Benson Vertical Steam Engine (Motor Vertical de Vapor Benson)

The original design is from Allan E. Andersson This type of engine was called a vertical engine. An engine with the cylinder above the crankshaft was called an inverted vertical. This engine was built in the middle of the nineteenth century and is typical of the type. Incorporating a forked connecting rod. Long piston rod which avoided a crosshead and slide bars. It was simple in design and would have been built in small powers. Benson’s design is unique in using a single column to support the mechanism.

Este tipo de motor se llamó motor vertical. Un motor con el cilindro sobre el cigüeñal se llama vertical invertido. Este motor fue construido a mediados del siglo XIX y es típico del tipo. Incorpora biela bifurcada. Vástago de pistón largo que evita una cruceta y barras deslizantes. Era de diseño simple y se habría construido con pequeñas potencias. El diseño de Benson es único en el uso de una sola columna para soportar el mecanismo.