Year: 1897

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page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left. 23rd June, 1898-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1898
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Manufacturing
Inlaid Linoleums, and other Floor Cloths.
I, WALLACE GALREY THOMSON, of Woodside Works, Haley Hill, Halifax, in the
County of York, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to.be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct an apparatus for the manufacture of
inlaid linoleums, whereby I am able to imitate Axminster and other carpet designs
or effects, and to produce a permanent design or pattern throughout.
Mounted upon
a suitable semicircular frame and radially from the centre, are
a series of charging cylinders, each cylinder containing preferably different coloured
raw material, the material is fed to the cylinders from hoppers by means of a
helical or other conveyor, also a slot passing across the said cylinders allows for the
extraction of the material or linoleums within.
In the centre of this frame and immediately underneath the pattern blocks or
dies I fix a beam or table over which passes the canvas backing from a roller, the
pattern blocks I preferably construct. hollow and mounted upon a hollow shaft,
this shaft is mounted in spring bearings which impart a continual pressure to the
pattern blocks upon the canvas backing, the pattern blocks are raised after
depositing the pattern upon the backing and returned to position by means of cams
connecting rods and gear wheels at regular intervals.
Radially between the hollow shaft and charging cylinders and in juxtaposition to
the said charging cylinders are a series of transfer cylinders having preferably four
hollow cutters or dies placed at right angles to each other around and across the
whole length of the transfer cylinders, these transfer cylinders are moved in and
out of contact with the charging cylinders and pattern blocks or dies by means of a
series of cams connecting rods and gear wheels operated by a large gear wheel from
the driving shaft of the inachine.
The pattern blocks when required cut and receive the tesserae for depositing same
upon the canvas backing, and are operated so as to apply the desired colour or colours,
by means of ordinary jacquard mechanism, the harness being attached to a series of
bell crank levers, whose extensions form a series of stops, one for each pattern
block, the harness is also attached to a second series of bell crank levers, which
operate the pattern blocks and act in conjunction with their respective stops, so that
the pattern block receives the proper colour indicated by the pattern mechanism of
the jacquard.
The action is as follows. The linoleum is fed from hoppers to the charging
cylinders in a loose condition by means of a suitable conveyor; cams, connecting rods,
and gear wheels, operate upon the series of transfer cylinders with cutter dies, these
cutter dies at intervals enter the slots in the charging cylinders, and the linoleum is
by means of the helical conveyor within, forced into the recess in the cutter block or
die and forms a strip of linoleum, the cutter is then withdrawn and the transfer
cylinder given a quarter of a revolution by any suitable means, this is repeated
until the whole of the cutters are filled with linoleum.

page_text: When the pattern blocks require to deposit the tesserae upon the backing, the
pattern blocks according to the number and colours required are operated by means
of the jacquard, and the second series of bell crank levers, which push the heel of the
pattern out of its dead centre so causing the spring bearings to raise the said pattern
blocks to the right or left according to the position of the colour required; the first
series of bell crank levers having in the meantime raised the stops into position
prevent the pattern blocks from moving beyond their respective colours, and hold
the same in position until the cutter blocks containing the strip of linoleum is
pressed upon or within the pattern blocks which cut or stamp out and retain the
pieces of tesserae required for the pattern, after which the pattern block is brought
to its original position by cams and connecting rods, and the pieces of linoleum
required to form the pattern is expelled from the pattern blocks on to the backing
by means of compressed air or other suitable means.
When the linoleum within the cutter dies has been operated upon (and the
transfer cylinder. is given a quarter of a revolution,) the waste linoleum contained
therein falls on to suitable conveyors and is conveyed back to the hoppers for further
use.
Or in place of the linoleum within the cutter dies being in one long strip, may
construct the cutter blocks with suitable divisions, so that the linoleum is cut or
taken from the charging cylinders in square or similar pieces, and in place of the
pattern blocks being hollow they may be solid and have needle points for taking up
pieces of linoleum out of the cutter dies and depositing them upon the canvas
backing.
