Apparatus for Cleansing Grooved or Toothed Cylinders, more particularly such as those Used for Removing Impurities from Fibre.LY
Year: 1884

page_text: Apparatus for Cleansing Grooved or Toothed Cylinders, more
particularly such as those Used for Removing Impurities
from Fibre.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of No 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane
in the County of Middlesex Patent Agent and Consulting Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "APPARATUS FOR CLEANSING GROOVED OR
TOOTHED CYLINDERS MORE PARTICULARLY SUCH AS THOSE USED FOR REMOVING
IMPURITIES FROM FIBRE " to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the cleansing of grooved cylinders from accumulation
of impurities, such as occur more particularly in grooved or toothed cylinders for
removing impurities from tibre, and it consists in employing for this purpose a
combination of toothed discs or rollers and brushes, to which a to and fro motion,
either separately or combined, is imparted along the surface of the cylinders, so as
by the combined scraping and brushing thus obtained to effectually remove the
foreign matter adhering to the grooved cylinders as these revolve beneath them.
The said toothed discs or rollers and brushes may be variously arranged for the
above purpose; according to the arrangement employed by preference, a plate,
arranged to slide with hooks upon fixed guides has firstly attached to its under
side one or more curved brushes that are in contact with one or more of the grooved
cylinders to be cleansed, and secondly the plate carries vertical forked or slotted
guides in which are free to move up and down one or more horizontal spindles on
each end of which is a toothed roller, so arranged as to overhang the ends of the brushes
and to rest upon the grooved cylinders just beyond the brushes; a to and fro
motion imparted to the plate carrying the brushes and rollers while at the same
time rotary motion is imparted to the grooved cylinders, the teeth of the rollers
successively enter all the grooves of the cylinders and by their scraping action
loosen the impurities therefrom, while the brushes remove the same. The requisite
to and fro motion may be imparted to the apparatus by any convenient mechanism
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page_text: but by preference there is employed for this purpose a horizontal endless travelling
cord or band the opposite sides of which pass between two tumbling forks carried
by the apparatus, provided with studs that slide along the before mentioned guides.
The endless cord has a stud at one point that in one direction of its motion catches
against the one fork and thereby causes the cleansing apparatus to be carried along
the cylinder or cylinders in one direction until the stud of the fork being freed
from the guide, the fork gives way to the pull of the band. The apparatus then
remains stationary until on the return of the stud on the other side of the band, it
engages with the other tumbling fork and so carries the apparatus back again to
the other end of the cylinders.
The apparatus is provided with a handle by which it can be lifted entirely off
the cylinders.

page_text: Apparatus for Cleansing Grooved or Toothed Cylinders, more
particularly such as those Used for Removing Impurities
from Fibre.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL of No 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane
in the County of Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "APPARATUS FOR CLEANSING GROOVED OR
TOOTHED CYLINDERS, MORE PARTICULARLY SUCH AS THOSE USED FOR REMOVING
IMPURITIES FROM FIBRE" 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 the cleansing of grooved cylinders from accumulations
of impurities, such as occur more particularly in grooved or toothed cylinders for
removing impurities from fibre, and it consists in employing for this purpose a
combination of toothed discs or rollers and brushes, to which a to and fro motion,
either separately or combined, is imparted along the surface of the cylinders, so as
by the combined scraping and brushing thus obtained to effectually remove the
foreign matter adhering to the grooved cylinders as these revolve beneath them.
The said toothed discs or rollers and brushes may be variously arranged for the
above purpose; according to the arrangement employed by preference, which is
shewn in end elevation and plan at Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing,
a plate R arranged to slide with hooks R¹ upon fixed guides QQ has firstly
attached to its underside one or more curved brushes C D that are in contact
with one or more of the grooved cylinders E F to be cleansed, and secondly the
plate carries vertical forked or slotted guides I J in which are free to move up
and down one or more horizontal spindles G" H" on each end of which is an
arın G G¹, H H carrying a toothed roller A. A¹, B B¹ so arranged as to overhang
the ends of the brushes and to rest upon the grooved cylinders just beyond the
brushes. A to and fro motion being imparted to the plate carrying the brushes
and rollers while at the same time rotary motion is imparted to the grooved
cylinders, the teeth of the rollers successively enter all the grooves of the cylinders
and by their scraping action loosen the impurities therefrom, while the brushes
remove the same. The requisite to and fro motion may be imparted to the apparatus
by any convenient mechanism but by preference there is employed for this
horizontal endless travelling cord or band the opposite sides of which pass between
two tumbling forks M N carried by the apparatus, provided with studs O, P, that
slide along the before mentioned guides QQ¹. The endless cord has a stud at one
point that in one direction of its motion catches against the one fork M and thereby
causes the cleansing apparatus to be carried along the cylinder or cylinders in one
direction until the stud O of the fork being freed from the guide Q, the fork
gives way to the pull of the band. The apparatus then remains stationary until
on the return of the stud on the other side of the band, it engages with the other
tumbling fork N and so carries the apparatus back again to the other end of the
cylinders.
purpose a
The apparatus is provided with a handle S by which it can be lifted entirely off
the cylinders.

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. The use of toothed wheels for cleansing toothed or grooved cylinders from
accumulations of impurities, substantially as herein described.
2. The use for cleansing toothed or grooved cylinders from accumulations of
impurities of toothed wheels arranged and operating in combination with brushes,
substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 17th day of August 100.
ABEL & IMRAY,
1
Agents for the Applicant,
28, Southampton Buildings,
London, W.C.