Improved Means for Removing Dust, Waste, and the like from Ring and Traveller Frames, Flyer Frames, and other Spinning Machinery.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 30th Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Removing Dust, Waste, and the like from
Ring and Traveller Frames, Flyer Frames, and other Spinning
Machinery.
I, VALENTIN ZERR, Director of Spinning Factory, of Lavoisiergasse 42,
Mülhausen, Elsass, in the Empire of Germany, 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 means for removing dust, waste and the like from ring
and traveller frames, flyer frames, and other spinning machinery and the object of
this invention is to clean the table carrying the cylinders or rollers, that is to say,
the cylinder bank, from the dust and waste which are deposited thereon during the
operation of spinning. It consists in combining therewith a small pipe of a
diameter of for instance 1 inch, which is arranged behind or before the supports of
the rollers or cylinders and which is provided with a series of holes. In this pipe
works a current of compressed air, which passes through the holes and prevents the
deposit of dust and waste on the cylinder bank. Means may be added for applying
movement to this pipe or for otherwise displacing the air jets therefrom.
In order that this invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect reference may be made to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the cylinder bank of a ring-spinning machine with
the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation thereof.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the air pipe.
Figs. 4 to 7 are modifications illustrating means for moving said pipe or displacing
or reciprocating the air jets.
In Fig. 1A designates the cylinder bank, C the supports for the cylinders B
and my improvements consisting in the pipe a to be placed in communication with
a strong fan or other means for supplying air under pressure, which passes through
the holes F of the pipe a and takes off all the dust and waste which is deposited
on the cylinder bank B during the spinning operation.
Fig. 3 shows details of the shape that is or may be given to the pipe a, showing
the formation thereon of broad nozzles D each with three holes.
In Fig. 4 the pipe a is connected to its supply pipe a¹ by a sleeve of caoutchouc G
or another elastic material in order to permit of a longitudinal movement of the
pipe a. This movement is given by adapting the pipe a to the arm H of a
lever HIK oscillating about the point I. The end K of this lever is fixed to
the bar L which is moved through the rod M by the excentric b. P designates
the counterweight which draws the bar L constantly towards the excentric b.
In Fig. 5 the pipe a is provided with a sleeve of metal O which can move on
the pipe a' when movement is given to pipe a by the means already described.
In Fig. 6 is shown a sectional side view of the arrangement given in Fig. 4.
In Fig. 7 is shown a disposition in which the pipe a is provided with slits Q over
each of which is arranged a sliding muff or sleeve i, the said sleeves being connected
and set in motion by the same arrangement of excentric and levers as designed
in Fig. 4.
In place of applying air under pressure a vacuum may be formed within this
pipe a to draw air from over the cylinder bank and with it the dust and waste into
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is-
1. The combination with a ring and traveller frame flyer frame, or other
spinning machinery, of a pipe the latter provided with holes, adapted to be put in
communication with a powerful fan or other appliance for supplying air under
pressure and arranged to prevent the deposit of dust and waste on the cylinder
bank.
2. The combination of a ring and traveller frame flyer frame, or other spinning
machinery, with a pipe having orifices for issuance of air jets, and adapted to be
set in motion by an excentric or other means for extending the surface of working
of said air jets for the purpose described.
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3. The combination of a ring and traveller frame flyer frame, or other spinning
machinery with a pipe having extended slits or equivalent means for issuance of
air jets, and movable screens for closing part of said slits or equivalent orifices so
as to cause a displacement of said jets.
4. The several constructions arrangements and combinations of parts embodying
my improvements in ring and traveller frames, flyer frames and other spinning
machinery all substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying
drawings for the purposes specified.
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HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.