IMPROVEMENTS IN NOBLE'S, COMBING MACHINES to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: I, FRED UNWIN of Albert Terrace, Windhill, near Bradford, in the County of
York, Manager of Combing and Spinning Mills, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN NOBLE'S, COMBING MACHINES to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to the use of blades either alone or in combination with
brushes in lieu of the ordinary dabbing brushes for pressing the wool into the
inner and outer combs of Nobles combing machines. It has been proposed to
employ such blades with a compound motion imparted to them, such that the
entire blade was raised out of the comb and was moved somewhat in the direction
of the comb while descending into the same.
;
According to one of my present improvements I arrange the blades to work on
a fixed fulcrum at one end in such a position that such ends of the blades are
always maintained within the outer comb while the other ends of the blades which
are curved upwards, are connected to an eccentric crank or cam whereby they are
alternately raised and lowered, so as to press the fibre into the comb as it advances
towards the blades. By this arrangement, the fibre is kept well in the comb as it.
passes under the blades and cannot be drawn out again by the action of the dabbing
brush on the fibre in the inner comb, while at the same time, there is no risk of the
blades coming in contact with the points of the comb and thus damaging the
same, such as might occur when the entire blade is raised clear of the comb as
heretofore.
The dabbing brush for pressing the fibre into the inner comb, instead of being
actuated by the same eccentric that works the blades, as was formerly, the case, is
worked by an independent eccentric, crank or cam, and in combination therewith
I employ a series of fixed blades situated within the inner comb, bebind the
dabbing brush, so that as the fibre is pressed into the comb, by the brush it at once
passes underneath the said blades and is thus effectually retained in the comb
thereby.

page_text: Improvements in Noble's Combing Machines.
I, FRED UNWIN of Albert Terrace Windhill, nr Bradford in the County of York,
Manager Combing and. Spinning Mills do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to the use of blades either alone or in combination with
brushes in lieu of the ordinary dabbing brushes for pressing the wool into the
inner and outer combs of Nobles combing machines. It has been proposed to
employ such blades with a compound motion imparted to them, such that the entire
blade was raised out of the comb and was moved somewhat in the direction of the
comb while. descending into the same.
According to one of my present improvements I arrange the blades to work on
a fixed fulcrum at one end in such a position that such ends of the blades are
always maintained within the outer comb while the other ends of the blades which
are curved upwards are connected to an excentric crank or cam whereby, they are
alternately raised and lowered, so as to press the fibre into the comb as it advances
towards the blades. By this arrangement the fibre is kept well in the comb as it
passes under the blades and cannot be drawn out again by the action of the dabbing
brush on the fibre in the inner comb while at the same time there is no risk of the
blades coming in contact with the points of the comb and thus damaging the
same, such as might occur when the entire blade is raised clear of the comb as
heretofore.
The dabbing brush for pressing the fibre into the inner comb, instead of being
actuated by the same excentric that works the blades as was formerly the case, is
worked by an independent excentric, crank or cam, and in combination therewith
I employ a series of fixed blades situated within the inner comb behind the
dabbing brush, so that as the fibre is pressed into the comb by the brush it at once
passes underneath the said blades and is thus effectually retained in the comb
thereby.
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Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shews a front view and Fig. 2 a side view
of part of a Nobles combing machine with my above described improvements
applied thereto. The pillar A carries a bracket B in which is mounted a spindle C
having a grooved pulley D driven from a pulley E by an endless band, as shewn.
The outer end of the spindle. C carries a crank which is connected by an
adjustable rod F to the blades G, pivotted at G¹ to the arm B' on the bracket B,
so that by the rotation of the crank an up and down motion 'is imparted to the
front, curved end of the. blades G só as to alternately raise them out of the outer
comb H and depress them into the comb, while the back part of the blades at Ĝi
always remain in the comb. The blades are partly supported by a helical spring I
connected to the bracket B.
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The spindle C also carries an excentric J, the rod of which is connected to the
upper end of the bar K carrying the dabbing brush K¹ that is constantly moved
in and out of the inner comb L by the action of the excentric. Behind the dabbing
brush is arranged a plate M situated within the inner comb L in which position it

page_text: is held by arms N N fixed to the framing, which plate serves to keep the fibre
down in the comb after it has been introduced therein by the dabbing brush. The
pulley D carries a weight D¹ serving to balance more or less the weight of the
excentric, crank and parts attached.
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
1. Mounting the blades that work in the outer comb of a Noble's combing
machine with their rear ends working on a fixed centre, while the front ends are
moved up and down by a crank, excentric or cam motion, so that the rear ends
always remain within the comb, substantially as herein described.
2. In combination with blades operated by a crank, excentric or cam, as set forth
in the preceding claim, the use of a separate excentric, crank or cam for working
the dabbing brush of the inner comb.
3. In combination with the dabbing brush of a Nobles combing machine, the use
of a plate or plates held within the inner comb, behind the dabbing brush, so as to
retain the fibre in the comb, substantially as herein described.
Dated this with day of Marsh 1006
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.