Improved Apparatus to be employed in the Drying of Animal or Vegetable Fibres.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1891
'Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 12th -Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus to be employed in the Drying of Animal or
Vegetable Fibres.
We ARMITAGE HAIGH of Priest Royd Works, Huddersfield in the County of
York, Machine Maker, and JAMES THEWLIS of Cumberworth near Huddersfield
in the County aforesaid, Carding Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in a novel arrangement, and combination of parts applied
to the "feed" of a card or other machine, or delivery part of washing or
other machines where drying, of the material is required, and where sheets, or
aprons are employed, and is applicable to gill boxes, combing, and 'other machines
employed in the manufacture of animal or vegetable fibre generally, and consists
of an improved application to, and combination with the feeding, 'or delivery
aprons, sheets, lattices, or other like devices of a steam chest, steam pipe, coil,
or other like device placed within the apron, or aprons, sheet, or lattice, either
feed, or delivery end, and constructed to act as bearings, or supports for the upper
fold, or part of the latter.
According to this our said invention we employ a steam chest, or steam chests,
or a coiled steam pipe, or pipes applied within the folds of the "feed" or the
"delivery" apron, sheet, or lattice of the machine, so that the heat given off acts
directly upon the fibre by passing through the spaces between the lattice bars, and
through the fibre.spread thereon.
In case of using steam chest, or chests the upper surface of such may be so
shaped as to form bearers for the upper fold, or half of the apron, sheet, or lattice,
or supporting studs, or runners may be spaced and placed at intervals to the lattices
themselves, which studs or runners will bear on the upper surface, or top of the
steam chest, or chests, and thereby support the upper half of the apron, sheet, or
lattice.
In cases where it is desirable to employ steam pipes, instead of steam chests, the
said pipes will be twisted, scrolled, or so formed as to afford ample circulation of
the steam, or other heating medium, whilst the pipes will act as supports for the
upper parts of the apron, sheet, or lattice.
The use of the apparatus as above described dispenses with the employment, of
cannons" as heretofore; requires less heat (because latter directly applied where
required) and does not increase the temperature in the room, or works, as when the
cannons are used, and the improvements are applicable to existing machines.
"
Dated this 17th day of January 1891.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus to be employed in the Drying of Animal or
Vegetable Fibres.
We ARMITAGE HAIGH of Priest Royd Works, Huddersfield in the County of
York, Machine Maker, and JAMES 'THEWLIS of Cumberworth near Huddersfield
in the County aforesaid, Carding Overlooker 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:
Our invention, consists in a novel arrangement and combination of parts applied
to the "feed" of a card or other machine, or delivery part of washing, or other

page_text: machine, or delivery part of washing or other machines where drying of the
material is required, and where endless sheets, or aprons are employed, and is
applicable to gill boxes, combing, and other machines employed in the manu-
facture of animal or vegetable fibre generally, and consists of an improved
application to, and combination with the feeding, or delivery aprons, sheets,
lattices, or other like devices of a steam chest, steam pipe, coil or other like
device placed within the apron, or aprons, sheet or lattice, either feed, or delivery
end, and constructed to act as bearings, or supports for the upper fold, or part of
the latter.
"2
According to this our said invention we employ a steam chest, or steam chests,
or a coiled steam pipe, or pipes applied within the folds of the "feed
or the
"delivery" apron sheet, or lattice of the machine, so that the heat given off acts
directly upon the fibre by passing through the spaces between the lattice bars, and
through the fibre spread thereon.
In case of using steam chest, or chests the upper surface of such may be so
shaped as to form bearers for the upper fold, or half of the apron, sheet, or lattice,
or supporting studs, or runners may be spaced and placed at intervals on the
lattices themselves, which studs or runners will bear on the upper surface, or top of
the steam chest, or chests, or pipes and thereby support the upper half of the
apron, sheet, or lattice and the fibre or material thereon.
In cases where it is desirable to employ steam pipes, instead of steam chests,
the said pipes will be twisted, scrolled or so formed as to afford ample circulation
of the steam, or other heating medium, whilst the pipes will act as supports for the
upper parts of the apron, sheet, or lattice.
