IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND DRYING TEXTILE MATERIALS IN DYE WORKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1883

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LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Gedge, of N° 11 Wellington Street,
Strand, London, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for an Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND
DRYING TEXTILE MATERIALS IN DYE WORKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
a Communication to him from abroad by Jean Chavanne, Etienne Bruyas and
Jean Philibert Balme, Dyors, chez Monsieur Delorme, 14 Rue St. Louis,
St. Etienne (Loire) France
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Edward Gedge at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 8th August 1883.
WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of N° 11 Wellington Street, Strand, London, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
FOR WASHING AND DRYING TEXTILE MATERIALS IN DYE WORKS, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES A Communication to me from abroad by Jean Chavanne,
Etienne Bruyas and Jean Philibert Balme, Dyers, chez Monsieur Delorme, 14
Rue St Louis, St Etienne, (Loire) France,
"
This Invention relates to a Washing and Drying machine or apparatus ("laveuse-
essoreuse") constructed on the principle of the centrifugal force hydro-extractor
(commonly called a "Devil") the object of which is to rapidly dry textile
inaterials after washing; therefore the system or method hereinafter described may
be easily applied to apparatuses of this kind already constructed.
The apparatus of this invention is constructed not only for the purpose of rapidly
drying wet or damp materials, but also to serve for their previous washing, so that
this apparatus becomes at the same time a washer and a dryer, and suitable for
the two operations of washing and drying effected alternatoly, without displacement
or removal of the material treated
Centrifugal force, the action of which is so powerful for the drying, is utilized.
with no less efficacy to obtain a good washing.

page_text: The apparatus is composed of an open circular metallic box, in which may turn
'with great rapidity a circular cage, hereinafter termed the basket, carried by a
vertical shaft actuated by conical friction gearing.
The textile materials, unwetted, are arranged in hanks, bundles of Skeins
provided with their sticks, or otherwise arranged, in this basket formed of a
platform at the base and of bars covered with wire gauze around the circumference
and upon the top lid or cover, part of which opens and closes at pleasure.
The centre of the basket is occupied by a tube termed the "distributor,"
enveloping the central driving shaft, from which it is separated by a sufficient
space, and which rests on the platform serving as bottom to this basket This tube
rises from the lid taking the form of a funnel and receives water from a fixed cock in
the space existing between its surface and the driving shaft. This latter carries a
screw or helix of three or four turns, also soldered or otherwise fixed to the
surface of this distributing tube, so that the water engages in this screw and
penetrates to the bottom of this tube which is pierced with holes from which the
water is projected violently, actuated by the centrifugal force, upon the "hanks or
packages which are rapidly washed without getting intermingled, as they are
simply uplifted in position.
The distributing tube turns like the basket itself to which it is fixed, and in
order that the water from the fixed cock may penetrate into this tube, notwith-
standing the speed of rotation, in addition to the screw which facilitates this
entrance, the funnel is further provided with a broad re-entering flange which
retains the water seeking to escape at the top.
When it is desired to wash with this apparatus, the feed cock is opened, as well
as the outlet cock which is at the bottom of the ordinary circular box which
-surrounds-the--basket, then,-the-washing--being-done,-the-thorough-drying-of-the-
materials is effected by simply closing the feed cock, when the apparatus again
becomes a hydro-extractor.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Edward Gedge in the Patent Office on the 5th February
1884.
WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of No 11 Wellington Street, Strand, London, in
the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR
"
APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND DRYING TEXTILE MATERIALS IN DYE WORKS AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES A Communication to me from abroad by Jean Chavanne,
Etienne Bruyas and Jean Philibert Baline, Dyers, Chez Monsieur Delormo, 14 Ruo
St Louis, St Etienne, (Loire) France
This Invention relates to a Washing and Drying Machine or Apparatus
("laveuse-essoreuse") constructed on the principle of the centrifugal force bydro-
extractor (commonly called a "Devil") the object of which is to rapidly dry textile
materials after washing; therefore the system or method and apparatus the subject
of this Invention and hereinafter described may be easily applied to apparatuses of
this kind already constructed.
The apparatus of this Invention is constructed not only for the purpose of rapidly
drying wet or damp materials, but also to serve for their previous washing, so that
this apparatus becomes at the same time a washer and a dryer, and suitable for tho
two operations of washing and drying effected alternately, without displacement or
removal of the material treated. Centrifugal force, the action of which is so
powerful for drying, is utilised with no less efficacy to obtain a good washing.
By reference to the accompanying sheet of drawing it will be seen that the
apparatus is composed (like the ordinary hydro extractor) of an open circular
metallic box A, open at the top, in which may turn with very great rapidity a
circular cage B, hereinafter termed the basket, carried by a vertical shaft a, actuated
by conical friction gearing a¹.
The textile materials, unwetted, are arranged in hanks, or knots, hands or
bundles of skeins, provided with their sticks, in this basket, constructed in a
particular manner hereinafter explained, where they are washed with water fed
into the washing apparatus which is arranged as follows:-
The centre of this basket is occupied (see Figure 1) by a tube termed the
distributor 6 pierced with holes enveloping the vertical driving shaft, from which it
is separated by a sufficient space, and which rests on and turns with the platform
serving as bottom to this basket.
The water enters this tube by a fixed cock following the direction of the arrow m,
and penetrates into a fixed receiver C, serving as cover or cap to the tube and
forming funnel, and which is absolutely closed, except at its base where fits and
turns the upper part of this distributing tube, into which the helix or screw d,
soldered to the tube b, as well as to the shaft a, distributes water, which under the
action of centrifugal force, is projected violently into the basket, where the hanks M
are rapidly washed without getting intermingled, being simply uplifted in position
(see Figure 2); this being permitted by their arrangement in this basket, which is
constructed in such a manner that these hanks are superposed the one above the
other, being held, at a fixed point, which is the stick itself upon which each row
is set.
This basket, pierced with holes, is divided, as shown Fig: 3, by four partitions of
sheet iron, or other suitable material, g', g³, g³, g, not pierced with holes, bent to an
angle, leaving empty the four equal compartments S¹, S, S³, S, and forming two
other long cases or compartments crossing each other, and having for axis two
perpendicular diameters; the driving shaft a, and the distributing tube b, occupying
the centre.

page_text: It will be seen at Figs: 2 and 3, bow, with this arrangement of basket the
sticks i, furnished with their hanks M, are arranged by successive superposition;
these sticks resting by their ends upon the angles of the partitions, surrounding, as
by a quadrilateral, the distributing tube b.
In this manner when the machine is working the water uplifts and stretches
these hanks M, which are very rapidly washed, as well as very rapidly dried,
without the necessity of shifting them or changing their position, it being only
necessary for this purpose to open and close the feeding-cock as well as the outlet
cock which is at the bottom of the ordinary circular box surrounding or enveloping
the basket.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of the Invention communicated
to me as aforesaid and in what manner the same is or may be performed :-
1 claim as secured to me by the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent :— .
Firstly The arrangement of the washing apparatus, composed of the fixed
receiver of feed water C, of the central distributing tube b, with helix or screw d,
which permits the introduction of water into the machine while working,
substantially as described.
Secondly-The arrangement of the basket B, divided by the partitions g, so as
to permit the methodical placing of the sticks i, furnished with their hanks, these
sticks becoming fixed and immovable during the action of the centrifugal force,
which lifts the hanks into a horizontal position with stretched threads, substantially
as described.
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In witness whereof I the said William Edward Gedge have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Fifth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand
Eight.hundred. and Eighty four