Improved Card Fillet Lapping Machine.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th - Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Card Fillet Lapping Machine.
I, GEORGE EASTWOOD of Number 73 South Street, Rochdale, in the County
of Lancaster, Card Nailer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to machines for lapping fillet cards on to cylinders or other
cylindrical rollers, and is constructed so as to prevent the edges of the strip of
fillet from being stretched more than the centre and at the same time obtain a
more regular tension on the same than is obtained in machines as now made for the
purpose hereinbefore stated.
According to my construction I place a frame or stand (a) on to the sliding
saddle as now used, and the said frame is traversed across the cylinder or roller
by the said saddle, by means of a screw and chain or other gear by the usual
method now employed.
The said frame carrying a feed box (b) by means of which the tension is regulated
by the screw shown, or a lever and weight, the said feed box is fixed at a suitable
angle to the frame. The fillet, after passing through the box, is conducted by.
means of a stud (c) (which is placed at suitable angle to the feed box) on the
roller (d), and thence over the roller (e), around the roller (/) and back over the
cylindrical piece (g). The said piece (9) is made to press on the roller (d) by
the pull of the fillet; this causing the piece (g) to act as a brake.
The roller (e), which is carried by means of two springs (h. h), is attached
to an indicator (i) by means of levers (j.) as clearly shown in the drawing
appended.
Dated this Ninth day of March 1892.
GEORGE EASTWOOD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Card Fillet Lapping Machine.
1, GEORGE EASTWOOD, of 73 South Street, Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster, Card Nailer 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
This invention relates to improved machines for lapping fillet cards on to
cylinders, or other cylindrical rollers, and is constructed so as to prevent the
edges of the strip of fillet from being stretched more than the centre, and at the
same time obtain a more regular tension on the same than is obtained in machines
as now made for the purpose herein before stated.
According to this invention I place a frame or stand on to the ordinary sliding
saddle, and the said frame is traversed across the cylinder or roller by the said
saddle by means of a screw and chain or other gear by the usual method now
employed.
The said frame carries a feed box by means of which the tension is regulated
by screw adjustment, or lever and weight. The said feed box is fixed at an angle
to the frame. The fillet after passing through the feed box is conducted over a
stud (which is placed at an angle to the feed box) to a roller, and thence over a
second roller, and partly around a third roller, and back over a cylindrical piece
or cover to the cylinder or other body to be covered. The cylindrical: piece or
cover is made to bear and press upon the axis of the first mentioned roller by the
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pun on the net and the cover us acts as a brake.
in spring bearings and this roller is by levers attached to an indicator which
registers the amount of tension on the fillet.
Such being the nature, and object of the said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being made to the accompanying drawings
in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved card fillet lapping machine.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of the opposite side of the machine to that shewn by
Fig. 1, and drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are details."
:
According to this my invention I employ a frame or stand a capable of move-
ment on the sliding saddle as ordinary by means of the worm 1 and a screwed
shaft so that the frame a can be traversed across the cylinder, or the frame can
be traversed by other of the well known methods.
The said frame a carries a feed box having a cover 2 and screw adjustment 3
so that the grip on the card fillet passing through such box b can be regulated as
desired. In lieu of the screw adjustment a lever, and weight or other means may
be employed. The feed box b is fixed at an angle to the frame a (see Fig. 2) and
is supported by means of the stud 3° bolted to the frame a. At or near the
delivery end of the feed box b I form a round or semi round stud or guide c which
is placed at a suitable angle to the feed box and fixed to such box bor to the
frame a.
Carried by the frame a are two rollers df which are preferably flanged
and covered with leather, and partly enclosing the roller d is a semi-cylindrical
cover g mounted and free to move on its fulcrum studs 4 fixed in the frame a. A
third roller e is carried in the two blade spring bearings hh and to one end of this
roller e is fixed the lever j the lower end of which is fixed to the short arm of an
Llever the upper end of said lever forms a pointer which moves over an
indicator by means of which the amount of tension on the fillet is clearly shewn.
The action is as follows:-The fillet (shewn by the heavy dotted lines in Fig. 1)
after passing through the feed box b is conducted over the stud or guide c and
after passing from a is carried to the underside of and partly around the roller d
over the roller e to and partly around the roller thence to and over the outsides
of the cylindrical cover g and in a direct line to the cylinder being clothed.
The requisite pressure or grip is put upon the fillet as it passes through the feed
box bas hereinbefore described and the feed box, and guide c are placed at such
an angle that the fillet passes therefrom to the roller a perfectly flat, and with
equal amount of tension on both sides and middle, and as the fillet passes over the
roller e it presses down the latter in its spring bearings hh and the lever operates
the lever k and the pointer shews on the indicator the amount of tension on the
fillet. When the fillet finally passes over the cylindrical cover g the hollow or
curved part 5 presses against or grips the boss 6 of the roller d and the cover g so
acts as an efficient brake, keeping the fillet tightly stretched and delivering it on
to the cylinder perfectly flat, straight, and with an equal amount of tension on both
sides, and middle.
The cover g is turned back on its hinges or studs 4 when passing the fillet over
the roller d and is prevented from falling back at other times by the spring holding
catch 7 (see Fig. 3).
The cover g enables the fillet to be brought over the layer passing round the
roller d but prevents contact therewith and ensures an absolutely straight delivery
from 9 to the cylinder and thereby ensures equal tension across the entire width
of the fillet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1.The general construction arrangement and combination of parts constituting

page_text: the improved apparatus for purpose set forth and as illustrated by drawings
hereunto annexed.
2. In machines for purpose aforesaid the rollers or guides c. d and f together with
the latter acting as a brake on roller d and ensuring straight delivery
the cover
of the fillet.
3. The roller e and supporting springs hh lever j. L lever and pointer k and
indicator i all in combination forming the tension indicating device as described.
Tand the 10th 1- of Onta 1902
GEORGE EASTWOOD,
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
GEORGE EASTWOOD,
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.