Improvements in Wringing and Mangling Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wringing and Mangling Machines.
We, ENTWISLE AND KENYON LIMITED, of Ewbank Works, Accrington, in the
County of Lancaster, Machinists, and RICHARD WALTON KENYON, of Ewbank
Works, Accrington, aforesaid, Director, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
It is well known that in machines for wringing clothes the bottom roller always
wears sooner than the top one which has been attributed merely to the action of
the water upon it. We have been led to consider that it is due more to the action
of the heated water and steam which are contained in the clothes which are laid
against the bottom roller as they are lifted in a boiling state from a copper or
other vessel combined with the prolonged contact of the saturated clothes with
the roller and we find that by protecting the roller the life of it is prolonged.
The object of the invention is to prevent the hot and wet clothes as they are
lifted on to the machine from immediately coming into contact with the bottom
roller and to keep them out of contact with it as much as possible before reaching
the nip of the two rollers.
It consists essentially in applying at one side of the roller a protecting device
such as a curved or shaped shield, bar, plate, roller or other device; against
which the hot clothes will be first laid and thus prevent them coming into
immediate contact with the roller.
In carrying out the invention a shield preferably of wood curved or shaped to
the desired contour is pivoted to the frame at the wringing side of the machine
between the drip board and the top of the roller so that the top edge will rest upon
or close to the roller and the bottom enclose or partially enclose the roller. To
assist the passage of the clothes over the shield a small roller may be mounted
upon or above the shield which will be rotated by the passage of the clothes.
Instead of a shaped or curved shield a bar plate, roller or other device may be
applied for the same purpose, and instead of wood metal or other suitable material
may be employed for the purpose. The shield may be pivoted or otherwise held
in position by projections cast on the frame ends or by other suitable means.
We consider that by thus protecting the bottom roller and allowing the clothes
only to come into contact with it at or near the point where the squeezing or
wringing action takes place that the duration or life of the roller will be consider-
ably prolonged.
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page_text: improvements in Wringing and Mangling Machines.
We, ENTWISLE AND KENYON LIMITED, of Ewbank Works, Accrington, in the
County of Lancaster, Machinists, and RICHARD WALTON KENYON, of Ewbank
Works, Accrington, aforesaid, Director, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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It is well known that in machines for wringing clothes the bottom roller always
wears sooner than the top one which has been attributed merely to the action of
the water upon it. We have been led to consider that it is due more to the action
of the heated water and steam which are contained in the clothes which are laid
against the bottom roller as they are lifted in a boiling state from a copper or
other vessel combined with the prolonged contact of the saturated clothes with
the roller and we find that by protecting the roller the life of it is prolonged.
The object of the invention is to prevent the hot and wet clothes as they are
lifted on to the machine from immediately coming into contact with the bottom
roller and to keep them out of contact with it as much as possible before reaching
the nip of the two rollers.
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It consists essentially in applying at one side of the roller a protecting device
such as a curved or shaped shield; bar, plate, roller or other device placed in close
proximity to the roller preferably in contact with it to remove the water from it,
against which the hot clothes will be first laid and thus prevent them coming into
immediate contact with the bottom roller.
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The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which as examples several modifications of the invention are shown.
Fig. 1. Sectional elevation of wringing machine showing the invention applied
when the drip board is pivoted to framing to bring it into and out of position.
Fig. 2. Sectional elevation of wringing machine with swivelling or rotating drip
board showing the invention pivoted to the frame of the drip board.
Fig. 3. Side elevation of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4. Side elevation showing the drip board reversed for mangling and the
position of the guard when out of use.
Fig. 5. Front elevation of Figs. 2 and 3.
Fig. 6. Side elevation showing the invention pivoted to the frame of a swivelling
or rotating dripboard considerably wider than in Figs. 2-3.
In front of the bottom roller A and between it and the drip board C is mounted
a shield B in such a way as to lie against the bottom roller or in close proximity
to it when wringing, and preferably to be moved or turned out of the way when the
machine is employed for mangling dry articles.
The shield B is preferably made of wood and curved or shaped as shown so that
the front edge will lie upon or rest against the bottom roller A and not only
prevent the hot articles and water being laid against it but will also as the bottom
roller A rotates remove the superfluous water from it. It is preferably pivoted
so as to be easily moved into position and removed when the machine is required for
mangling, but may be fitted between slides or otherwise fitted.
If desired to assist the passage of the clothes over the shield B a small bar D
may be mounted upon or above it which will also provide a passage for the water
to run between the shield and the clothes.
In Fig. 1 the shield B is shown pivoted to the frame in position to protect the
roller. When not in use it may be moved or turned down into the position shown
in dotted lines leaving room above it for the insertion of a level mangling board

page_text: between the guides e in the frame E. If desired the shield B may fit loose between
guides in the frame instead of being pivoted.
In Figs. 2 to 5 the shield is shown with the additional roller or bar D and is
pivoted to the frame of swivelling or rotating drip board C. The drip board C
is mounted in end brackets F and pivoted to the frame E by the pins f so as to
be capable of being reversed and held in position either side up by the pin el
passing through a hole in the framing E into a hole for f in the brackets F.
The shield B is fitted in a bracket G at each end which brackets G are pivoted on
the pins b (forming part thereof) to the drip board brackets F. The brackets G
are fitted with a second pin b1 which engages alternately with the hooks g g' on the
drip board brackets F to hold the shield in position (see Figs. 3 and 4). The
releasing of the pin e¹ from the hole f¹ in the bracket F allows the inner side of the
drip board to fall of its own weight, this throws the shield B over upon its pivots b
after which the drip board is rotated about its pivots f into the position shown
in Fig. 4.
In Fig. 6 a similar arrangement is shown as applied to a drip board of wider
dimensions with slots in the brackets F for the pins f to run in to permit of the
drip board being placed in the desired positions.
Instead of a shaped or curved shield bar, plate, roller or other device may be
applied for the same purpose, and instead of wood, metal or other suitable material
may be employed for the purpose. The shield may be pivoted or otherwise held
in position by projections cast on the frame ends or by other suitable means.
We consider that by thus protecting the bottom roller and allowing the clothes
only to come into contact with it at or near the nip of the rollers where the
squeezing or wringing action takes place and by removing the water from the
bottom roller that the duration or life of the bottom roller will be considerably
prolonged.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In a wringing and mangling machine the application of a shield placed in
contact with or in close proximity to the bottom roller to protect the same from
contact with hot wet articles as lifted from a boiler or the like and to remove the
water therefrom and thus preserve the life of the bottom roller, substantially as
described.
2. In a wringing or mangling machine a shield to protect the bottom roller
constructed substantially as described and shown in Figs. 2 to 5 of the drawings
either with or without a swivelling drip board.
3. In a wringing or mangling machine the combination with the bottom roller
of a pivoted shield to protect the roller constructed and arranged, substantially as
described and shown with reference either to Fig. 1, Figs. 2 to 5 or Fig. 6 of
the drawings.
Dated this 30th day of Sentember 1898