Improvements in the Method of and Means for Lubricating the Ends of Revolving Flats of Carding Engines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1896-
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1896..
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in the Method of and Means for Lubricating the Ends
of Revolving Flats of Carding Engines.
I, JOHN MCNEILL, 54, Hartshead Street, Lees, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Striper and Grinder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in the method of and means for lubricating
the working surfaces of the ends of revolving flats of carding engines.
Heretofore in order to reduce friction between the bends of the carding engines.
and the said working faces- it has been customary to apply to the latter by hand and
means of a brush powdered black-lead.
This method of lubricating takes up time, causes waste of and the flats to be.
unequally supplied with black-lead:
The object of my invention is to overcome the said defects by providing means.
which render the said lubrication automatic.
To this end my invention consists in employing in the return path of the said
flats in contact with the said faces of the flat ends, a piece of black-lead so arranged.
that the said faces in passing under the said piece or pieces will be successively
lubricated thereby:
The said piece or pieces of black-lead are held in a receptacle or frame and may be
of any suitable shape, preferably block shaped and adapted to rest upon the said flat
faces for which purpose the said block is made in sizes slightly less than the interior
of the said receptacle or frame.
The said black-lead receptacle or frame may be fixed to any suitable part of the..
carding engine bend or to a part or bracket fixed thereto, say to the brackets in
which the roller is mounted which supports the flats on their return..
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To facilitate a ready fixing of the said black-lead receptacle or frame and proper:
adjustment relative to the said faces I form a cap, shaped to fit upon the end of the
said bracket. To the latter I attach.adjustably an arm upon which the said receptacle.
or frame is also rendered adjustable.".
If desirable the said black-lead piece or pieces may be suitably weighted, placed.
under the influênce of a spring or rendered adjustable by a screw to cause the same.
to be in proper contact with the aforesaid faces.
Dated this 25th day of January 1896..
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Means for Lubricating the Ends
of Revolving Flats of Carding Engines.
I, JOHN MONEILL, of 54, Hartshead Street, Lees, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Striper and Grinder, do hereby declare the nature of this 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 relates to improvements in the method of and means for lubricating
the working surfaces of the ends of revolving flats of carding engines.
Heretofore in order to reduce friction between the bends of carding engines and
the said working faces it has been customary to apply to the latter by means of a hand
brush powdered black-lead.
This method of lubricating takes up time, causes waste of and the flats to be
unequally supplied with black-lead.
The object of my invention is to overcome the said defects by providing means
which render the said lubrication automatic.
To this end my invention consists in employing in the return path of the said flats
in contact with the faces of the said flat ends, a piece (or pieces) of black-lead, so
arranged that the said faces, in passing under the said piece (or pieces) will be
successively lubricated thereby.
The said piece (or pieces) of black-lead which may be of any suitable shape,
preferably block shaped, is held in a receptacle or frame and adapted to rest upon the
said flat faces, for which purpose the said block is made in size slightly less than the
interior of the said receptacle or frame. The said black-lead receptacle or frame may
be fixed to any suitable part of the carding engine bend, or to a part or bracket fixed
thereto, say to the bracket in which the roller or discs are mounted which supports
the flats on their return.
To facilitate a ready fixing of the said black-lead receptacle or frame and proper
adjustment (relative to the said faces) of the black-lead block therein, I form a cap,
shaped to fit upon the end of the said bracket. To the latter I attach adjustably an
arm upon which the said receptacle or frame is also rendered adjustable.
If desirable the said black-lead piece (or pieces) may be suitably weighted, placed
under the influence of a spring or rendered adjustable by a screw to cause the same
to be in proper contact with the aforesaid faces.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to be
appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference indicating
like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 & 2 are respectively a side view and cross section of a lubricator'
constructed in accordance with my invention and shown in position upon the flat
ends. Figs. 3, 4 & 5 are front views at a reduced scale and Figs. 6, 7 & 8 cross
sections drawn at the same scale as Figs. 1 & 2, of some modifications of my
invention.
In carrying out my invention and referring to Figs. 1 & 2 I form for each side of
the carding engine a cap a, shaped to rest, say, upon the top of the middle brackets b,
wherein the roller or discs c. upon a shaft d are mounted which support the ends of
travelling flats e on their return movement. To each of the caps a I attach adjustably,
say, by means of a bolt or set screw f, an arm g, the other end of which has a slot g
and to the latter also by means of a bolt or screw h the receptacle or frame i which is
open at the top and bottom and contains black-lead k or similar lubricant in block or
other solid form. The latter fits loosely into the receptacle or frame i so as to rest
upon the faces el of the flat ends which require lubricating and that when the latter
pass underneath they will take up and be supplied with a uniform quantity of the

page_text: said lubricant successively. By means of the arm g and by suitably bending it, as
shown in Fig. 2, the receptacle or frame i can be adjusted as may be required to bring
the lubricant & in proper contact with the faces of the flat ends e.
In some cases the cap a may be dispensed with and the arm g, by means of a bolt
or set screw, secured to an eye l formed on the bracket b itself, see Figs. 3 & 4, or
to an already existing part of the framework, say, the shaft or rod end m, see Fig. 5,
according to the particular type of carding engine to which the lubricating device is
applied.
To ensure the faces of the flat ends e taking up. sufficient lubricant if deemed
necessary the lubricant k may be subjected to pressure, for instance by means of a
weight n, spring o or screw p applied upon the top of the lubricant k, as shown in
Figs. 6, 7 & 8, respectively.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is-
1st. In carding engine with revolving flats, the employment of black-lead or the
like lubricant k in solid form in the return path of the flat ends, in such a manner
that on the return of the said flats their faces el rub against the said solid lubricant
successively and thus become uniformly and automatically lubricated, all substantially
as set forth.
2nd. In a lubricating device, as specified in the preceding claim, a receptacle or
frame i adapted to receive solid lubricant k and connected to an arm g secured either
to a cap a or a suitable part of the framework of the carding engine, all substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 24th day of October 1896.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.