The use of the apparatus as above described dispenses with the employment
of heating "cannons as heretofore; requires less heat (because of latter being
directly applied. where required) and does not increase the temperature in the
room, or works, as when the heating "cannons are used and the improvements are
applicable to existing machines.
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Such being the nature and object of our said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which
Fig. 1 is a side sectional elevation of our improved drying apparatus, as applied.
to the "feed" or "delivery" apron, sheet, or lattice, of a carding, wool washing,
combing or other similar machine, and in which a steam chest is shewn as the
means of conveying the steam under the material to be dried, and between the folds
of the lattice, sheet or apron.
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Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1 the rollers and cylinders being removed.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a plan view shewing a worm or scroll of pipe for conveying the steam
or other heating medium between the folds of the apron, sheet, or lattice, and
under the material to be dried.
Fig. 5 is a detail shewing the runners or supports fixed underneath the lattice,
sheet, or apron for the purpose of supporting the latter by bearing on and running
or moving over the upper part of the steam chest, or pipes.
According to this our said invention we employ a steam chest 1 (see Figs. 1. 2
and 3) or two or more steam chests 1 laid side by side and parallel to one another
such steam chest or chests 1. being supported and carried between the upper
and lower folds 2. 2. of the endless apron, lattice, or sheet by means of the
brackets 3. 3 bolted to the side or end frames 4 of the machine. An inlet pipe 5
conveys the steam or other heating medium from any convenient supply or source
into the interior of the chest. 1 and an outlet pipe 6 allows the condensed steam or
waste water to escape, or be carried back to the first supply source to be reheated..
When a steam pipe 7 or steam pipes are employed such are bent, twisted, or
scrolled (see Fig. 4) between the upper and lower folds 2 of the lattice, apron, or
sheet, and the steam, hot water, or other heating medium passes from the inlet
end-5 to the outlet end 6 affording ample circulation, and radiation of the heat. A

page_text: The apron, lattice, or sheet 2 is caused to travel in the ordinary way by the
rollers 8. 8 being revolved and the animal or vegetable fibre or other material 10
passing either to or from the cylinders or rollers 9 of the machine (according as
the apron, sheet, or lattice is "feeding" or "delivering ") is carried over the steam
chest or chests 1 or pipe or pipes 7 and the heat given off, or radiating therefrom
acts directly upon the fibre or other material 10 (see Fig. 5) by passing through
the spaces between the lattice bars, or through the apron, or sheet and through the
fibre 10 spread thereon.
The inner surface of the apron, sheet or lattice 2 we preferably provide with
runners bearings, or small wheels 11, fixed at intervals thereon (see Fig. 5) so that
when the apron, sheet, or lattice 2 is travelling over the steam chest, or chests 1 or
pipe or pipes 7 the runners 11 will bear on their upper surfaces and thereby
support the upper half or fold of the apron, sheet, or lattice 2 and the material or
fibre 10 spread thereon lessening the friction between the two surfaces and
facilitating the travelling of the apron, sheet or lattice.
It will be obvious that the wheels, or runners 11 may be fixed on the upper
surface of the steam chest, or chests 1 or pipe or pipes 7 instead of on the inner
surfaces of the apron, sheet or lattice, and that in this case the latter will bear on
the wheels or runners 11 when travelling.
"
The use of the apparatus as above described dispenses with the employment of
cannons as heretofore requires less heat, the latter being more advantageously
applied, and does not as greatly increase the temperature of the room, or works as
where " cannons are used and is readily applied to existing machines.
"
The heating medium circulated through the pipe, or pipes, or chest, or chests,
may be either steam, water or air as desired, or most convenient.
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 application, and arrangement of the pipe or pipes, chest or chests, in
combination with the apron, sheet, or lattice (either "feed or "delivery") as and
for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
2. The endless sheet, apron, or lattice 2 pipe or pipes 7 or chest or chests 1 and
wheels or runners 11 applied either to the apron, sheet, or lattice 2 or to the pipe
or pipes 7 or chest, or chests I all in combination and as and for the purpose herein
fully described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of October 1891
ARMITAGE HAIGH.
JAMES THEWLIS.
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Central Chambers, Halifax.