IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF LUBRICATING DRAWING OFF SPINDLES IN COMBING MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
I, GEORGE HODGSON, of Laycocks Mill, Thornton Road, Bradford, in the County
of York, Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF LUBRICATING DRAWING OFF SPINDLES IN
COMBING MACHINES to be as follows: -
This invention relates to certain improvements in the means employed for
lubricating vertical shafts more especially those of the drawing off rollers in the
Noble's combs. Hitherto a holo has been drilled above the fluted portion of the
shaft and a passage formed within the shaft to below the fluted portion of the shaft
where an aperture is made for the oil to come out just above the neck intended to
be lubricated. The oil does not get into the necks by this arrangement, but runs
over the bush encircling the neck, the consequence is, that the neck is not lubricated
and is fast worn away involving the renewal of the whole spindle.
The heat arising from the steain chest in close proximity to the necks of these
shafts, makes the oil so thin that it quickly runs away or is evaporated.
In order to lubricate the neck, I attach or cast to the top part of the bush encircling
the neck a receptacle for tallow or suet, the latter being the best for the purpose, as
it requires a large amount of heat to render it, this heat is, as already explained,
close at hand in the shape of the steam chest; an aperture is made through the
bush, thus allowing the melted suet or tallow in the receptacle or cup to efficiently
lubricate the neck, and the wear and tear is thereby considerably reduced.
DL:
WAUGH & CHAPMAN,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, GEORGE HODGSON of Laycock's Mill Thornton Road, Bradford in the County
of York, Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF LUBRICATING DRAWING OFF SPINDLES IN
COMBING MACHINES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to certain improvements in the means employed in
lubricating vertical shafts more especially those of the drawing off rollers in the
"Noble's" combs. Hitherto a hole has been drilled above the fluted portion of the
shaft and a passage formed within the shaft to below the fluted portion of the shaft
where an aperture is made for the oil to come out just above the neck intended to 1
be lubricated. The oil does not get into the necks by this arrangement, but runs
over the bush encircling the neck, the consequence is that the neck is not lubricated
and is fast worn away involving the removal of the whole spindle.
The heat arising from the steam chest in close proximity to the necks of these
shafts, makes the oil so thin, that it quickly runs away or is evaporated. In order
to lubricato the necks I attach or cast to the top part of each bush encircling the
neck, a receptacle for tallow or suet, the latter. being the best for the purpose, as it
requires a large amount of heat to render it: this heat is as already explained close
at hand in the shape of the steam chests: an aperture is made through the bush,
thus allowing the melted suct or tallow in the receptacle or cup to efficiently
lubricate the neck and the wear and tear is thereby considerably reduced.
I will now explain my invention by making reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which Figure 1 represents the transverse section through the steam
chest of a Noble's combing machine, and through my improved bush or neck; and
Figure 2 is a plan of the bush or neck.
The steam chest A is mounted to the machine frame and heated in the ordinary
manner to the underside of bed plate B or to any convenient portion of the
machine, I secure the bush or neck bracket C which is formed with a cup or
receptacle D, into which the tallow or suct is placed, and covered by lid D'. When
the tallow or suet is melted by the heat from the steam chest, it runs through the
aperture E on to the spindle revolving in the bush or neck C, thus efficiently
lubricating the spindle, thereby reducing the wear and tear of the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention; and in what manner the same is to bo performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The lubricating of spindles revolving in necks in close proximity to heated parts
of machinery in the manner substantially as shewn and described and as illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
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