. The Street railway journal . c generator and governorwheel are arranged on the shaft in the space between thetwo bearings. Fig. 28 shows a cross section of a piston used at timesby the Buckeye Company, and Fig. 29 a face view of thesame, part with the follower in place and part with thesame removed. As shown, the piston is made deeper inthe center than at the edges- Thepiston body is of single web typeand covered by a follower of thesame type, but of less depth, se-cured on two diameters with 1^3in. tap bolts. The piston rod issecured in the piston body by taperand a nut, which latter is in
. The Street railway journal . c generator and governorwheel are arranged on the shaft in the space between thetwo bearings. Fig. 28 shows a cross section of a piston used at timesby the Buckeye Company, and Fig. 29 a face view of thesame, part with the follower in place and part with thesame removed. As shown, the piston is made deeper inthe center than at the edges- Thepiston body is of single web typeand covered by a follower of thesame type, but of less depth, se-cured on two diameters with 1^3in. tap bolts. The piston rod issecured in the piston body by taperand a nut, which latter is in partcovered by the follower. Thedouble rings, as shown, extend thefull width of the face of the pistonwhich is 4 ins. in this case, and areprovided centrally with interiorflanges which engage between thefollower and piston. The rings forthis particular piston are of castiron and are held in place by theirown elasticity. The piston is pro-vided with a tail rod to carry theweight. The valves of the Calumet en- Street Ry. Journal.
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