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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).
Blueprint outlining a list of twelve design features for a mechanical component.

Identifier  Morton\M19\  img277
Date  12th November 1931 guessed
  
FEATURES
1 ALL VALVE SEATS HORIZONTAL
2 VALVES ACCESSIBLE
3 MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DRILLING MAXIMUM SIMPLICITY OF HOLES
4 VALVE CHAMBERS VENT ONE INTO THE OTHER AND INTO MAIN CHAMBER, HENCE BY GROOVE IN PISTON TO ATMOSPHERE
5 SPLIT PISTON ENSURES SILENCE
6 MAIN LEVER PRESSED ON
7 NO STUDS FOR VALVE CHAMBER SIMPLE SCREW PLUG FOR SEAL
8 NO FILTER
9 OIL RESERVOIR CONTAINS MAXIMUM RESERVE FOR MINIMUM HEIGHT
10 GREATER MAIN BEARING AREA
11 CASE HELD TO FRAME BY TWO BOLTS ONLY
12 LESS OVERALL DIMENSIONS
  
  


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