Improvements in Rinsing Machines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Improvements in Rinsing Machines.
I, CARL ROMEN, of 11 Lützow, Charlottenburg-Berlin in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner
the same is performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The present invention consists of a. rinsing machine having a rotary perforated
drum, divided into independent chambers and means for spraying water on to the
said drum, the chambers which are adapted to contain the linen to be rinsed being
so constructed that the water which has served to rinse the linen in one chamber
cannot flow into the others, so that each chamber is constantly supplied with
fresh water.
The rinsing machines. hitherto, known possess the disadvantage that the objects
being rinsed are not thoroughly cleansed,, owing to the fact that the water cannot
penetrate into the folds, and then again a very considerable quantity of water is
required to effect a proper rinsing:
According to the present invention the manner in which the linen or other objects.
being treated are turned about in the chambers of the rotary drum causes them to
be continually changing their position so that the water which penetrates the
perforated drum has free access to all the folds present in the linen.
And in order to render the present Specification more easily intelligible
reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference
denote similar parts throughout the several views:
Fig. 1 being a vertical cross section and
Fig. 2 a side elevation showing the housing of the machine in section.
The machine consists of the rotary drum A having spindle L mounted on suitable
standards and carrying driving pulleys as shown at Figure 1. This drum may
either be made of woven wire, perforated plate or of a number of wood bars
arranged on suitable hoops, this latter construction being shown in Figure 1 in
which case however the ends of the drum are of woven wire. The said drum is
divided into three or more chambers E E by means of impervious partitions S
radially arranged and extending outwards rather beyond the periphery of the drum,
this latter arrangement being in order to prevent the water escaping from one
chamber running into the next. B is a spraying head arranged over the drum by
means of which the fresh water is sprayed onto the drum. The drum is surrounded
by a casing or housing G having at the upper part a door R and each of the
chambers are also provided with a suitable inlet opening of any desired con-
struction. Gutters H are provided on the periphery of the drum extending
longitudinally along the said drum, said gutters being for the purpose of catching
the water sprayed on to the drum and assisting it to enter the chambers, otherwise
too much water would flow round the drum without entering it thus causing waste.
The spindle L of the drum is advantageously hollow and perforated as shown at
Figure 1 and surrounded inside the drum by a perforated cylinder M. Thus
warm or cold water may be forced into the interior of the drum through the
shaft L during the rinsing process if desired.
The apparatus operates in the following manner :-
The linen or other objects to be treated are first packed into the chambers
and the drum then set in rotation, the spray head B being turned on so that
water flows onto the drum penetrating the same and thoroughly rinsing the

page_text: linen therein and then flowing out of each chamber into the bottom of the
housing G whence it may be let off by means of the plug F.
The drum may be driven in one direction or alternately backwards and
forwards.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a rinsing machine the combination of a rotary drum divided into several
chambers by means of radially arranged partitions S said partitions being adapted
to extend beyond the periphery of the drum, a spray head above the drum and a
casing surrounding the same in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
described.
2., The combination of a rotary drum divided into a series of chambers by means
of partitions S radially arranged therein and extending over the periphery of the
drum, gutters H arranged longitudinally of the said drum a spray head arranged
above the drum and a housing G around the same in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of November 1895.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.