Improvements in Apparatus for Printing Textile and other Fabrics.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Printing Textile and other Fabrics.
We JAMES YOUNG and ALEXANDER STEVENSON YOUNG both of Ramsbottom in the
County of Lancaster, Calico Printers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows :—
This invention relates to the construction of a machine designed for printing
patterns upon textile or other fabrics upon both sides exactly alike and at one
operation.
Upon a frame suitably constructed we mount on the same plane but at some
distance asunder two ordinary copper rollers which are specially engraved for reversible
printing.
In contact with these engraved rollers we mount two other rollers which are covered
with a soft and elastic substance such as india rubber or a composition of glue and
glycerine or other similar substance.
These rollers (which we will term "transfer" rollers) work together in the centro
and the fabric to be printed passes between them in contact with both.
The engraved copper rollers are supplied with color and cleaned in the ordinary
manner and all the rollers are adjustable and are geared together as usual in such
a manner that their surfaces run together with absolute accuracy.
The composition or "transfer" rollers running in contact with the engraved copper
rollers receive the color therefrom which forms an exact impression thereon in relief
and this double impression of the pattern is transferred from their surfaces to both
sides of the fabric at the same time and exactly at the same places as it passes between
them.
Suitable arrangements are made for washing the composition or "transfer" rollers
after they have given their impression so as to present a clean surface to the engraved
copper rollers at each revolution.
By using several successive groups of rollers arranged in this way the machine may
be constructed so as to print any convenient number of colors.
We may also by reversing the position of rollers make the composition rollers act
as the foolers and the copper rollers as the direct printing rollers. By this method
instead of printing from the sunk part of the engraving as in ordinary printing, we
print from the plain copper as with a surface roller, the colour being supplied and
furnished from the composition roller.
In this manner we can produce a pattern the negative of the one produced by the
first method exactly fitted on both sides.
Dated this 12th day of December 1888
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Printing Textile and other Fabrics.
We JAMES YOUNG and ALEXANDER STEVENSON YOUNG both of Ramsbottom in
the County of Lancaster Calico printers 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 :-
This invention relates to the construction of a machine designed for printing
patterns upon textile or other fabrics upon both sides exactly alike and at one

page_text: The nature of our said invention and the manner in which the same is to be per-
formed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the
drawing hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof. The drawing
represents a side elevation of so much of a duplicate printing machine (constructed
and arranged according to our invention) as is necessary to illustrate our improve-
ments.
Upou a frame a suitably constructed wo mount on the same plane but at some
distanco asunder two ordinary copper rollers b. b. which are specially engraved for
reversible printing.
In contact with those engraved rollers we mount two cylinders c. c. which are covered
with a soft and elastic substance such as india rubber or a composition of glue and
glycerine or other similar substance.
These cylinders
(which we will term "transfer" cylinders) are adjustablo by
screws and work together in the centre and the fabric d to be printed passes between
them in contact with both.
The engraved copper rollers bb are supplied with color and cleaned in the ordinary
munner and all the rollers are adjustable and are geared together as usual in such a
manner that their surfaces run together with absolute accuracy.
The composition or "transfer "cylinders c. c. running in contact with the engraved
copper rollers a. a. receive the color therefrom which forms an exact impression
thereon in relief and this double impression of the pattern is transferred from their
surfaces to both sides of the fabric & at the same time and exactly at the same places
as it passes between them.
Suitable arrangements are made for washing and drying the composition or
"transfer "cylinders cc after they have given their impression so as to present a clean
surface to the engraved copper rollers at each revolution.
On the drawing e are washing rollers revolving in troughs f containing washing
liquid, g are cleaning doctors and h are drying rollers which are covered with an
absorbent material.
By using several successive groups of rollers arranged in this way the machine
may be constructed so as to print any convenient number of colors, and by these
means we are enabled to print one or more colors upon both sides of the material at
one operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
A machine constructed with cylinders covered with a suitable elastic body which
receives the color from the engraved copper rollers, thus forming an exact impression
in relief of the engraved pattern, and delivers or transfers the colour thus received
upon the material to be printed.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.