Suggesting design improvements and alternatives for E.A.C. magneto fabric couplings.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\Jan1924-March1924\ Scan104 | |
| Date | 8th February 1924 | |
| TO E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} RG {Mr Rowledge} } FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} SECRET. R1/M8.2.24. Copy to - CJ. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} re. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A. {Mr Adams} C. MAGNETO. FABRIC COUPLINGS. X9790 X9100 These seem OK. but I should like to point out - (1) That you should use a really strong and large fabric on the engine side of the dynamo be-cause there may be great stress spannering the ad-justable coupling. (2) The adjustable coupling might be made less expensively by - [Diagram of a coupling] 2 discs of sheet steel - 1 serra-ted right through the other smaller for cramping. Riveted together to form one piece. Friction of nut assumed to be sufficient for over-run. Check plate could be used for nut. This admits of parallel serrations. Another idea is to use cone fit and fric-tion of plain cone. The parallel job described above might be the cheapest and most satisfactory. 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).