provements appertaining to Machinery for Combing Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements appertaining to Machinery for Combing Fibrous
Substances.
I, SAMUEL HEY of 56 Low Street Keighley in the County of York, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention as communicated to me from
abroad by The American Compelator Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts,
United States of America, Machine Makers, to be as follows, that is tu sny :—
It relates to the employment of rotary discs instead of "dabbing-brushes" for
forcing the fibrous substances down into the interstices intervening between the
"Noble
teeth or pins of the rotary combs in the class of machinery known as
combs" and consists of mounting these dises and otherwise forming and arranging
them in such a manner that they will conform, in all their positions relative with
said combs, to the path of motion in which they have to rotate or so that their
edges will at all times fall or revolve within the spaces intervening between the
rows of teeth or pins in the small as well as in the large circles thus they are
enabled to perform then functions efficiently and that without at any time striking
against or damaging any of the pins in the combs in connection with which they
operate, which was a disadvantage or defect that always existed heretofore when-
ever rotary discs were employed
In carrying this invention into effect, the rotary discs employed are somewhat of
a concavo-convex formation the extent to which such form is followed being in
proportion to the diameter of the cucular comb in connection with which they
have to be used, and these discs me mounted upon then spindles so that their
lower edges will each down into the spaces between the rows of pins in the comb,
said spindles for this purpose are arranged to be at an angle to the plane in which
the circula combs revolve then outer ends being further from the outer edges
of the combs than are their inner ends from the inner edges of same.
ire vers(L.
Now as the functions of these discs have to be performed at a certain place in
both the large and the small circles, and as one circle is within the other, it lins becn
found that while one set of the discs mounted in this position might operate well
with one comb, say the smaller one, those for use with the larger comb would not
perform the functions so efficiently, since the spindle upon which they were
mounted if arranged to radiate from the centre of the small comb was not in line
with the radius of the large comb or
To obviate this defect, the
spindle upon which these discs are mounted is made in two parts or two spindles
are employed, one being in line with the indius of one cucle while the other 1
in line with the radius of the other circle thus the axis of one will not be in
ime with the axis of the other but will be at an angle thereto, and any suitable
arrangement of gearing is used for imparting rotary motion to these parts of or
double spindles.
When the spindle is formed in two parts it is thought
preferable to form at their joining ends a toothed on clutch coupling of any
suitable construction so that one will thus impart its rotary motion to the other
Appropriate bearings me used for carrying the outwardly extending portion o
part of the spindle upon which the discs for the large comb are mounted while
other bearings support the other spindle or part of spindle as the case may be.
Dated this 24th day of December 1894.

page_text: QUALITATE SIMULFICATION.
Improvements appertaining to Machinery for Combing Fibrous
Substances.
1, SAMUEL HEY of 56 Low Street, Keighley in the County of York, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention as communicated to mo from
abiond by The American Compelator Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts,
United States of Amerien, Michine Makers, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly descubed and ascertained in and by the following
statement, that is to say :-
It relates to the employment of rotary dises, instead of "dabbing-brushes" for
forcing the fibrous substances down into the interstices intervening between the
teeth o pins of the rotary combs in the class of machinery known as "Noble
combs," and consists of mounting these discs and otherwise forming and arranging
them in such a manner that they will conform in all their positions relative with
said combs, to the path of motion in which they have to totale or so that their
edges will at all times fall or revolve within the spaces intervening between the
rows of teeth or pins in the small as well as in the large circles, thus they are
enabled to perform their functions efficiently and that without at any time striking
against or damaging any of the pins in the combs in connection with which they
operate, which was a disadvantage or defect that always existed heretofore when-
ever rotary discs were employed.
In the accompanying sheets of diawings,
Fig. 1 is a fout elevation of the attachment applied to one of the columns
of a combing machine and shows a portion of each of two tangential combing
circles.
Fig 2 is a side elevation of parts shown by Fig 1.
Fig. 3 is a view of the parts shown by Figs. 1 and 2 as secu fiom above, the
outlines of the circular combs being shown in broken lines
Figs. 4 and 5 are face and sectional views of an inner presser disc hereinafter
described.
