US95032A - Improvement in traction-engines - Google Patents
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- .It consists in producing the traction by feet secured to revolving wheels in such a manner that they shall con'fbrm to and press .upon the surface of the ground over which they pass, such wheels and feet being actuated by a steanrengine or other motive-power by means of gear-wheels, and in such a manner that the traction may be increased-or diminished by the .line
- Figure 1 represents a plan-view of a carriage, provided with my traction-wheels.
- Figure 2 is a side view, partly sectioned, showing the position ofthe feet on the wheels, with the tubes in which the arms work, two of which tubes are broken away to show the spiral spring by which the feet are forced outward.
- G is an internal gear-wheel, secured to the driving wheel A.
- H is the driving pinion-wheel, to which the power.
- I is the frame of the carriage.
- J is a vertical rack attached to the frame, which is raised or loweredb'y the pinion It, for altering the line of draught icydepressing the draught-chain L, or allowing it to rise M is a supporting and guide-wheel at the rear of the carriage.
- the weightof the rear part of the engine will be thrown upon the driving-wheels in proportion to the strain or draught, therebyblinging more of the weight upon the feet'and increasing the traction.
- the springs pressing the arms. outward should be of such strength as not to give much under the simple weight of the engine without draught.
- the feet by their arms, may be so placed that they work a little forward of the centre of the wheel, as seen in the drawing, and they may also be hinged or jointed to the arms a little forward oftheir centre, so. that the greater pressure may come upon the front or.
- the feet may be constructed in any suitable form or shape to conform to the surface and irregularities of the ground or road, or they may preferably be made to resemble the hoofs or feet of horses with the shoes on. Theymay be of any suitable material, and hinged or jointed to the arms by any of the wellf known devices for that purpose, or arranged so asto operate in any effective manner in combination ,,with the driving-wheel or wheels.
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Description
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Letters Patent No. 95,032, dated September 21, 15869.
IMPROVEMENT IN TRACTION-ENGINES.
The Schedule referred to in these Letter! Patent and making part of the same.
To all whom it may concern v Be, it known that I, O. O. MERRIMAN, of Brighton, in the county of Monroe, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Traction-Engines and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being" had to the accompanying My invention relates to an improvement in trac tion-engines; and
.It consists in producing the traction by feet secured to revolving wheels in such a manner that they shall con'fbrm to and press .upon the surface of the ground over which they pass, such wheels and feet being actuated by a steanrengine or other motive-power by means of gear-wheels, and in such a manner that the traction may be increased-or diminished by the .line
of draught, as will be hereafter more fully described.
Figure 1 represents a plan-view of a carriage, provided with my traction-wheels.
Figure 2 is a side view, partly sectioned, showing the position ofthe feet on the wheels, with the tubes in which the arms work, two of which tubes are broken away to show the spiral spring by which the feet are forced outward.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding G is an internal gear-wheel, secured to the driving wheel A.
H is the driving pinion-wheel, to which the power.
is imparted from the engine by any suitable mechanical device.
I is the frame of the carriage.
J is a vertical rack attached to the frame, which is raised or loweredb'y the pinion It, for altering the line of draught icydepressing the draught-chain L, or allowing it to rise M is a supporting and guide-wheel at the rear of the carriage.
By depressing the chain, as seen in the drawing,
the weightof the rear part of the engine will be thrown upon the driving-wheels in proportion to the strain or draught, therebyblinging more of the weight upon the feet'and increasing the traction.
The springs pressing the arms. outward should be of such strength as not to give much under the simple weight of the engine without draught.
The feet, by their arms, may be so placed that they work a little forward of the centre of the wheel, as seen in the drawing, and they may also be hinged or jointed to the arms a little forward oftheir centre, so. that the greater pressure may come upon the front or.
toe-cork of the shoe, thereby imitating the position of the feet of draught-animals when drawing heavy loads.
The feet may be constructed in any suitable form or shape to conform to the surface and irregularities of the ground or road, or they may preferably be made to resemble the hoofs or feet of horses with the shoes on. Theymay be of any suitable material, and hinged or jointed to the arms by any of the wellf known devices for that purpose, or arranged so asto operate in any effective manner in combination ,,with the driving-wheel or wheels.
- Having thus deseribedmy invention,
I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent f f 1. The'feet, as described, when arranged in any manner to operate in combination with one or more driving-wheels, for the purpose or producing traction.
2. The feet 0, when combined with the wheel A, and actuated by any kind of a spring or elastic material, substantially as specified.
3. The method of increasing or diminishing the traction by altering the line of draught, substantially as described.
4. The arrangement of the draught-chain L, relatively to the rear end of the engine, for increasing the pressure on the driving-wheels, substantially as specified.
v Witnesses J. H. Jnrrnns, E. B. COLLINS.
o." o. MERRIMAN.
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