A New or Improved Method of Stamping and Tinting Textile Fabrics and Apparatus for Effecting same.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Method of Stamping and Tinting Textile
Fabrics and Apparatus for Effecting same.
We, PETER GOODEN WILD of Meadow Barn, Bradshaw near Bolton, Stamp
Maker, GEORGE BENTLEY and JOHN BROAD JACKSON of the firm of Bentley
and Jackson, Lodge Bank Works, Bury, Engineers, Millwrights, and Machinists,
and ALFRED AUSTIN WHITLEY of Park View, Walmersley Road, Bury,
Manager, all in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved method of stamping and tinting
textile fabrics and in apparatus for effecting same and consists in producing devices,
trade-marks, embellishments, designs, and headings of neat and effective designs of
one or more colors and tints, and is designed to supersede the old or present method
of stamping by hand and its detrimental results. The machine consists of standards
provided with slide-bars jointed together in any convenient manner.
In the slide-
bars of the standards are mounted slide blocks secured on a rotating, reciprocating,
or other centre which carries a frame to which the stamping and tinting blocks are
secured. The rotating, reciprocating, or other centre is fitted on each end with
connecting rods coupled to crank pins mounted in discs or their equivalents on the
driving or other shaft. Below the sliding frame carrying the stamping and tinting
blocks is disposed a yielding table in connection with which operates a feeding felt
or cloth. The latter is attached to suitable rollers or their equivalents which are
operated intermittently according to the stamping required. The felt or cloth can
be made to travel equal or unequal distances in either direction to facilitate
stamping or stamping and tinting and the placing and removing of the textile
articles to and from the travelling felt or cloth on one end of the machine. To the
standards are attached bearings for supporting a shaft or centre and a rotating
frame on which are mounted suitable rollers and ink or color vessels for inking the
stamping or tinting blocks in their successive order each time the face of the
said blocks pass the same. Ratchets and "pawls" are provided to prevent the ink
or color rollers moving or rotating the wrong way. To the shaft or centre is fixed
a stationary wheel round which pinions rotate to revolve the ink or color rollers,
and means are provided for presenting and maintaining the said rollers in the
correct position for effectively operating on the same when operating on the
face of the said blocks. This invention is equally applicable for stamping one
color, or for stamping 'and tinting by means of two or more blocks. Means are
provided to allow of the ink or color rollers being readily cleansed when necessary.
The color boxes can be worked round a centre by means of wheels or eccentrics,
or the color boxes can be disposed one above the other as desired or necessary
according to the class or design of stamping or stamping and tinting machine.
Each color-box is provided with an adjustable doctor to transmit or regulate the
quantity of color, or colors, to a metallic or other roller; the latter being rotated
continuously or intermittently as desired by ratchet or other mechanical means.
The color, or colors, is delivered from the said metallic or other roller to other
color rollers, made of composition, india-rubber, or other suitable material or
substance, after which they are placed in contact with a driven roller to evenly.
ay the same before delivering the color, or colors, to other inking or coloring
ollers! The inking or coloring rollers are mounted in a swinging frame operated
o and fro by cam or other mechanical means. The 'inking or coloring arrange-
nents can be disposed so as to operate on the stamping or stamping and tinting
blocks either horizontally above the block, or blocks, or vertically. Each stamp

page_text: is held in position by a lever operated by cams and springs or other equivalents.
The stamping frame is fitted with clamps to grip the fabric immediately before
stamping takes place and to hold the same until the stamp or stamps have been
removed to prevent sticking or smearing. The stamping frame is also provided
with a distance board or other means to regulate the position of the fabric under
operation, and is operated up and down to allow of the movements of the travelling
felt on the yielding or stamping table. The movements of the stamping or
stamping and tinting blocks can be.effected by cam or other arrangements from
any convenient part of the machine, and can be moved in either direction at. will.
The stamping blocks can be so mounted as to rotate to the inking or color roller
or rollers and back again to position for stamping. As the main driving shaft
rotates the sliding frame is moved up and down in the slide-bars, to which are
provided means for locking and unlocking the sliding frame carrying the stamping
or stamping and 'tinting blocks at the correct time to allow of each successive
block being brought into contact with the textile fabric to be operated upon on
the yielding table. Other guides are provided to ensure of the ink or color rollers
being presented in a perfect manner to the blocks. The various parts are coupled
together by suitable gearing to effect the correct and automatic operations of the
same.
Dated the 18th November 1891
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Method of Stamping and Tinting Textile
Fabrics and Apparatus for Effecting same.
