Required Motion to the Carriage of "Blamires" and other Lap Feeding Apparatus Employed on Woollen Machinery.
Year: 1885

page_text: Required Motion to the Carriage of "Blamires" and other
Lap Feeding Apparatus Employed on Woollen Machinery.
We, WILLIAM SMITH of Dark Lane, Mill Overlooker and JAMES HENRY BIRKBY
WIGGLESWORTH of Carlinghow both of Batley in the County of York do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED
FOR IMPARTING THE REQUIRED MOTION TO THE CARRIAGE OF " BLAMIRES AND
OTHER LAP FEEDING APPARATUS EMPLOYED ON WOOLLEN MACHINERY to be as
follows:-
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Hitherto the required to and fro motion of the carriage of "Blamires" and other
feeding apparatus have been imparted through mangle wheel and rack arrangement;
this has proved to be very dangerous, and frequent accidents have occurred through
its application. There is also great liability of it getting out of order therefore
requiring frequent repairs. By our arrangement the safety of the work is much
increased and there is less liability of the working parts getting out of order and
also a great reduction is effected in the cost of lubrication.
We impart the required motion from the ordinary scribbling machine to the lap
feeding apparatus by means of an endless chain or belt, mounted horizontally on.
pulleys in suitable bearings on the scribbling machine. To the chain or belt is
coupled the frame of the lap feeding machine by a connecting rod attached to such
belt or endless chain by a stud and bracket. The connecting rod is made adjustable
in its length so as to regulate the position of the carriage of the lap feeding
apparatus.
The to and fro or reciprocating movement is produced by setting in motion the
strap or chain, by causing the pulleys over which it is mounted to rotate; by this
means the connecting rod is carried along with the belt or chain as it passes over
and under the pulleys transmitting thereby the aforesaid to and fro or reciprocating
motion to the lap feeding machine.
The length of the to and fro movement is altered by adjusting the distance a
part of the pulleys over which the strap or chain passes, and the strap or chain is
made tight on such pulleys.
J. W. HARDING,
For the Applicants.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of part of scribbling machine and Blamires or other lap
feed with our improvements applied thereto, and Fig. 2 a plan of same.
We impart the required motion from the ordinary scribbling machine of which a
is part of framework, to the lap feeding apparatus 6 which may be what is known
as "Blamires" or other lap feed apparatus by means of an endless chain or belt c,
mounted horizontally on pullies d and e in suitable bearings ƒ and g in a suitable
position on the scribbling machine.
To the chain or belt c is coupled the frame h of the lap feeding machine b by a
connecting rod i attached to such belt or endless chain c by a stud j and bracket k.
The connecting rod i is made adjustable in its length at 7 by means of the nuts
and screw whereby it is secured also to the link m which is coupled to the frame-
work h of the lap feeding machine b through the bracket n. The bearing f is made
adjustable in the bracket o by means of the adjusting screw p for the purpose of
imparting the required tension to the chain or belt c.
The to and fro or reciprocating movement is produced by setting in motion the
strap or chain c which is effected by causing the pullies d and e over which it passes
to rotate, by this means the connecting rod i is carried along with the belt or chain c
as it passes over and under the pullies, transmitting thereby the aforesaid to and
fro motion to the lap feeding machine b.
The length of the to and fro motion is altered by adjusting the distance apart of
the pullies & and e over which the strap or chain c passos.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
we claim is
The arrangement construction and application of chain or belt c, connecting rod i
and the means employed for coupling these together with the lap feeding machine b
and the means employed for adjusting and operating the same, substantially as and
for purposes herein set forth.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent.