Improvements in Machinery for Carding, Dressing, or Opening Flocks, Hair, or for other like purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1895-Acoepted; 2nd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in Machinery for Carding, Dressing, or Opening
Flocks, Hair, or for other like purposes.
I, SAMUEL CAREY ROGERS GAUNTLETT of the Firm of C. Gauntlett
and Co., Union Factory, Yerbury Mill, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Manufacturers
and Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My present invention relates to improvements in or in connection with machinery
or apparatus of the character for which Letters Patent were granted to S. and
C. Gauntlett No. 1343 of 1878 and C. Gauntlett No. 2246 of 1885 respectively or
such like machines.
My present invention is as follows:-
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To feed the flock etc. into the machine-instead of having a feed apron and
gearing etc. in connection with same-I use a feed hopper in place thereof (this
feed hopper being arranged and mounted on the machine in any suitable manner)
and thereby I am enabled to feed at a quicker rate than heretofore.
A passage or opening is provided between this hopper and the carding cylinder,
and the main driving shaft (or it may be an auxiliary shaft) of the machine is
arranged and mounted to pass through said hopper and a toothed spiked fluted or
other feed roller or drum (advantageously of small diameter) is carried on and
revolved by said shaft in a position adjacent to said opening or in other suitable
position to feed the flock etc. from the hopper steadily and in a regulated
continuous feed through the aforesaid aperture from the hopper to the carding
drum.
Or if desired this said driving shaft may be used in any other suitable form
or manner as desired to feed the material into the machine.
The carding machine consists of a spiked drum or carding cylinder or any
well known or other desired construction suitable for the purpose arranged and
mounted within a suitable casing on a stand or frame-such drum or cylinder being
revolved by gear wheels in connection with the aforesaid driving shaft or other
suitable means.
The casing or covering of the said carding cylinder may extend as far round the
latter as desired and inside this casing (or as far round same as desired) strong
teeth or spikes are arranged or mounted, and either may or may not be arranged
BO as to intersect with-but not. be touched by the said cylinder teeth or
spikes.
These teeth on the casing are very closely set so that in operation the flock etc.
is very thoroughly disintegrated carded or opened without injuring the fibre by
breakage.
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Machines constructed according to this invention will be found to be very
compact, simple. and economical to produce, and not liable to get out of order
while at the same time same will be found, to be very effective in use and are
designed not only to produce a better treatment of the material but also capable of
treating more material in a given time than heretofore..
LSA 1001
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Carding, Dressing, or Opening
Flocks, Hair, or for other like purposes..
I, SAMUEL CAREY ROGERS GAUNTLETT of the Firm of C. Gauntlett
and Co. Yerbury Mill, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Manufacturers and Merchants,
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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My present invention relates to improvements in or in connection with machinery
or apparatus of the character for which Letters Patent were granted to S. and
C. Gauntlett No: 1343 of 1878 and C. Gauntlett No. 2246 of 1885 respectively or
such like machines.
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My present invention is as follows:-
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To feed the flock etc. into the machine-instead of having a feed apron and
gearing etc. in connection with same-I use a feed hopper in place thereof (this
feed hopper being arranged and mounted on the machine in any suitable manner)
and thereby I am enabled to feed at a quicker rate than heretofore.
.
A passage or opening is provided between this hopper and the carding cylinder
and the main driving shaft (or it may be an auxiliary shaft) of the machine is
arranged and mounted to pass through said hopper and a toothed spiked fluted or
other feed roller or drum (advantageously of small diameter) is carried on and
revolved by said shaft (or this feed roller may be mounted and operated in any
other suitable mauner) in a position adjacent to said opening or in other suitable
position to feed the flock etc. from the hopper steadily and in a regulated
continuous feed through the aforesaid aperture from the hopper to the carding
d'rum.
Or if desired this said driving shaft may be used in any other suitable form.
or manner as desired to feed the material into the machine...
: The carding machine consists of a spiked drum or carding cylinder of any well-
known or other desired construction suitable for the purpose arranged and.
mounted within a suitable casing on a stand or frame-such drum or cylinder
being revolved by gear wheels in connection with the aforesaid driving, shaft or
other suitable means.
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The casing or covering of the said carding cylinder may extend as far round
the latter as desired and inside this casing (or as far round same as desired.)
strong teeth or spikes are arranged or mounted and either may or may not be
arranged so as to intersect with-but not be touched by the said cylinder teeth or
spikes.
These teeth on the casing are very closely set so that in operation the flock etc.
is very thoroughly disintegrated carded or opened without injuring the. fibre by
breakage.
