Improvements in Feeding Mechanism for Machinery for Opening Cotton or other Fibres.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1894-Accepted, 16th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Feeding Mechanism for Machinery for Opening
Cotton or other Fibres.
ALFRED HITCHON Globe Iron Works Accrington Machine Salesman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
This invention has been devised as an improvement to cotton or other fibre
feeding machines of a similar class as described and illustrated in Letters Patent
No. 12790 A.D. 1892, or other like machines wherein a spiked apron, equalizing
doffer, and stripping beater combined are made use of.
In order that this my Provisional Application may be more readily understood,
I will make reference use of Patent No. 12790 A.D. 1892 and a part of the same
reference letters to the same parts which my improvements apply to.
A in Fig. 1 being the hopper for containing the cotton supply. D the spiked
lifting apron mounted in an inclined position, and betwixt the equalizing doffer C,
and the stripping off beater E.
It will be seen that when the inclined spiked lifting apron is mounted as
described and illustrated in drawings refered to, no provision is made for the apron
being adjusted to variable angles or inclinations for different kinds of cotton, which
has been found a necessary requirement and also which my invention admits of the
same being effectually and easily obtained.
At the same time an additional advantage is also derived by the use of this my
improvement. One which gives a solidity to the spiked apron at the parts where
the equalizing doffer, and stripping beater actuates at right angles to the spiked
apron, thus preventing irregularity of feed through the intermitent deflection of
the spiked apron at the otherwise unsupported parts, where the same are at right
angles to the equalizing doffer C, and stripping beater E, as illustrated in Patent
refered to.
In order to obtain these improvements I enlarge considerably the upper roller
carrying and driving spiked apron D so that the periphery of said roller may give
sufficient surface and room as to enable me to mount the equalizing doffer C and
also the stripping beater E, above or on, in such relation with the spiked apron
which passes over said large roller, so that the centre of large driving roller and
centres of the equalizing doffer and stripping beater are at right angles with each
other at a part where the spiked apron is solidly supported by the large driving
roller.
This also gives the facility of the bottom guide roller being adjustable to give
any angle to the spiked lifting apron as required without altering the relative
position of spikes in apron D to the stripping beater E or equalizing doffer C.
Dated this day, August 10th 1893.
ALFRED HITCHON,
Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Feeding Mechanism for Machinery for Opening
Cotton or other Fibres.
ALFRED HITCHON, Globe Works, Accrington in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Salesman, 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 has been devised as an improvement to cotton or other fibre.
feeding machines of a similar class as described and illustrated in Letters Patent
No. 12,790, A.D. 1892, or other like machines wherein a spiked apron, equalizing
doffer, and stripping beater combined are made use of.
In order that this my invention may be more readily understood I will make
reference use of Patent No. 12,790, A.D. 1892, and a part of the same reference
letters to the same parts which my improvements apply to.
A in Fig. 1 being the hopper for containing the cotton supply. D the spiked
lifting apron mounted in an inclined position, and betwixt the equalizing doffer C,
and the stripping off beater E..
It will be seen that when the inclined spiked lifting apron is mounted as
described and illustrated in drawings referred to, no provision is made for the
apron being adjusted to variable angles or inclinations for different kinds of cotton,
which has been found a necessary requirement and also which my invention admits
of the same being effectually and easily obtained.
At the same time an additional advantage is also derived by the use of this my
improvement. One which gives a solidity to the spiked apron at the part where
the equalizing doffer, and stripping beater operate at right angles to the spiked
apron, thus preventing irregularity of feed through the intermittent deflection of
the spiked apron at the otherwise unsupported parts, where the same are at right
angles to the equalizing doffer C, and stripping beater E, as illustrated in Patent
referred to.
In order to obtain these improvements I enlarge considerably the upper roller
carrying and driving spiked apron D so that the periphery of said roller may give
sufficient surface and room as to enable me to mount the equalizing doffer C, and
and also the stripping beater E, above or on, in such relation with the spiked apron
which passes over said large roller, so that the centre of large driving roller and
centres of the equalizing doffer and stripping beater are at right angles with each
other at a part where the spiked apron is solidly supported by the large driving
roller.
This also gives the facility of the bottom guide roller being adjustable to give
any angle to the spiked lifting apron as required without altering the relative
position of spikes in aprou D to the stripping beater E or equalizing doffer C.
In order to illustrate and fully describe these my improvements I make reference
to the accompanying drawing which is a sectional elevation of a feeder machine
such as referred to.
A is the hopper for containing the cotton supply.
D is the spiked lifting apron mounted so as to always encircle the greater portion
of upper carrying driving roller F, thereby giving a solid support to same at the
right angle position of the equalizing doffer C and stripping beater E.
G is the bottom guide roller mounted in bearer brackets H which are adjustable
in radial slots J or the like, for giving adjustability of the lower portion of the
spiked apron being set at any inclination as required for the variable kinds and
quantities of cotton or other fibrous material being taken up to the equalizer C.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be perfórmed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Firstly. The upper carrying and driving roller for carrying and giving solid
support to spiked apron D at the part where the equalizing doffer C and stripping
beater E operate on the cotton or other fibrous material carried by the spiked
apron D, thereby always maintaining accuracy in the relative positions of the
spikes of the apron D and the spikes of the equalizing doffer C and of the stripping
beater E as substantially described and illustrated.
Secondly. The bottom guide roller being adjustable to give any angle to the
spiked lifting apron as required, without altering the relative position of spikes in
apron D to the spikes of the equalizer C, and of the stripping beater E as
described.
Dated this 10th don of M 1901
ALFRED HITCHON,
Applicant.