New and Improved Machine Tools or Appliances for Determining the Position of the Teeth or "Wire" on Oard Flats, and for Securing the Clothing and Holding Devices or Fasteners on and to the Iron Flats of Oarding Engines.
Year: 1888

page_text: New and Improved Machine Tools or Appliances for Determining
the Position of the Teeth or "Wire" on Oard Flats, and for
Securing the Clothing and Holding Devices or Fasteners on and
to the Iron Flats of Oarding Engines.
I EDMUND TWEEDALE of Globe Works Accrington in the County of Lancaster,
Manager, do bereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved appliances for ensuring accurate spacing or
distance of the "wire" from the edge of the T iron flat and for securing fasteners
to the "foundation" of the "clothing" and for securing the holding deviers or
fasteners on and to the said iron flats.
It is very desirable that the wire on the several flats should have a uniform
determined and unvarying position on all the iron flats.
According to this my said invention I employ a gantry or bed plate mounted on
framework and in which bed plate is a recess slightly wider than the width of the
teeth or wire and the inner edge of which recess is made straight and true. The
fillet of clothing for a card flat is laid lengthwise on the gantry the teeth or wire
downwards and with the recess. The clothing is by the fingers of the attendant
drawn on the bed plate carefully until the "heels" of all the teeth are in contact with
the trued edge of the recess, whereon a press plate working in vertical slides, by
link and stud plate is lowered upon the clothing and by a treadle motion bears
upon and nips the clothing firmly between this and the bed plates, the two plates
being made true and parallel on their outer edges and of the width to which the
fillet is to be cut for the card flats. A knife is then used for cutting away the
superfluous and protruding part of the foundation. Each succeeding fillet being
treated in like way ensures not only the fillets being of equal width but also as the
wire clothing cannot be cut away nearer to-the wire-or-further from same the wire
of every fillet will be uniform distance from the edge of the flat when mounted
thereon.

page_text: For securing the fasteners to the edge of the foundation preparatory to fastening
the clothing on the iron flats, I proceed and employ appliances, constructed as
follows:-
I use the strip fasteners as described in specification of application for patent
made by me and dated 25th January 1888 No. 1,121. The two strips are placed
one on each side of a central guage piece equal in width to the inner edges of the
distance between the fasteners, the guage piece is secured to a central rib and
V slide bed in section similar to T inverted 1. The guage piece enclosed by a
pair of binged nipping jaws, each jaw having an angled recess. Upon the V slide
is mounted and by means of worm shaft, and reversing driving pulleys works to
and fro a frame carrying two rollers the peripheries of the rollers in section are
similar to the tires of a railway wheel.
The operation of the machine and the process of securing the strips to the edges
of the clothing is as follows.
block.
The strips are placed between the jaws one on each side of the
guage
The clothing is now placed upon the guage block, its outer edges being between
the upper parts of the steel strips. The nipping jaws are next to be tightened by
means of bolts passing through the arms of the jaws.
The driving strap being moved to the fast pulley will through the worm shaft
cause the frame to traverse the end of the V bed and during such movement, the
flanged pressing and folding pulleys will press down and fold the upper edge of
the strips to and over the edge of the foundation, the fastener is now attached to the
edge of the latter.
There are two loose and one (central) fast pulley and a cross strap so that the
action of the screw soon as presser rollers reach other end of the frame is reversed
and the frame and rollers return to the starting end again pressing and finishing
the folding part of the strips. The jaws are now slacked and the strips and clothing
removed to a similar machine, but instead of the centre or guage piece there is a
recess in which the teeth or wiro are received, the card clothing and strips are
placed wire downwards between the nipping and holding jaws, and the latter are
partly tightened up. Next the iron flat face downwards is placed between the jaws and
upon the back of the card clothing, next aims connected together and free to move
radially, on a carrying shaft are brought over the flat and the tappet shaped part of
several presser levers are brought to press upon the top of the rib of the iron flat,
whereby the flat is firmly pressed. between the two fasteners already secured as
described to the edge of the clothing, and as the space between the fasteners is
slightly less than the width of the face of the iron flat, on the latter being pressed
down between the fasteners and onto the clothing, the clothing is stretched tightly
across the iron flat.
A travelling frame now traverses along, and returns to its starting point and being
provided with two similar pressing and folding pulleys to those already referred to,
but smaller in diameter and somewhat different on section, these press down and
fold the edges of the strips to the under side of the flat and holding rib, and
which pulleys are connected to two weighted levers, so as to provide for the pulleys
being raised and lowered at starting end that the pulleys will pass over the pro-
jecting boss or tooth of the flat, the requisite. lifting being accomplished by a stop
piece, howls and inclined arms. .
