IMPROVEMENTS IN PELERINE MACHINES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, ARTHUR WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN SHUTTLEWOOD, in the employment of
Messieurs Richard Harris and Sons, of Braunstone Gate, Leicester, in the county
of Leicester, Hosiery Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN PELERINE MACHINES, to be as follows:-
Each machine consists of two end standards, connected by an upper tie bar, and
four lower ones, the standards support a fixed needle bar, provided with leads of
bearded needles, and carry bearings for a cam shaft, driven by toothed gearing
connecting it to a hand shaft carrying driving pulleys, and a fly wheel at
one end.
The cam shaft carries a toothed bevel wheel gearing into a larger wheel on a
transverse shaft, the back end of which actuates a drawing lever, to which the two
ends of a gut band are attached, this band passes round two grooved pulleys, each
secured on the back end of an horizontal shaft at each end of the machine, each shaft
carries a grooved pulley at its front end, round these pulleys, gut bands are passed,
the inner ends of which are attached to a box provided with a sliding bolt and
inclines wherewith to obtain a lead for the thread carriers, either of which is
traversed by a hinged bolt projecting from the box. The thread carriers are each
arranged to slide on two bars secured to the upper part of the standards. The
horizontal shafts at the ends of the machine are each provided with an intermediate
grooved pulley, the gut bands on which are attached to and traverse a slur cock,
across the whole width of a series of jacks which carry sinkers, between which are
other sinkers, called lead sinkers, mounted and actuated in the usual way. Below
the needles is a slide bar at the back of a series of pelerine points, these points are
cast in leads, or otherwise secured to a bar which rocks on a centre at each end, the
slide bar has a bolt near each end, these bolts carry the slide lying between the
pelerine points, and the fabric to be made, said slide is operated by a cam plate
on each arm, to which the pelerine point bar is centred, both bars are made to rise
come forward, rise still further and tip over, placing the loops taken by the points
from between the needles, onto the next adjacent needles, the traverse of the
pelerine bar either way being effected by studs on a pattern chain at one end of
the machine, operating a series of levers which revolve a pattern wheel or jacquard

page_text: The whole of the move-
ments of the several parts including the sinking, pressing, and knocking over
movements, are effected by links, truck bearing levers, and cams.
actuating a frame which carries the pelerine point bar.
By means of a pelerine machine constructed as above described, I am enabled to
make pelerine fabrics at a much greater speed, and less cost than heretofore.
I ARTHUR WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN SHUTTLEWOOD in the employments of
Messieurs Richard Harris and Sons of Branston Gate Leicester in the County
of Leicester Hosiery Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a front view of an improved pelerine machine.
Figure a view at the right end of the machine showing the relative positions
of the toothed gearing for driving the machine, "the teeth being of the usual
construction are not shown in the drawings."
Figure 3 shows a plan of four cams their truck bearing levers and links at the
left end of the machine.
Figures 4. 5. 6 and 7 show side views of the links and truck bearing levers in
their several relative positions when operated by the cams numbered 1 to 10 shown
on the front view Figure 1.
Figures 8. 9 and 10 are full sized right side views of the cams 1 to 10 in their
several relative positions.
Figure 11 shows a full sized sectional view of a dropper box, one set of droppers,
and the head of a truck bearing lever hereafter referred to and
Figures 12 show a full sized front side view of the four cams at the left end of
the machine.
Each machine consists of two end standards connected by an upper tie bar A
and four right angled lower ones B.
The standards have each a bracket projecting from one side, which support a
knitting machine of the usual construction which consists of a fixed needle ba
provided with leads of bearded needles, a frame carrying jack sinkers, a presse
bar hinged to the brackets before named, a slur cock, box, and bar, a locker bar and
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page_text: one or more thread carriers, the whole of which being of the usual well known con-
struction are not shown in the drawings.
In addition to the above there is a pelerine machine.
When making pelerine fabrics the several movements of the above described
parts of the machine have beretofore been slowly made by the attendant on a hand
machine instead of which I arrange a wider machine so that it can be driven by
power at a great increase of speed, by the following means.
The standards carry bearings for a main cam shaft C driven by toothed gearing
connecting it to a hand shaft provided with driving pulleys and a fly wheel C
at the right end, the wheel connecting the main cam shaft with the hand shaft
revolves on an axle projecting from the right end standard and carries a wheel D of
the same size which gears into a similar wheel D' below it which revolves on an
axle projecting from a vertical plate secured to the standard the lower wheel
gears into a larger wheel D² on the right end of a cam shaft D' which revolves in
a bearing secured to the right end standard and in a bearing D' forming part of a
bracket the ends of which are secured to the two lower right angled tie bars " shown
at Figure 1" the inner end of the shaft D³ carries a toothed bevel wheel, gearing
into a similar wheel on the lower end of a short vertical shaft which revolves in a
bearing D secured to the two lower tie bars the upper end of the vertical shaft
carries a toothed bevel wheel gearing into a larger one on the inner or front end
of a short horizontal shaft De which revolves in a bearing projecting from the top
side of the bearing D³ "and shown by dotted lines at Figure 1" the back end of
the shaft D is provided with a drawing cam D' which revolves between two trucks
one of which is carried by an axle in the lower end of a lever D³ the upper end
of which rocks on an axle in a bracket secured to the back top angle tie bar, the
other truck is carried by an axle in a drawing lever D° which rocks on an axle in
a bracket secured to the back lower tie bar the upper end of the drawing lever is
slotted in which an axle is capable of adjustment on which a clamp box D10 rocks,
the box clamps the two ends of a gut band E "see Figure 1" which passes round
two grooved pulleys E' each of which is secured on the back end of an horizontal
shaft E revolving in bearing brackets secured to the standards at each end of the
machine, each shaft is also provided with a grooved pulley E³ to which the ends of
a gut band E are secured such arrangement of double pulleys and bands. ensure
the driving lever being kept in proper position and produces alternately reversed
revolutions of the shafts E. Each shaft carries a grooved pulley F at its front
end round these pulleys the outer ends of two gut bands F' are passed and secured
to them by hooks having their stems screw threaded and capable of adjustment by
lock nuts the stem being passed through a boss on one of the spokes of each wheel,
the inner ends of the bands F are secured to a sliding bolt F which is operated by
the inclines wherewith a lead is obtained for one or more thread carriers, either of
which are traversed by a hinged bolt projecting from the thread carrier box in the
usual way. The shafts E are each provided with an intermediate grooved pulley G
the gut bands G¹ which are secured to each have their inner ends secured to and
traverse a slur cock box, "of the usual construction," across the whole width of a
series of jacks which carry jack sinkers mounted and operating in the usual way.
The grooved pulley G at the left end of the machine runs loose on its shaft and is
provided between two of its arms with a slotted piece in which a pin projecting
from an arm G' which is secured on the shaft is free to slide by which means a
lend is obtained by the thread carrier over the traverse of the slur cock either way.
In front of the needle bar and below the needles is a slide bar H which lies at
the back of a series of pelerine points which are cast in leads secured to a bar H¹
which rocks on a centre at each end, the slide bar H has a bolt near each end these
bolts slide under clips secured to the bar H' the slide bar H lies between the
pelerine points and the fabric to be made and is operated by a cam plate H* on
cach arm of the frame H³ to which the pelerine point bar is centred, both bars are
made to rise, come forward, rise still further and tip over by the cams 3. 6 and S
operating links and truck bearing levers severally described hereafter.

