Improvements in Noble's Wool-combing Machinery.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 10th July, 1890-Accepted, 16th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Noble's Wool-combing Machinery.
We JOHN SMITH, of Kensington Works, Halifax, in the County of York,
Machine Wool Comber, and JOB STAKE, of the same place, Manager, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a prior patent granted to the said Job Stake and to
one George Brook bearing date October 20th A.D. 1877 No. 3889, the object of such
said invention being to dispense with the ordinary dabbing brush employed to force
the wool into the teeth of the revolving circular combs, and to use instead thereof,
revolving star wheels placed between the rows of teeth in the said circular combs.
The star wheels referred to contained eleven teeth or projections which in practice
was found defective, for in the process of combing the construction of the star wheels
prevented the wool from freely passing the tangent of the two combs; in addition to
which they sometimes broke the rows of teeth in the circles.
According to our present invention, we dispense with star wheels having projections
or deep indents, and we use a disc or pressing wheel whose edge or periphery is only
slightly "milled" or nearly smooth which we find whilst pressing the fibre between
the rows of teeth in circles, also permits the free and undisturbed progress during the
combing operation.
Secondly. In combination with our new form of pressing wheels, we propose to
employ a small dabbing brush to prevent the fibres from rising out of the teeth of
the circles which we find they do as soon as they leave the pressing wheels. By
keeping the fibre well in the teeth of the circle the combing of the fibre is better
performed.
Thirdly. Our invention has reference to the method of driving Noble's comb, and
this we effect by using a central pillar for carrying the driving pullies instead of two
pillars as at present. By this means the parts are simplified and the removal of the
circles for repairs and otherwise is rendered more easy.
Dated this 22nd of October 1889.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Noble's Wool-combing Machinery.
We, JOHN SMITH, of Kensington Works, Halifax, in the County of York,
Machine Wool Comber, and JOB STAKE, of the same place, Manager, 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 reference to a prior patent granted to the said Job Stake and
to one George Brook, bearing date October 20th, A.D. 1877, No. 3889, the object of
such said invention being to dispense with the ordinary dabbing brush employed to
force the wool into the teeth of the revolving circular combs, and to use instead
thereof revolving star wheels placed between the rows of teeth in the said circular
combs. The star wheels referred to contained eleven teeth or projections, which
arrangement was in practice found defective, for in the process of combing the con-
struction of the star wheels prevented the wool from freely passing the tangent of
the two combs; in addition to which they sometimes broke the rows of teeth in the
circles.
According to our present invention, we dispense with star wheels having projections

page_text: or deep indents, and we use a disc or pressing wheel whose edge or periphery is only
slightly milled" or nearly smooth, which we find whilst pressing the fibre between
the rows of teeth in both circles, also permits the free and undisturbed progress
during the combing operation.
Secondly. In combination with our new form of pressing wheels, we propose to
employ (instead of pressing knives, which in the old method were fixed between the
rows of teeth) a small dabbing brush to prevent the fibres from rising out of the
teeth of the circles, which we find they have a tendency to do as soon as they leave
the pressing wheels. By keeping the fibre well in the teeth of the circle, the combing
of the fibre is better performed.
Thirdly. Our invention has reference to the method of driving Noble's comb, and
this we effect by using a central pillar for carrying the driving pulleys instead of two
pillars as at present. By this means the parts are simplified, and the removal of the
circles for repairs and otherwise is rendered more easy.
In order that our invention may be better understood, we will now make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a front
view of such parts of a Noble's combing machine as are necessary to shew the
application of our improvements, and Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1. A represents
the large or outer combing circle, and B represents one of the small or inner combing
circles, in the centre of each of which small circles rises a pillar or standard C for
supporting the various brackets carrying our improved parts. These combing circles
are provided with gills or pins in the ordinary manner, and for the purpose of pressing
the fibre in the teeth of the comb, we mount on a short shaft two discs a and b, one
of which is made to revolve within the intervening spaces of the pins of the large and
small circles as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6, the latter of which are enlarged views of
our improved parts. The edges or peripheries of these discs are milled or slightly
serrated, and they are made to revolve by spur wheels c shewn in dotted lines of
Fig. 1, which spur wheels receive their rotary motion from bevel wheels D and
upright shaft E, and from the train of gearing F as shewn in Fig. 2. In combination
with these driven discs a and b, we employ a small dabbing brush G for the purpose
of preventing the fibre (after it has been pressed into the teeth of the circles by the
discs a and b) from rising out of the said teeth, therefore as the circles leave each
other at the tangent, with the fibre well in the teeth, the combing and lashing out of
the said fibre is effectually and properly performed. The dabbing brush is made to
reciprocate up and down by an eccentric driven by pulleys H and strap I.
In combination with the dabbing brush G and serrated revolving discs a and b we
employ two pairs of discs or rollers d and e, the edges of which are provided with
teeth, and they are employed for the purpose of guiding and pressing the fibre on to
the steel plate just before the said fibre reaches the discs a and b where it will be
observed that the lower parts of those discs are revolving part way down between
the teeth of the circle, for pressing the fibre down amongst the said teeth.
By dispensing with the ordinary form of dabbing brush, and employing discs with
milled edges, such as a and b, in combination with dabbing brush G and rollers d
and e, the fibre is pressed well into the teeth of the combs ready for the combing
operation, which is effected by the separation of the combs, in addition to which
advantage the said combs can be run at a greater speed than hitherto (as the pressing
discs are always acting on the fibre and never leave the circles, as is the case with the
dabbing brush) consequently a greater quantity of fibre can be combed in a given
time than by the old method of forcing the fibre into the combs by a reciprocating
dabbing brush.
Our invention has also reference to the means or method of driving Noble's
combing machinery when three small circles are arranged within the ordinary large
circle, and this we effect by using a central pillar for carrying the driving pulleys
instead of two, as at present. According to our invention, (see Fig. 4) we employ a
pillar J in the centre of the large circle A for carrying the driving pulleys K, which
driving pulleys are employed for the purpose of imparting rotary motion to the severa
circles by the gearing F underneath the machine. By employing one central pillar fo

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carrying the main driving pulleys, in a Noble's combing machine, instead of two as
hitherto, the parts are simplified, whilst at the same time the arrangement admits
small circles being readily removed and replaced again, which could not be done when
the pillars for supporting the main driving pulleys projected up from the centre of
each small circle, which has been the custom hitherto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
Firstly. In machines for combing wool and other fibre, the employment of
positively driven discs a and b in combination with the single dabbing brush G, all
arranged as described.
Secondly. In machines for combing wool and other fibre, the use of positively
driven discs a and b and dabbing brush G in combination with rollers or discs d and e,
all arranged as described.
Thirdly. In a machine for combing wool and other fibres, the use of one central
pillar rising up from the large comb for carrying the main driving pulleys of a
Noble's combing machine when used in combination with three small circles, as shewn
in Fig. 4.
Dated 10
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1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.