Dated this 23rd day of Mov 1888
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: New and Improved Machine Tools or Appliances for Determining
the Position of the Teeth or "Wire" on Card Flats, and for
Securing the Clothing and Holding Devices or Fasteners on and
to the Iron Flats of Carding Engines.
I, EDMUND TWEEDALE of Globe Works Accrington in the County of Lancaster,
Manager, 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 improved appliances for ensuring accurate spacing or
distance of the "wire" from the edge of the T iron flat and for securing the holding
devices or fasteners on and to the said iron flats.
It is very desirable that the wire on the several flats should have an uniform
determined and unvarying position on all the iron flats.
According to this my said invention I employ a gantry or bed plate mounted on
framework and in which bed plate is a recess slightly wider than the width of the
teeth or wire and the inner edge of which recess is inade straight and true. The fillet
of clothing for a card flat is laid lengthwise on the gantry the teeth or wire downwards
and within the recess. The clothing is by the fingers of the attendant drawn on the
bed plate carefully until the "heels" of all the teeth are in contact with the trued
edge of the recess, whereon a press plate working in vertical slides, by link and stud
plate is lowered upon the clothing and by a treadle motion hears upon and nips the
clothing firmly between this and the bed plates, the two plates being made true and
parallel on their outer edges and of the width which the fillet is to be cut for the card
Hats. A knife is then used for cutting away the superfluous and protruding part of
the foundation. Each succeeding fillet being treated in like way ensures not only
the fillets being of equal width but also as the wire clothing cannot be cut away
nearer to the wire or further from same, the wire of every fillet will be a uniform
distance from the edge of the flat when mounted thereon.
For securing the fasteners to the edge of the foundation preparatory to fastening
the clothing on the iron flats I proceed and employ appliances constructed as
follows:-
I use the strip fasteners as described in specification of patent dated 25th January
1888 No. 1121. The two strips are placed one on each side of a central guage piece
equal in width to the inner edges of the distance between the fasteners, the gunge
piece is secured to a central rib and V slide bed in section similar to T inverted 1.
The guage piece enclosed by a pair of hinged nipping jaws each jaw having an angled
recess. Upon the V slide is ionnted and by means of worm shaft and reversing
driving pulleys works to and fro, a frame carrying two rollers, the peripheries of the
rollers in section are similar to the tires of a railway wheel.
The operation of the machine and the process of securing the strips to the edges of
the clothing is as follows:-
The strips are placed between the jaws one on each side of the
guage
block. The

page_text: clothing is now placed upon the guage block its outer edges being between the upper
parts of the steel strips. The nipping jaws are next to be tightened by means of the
bolts passing through the arms of the jaws.
The driving strap being moved to the fast pulley will through the worm shaft cause
the frame to traverse the end of the V bed and during such movement the flanged
pressing and folding pulleys will press down and fold the upper edge of the strips to
and over the edge of the foundation, the fastener is now attached to the edge of the
latter.
There are two loose and one (central) fast pulley and a cross strap so that the action
of the screw soon as presser rollers reach other end of the frame, is reversed and the
frame and rollers return to the starting end again pressing and finishing the folding
parts of the strips. The jaws are now slackened and the strips and clothing removed
to a similar machine, but instead of the centre or guage piece there is a recess in
which the teeth or wire are received, the card clothing and strips are placed wire
downwards between the nipping and bolding jaws, and the latter are partly tightened
up. Next the iron flat, face downwards is placed between the jaws and upon the
back of the card clothing, next, arms connected together and free to move radially on
a carrying shaft are brought over the flat and the tappet shaped part of several presser
levers are brought to press upon the top of the rib of the iron flat, whereby the flat is
firmly pressed between the two fasteners already secured as described to the edge of
the clothing, and as the space between the fasteners is slightly less than the width of
the face of the iron flat, on the latter being pressed down between the fasteners and
on to the clothing, the clothing is stretched tightly across the iron flat.
A travelling frame now traverses along, and returns to its starting point and being
provided with two similar pressing and folding pulleys to those already referred to,
but smaller in diameter and somewhat different on section, these press down and fold
the edges of the strips to the under side of the flat, and holding rib, and which pulleys
are connected to two weighted levers, so as to provide for the pulleys being raised and
lowered at starting end that the pulleys-will pass over the projecting boss or tooth
of the flat, the requisite lifting being accomplished by a stop picce, bowls and
inclined arms.
Such being the nature and object of this my said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine for adjusting or determining the distance
from the heels of the teeth, to the edge of the foundation, and for guaging the width
of the foundation.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is enlarged view of parts of Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation of machino for securing the edge of the fastener to the
foundation.
Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. 4 partly in section.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of part of Figs. 4 and 5 shewing the presser rolls
securing the upper edges of the fasteners to the foundation.
