IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL, SILK AND ANY OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1884

page_text: We WILLIAM FEARNLEY, Wool Comber of Penny Oaks Mill, Leeds Road, Bradford
in the county of York and ISAAC DAVY of 166 Ripon Street, Bradford in the afore-
said county, Wool buyer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL, SILK AND ANY OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS" to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in that class of machines used in combing
wool, silk and other fibres known as "Listers" machines and the invention consists
in improvements in working the clearing comb and cleaning the same so as to remove
the nibs, knots or noils from the teeth of the gills, and thus ensure a perfect clearing
of the fibres operated upon before the "nip" delivers them on to the carrying comb
thereby producing better combed fibres with a more thorough combing in one
operation.
For this purpose we employ a curved gill in which is or are fitted one or more
rows of pins and which receives a lifting and backward motion which is com-
municated by fitting on the side shaft of the combing machine a bevel wheel
actuating another similar wheel fitted on a cross shaft; next to this wheel is fixed
a cam having a cut-away part into which falls a friction roller secured to the end of
a hanging down lever. This lever actuates a horizontal lever fitted on the end of a
cross shaft. On both ends of this shaft are fitted sockets in which are placed at
a regulated distance upright levers having slots planed on their inside in which
work the curved clearing combs.
This clearing comb receives a lifting and backward motion by the rocking of the
upright levers and sockets.
To remove the nibs, knots or noils from the clearing comb after having operated
upon the fibres a brush is employed which is fixed horizontally on the same levers
which support the "dividing bar." The ends of the brush are secured to the levers
by bolts working in slots to allow of adjustment.
These dividing bar levers receive a rocking motion so as to lift the brush after
having received the nibs, knots or noils from the fibres being operated upon and
carry the said nibs knots or noils to a comb supported by two arms attached to the
top of the "back roller stand."

page_text: The rocking motion of this brush is effected by means of a connecting rod actuated
by a wheel having a pin placed near its circumference on which is placed the head
of the rod. The other end of the connecting rod is attached by a stud to the comb-
head. At a given distance between the stud on the wheel and that on the comb
head is fitted to the connecting rod a stud on which works a link coupled to an
leg the longer portion of which forms what is known as the dividing bar.
The wheel working the connecting rod actuates the comb head and at the same
time gives a lifting or lowering motion to the brush which contains the nibs, knots
or noils removed from the fibre by the clearing comb.
Dated the 14th day of March 1884:

page_text: We, WILLIAM FEARNLEY of Penny Oaks Mill, Leeds Road, Wool Comber, and
ISAAC DAVY of 166 Ripon Street, Wool buyer, both of Bradford, in the County
of York, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL SILK AND ANY OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to improvements in that class of machines used in combing
wool, silk and other fibres known as Lister's machines and our invention consists
in improvements in working the clearing comb and cleaning the same so as to
remove the nibs, knots or noils from the teeth of the gills and thus ensure a perfect
clearing of the fibres operated upon before the "nip" delivers them on to the
carrying comb thereby producing better combed fibres with a more thorough
combing in one operation.
For this purpose we employ a curved gill, the curve of which corresponds with
the shape of the nip and in which is or are fitted one or more rows of pins and
which receives a lifting and backward, motion which is communicated by fitting
on the side shaft of the combing machine a bevel wheel actuating another similar
wheel fitted on a cross shaft; next to this wheel is fixed a cam having a cut away
part into which falls a friction roller secured to the end of a hanging down lever.
This lever actuates a horizontal lever fitted on the end of a cross shaft. On both
ends of this shaft are fitted sockets in which are placed at a regulated distance
upright levers having slots planed on their inside in which work the curved clearing
combs. This clearing comb receives a lifting and backward motion by the rocking
of the upright levers and sockets.
To remove the nibs knots or noils from the clearing comb after having operated
upon the fibres, a brush is employed which is fixed horizontally upon the same
levers which support the "dividing bar." The ends of the brush are secured to the
levers by bolts passing through slotted bolt-holes to allow of adjustment. These
dividing-bar levers receive a rocking motion so as to lift the brush after having
received the nibs knots or noils from the fibres being operated upon and carry the
said nibs knots or noils to a comb supported by two arms attached to the back
roller stand.
The rocking motion of this brush is effected by means of a connecting rod
actuated by a wheel having a stud placed near its periphery on which is placed the
head of the rod. The other end of this connecting rod is attached by studs to the
comb head.
At a given distance between the stud on the wheel and that on the comb head
is fitted to the connecting rod a stud on which works a link coupled to an L shaped
lever the longer arm of which forms what is known as the dividing bar.
The wheel working the connecting rod actuates the comb head and at the same
time gives a lifting or lowering motion to the brush which contains the nibs knots
or noils removed from the fibre by the "clearing comb."
The accompanying sheet of drawings is in illustration of our Invention.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a Lister's comb with our improvements.
applied thereto and figure 2 is a plan of the same.
The cam A is fitted on the shaft B which shaft is driven by a pair of bevel
wheels C The cam A raises and lowers the lever D by means of the friction
roller E and adjustable links F The lever D is keyed on the shaft G on which

page_text: shaft are keyed the sockets H carrying the upright levers J. Thus the levers J in
which works the curved gill K receive a rocking motion at each revolution of the
cam A.
The rush L placed on the dividing bar M removes the nibs, knots and noils
from the curved gill K and is actuated by means of links N connecting the lever
with the connecting rod P. The connecting rod P is actuated by the stud Q in the
toothed wheel R which is driven from the main shaft.
At each revolution of the toothed wheel R the brush L passes from the curved
gill K to the stationary comb S conveying with it, the nibs knots and noils
contained in the curved gill and depositing, thein in the box T., r
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said,
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
(1) The application to that class of combing machine known as Lister's machines
of a brush, fixed to the dividing bar levers which brush is for the purpose of
clearing the curved gill which operates upon the fibres in their passage from the.
ordinary gills to the nip.
,
(2) The use of a fixed comb for the purpose of clearing the brush referred to in.
the first claim and the method of, actuating the brush to be cleaned by such.comb
in the manner substantially as described.
.
(3) The combination of an oscillating and a lifting motion applied to a set of
curved gills placed between the ordinary gills and the nip in the manner and for
the purpose described.
.
"
Dated the 15th day of December 1884.