page_text: The left end of the cam shaft D³ projects beyond the standard and carries a
toothed bevel wheel gearing into a similar wheel on a shaft I at a right angle to
it "shown at Figure 3" which revolves at the same speed as the shaft D³, the
shaft I carries four cams numbered 11. 12. 13 and 14, the cam 11 operates a truck
bearing lever connected to a link I shown at Figures 1 and 3 the upper end of
which is hinged to the lever lifting one grid of a jacquard of the usual construction
which is carried by two brackets I³ projecting from the outside of the left end
standard, the second grid of the jacquard is lifted by a link I attached to a truck
bearing lever operated by the cam N° 14.
The traverse of the pelerine machine either way is effected by the cams 12
and 13 operating two truck bearing levers K the upper end of each lever alternately
acts upon one or more droppers L "shown the full size at Figure 11." There are
two sets of these droppers each dropper being attached by a string to one of the
vertical needles of the jacquard each set of droppers rest in one of two boxes
which form the outer end of a bolt L sliding in a vertical bracket attached to the
left end standard, the inner end of the bolt is provided with a stop screw and lock
nut, to adjust it to the guage of the pelerine machines, the left end of which is
pressed upon it by a spring L2 shown at Figure 1, being attached at one end to
the back of the pelerine frame H³, its other end being attached to a pin secured to
the front upper angle tie bar.
The links and truck bearing levers operated by the cams 1 and 2 on the cam
shaft D are shown in side view at Figure 4. Those operating by the cams 3 and 4
at Figure 5. Those operated by the cams 5. 6 and 7 at Figure 6 and those
operated by the cam at Figure 7 the cam 9 is like the cam 2 and the cam 10 is
like the cam 1.
The cams numbered 1 to 10 on Figure 1 operate as follows
No 1 and 10 are the Frame sinking cams.
2
9 the Presser Cams.
8 rocks the Pelerine machine.
4 rocks the Cylinder of the Jacquard.
5 the Frame rocking over Cam.
6 lifts the Pelerine machine vertically.
7 Jack locking cam.
8 throws up the Pelerine machine as it rocks in its top centres at each end.
9 same as 2.
10 same as 1.
Having described the several parts separately I will now describe
The movements collectively which are as follows:-
The thread carrier leading lays its thread on the stems of the needles in the
usual way, the jack sinkers being lowered to form loops between the needles across
their whole width, the loops are then brought up to the heads of the needles by the
front webs of the sinkers, the sinkers then rise while the presser descends to close
the beards of the needles to allow the work to be landed on them by the bellies of
the sinkers, the presser then rises the sinkers come forward and knock the loops
of the previous course over the heads of the needles and the last formed, loops on
to the pelerine points which lie between the needles, the pelerine machine coming
forward at the same time as the sinkers, then rises to bring the eyes of the pelerine
points opposite the heads of the needles, the pelerine machine is then thrown up to
place the pelerine points on the top of and parallel with the needles, the slide at
the back of the points pushes the work off them on to the needles the pelerine
machine then reverses its upward throw the points falling between the needles the
frame carrying the sinkers then assumes their former position and the movements
are repeated.
The traverses of the pelerine machine are regulated by the droppers selected
by the jacquard cards either as the pelerine points rise or fall according to the
pattern.

page_text: By means of a pelerine machine constructed and operating as above described
I am enabled to make pelerine fabrics at a much greater speed and less cost than
heretofore.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The construction and employment of the above named parts operating in
conjunction with a pelerine knitting machine and a jacquard substantially as
described and illustrated in the drawings annexed.