Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb., 1889
I. EDWARD PRIEST, of Stile Common Road, Primrose Hill, Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, Yarn Spinner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to feed wool and other fibro to carding engines more
equally than has hitherto been done, whereby I am enabled to produce a more even
and stronger yarn.
According to the method at present employed in feeding wool and other fibro to
carding engines, such fibre has been fed into the machine with the staple of the fibre
parallel to the feed rollers and "licker in," but I propose to feed the fibre by pre-
senting the end of the fibre to the feed rollers of carding engines so that the staple of
the said fibre is not broken, but is carried through the machine at right angles to the
series of rollers employed therein.
In carrying out my invention the fibre issuing from a scribbling machino passes
through ordinary condenser rubbers, but instead of the condenser rubbers, rolling the
sliver into a small stringy substance as is now the case, I arrange that the rubbing
surfaces are further apart, so that the slivers coming from the doffer of the scribbling
machine are rubbed into a thick ropy substance, but without any twist being put
therein. These ropy slivers of fibre are thence carried over a guide roller and pass
between a pair of rotating delivery rollers, which delivery rollers are caused to
reciprocate over the ordinary endless apron or lattice sheet usually placed on the
feeling end of a carding engine, and these rotating delivery rollers are made to deliver
and drop the fibre upon such travelling apron in a diagonal direction so that as the
endless apron travels, the ropy slivers of fibre are fed into the machine, with their
ends against the rotary action of the feed rollers consequently the fibre is equally and
evenly fed to the machine without the staple thereof being broken, as is the case with
the present method of feeding wool to this class of machine.
Dated this 20th day of March 1888.

page_text: of Wool to Carding Machines.
I, EDWARD PRIEST, of Stile Common Road, Primroso Hill, Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, Yarn Spinner, do hereby declare the naturo 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 :—
The object of my invention is to feed wool or other fibre to carding engines more
equally than has hitherto been done, whereby I am enabled to produce a more even
and stronger yarn.
According to the method at present employed in feeding wool and other fibre to
carding engines, such fibre has been fed into the machine with the staple of the fibre
parallel to the feed rollers and "licker in " but I propose to feed the fibre by pre-
senting the end thereof to the feed rollers of carding engines so that the staple of the
said fibre is not broken, but is carried through the machine at right angles to the
series of rollers employed therein.
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In carrying out my invention the fibre issuing from a scribbling machine
through reciprocatory but revolving balling rollers, and instead of the balling rollers
rubbing or rolling the sliver into a small ropy or stringy substance, as is now the
case, I arrange that the rubbing surfaces are further apart, so that the slivers coming
from the doffer of the scribbling machine are rubbed into a sliver or thick ropy
substance, but without any twist being put therein. These ropy slivers of fibre are
thence carried over a guide roller and pass between a pair of rotating delivery rollers,
which delivery rollers are caused to travel or reciprocate over an ordinary endless
apron or lattice sheet usually placed on the feeding end of a carding engine, and theso
rotating delivery rollers are made to deliver and drop the fibre upon such travelling
apron in a diagonal direction so that as the endless apron travels, the slivers of fibre
are fed into the machine with their ends against the rotary action of the feed rollers,
consequently the fibre is equally and evenly fed to the machine, without the staple
thereof being broken, as is the case with the present method of feeding wool to this
class of machine.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference
to the accompanying sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the delivery end of a scribbling machine, and
Fig. 2 is the feeding end of a carding machine, the two machines working together
in combination. The film of fibre is removed from the doffer A by the doffing
plate B onto an endless apron (, such film of fibre passing between the balling
rollers D, shewn more clearly in enlarged view Fig. 3 where it will be seen that the
balling rollers have a reciprocatory motion given to them by cam E in addition to a
rotary motion, so that such rollers roli or form the fibre into a sliver represented at F,
but as the balling rollers do not squeeze the fibre the sliver is made without twist.
As the sliver issues from the balling rollers it is carried over elevated guide rollers G
and and is also carried to and passes between a pair of fluted feed rollers I shewn
more clearly on sheet 2, where Fig. 4 is front view of the feeding end of a carding
machine, and Fig. 5 plan of same. The feeding end of the carding machine is pro-
vided with a series of narrow endless belts passing over bobbins or small roller- K

page_text: and also over a driving roller I. for the purpose of causing the endless belts to travel.
The fluted feed rollers I in addition to their rotary motion, are made to traverse
backwards and forwards in a diagonal manner over the narrow endless belts for the
purpose of delivering the slivers of fibre thereon, and this they are caused to do in
the following manner :-The fluted rollers I, I, are supported by a carriage N provided
with grooved pulleys or wheels P, P, P, which run on the rail M extending across
the front of the machine, such said rail being placed at an angle to the feed rollers,
as the drawing illustrates. The carriage is traversed from one side of the machine
to the other and back again by means of stud or finger a passing through a slot in
the carriage and connected to the endless travelling bolt R' passing around pulleys S, S,
driven by bevel wheels T, to which motion is cominunicated from any moving part
of the machine by means of strap and pulley Ụ, pinion V, and toothed wheel W.
It will be seen that as the strap travels around the pulleys S, S, the carriage will
be caused to travel from side to side of the machine, and therefore lay the sliver F
onto the travelling belts J in a diagonal direction as shown in plan view Fig. 5. At
the end of motion in each direction, the fluted rollers I, I, are tilted first one way and
then the other by means of levers band rod e, the latter of which is operated by the
finger a coming against the upper or lower end of the slot in the said rod c, as such
finger rises or desconds in passing around the pulleys S, S. The fluted rollers are
rotated by pinion d, which is driven by means of band or corde, passing around
such pinion and attached to each side of the machine, so that the traverse of the
carriage causes the said pinion by means of the cord just mentioned to rotate and
thereby give motion to the flute-l rollers 1, 1. When the fluted rollers are tilted as
above described, the toothed wheel on the roller that is lowest gears into the pinion d,
and is held in gear by the weight, and this is effected at the extent of the move-
ment of the carriage in each direction. With the exception of the arrangoment of
the bevel wheels for driving the pulleys S S. the manner of operating the carriage
and rotating the fluted rollers is the same as at present in use, but instead of the said
carriage and rollor moving cross the machine in a parallel line with the feed rollors,
as hitherto, they are traversed across the machine diagonally to the feed rollers for
the purpose of laying the fibre onto the travelling belts in a diagonal direction.
It will therefore be seen that in consequence of laying the slivers of fibre diagonally
onto the endless belts J, that the point or ends of a fibre will be presented to
the rotary action of the feed rollers R, and therefore the fibre will not be brokon, but
will be received into the machine by the "cards," which will straighten and comb it
out, whereby a strong and even yarn will be produced, as will be well understood by
those conversant with the trade.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that
what I claim is :—
Firstly. The feeding of carding machines by means of loose slivers of fibres
place i diagonally upon endless travelling belts in inanner substantially as described.
Secondly. The employment of reciprocatory revolving balling rollers for forming
the fibre into a sliver as it issues from a scribbling machine in manner substantially
as described and shewn in the drawings.
Thirdly. The arrangement and construction of mechanism arranged at an angle to
the feed rollers of carding machines for placing slivers of fibre diagonally upon end-
less travelling belts, substantially as described.
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