Improvements in Machinery for Drying Hanks of Yarn in a Distended State.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 24th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Drying Hanks of Yarn in a
Distended State.
We, JOE BOOTH WHITELEY and EDWARD WHITELEY, of the firm of William
Whiteley and Sons, of Lockwood, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Machine Makers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct a machine for the purpose of drying
hanks of yarn after being dyed or washed and scoured.
In constructing a machine according to our invention, we mount upon suitable
framework an endless chain at each side thereof, passing around suitable drums or
wheels which have rotary motion imparted to them for the purpose of causing the
endless chain to travel. The endless chains carry slotted parts for receiving the
axles of rollers, which rollers carry the hanks in a distended state.
As the endless
chain and the slotted brackets travel, the banks are carried with them, but in order
that the hanks may revolve in addition to being carried along by the endless chain,
the axle of the rollers carrying the hanks is provided with a pinion wheel, in gear
with a rack on the under side or upper side of the machine, which gives to the said
axles and to the banks a rotary motion.
By employing slotted brackets with the endless chain, the axles or rollers carrying
the hanks can be easily fixed in their places and removed again whilst the chain is
travelling, and as the slotted brackets are arranged close together side by side, hanks
of various sizes may be conveniently operated upon, and they can also be placed in
the machine in a more or less distended state according to requirements.
In order to facilitate the drying of the banks of yarn, the machine may the enclosed
in a metal or other suitable casing, and hot air introduced therein, which will absorb
the moisture and cause the hanks to dry more quickly.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Drying Hanks of Yarn in a
Distended State.
We, JOE BOOTH WHITELEY and EDWARD WHITELEY, of the firm of William
Whiteley and Sons, of Lockwood, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Machine Makers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of our invention is to construct a machine for the purpose of drying
hanks of yarn after being dyed or washed and scoured.
As
In constructing a machine according to our invention, we mount upon suitable
framework an endless chain at each end thereof, passing around suitable drums or
wheels, which have rotary motion imparted to them for the purpose of causing the
endless chain to travel. The endless chains are made with grooves or recesses for
receiving the axles of rollers, which rollers carry the hanks in a distended state.
the endless chains travel along, the banks are carried with them, but in order that the
hanks may revolve in addition to being carried along by the endless chains, the axle of
the rollers carrying the hanks is provided with a pinion wheel, in gear with a stationary
rack or screw on the under side or upper side of the machine, which gives to the said
axles and to the hanks a rotary motion.

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By employing grooved or slotted parts with the endless chain, the axles or rollers
carrying the banks can be easily fixed in their places and removed again whilst the
chain is travelling, and as the grooved parts are arranged close together side by
side, hanks of various sizes may be conveniently operated upon, and they can
also be placed in the machine in a more or less distended state according to
requirements.
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In order that our invention may be better understood, we will now make reference
to the annexed sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is side elevation
of a machine for. drying hanks of yarn, constructed according to our invention,
Fig. 2 is sectional plan view of same, and Fig. 3' cross-section of the said
machine. a represents the framework of the machine carrying chain wheels b and c,
around which are passed two endless chains d, and in order to keep the endless chains
at a suitable degree of tension the axle e carrying the two chain wheels c is put into
adjustable bearings f which can be moved further away or brought nearer to the other
chain wheels b by means of the adjusting screw g. The endless chain, which is shewn
on a larger scale in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 is composed of links riveted or otherwise
fastened together, and projecting from the side of each link is a bracket i carrying a
block with grooved or hollow parts. The grooves or hollow places made in the
párts are for the purpose of receiving the ends of the bobbins or rollers as shown
on a larger scale in Figs. 7 and 8. The hanks of yarn to be dried are passed over
and carried by two of the rollers or bobbins as shewn clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, the
axles of such said bobbins being placed in the hollow or groove h, and as these grooves
are arranged closely together, it follows that they can be used for holding hanks of
different lengths, and also that the said hanks may be more or less distended or
stretched between the two bobbins by the arrangement of the said grooves. Rotary
motion is communicated to the chain wheels b and c, and consequently to the endless
chains d, by means of worm and wheel m operated by strap from the cone
pulleys n and o as will be well understood, consequently the hanks will be caused to
travel through the machine, but in addition to the banks of yarn being made to travel
as already described, is our intention to cause the bobbins carrying the banks to
have rotary motion so as to make the hanks move over the said bobbins, whoreby
the yarn is continually changing its position, permitting the heated air introduced to
the machine, to be able freely to impinge against every portion of the said yarn.
Rotary motion is imparted to the bobbins carrying the hanks by means of pinion
wheels p fixed on the end of each bobbin, such said bobbins being in gear with
stationary racks as shewn clearly in Figs.- 7, 8, and 9, but screws could be used
instead of racks. In order to prevent the axles of the rollers / from falling out of
their positions when travelling around the curves of the chain wheels, and also when
travelling on the underside of the machine, or from getting displaced from the hollows h
by other causes, we place a plate all around the chain, which obviously will prevent
the axles leaving their positions when travelling. The hanks which have been dyed
or washed and scoured and require to be dried are placed (over two bobbins. as
already described) upon the table s at the feeding end of the machine, and in order to
place them in their positions onto the travelling chains the door t is opened by
suitable means to permit of the workman introducing the bobbins and banks into the
machine and placing the axles in the grooves as already specified, and this can be
done whilst the endless chains are travelling, and when it is considered expedient to
remove the banks from the machine, a door u at the bottom of the machine is opened
and an opening made in the curved part of the plate or casing " so as to remove the
dried hanks (which may also be done whilst the endless chains are travelling) which
after being removed may be placed upon the waggon and carried away. To make
the machine self-acting so as to relieve the workman of any unnecessary trouble
the plate covering up the opening may be attached to the top of a lever y
working upon a fulcrum z and it may be operated so as to remove the plate from the
aperture by the workman pressing the lever arm z, or the plate may be removed from
the opening by the framework of the waggon, coming into contact with the horizontal
rod attached to the bottom of the lever y; but these parts are not necessary or

page_text: essential to fulfil or perform the operation of drying. The machine is enclosed in
sheet iron or wood casing and heated air is introduced through the floor or other
suitable part so as to absorb the moisture arising from the banks and to facilitate the
drying thereof.
our said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. In machines for drying hanks of yarn, the use of endless chains carrying
grooved or recessed block ; for receiving the axles of the rollers or bobbins for
purposes and in manner substantially as described.
Secondly. In machines for drying hanks of yarn, the means described for causing
the hunk bobbins to revolve in addition to travelling, when used in combination with
an endless chain carrying recessed blocks; for receiving the axles of the said rollers
in manner as described and shewn.
Thirdly. In machines for drying hanks of yarn, the use of the bars or plates r
for preventing the axles of the bobbins from leaving their positions substantially as
described.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halfax and Huddersfield, Agents.