Improvements in the Method of Driving Fancy Rollers in Carding Engines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1899
Improvements in the Method of Driving Fancy Rollers in Carding
Engines.
I, THOMAS WOOD, of Victoria Mill, New Mills, near Stockport, in the County
of Chester, Candlewick Spinner, 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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This invention relates to improvements in the method of driving fancy rollers
in carding engines such as are used for carding cotton waste and wool, and has
for its object to provide means whereby the rope which drives the fancy roller is
prevented from slipping on the respective pulley and the latter is thus kept always
cool and regular in its action whereby more and better work is produced and a
great saving in ropes and oil attained.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 & 3 are side views and Figs. 2 & 4 sectional end views.
a is the cylinder pulley, b the fancy roller pulley, and c the carrier pulleys
all as hitherto arranged."
In carrying out my invention and referring to Figs. 1 & 2, I employ an auxil-
liary carrier pulley d mounted upon a stud é secured to the frame side f below
the pulley of the fancy roller.
The pulley is formed with two grooves and together with the said auxilliary
carrier pulley enables me to pass the rope g twice round the fancy roller pulley b
in lieu of once as hitherto and thereby prevent the rope slipping. The rope g
runs from the inner of the ordinary carrier pulleys c first over the fancy roller
pulley b then around the auxilliary carrier pulley d again over the pulley 6 of
the fancy roller, and around the outer of the ordinary carrier pulleys c and the
cylinder pulley a whereby a double grip on the fancy roller pulley b is obtained.
In lieu of employing only one of the said auxilliary carrier pulleys I may
employ a number thereof upon the stud e one in front of the other and increase
the number of grooves in the fancy roller pulley b accordingly so as to be able to
pass the rope g a still further number of times around the fancy roller pulley b
and thus still further increase the grip thereof if necessary as will be readily
understood.
According to another form of my invention I may employ the said auxilliary
pulley upon the same stud h which carries the ordinary carrier pulleys c as shown
in Figs. 3 & 4, the former method being however preferable.
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:-
In carding engines having fancy rollers, the method of driving such fancy
rollers, consisting in the employment of an auxilliary carrier nulley or a number

page_text: thereof and a fancy roller pulley b correspondingly grooved whereby the driving
rope g can be placed once or more around the fancy roller pulley b as may be
required, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 0th day of snomat
1800
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.