Improvements in Scouring, Sizing, Drying, and Winding Machines.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scouring, Sizing, Drying, and Winding Machines.
I WILLIAM WALTER BOTTOMLEY of Hamer Vale Mills Hamer Rochdale in
the County of Lancaster Flannel Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows: -
My invention relates to machines for treating warps. My improved machine is
adapted for, and capable of simultaneously accomplishing the processes of scouring,
sizing, drying and winding on a loom beam warps of any fibrous material, such
warp is, according to my arrangement, wound on the beam, the full width thereof,
and this, at one operation. I do not lay any claim to the fact that the processes
herein referred to are simultaneously accomplished in one and the same machine, as
I am aware, that machines for such purposes are now in use; but, what I do
consider to be novel, is the winding-on of the warp the full width of the loom beam,
such winding-on being effected at one operation; that is, the warp is not wound
thereon in sections as is the case with machines now in use.
According to my construction, at oue extremity of my machine I provide standards
adapted to carry any convenient number of warp bobbins or flanged beams, which
beams, are supplied each with a warp, any convenient number of beams may be
employed according to the desired number of threads to be introduced into the
warp to be wound on the loom beam situate at the opposite end of the machine;
that is, the end opposite to the end, where the series of beams before mentioned are
situate.
The ends of the threads from the series of warp beams are allowed to pass and
are directed over a guide roller, at which part, the threads from each beam unite,
thence pass through a trough or vessel containing a scouring solution, and between
a pair or series of squeezing or expressing rollers, afterwards, the warp passes
through a solution of size or stiffening substance contained in a suitable vessel, and
through or between a second set of expressing rollers. The warp then passes over
a series of guide rollers suitably arranged with relation to each other, so as to
allow the warp to be directed, and traverse between heated surfaces of a pile of
hollow metal plates or cisterns, having large heating surface areas, the said plates
being provided with suitable inlet and outlet orifices for the entrance and exit of
steam. After traversing over the surface of the last plate the warp then passes
through a set of guide bars, wraith reed or comb, on to a loom beam or roller, the
said roller being supported in position in convenient bearings, and to which roller a
motion is given by means of any convenient gearing, thus the warp is wound on the
loom beam. The wraith reed employed may be a reed in one piece, or may be
composed of parts, which reeds are known as expanding reeds as may be
required.
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If desired the scouring trough with its attendant squeezing rollers may be dis-
pensed with, when the scouring process is not necessary or desirable.
Dated this 11th day of December A.D. 1890
J. H. BUTTERWORTH,
For the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scouring, Sizing, Drying, and Winding Machines,
I WILLIAM WALTER BOTTOMLEY of Hamer Vale Mills Hamer Rochdale in
the County of Lancaster Flannel Manufacturer, 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 invention relates, to a machine for treating woollen warps' the object and
purpose of my invention being the construction of a machine or apparatus in which
the operations of sizing, drying, and winding may be successively accomplished but
the particular and salient feature of my invention is that when the warp which may
be of any desired width has passed through the process of sizing, and drying, the
same may be wound direct on to a loom beam in an expeditious and effective manner
and thus to dispense with the necessity of winding in the intermediate winding
frame as now used for this purpose in the ordinary manner where the warp is wound
in the sizing and drying machine on to a warp beam. By the use of my improved
machine or apparatus a great saving of labour may be effected and the warp wound
on the beam more economically than hitherto.
I do not lay any claim to the fact of the processes of warp sizing, drying and
winding being successively accomplished in one machine as I am aware that
machines for such purposes are now in use but what I do consider to be novel is the
winding of the warp direct on to the loom beam of a woollen weaving loom.
In order that a clear understanding of my invention may be had I have hereunto
annexed two sheets of drawings in which like letters of reference indicate like parts
in the figs. therein shown.
Fig. 1, represents an elevation of my invention.
Fig. 2, is an end elevation showing the back view of the machine.
Fig. 3, is a plan.