Fig. 6 is explanatory of Fig. 6.
Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the machine for stretching the fillot or foundation on
the bar of the flat and for holding the fillet or foundation bar, and fastener in position
. whilst the under edge of the fastener is secured to the bar.
Fig. 8 is an end elevation of Fig. 7, and is partly in section.
Figs. 9 and 10 are enlarged views of parts of Figs. 7 and 8.
Fig. 11 is also an enlarged view of Figs. 7 and 8, being a section showing the fillet
or foundation, having the top edges of the fasteners secured thereto, the flat har in
position between the fasteners, and on the fillet, the fastener on the right side being
completed or secured to the underside of the bar.
Fig. 12 is a detail enlarged, shewing the appliance for pressing the bar of the flat
between the fasteners, so as to stretch the foundation, and fillet tightly across
the bar,

page_text: Fig. 13 is a detail enlarged view of the weighted levers, and incline, by means of
which the presser rolls are raised and lowered, so as to pass over, or clear the
"tooth" of the bar.
Referring to sheets 1 and 2 and 3.
At is a bed plate mounted on a framework 2,
and in which bed plate is a recess 3, slightly wider than the width of the teeth or
wire, the inner right hand edge 4 of the recess 3, is made straight, and true, the fillet
and foundation 5, for a card flat, is laid lengthwise, along the bed plate 1, the teeth or
wire of the cards pointing downwards, within the recess 3, the right hand edge 4, of
the foundation 5, is drawn by the attendant, across the recess 3, until the heels of the
teeth, are all in contact with the trued edge 4 of the recess 3, whereon a presser
plate working in vertical slides 7-7 by links 8-8, and stud plates 9-9, is
lowered upon the clothing by means of hand wheels 10 and shaft 11, for purpose of
applying pressure, and nipping the clothing 5 firmly between the press plate 6, and bed
plate 1, the treadle 12, and links 13-13 are employed, for operating the catch
wheel 14, on the shaft 11, such movement brings the links 8-8 vertically across the
centre of the disc plates 9-9, so that the links are at a dead centre, and thus hold
all in position, whereon the attendant pares or cuts away along the parts 1-6 by
means of a knife, the superfluous or overhanging portions 14° 14° of the foundation 5,.
thus every fillet has its foundation, cut to exactly the same width, and also the teeth
of the cards, of each and every fillet, is ensured being at exactly the same distance
from the outer edges of the foundation when so cut, I thus secure an uniform width
of foundation 5, to which one edge of the fastener 15 is to be secured, and which
will, in the after processes, herein described, ensure exactly the same position, of
every fillet, upon its bar, and in relation to the edges thereof."
The foundation and fillet is now to be removed, to the machine illustrated by the
figs. 4 and 5, and 6 for securing the fasteners to the edges thereof, preparatory to
fastening the clothing, on the iron flats, I proceed and employ appliances as
follows:-
Two strips 15-15 of soft steel, rolled to the form shewn, are placed within the
angled recesses of the blocks, or facing pieces 16 which are preferably made of steel,
and carried by the nipping jaws 17, the latter by slackening the bolts 18-18, being
free to move on the studs 19, carried in the lugs 20, which are cast to, and form part
of the inverted 1 V slide 21, the upper end of which forms a platform, for the guage
block 22, on which the back of the clothing 5 rests, and above which is mounted, in a
carrying frame 23 the double pulley or roller 24, the rims or flanges of which, are as
clearly shewn, by fig. 6, of such section as to roll and fold down upon, and along the
edge of the foundation 5, the upper parts of the fasteners 15-15, whereby the latter
are caused to tightly grip the edges of the foundation 5.
The frame 23 is by the nut 24, caused through the rotation of the worm 25, to
traverse along the inverted ✓ ✓ bed 21, its motion to and fro, being derived from
the reversal of the worm shaft 25, such reversal being accomplished by means
of the pulleys 26-27, and 28, and strap forks 29-30 these alternately transferring
the strap from the loose pulley to the fast, when and as one or other of the pro-
jections 31-32, come in contact with one or other of the fingers 33--34 fast on
the strap fork rod 35, whereby the latter is moved end wise and the strap transferred
from pulley to pulley. The requisite pressure is applied to the rolls 24 by means
of a lever and weights 36, and for the purpose of automatically lifting such lever
and lifting the rolls 24 clear of the rolled fastener and above the foundation, whilst
the fillet is being removed, after the fastener is attached, is effected by means of the
runner 37 ascending the incline 38, and resting on the platform 39.