We, PETER GOODEN WILD of Meadow Barn, Bradshaw near Bolton, Stamp
Maker, GEORGE BENTLEY and JOHN BROAD JACKSON of the firm of Bentley
and Jackson, Lodge Bank Works, Bury, Engineers, Millwrights, and Machinists,
and ALFRED AUSTIN WHITLEY of Park View, Walmersley Road, Bury,
Manager, all in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said
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 a new or improved method of stamping and tinting
textile fabrics and in apparatus for effecting same and consists in producing devices,
trade-marks, embellishments, designs, and headings of neat and effective designs of
one or more colors and tints, and is designed to supersede the old or present method
of stamping by hand and its detrimental results. The machine consists of standards
provided with slide-bars jointed together in any convenient manner. In the slide-
bars of the standards are mounted slide blocks secured on a rotating, reciprocating,
or other centre which carries a frame to which the stamping and tinting blocks are
secured. The rotating, reciprocating, or other centre is fitted on each end with
connecting rods coupled to crank pins mounted in discs or their equivalents on the
driving or other shaft. Below the sliding frame carrying the stamping and tinting
blocks is disposed a table in connection with which operates a feeding felt or cloth.
The latter is attached to suitable rollers or their equivalents which are operated
intermittently according to the stamping required. The felt or cloth can be made
to travel equal or unequal distances in either direction to facilitate stamping or
stamping and tinting and the placing and removing of the textile articles to and
from the travelling felt or cloth on one end of the machine. To the standards are
attached bearings for supporting a shaft or centre and a rotating frame on which
are mounted suitable rollers and ink or color vessels for inking the stamping or
tinting blocks in their successive order each time the face of the said blocks pass
the same.
Ratchets and "pawls" are provided to prevent the ink or color rollers
moving or rotating the wrong way. To the shaft or centre is fixed a stationary

page_text: wheel round which pinions rotate to revolve the ink or color rollers, and means are
provided for presenting and maintaining the said rollers in the correct position for
effectively operating on the same when operating on the face of the said blocks.
This invention is equally applicable for stamping one color, or for stamping and
tinting by means of two or more blocks. Means are provided to allow of the ink
and color rollers being readily cleansed when necessary. The color boxes em be
worked round a centre by means of wheels or eccentrics, or the color boxes can'
be disposed one above the other as desired or necessary according to the class or
design of stamping or stamping and tinting machine. Each color-box is provided
with an adjustable doctor to transmit or regulate the quantity of color, or colors,
to a metallic or other roller; the latter being rotated continuously or intermittently
as desired by ratchet or other mechanical means. The color, or colors, is delivered
from the said metallic or other roller to other color rollers, made of composition,
india-rubber, or other suitable material or substance, after which they are placed
in contact with a driven roller to evenly lay the same before delivering the color,
or colors, to other inking or coloring rollers. The inking or coloring rollers are
mounted in a swinging frame operated to and fro by cam or other mechanical
means. The inking or coloring arrangements can be disposed so as to operate on
the stamping or stamping and tinting blocks either horizontally above the block,
or blocks, or vertically. "Each stamp is held in position by a lever operated by
cams and springs or other equivalents. The stamping frame is fitted with clamps
to grip the fabric immediately before stamping takes place and to hold the same
until the stamp or stamps have been removed to prevent sticking or smearing.
The stamping frame is also provided with a distance board or other means to
regulate the position of the fabric under operation, and is operated up and down
to allow of the movements of the travelling felt on the yielding or stamping table.
The movements of the stamping or stamping and tinting blocks can be effected by
cam or other arrangements from any convenient part of the machine, and can be
moved in either direction at will. The stamping blocks can be so mounted as to
rotate to the inking or color roller or rollers and back again to position for
stamping. As the main driving shaft rotates the sliding frame is moved up and
down in the slide-bars, to which are provided means for locking and unlocking the
sliding frame carrying the stamping or stamping and tinting blocks at the correct
time to allow of each successive block being brought into contact with the textile
fabric to be operated upon on the yielding table. Other guides are provided to
ensure of the ink or color rollers being presented in a perfect manner to the blocks.
The various parts are coupled together by suitable gearing to effect the correct
and automatic operations of the same.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, Sheet 1, is a side elevation of our improved machine for stamping textile
fabrics with one or more colors by a single block.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of same.
Fig. 3 is a part side clevation of Fig. I showing apparatus for operating stamping
block.
Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a plan through line A' B' in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a plan through line C D' in Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is a part side elevation of another modification of our invention for inking
stamp in a single color machine.
