A New or Improved Machine for Washing or Dyeing Wool, Cotton, Rags, Waste, or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1895-Accepted, 22nd June. 1395
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Machine for Washing or Dyeing Wool, Cotton,
Rags, Waste, or the like.
I, CHARLES MELBOURNE WHITE of the Firm of White and Woodington of
27 Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention a communication to me from abroad by
Tom Bray Bowers of Chester in the County of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania
in the United States of America 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 an improved machine for washing and dyeing wool,
cotton, rags, waste or the like. It does away with and is superior to the old poling
process, in that a larger quantity of material can be dyed in a given time with less
labour and expense, and dyed more uniformly, and with less dye material. These
advantages will be readily appreciated by manufacturers who dye raw stuffs, when
the construction and mode of operating the machine are understood by them.
And in order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will now proceed to describe the same in connection with the
accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine with one set of doors open.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the machine.
Figure 3 is a part end and part transverse sectional view.
Figure 4 is a detail cross sectional view of the cylinder and casing.
Figure 5 is a detail view of the fastening for the cylinder doors.
Figure 6 is an enlarged detail view of the cover, doors, and adjacent parts.
In the drawings in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference
Figures 4 to 6 are drawn to an increased scale with respect to Figures 1 to 3.
A is the dye-kettle and B is a hollow cylinder, formed of perforated sheet
metal, or wire cloth, mounted on a shaft C which is journalled in boxes c c on the
ends of kettle A.
On one end of shaft C is a worm gear J meshing with a worm J¹ on a shaft J2
journalled in bearings J3 J4 on the end of kettle and having fast and loose pulleys
on its end to which power may be applied by belting.
The cylinder is preferably perforated throughout or its ends may be imperforate as
in Figure 4, or perforated as in Figures 2 and 3 as preferred.
The ends of the cylinder are stiffened by spiders B' as shown and the cylinder is
divided into two or more compartments by longitudinal plates of perforated metal
or woven wire, the outer edges of the plates being secured to angle-iron-ribs Con
the sides of the cylinder, and their inner edges fastened to opposite flattened sides
of the shaft, as shown in Figure 4.
As shown the cylinder B is divided by two plates into two compartments 1 and 2,
and in the sides of the cylinder are doors D hinged at one side by hinges D' and
fastened at the other side, when closed, by turn bolts (see Figure 5) or other
suitable means.
In each compartment, secured to the cylinder, are inwardly
projecting pins K which will agitate the material during the revolution of the
cylinder.
Over the kettle and cylinder is an arched cover E having an outlet flue E¹
which should be connected with a pipe extended outside of the dye-house to keep
the latter free from steam and furnish a draught through the cylinder to facilitate
oxidization of the material being dyed.

page_text: In the rear side of this cover is a door or doors, F through which access can be
had to the kettle, for inserting dye material, cleansing the kettle, putting in or
removing dye-bags, or for other purposes; proper space being left between the
cylinder and side of kettle for this purpose.
In the front side of cover A are large sliding doors G guided between curved
ways Hand retained thereou by plates H'. The doors are preferably provided
with rollers g, see Figure 6, which run on track-plates H2, and the edges of doors
may be protected by angle irons g':
To use the machine the doors Gare opened and the cylinder rotated until the
doors D can be opened through the doors G; then the compartments 1 and 2 are
successively filled. The dye liquid in the kettle is preferably heated by means of
steam admitted through a perforated pipe M Figure 2.
After the compartments are filled the doors are closed and the cylinder B
rotated the material in the compartments being repeatedly submerged in the dye
liquid and agitated so that it is thoroughly permeated by the dye.
A machine having a cylinder 8 feet in length and 6 feet in diameter, has a capacity
equal to the treatment of about 1000 pounds of rags; or 600 pounds, of wool; or
800 pounds of cotton, at one operation.
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The dyeing can be effected'in from three to four hours according to the material
being dyed and the strength of the dye liquid.
After the dyeing is completed, the kettle can be emptied and the material drained
in the cylinder; and if desired air can be blown through the kettle and cylinder to
facilitate the drying.
When dry the material can be readily removed from the cylinder by opening the
doors D and G.
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 a dyeing machine, the combination of the kettle, the perforated cylinder
having doors in its sides, means for rotating said cylinder, and a cover having
side doors through which access can be had to the cylinder doors, substantially as
desired.
2. Iii a dyeing machine, the combination of the kettle, the perforated cylinder
divided into compartments by longitudinal partition plates and supported in the
kettle by a central shaft to which the plates are attached; doors in the sides of the
cylinder affording access to the compartments, and means for rotating the cylinder;
with the cover having a flue, and doors in the side of the cover through which
access can be had to the doors of the cylinder, and the rear door in the cover for
affording access to the kettle, substantially as described.
3. The combination in a dye machine of the kettle, the perforated cylinder
having a central shaft journalled on the kettle, the worm gearing for rotating
said cylinder; the longitudinal division plates in the cylinder, substantially, as
described, the perforated doors in the sides of the cylinder, and means for closing
them substantially as described; with the arched cover having a rear door for giving
access to the kettle, and the sliding doors in front through which access can be had
to the cylinder doors; said cover having guide ways for the sliding doors; all
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st day of May 1895.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents,