Analogous Substances.
Year: 1888

page_text: Analogous Substances.
1 HEINRICH JORDT ANTHON, of the firm of Anthon & Sons, of Flensburg, in
the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists of an improved method of mounting and manipulating the
tools used in cutting wood into small strips, filaments and shavings, and in the
n:anufacture of wood wool.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan.
A is the carriage of the machine having a central space in which the cutter carrier B
is placed; in which carrier two or more (three are shewn in the drawings) cutters are
fitted to cut in the same direction, the cutters being placed at equal distances apart.
These cutting blades are so mounted that their cutting edges are parallel to the surface
of the carrier, but when placed in the carriage they assume different heights
relatively to the plane of motion, or, in other words, above the carriage A, in such a
manner that the successive cutting blades are raised, so that in the action of the
cutters or blades upon a piece of wood, each bladle cuts a shaving for itself, the thickness
of which corresponds with the difference between the heights of two blades or bits
following each other consecutively. During one motion of the carriage, all the
blades or bits following one another will cut a shaving of equal guage or thickness.
When a stroke of the carriage is completed, and the carriage returns to its starting
point, the wood is moved or fed forward a distance equal to the sum of all the
thicknesses of the shavings cut off, whereupon the working of the planes is resumed.
When it is intended to obtain ligneous wool a row of nicking tools or scratching
knives R are used which precede the cutting blades and divide the shaving previously
to the operation of the cutting blades and transversely thereto.
The object and the advantages of this arrangement are as follows:-
:-
To increase (i.ė. double, treble, quadruple and so on) the amount of work or
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page_text: production obtained from ordinary wood planing machines, by the introduction of a
number of blades.
To improve the work or production of double acting machines having two sets of
cutting blades operating in opposite directions, in such a manner that the wood
requires to be cut in one direction only such direction corresponding with that of the
fibres of the said wood.
In order to set the cutters accurately and conveniently at the desired difference of
heights between the cutting blades when the thickness of the shavings is being
regulated, the carrier B is fitted to move upon the pivot D and the cutting blades are
so set or placed in the carrier that all their cutting edges are at the same height above
the surface as herein before mentioned, when such surface has been inclined relatively
to the carriage surface A, by means of the set screw F, the required difference of
heights between the several blades is simultaneously effected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In the construction of the apparatus for the purposes aforesaid, the application
and use of two or more cutting blades M mounted at equal distances apart, and
acting in the same direction, the cutting edges being parallel to one another, but
placed at different heights above the plane of motion of the carriage A, each successive
blade being raised and the difference between the heights of two consecutive blades
represent the thickness of shaving required, and the number of shavings cut at one
operation correspond with the number of blades, substantially as herein before described
and shewn on the drawings.
2. In the construction of apparatus as aforesaid, the application and use of the
carrier B, fitted with any convenient number of cutting blades M, and regulated by
the screw F, so as to simultaneously set the whole of the blades to one uniform "cut,"
substantially as herein before described and shewn on the drawings.
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3. The general construction, arrangement and combination of the several and
respective parts, together constituting my improved apparatus for manufacturing
wood wool and analogous substances, substantially as herein before described and
shewn on the drawings.
Dated 02nd Ton1000