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).
Scheme 3394 for flattened steering column controls and the incorporation of a headlamp dipping switch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\4\ Scan025 | |
| Date | 23th December 1931 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FBM OA. X7240 DAL/M/23.12.31. X7240 X5240 C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} MS. P. 2. & J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} 3. STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS. We send herewith N.scheme 3394. shewing the latest form of flattened controls for the above, including the incorporating of the headlamp dipping switch control, which were approved by R.{Sir Henry Royce} before he left VW. It is intended to use them on J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S., and on N. sch. 3400. we shew the appearance on the J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. wheel. R.{Sir Henry Royce} intended that the spring bracket above each lever should have the tail cut off as shewn in the double size plan view, but we think that he would finally have preferred the bracket to go right across in a plain circle, as it will be seen that in the former case either a lump is formed on the lever centre piece, or there is a gap between that centre piece and the next. OA. | ||