Improvements in and Connected with Drawing Off Rollers on Combing Machines and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov.,
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Connected with Drawing Off Rollers on
Combing Machines and the like.
I, FREDERICK ILLINGWORTH, of Caledonia Works, Bradford, in the County of
York, Wool Comber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates particularly to certain improvements in the drawing off
rollers in that class of machines known as "Nobles Combs," but my improvement
is also applicable to the drawing off rollers on other classes of combing machines,
and to machines fitted with drawing off rollers.
In drawing off rollers as hitherto constructed, the wear and tear is thrown upon
one portion of the rollers and in a working space of some four inches long, that
is, about the length of the flutes on the roller; it is found in practise that the
wear and tear is confined to about half an inch only of such length.
In spite of these rollers being constructed of the very best steel or other material,
the expense of renewals is a serious consideration in the working of these machines
as at present constructed, and consequently producing bad work.
Now the object of this my invention is to distribute the wear and fear over a
greater length of the flutes on the roller, and this I accomplish by traversing the
rollers in a vertical or horizontal direction; not only is the life of a roller thereby
considerably lengthened, but the necks of the rollers and the journals of the same
are worked with less friction, and consequently less lubrication, as in the traversing
of the necks within the journals, all work much more smoothly than hitherto.
I am aware that the rollar round which the leather passes, has been intermittently
traversed, but in my improvement I travel the driven roller and the one round
which the leather passes regularly and constantly so long as the machine is at work
thereby effecting a great saving in the wear and tear of drawing off rollors and
leathers thus producing better, more regular, and cleaner work.
Dated the 19th day of January 1889.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agont.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Connected with Drawing Off Rollers on
Combing Machines and the like.
I, FREDERICK ILLINGWORTH, of Caledonia Works, Bradford, in the County of
York, Wool Comber, 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 certain improvements in the operation of drawing off
rollers, and is particularly applicable to that class of machines known as "Nobles"
combs, but is also applicable to other classes of combing machines in which circular
combs are used: and has for its object the distribution of the wear and tear over a
more extended portion of the fluted part of the rollers for drawing the fibre from the
comb circles than is the case when mounted and operated in the usual manner.
With drawing off rollers arranged as is now the common practice, the wear and
tear is thrown upon one portion of the rollers, which is found in practice to be
confined to about half an inch only of the full length of the fluted part which is soon
cut away by the fibre to such an extent, that the rollers are useless even when made
of steel and hardened.

page_text: In describing my invention more in detail, reference is made to the accompanying
drawings, in which Fig. 1. represents a view of a pair of drawing off rollers having
my operating apparatus connected thereto.
Fig. 2. is a plan through line Z. Z.
Fig. 3. a view of the apparatus looking in the direction of arrow 1.
Fig. 4. a view looking in the direction of arrow 2. and
Fig. 5. views of detached details.
The fluted drawing off rollers A and A¹ are mounted to the frame of the comb, and
driven by the spur wheel B. connected by the usual train of gearing to the driving
shaft in the ordinary manner, to which no claim is made.
In order to distribute the wearing surface of the fluted rollers A and A' I operate
the said rollers in the direction of their axis in addition to the usual rotary motion,
by combining with cach pair of fluted rollers, an apparatus secured to some con-
venient portion of the frame work of a combing machine.
The lateral operating mechanism is carried by a bracket D. and on the driving
spindle S. of the fluted roller A. is secured a worm E. which gears with a wheel F.
secured on a shaft G. on which is also secured a worm H. gearing into wheel J. to
which is attached a spur wheel K. both mounted on a vertical stud: the last
mentioned wheel is in gear with a spur wheel L. to which is secured a worm M. both
being mounted on a stud, and worm M. in gear with a wheel N. supported on a stud
carried by the before-mentioned bracket D.
In the "plate" of the last-named wheel N. is formed a slot hole in which is secured
a pin Q. of such length as to extend into a slot hole formed in the saddle R. prepared
with two flanges that extend and embrace the driving spindle S. of the fluted
roller A. and between the said flanges on the spindle S. is secured the first mentioned
worm E. so that as the wheel N. rotates, the adjustable pin Q. will slide in the slot
hole of the saddle R. thereby causing it and the rollers A and A' to move laterally to
and fro through the journals in the roller brackets T. the roller A. being moved
by the worm E. secured between the before-mentioned flanges, and the rollers A¹ by
one end of the spindle resting on the top flange of saddle R. and which is prepared
with a recess at A2 into which is placed a slotted clip U. as shown by plan view
Fig. 2. the same being bolted to the saddle; thus by these arrangements, both
revolving rollers A and A¹ are made to slide laterally in their journals and thereby
utilise a more extended length of the fluted part of the rollers for drawing the
fibre fron the comb circles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination of the worm E. secured on the spindle S. with the saddle R. and
intervening worms and wheels and the slotted clip U. all arranged substantially in
the manner and for the purpose as hereinbofore set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1889.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.