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Design proposal for a single ratchet after a servo scheme, including a diagram and performance calculations.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\L\April1924-June1924\  Scan75
Date  24th April 1924 guessed
  
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SINGLE RATCHET AFTER SERVO SCHEME.

How to neatly & strongly carry them the pawls and spring I leave to you.

Both down to balance lever.

2" travel.
3" travel.

Possibly thread preferred.

3 pairs of pawls (6).
One third pitch.
About 3".

Bearing may be in either of these 3 positions but must not be able to bind this lever or its boss.

To foot pedal - 3" travel.

Ratchet teeth on large disc not too fine to be delicate - say 3 per inch = 30 teeth: 3 sets of pawls - 3/90 - 4° per tooth.

It may pick up 10 to 15 teeth.

The alteration is so simple that the above requires little explanation. If servo takes 90° for fully worn brakes fully on, then even one way probably takes 60° before brakes come on. If we arrange as above foot pedal may jump equal to 15 teeth of 4°, and makes -

36" X π X 10 / 3.6 X 6 = 100 X 22 / 7 X 6 = 2200 / 42 = 4 ft at very slow speed,
Road wheel. Back axle ratio. 360/60 Servo ratio.

and may be sufficient-ly on in 12".

R. {Sir Henry Royce}
  
  
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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