Improvements in the Method of and in Apparatus for Measuring Cloth upon Milling, Fulling, and the like Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 12th Feb.,
1898
Improvements in the Method of and in Apparatus for Measuring
Cloth upon Milling, Fulling, and the like Machines.
I, JAMES EDWARD WILKINSON, of Trinity Mount, Batley Carr, Dewsbury, in the
County of York, Book Keeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to provide an improved method of and apparatus
for measuring cloth and the like fabrics as they pass through the milling, fulling
and the like machines.
In carrying out my invention I carry a chain from a chain wheel on the main
shaft of the fulling or milling machine to a chain wheel on the shaft of the measur-
ing and indicating apparatus, or in place of chain and chain wheels other suitable
connecting mechanism may be employed.
The said shaft has a worm upon it, gearing with worm wheel on a short back
cross-shaft, one end of the said back cross-shaft is attached to half of a spring
clutch, the other half of the said spring clutch being attached to a front cross-shaft,
so that when the two halves of the clutches are in gear with each other the two
cross-shafts are connected and when the clutches are out of gear the back shaft
only revolves.
On the front cross-shaft is a small pinion gearing into one side of a double large
pinion on the indicator shaft.
A pivotted lever from the clutch passes upwards and terminates in a cord or chain
passing over guide pulley to a convenient part of the machine to be operated by
hand by the attendant, and so put the front cross-shaft in gear with the back one
and operate the indicator which revolves in front of the dial. For turning back
the indicator to the starting point I employ a chain wheel upon the shaft of a small
pinion gearing into one side of the double large wheel on the indicator shaft; on
this side of the large wheel there is a space without teeth in the periphery of the
wheel at the starting point of the indicator.
Improvements in the Method of and in Apparatus for Measuring
Cloth upon Milling, Fulling, and the like Machines.
I, JAMES EDWARD WILKINSON, of Trinity Mount, Batley Carr, Dewsbury, in the
5 County of York, Book-keeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and

page_text: The object of my invention is to provide an improved method of and apparatus
for measuring and indicating the length of cloth and the like fabrics as they pass
through milling, fulling and the like machines.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my apparatus.
In carrying out my invention I carry a chain from a chain wheel preferably on
the bottom roller of the milling or like machine to a chain wheel A on the shaft B
of the measuring apparatus, or in place of chain and chain wheels other suitable
connecting mechanism may be employed.
The said shaft B carries a worm C, which gears with a worm wheel D on a short
back cross shaft E. The said cross shaft E is attached to the half F of a spring
clutch, the other half G of the clutch being attached to a front cross shaft H, so
that when the clutch is in gear the two cross shafts are connected, and when out
of gear only the back shaft E revolves.
On this front cross-shaft H is a pinion J which gears with the spur wheel K on.
the indicator shaft L. This shaft L carries the pointer or indicator M, and passes
loosely through the indicator dial N, which is fixed at O to the bracket P.
When the piece is to be measured, the lever Q, which is pivotted at R, is pulled
forward by the attendant as the piece enters the rollers of the milling or other
machine.
The upper end S of the said lever bears against the forward end of the front
cross shaft H, so that on the lever being pulled forward the spring clutch is put
into gear, connecting the front and back cross-shafts and operating the indicator M,
which revolves in front of the dial, and indicates the measurement or length of the
piece.
A spring stud or pin T is provided to engage with the lever Q, holding it for-
ward and keeping the clutch in gear and the measure in motion as the piece passes
to the rollers. When the return end of the piece enters the rollers the attendant
withdraws the spring pin T, which allows the spring clutch to disengage, thus
instantly stopping the indicator.
For turning back the indicator M to the starting point (the spring clutch being
first put out of gear) I employ a small hand wheel U which drives, by means of
grooved pulleys or chain wheels V and W and band or chain X, a narrow pinion Y,
which gears with one side of the spur wheel K on the indicator shaft L.
To prevent the indicator M being turned back beyond zero half the width of a
small segment of the spur wheel K is left without teeth at a point corresponding to
zero on the indicator.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. Measuring cloth as it passes through milling, fulling, or the like machines
by means of a dial indicator geared to a shaft which is connected by means of a
spring clutch to a second shaft geared to the bottom roller or shaft of the milling
or like machine, the said clutch being put in and out of gear by means of a lever
and spring pin or the like substantially as shown and described.
2. In an apparatus for measuring cloth or the like turning back the indicator to
the starting point by means of a pinion operated by a hand wheel with pulleys and
band or the equivalent substantially as shown and described.
3. In an apparatus for measuring cloth in milling or the like machines, the com-
bination of the driving wheel A, shaft B, with worm C gearing with worm wheel D,
shafts E and H connected by spring clutch F G operated by lever Q and spring

page_text: pin T, pinion J and spur wheel K for turning the indicator M on the dial N, all
arranged as and for the purposes shown and described.
Dated this 10th day of December 1897.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.