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US115145A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L17/00—Slide valve-gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part annularly-shaped valves surrounding working cylinder or piston
    • F01L17/02—Drive or adjustment during operation, peculiar thereto, e.g. for reciprocating and oscillating movements or for several valves one inside the other
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • This invention consists mainly in so con.- structing and combining two valves that one of them shall supply steam alternately to each end of the cylinder, while the other is. em-
  • Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of an ordinary slide-valve, havin g an auxiliary valve located in the chamber usually employed for receiving the exhaust "steam.
  • Fig. 2 represents a similar sectional elevation, the auxiliary valve, however, being adapted to deliver steam alternately to each end-of the cylinder, while the side-valve is employed for controlling the exhaust.
  • the object of this invention is to produce an arrangement of valves for engines which shall be very slmple in construction, and not exceed in cost, materially, the ordinary slidevalve, and 'at the same time possess all the advantages of the best modern fan-valve arrangements.
  • This result is accomplished by the employment of an additional or auxiliary valve, which is preferably located below the T slide-valve in the chamber ordinaril y provided for the exhaust steam.
  • A, Fig. 2 represents a steam-chest, which is provided. with a valve, B, of any proper construction.
  • 0 represents the auxiliary valve located beneath the main valve in thepassage ordinarily used forreceivingthe exhaust steam, the latter being adapted for its reception, as shown.
  • acre presenttheports of the main valve, arranged in the usual well-known manner.
  • I) represent the ports of the auxiliary valve, through which live steam from the boiler is admitted directly to the cylinder.
  • the auxiliary valve is preferably connected to the governor by any suitable devices, by which means its delivery of steam to the cylinder is controlled in accordance with the varying speed" dispensed with in all engines where the steamvalve is automatic.
  • valves may be reversedthat is, the live steam may be admitted through the steam-chest in the ordinary manner, and the auxiliary valve be employed to control the exhaust-ports.
  • FIG. 1 A modification of my invention is shown in Fig. 1, in which the parts are so arranged that the live steam which enters by the auxiliary valve is delivered to the main valve,
  • valves are .simple and inexpensive in their construction, and are not liable to get out of order.
  • valves may be employed, for I do not limit myself to any particular form of valve or arrangement of valve-gear, nor do I confine myself to a single cylinder; but
  • An auxiliary valve arranged in the exhmist-chamber, in combination with the main having the ports a a b b relatively arranged, valve, substantially as described. as described.

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UNITED. STATES JoHN o. WOODHEAD, or ALLE HENY orrv, PENNSYLVANIA.
IMPROVEMENT IN STEAM-ENGINES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,145, dated May 23, 1871. g
- To all whom, it may concern:
, Be it known that 1, JOHN C. WOODHEATD, of Allegheny'Oity, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Steam-Engines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i a
This invention consists mainly in so con.- structing and combining two valves that one of them shall supply steam alternately to each end of the cylinder, while the other is. em-
ployed for controlling the exhaust. It further consists, also, in certain modifications and in certain details of construction, which will be fully described hereinafter.
In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of an ordinary slide-valve, havin g an auxiliary valve located in the chamber usually employed for receiving the exhaust "steam. Fig. 2 represents a similar sectional elevation, the auxiliary valve, however, being adapted to deliver steam alternately to each end-of the cylinder, while the side-valve is employed for controlling the exhaust.
To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I'will now proceed to describe fully its construction and manner of operation.
The object of this invention is to produce an arrangement of valves for engines which shall be very slmple in construction, and not exceed in cost, materially, the ordinary slidevalve, and 'at the same time possess all the advantages of the best modern fan-valve arrangements. This result is accomplished by the employment of an additional or auxiliary valve, which is preferably located below the T slide-valve in the chamber ordinaril y provided for the exhaust steam.
A, Fig. 2, represents a steam-chest, which is provided. with a valve, B, of any proper construction. 0 represents the auxiliary valve located beneath the main valve in thepassage ordinarily used forreceivingthe exhaust steam, the latter being adapted for its reception, as shown. acrepresenttheports of the main valve, arranged in the usual well-known manner. I) I) represent the ports of the auxiliary valve, through which live steam from the boiler is admitted directly to the cylinder. The auxiliary valve is preferably connected to the governor by any suitable devices, by which means its delivery of steam to the cylinder is controlled in accordance with the varying speed" dispensed with in all engines where the steamvalve is automatic.
If desired, of course the operation of these valves may be reversedthat is, the live steam may be admitted through the steam-chest in the ordinary manner, and the auxiliary valve be employed to control the exhaust-ports.
A modification of my invention is shown in Fig. 1, in which the parts are so arranged that the live steam which enters by the auxiliary valve is delivered to the main valve,
which distributes it to the cylinder.
Byaneans of my invention I am enabled to obtain all the advantages possessed by the most elaborate valve arrangements, without materially increasing the cost of the ordinary slide-valve, the throttle-valve and its connections being dispensed with. y
I obtain variable expansion with invariable exhaust. The steam is admitted at about boiler pressure, and thus the loss of fuel from wire drawing is avoided, a steady and uniform. motion is obtained, and a saving of fuel effected.
The valves are .simple and inexpensive in their construction, and are not liable to get out of order.
Other forms of valves maybeemployed, for I do not limit myself to any particular form of valve or arrangement of valve-gear, nor do I confine myself to a single cylinder; but
"Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
- 1. An auxiliary valve, arranged in the exhmist-chamber, in combination with the main having the ports a a b b relatively arranged, valve, substantially as described. as described. v
2. The combination of the single induction- This specification signed and witnessed this valve supplying steam directly to each end of 4th day of March, 1871.
the cylinder, with an eduction-valve contr01- J. (J. VVOODHEAD. ling only the exhanstports, substantially as \Vitnesscs: described. 1). NEILLIE,
3. The combination of the valves B and O, H. IsHEN.
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