Improvements in Blanket Washing Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application. 2nd Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 21st Jan.,
1899
FRUVIDIONAL
Improvements in Blanket Washing Machines.
We, JONATHAN HINDLE CALVERT, Junior, of Oakenshaw Print Works, Clayton-
le-Moors, in the County of Lancaster, Calico Printer, and WILLIAM CHAPMAN,
Foreman Engineer, and TATTERSALL TAYLOR, Foreman Printer, both of the same
address, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in blanket washing machines and the
chief object of our improvements is to clean the edges and other parts of the
blankets more efficiently than in ordinary machines.
We accomplish our object by imparting a compound motion that is to say a
reciprocating endwise in addition to a rotary motion to all or any of the brushes
which act on the blanket whilst passing round the bowl during the washing
process. We may employ any suitable and convenient means for imparting this
compound motion to the brushes as for example we mount the brush axle in
bearings so as to be capable of moving endwise and we rotate it by means of a
driving belt and pulley or any other suitable driving gear; we fix a grooved cam on
the axle of the rotating blanket bowl and connect it by a lever with a grooved
boss fixed on the brush axle so that as the latter is rotated it is also moved endwise
in its bearings by the rotation of the grooved cam acting through the lever. In-
stead of the grooved cam and lever we may employ any other device for imparting
the reciprocating or transversing motion to the brush axle.
We may or may not employ two or more comparatively small brushes in place
of one brush on each axle as usual and to mount these brushes adjustably so as
to accommodate them to suit different widths of lapping.
Dated this 1st day of March 1898.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
Improvements in Blanket washing machines.
We, JONOTHAN HINDLE CALVERT, Junior, of Oakenshaw Print Works, Clayton-
le-Moors, in the County of Lancaster, Calico Printer, and WILLIAM CHAPMAN,
Foreman Engineer, and TATTERSALL TAYLOR, Foreman Printer, both of the same
address, 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 relates to improvements in blanket washing machines and the
chief object of our improvements is to clean the edges and other parts of the

page_text: blankets more efficiently than in ordinary machines. We accomplish our object
by imparting a compound motion that is to say a reciprocating endwise in addition
to a rotary motion to all or any of the brushes which act on the blanket whilst
passing round the bowl during the washing process. We may employ any suit-
able and convenient means for imparting this compound motion to the brushes
as for example we mount the brush axle in bearings so as to be capable of moving
endwise and we rotate it by means of a driving belt and pulley or any other
suitable driving gear; we fix a grooved cam on the axle of the rotating blanket
bowl and connect it by a lever with a grooved boss fixed on the brush axle so
that as the latter is rotated it is also moved endwise in its bearings by the rotation
of the grooved cam acting through the lever. Instead of the grooved cam and
lever we may employ any other device for imparting the reciprocating or traversing
motion to the brush axle as for instance in the accompanying sketch which we
will proceed to describe presently.
We may or may not employ two or more comparatively small brushes in place
of one brush on each axle as usual, and to mount these brushes adjustably so as
to accomodate them to suit different widths of lapping.
Fig. 1 is an end view of blanket washing machine and Fig. 2 a plan of the
same. The same letters indicate corresponding parts wherever they occur.
a is the bowl around which the blanket passes when being washed and a' indicates
the blanket, the arrows shewing the direction in which it travels. b, b¹, and 6" are
the brushes which act upon the surface of the blanket and c and c¹ are perforated
pipes through which water or other liquid is supplied and which, in conjunction
with the brushes effects the cleaning or washing process. d and dare grooved
cams on the ends of brush axles. Fixed studs are secured to suitable brackets
bolted to washing machine end and these studs project into the grooves of the
cams. The requisite reciprocating or endwise motion is imparted to the brushes
as these latter revolve or are driven by means of belts or other suitable gear.
By reference to plan Fig. 2 instead of a continuous brush the full width of
machine two comparatively small brushes may be put on the same axle and placed
in such a position that they act on the blanket near the selvedge where there is
the most color to be washed off.
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 simultaneous compound motion to the brushes by means of the combination
of an endwise or reciprocating motion and revolving motion.
Dated this 24th day of November 1898.
JONATHAN HINDLE CALVERT, JUNR.
WILLIAM CHAPMAN.
TATTERSALL TAYLOR.