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Schematic of a servo-assisted braking system showing linkage dimensions and pressure calculations.


Identifier  Morton\M20.2\  img035
Date  30th April 1924 guessed
  
R.R.M BRAKING SYSTEM. N SCH 1774. SERVO SPEED 1/10 ENG SPEED

Left Side Calculations:
SHOE .5 CAM
SHOE 15.2 / 7.7
PRESS AT SHOE CENTRE
B = 1 x 15.2 / 7.7 = 1.98 x B

Right Side Calculations:
PRESS. AT SHOE CENTRE.
.4 CAM
SHOE 12.9 / 6.5
A 3.3 / 2.8 x 4.5 / .8 x 12.9 / 6.5 = 13.15 A

Labels & Dimensions:
P, A, B, Y, SERVO, 7", 1.75, 2.775, 2.45, 1.85, 3.6, 4.2, 6.6, 2.85, 4.25, 2.75, 1.5, 3.3, 2.8, 4.5
  
  
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).


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