Fig. 7, Sheet 3, is a side elevation of our improved machine for stamping and
tinting textile fabrics with two or more blocks or colors.
Fig. 8 is an end elevation of same.
Fig. 9 is a part side elevation of Fig. 7 showing apparatus for rotating stamping
and tinting blocks, and
Fig. 10, Sheet 4, is a plan of Figs. 7 and 8.
In all the figures the same letters and numerals are employed to indicate corre-
sponding parts.

page_text: We will now describe the construction and operations of our improved single
stamping machine.
The standards A are provided with slide-bars B, jointed together by the caps C
and bolts D. In the slide-bars B are disposed the slide blocks E mounted on the
centre F. To the latter is attached the frame G on which the stamping block or
blocks are secured by bolts or their equivalents in the slots I. Each end of the
centre is provided with a journal or neck on which fits the connecting rods J
coupled to the crank pins K in the discs or cranks L on the driving shaft M. The
latter shaft is supported in the pedestals N secured to the standards A. T'he
shaft M is fitted with the spur wheel driven by the pinion P on the shaft Q,
the latter being fitted with the driving pulley R, which is driven by a belt from
any convenient position. The shaft Q is supported in the pedestals S on the
standards A and T. The shaft Q is also provided with the loose pulley U to
receive the strap from the driving pulley R when it is necessary to stop the process
of stamping. Below the frame G for carrying the stamping block or blocks is
disposed the table V, over which operates the endless feeding felt or cloth W.
The latter is mounted on the rollers X and X' on each end of the machine, and
are supported in the bearings Y and Z The bearings Y are mounted in the
slides 12 fitted with the screws 13 to allow of the same being moved to regulate
the stretch on the cloth or felt W. The shaft 14, carrying the roller X', is fitted
with the pinion 15 gearing into the spur wheel 16 on the shaft 17. The latter
shaft is mounted in the bearings 18 secured to the standards A. On the shaft 17
is mounted loosely the disc 19 provided with the toothed sector 20, in which gears
the toothed quadrant 21 secured to the shaft 22 mounted in the bearings 23. The
shaft 22 is fitted with the lever 24 to which is secured the bowl or roller 26 by the
nut 25. The bow or roller 26 operates in the cam 27 on the driving shaft M.
This gear causes an intermittent motion to be imparted to the cloth or felt W,
which can be made to travel equal or unequal distances in either direction to
facilitate stamping and the placing and removing of the textile fabrics to and from
the travelling cloth or felt W on one end of the machine. For the purpose of
causing the cloth or felt W to travel unequal distances, for instance, to travel a
certain distance forward and one-half the said distance backward and to give two
intervals of rest for putting on and taking off the textile fabric, we provide the
shaft 17 with the disc 28 having the slots 29 in which operates the spring
catch 29* secured to the toothed sector 20. The cloth or felt W is moved forward
in the direction indicated by the arrow by means of the quadrant 21 operating the
toothed sector 20 which rotates the shaft 17 by means of the spring catch 29* when
in one or other of the slots 29. When the cloth or felt W is making a forward
movement the spring catch rotates the slotted disc 28 about one-third of a
revolution, during which the pin 30 on the back side of the spring catch slides
under and lifts the "pawl" or curved lever 31 pivoted at 32 to the standard A.
When the cloth or felt W is making a backward stroke it travels only one-half of
the forward stroke, which is effected by the spring catch 29* being lifted out of
action with a slot by the pin 30 sliding over the "pawl" or curved lever 31, which
also stops the disc 28 and shaft 17 and allows the spring catch 29x to gear with
the next rear slot, for the purpose of giving a long forward stroke, and so on
continuously. To prevent the shaft 17 and disc 28 being rotated too far in a
backward direction the shaft 17 is fitted with the ratchet disc 35, with which
gears the curved end of the "pawl or curved lever 31. The color or. ink
box 40 is provided with the adjustable doctor 41 to transmit or regulate, the
quantity of color or ink to the metallic or other roller 42, which is rotated by
the ratchet 43 and "pawl" 44 by means of the rod 4 and cam or eccentric 46.
Color or ink is delivered by the roller 42 to the color or ink rollers 47, from..
which it is received by the driven roller 48, which delivers the color or ink to
the rollers 49. The roller 48 is mounted on the shaft 36 fitted with the
pulley 37, and is rotated from the pulley 38 on the shaft Q by the band. 39..