After each operation of the pattern blocks the canvas backing is moved the
required distance in any suitable manner, and the linoleum may then pass direct to
a finishing apparatus, where it is pressed and finished.
The whole apparatus works automatically the cams and gearing being so arranged.
and speeded that the several motions and operations take place at the proper time,
and the mechanism for producing the pattern being operated by the ordinary
jacquard mechanism and pattern cards, any variety of pattern can be produced as
desired.
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improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Manufacturing
Inlaid Linoleums, and other Floor Cloths.
I, WALLACE GALREY THOMSON, of Hillfield, Selby, late of Woodside Works,
Halifax, in the County of York, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly 4
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to construct an apparatus for the manufacture of
inlaid linoleums, operated by the jacquard loom and by which the pattern is pro-
duced or arranged by the ordinary pattern card and harness of the jacquard loom,
by this means I am enabled to imitate Axminster and other carpet designs or effects
and to; produce a permanent design throughout.
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page_text: of inlaid linoleums.
Fig. 2 is a front view of my improved apparatus partly in section.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of apparatus showing feed hoppers.
Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional end views of cylinder showing sliding bars, springs and
cam groove for raising and lowering same.
Fig. 6 is a sectional front view of cylinder and hopper.
Fig. 7 is a plan of Fig. 6.
Figs. 8 and 9 are details showing mechanism for raising and lowering the
table.
Figs. 10 and 11 are details showing mechanism for operating the comb or stripper
for depositing the tesserae upon the canvas backing.
My apparatus consists of a suitable semicircular frame A, upon which are mounted
radially from the centre a series of cylinders B the full width of the machine, each
cylinder B containing different coloured raw material, the material is fed to the
cylinders by means of hoppers C; within and at the bottom of the said cylinders is
a suitable helical or archimedian conveyor D, above this conveyor is a roller D¹, in
which are formed preferably three longitudinal slots D2, working within these slots
are suitable spring sliding bars D³ upon which are mounted a series of knives,
cutters, or divisions D, which act as moulds in forming the tesserae, springs E,
pins E¹ and cam grooves E2 at each end of the slotted roller D¹, raise or lower the
bars D3 intermittently, during the operation of the machine; suitable scrapers or.
strippers E3 are provided, which remove the tesserae not required from the mould,
these superfluous tesserae being carried away by any suitable conveyor for future
use.
The helical conveyor D is driven by spur wheel F, which gears with an inter-
mediate wheel F¹ upon a stud, upon this stud is also a quadrant wheel F2, gearing
with a pinion F3 upon the slotted roller shaft, so that for one revolution of the con-
veyor shaft, the slotted roller shaft makes one third of a revolution.
A slot F in the cylinder B allows for the extraction of the material or linoleum
when requiring to form the pattern.
For receiving and depositing the tesserae upon the canvas hacking, I employ a
series of radial arms G mounted upon a shaft G¹, these radial arms have needle
points G2 at one end and are operated by connecting links or pressure levers H, and
comb spring H¹ attached to suitable brackets H2 upon the journals H³ .of the main
shaft G¹; the connecting links H are moved in either direction from their dead
centre by a second series of connecting links B2, and bell crank levers B³, operated
by extra harness B* from the jacquard, thus enabling the radial arms G to fly out
from the centre in either direction according to the colour required. The radial
arins when required to receive or take up the tesserae for forming the pattern, are
operated upon and moved until they arrive exactly opposite the slot F in the
cylinder B containing the desired color of tesserae, when they come in contact with
a series of fingers or stops K attached to and brought into position by a series of bell
crank levers K¹, operated by the ordinary jacquard mechanism, the harness K2 of
which is attached to the bell crank levers K', the jacquard being preferably fixed in
any suitable manner above the apparatus for this purpose, and is driven by crank
and connecting rod Y from the main shaft M4 at the same speed as the linoleum
apparatus.
When the radial arms G. have arrived opposite the cylinder B containing the re-
quired colour, the said cylinders are moved towards the said arms by means of cams L
which give a quick rise and fall to the same, the cylinders moving towards the radial
arms impale the tesserae or cube pieces of linoleum (within the moulds D), on the
needle points G² of the said arms G; these cylinders B are mounted in suitable
slides L'; and are returned into position by spring L2, or by gravity as
desired.

