Improvements in Dabbing Mechanism for Combing Machines Used in the Treatment of Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
Improvements in Dabbing Mechanism for Combing Machines Used in
the Treatment of Fibrous Substances.
I, GEORGE PAYNE, of 279, Beech Grove, Halifax Road, Keighley, in the
County of York, Combing Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of this inven
tion to be as follows, that is to say:--
It consists in the application of improved dabbing mechanism to combing
machines used in the treatment of fibrous substances whereby brushes for this
purpose are entirely dispensed with.
In accordance with my invention instead of making use of brushes I employ
one or several rows of pins or teeth mounted in a back piece, and I secure one or
more of such back pieces carrying its teeth or pins on each arm of a two armed
lever mounted to oscillate upon a stud or bearings carried by the framework.
The oscillatory motion transmitted to this lever is preferably obtained through
an eccentric or cam rotated at a suitable rate of speed by a belt or gearing de-
riving its motion from any motor part of the machine, said eccentric or cami
being coupled to said lever preferably by an additional arm which spans it, while
said lever is further seured to the oscillatory lever referred to, or the oscillatory
motions of this lever may be obtained by other means.
The back pieces carrying the teeth or pins are constructed so that they may be
adjusted on their lever arms to occupy any desired position relatively with the
vertical pins in the comb into the interstices between which their pins have to
force or dab the fibres being treated.
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GEORGE PAYNE..
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
Improvements in Dabbing Mechanism for Combing Machines Used in
the Treatment of Fibrous Substances.
I, GEORGE PAYNE, of 279, Beech Grove, Halifax Road, Keighley, in the
County of York, Combing Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say:-
It consists in the application of improved dabbing mechanism to combing
machines used in the treatment of fibrous substances whereby brushes for this
purpose may be entirely dispensed with.

page_text: In the accompanying sheets of drawings, which are illustrative of my
invention:-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a sufficient portion of a Noble's combing machine as
will illustrate the application thereto of my improved dabbing mechanism.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation, drawn to an enlarged scale, of my improved mechanism
and parts in connection with which it operates.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation of parts illustrated by Fig. 2, the comb circles and
their bearings being shown in section.
Fig. 4 is a sectional end elevation, drawn to a still larger scale, of my said
improved dabbing mechanism.
Similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar-parts throughout the
several views.
In accordance with my invention instead of making use of the ordinary kind-
of brushes I employ one or several rows of pins or teeth a mounted in a back
piece b, and I adjustably secure one or more of such back pieces carrying said teeth
or pins a on each arm of the two armed levere by means of the bolt c¹ and
slot c². The lever c is secured to the sleeve so as to be adjustable lengthwise
thereon by means of the set-screw d¹, while said sleeve, to which oscillatory
motion is imparted, is carried by the stud e.
The oscillatory motion transmitted to the said sleeve d and lever c is preferably
obtained through the eccentric or cam f which is driven from the belt pulley g
(said pulley receiving its motion from any motor part of the machine) by means
of the latter being fixed to the sleeve f¹ by the screw g!, the whole revolving on
the fixed stud h. The eccentric f is preferably coupled to the sleeve d through
the arm or yoke k which spans it, said arm & being secured to said sleeve by the
set screw ¹.
The studs e and h are both adjustable in a vertical direction by means of the
slots e and formed in the bracket m which is carried by the pillar of the
machine, hence it will readily be seen that by the back pieces b carrying the teeth
or pins a, and the lever c being adjustable in the several directions as herein-
before described, the pins a may be set to occupy any desired position relatively
with the pins of the comb circles and p, into the interstices between which
said pins a have to force or dab" the fibres being treated.
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It will readily be seen that without departing from the nature of my said in-
vention, I may make use of other suitable method of transmitting the oscillatory
or vibratory motion to and means for the mounting of the lever c and back-
pieces b.
Should it be desired so to do, I may mount brushes on the back-pieces b instead
of the pins or teeth a, however I preferably employ said pins or teeth.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
Dabbing mechanism for wool combing machines, the same being constructed
and arranged to operate substantially as herein specified.
Dated this 7th day of November 1899