The rollers 47 and 49 are mounted in the frames 50 attached to the levers:

page_text: pivoted on the centre or shaft 52 held in the bearings 53 on the standards A.
The levers 51 descend to a point below the travelling cloth or felt W and are
provided with the rods 54 and bowls 55, the latter being operated in one direction
by the cams 56 on the shaft M, and in the opposite direction by the springs 57
secured to the standards A.
Stamping is performed in the following manner :-The distance board 58 being
in position on the cloth or felt W the textile fabric to be stamped is placed against
it, when the first operation is that the distance board 58 is raised by means of the
levers 59, rods 60, and cams 61 on the shaft M. As soon as the board 58 is raised
the cloth or felt W travels backward by the short stroke, the textile fabric being
placed in position for stamping when the cloth or felt W makes a long stroke: and
as the cranks or discs L rotate the connecting rods J bring down the frame G
carrying the stamp or stamps. When the stamp or stamps are descending they
pass or slide against the color or ink rollers 49, being held in position by the
rollers 62 operating against the runners 63 on the frame G. Immediately the
runuers 63 are clear of the rollers 62 the forked lever or tilter 64, attached or
fixed to the centre F, comes in contact with the pin 65 on the slide-bars B and
tilts or turns the stamp 90 degrees or into a flat position with the face downwards
ready for stamping. On the centre F is fixed the disc 66 provided with holes in
one of which fits the pin 67 on the lever 68 pivoted at 69 and held in position by
the spring 70 and rods 71, the latter being attached to the fixing 72 secured to the
standard A. When the stamping block and its carrying frame G are above the
coloring or inking rollers 49 and during their passage by the latter in the up and
down motions the centre F is locked to prevent its turning also when stamping is
being performed by the pin 67 fitting into one of the holes in the disc 66.
Immediately before the forked lever or tilter 64 engages with the pin 65 for the
purpose of turning the block face downwards the pin 67 is released from the hole
in the disc 66 by means of the roller 73 on the end of the lever 68 coming in
contact with the fixed cam 74 on the standard A, during which release the
stamping block is turned with its face downwards and the centre F is locked again
by the pin 67 being forced into another hole immediately the roller 73 passes
below the cam 74, and in which position it remains locked during the operation of
stamping and until the stamp is returning and ready for tilting by the return
action of the forked lever or tilter 64 on the pin 65. The centre F is locked in its
up and down motions when the bowl or roller 73 is out of contact with the fixed
cam 74. When the stamping block is being raised the frames 51 are pressed back
by the cams 56 to place the rollers 47 against the color or ink roller 42 in the
color or ink box 40. When the stamping. block or blocks have stamped the
textile fabric and commences an upward stroke the cloth or felt W is at rest for
th of its stroke, during which the next piece or fabric to be stamped is placed
thereon. The felt or cloth W then makes a short backward stroke, at which point
in remains at rest th of its stroke to allow of the stamped piece or fabric being
removed, after which the cloth or felt W travels forward with the unstamped
piece or fabric and places it in position to be stamped and so on the operation being
repeated. If desired the slide blocks E may be provided with the plate 75 for
receiving the color or ink from the rollers 47, from whence the plate 75 delivers
it to the rollers 49 disposed at a lower point as shown in Fig. 6 on Sheet 2.
In this arrangement the levers 51 are provided with, the rollers 76, which are
operated by the incline 102 to press the rollers 47 against the color or ink
roller 42 in the color or ink box 40. The incline 102 terminates in the flat
surface 103 by which the rollers 47 are held against the roller 42 when the
plate 75 is distributing the color or ink on the rollers 49.
We will now describe the construction and operations of our improved
machine for stamping and tinting with four or more blocks as shown in
Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10.
The standards A are provided with slide-bars B jointed together by the
caps C and bolts D. In the slide-bars B are disposed the slide blocks E
1977

page_text: mounted on the rotating centre F.
