IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING, DRYING AND WARPING YARNS
Year: 1886

page_text: Yarns.
WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER of Sweet Street Foundry Leeds in the County of
York, Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND of 35 Temple Terrace,
Holbeck, Leeds, in the County of York, Draughtsman do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING, DRYING
AND WARPING YARNS to be as follows:-
The present improvements are adapted to machines which size, dry and wind
the warp sectionally, in which the drying process may be either atmospheric or
by steam heated cylinders. When the warp has to be dried by air it is passed
through a chamber, in which a number of rollers are placed horizontally, from one
to the other of which it passes in a horizontal serpentine fashion through the
whole series. After the sliver of warp (which is say six inches wide) has passed
once round the rollers it is necessary to cause it to run in a different place upon
the series of rollers, say so as to leave a space of one inch between the laps of
the sliver of warp. This is accomplished by a roller which is set at an angle, the
inclination of which angle, is different from that of the angle of the roller in
ordinary use, inasmuch as the inclination of the angle (upon which the traversing
of the sliver of warp depends) of the roller in ordinary use has hitherto been
across the roller from which the sliver of warp comes to the angle roller and to
which it is passed, whereas the inclination of the angle (upon which the traversing
of the sliver of warp depends) of the improved roller is towards the roller or
rollers from which the sliver of warp comes, and to which it is passed; by this
arrangement the laps of the sliver of warp upon the rollers are more regular, and
room is saved in the construction of the machine. A further improvement consists
in providing a roller and pressing roller between which the sliver of warp passes
after leaving the drying process, the said roller being driven by means of suitable
gearing by this means the warp may be put to any convenient tension after
leaving the roller and pressing without affecting its tension during the drying
process. The drying is obtained by blowing air into the chamber having tirst
passed it through a heater, the outlet for the heated air may be at any convenient
place in the chamber.

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Sizing, Drying, and Warping
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Yarns.
WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER, of Sweet Street Foundry, Holbeck, Leeds, in the
County of York Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND, of 35 Temple
Terrace, Holbeck, Leeds, in the County of York, Draughtsman, do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING, DRYING
AND WARPING YARNS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
The present Improvements are adapted to machines which size, dry, and wind
the warp sectionally, in which the drying process may be either atmospheric or
by steam heated cylinders. When the warp has to be dried by air, it is passed
through a chamber in which a number of rollers are placed horizontally, from one.
to another of which it passes in a horizontal serpentine fashion through the whole
series. After the sliver of warp (which is say six inches wide) has passed once
round the rollers, it is necessary to cause it to run in a different place upon the
series of rollers say so as to leave a space of one inch between the laps of the
sliver of warp. This is accomplished by a roller which is set at an angle, the
inclination of which angle is different from that of the angle of the roller in
ordinary use, inasmuch as the inclination of the angle (upon which the traversing
of the sliver of warp depends) of the roller in ordinary use has hitherto been
across the roller from which the sliver of warp comes to the angle roller and to
which it is passed, whereas the inclination of the angle (upon which the traversing
of the sliver of warp depends) of the improved roller is towards the roller or rollers
from which the sliver of warp comes and to which it is passed, by this arrange-
ment the laps of the sliver of warp upon the rollers are more regular, and room is
saved in the construction of the machine-A further improvement consists in
providing a roller and pressing roller between which the sliver of warp passes after
leaving the drying process, the said roller being driven by means of suitable
gearing, by this means the warp may be put to any convenient tension after
leaving the roller and pressing without affecting its tension during the drying
process.
In order that this invention may be better understood and carried into practical
effect, we have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings, illustrative of the invention
and will now proceed to describe the same reference being had to such drawings
and the letters of reference marked thereon-
Fig. 1. is an end elevation of that part of the machine in which the warp is
dried Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same A represents the frame B is the
roller and pressing from which the sliver of warp is delivered into the drying
chamber C. where it passes over the rollers C₁ in the manner shewn, untill it comes
to the roller C which is outside of the drying chamber from this it passes to the
angle roller D and from thence to the roller D' where it again enters the drying
chamber C and passes through in the same manner, excepting that the sliver
of warp is caused to run by the side of the first lap of the sliver by having
been passed over the angle roller D-The inclination of the angle of the roller Ď

page_text: regulates the distance apart at which the laps of the sliver of warp travel through
the chamber C, that is, the greater the inclination of the angle of the roller D is
towards the roller C, so the laps of the sliver of warp will be wider apart, and
vice versa The warp having been passed a sufficient number of times through the
chamber C. in the manner described comes to the roller and pressing E, between
which it is passed on its way to the section upon which it is wound. The roller
and pressing E are connected to the roller and pressing B by means of gearing F.
By this means the sliver of warp after leaving the said roller and pressing E may
be put to any convenient tension without affecting its tension whilst in the drying
chamber, and so the sliver of warp may be dried without being put to any
unnecessary tension.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is,―
1st The use of the angle roller D having the inclination of its angle (upon
which the traversing of the sliver of warp depends) towards the roller or rollers
from which the sliver of warp comes to it, and to which it is passed substantially
as herein set forth and described.
2nd The use of the roller and pressing roller E substantially as described, and
for the purpose as herein set forth.