IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF, AND IN APPARATUS FOR DRESSING OR SIZING TEXTILE FABRICS
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 28th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 30th Aug., 1887.
I ARTHUR CHARLES HENDERSON of 46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn in the
county of Middlesex and of 31, Lincoln Place, Leinster Street, Dublin, Patent
Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE METHOD OF, AND IN APPARATUS FOR DRESSING OR SIZING TEXTILE FABRICS"
:-
This invention relates to a novel method of dressing or sizing textiles (with a
dressing of practically unlimited density) by immediate contact or pressure of the
textile against the dressing matter: and is specially applicable to tight tissues, such
as crape, net, tulle, and so forth, the amount of matter thus deposited on the tissue
being regulated as required without injury to the net or tissue.
Or the endless cloth may be passed through a bath the quantity of dressing matter
from which is limited by a regulator or pressing roller. It is not possible to effect
this by the present methods in vogue, that is to say either by plunging the tissue into
a bath, or a succession of baths of the dressing liquid, nor by the use of engraved
cylinders, nor cylinders cased with porous material, in either case it is impossible to
employ a very dense substance for the dressing.
In this invention the rollers between which the material passes merely act as
pressing rollers. The contrivance by which the textiles is sized being an endless
cloth or band of india rubber or flannel on which the dressing matter is spread
mechanically, and the amount of which is regulated by a regulator capable. of being
raised and lowered thus allowing only a certain quantity of the matter to pass at a
time.

page_text: The roller delivering the textile to the cloth, presses the tissue against it, and as
the roller revolves, a layer of the dressing or sizing is laid on the tissue, which
when dry can be again coated with the matter by passing it as many times over the
roller as may be required.
The apparatus for effecting the above object is simple in construction and consists
of the ordinary mechanism mounted in a suitable frame, with the addition thereto of
the endless cloth and its roller supports, and the bath containing the dressing matter
placed in front of the regulator, with some slight accessories for the regulation of the
respective pieces of the mechanism.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and in Apparatus for Dressing or
Sizing Textile Fabrics.
"
I ARTHUR CHARLES HENDERSON of 46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn in the
county of Middlesex and of 31, Lincoln Place, Leinster Street, Dublin Patent
Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE METHOD OF, AND IN APPARATUS FOR DRESSING OR SIZING TEXTILE FABRICS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, a communication to me from abroad
by La Société Charles Vignet ses Fils & Cie., Manufacturers of the city of Lyon in
the Republic of France :-
This invention relates to a novel method of dressing or sizing textile fabrics by
immediate contact or pressure of the material against the dressing matter, this
method of application is specially applicable to light tissues, such as crape, net, tulle,
and so forth, the amount of matter deposited on the tissue being regulated as required,
without injury to the net or other material.
Or it may be applied by means of an endless band passed through a bath containing
the matter for sizing or dressing, which is regulated in its delivery by a pressing roller
as hereinafter described.
This cannot be accomplished by the methods at present employed, that is to say
either by plunging the material or tissue into a bath, or a succession of baths
containing the dressing liquid, nor by the use of engraved cylinders, nor by cylinders
cased with porous material, as in each case it is impossible to employ a very dense
substance for the dressing.
In this invention the rollers between which the material passes merely act as
pressing rollers. The contrivance by which the textile is sized being an endless
band of india rubber, cloth or flannel, on which the dressing matter is mechanically
spread, and the quantity of which is regulated by aid of a regulator capable of
being raised or lowered so as to allow of a certain quantity only passing at a time.
The roller which delivers the material or fabric to the endless cloth presses this
material against the cloth, and as this roller revolves a layer of the dressing or
sizing is laid or deposited on the material, and when dry it can be again coated
with the matter by passing it over this roller as many times as required.
The apparatus for effecting the above object, is simple in construction and consists
of the ordinary mechanism employed in dressing and sizing, mounted in a suitable
frame, with the addition thereto of the endless cloth and its roller supports and the
bath containing the dressing or sizing matter placed in front of the regulator, with
some slight accessories for the regulation of the respective pieces of the mechanism.
The accompanying drawings represent the apparatus employed, seen in two views
Fig. 1 being a vertical elevation of it as seen from the front, and Fig. 2 is the
same seen in side view; the same letters of reference indicate like parts shown in
both Figures,

page_text: A, A is the frame of the machine supporting the various parts-B is a roller
covered with flannel, india rubber or other suitable substance.
C, C are rollers over which an endless flannel, cloth, or india rubber band passes,
D is a regulator which can be raised or lowered as desired to allow the necessary
quantity of dressing or sizing matter to pass to the endless cloth. A reservoir is
placed in front of this regulator containing the sizing matter.
E is a small roller placed beneath the endless cloth and serving to guide it and
prevent any deviation in its course.
F, support to the front roller C, for regulating the tension of the endless band.
G, regulating screw to the roller C¹.
H, roller on which the material to be sized is placed.
P, P, pullies for working the machine.
Q, Governing pinion keyed to the pulley shaft.
R, toothed wheels receiving the movements of the pinion Q, and transmitting it by
the pinion S, to the wheel T on whose axis is the roller B.
The wheel T, gives motion to the wheel C¹, by aid of the pinion U.
A portion of the pinions and wheel work may be replaced by a differential
movement.
Finally without restriction to the details of the apparatus herein described which
may vary without departing from the principle of action, and having now particularly
described and ascertained the nature of the said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The method herein described of applying the dressing or sizing to textile fabrics
by direct contact with an endless band on which the dressing matter is spread
mechanically, or by passing such band through a bath containing the dressing, a
regulator regulating its delivery to the band in both cases; the dressing or sizing
matter being layed on the material in one or more layers or coats one over the other,
as each coat dries. Reservation is also made to the application of the invention to all
kinds of machinery to which it can be conveniently adapted. The whole in the
manner and by the means herein set forth.
Dated this 28th day of Jul 1887