According to my construction and arrangement in front of the machine I mount any
convenient number of warp beams a in convenient bearings, the number shown in
the elevation represents six full warp beams which may have any number of threads
thereon and arranged in two sets of three or each set may be composed of any
.convenient number, according to the number of threads desired to be put into the
'warp such beams being provided in the manner as indicated-end to end-see
Fig. 3. In order that varying or different widths of warp may be wound on the
loom beam varying from the minimum to the maximum widths of loom beams
employed the threads forming the warp or an equal number of threads are wound
on each set of beams in direction from the flanges a situate opposite to the central
part of the machine, the warp a¹ then pass into a trough b containing a solution of
size or if necessary a separate trough may be supplied the one containing a scouring
solution and the other a sizing solution but as shown in the drawing one trough is
only shown, the warp then passes under a roller c suitably fixed in the trough b
and free to revolve therein and between a series of squeezing rollers ddd the
both extremities of which rollers are located within slide blocks e, e', e², pressure
being applied to the shaft of the roller d² by means of a weighted lever passing
through a block g seated on the said roller shaft the warp a¹ then, passes over a
series of rollers (which series may be any convenient nuniber) to an ordinary
loom beam the extremities of which pass into slots joue on each side or frame,
the surface of which loom beam rests upon the surface of the driving or surface
drum which roller is capable of being expanded or extended in length or con-
tracted see Fig. 2 which shows the end section k¹ withdrawn from the body of the
drum the other end being closed or fitted into the body of the drum, such roller
being expanded or contracted at will accordingly as it may be desired to wind the
warp on a loom beam of greater or less width as the case may be. The surface
drum k being operated by means of convenient gear wheels and shaft l' operated
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page_text: The warp
through the agency of the gear wheels m m¹ and the driving shaft n.
when passing over the series of rollers h has a horizontal position between which
are situate hollow plates or cisterns o any convenient number of which may be
employed to which plates are connected steam supply pipes p, p', p², and an outlet
or exhaust pipe r, the said hollow plates are provided horizontally and supported
on stands 8.
The operation of our invention is as follows:-
Steam is admitted through the steam connections p p p into the hollow plates o
circulates through the cisterns then passes out through the outlet or exhaust pipe r.
Motion being imparted to the shaft by the gear wheel m, on the roller shalt d
gearing with a corresponding gear wheel on shaft which roller shaft is rotated by
gear driving wheels tt. The warp is passed from the beams under the roller c,
which roller is mounted at each end in a slot in the vessel, through the sizing
solution between the squeeze or expressing rollers and through the agency of the
shaft and gearing motion is imparted to, the surface drum k consequently to
the loom beam which rests upon its surface, the extremities of the warp being
wound round or attached to the said loom beam the warp is withdrawn from off the
beams through or between the heated air or spaces between the surfaces of the
hollow plates o by means of which heated surfaces the warp is dried and wound
direct on to the loom beam. The warp being wound on the loom beam rotated or
actuated by contact with a surface drum or by friction, that is, the beam upon which
the warp is wound has not a positive motion or actuated by gearing that in the
event of irregularities such as lumps or clotted portions in the warp tending to
obstruct or obstructing the travel of the warp the motion of the loom beam will
according to my arrangement be correspondingly affected thus obviating or
avoiding the breakage or damage of the warp as would be the case in the event of
such occurrences were the loom beam positively rotated. When the loom beam
is wound full the weighted levers u. u. are raised the loom beam may then be
removed and another beam placed in position between the slots or guides ; and the
weighted levers applied to the extremities of the said beam.
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) In a sizing, drying, and winding machine for treating woollen warps, the use
and application of warp beams arranged for the purpose so that warps of different
widths are capable of and may be withdrawn therefrom and wound after drying
direct on to the beam of a loom frictionally rotated which may vary in length
according to the width of the loom as herein fully set forth.
(2) In a sizing, drying and winding machine for treating woollen warps, the
method of drying the warp before passing on to the loom beam being effected by
the traverse or travel over carrier rollers-of the warp through heat or between
heated surfaces of plates or cisterns but not in contact with such surfaces by which
mode of treatment the thread or warp is not parched as herein described.
(3) In combination a series of hollow cisterns and carrier rollers-having supply
and exhaust accessories the squeeze rollers-and the geared or positive driven or
actuated surface drum as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described.
(4) In combination the steam cisterns or plates-with the carrier rollers and
steam accessories specified in foregoing claim with the positively driving and
geared surface drum-as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described.
(5) The drying arrangement as herein set forth and described.
Dated this 5th day of September A.D. 1891.
WILLIAM WALTER BOTTOMLEY.