Improvements relating to Wool-combing Machines.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th July, 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Wool-combing Machines.
I, WALTER MASON LANGE, of Amiens, in the Republic of France, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an adjustable movable and flexible double guide
designed to do away with the use of dabbing brushes in combing machines, for
combing wool or any other fibrous materials.
The said device forces the fibre automatically into the pins of the comb, with
the utmost regularity, and without waste, in addition to which the comb can be
run at a greater speed, the sliver can be thicker, thus effecting a greater yield.
The work is much more regular and cleaner as the fibre is pressed into the
junction of the combs, mathematically at the same point.
The fibre to be combed for instance with a "Noble" comb as it is fed forward by
the feed-boxes arranges itself at the junction of the circles, where the improved
double-guide seizes it and automatically forces it by means of the rotation of the
circles, well into the pins.
The advantages of the improved device are that the speed of the machine can
be greatly accelerated as the vibration of dabbing brushes is entirely done away
with. As the brushes are dispensed with the wear and tear of the same is avoided
as well as all fast moving parts which is most important from an economical point
of view, as the use of all belting and fast-gearing is thus entirely dispensed with.
No oiling is required and the combing is much cleaner and the working at the
junction is moreover open to view. The improved guide can be easily adapted to
Noble's," "Lange's" or other form of combs. I may if desired impart to the
guide a reciprocating motion by pivoting the same on hinges or by other means.
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Dated this 2nd day of November 1891.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Wool-combing Machines.
I, WALTER MASON LANGE, of Amiens, in the Republic of France, Manu-
facturer, 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 an adjustable movable and flexible double guide designed
to do away with the use of dabbing brushes in combing machines, for combing
wool or any other fibrous material.
The said device forces the fibre automatically into the pins of the comb, with
the utmost regularity, and without waste, in addition to which the comb can be run
at a greater speed, the sliver can be thicker, thus effecting a greater yield. The
work is much more regular and cleaner as the fibre is pressed into the junction of
the combs, mathematically at the same point.
The fibre to be combed for instance with a "Noble" comb, as it is fed forward
by the feed-boxes, arranges itself at the junction of the circles, where the improved
double guide seizes it and automatically forces it by means of the rotation of the
circles, well into the pins.
The advantages of the improved device are that the speed of the machine can
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page_text: be greatly accelerated as the vibration of dabbing brushes is entirely done away
with.
As the brushes are dispensed with the wear and tear of the same is avoided, as
well as all fast moving parts which is most important from an economical point of
view as the use of all belting and fast gearing is thus entirely dispensed with.
No oiling is required and the combing is much cleaner and the working at the
junction is moreover open to view. The improved guide can be easily adapted to
"Noble's," or other form of comb, or to Lange's machine as described in a former
Specification No. 1136 of 1881.
I may if desired impart to the guide a reciprocating motion, by pivoting the
same on hinges or by other means.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice, the said drawing illus-
trating the invention as applied to a "Noble" comb.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the part of a machine provided with my improved
device, and
Figure 2 is a plan of the same.
Figures 3, 4, and 5 show a side elevation, cross section and plan respectively
of the guide drawn to an enlarged scale.
A represents the large circle of the machine, B the small circle, C, C are the
improved double guides.
The said guides C, C are supported in a bracket D and are made adjustable in
a vertical direction by means of screws E and nuts F.
As shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 the guides C, C are composed of steel strips G
held apart by pieces H of metal, preferably bronze; strips or supports I of iron or
other metal are arranged on the outside which carry the screws serving to
regulate the elevation of the guides. The several parts of the guides are
connected together by bolts x. The above mentioned strips G pass at the two
extremities beyond the intermediate parts of the guides as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The application to a "Noble" or other combing machine of horizontal guides,
which may be adjusted vertically by means of screws and nuts arranged above the
large and small circles, the material to be combed engaging below these slides by
entering the combs, thereby avoiding the use of the ordinary brushes, preventing
stoppages and increasing the production, and at the same time allowing the work to
be seen at the junction of the large and small circles.
Dated this 30th day of July 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.