and other Parts of Machinery in Motion when Spinning Wet Fibre.
Year: 1886

page_text: and other Parts of Machinery in Motion when Spinning
Wet Fibre.
I HENRY MERCER GIRDWOOD, of Broughton Flax Mills, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Flax Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention
for AN IMPROVED METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR CLEANING THE ROLLERS AND
OTHER PARTS OF MACHINERY IN MOTION WHEN SPINNING WET FIBRE, to be as
follows:-
My invention consists chiefly in the application of a brush with jets of water
passing through and around it for cleaning the rollers and other parts of spinning
machines while in motion when spinning flax, jute, hemp, or other fibre in the wet
state and the object of my Invention is not only to enable the rollers and other
parts to be cleaned more thoroughly with greater facility and without the loss
caused by the stoppage of the machinery for the purpose but more particularly to
produce a cleaner and consequently more valuable yarn.
A convenient mode of effecting this is to fix bristles to form a brush at one end
of a cylinder or at the small end of a cone of wood or other suitable material and
to bore a central hole lengthwise through this cylinder or cone which constitutes
the shank or head of the brush, which I then mount upon a brush holder consisting
of a tube perforated at one end and at the other secured centrally to the large end
of a hollow cone or other suitably shaped reservoir which is connected by a pipe to
a supply of water or other liquid. The large end of the cone or reservoir is rather
larger than the shank or head of the brush and holes are formed round the
periphery of this end of the cone in such manner that the water flows down the
pipe into the hollow cone or reservoir out of the holes round the periphery and
down the outside of the head or shank to the bristles and the water also flows out
of the end of the central tube and between and through the bristles so that when
the brush is in operation cleaning the rollers and other parts of the machines, the
flow of water through and around the bristles not only keeps the brush itself
perfectly clean but also washes away all the dirt and foreign matter off the
machine as it becomes detached from the parts operated upon.

page_text: and other Parts of Machinery in Motion when Spinning
Wet Fibre.
I HENRY MERCER GIRDWOOD, of Broughton Flax Mills, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Flax Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention
for AN IMPROVED METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR CLEANING THE ROLLERS AND
OTHER PARTS OF MACHINERY IN MOTION WHEN SPINNING WET FIBRE, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists chiefly in the application of a brush with jets of water
passing through and around it for cleaning the rollers and other parts of spinning
machines while in motion while spinning flax, jute, hemp, or other fibre in the wet
state, and the object of my Invention is not only to enable the rollers and other
parts to be cleaned more thoroughly with greater facility and without the loss
caused by the stoppage of the machinery for the purpose, but more particularly
to produce a cleaner, and consequently more valuable yarn.
A convenient mode of effecting this is to fix bristles to form a brush at one end
of a cylinder or at the small end of a cone of wood or other suitable material, and
to bore a central hole lengthwise through this cylinder or cone which constitutes
the shank or head of the brush which I then mount upon a brush holder consisting
of a tube perforated at one end and at the other secured centrally to the large end
of a hollow cone or other suitably shaped reservoir which is connected by a pipe to
a supply of water or other liquid. The large end of the cone or reservoir is rather
larger than the shank or head of the brush and holes are formed round the
periphery of this end of the cone in such manner that the water flows down the
pipe into the hollow cone or reservoir out of the holes round the periphery and
down the outside of the head or shank to the bristles and the water also flows out
of the end of the central tube and between and through the bristles.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, reference being
had to the figures and letters marked thereon,
Figure 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a side elevation and Fig. 3 an end view of a water
brush made according to my Invention for cleaning the rollers of machinery in
motion when spinning wet fibre. Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3, but with the
brush removed, and Fig. 5 shows the supply pipe or handle, the brush having been
removed and a nozzle.substituted.
The bristles which form the brush are secured at the end of the cone or block a
in which a central hole A¹ is bored lengthwise to receive the tube 6 of the brush
holder. This tube b.is secured centrally to the large end of a cone o into the small
end of which is screwed a pipe d connected to the water supply and controlled by
a tape. From the central hole a¹ in the shank a small holes or passages a' lead
to the spaces between the bristles, see Figs. 1 and 2, and around the large end of
the cone care perforations c. The tube 6 fits tightly into the central hole a¹ and

page_text: so holds the block a firmly, the block being kept from twisting round by two
small spikes or pins c³ secured to the face of the cone a On the large end of the
cone c between two annular flanges or collars is fitted a ring f¹ which is
formed with a spout projecting below the brush. The spout can be moved
radially round the brush, and, when adjusted, secured in any position by the thumb
screw g.
When the brush is in operation, cleaning the rollers and other parts of the
machine it is held against the rollers in motion to brush the face and sides of the
bosses. Water is admitted through a pipe d to the interior of the cone c and flows
through the tube b into the central hole a¹, through the passages a³ and so through
the bristles. Water also flows through the perforations c¹ and around the block a
and on to the bristles so that the flow of water through and around the bristles
not only keeps the brush itself perfectly clean but also washes all the dirt and
foreign matter down the spout f and off the machine as the dirt becomes detached
from the rollers or other parts being cleaned.
When required the cone c and brush can be removed and a nozzle h screwed on
to the pipe d as shown in Fig. 5.
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. The improved method of cleaning the rollers and other parts of machinery
in motion when spinning wet fibre, said method consisting chiefly in the use and
application of a water brush, substantially as herein set forth.
2. The water brush constructed and arranged substantially as herein shown
and described for the purpose specified.