New or Improved Machinery for or in connection with the Treatment of the Waste from Scribblers and other similar Machines.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Jec.. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Machinery for or in connection with the
Treatment of the Waste from Scribblers and other similar
Machines.
We, WILLIAM BRYDEN of Jowetts Terrace, Scribbling Overlooker, and
HARRY STANSFIELD, of Sugdens Buildings, Spinning Overlooker, both of High
Street, Morley, near Leeds, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct apparatus whereby the waste which
falls from scribblers and other similar machines may be treated, for the purpose
of sorting or separating the good or useful fibre from the refuse or waste
material.
The waste collected from scribblers or carding machines is usually sorted by
hand, which operation is very tedious, entailing a considerable amount of time and
labour, at the same time the operation is not satisfactory, owing to the fact that
a large quantity of useful fibre is not collected out from the said material, thus
causing a serious loss.
According to our invention we construct a flat horizontal sieve, consisting of a
A suitable
frame, having a wire or other perforated surface stretched thereon.
framework is provided, on two side frames of which we mount brackets at
convenient distances apart, to which brackets the said horizontal sieve is hung or
suspended by means of straps or other suitable connections, in such a manner as to
allow the sieve to oscillate freely between the side frames of the machine.
At one end of the machine we provide a shaft, on which is mounted an eccentric
or crank, which eccentric or crank is coupled to the sieve by means of a connecting
rod, whereby the desired oscillation of the sieve is produced; the required motion
to the eccentric shaft being obtained from a counter shaft in the ordinary way.
At the feeding end of the sieve we employ an endless band or server sheet, on
which the material is placed, which sheet carries it forward between two rollers,
from whence it is fed on the oscillating sieve by means of a revolving beater, which
beater has also the effect of opening the said material.
A suitable spiked "creeper" may be employed for moving the fibre, (which
remains on the surface of the sieve), to the outer end of the machine, from whence
it may be removed by a beater, and passed into any convenient receptacle, or the
sieve may be slightly inclined so as to allow the fibre to travel from one end to the
other.
The fibrous material on being fed onto the above described oscillating sieve,
receives a backward and forward movement, which has the effect of shaking out
the heavy and useless particles, which pass through the meshes of the said sieve
leaving the light and useful fibrous material on the surface of the sieve, which is
afterwards drawn off as above described.
By the employment of apparatus as above described, waste from scribblers and
other similar machines may be readily and efficiently treated, at the same time no
supervision of the work is necessary.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1801
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicants.

page_text: New or Improved Machinery for or in connection with the
Treatment of the Waste from Scribblers and other similar
Machines.
We,
WILLIAM BRYDEN of Jowetts Terrace, Scribbling Overlooker, and
HARRY STANSFIELD of Sugdens Buildings, Spinning Overlooker, both of High
Street, Morley, near Leeds, in the County of York, 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:-
The object of our invention is to construct apparatus whereby the waste which
falls from scribblers and other similar machines may be treated, for the purpose
of sorting or separating the good or useful fibre from the refuse or waste
material.
Hitherto the waste collected from scribblers or carding machines has been
usually sorted by hand, which operation is very tedious, entailing a considerable
amount of time and labour, at the same time such operation is not satisfactory,
owing to the fact that a large quantity of useful fibre is not collected out from the
material, thus causing a serious loss.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood, we will proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
letters refer to like parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed according to Our
invention. Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, and Figure 3 is a transverse section
of same..
According to our invention we employ two side frames AA of any suitable
design and section, which frames A A are held together at any convenient
distance apart in the ordinary way. On the upper surface of the frames A A at
suitable intervals, we mount brackets B, on which are pivotted links C, which
links are attached at their lower ends to a flat horizontal sieve D in such a
manner as to allow of a free oscillating movement of the sieve D between the side
frames A A of the machine.
At one end of the machine we provide a shaft E having thereon a crank F,
which crank is coupled to the sieve D by means of a connecting rod G and
bracket G', whereby the desired oscillation of the sieve D is produced, and the
required rotary motion to the shaft E may be obtained from a counter shaft H by
a belt J in the ordinary way.
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At the feeding end of the machine, we employ an endless band or
sheet "K, on which the material is placed, which sheet K carries such material
forward between two rollers L L (preferably fluted), from whence it is fed or
thrown onto the oscillating sieve D by means of a revolving beater M which
beater has also the effect of opening such material.
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Between the side frames A A. and at a suitable distance apart, we mount
revolving drums N, N, which carry a suitable spiked creeper "P, for moving
the fibre on the sieve surface and for carrying forward to the delivery end of
the machine the material on the sieve surface, where it falls onto the floor or
into a suitable receptacle. Suitable angle pieces P₁ are attached to the side
frames A A whereby the spiked "creeper" P in travelling over the sieve surface,
is prevented from coming in contact therewith by reason of the support given to
such creeper by the said angle pieces.
A revolving beater R is mounted on the side frames A A at the delivery end
of the machine, which beater in revolving in a contrary direction to the movement
of the travelling
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creeper P, knocks off any fibre which may have adhered
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page_text: thereto in its passage over the sieve surface, and such beater R may be driven
from the counter shaft H by a belt S in the ordinary way.
The required rotary motion may be imparted to the rollers L L from the
crank shaft E by ordinary belt and spur gearing as shown at Fig. 1, in which
case the said rollers are geared together at the opposite side of the machine by
spur gearing, from which motion is also transmitted to the server sheet K by an
additional spur wheel, whilst the beater M may be driven from the crank
shaft E by a belt, and the movement of the creeper P is produced from the
beater shaft R by means of spur gearing.
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It will thus be seen that the material to be treated on being placed upon the
'server sheet" K is fed forward through the rollers L L, where the revolving
beater M opens and knocks it down onto the oscillating sieve D, when the dirt
and heavy material fall through the meshes of the sieve and underneath the
machine, whilst the light and useful fibrous material on the sieve surface is carried
forward by the spiked "creeper " P to the delivery end of the machine.
By the employment of apparatus as above described, waste from scribblers and
other similar machines may be readily and efficiently treated without the
necessity of supervision, thus effecting a great saving of time, labour and
material; whilst at the same time each scribbling machine may have its own waste
cleaned separately, whether such waste be coarse, fine, or coloured.
Although we have described the sieve D as having an oscillating movement,
we would have it understood that any other sieve vibrating movement could be
employed, according to the class of material to be operated upon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. An oscillating or vibrating sieve, having a travelling creeper situated above
same, in combination with a suitable feed mechanism substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
2. The frames A. A, brackets B, links C, sieve D, in combination with suitable
driving mechanism, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. The frames A A, brackets B, links C, sieve D, and suitable mechanism for
driving same, in combination with the server sheet K, rollers L L, and beater M,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4. The combination of the frames A. A, brackets B, links C, sieve D, shaft E,
crank F, connecting rod G, bracket G', counter shaft H, belt J, server sheet K,
rollers L L, revolving beater M, drums N, N, spiked creeper P, angle pieces P1,
revolving beater R, and belt S, substantially as and for the purposes set forth,
together with any mere modification or modifications thereof.
Dated this 20th day of November 1894.