Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1886..
Complete Left, 22nd Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1887.
DECEDVE
WILLIAM HENDERSON Engineer & Hair Seating Manufacturer West End Mill
Bruton Somersetshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
This Invention has for its object to Improve Scutching machinery such as is described
in Specification of a former Patent granted to me date the 2nd of October 1878
No. 3871.
The Flax or other fibres to be operated on is clamped in holders which are placed on
horizontal supporting bars to which a rising and falling motion is given, in order that
the fibres hanging down from the holders may decend between the revolving Shakers
which draw it in during its downward motion. When the Fibre is in its lowest
position the rubbers close on it and the fibre is rubbed while it is drawn upwards.
In place of causing the supporting bars to rise and fall in a plane somewhat inclined
as described in the above mentioned Specification I support them on brackets which
are jointed to the ends of oscillating Beams these brackets have radious rods attached
to them which form a parallel motion and keep the supporting bars in an upright
position while they rise and fall.
The rubbers with end way motion I construct of thin steel plates with a square rod
rivited on one edge or the plate turned to an angle at one edge these plates work in
horizontal guides or slides not on rollers as before constructed.
The rubbers are driven direct from a crank or eccentric with a connecting rod
jointed to the rubbers having no intermediate lever as before arranged.
The shakers or beaters revolve on axes they are formed with sets of three arms fitted
on the shaft at equal distances then the plates or beaters are fixed on the ends of arms
so when they revolve they strike the flax on either side as it is lowered in between two
of such shakers the plates or beaters I now put on to form a twist or serw not parallel
with shaft as before arranged.
The arms or frames which carry the outside rubbers that close and open when the
flax or other fibres are raised and lowered, are connected by coupling rods which has a
stud and roller in the centre and acted on by the cam on main shaft.

page_text: The bearings of the shakers are constructed with an opening along the side
parallel with the shaft so that any flax getting in round the bearings can easily be
taken off.
Improvements in loading machine consists of jointing on to the ends of tho
supporting bars lengths of angle Iron about 12 feet long with one end resting on
the loading table and the other ends rising and falling with supporting bars
on machine the flax holders to be put on the angle Iron at the stationary end and
passed along towards the supporting bars on machine and the same arrangement for
taking the holders out of machine.
Cleaning shakers in motion consists of a bracket sliding in groves along the side
frame of machine, on the brackets are fixed a hook shaped knife which is drawn along
close to the shakers on the lower side which hooks and cut off the fibres.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1946

page_text: WILLIAM HENDERSON Engineer West End Mills Bruton Somerset 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 has for its object to Improve Scutching machinery such as is
described in a specification of a former Patent granted to me date 2nd of October 1878
No. 3871.
The Flax or other Fibres to be operated on is clamped in holders which are placed
on horizontal supporting bars to which a rising and falling motion is given in order
that the Fibre hanging down from the holders may decend between the revolving
shakers which draw it in during its downward motion when the fibre is in its lowest
position the rubbers close on it and the fibre is rubbed while it is drawn upwards.
In place of causing the supporting bars to rise and fall in a plane somewhat inclined
as described in the above mentioned Specification I now support them on brackets
which are jointed to the ends of oscillating beams these brackets have radious rods
attached to them which form a paralall motion and keep the supporting bars in an
upright position while they rise and fall.
The rubbers with end way motion I now construct them of steel plates with a square
rod riveted on one edge or the plates turned to a right angle at one edge these plates
work in horizontal guides or slides not on rollers as before constructed.
The rubbers are driven direct from a crank or eccentric with a connecting rod
jointed to the rubbers having no intermediate lever as before arranged.
The shakers or beaters revolve in bearings they are formed with sets of 3 three
arms fitted on shaft at equal distances then the plates or beaters are fixed on the ends
of the arms that when they revolve they strike the Flax on either side as it is lowered
in between two such shakers the plates or beaters I now put on to form a twist or screw
not paralall with shaft as before arranged.
Improvements in loading machine consists of jointing on to the ends of the
supportings bars lengths of angle Iron, about 12 feet or any suitable lengths with one
end resting on the loading Table and the other ends rising and falling with supporting
bars on machine the Flax holder to be put on the angle Iron at the stationary end and
passed along towards the supporting bars on machine and the same arrangement for
taking the holders out of machine.
