. American engineer and railroad journal . ally on the shaft or axle proper A, and may assume aposition at an angle to .4, yet in no case will the axle or shaft Abe able to rotate without the sleeve B, but both parts will alwaysrotate together. Rings//are inserted within the sleeve andare firmly secured to the same. These rings enclose and holdpart of the bearings b, which can move in the sleeve a certaindistance transversely to the engine or in the direction of Iheaxis of the shaft or axle A. The rings/also limit the trans-verse displacement or movement of b in the sleeve. A smallannular spac
. American engineer and railroad journal . ally on the shaft or axle proper A, and may assume aposition at an angle to .4, yet in no case will the axle or shaft Abe able to rotate without the sleeve B, but both parts will alwaysrotate together. Rings//are inserted within the sleeve andare firmly secured to the same. These rings enclose and holdpart of the bearings b, which can move in the sleeve a certaindistance transversely to the engine or in the direction of Iheaxis of the shaft or axle A. The rings/also limit the trans-verse displacement or movement of b in the sleeve. A smallannular space e is left between the rings/and bearing b. inorder to allow for the movement of the latter. Two coiledsprings g, bearing with one end against a shoulder of thesleeve B. and with the other end against the ring/and thebearing b, constantly tend to bring the sleeve B and the wheelsWinto the normal position shown in fig. 1. The sleeve B has two collars or journals a. the surfaces ofwhich are also turned to a spherical form. Tothese rings or. KLEIN AND LINDNERS LOCOMCmi straps m are loosely fitted, and to the rings connecting rods m\fig. 3, are secured, which is jointed to a bolt P. This bolt isconnected to a coiled spring h. In their specification the inventors describe the action oftheir engine as follows : When the engine enters a curve, the core A will remainperpendicular to the longitudinal walls of the frame ¥. Thesleeve B, however, will assume such a position that its axiswill be normal to the rails—/. directed toward the center ofthe curve. It will be obvious that this adjustment of thesleeve B carrying the wheels will be automatic, the rails act-ing as guides for the tl:itiLre^ of the wheels. At the same timethe sleeve B and core .1 will be displaced somewhat in rela-tion to each other, transversely to the track. One of thesprings g will be compressed by this movement, and thespring ft will likewise be compressed. When the track is 144 THE AMERICAN ENGINEER [March,
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