacuum
or other brakes etc. etc.
It will be remarked that the working of the windows is not necessarily made
by electrical means and that we reserve the right of working the frames by any
mechanical means that will only necessitate the traveller's pressing a button.
working a valve, operating a switch etc. and for the sake of example we mention
a small compressed air motor.

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:-
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1. In combination with a railway coach, an arrangement of window frames
mechanically electrically or otherwise controlled, necessitating only the actuating
or operating by the traveller of a switch, a valve or cock, as above described and
illustrated in the drawings.
2. In combination with a coach, an arrangement of window frames electrically
operated and consisting essentially of a frame mounted on two chains I I arranged
vertically and passing over rollers J J1 J2, driven by an electrical motor L' the
circuit of which can be broken by means of a suitable switch as above described
and illustrated in the drawings.
3. In combination with a coach, a system of ventilating and heating, formed
by a double or a single pipe N N arranged longitudinally in the double wall M M
of the coach roof, these pipes N N communicating with tubes N¹ opening each
by or near the seats at openings n ก the one for ventilation
by means of cool air, the other for ventilation by warm air, the
pipes N being connected from vehicle to vehicle and forming two continuous tubes
along the train, which tubes join two pipes placed on the locomotive open towards
the forward part of this latter, the air which enters the last mentioned tubes
being capable of being warmed, as above described and set forth.
Duted this 20th day of Santana 1908