Improvements in Machinery for Washing and Scouring Wool, Worsted Yarn, Slubbing, and other Fibres.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1894
PRUVIDIONAL DIMITTUATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Washing and Scouring Wool,
Worsted Yarn, Slubbing, and other Fibres.
We BRINTONS LIMITED of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester Carpet
Manufacturers, and LUTHER HANSON, of Mayfield Cottage, Kidderminster, in the
County of Worcester, Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
:-
The object of our invention is to construct and arrange a self-acting washing and
scouring macbine without the use of reciprocating forks which have hitherto been
employed for lifting the fibre from one part of the machine to another when used
for scouring loose wool, and to also dispense with manual labour when scouring
worsted yarn and slubbing..
In constructing a machine according to my invention we employ a series of
endless travelling aprons arranged in a line one after another, but between the ends
of each endless apron we employ a pair of nipping rollers, the upper one of which
may be weighted for squeezing the liquor from the fibre as it passes between them.
Underneath each endless apron is a vessel for containing the washing or scouring
liquor, and above each endless apron is a shallow vessel with a perforated bottom.
The liquor is raised by a pump or other suitable mechanism from the lower vessel
into the upper one, and as the bottom of the upper vessel is perforated the liquor
falls like a shower upon the fibre lodging on the endless aprons, and finally the liquor
descends again into the lower vessel so that the liquor is used over and over again.
The fibre or yarns to be treated are placed onto the first lattice sheet and are
carried from one endless apron to the other and also between each pair of nipping
rollers which squeeze the liquor out of the fibre or yarns, and by the time they
reach the delivery end of the machine they will be thoroughly washed and scoured
and left in a light and lofty condition and not tangled, knotted, or matted, as is the
case where reciprocating forks are used, or by the method adopted by manual labour
when treating worsted yarns and slubbing.
The vessels containing the liquor may communicate with each other by pipes,
but they may be detached so as to keep the liquors separate, consequently the
liquor in the last vessel will be more pure than the preceding vessels.
By constructing a machine according to our invention, wool, worsted yarn, and
lubbing can be washed and scoured with very little attention on the part of the
workmen.
Dated this 2nd day of August 1893.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Washing and Scouring Wool,
Worsted Yarn, Slubbing, and other Fibres.
We, BRINTONS LIMITED, of Kidderminster, in the County of Worcester, Carpet
Manufacturers, and LUTHER HANSON, of Mayfield Cottage, Kidderminster,
aforesaid, Dyer, 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 and arrange a self-acting washing and

page_text: scouring machine without the use of reciprocating forks which in some cases have
been employed for lifting the fibre from one part of the machine to another when
used for scouring loose wool, and to also lessen man
manuál labour when scouring worsted
yarn and slubbing.
Such being the nature and object of our invention we will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein
Fig. is a longitudinal section of our improved machine, the gearing and various
wheels necessary for imparting rotary motion to the revolving parts being omitted
for the sake of clearness, as the driving mechanism forms no part of our
invention.
Primarily the machine consists of four or other suitable number of vessels A for
containing the scouring liquor. At a suitable distance above each vessel we place
a set of shallow vessels B the bottoms of which are perforated. A suitable form
of pump C is connected with each lower vessel for the purpose of raising the
liquor from the lower .vessel into the upper one through pipes D: the liquor
however freely escapes through the perforations in the bottom of the upper vessel
and descends in the form of a shower back again to the lower vessel thus the liquor
is being continuously circulated between the two vessels through the medium of the
pump. At a suitable position between the two vessels we arrange an endless chain
or belt E being made to travel by revolving rollers F. The yarn, slubbing or
fibres to be scoured is placed into the feeding end of the machine at G and as the
endless belts travel the scouring liquor descends and falls upon the yarn or slubbing,
a pair of nipping rollers H being used to squeeze the scouring liquor out of the yarn
before it is transferred to the next succeeding travelling apron, and this goes on to
the end of the machine. By the repeated douching of liquor upon the yarn and sub-
sequent squeezing thereof by the nipping rollers, all grease and dirt is removed from
the yarn. To ensure the thorough cleansing of the yarn, fresh clean water is introduced
into the last vessel A' so as to keep up a fresh supply of scouring liquor. The series
of vessels A communicate with each other by means of branch pipes I or openings
in the partitions which divide the vessels so that the scouring liquor passes from
the last vessel A' into the first vessel A where it escapes from the overflow pipe J.
The temperature of the scouring liquor is regulated by the perforated steam pipe K.
placed near the bottom of each vessel. The endless chain is preferably composed
of metal bars a attached at each end to a double chain b, and the upper surface of
the said chain is kept in a horizontal position by means of an angle iron plate c, see
enlarged views Figs. 2 and 3. At each side of the machine and between the links
of each chain, is an antifriction roller d which rests on the said angle iron c for the
purpose of reducing friction as the chain travels along, but the said chain could be
kept in a horizontal position by allowing it to rest and travel over bars or rollers:
By constructing a machine according to our invention worsted yarn, slubbing, wool
or other fibres can be washed and scoured with very little attention on the part of
the workman, whilst the fibres will be thoroughly washed and scoured and left in a
light and lofty condition and not tangled, knotted or matted as is the case where
reciprocating forks are used or by the method adopted by manual labour.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
Firstly. A machine for washing and scouring yarn; slubbing or fibre, comprising
vessels A; perforated vessels B, nipping rollers H and endless travelling chains E,
all arranged and operated in the manner described and shewn in the drawings.
Secondly. A machine for washing and scouring yarn, slubbing or fibre, comprising
vessels. A; perforated vessels B, endless travelling chains E and nipping rollers H,
in combination with a continuous shower of washing or scouring liquor; all arranged
and operated in the manner described and shewn in the drawings.
Thirdly. A machine for washing and scouring yarn, slubbing or fibre, comprising

page_text: vessels A, perforated vessels B nipping rollers H and endless travelling chains E,
in combination with an angle iron c, all arranged and operated in the manner
described and shewn in the drawings.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.