Improvements in or Applicable to Brick-making Machines.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 24th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 8th June, 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Applicable to Brick-making Machines.
We, THOMAS TAYLOR CROOK of Stanley Iron Works, Derby Street, Bolton,
Engineer and Ironfounder, and WILLIAM ORMROD of Shipton Brick Works, Halliwell,
near Bolton, Brick Maker, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-.
This invention is designed for the purpose of converting a double process brick-
making machine into a single one and consists in providing mechanism in lieu of tho
ordinary pug mill at present employed for feeding the machine. This is accomplished
by mounting a roller, or rollers, in front of the feed. rollers of the machine which
revolves in the direction of the latter. The clay or other substance the bricks are
intended to be made from drops or falls on the said roller, or rollers, being guided
thereto by shoots of suitable materials. The roller, or rollers, is mounted in adjustable
bearings which are operated by screws or their equivalents mounted in the framework
of the machine; and is driven from any convenient part by suitable gearing. The
advantages accruing from this invention consists in an increased production and a
decrease in the power to drive the same.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: We, THOMAS TAYLOR CROOK of Stanley Iron Works, Derby Street, Bolton, Engineer
and Ironfounder, and WILLIAM ORMROD of Shipton Brick Works, Halliwell near
Bolton, Brick Maker, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of
our said 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 is designed for the purpose of converting a double process brick-
making machine into a single one and consists in providing mechanism in lieu of the
ordinary pug-mill.at present employed for feeding the machine. This is accomplished
by mounting a roller, or rollers, in front of the feed rollers of the machine, which
revolves in the direction of the latter. The clay or other. substance the bricks. are
intended to be made from drops or falls on the said roller, or rollers, being guided
thereto by shoots of suitable materials. The roller, or rollers, is mounted in adjustable
bearings which are operated by screws or their equivalents mounted in the framework
of the machine; and is.driven from any convenient part by suitable gearing..
Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional elevation of a brick-making machine with our
improvements applied Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same-Fig. 3 is a longitudinal
elevation, and Fig. 4 is a plan with the plate K removed.
A is the framework of the machine; B and C are the ordinary feed rollers; D'the
bearings for supporting the same; E the die or mould box, and G the dic or mould.
Our invention consists in disposing the roller H in front of the rollers B and C. The
roller H is provided with the centre I mounted in the bearings J on the framing A
of the machine. The bearings J are adjustable horizontally, being operated to and
fro by the screws I mounted in the plates M attached to the framing A. The roller H
revolves in the direction indicated by the arrow, or towards the rollers B and C.
Between the frames, A of the machine is fixed the inclined plate K to ensure the clay
or other substance the bricks are intended to be made from dropping or falling onto
the roller H which delivers it to the rollers B and C of the machine.
The clay or other substance the bricks are intended to be made from is delivored
to the roller H, or its equivalent, such as, two or more rollers, by shoots or direct from
the mixer which may be placed directly over the same.
The rollers are provided with the slots or grooves O to ensure them operating on
the substance supplied thereto.

page_text: The roller shaft P is fitted with the wheel which gears into the wheel R on the
shaft S; the wheel R gears into and drives the wheel T on the centre I carrying the
roller H. The shaft P is driven by other gearing from any convenient source.
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 :-
In a brick-making machine the use of the roller H or its equivalent for the purpose