From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Ventilating schemes, comparing concertina packing with a felt gland around the pedals to prevent fumes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\1\ scan0178 | |
| Date | 13th May 1935 | |
| x6640 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.7/HP.13.5.35. re Ventilating Schemes. Referring to your memo Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}14/E.1.5.35, we will certainly look into the relative advantages of the concertina packing round the pedals to prevent the entry of fumes as compared with the improved type of felt gland we have schemed in conjunction with our noise insulating designs. I think the concertina gland is likely to be more effective but it is more difficult to get in owing to the room required for the bellows. On a large car where full advantage is taken of the body space, the clutch pedal lever and the crankcase always finish very close to each other. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||