Apparatus for Cleansing Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVIDIONAL
DI MULTIVATION.
Apparatus for Cleansing Fibrous Materials.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of Birkbeck Bank Chambers, Southampton Build-
ings, in the County of London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (as communicated to me
from abroad by the Firm of W. A. Scholten, of Groningen, Holland) to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an apparatus for cleansing fibrous materials by
means of which the smaller particles of dirt and dust are separated from the
longer fibres, which are then collected.
The apparatus consists of a box-like receptacle the bottom of which is of a
funnel shape and is covered by a sieve over which works a reciprocating stirring
device and a chain bucket device arranged to travel through the receptacle.
The said apparatus is shewn on the accompanying drawing in, which Fig. 1
shews a vertical longitudinal section, Fig. 2 a cross section on line A B Fig. 3,
which shews a plan view.
The box-like receptacle a has its bottom formed as two funnels provided with
discharge cocks and covered by a sieve d, upon which is placed the fibrous
material to be cleansed, the water for this purpose being admitted at the upper
part of the receptacle through a pipe not shewn.
Within the receptacle is a carriage f running to and fro on rollers in guides e,
and carrying pendant stirring blades g. On the carriage are fixed two looped
uprights with which is engaged a bar the ends of which are secured to
endless cords or chains k, stretched over rollers on the shafts m.
On the one
shaft m are fixed two toothed wheels n with which gear pinions » fixed on
the shaft o, the latter being driven by any suitable driving gear, such as by
fast and loose belt pullies as shewn.
Through the receptacle pass chain buckets led over guide rollers g, driven in
any suitable manner, and whose buckets have a sieve-like or perforated bottom.
The chains of the chain buckets have no buckets upon one part of their length
The action of the
which corresponds about with the length of the receptacle a.
apparatus is as follows:-
The fibres to be cleansed are introduced together with water into the recep-
tacle a, the parts of the chains having no buckets being at that time situated
within over the sieve d and the vertically adjustable stirring blades having
been moved by their handles s into their lowest position on the carriage. The
shaft o is then rotated whereby the cords or chains are made to travel carrying
with them the bar which in its turn causes the loops h and carriage f to travel
along first in one direction and then, after i has passed round the pulles / at
the one end it propels the carriage in the contrary direction so that by this
means the stirring blades have a corresponding to and fro motion imparted
to them. In this motion the blades travel with notched parts over the bucket-
less parts of the chains of the chain-buckets, which parts as above stated, are at
that time situated over the sieve. and are without motion.

page_text: By the effectual stirring to which the fibres are by this means subjected,
the finer particles of dirt and dust are separated from the longer fibres and
fall through the sieve into the funnels whence they are discharged from
time to time together with the water through the cocks c.
The cleansing having thus been effected, the stirring apparatus is stopped
and the chain buckets are set in motion through the receptacle a. To enable
this to be done the stirring blades require first to be raised up by means of
the handles s and to be secured in their raised position by suitable means, such as
by pins passed through holes therein. The chain buckets can then travel along
underneath the stirring blades, and in doing so they scoop up the cleansed fibres
together with the water, and carry the same up and away out of the apparatus,
the water draining off through the sieve bottoms and falling into the receptacle
again. On passing over the upper right hand guide rollers the buckets will
have their position reversed so that the fibre falls out of them, after which they
pass down into the receptacle again, until all the cleansed fibres have been
removed.
At the one side of the receptacle a is provided an opening which is closed
by a valve or slide, on opening which water may be injected by a syringe or
the like for cleansing the receptacle, such water flowing off again through the
said opening.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1899
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Apparatus for Cleansing Fibrous Materials.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of Birkbeck Bank Chambers, Southampton Build-
ings, in the County of London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (as communicated to me
from abroad by the Firm of W. A. Scholten, of Groningen, Holland) and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to an apparatus for cleansing fibrous materials by
means of which the smaller particles of dirt and dust are separated from the
longer fibres, which are then collected.
The apparatus consists of a box-like receptacle the bottom of which is of a
funnel shape and is covered by a sieve over which works a reciprocating stirring
device and a chain bucket device arranged to travel through the receptacle.
cross
The said apparatus is shewn on the drawings accompanying the Provisional
Specification. Fig. 1 shews a vertical longitudinal section, Fig. 2 a
section on line A B of Fig. 3 which shews a plan.
The box-like receptacle a has its bottom formed as two funnels 6 provided with
discharge cocks c and covered by a sieve d, upon which is placed the fibrous
material to be cleansed, the water for this purpose being admitted at the upper
part of the receptacle through a pipe not shewn.
Within the receptacle is a carriage f running to and fro on rollers in guides e,
and carrying pendant stirring blades g. On the carriage are fixed two looped
uprights with which is engaged a bar the ends of which are secured to
endless cords or chains k, stretched over rollers on the shafts m.
On the one
shaft m are fixed two toothed wheels n with which gear pinions p fixed on
the shaft o, the latter being driven by any suitable driving gear such
fast and loose belt pullies s shewn.
as.
by

page_text: Through the receptacle pass chain buckets led over guide rollers q, driven in
any suitable manner, and those buckets r have a sieve-like or perforated bottom.
The chains of the chain buckets have no buckets upon one part of their length
The action of the
which corresponds about with the length of the receptacle a.
apparatus is as follows:-
The fibres to be cleansed are introduced together with water into the recep-
tacle a, the parts of the chains having no buckets being at that time situated
within a over the sieve and the vertically adjustable stirring blades y having
been moved by their handles s into their lowest position on the carriage. The
shaft o is then rotated whereby the cords or chains are made to travel carrying
with them the bar i which in its turn causes the loops and carriage to travel
along first in one direction and then, after i has passed round the pullies / at
the one end it propels the carriage in the contrary direction so that by this
means the stirring blades have a corresponding to and fro motion imparted
to them. In this motion the blades travel with notched parts t over the bucket-
less parts of the chains of the chain-buckets, which parts as above stated, are at
that time situated over the sieve, and are without motion.
By the effectual stirring to which the fibres are by this means subjected,
the finer particles of dirt and dust are separated from the longer fibres and
fall through the sieve into the funnels whence they are discharged from
time to time together with the water through the cocks c.
The cleansing having thus been effected, the stirring apparatus is stopped
To enable
and the chain buckets are set in motion through the receptacle «.
this to be done the stirring blades require first to be raised up by means of
the handless and to be secured in their raised position by suitable means such as
by pins passed through holes therein. The chain buckets can then travel along
underneath the stirring blades, and in doing so they scoop up the cleansed fibres
together with the water, and carry the same up and away out of the apparatus.
the water draining off through the sieve bottoms and falling into the receptacle "
again. On passing over the upper right hand guide rollers the buckets will
have their position reversed so that the fibre falls out of them, after which they
pass down into the receptacle again, until all the cleansed fibres have been
removed.
which is closed
by a valve or slide v, on opening which water may be injected by a syringe or
the like for cleansing the receptacle such water flowing off again through the
said opening.
At the one side of the receptacle a is provided an opening
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Apparatus for cleansing fibrous materials consisting of a receptacle provided
with a sieve bottom operating in combination with a stirring apparatus and
a chain bucket device which are alternately put in action, substantially as
described.
2. In apparatus for cleansing fibrous materials such as is referred to in the
first claim, arranging the chain bucket device in such manner that a part of
the chain is without buckets, such part being situated within the receptacle at
the time when the stirring apparatus is being moved to and fro substantially
as and for the purpose described. .
Dated this 1st day of June 1900
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.