Improvements in the Feed Motions of Noble's Combs.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1895
1mрrоvещение
We, GEORGE CLEGG, Manufacturer, and JOE ROBINSON, Manager, both of
Miall Street Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in appliances connected with the feed
motion of Noble's combs.
As is well known, when the balls are first placed on the machine, their greater
weight causes them to uncoil more slowly, and the feed knife is to be raised, and as
the balls become less and uncoil more freely, the feed knife is to be lowered, and
heretofore this raising and lowering has been done by hand, causing a loss of time
and labour, and with unsatisfactory results, as the knife could not be constantly
lowering with the constant diminishing of the size of the ball. The object of this
invention is to automatically lower the feeding knife, as the size of the bail
diminishes consequently to dispense with hand adjustment and to ensure better
ultimate results.
According to this invention, suitable apparatus for purpose aforesaid is as
follows. The feed knife is mounted in a vertical slide, and a blade spring exerts a
downward pressure on such knife. At the bottom of the knife is a cam or tappet
operated by gear wheels from any rotating shaft of the machine. The gear is so
arranged that the cam or tappet allows the slide and knife to lower, as the ball
diminishes in size, consequently the feed is maintained uniform.
Dated this 9th day of January 1895.
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in the Feed Motions of Noble's Combs.
We, GEORGE CLEGG, Manufacturer, and Joe ROBINSON, Manager, both of
Miall Street Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, 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 improvements in appliances connected with the feed
motions of Noble's combs.
As is well known, when the balls are first placed on the machine, their greater
weight causes them to uncoil more slowly, and the feed knife is to be lowered,
and as the balls become less and uncoil more freely, the feed knife is to be
raised.
The object of this invention is to automatically raise the feeding knife as the size
of the ball diminishes consequently to dispense with hand adjustment, and to ensure
better ultimate results by means of apparatus simple in construction and efficient in

page_text: Such being the nature and object of our said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which :-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of apparatus for automatically adjusting the position of the
feed knife.
Fig. 1 is a detail in elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of part of the feed knife and appliances connected
therewith.
According to this invention, the feed knife 1 is made in the ordinary manner,
and is provided with a cranked vertical arm 2 carried in a corresponding slide 3
fixed to the combing machine. At or near the bottom of the vertical arm 2 are
two lugs 4. 4, which enclose and loosely clip a cam or tappet 5 on the end of the
leather motion shaft 6, on which is the toothed wheel 7 gearing with and driven by
the wheel 8 on the stud 9 carried in the bracket 10. On the stud 9 is a ratchet
wheel 11 operated by the pull catch 12 loosely mounted on a stud on the lever 13,
carried on a stud 14, and its free end resting on a tappet 15 on the leather motion
shaft 16, which is driven as ordinary. The catch 12 is to prevent the wheel 11
running back.
The action is as follows:-When the balls are first placed on the machine, the
ratchet wheel 11 is turned by hand, so that the feed knife is at the bottom of its
stroke, or in the lower position. As the machine continues to work, and the balls
become less, the feed knife is gradually and automatically raised, as at every
revolution of the shaft 16 the tappet 15 will raise the lever 13 and pull catch 12,
which latter engaging with the teeth in the ratchet wheel 11, causes same to make
a partial turn, turning the stud 9 and wheel 8, latter drives the wheel 7, shaft 6,
and cam or tappet 5. The cam or tappet 5 acts on the upper lug 4 of the vertical
arm 2, and so gradually raises same and the feed knife 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
(1) The general construction, arrangement, and combination of parts constituting
the improved appliances for automatically operating the feed knives, as and for the
purpose herein described, and substantially as illustrated by Fig. 1 of the drawings
annexed.
(2) The tappet 15, lever 13, catch 12, ratchet wheel 11, gear wheels 7, 8,
tappet 4, and feed knife 1 having a vertical arm 2 carried in a corresponding slide
bed, all in combination, as and for the purpose herein described, and substantially
as illustrated by Fig. 1 of the annexed drawings.
Dated thin 04L
GEORGE CLEGG,
JOE ROBINSON,
By their Agents, "Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.