IMPROVE- MENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR FEEDING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES TO CARDING MACHINERY
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Cliffe, Machine Maker, and Thomas Edward
Ainley, Scribbling Engineer, both of Golcar, and James Shaw, Dyer, of
Huddersfield, all in the County of York, for an Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR FEEDING WOOL AND OTHER
FIBROUS SUBSTANCES TO CARDING MACHINERY."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Cliffe, Thomas
Edward Ainley and James Shaw at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents on the 27th January 1882.
WILLIAM CLIFFE, Machine Maker and THOMAS EDWARD AINLEY, Scribbling
Engineer both of Golcar and JAMES SHAW, Dyer of Huddersfield all in the
County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY or APPARATUS FOR FEEDING
WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES TO CARDING MACHINERY."
This Invention relates to that class of feeding machinery in which the material
is placed in a hopper and transferred therefrom into a scale-pan previous to
being deposited upon the feeding apron of the machine.
Our improvements relate to the apparatus for transferring the material from
the hopper to the scale pan and in carrying out the same, we construct the
hopper open at the top with the side thereof nearest the machine, vertical,
horizontal, or inclined, so as to overhang the scale pan. Inside the hopper we
place a series of bars or rods connected together alternately so as to form two
series the rods being placed parallel to the side of the hopper. Each rod is pro-
vided with teeth or spikes which are inserted at such an angle that the points
project upwards towards the top of the hopper. A reciprocatory motion is
imparted to each series of rods in such manner that they rise and fall in opposition
to each other whereby a continuous layer of the material is gradually raised from
the bottom of the hopper to the top when it leaves the teeth and falls over into the
scale pan.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Cliffe, Thomas Edward Ainley and James Shaw in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 27th July 1882.
WILLIAM CLIFFE, Machine Maker and THOMAS EDWARD AINLEY, Scribbling
Engineer both of Golcar and JAMES SHAW, Dyer of Huddersfield all in the
County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR FEEDING
WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES TO CARDING MACHINERY."
This Invention relates to that class of feeding machinery in which the material
is placed in a hopper and transferred therefrom into a scale pan previous to being
deposited upon the feeding apron of the machine.
Our improvements relate to the apparatus for transferring the material from the
hopper to the scale pan and in carrying out the same, we construct the hopper open
at the top with the side thereof nearest the machine, vertical, horizontal, or inclined
Bo as to overhang the scale pan. Inside the hopper we place a series of bars or
rods connected together alternately so as to form two series, the rods being placed
parallel to the side of the hopper. Each rod is provided with teeth or spikes which
are inserted at such an angle that the points project upwards towards the top of
the hopper. A reciprocatory motion is imparted to each scries of rods in such
manner that they rise and fall in opposition to each other whereby the material is
gradually raised from the bottom of the hopper to the top when it leaves the teeth
and falls over into the scale pan.
In order that our improvements may be better understood, we herein give
reference to the accompanying Sheets of Drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is side elevation
of hopper connected to a carding machine, Fig 2 is front elevation of said hopper
with some of the parts removed so as to clearly shew the reciprocating bars, Fig 3
is another front elevation of hopper shewing position of door and Fig 4 is plan of
same. A is the hopper containing fibrous material and B is the main driving shaft
provided with fast and loose pullies C and D, driven by strap from the carding
cylinder or other going part of machine. On the boss of the fast pulley is keyed
a spurr wheel E in gear with and driving another wheel F, keyed on horizontal
shaft G extending through the hopper, and having on the opposite end thereof a
spurr wheel H and disc or face plate I, which by means of connecting rod J and
crank K gives oscillatory motion to the rocking shaft L. Attached to the rocking
shaft is a double lever M which through the intervention of rods N and O gives a
backward and forward motion to the cross bars P and Q, to each of which are
attached a series of spiked reciprocating bars R and S, for the purpose of lifting
the material gradually out of the hopper, when it is allowed to fall into the
weighing pan T, which when sufficiently full is upset by suitable tilting apparatus
onto the creeper U, whereby it is carried forward into the feed rollers of the carding
machine. Should the reciprocating bars be carrying up too much material, a
vibrating comb V is employed to beat off the superfluous material which falls
back into the bottom of the hopper again, the vibrating comb receiving its motion
from rod W, face plate X, driven by spurr wheel from the wheel H. It will thus
be seen that by the employment of the reciprocating spiked bars and the vibrating
comb V that material will be lifted up out of the hopper in small flakes and in
regular and uniform proportions consequently filling the weighing pan with
mechanical regularity, and obtaining an even feed so necessary to good spinning.
Having now described our Invention, and shewn by Drawings how the same
may be performed and carried into practice, we would have it understood that we
do not confine ourselves to the precise details herein shewn and described, as they

page_text: may be varied without departing from the main features thereof, nor do we confine
ourselves to any particular construction of weighing apparatus or to the use of any
weighing apparatus, as the material may be allowed to drop direct onto the creeper,
what therefore we claim is :—
Firstly. The use and employment of the reciprocating bars R and S, for the
purpose substantially as herein shewn and described.
Secondly. The combination of the reciprocating bars and vibrating comb V for
the purpose substantially as herein shown and described.
In witness whereof we the said Thomas Edward Ainley and James Shaw for
and on behalf of ourselves and the said William Cliffe have hereunto
set our hands and seals this Twenty fifth day of July in the year of our
Lord One thousand, eight hundred and eighty two.
THOS. E. AINLEY. (L.S.)
JAMES SHAW.
(L.S.)

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