Improvements in cleaning shakers consist of brackets sliding in groves along the
side frame of machine on the bracket is attached a hook shaped knife which is drawn
along close to the shakers on the lower side which hook and cut off all fibre hanging on
same.
In the Drawings herein annexed I have shown a machine constructed in the manner
I prefer for carrying out the Invention.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an end elevation A is main shaft A' is disc on same B crank pin on
disc A¹ C is connecting rod B₁ is pin for jointing Connecting Rod C to Beam F. F.
G supporting bars for holding clamps in which the Flax or other fibres are held theso
supporting bars have a rising and falling motion given to them from crank pin B on
dise AHH are radious rods of paralall motion for keeping supporting bars in an
upright position. K is crank shaft K' is pulley on same for driving rubbers K² is
disc K³ crank pins on disc for Connecting Rod to connect rubbers M' which have a
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page_text: quick horizontal to and fro motion and are supported in slides as shown in Figures 3
and 4 M² are the outer rubbers, which are supported upon the arms or frames N that
close and open (when the Flax or other fibres) are raised and lowered they are
connected by coupling rod P P that has a stud and roller R on the middle part which
reaches down to the lower part of the main Frame on which it bears the roller R is
incerted in the cam shaped groves on back of disc A' on main shaft that gives motion
to coupling rod P P to work armis N N. L L. are the revolving shakers that beat the
Flax on either side and shake off the woody particles from the Flax that are first
loosened by the rubbers, M¹ and M². The shakers are driven from pulley J on top
shaft U by belt. V to pulley W on shaker shaft the two shakers are geared together to
drive and keep their relative position. T. T. are brackets with hook shaped cutters
on top which slide in groves T for cutting off loose flax from shakers.
Figure 6 is front view of brackets TT.
Figure 2 is a Side Elevation U is upper shaft JJ is pulleys on same for driving
shakers J and J2 are tight and loose pulleys for driving machine Ja is pulley for
driving intermediate shaft X by pulley X with pulley X on same shaft to pulley K'
on crank shaft K for driving rubbers by crank pin K³ on disc K* K* is connecting
rod to connect rubbers to crank pins K K is bracket bolted to rubbers M¹ with pin
in it for jointing the end of connecting rod K that transmits an end way motion to
rubbers M¹. J is pulley for driving on to pulley J on motion for driving main
shaft A. B is Pinion on shaft D. B' is gear wheel on main shaft A. Cam Y on
main Shaft A gives motion to the clamps or holders Y'. (through the lovers Y2 and
connecting rod Y3 to sliding rod Y and palls Y') to pass them through the machine
the holders are pushed along the supporting bars, G. G. the length of one holder each.
time the Beam F is in its highest position at either side the angle Irons B³ which are
jointed to each end of the supporting bars G G are continued from supporting bars
for about 12 or 14 feet with the ends supported near the loading and changing tables
so that when the holders are loaded they are put into the angle Irons and slid towards
the machine ready to be put into supporting bars which they are passed along one end
of the Flax being scutched by the time it reaches the end of machine then it is pushed
out on to the angle iron B³ and passed on to the changing tables where it is changed
and put into the other side of machine and passed through in a similar way to scutch
the other end. Z shows opening along the side of shaker bearing for cleaning off flax
Fig. 3 is plan of rubbers M A A¹ and A² are the brackets that the rubbers slide in
A is rubber the edge of which is scolloped Fig. 4 is section through line A, B in Fig. 3
Fig. 5 shows part of twisted shakers.
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
1. The combined arrangement of machinery for Scutching Flax and other fibres
substantially as herein described.
2. Moveing the supporting bars G in brackets jointed to the ends of Beam F forming
a paralell motion substantially as described.
3. The coupling rods between arms, N. N. to be one rigid form having no moving
joints from end to end as herin before described.
4. The means substantially as herin before described as shown in Figures 3, 4, 1 and 2
for working rubbers direct from crank and rubbers sliding in guides.
5. Twisted shakers as shown in Fig. 5 as described.
6. Bracket as shown in Fig. 6 for cleaning shakers as herin described.
7. Arrangement B³ as shown in Fig. 2 for bringing holders to machine and taking
them away substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of March 1887