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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).
Hand-drawn sketch with calculations showing the buffer clearance for a 40/50 HP chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 54\3\  Scan169
Date  20th November 1924
  
X.2628
TOP OF FRAME
DEPTH OF FRAME AT AXLE - 4.088
THICKNESS OF BUFFER - 1.250
TOP OF FRAME TO BUFFER - 5.338
TOP OF FRAME TO ℰ SPRING - 8.100
ℰ SPRING TO TOP OF U BOLT - .725
TOP OF FRAME TO TOP OF U BOLT - 7.375
TOP OF FRAME TO BUFFER - 5.338
CLEARANCE. - 2.037
Free camber 3.5
Normal flat
SKETCH SHEWING BUFFER CLEARANCE
40/50 H.P. CHASSIS.
HCB
20/11/24
Dimensions in diagram: 8.100, 4.088, 2.037, 2.200, 11.050
  
  


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