IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARA- TUS FOR RAISING OR PROPELLING WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Simon, of No. 7, St. Peter's Square, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARA-
TUS FOR RAISING OR PROPELLING WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS." A commu-
nication from abroad by Gebrüder Klein, A. Scholl, and E. Gaertner, all of
Vienna, in the Austrian Empire.
Sealed the 5th July 1878, and dated the 12th February 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Simon at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th February 1878.
3.
HENRY SIMON, of No. 7, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR RAISING OR PROPELLING WATER AND
OTHER LIQUIDS." [A communication from abroad by Gebrüder Klein, A. Schnoll,
and E. Gaertner, all of Vienna, in the Austrian Empire.]
This Invention relates to improved apparatus more particularly applicable for
raising water from mines, coffer dams, and the like, which can be employed either
entirely submerged in the water, resting on the bottom of the shaft or pit, or raised
above the water level. Being entirely self contained, it requires no foundation or
framing to fix it to, and it can even be used in a suspended position.
The apparatus consists of a casing in which are formed two opposite chambers
having the form in plan of two segments of a circle connected at their apices
by a small central space of cylindrical shape, where it is not open to the two
chambers.
In vertical section the two chambers are of rectangular shape; into them is fitted
a rectangular blade with a central boss fitting the before-mentioned central space,
which is provided with suitable metallic packing, so as to effect a perfect separation
of the two chambers.
The blade is also provided with packing, fitting against the chambers like that of
a piston, of which the blade is the equivalent.
The blade is made to sweep backwards and forwards in the two chambers,
turning on its central boss, steam or compressed air being admitted alternately on

page_text: opposite sides of the blade in the one chamber, so as to produce such motion, while
the other part of the blade in being moved backwards and forwards in the other
chamber, draws the water or other liquid to be raised or propelled on the one side,
and at the same time propels the water which it had previously drawn in on the other
side.
On each side of the last-named chamber, and communicating therewith by side
openings, are two other chambers, each containing a suction valve, and above this a
delivery valve, which are by preference of elliptic form, in order to conform as
nearly as possible with the oblong shape of the chambers.
Below the suction valve a short suction branch projects from the bottom of each
valve chamber, a suction pipe or hose being attached to the branch, if the apparatus
is to operate above the water level, or if it is situated below the water level, they
are merely covered with a wire gauze cap to keep out solid matter. A delivery
pipe projects from the top of each valve chamber, uniting to a single pipe a short
distance above.
The steam or compressed air for working the apparatus is led down through a
pipe to a valve box on the top of the apparatus containing a slide valve similar to that
of a steam engine, which by means of ports and passages formed in the casing
causes the fluid pressure to pass alternately to opposite sides of the working chamber,
so as to actuate the reciprocating blade, as before described, an eduction port being
also provided, connected to an escape pipe, for the emission of the steam or air after
having done duty.
The motion of the slide is effected as follows:-The upper trunnion projecting
up from the boss of the reciprocating blade carries outside of the casing an arm,
which consequently moves to and fro in the same manner as the blade. At each
end stroke this arm imparts motion by a rod with tappets to the valve or slide of a
small cylinder supplied with steam or air pressure by a small branch pipe, and
having a piston, the rod of which is connected to a lever that works the main-
slide. Thus, as the reciprocating blade approaches its end stroke, its arm actuates
the valve of the auxiliary cylinder, so as to admit steam thereto, and thus to 3
cause the main slide to be moved, in order to effect the return stroke of the
blade. The slide has a slight lead given it, so as to cushion the blade at end
stroke, and in addition, spring buffers may be provided in the sides of the
working chamber to receive the blow of the blade, should it not be cushioned by
the steam. .
The entire apparatus is by preference enclosed within a sheet metal casing, the
lower part of which is perforated to allow the water to enter to the suction tubes
when the apparatus is used in a submerged position.
It may be arranged so that the axis of the reciprocating blade is either vertical,
horizontal, or inclined. As the apparatus operates with best effect when working
at a certain speed, this may be regulated by inserting at any convenient point of
the delivery pipe a screw vane which is rotated by the passing water, and the
spindle of which drives a governor that acts upon a throttle valve in the steam or
compressed air pipe.
The power of the apparatus depends upon the pressure of the steam or air employed,
and upon the relative capacities of the working and pumping chambers, as these
may either be of equal size, or the one larger than the other..