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Machines constructed according to this invention will be found to be very
compact simple and economical to produce and not liable to get out of order while
at same time same will be found to be very effective in use. and are designed
not only to produce a better treatment of the material but also capable of treating
more material in a given time than heretofore:
The speed cylinder is geared to revolve in the opposite direction to the main
cylinder and at their point of contact or immediately above and below same is
pláced a rod or plate fastened on each end to the side frames of machine and so
providing a tension on the material being carded and securing an even amount of
material being continuously supplied to the carding cylinder.

page_text: The lower part of the cymder is felt open that the material is delivered mix
downward direction.
And in order that my invention may be easily understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
A is the stand or support.
B is the carding cylinder having spikes or teeth B₁ of any well-known or
suitable construction all round the periphery. This drum B is carried on the
axle C.
'D is the casing enclosing said drum B.
E is part of said casing formed of wood set (on the inside) with spikes or carding
teeth E of any well-known or suitable character.
This portion E of the casing with the spikes E' thereon is advantageously made
removable-for instance same may be mounted and held in position by the bolts E
passed through lugs in the frame A and portions of, said casing Ebut I do not
confine myself to any precise forin of constructing the'internally spiked portion of
the casing.
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Fis another wooden plate carrying teeth F1 thereon for the purpose hereinafter
described.
G is a bar rigidly mounted and extending right across the machine between the
outlet of the feed hopper J and the teeth of the carding cylinder B-just above
the axis H of the spiked feed roller H in said hopper J.
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I is a similar transverse bar rigidly mounted and extending right across said
outlet just below the axis H¹ of said feed roller H.
J is the hopper which may or may not have a hinged lid J' thereto or any other
suitable lid or cover.
K is the large fly wheel carried on the axis L and is driven by any suitable
means for instance a crank handle (not shown).
Mis toothed wheel on the axis which gears with the toothed wheel N on the
axis Hand thereby drives the feed roller' H´in' the direction shown by the arrows
ou the drawing--the large wheel K which is toothed on its periphery meshes with
the small toothed wheel C' on the axis C thereby the carding cylinder B is driven
at a very high rate of speed in the direction shown by the arrows in said
drawing i.e. the carding cylinder B is driven in the opposite direction to the feel
roller H.
The carding teeth B' are shown in the case illustrated to slightly intersect with
teeth E F on the inside of the casing but if desired these teeth may be made to
intersect more than as shown in the drawings and on the other haud in some cases
they may not intersect at all and also said teeth may be set closer together or
wider apart or at varying distances on the cylinder or on the inside of the casing
either or both and also may be inclined or of any other suitable form for the
purpose.
The operation is as follows:
The flock etc. to be treated on this machine having been placed in the feed
hopper and the machine put in motion the feed roller H revolves in the opposite
direction to the carding cylinder B and thereupon the material is dragged off the
spikes of the roller H by the teeth B¹ of the drum B the transverse bar G causing
a tension on the material and securing an even amount of such material being
continuously supplied to the said drum B thus preventing the material being taken
too quickly from the feed roller H by the drum B.
The lower transverse bar I is for the following purpose viz. :-so that any very
long hair or wool which might be damaged by passing through the machine
in the ordinary way (i.e. between the drum B and the casing spikes F¹ E')
may be treated on this machine (i.e. carded) by driving the machine in the
opposite direction.
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page_text: 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:
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1. In a machine for carding dressing or opening flocks hair or the like.purposes-
the arrangement and combination with the feed hopper of a feed roller mounted in
said feed hopper and revolving therein in the opposite direction to the carding
cylinder and adapted to feed said material from said. hopper to said cylinder
substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described.
2. In a machine for carding dressing or opening flocks hair or the like purposes-
the arrangement and combination with the carding cylinder of a series of spikes or
carding teeth such as F mounted and arranged just above the feed opening and
extending only partly around inside, the casing surrounding, said cylinder and
-arranged and operating in conjunction therewith substantially in the manner
and for the purposes. herein before described.
3. In a machine for carding dressing or opening flocks hair or the like purposes-
the arrangement and combination with the carding cylinder of a feed hopper a feed
roller therein revolving in the opposite. direction to said cylinder and adapted to
feed said material from said hopper to said cylinder and a series of spikes or
carding teeth mounted around or partly around inside the casing surrounding said
cylinder arranged and operating in conjunction therewith substantially in the
manner and for the purposes herein before described.
4. A machine for carding dressing or opening flocks hair or the like purposes-
having in combination with. the carding cylinder a feed hopper such as J a feed
roller such as H operating in said hopper to feed the said material from said
hopper to said cylinder a series of spikes or carding teeth arranged just. above the
feed opening as at F and a further series of spikes as at E the whole arranged and
acting substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described, and
illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
5. The improved machine for carding dressing or opening flocks hair or the like
purposes arranged constructed combined and acting substantially in the manner
and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated in the drawings
hereunto annexed.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.