Fige 6 and 7 are similar views to Figs 4 and 5 but are illustrative of another
presser disc.
Fig. 8 is sectional elevation upon a înger scale, of the presser dises and then
respective spindles.
The outer combing endle A, carrying its rows of teeth or pins t, is mounted upon
the ring B while the mue combing circle a having teeth or pins ¹ is mounted
upon the ung, both of these being aanged to revolve in contact with then
respective hollow rings Ce in the manner and for the purposes well known to those
conversant with this class of inachine
In carrying this invention into effect the rotary discs mn and n' are of a concavo-
convex formation, the extent to which such tormi is followed being in proportion to
the diameter of the cncula comb A or a in connection with which they have to
be used, and these discs mand ' are mounted upon then spindles and so that
their lower edges will reach down into the spaces between the rows of teeth t t' and
for this purpose said spindles are inged to be at an angle to the plane in
which the cula combs A a revolve, the outer ends being further from the
upper surfaces of then respective combs than are then une ends.
Now as the functions of these discs mand (which are shown here as having
serrated peripheries) have to be performed at a certain place in both the luge
and the small cucles A and a, and as the cucle a is within the circle A, it has
been found that while one set of discs as say those at m n when mounted on one
and the same spindle as is the disc n' in this position might operate well with then
comb A, yet that (dise n³) for use with the other comb a would not perform its

page_text: functions so efficiently, since the spindle upon which they were mounted if arranged
to radiate from the centre of the large comb A would not be in line with the
adius of the smaller comb a or vice-versa. To obviate this defect, the spindle
upon which these discs mn n' are mounted is made in two parts or two spindles h
are employed the spindle or part h being in line with the radius of the large
circle A while the other part h¹ is in line with the radius of the other circle a thus
the axis of the spindle is not in line with that of the spindle but is at an
angle thereto as shown by Fig. 3.
Any suitable arrangement of gearing may be employed for imparting motion to
the spindles hand but preferably the one illustrated is employed, since by this
ai rangement motion may be imparted to another spindle g upon which are mounted
the serrated presser wheels ai ranged in front of and higher than the discs m n
and in order that these may be made to slightly press down the fibres prior to
their passage to the dies m n n', and rotary motion is imparted to this spindle
from any suitable rotary shaft of the machine or from a separate motor by a belt
taking over and operating the pulley p[carried by the bearing v attached to the
support u fixed on the main hearing e which is secured by the screns or bolts e'
passing through the slots e³, (which latter allow its adjustment) into the pillar or
column the rotary motion of which is transmitted by the
gear wheels 49 chain s'
and chain wheels s and to the spindle g, this latter being geared by the wheels r
and r to the spindle h'.
When the spindle is formed in two parts h h as above described, the part is
coupled to, so that it may be rotated by, the part by means of a toothed
coupling oo being formed on their approaching ends as shown Οι any other
convenient of suitable construction of coupling or joint may be formed at this part
so that one spindle may be operated by the othe Appropiate bearings ff and i
which are cated by the bearing e are employed for supporting the spindles and
discs, while by adjustable holding hoops (which at all times occupy such positions
on their spindles as to be in contact with the bearings fi) being used in con-
nection with the spindles hh' the positions of these latter may be secured in a
lateral direction as may be desired by the loosening of the screws holding the
hoops to free then spindles for the purpose of allowing then adjustment, the
adjustment of the positions in a vertical dnection being effected by the bearing e
having the slots e².
Having now particularly described and ascertamed the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is,
1. The combination and arrangement of the overal parts forming the mechanism
herem descubed, the same being constructed substantially as specified
2 The combination in a combing machine of rotary discs separate shafts fo
carrying and operating said discs, and means for allowing these shafts to be adjusted
in their respective positions relatively with the cucles as shown, substantially as
herein specified
3. The combination in a combing machine of dises formed as described, shafts
for carrying said discs coupled together as shown, meaus for imparting motion to
these shafts and adjustable bearings for carrying same substantially as specified.
Dated this 26th day of September 1895.
SAMUEL BEY.