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Simon in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 26th July
1878.
HENRY SIMON, of No. 7, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR RAISING OR PROPELLING WATER
AND OTHER LIQUIDS." A communication from abroad by Gebrüder Klein, A. Schpoll,
and E. Gaertner, all of Vienna, in the Austrian Empire.
This Invention relates to improved apparatus more particularly applicable for
raising water from mines, coffer dams, and the like, which can be employed either
entirely submerged in the water, resting on the bottom of the shaft or pit, or raised
above the water level. Being entirely self-contained it requires no foundation or
framing to fix it to, and it can even be used in a suspended position.
The apparatus consists of a casing in which are formed two opposite chambers
having the form in plan of two segments of a circle connected at their apices by a
small central space of cylindrical shape, where it is not open to the two chambers.
In vertical section the two chambers are of rectangular shape; into them is fitted
a rectangular blade with a central boss fitting the before-mentioned central space,
which is provided with suitable metallic packing, so as to effect a perfect separation
of the two chambers.
The blade is also provided with packing fitting against the chambers, like that
of a piston, of which the blade is the equivalent.
The blade is made to sweep backwards and forwards in the two chambers, turning
on its central boss, steam or compressed air being admitted alternately on opposite
sides of the blade in the one chamber so as to produce such motion, while the other
part of the blade, in being moved backwards and forwards in the other chamber,
draws the water or other liquid to be raised or propelled on the one side, and at
the same time propels the water which it had previously drawn in on the other
side.
On each side of the last-named chamber, and cominunicating therewith by side
openings, are two other chambers, each containing a suction valve, and above this a
delivery valve, which are, by preference, of elliptic form, in order to conform as
nearly as possible with the oblong shape of the chambers.
Below the suction valve a short suction branch projects from the bottom of each
valve chamber, a suction pipe or hose being attached to the branch if the apparatus
is to operate above the water level; or, if it is situated below the water level, they
are merely covered with a wire gauze cap to keep out solid matter. A delivery
pipe projects from the top of each valve chamber, uniting to a single pipe a short
distance above.
The steam or compressed air for working the apparatus is led down through a
pipe to a valve box on the top of the apparatus containing a slide valve similar to
that of a steam engine, which by means of ports and passages formed in the casing
causes the fluid pressure to pass alternately to opposite sides of the working chamber,
so as to actuate the reciprocating blade, as before described, an eduction port being
also provided connected to an escape pipe for the emission of the steam or air after
having done duty.
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The motion of the slide is effected as follows: The upper trunnion projecting up
from the boss of the reciprocating blade carries outside of the casing an arm, which
consequently moves to and fro in the same manner as the blade. At each end
stroke this arm imparts motion by a rod with tappets to the valve or slide of a
small cylinder supplied with steam or air pressure by a small branch pipe, and
having a piston, the rod of which is connected to a lever that works the main slide.
Thus, as the reciprocating blade approaches its end stroke its arm actuates the
valye of the auxiliary cylinder so as to admit steam thereto, and thus to cause the
main slide to be moved, in order to effect the return stroke of the blade. The slide
has a slight lead given to it, so as to cushion the blade at end stroke; and, in

page_text: The suction pipes terminate in perforated or porous guards t, t', within the lower
part of the casing J, which encloses the entire apparatus, and which has a number
of holes through the lower portions of its sides for admitting the liquid to the
suction. This arrangement is adapted for use when the apparatus is submerged.
When it is arranged above the water level, the two suction pipes are united by a
breeched pipe leading down to the water.
The discharge of the liquid is conducted away by branches H, H', joining at K
into one pipe L, in which may be mounted a screw or turbine to give rotation,
as shewn in Fig. 10, to a governor working a throttle valve in the supply pipe C.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents,
I claim the herein-before described construction of apparatus for raising or propelling
water and other liquids by the action of a blade piston reciprocating in segmental
spaces of a cylinder on an axis in the centre of the cylinder, the blade on the one.
side of the axis being worked by steam or compressed air like the piston of a
double-acting steam engine, and the blade on the other side of the axis being thus
made to act as the piston of a double-acting pump drawing in and discharging
liquid through suitable valves.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Simon, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
HENRY SIMON. (L.S.)