Patent Model - Improvement in Governors for Horse-Powers
Maker and role
Jeremiah Worick (b.1838, d.1924), Patentee
Production date
Sep 09 1879
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Bronze, wood, iron
Measurements
4 x 3 1/2" (10.2 x 8.9cm)
Description
Worick's patent "relates to an improvement in governors for irregular motions; and it consists in forming a flange on one edge of a pulley or gear-wheel and applying to the periphery of this flange frictional brakes or shoes, the pressure of which is regulated by means of springs or other elastic material, as will be more fully described hereinafter, whereby the most irregular motion from a horse-power or any other source is controlled and made as regular and even as any motion." (Patent Number 219,558)
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Object number
2015.14.2989a,b
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