The nut 18 is now to be slackened and the jaws 17-17 eased slightly, the fillet
and fasteners attached thereto are removed whereon two other strips 15-15 will be
placed on the angled recesses of the steel facing pieces 16 (see fig. 6³) and the bolt, 18.
will be tightened until the pieces 16 and the guage piece 22 hold the strips 15-15,
tightly between them and ready for reception of another foundation or fillet, pre-
paratory to the upper edge of the fastener, being rolled and secured to the edges
of the foundation as already described.

page_text: Referring now to sheets 5 to 9 inclusive and Figs. 7 to 13 inclusive the fillet 5 is
placed teeth downwards, (see fig. 1) in the recess 40, formned between the steel
facing plates 40-41, which being opened by slackening the bolt 42, admits of the
movement of the jaws 43-43 on their centre studs 44, fixed in the lugs 45 of the
inverted V slide piece 46, the flat bar 47 is now placed upon the back of
the foundation, and between the sides of the fasteners 15-15, whereon the arms 48,
carried on the shaft 49, are moved radially so as to bring their upper ends or a clamp
plate 50, upon the top of the rib or the feather of the bar 47, whereon the handle is
forced in the direction of the arrow, the eccentric 52, pressing upon the plate 50,
forces the bar 47 firmly down between the fasteners 15-15 and upon the back of the
foundation 5. The width of the bar, being slightly in excess of the space between the
insides of the fasteners 15-15 the effect of forcing the har between them, is to stretch
the foundation across the bar, whereon the bolts 42 are tightened up, holding the bar,
fillet and fastener firmly in position the under edges of the two fasteners, standing
upwards above the ribs 53, of the bar 47, the hand lever 51 is now reversed, taking
pressure off the plate 50, which is lifted clear of the bar 47, by the spring 54 whereon
the arms 48, are swung back on their centres 49 aided by the counterbalanced
weight 55, to the position shown by dotted lines, (see fig. 8).
The frame 56 carrying the presser rollers 57, operated or caused to traverse to and
fro, upon, and along the protruding edges of the fasteners 15-15, through the
action of the carrying frame 56, worm 59, strap fork rod 60, and fast and loose
pulleys 61-62 and 63, as already fully explained with reference to fig. 4, whereby
the protruding edges of the fasteners 15, are folded down to and around the ribs 53,
as illustrated on the right hand side of bar in fig. 11. The presser rollers 57,
being carried by a weighted lever 64, which on reaching the end of the slide is
tilted to the position shewn at fig. 13, by reason of the bracket 65 fixed to the
traversing carriage 56 coming in contact, with the neb 66 of the lever 67, whereby
the latter lever is moved on its fulcrum pin 68, and raised to the position shewn-at-
fig: 13-meanwhile and thereby lifting the lever 64, so that its presser roller 57,
will have been raised above, and passed over the tooth 69, of the bar 47, the
runner 70 of the lever 64 resting upon tho flat part 71 of the lever 67. The
bolts 42 are now slackened and with the card fillet, and fastener secured to the
bar, are removed from the machine, and latter is ready for another bar, fillet and
.fastener..
When another fillet and bar are placed in position; and the machine is restarted,
on the bracket 65, being carried by the sliding frame 56, from under the squared
part of the lever 67, will permit the latter lever to turn on its fulcrum 68, and
assume the position shewn at fig. 7 but meanwhile the movement of the frame 56
will have carried forward with it the lever 64 and by the time the runner 70 is
clear of this lever 67, the presser roller 57 will have passed over the tooth 69 of
the bar 47.
Each strap fork rod is provided with a handle or knee piece 72 by means of which
the strap can be placed on the loose pulley for stopping the machine, when removing
and placing in position, the bars, fillets, and fasteners, likewise, each worm shaft 25,
is provided at its end, with a hand wheel 73 by means of which the momentum of the
scrow and pulleys is arrested, when desirable, and the frame 56 may be moved by
hand when requisite.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is
1. The apparatus for guaging the width of the fillet and distance or width of
foundations from the heels or bends of the teeth, comprising a recess having a trued
inner surface 4 in combination with the appliances for raising and lowering the
upper or press plate 6, such as described, and illustrated by annexed drawings.
2. The jaws 17-17, the inverted 121, guage piece 22, flanged,presser roll 24 and
device for traversing the said rolls and their carrying frame to and fro, such as the

page_text: worm 25 all in combination and as fully described and illustrated by annexed
drawings.
3. The appliance for pressing down the bar of the flat upon and stretching the
foundation previous to tightening the jaws 43, such appliance comprising parts
48-50-52 and 51 all in combination and as herein described and illustrated by
annexed drawings.
4. The jaws 43-43, inverted 1 piece 46 facing plates 41, presser rollers 57,
carrying frame 56, worm traversing and reversing device 59 all in combination for
purpose described and fully illustrated by annexed drawings.
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1000
EDMUND TWEEDALE.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.