Improvements in Machines for Combing Wool and other Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1898
Complete Suanifination I St and cont
4000
Ancantad 5th Nov
1000
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Combing Wool and other Fibrous
Substances.
I, BELTON SHACKLETON, of North View Street, Beechcliffe, Keighley, in the
County of York, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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It relates to that class of combing machines known has "Noble's," and consists
in forming the drawing off roller stands and bushes in such a manner that the wear-
ing away of said bushes is to a great extent diminished. To accomplish my inven-
tion I so form the flanges of bushes that they extend across the full surface of the
sides of stands and also overlap same at the top and bottom.
As an alternative method I form ribs on the sides of stands and extend the
flanges of bushes so that they fit against said ribs, the ribs in this case forming
an additional wearing surface.
By these arrangements, the quick wearing out of bushes, which at present takes
place, is avoided.
Dated this 1st day of January 1898
Improvements in Machines for Combing Wool and other Fibrous
Substances.
I, BELTON SHACKLETON, late of North View Street, Keighley, in the County
of York, but now of 3, Kirkstone Street, Bradford, in the same county, Mechanic
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 follow-
ing statement, that is to say:-
It relates to the bearings or supports for the "drawing-off" rollers
in machines known as "Noble's combs" and consists in constructing same
as also certain of the parts in connection therewith, so as to prevent the excessive
deterioration incident to the methods of construction heretofore followed.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings:-Fig. 1 is an elevation illustrative of
the "drawing-off" rollers of a combing machine mounted in bearings constructed
in accordance with my invention
Fig. 2 is a view of same as seen from above.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view drawn to an enlarged scale to show the formation of
certain of the parts hereinafter explained.

page_text: Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a certain part hereinafter described.
Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views to Fig. 3 but are illustrative of modifications
in the construction of parts hereinafter referred to.
Fig. 7 is a view of a part illustrated by Fig. 5 but as seen from above.
In accordance with my invention the drawing-off rollers a and b are mounted in
their bearings or supports c and as heretofore, but instead of following the
method of construction as heretofore, I now make the bushes f and f¹ to fit within
their slots and have flanges gg' extending over the upper surfaces of the bear-
ings c and d respectively in order that I may secure to such flanges extending
portions h h (this securing of the parts h h¹ to the flanges g or g¹ may be either
by rivetting or otherwise or by forming them integrally therewith) which I
arrange to take into grooves kk made in the bearings c and d. The parts h h¹
are made to extend beyond the centres of the rollers a and b and as far as desirable
in the opposite direction, so as to be thereby enabled to withstand the twisting
actions exerted upon them by their rollers b, said extending parts h h¹ adding
considerable leverage to their bushes as compared with those of ordinary forma-
tion, and said added leverage by the parts h h¹ acts in a most appropriate position
by said parts extending in the direction of the rollers a and b although their
extending in the opposite direction also adds to their efficiency.
As an alternative method of construction instead of the grooves being
formed as shown by Figs. 2 and 3, I may have extending ribs m m¹ formed on
the bearings c and d as shown by Fig. 5, in which case the extending parts n n
(corresponding to the parts h h¹) on the bushes f and f¹ would be made broad
enough as shown by Fig. 7 to fill between said parts m m³. Or again I might
have the said extending parts formed on the flanges g g' so as to overhang the
bearing c or d as shown by Fig. 6, in all cases taking care to make such extending
parts reach well towards or beyond the axial centres of the rollers a and b.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In connection with the drawing-off rollers of combing machines, bushes and
their bearings or supports constructed substantially as herein specified.
2. In connection with the drawing-off rollers of combing machines, bushes,
extending parts and the bearings for same made to receive them substantially as
herein set forth.