Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1888
Specific tion Accepted. 17th Aug., 1888
Figure 1 shows a plan of one of our improved drying apparatus.
Figure 2 a cross sectional view of the same and
Figure 3 an enlarged side view of a pair of double runners hereafter referred to.
The corresponding parts in each figure are indicated by the same letters where
necessary.
We employ two modifications of machines the first shown at Figures 1, 2 and 3
consists of a horizontal shaft A, provided with pulleys for a strap from a main driving
shaft, the horizontal shaft revolves in as many bearing blocks B, as the number of
machines employed, for convenience the shaft is in suitable lengths which vary
according to the distance the machines are placed apart, the adjacent ends being
connected by coupling blocks A', in the usual way, near each bearing block B, the
shaft carries a toothed pinion wheel C, which is driven by a clutch coupling C₁,
sliding on a key carried by the shaft, the clutch being moved into or out of gear with
the pinion wheel, by a hand lever C, projecting towards the front of the machine,
the pinion wheel gears into a toothed wheel D, secured by a key D¹, to the lower side
of a larger wheel D³, which has its outer rim turned true on the top, above the
wheel D³, is one of less diameter E, the central boss of which is turned true on both
faces, and likewise on the top and circumference of its outer rim, the wheel is
caused to revolve at a slower speed than the wheel D' by the following means, the
lower face of the central boss of the wheel E lies upon the upper one of a pair
of metal washers E¹, placed on the upper face of the central boss of the wheel D',
the upper face of the boss of the wheel E, carries a washer of leather, wood, or
other suitable material E', which is pressed down by a bracketed friction ring F,

page_text: adjusted vertically by means of a screw threaded nut F1, and kept in position by
two screw threaded lock nuts F on the upper screw threaded end of a
vertical axle 13, projecting from the hearing block B, upon which the wheels D, D²,
and E, revolvo.
The wheel E, has vertical hearing brackets E projecting from its outer rim, the
number varying according to the diameter of the wheel, each bracket is bored through
and provided with a vertical rod E, the lower end of which is flattened and securely
held by a key shown by dotted lines at Figure 3, above the bracket is a collar
capable of adjustment on the rod by a sot screw, from the collar an arm Eº, radiatos
outward on which one of a pair of double runners E, revolvos, the revolution
being produced by its inner end disk E', bearing upon the outer turned rim of
the wheel D, the rod E, is provided near its upper end with a collar E, sliding
loosely upon it, from which an arm radiates on which a double runner revolves :
the collar, arm, and runner is held up by a helically coiled spring E', being placed
on the rod between the collar E, and a collar E, capable of adjustment vertically
by means of a set screw shown at Figure 3. Upon each pair of double runners, hanks
of yarn, cotton, wool, silk, or other material G, is placed, while pressing down
the upper collar and arm, which is then released, the spring holding the banks just
tight enough to allow them to revolve easily with the runners, the banks of yarn
being shown at Figures 1, and 3, by dotted lines. Or we may provide the disks E,
of the whole of the runners with a grooved pulley and provide each pair with a cord
or belt E, shown at Figure 3, thereby ensuring the upper double runners being
driven at the same speed as the lower ones.
In a second modification of minchine instead of causing the runners to revolve as
above described we cause the upper wheel E, which carries the rods E', to be revolved
by a toothel wheel D, secured to its underside gearing into a pinion wheel (', as
before described, and employ a lower fixed friction ring D³, suitably supported
instend of the lower wheel."
When hanks of yarn, goods in the piece, or manufactured articles, have been
bleached or dyed, we put them upon the runners of either of the above described
machines placed in a stove in which the yarns goods in the piece or manufactured
articles are fully dried and aged.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed wo declare that what
we claim is —
The construction and employment of improved drying machines substantially as
described and illustrated in the Drawings annexed.