A New or Improved Machine for Drying and Carbonizing Wool and other Textile Matters, in Combination with an Elevator and a Purifying and Cleaning Apparatus.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd April, 1889-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Machine for Drying and Carbonizing Wool and
other Textile Matters, in Combination with an Elevator and a
Purifying and Cleaning Apparatus.
We, JACQUES LOUIS HENRI GUILLAUME SIMONIS, and GRÉGOIRE JOSEPH
MATHIEU ALPHONSE CHAPUIS, both of Verviers, Belgium, Machinists, 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 a new or improved machine for drying and carbonizing
wool and other textile matters in combination with an apparatus for raising the
material to be treated, and one for purifying and cleaning it.
In order to make the invention clearly understood reference will now be made to
the following drawings in which fig. represents a plan view of the machine.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view at the line xx, figs. 1 and 3.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the machine, and
Fig. 4 a sectional view of the discharge.
The machine for drying carbonizing, and purifying consists:
1st. Of a chimney-shaped rectangular case A, figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in which drums
B B1 B2 B3 of unlimited number are arranged. These drums rotate slowly in the
direction shown by the arrows; they may vary in number according to the production
requiring to be attained in the dryer. The drums B are composed of a shaft D, a
wire gauze cylinder hody, sheet iron plates E fitted on the shaft D, wire gauze
paddles (see fig. 2) through which the hot air can pass in every part so as to
traverse the layers and locks of wool in movement upon the drums B B B² B³.
2nd. Of an entrance F, fig. 2 consisting of the wire gauze band F' upon which the
wool to be dried is placed in order to feed the dryer.
3rd. Of a discharging contrivance consisting of 8 moveable pieces 0 1 formed of
zinc or other metal hanging loosely from a rod T; the lower ends of these eight
As the wool leaves the machine it
pieces rest upon the apron S2 S2 S², figs. 2 and 4.
raises the pieces 01 with more or less force according to the thickness of the locks of
wool;
these pieces 01 keep the opening of the discharge always closed and prevent
the escape of warm air.
4th. In the mobility of the partitions H and H¹ of the chimney-shaped case A ;
these partitions are held in position by rods G; pins L fixed to the partitions H¹ run
loosely through the partitions H and the rods K. Spiral springs I placed on the
pins L between the rods K and partitions H keep the partitions H and H¹ at a
slight distance apart from the rods K and from the drums B; nuts upon the pins L
regulate these distances. When an abundance of wool passes between the drums B
and the partitions H and H', the latter are pushed back and compress the springs I ;
when the wool has passed, the partitions resume their former position near the
drums B. This is important inasmuch as useless openings are suppressed and the
hot air is forced to pass through the drums B B¹ B² B³.
5th. Of an apparatus for cleaning and purifying wool by ventilation, consisting of
the endless band F, of the wire gauze cage a b c d e and f which may be of any
suitable form according to the nature of the work to be accomplished. The ventilation
arising from the opening N of this drying and carbonizing machine drives through
the wire gauze the dirt and impurities contained in the wool, as shown in the drawing
by small arrows, see fig. 2. These impurities and dirt are consequently driven out of
the cage and fall on the floor or in receptacles as at P³ placed to receive them, whilst
the wool remains inside the cage and passes along in the direction desired. The
application of this drying machine by using the ventilation which escapes from it is
one of the cases of the application of our.cleaner and purifyer.

page_text: 6. In the application of a heating inlet M¹, smaller than the large inlet M, and
taking in heated air from the latter or from a multitubular boiler and placed to
introduce hot air into the case A at various heights when the case A is made for more
than four drums B placed one above the other.
7. Of a raising apparatus for automatically lifting the wool and other textile
matters to the height of the drying machine, and consisting of an endless band P
passing over the cylinders P1 P2; of a second endless band Q passing over the
cylinders Q and Q2; of a third endless band R passing over the cylinders R' and R²,
and of two beaters S and S¹ intended to clean the bands Q and R and to throw the
wool into the receptacle U.
WORKING OF THE MACHINE.
The washed and damp wool coming from the well known leviathan and deposited
on the endless band W passes between the compressors Y Y¹ on to the endless
band Wand falls upon the endless band P; the wool deposited on the endless band P
is taken between the endless bands Q and R which raise it and deposit it in the
receptacle U by means of the beaters S and S'. A workman standing on the
platform V takes the wool and places it in the compartments of the drum B; as the
drum B rotates, it allows the wool to fall in small quantities into the compartments of
the drum B which in rotating allows it to fall in small quantities into the compart-
ments of the drum B²; the latter, in rotating allows it to fall into the compartments
of the druin B³ which allows it to fall in small quantities upon the endless band S² S² S²
which carries it outside.
In the downward course of the damp wool or other textile material in the case A
it falls by its own weight in small quantities and is dried by a draught of hot air
moving upwards, such air being drawn from outside the building along the passage Z
fig. 1. and driven by the fan Zalong the tubes of any ordinary multitubular steam
boiler Z heated in the usual way by coals or other fuel; it then passes along the
passage M into the chimney shaped case A and finally leaves by the orifice N, loaded
with the humidity, dirt and dust that the wool previously contained.
The process above described has reference to drying; the process of carbonization
is the same, only that the time required is from 0 to 60 minutes whilst for simple
drying from 10 to 15 minutes suffices. In the carbonizing process the wool is first
dipped in acidulated water, and then taken out and wrung, after which it passes to
the apparatus forming the object of the present application. The vegetable matters
are pulverized at a temperature of 80 to 90 degrees centigrade.
In order to set forth clearly the structure of the fixed partitions, the drum B2 has
been taken away. These fixed partitions have openings T the inner edges of which
are covered with strips of felt T" to prevent the air and the wool from passing
between the plates E of the drums and the said fixed partitions.
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 mechanical means for effecting the drying, carbonization and purifying of
wool and other textile matters substantially as above described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The arrangement, in the case or heater A of the accompanying drawing, of any
number of rotating wire gauze drums B, as also to arrange them in any other way,
to supply them with one or more paddles, with one or more compartments, and to
drive them in any suitable manner.
3. The application of any suitable elevator for raising the damp textile matters to
be dried in the drying machine, at the same time reserving to ourselves the right of
bringing such elevator near enough to the endless band F for the latter to feed it
automatically so as to do away with the receptacle U and feeding by hand.
4. The apparatus for cleaning and purifying wool by ventilation substantially as
above described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 5. The mobility of the partitions H and H' at those parts where the wool passes
between the partitions and the drums B B B B³.
6. The application of the moveable pieces 01 resting upon the endless band Sª Sª Sª
at the exit.
7. The application of heating passages placed at different heights of the case A.
8. The entire machine and the elevator substantially as above described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twenty third day of April 1889.
C. URQUHART FISHER,
Agent for Simonis & Chapuis.