The latter is fitted with the frame G
carrying the stamping and tinting blocks H, secured thereto by bolts or their
equivalents. Each end of the centre F is provided with a journal or neck on
which are mounted the connecting rods J coupled to the crank pins K in the
discs or cranks L on the driving shaft M. The latter is supported in the
pedestals N secured to the standards A. The shaft M is fitted with the spur
wheel driven by the pinion on the shaft Q supported in the pedestals S
on the standards A and T. The shaft Q is fitted with the driving pulley R
which is driven by a belt from any convenient position; also with the loose
pulley U to receive the strap when necessary to stop the machine. On the
driving shaft M is fixed the pinion 80 for driving the spur wheel 81 by means
of the intermediate pinions 82 and 83. The latter are mounted on the shafts
or centres 84 and 85 respectively, which are secured to or mounted in bearings
attached to the standards A. The spur wheel 81 is fixed on the shaft 86
mounted in the pedestals 87 on the standard A. On the shaft 86 is fixed, by
a key or other means, the spur wheel 88, and the spur wheel 89; the latter
being loosely mounted thereon. In the spur wheels 88 and 89 are geared the
pinions 90 and 91 respectively to give the correct speed for placing the color
or ink roliers 49 in position to color or ink the stamps H when making a downward
stroke. When the wheel 88 is rotating with the shaft 86 it operates or rotates the
pinion 90, the latter rotating the pinion 91 which turns the loosely mounted
wheel 89 on the shaft S6, by which and the pinions 93 mounted on the frames of
the color or ink boxes 40 the latter are maintained in a horizontal position as
shown in Fig. 7 in travelling round the shaft 86. The color or ink boxes 40 are
attached to the arms 92 mounted on the shaft 86. The frame or arms 92 carrying
the color or ink boxes 40 rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow.
color or ink box 40 is provided with the adjustable doctor 41 to transmit or
regulate the quantity of color to the metallic or other roller 42. The latter rollers
are rotated by the pinions 93 working round the stationary wheel 89*. Color or
ink is delivered from the color or ink roller 42 to the metallic or other roller 48,
from whence it is delivered to the color or ink rollers 49 which deliver it to the
stamping and tinting blocks H as they are making a downward stroke. Each
color or ink box 40 is supplied with one or more colors, whch may be delivered to
each block H in their successive order to give the necessary or required colors or
tints composing the figure to be stamped or imparted to the textile fabric on the
table V. The frame G carrying the stamping and tinting blocks H is rotated, in
the case of a four color machine, one-fourth of a revolution each time the said
frame is completing an upward stroke. This is effected by one of the arms 97 of
the tilter 64 fixed on the centre F coming in contact with the arrested pivoted
stop 98 secured to the standard A by the pin or centre 99. The stop 98 is
arrested by the pin 100 fixed on the standard A. The pivoted stop 98 is
provided with the weighted end 101 to re-set the same when the centre F
depresses it in passing each downward stroke. The cam and the locking arrange-
ments previously described are provided for locking the stamps H during the
operations of inking and stamping and for releasing the same to allow of the
centre F being rotated.
Each
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. The general arrangements, constructions, and combinations of parts composing
the improved machine for stamping or for stamping and tinting textile fabrics, as
hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the annexed drawings.
2. In combination with the sliding frame carrying block or blocks of a machine
for stamping or stamping and tinting textile fabrics the use of apparatus for locking
and releasing the rotating centre carrying the stamping block or blocks for the
purpose specified, substantially as described.

page_text: 3. In combination with the sliding frame carrying block or blocks of a machine
for stamping or stamping and tinting textile fabrics the use of apparatus for tilting
or imparting a reciprocating motion to the stamping block or blocks and the
carrying frame for the purpose specified, substantially as described.
4. In combination with the sliding frame carrying the blocks of a machine for
stamping or stamping and tinting textile fabrics the use of apparatus for tilting
or imparting a rotary motion to the stamping blocks to bring the same in their
successive order to operate on the textile fabric on the stamping table for the
purpose specified, substantially as described.
5. In a machine for stamping textile fabrics the method of operating an endless
travelling cloth or felt consisting in causing the same to travel a certain distance
forward and one-half the said distance backward and to give two intervals of rest
for putting on and taking off the textile fabric, substantially as described.
6. In combination with a machine for stamping textile fabrics the use of
apparatus consisting of the shaft 17, wheels 15 and 16, disc 19, toothed sector 20,
quadrant 21, shaft 22, lever 24 with bowl or roller 26 operated by cam 27 on crank
shaft, slotted dise 28, spring catch 29, pin 30, "pawl" or curved lever 31, and
ratchet 35, for the purpose of causing the endless travelling cloth or felt to travel
a certain distance forward and one-half the said distance backward and to give two
intervals of rest for putting on and taking off the textile fabric, substantially as
described.
7. In a machine for stamping or stamping and tinting textile fabrics the use of
apparatus for operating and maintaining the color or ink boxes in a horizontal position
on their carrying frame when travelling or rotating round its supporting centre,
substantially as described and as shown in Figs. 7,-8, and 10 of the annexed
drawings.
Dated the 15th August. 1892.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.