Machinery for Dyeing or Staining Woollen, Cotton, Silk, and other Fibrous Materials, either in the Form of Yarns or Woven or Felted Fabrics
Year: 1883

page_text: Machinery for Dyeing or Staining Woollen, Cotton, Silk, and
other Fibrous Materials, either in the Form of Yarns or
Woven or Felted Fabrics.
LETTERS PATENT to Leonard Glover of Silcoates near Wakefield in the County
of York Cloth Manufacturer's Manager for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR DYEING OR STAINING WOOLLEN COTTON SILK AND OTHER
FIBROUS MATERIALS EITHER IN THE FORM OF YARNS OR WOVEN OR FELTED
FABRICS"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Leonard Glover at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th August 1883.
LEONARD GLOVER of Silcoates near Wakefield in the County of York cloth
manufacturers manager IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR DYEING OR STAINING
WOOLLEN COTTON SILK AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS EITHER IN THE FORM OF
YARNS OR WOVEN OR FELTED FABRICS"
For the purpose of dyeing or staining woollen, cotton, silk, and other fibrous
materials I provide and fix within suitable frame work a tank or cistern which is
filled up to any required extent with the dyeing or staining liquid. Above this
tank and parallel with each other are mounted two rollers, also at or near the
bottom of the tank are mounted two other rollers. To each of the upper rollers is
attached a horizontal bar by means of cords, sheeting or other suitable flexible
material and the material to be operated upon is fastened to one of these then
passed under the rollers at the bottom of the tank and afterwards fastened to the
horizontal bar on the other top roller. By my invention I thus cause the material
to pass from one top roller through the liquid in the tank, round the bottom rollers
and up again and on to the other top roller, and so on backwards and forwards
automatically until the staining or dyeing operation is completed. For this purpose
I impart a rotary motion alternately and automatically to each of the top rollers,.
so that after the material has been wound or rolled on to one roller, this roller is
thrown out of gear with the driving apparatus and the second top roller thrown
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page_text: into gear therewith drawing the material off the first top roller through the liquid
and winding it on to the second top roller and so on.
At one end of each of the top roller shafts is provided a bevil wheel which gears
into a corresponding bevil wheel running loose on the driving shaft. A sliding
clutch which revolves with the driving shaft is thrown alternately into gear by a
lever with the loose bevil wheels, thus communicating the desired motion to the
top rollers, such lever being operated automatically by the hereinbefore mentioned
bars attached to the top rollers. Each bar on the material being completely drawn
off the rollers are pulled in contact with a bell crank lever and imparts motion
thereto thereby throwing into operation a cam or equivalent motion having the
effect of actuating the clutch
I also employ friction brakes which act automatically for the purpose of retarding
the motion of the top rollers when required.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Leonard Glover in the Patent Office on the 23rd February 1884
LEONARD GLOVER of Silcoates near Wakefield in the County of York Cloth
Manufacturers Manager, "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR DYEING OR STAINING
WOOLLEN COTTON SILK AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS EITHER IN THE FORM OF
YARNS OR WOVEN OR FELTED FABRICS"
1
For the purpose of dyeing or staining woollen cotton silk and other fibrous
materials I provide and fix within suitable framework a tank or cistern which is
filled up to any required extent with the dyeing or staining liquid. Above this
tank and parallel with each other are mounted two rollers also at or near the
bottom of the tank are mounted two other rollers. To each of the upper rollers is
attached a horizontal bar by means of cords sheeting or other suitable flexible
material, and the material to be operated upon is fastened to one of these then
passed under the rollers at the bottom of the tank and afterwards fastened to the
horizontal bar on the other top roller. By my Invention I thus cause the
material to pass from one top roller through the liquid in the, tank round the
bottom rollers and up again and.on to the other top roller and so on backwards
and forwards automatically until the staining or dyeing operation is completed.
For this purpose I impart a rotary motion alternately and automatically to each
of the top rollers so that after the material has been wound, or rolled on to one
roller, this roller is thrown out of gear with the driving apparatus and the second
top roller thrown into gear therewith drawing the material off the first top roller
through the liquid and winding it on to the second top roller and so on
At one end of each of the top roller shafts is provided a bevel wheel which
gears into a corresponding bevel wheel running loose on the driving shaft. A
sliding clutch which revolves with the driving shaft is thrown alternately into
gear by a lever, with the loose bevel wheels thus communicating the desired motion

