Improvements in Bearings for Washing, Wringing, Mangling, and other Machines.
Year: 1887

page_text: Improvements in Bearings for Washing, Wringing, Mangling, and
other Machines.
We, CLAPHAM HOLMES, ISRAEL PEARSON, and NATHAN MIDGLEY, of the Royal
Iron Works, Golbourn Street Keighley, in the County of York, Machine Makers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the arrangement of the bearings of washing
and analogous machines in such a manner, that less power is required to turn the
machines, than when fitted with the ordinary bearings for supporting the roller ends
or shafts.
We accomplish our object in the following manner :-For each bearing we form a
recess in which we secure two pins, and upon each we mount a roller; the rollers
being so placed in the recess, that the shaft or roller axle as the case may be rests
upon and between them; so that on turning the machine, the shafts or roller axles
rotate upon the rollers, which also revolve, thereby converting the usual rubbing
contact of the bearing into one of rolling, consequently reducing to a considerable
extent the friction of the machine.
Dated this 21-1
T
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Bearings for Washing, Wringing, Mangling, and
other Machines.
We, CLAPHAM HOLMES, ISRAEL PEARSON, and NATHAN MIDGLEY, of the Royal
Iron Works, Golbourn Street, Keighley, in the County of York, Machine Makers,
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 —
This invention has for its object the arrangement and construction of bearings for
washing and analogous machines, in such a manner that, less power is required to
turn the machines than when fitted with the ordinary bearings for supporting the
roller ends or shafts; and consists in constructing the bearings so that, the shafts rest
and rotate upon rollers, which revolve and convert the usual rubbing contact with the
bearing into one of rolling.
In the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 represents an end view of a wringing
inachine, fitted with our improved bearings. Figs. 2 and 3 are detailed sectional views
of the bottom and top bearings respectively, and Figs. 4 and 5 transverse sections of
the same.
Each bearing block A and B, is made to slide between the jaw plates C, of the
machine, and each is recessed, in which we mount two rollers D, both in the bottom
and top bearing blocks A and B ; the rollers 1 being mounted on pins E, supported
by the sides of the bearing blocks, or on conical pointed projections F, which are chilled
by the molten metal, when casting the block, coming in contact with the previously
formed holes in the rollers.
The shaft or roller axle G, rests between the rollers D, as shown by Figs. 2 and 3,
so that on turning the machine, the shafts or roller axles G, rotate upon the rollers Ds
which also revolve on the pins or conical projections F; and by the bottom reces
being filled with lubricant, the journals are kept thoroughly lubricated by the bottom
rollers rotating therein.
By mounting the shafts or roller axles in the manner described, the usual rubbing
surface between the shafts and bearings is substituted by one of rolling thereby
considerably reducing the friction of the journals or bearings, and consequently the
power to turn the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The construction of bearings having two rollers in each for supporting the shafts or
axles of wringing and analogous machines, all arranged and constructed substantially
in the manner shown and described.
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