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).
Improvements and testing for a cross steering lever.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\1\ scan0141 | |
| Date | 18th July 1914 | |
| R.R. 235A (150 H) (W.W. 529. 2-7-14) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 0670. COPY. To Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}20/14 R10/P 18. 7. 14. CROSS STEERING LEVER. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}3/G14714. With reference to the cross steering lever, you do not give the piece number of the improved one, so I cannot quote it. I should be glad, however, if we can get some of these tested without delay. Perhaps you have already been able to introduce this improvement in the current cars. I should, however, be very pleased if you could do away with the peak entirely, and get the maximum stressed corners well rounded off. I should also be glad to know if in the new chassis we can adopt forked pattern for this lever, the same as we have proposed for the bottom end of the steering lever, the same as it would appear that we can get the same strength for less weight of material, and the stress would be less complicated. Would it not also appear that this lever can still further be lightened round the rear end, which would more than make up for the increased metal you have lately added. Be sure that the first experiment be that of carrying the lever to destruction, if possible, and compare it experimentally with the old one, which was just not strong enough. R.{Sir Henry Royce} 1701 ry | ||