other Fabrics.
Year: 1886

page_text: other Fabrics.
I JAMES AIMERS of Abbotsford Road Galashiels in the county of Selkirk
North Britain Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this improvement in milling machines is to expedite and improve
the milling of the woollen cloth or other fabric also to prevent the cloth being
shortened in the length too rapidly whilst being milled in to the width and
thickness The invention relates to an improved formation of the milling box
which is placed on the delivery side of the rollers by fluting or corrugating one or
more of the inside surfaces of the box whether the same has sides and top, hinged
or sides fixed, and top hinged. The corrugated portions of the box can either be
made of wood zinc brass glass or porcelain or other material formed in a vertical,
diagonal or horizontal direction and can be applied to a machine with two or more
rollers.
The improvements claimed by forming box as substantially described are as
follows.
1st That more pieces can be passed through the machine in a given time.
2nd That it prevents the cloth being shortened in the length too rapidly whilst
being milled in to required width and thickness.
3rd That the finish on the cloth is better, the web being less time in the
machine.
4th That it lessens the danger of the colours running or mixing through excessive
heat.
Dated this twenty fourth dox of Web 1886

page_text: Improvements in Milling Machines for woollen Cloths or
other Fabrics.
I, JAMES AIMERS of Abbotsford Road Galashiels, in the County of Selkirk,
North Britain, Engineer 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:-
My invention which relates to milling or fulling machines, and has for its object
to expedite and improve the milling of the woollen cloth or other fabric and to
prevent the cloth being shortened in the length too rapidly whilst being milled in
to the requisite width and thickness, consists in fluting or corrugating one or more
of the inside surfaces of the milling box which is commonly placed on the delivery
side of the rollers of the machine, this improved formation of the interior of the
box being applicable whether the same is made with its sides and top hinged or
with its sides fixed and top hinged only. The corrugations may either be formed
on the box itself or upon plates or slabs attached to the inside walls and extending
the whole length or only part thereof, or by means of rollers fitted within the box
the corrugated surfaces being made of wood, zinc, brass, glass or porcelain, or other
material and being formed in a vertical, diagonal or horizontal direction, and applied
to machines with two or more rollers.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention figure 1 is a
sectional elevation of a milling machine the milling box of which is formed with
corrugations upon the internal surfaces of the top A, bottom B and sides C, and
figure 2 is a plan view of the same. Figures 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are sectional views
showing various forms of corrugations applied to the internal surfaces of milling
boxes. The illustrations given are not to be regarded as exhaustive of the forms
of the flutings or corrugations which may be varied to suit the class of goods made
by different manufacturers.
As a result of the application of the improved formation of the internal surfaces
or parts of the internal surfaces of the milling boxes to existing milling machines
I find (1) that a greater number of pieces than usual can be passed through the
machine in a given time, (2) that it prevents the cloth being shortened in the
length too rapidly whilst being milled in to the requisite width and thickness,
(3) that the finish on the cloth is better owing to the web being a shorter time in
the machine (4) that risk of the colours running or mixing through excessive heat
is lessened.

page_text: 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. In a milling machine a milling box formed with flutings or corrugations upon
one or more of its internal surfaces, substantially as herein described with reference
to the drawings annexed.
2. The application and use in the milling boxes of milling machines of fluted or
corrugated plates or slabs upon one or more of the internal surfaces, substantially
as herein set forth.