page_text: Fig 1 is a longitudinal section on line A B Fig 2. Fig 2 is a plan looking on
the top. Fig 3 is a cross section on line C D Fig 2 and Figs 4 and 5 shew details
to be hereafter described of a machine for dyeing or staining woollen cotton silk
and other fibrous materials constructed in accordance with my Improvements
Within the framework a is provided a tank or cistern 6 which is filled to any
required extent with the dyeing or staining liquid. Above this tank and parallel
with each other are mounted two rollers c and d, also at or near the bottom of the
tank are mounted two other rollers e and f. To each of the upper rollers c and d
is attached a horizontal bar g by means of sheeting cords or other suitable
flexible material and the material to be operated upon is fastened to one of the
bars of the upper rollers then passed under the rollers e and f at the bottom of the
tank and afterwards fastened to the horizontal bar on the other top roller. By
my Invention I thus cause the material to pass from one top roller through the
liquid in the tank round the bottom rollers and up again and on to the other top
rollers and so on backward and forward automatically until the staining or dyeing
operation is completed. For this purpose I impart a rotary motion alternately and
automatically to each of the top rollers c and d so that after the material has been
wound or rolled on to one roller. this roller is thrown out of gear with the driving
apparatus and the second top roller thrown into gear therewith drawing the
material off the first top roller through the liquid and winding it on to the second
top roller and so on.
For this purpose I provide at one end of each of the top roller shafts a bevel
wheel which gears into a corresponding bevel wheel running loose on the
driving shaft l. A sliding clutch m which revolves with the driving shaft is
thrown alternately into gear with the loose bevel wheels %, and k, in the following
manner. When the whole of the material to be dyed or stained has been wound
from off one of the upper rollers on to the other top roller, the sheet h begins to
unwind and the bar g descending catches against and depresses the lever n to
which is attached a light chain or cord passing round the pulley o on the shaft p.
This partially rotates the shaft p and with it the small chain pulley 9 (see Fig 5);
To this is attached the catch plater by means of a short chain. A third shaft & is
provided, on the end of this is keyed the friction wheel t (Fig 5). This is flattened
at two parts of its circumference so that when in the position shewn in Fig 5 the
small friction wheel u on the driving shaft 7 rotates clear of the large friction
wheel on the shaft 8. When the catch plate r is moved in the direction shewn
by the arrow in the manner above described it rotates the large friction wheel t
sufficiently to bring the periphery thereof into contact with the small friction
wheel u on the driving shaft by which the rotation of the wheel t and shaft s is
continued. On the shaft a are provided two cranks v₁ and v₂ set at 180° with
each other. These cranks are connected with the sliding clutch m by means of the
rod w, bell crank x rods y levers z and 1 rods 2 and levers 3 and 4. By means of
these connections the rotation of the shaft s actuates the sliding clutch m throwing
alternately one or other of the bevel wheels i into gear with the driving shaft
thus communicating the desired motion to the top rollers c and d.

page_text: I also employ the friction brakes 5 5 Fig 4 for the purpose of retarding
tomatically the motion of the top rollers whilst the material is being drawn
erefrom For this purpose I provide the hinged levers 6 which are free to swing
one direction when caught by the projecting part of the brake but which are
evented from swinging in the opposite direction by the stops 7 and so hinder the
ake from turning round with the roller as the material is being wound upon it.
he strain on the material as it is being wound from off one of the top rollers on to
e other. top roller can be regulated by the screws 8.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention and shewn by the aid
of drawings how the same may be carried into practice I would have it
understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details or configuration of
the parts I have described and shewn as the same may be varied or modified
without departing from the nature of my said Invention; what I do
claim is :-
The arrangement and application of reversing gear substantially as herein
set forth.
The arrangement and application of the brakes and parts connected
therewith substantially as herein set forth
The general arrangement and combination of the various parts forming
my Improvements in machinery for dyeing or staining woollen cotton silk
and other fibrous materials either in the form of yarns or woven or felted
fabrics substantially as herein set forth
In Witness whereof I the said Leonard Glover have hereunto set my hand and
seal this sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty four.