US269424A

US269424A - Wheel

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Publication number: US269424A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1882-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 1899-12-19

Description

(No Model.)

B. s. JENNINGS.

WHEEL.

No. 269,424. a Patented Dec.19,.1882

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

EBENEZER S. JENNINGS, OF NELSONVILLE, OHIO.

WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,424, dated December 19, 1882.

Application filed October 516, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBENEZER SMITH JEN- NINGS, of Nelsonville, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

insertion into place.

Figure l is a face view of the wheel in place, with the cap removed. Fig. 2 is a face View of the wheel off of the axle, with the false collar and cap removed. Fig.3 is a section on line ma, Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a section on line 3 3 Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the false or locking collar- This invention relates to improvements in car-whe'els, more especially to the interior arrangement of their naves for lubricating purposes; and it consists in the peculiarities of construction hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed'drawings, the letter A indicates a car-wheel containing my invention. The nave a is formed with three equidistant ribs, to, which connect'the boxB with the shell (J, such ribs running from the outer end, I), of the box, but stopping short of the inner end, thus leaving openings whereby a continuous space is formed about the box B at its inner end.

Between the ribs to in the box B are made large openings D, for supplying lubricant to the journal E. These holesare arranged out of line, as shown. Opposite these holes, and integral with the shell 0, are another set of ribs, F, which come close to said holes. These ribs run the entire length of the shell, having a small space between them and the box B. The wheel is placed upon thejourual, the collar efitting in the usual recess in the inner face. The end 6 of the journal is made with a groove, 6 in which is placed the false or looking collar G. This collaris U-shaped, and its ends 9 are beveled off at g to facilitate its The outer face of the collar is made with radial grooves 9 which are divergent-that is, 9 wider than their inner ends, 9

having their outer ends,

Secured upon the end of the wheel is the retaining-cap H, held by bolts 1 or otherwise. This cap is made with a circumferential flange, h, forming an exterior rabbet, h, in which'the shell G fits. This flange also forms an interior rabbet, W, in which is fitted a gasket of rubber, K, the whole forming a seat for the collar G, thereby holding the latter in position.

The cap 11 is formed with a central oil-hole, 7L3, around which the material of the cap is forced inward, forming aboss, L, and forming the circular depression I. I

The lubricant is introduced to the wheel through the hole k and as it strikes the collar G the divergent grooves g convey it off radially, thus keeping it-from clogging at the ends of thejournal, which would make the receptacle appear to be filled before it really was. In traveling, the lubricant would naturally tend to the inner end of the wheel, where there is a free space for it to flow, thus keeping away from the oil-hole and avoiding any inclination to spill out. At the same time theraised construction of the boss L would preclude the Inbricants working out of said hole. As the wheel turns the lubricant is forced by its inertia against the ribs F and deflected into the openings D. Thus the wheel automatically lubricates itself; also, if the lubricant be thick or stiff, as in cold weather, the ribs break it up and churn it, so that it softens and readily flows to thejonrnal. The collar G, being held in position by the cap and its gasket, has little contact with the wheel and axle, while operating to hold them firmly together and keeping the wheel in an upright position.

While the construction described is especially applicable to car-wheels, it is obvious that it may be applied to other wheels of any vehicles wherein its use would be of advantage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The false or locking collar G, having'thc grooves 9 as set forth.

2. The box B, provided with holes D, in combination with the shell (J, having ribs F arranged opposite the holes D, 'and the ribs a connecting the box and shell, but not running their full length, leaving a space, 0 at the inner end whereby the lubricant has free course and is broken up at the holes, as set forth.

3. The combination of the wheel A, axle E, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as having the groove 0 the collar G, and theeap myown I affix my signature in presence of two H, the latter having an interior rahbet, 71 in witnesses. which the collar G rests. as set forth. EBENEZER SMITH JENNINGS.

4. The cap H, having the oil-hole h, and the 1 \Vitnesses: collar G, having the grooves g, in combination 4 OTIS VVELOH, with the wheel A and axle E, as set forth. \V. U. HIOKMAN.