IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR WASHING, CHLORING, SCOURING SOAPING, DUNGING AND DYEING WOVEN FABRICS
Year: 1885

page_text: Woven Fabrics.
I JAMES FARMER of Salford in the County of Lancaster Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of the invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR WASHING, CHLORING, SCOURING SOAPING, DUNGING
AND DYEING WOVEN FABRICS" (which invention has been partly communicated to
me from abroad by Auguste Lalance of Mulhouse in the Empire of Germany,
Bleacher, and 18 partly my own invention) to be as follows
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This invention relates principally to an additional apparatus to be employed
with the machine for which Letters Patent were granted to me bearing date
July 31st 1884 No 10792 and by which a considerable saving is gained, and also
more perfect work is effected
The improved apparatus in connection with the above named machine 18
especially important in the washing out of all gummy paste and other foreign
matters and is most suitable for printed goods which it has hitherto been difficult
to free from these gums, and it could only be accomplished by a considerable
expenditure of time and labor
The said machine however with this apparatus attached passes the cloth through
at a very high speed and it is thereby thoroughly washed and all gummy matters
removed
The improvements consist of an apparatus composed principally of a number of
rails or bars some of which are fixed and the others mounted on iron supports
which are keyed on a central rocking shaft which causes the said rails or shakers
to run or oscillate at a very high speed with a short stroke
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the number of rails
oi bars nor to the materials of which they are made as they may be composed of
timber or of metallic substances.
Above and below these bars or shakers, guide rollers are fixed at a convenient
distance to support the cloth, and the woven fabric is led from the cistern or vat

page_text: between two of the fixed rails, next between the movable rails or shakers, then
over one of the top rollers, it then descends between the next movable and fixed
rails, under one of the lower guide rollers in the vat and so on, and this is
repeated a number of times according to the number of rails and rollers in the
apparatus
When the woven fabric 18 being treated in either of the above or similar
operations the movable rails or shakers are kept in a state of rapid oscillation and
will thus strike against the fabric and also beat it against the fixed rails as it is
passing through, and this rapid vibration and beating of the fabric in its wet state
will effectually loosen all gummy matters and very considerably improve the
appearance and feel of the fabric
The guide rollers are made adjustable in order to be placed in the most effective
positions, and at the same time to prevent any injury to the cloth in its passage
through this process This apparatus or machine (which is perfect in itself) may
be used on each or any of the vats or cisterns of the said Patent washing machine
as required It can be likewise fixed on any open washing machine now in use
I also apply this apparatus in a horizontal position when found more convenient
to fix it so
I do not confine myself to the mode of driving this apparatus, but I have
adopted an excentric with a vibrating lever and connecting piece which has been
found to be very effective for the purpose
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St Ann's Square, Manchester

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus Employed for
Washing, Chloring, Scouring, Soaping, Dunging, and Dyeing
Woven Fabrics
I JAMES FARMER of Salford in the County of Lancaster Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of the invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR WASHING CHLORING, SCOURING, SOAPING, DUNGING
"
AND DYEING WOVEN FABRICS (partly communicated to me from abroad bv
Auguste Lalance of Mulhouse in the Empire of Germany, Bleacher, and partly
my own Invention) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement
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This invention relates principally to an additional apparatus to be employed
with the machines for which Letters Patent were granted to me bearing date
May 27th 1884 N° 8254, and July 31st 1884 N° 10792, and by the use of which
apparatus a considerable saving is gained, and also more perfect work 18 effect.
The improved apparatus in connection with the above named machine is
especially important in the washing out of all gummy paste and other foreign
matters and is most suitable for printed goods which it has hitherto been difficult
to free from these gums, and it could only be accomplished by a considerable
expenditure of time and labor
The said machine however with this apparatus attached passes the cloth through
at a very high speed and it is thereby thoroughly washed and all gummy matters
removed
Such being the nature and object of our said invention I will now proceed to
describe in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, and in order that the same may be clearly understood
I have annexed hereunto a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof and have marked
the same with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in the
following explanation thereof
The improvements consist of an apparatus composed principally of a number of
ails or bars mounted in iron supports which are keyed on a central rocking shaft
which causes the said rails or shakers to vibrate or oscillate at a very high speed
with a short stroke whilst the goods pass to and fro in contact therewith from one
set of guide rollers to another
In one modification of the invention I use additional fixed rails als placed
between the movable rails or shakers and the guide rollers
Fig 1 in the annexed drawings is a vertical transverse section and Fig 2 a
vertical longitudinal section of the apparatus in its simplest form that is without
the additional fixed rails and Fig 3 is a transverse section of the apparatus with
the fixed rails added
Fig 4 is an enlarged detached sectional view of a device for actuating the
vibrating rails
I wish it to be understood that we do not confine ourselves to the number of
rails or bars nor to the materials of which they are made as they may be composed
of time or of metallic substances,

page_text: In Figs 1 and 2 a, a is the framework of the apparatus and b, 6 are the rails
mounted in the iron supports c, c which are keyed upon a central rocking shaft d, d
to which a rapid vibratory motion is communicated
In the drawing a device 18 shown (see also detached sectional view Fig 4).
which we have adopted and found to be very effective for the purpose but we
wish it to be understood that we do not confine ourselves to any particular method
of driving
The device is enclosed in a case e, e and consists principally of an excentric f, f
keyed upon a short shaft g g driven by an endless cord h, h passing round the
grooved pulley 2, from any convenient part of the machine A link , which
embraces the excentric is connected to a short lever m, m keyed on the rocking
shaft d, d and thus a rapid vibratory motion is imparted thereto, n, n are guide
rollers above and below, which by preference are made adjustable in order to be
placed in the most effective positions and at the same time to prevent injury to the
cloth in its passage through this process
In Fig 3, o, o are the additional fixed rails which may be used or not as may be
found preferable
In both cases the passage of the cloth through the apparatus is represented by
the dotted lines
The cloth 18 led from the vat or cistern up and down between the movable
rails b, b (and between the fixed rails o, o, also when the latter are used) and over
and under the guide rollers n, n as shown, and when the fabric is being treated in
either of the above or similar operations the movable rails or shakers b, bare kept
in a state of rapid oscillation and will thus strike against the fabric (and also beat
it against the fixed rails o, o if employed) as it is passing through, and this rapid
vibration and beating of the fabric in its wet state will effectually loosen all
gummy matter and very considerably improve the appearance and "feel" of the
fabric
This apparatus or machine (which is perfect in itself) may be used on each or
any of the vats or cisterns of the said Patent washing machines as required It
can be likewise fixed on any open washing machine now in use
The apparatus
may also be applied in a horizontal position when found more convenient to
fix it 80
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First The construction and use in combination with machines employed for
washing, chloring scouring, soaping, dunging and dyeing woven fabrics, of a series
of rails mounted in a rapidly vibrating frame, between which the cloth or woven
fabric is led by guide rollers
Secondly The combination with such rapidly vibrating rails and guide rollers
of additional fixed ruls substantially as hereinbefore particularly described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed
Date
1007
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St Ann's Square, Manchester.