Utilizing the Motion of Locomotives, Railway and other Carriages, Tricycles, and other Vehicles of Various Descrip- tions, in Relation to their Springs or Axles or other Parts, and also the "Motion of the Springs themselves.
Year: 1885

page_text: Utilizing
the Motion of Locomotives, Railway and other
Carriages, Tricycles, and other Vehicles of Various Descrip-
tions, in Relation to their Springs or Axles or other Parts,
and also the "Motion of the Springs themselves.
I WILLIAM FREDERICK BARTON MASSEY-MAINWARING of 30 Grosvenor Place,
in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for UTILIZING THE MOTION OF LOCOMOTIVES, RAILWAY AND OTHER
CARRIAGES TRICYCLES AND OTHER VEHICLES OF VARIOUS DESCRIPTIONS IN RELATION
TO THEIR SPRINGS OR AXLES OR OTHER PARTS, AND ALSO THE MOTION OF THE
SPRINGS THEMSELVES, to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object the utilization of the motion of locomotives
railway and other carriages, tricycles and other vehicles of various descriptions in
relation to their springs or axles or other parts and also the motion of the springs
themselves, for various useful purposes.
For this purpose according to one method I fix to one or more of the springs,
or to the axle tree, axle box, or other suitable part of a carriage a piston which
works within a cylinder fixed to the body of the carriage or vehicle or to any
suitable moving part, or I reverse the position of the parts or I connect to one of
such parts a forked or other arm or projection which acts upon a lever connected
with an air pump fixed to the other of such parts and I fix the various parts in
such manner that they shall be capable of working correctly and easily with each
other notwithstanding the relatively varying angles assumed by the parts in the
progress of the locomotive, carriage or other vehicle.
The air or compressed air thus obtained by the action of the pump may be
applied to any useful purpose for which it may be found applicable.
Or instead of compressing air to be afterwards employed as may be desired I may
attach to one moving part a rack and to another moving part a pinion provided
with a ratchet or other means to ensure its being driven in one direction only
whereby I may give motion directly to any desired object or I may employ, other
mechanical means to effect a similar object as will be readily understood.
Data LL
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page_text: and also the Motion of the Springs themselves.
I WILLIAM FREDERICK BARTON MASSEY-MAINWARING of 30 Grosvenor Place
in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, 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 invention has for its object the utilization of the motion of locomotives,
railway and other carriages, tricycles and other vehicles of various descriptions in
relation to their springs or axles or other parts, and also the motion of the springs
themselves, for various useful purposes.
For this purpose, according to one method I fix to one or more of the springs or
to the axletree, axle box, or other suitable part of a carriage, a piston which
works within a cylinder fixed to the body of the carriage or vehicle or to any
suitable moving part, or I reverse the position of the parts or I connect to one of
such parts a forked or other arm or projection which acts upon a lever connected
with an air pump fixed to the other of such parts and I fix the various parts in
such manner that they shall be capable of working correctly and easily with each
other notwithstanding the relatively varying angles assumed by the parts in the
progress of the locomotive carriage or other vehicle.
The air, or compressed air thus obtained by the action of the pump may be
applied to any useful purpose for which it may be found applicable.
Or instead of compressing air to be afterwards employed as may be desired,
I may attach to one moving part a rack and to another moving part a pinion
provided with a ratchet or other means to ensure its being driven in one direction
only whereby I may give motion directly to any desired object, or I may employ
other mechanical means to effect a similar purpose as will be readily understood.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings to
describe as an example one method in which my invention may be put into
practice.

page_text: sectional plan of parts to be used in connection with the arrangement shown at
Figures 1 and 2 drawn to an enlarged scale. Figure 6 is an end view, Figure 7
is a longitudinal section of the spring barrel and adjacent parts and Figure 7° is
a plan of parts thereof. Figure 8 is an opposite end view Figures 9 and 10 represent
an end view of the spring barrel showing parts in different positions. Figures 11,
12 and 13 are detail views of parts drawn to a larger scale than Figures 5 to 10.
I will first describe the arrangement shown at Figures 1, 2 and 5 to 13.
a is the axle tree of the carriage to which I fix a socket b which receives a ball e¹
at the lower end of a vertical rack rod c, the rack of which takes into and gives
motion to the toothed pinion & mounted loosely on the shaft or axis d at each
descent of the body of the carriage, this toothed pinion d carries a pawl or
driver d' which in one direction gives rotary motion to the shaft or axis d through
the intervention of a ratchet wheel d³ but in the contrary direction the toothed
pinion d runs loosely on the shaft or axis d. The vertical rack rod is guided in a
guide e and is kept up to its work by a roller f carried by a slide f¹ which is pressed
forward by a spring f.
By the construction above described the carriage body is free to move in any
direction.
On the shaft or axis d is fixed a chain wheel d' which by means of a chain g
gives motion to a chain wheel h which is mounted loosely on a fixed shaft i.
This wheel h gives motion in the following manner to the sleeve or hollow shaft j
to which one end of the spring is connected, the other end of which spring is
connected to the barrel l.
In the boss of the chain wheel h is formed a slot 2 and in the boss m¹ of the
single toothed wheel m, which is fixed to the sleeve j, is formed a slot m² corre-
sponding to the slot /².
On the boss m¹ is fixed one end of a spring m³ the other end of which acts upon
the hinged end of the clutch m' to hold the latter in either of the two positions
shown in the drawings. When in the position shown at Figures 5, 6, 7 and 9 the
parts are so clutched or connected together that the chain wheel h will give motion
to the sleeve or hollow shaft j and will consequently wind up the spring k
In order to prevent the running back of the sleeve or hollow shaft ja ratchet
wheel is fixed on the fixed shaft i and a spring pawl jl is fixed on the sleeve or
hollow shaft j. The spring barrel has fixed thereto a toothed wheel which
gears into a toothed wheel n¹ fixed on the shaft or axis n the motion of which
may be applied to any useful purpose.
In order to prevent overwinding and to prevent injury to the parts by the
continued motion of the wheel h I use the following arrangements of parts..
The single toothed wheel m in each revolution of the same moves the toothed
wheel o the distance of one tooth, and continues to do so until the nose of the
wiper o' comes against the clutch lever m' and removes such clutch from the
slots h² and m² when the chain wheel h will be disconnected from the single
toothed wheel m and will consequently be enabled to continue rotating without
communicating any motion to the sleeve or hollow shaft j.
In the running down of the spring when the toothed wheel o has been so far
rotated in the direction represented at Figure 10 that the wiper o¹ by coming
against the clutch m' has thrown it into gear with the slots ², m², the parts are
again in correct position for winding up the spring.
Any suitable number of spring barrels and parts connected therewith may be
carried by a single vehicle.
In Figures 3 and 4 the vertical motion of the carriage is caused to give motion
to parts arranged at right angles to those above described.
It will be readily understood that other arrangements of apparatus may be
substituted for those above described for obtaining power from the motion of
vehicles and that such power may be applied to various useful purposes without
departing from the peculiar character of my invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
Utilizing the motion of locomotives, railway and other carriages, tricycles and
other vehicles of various descriptions, in relation to their springs or axles, or other
parts and also the motion of the springs themselves, substantially as herein
described and for the purpose stated.
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