page_text: I also employ suitable pivotted collecting arms M fixed or pivotted at each end of
the machine having bars M¹ sliding in slots M2 and passing across the whole width
of radial arms, these arms M and bars M¹ are for bringing the radial arms G after
receiving the tesserae into a vertical position immediately over the table N upon
which is the canvas backing P, the collecting arms M are operated as desired by
means of connecting rods M³ and cam M³ from the main driving shaft M* of the
machine.
The table N is fixed immediately under the radial arms G when in a vertical posi-
tion, and is mounted upon a suitable shaft or stud N¹, the ends of, which rest within
a curved slot N2 formed in a sliding bearing N³ upon a slide N*; the table. is made
to advance towards the arms G intermittently by means of cams R antifriction
runners R¹, and connecting rods R2, the aforesaid slots N2 giving a sort of circular
traverse to the table thus ensuring the last layer of linoleum cubes which has been
placed on the canvas P, being brought up close to the layer or series of cubes which
is on the pins or needle points of the radial arms, and about to be deposited on the
canvas.
Immediately the table has been raised into position (see Fig. 8) another cam S
upon a shaft S¹ operates upon the arm or lever S2 carrying a suitable comb S³
bringing the said comb into the position (shown in dotted lines on Fig. 10) so that
upon the table receding the comb S3 pulls the pieces of linoleum off the pins and
retains them alongside and in contact with the last layer upon the canvas
backing.
The table N is preferaby caused to fall vertically (see Figs. 8 and 9) so as to
prevent possible injury to the pattern, by means of a cam T operating upon an
antifriction bowl T¹, upon the sliding bearing N³ of the table, which moves the
bearing along the slide N as the shaft of the table descends.
The gear wheels U for driving the conveyors D are operated by a large gear
wheel V having teeth upon the underside of the rim, this gear wheel also gears with
and is operated by a spur wheel V¹ upon the main driving shaft M*.
The canvas backing passes from a beam W mounted upon the machine, and after
receiving the pattern may pass direct to a finishing machine arranged in conjunction
with the above.
The action is as follows:-The linoleum in the raw material is placed within the
hoppers C, and the archimedian conveyor D conveys the same to the slotted shaft or
roller D¹, where it is forced into and fills up one of the three slots D² formed therein, the
knives D4 fixed upon the bars D³, cutting or dividing the same into square cubes of the
desired size, the said slotted shaft is then given a third of a revolution by the aforesaid
quadrant wheel F2, and the second slot is brought into position for charging, when the
slots are all filled and one arrives opposite the slot F4 in the cylinder B the bar D³ is
raised by the springs E and cam grooves E2 until its outer surface is flush with the
periphery of the slotted shaft and the tesserae within the moulds protruded,
immediately this is accomplished the radial arms G according to the number of
pieces required, are brought directly opposite by the pressure levers H, and stops K,
operated by the hell crank levers K¹ and the harness K2 of the jacquard, the
cylinders B are then raised by the cams L as before described, and the radial arms G
impale the cubes of linoleum required for the pattern, the collecting arms M then
move the said radial arms G carrying the tesserae into a vertical position over the
table N and canvas backing P, the table rises in the manner before described, bring-
ing the last layer close up against the cubes upon the radial arms, the comb Ss then
comes forward as shown in dotted lines at Fig. 10 and as the table recedes or falls
retains the tesserae upon the canvas backing, the operation is repeated.
The backing moved the required distance after each deposit of tesserae by ratchet
change wheels and friction rollers or in any other suitable manner.
The whole of the different motions and operations are speeded and driven
so as to take place at the proper time, the whole working automatically and in
unison.

page_text: Also if desired a finishing machine, may be attached to this apparatus so
as it passes from the
that the linoleum may be pressed and finished
apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The manufacture of inlaid linoleum and other floor cloths having permanent
patterns completely through the said cloths, by any construction and arrangement of
apparatus whereby the pattern is arranged or obtained by the action of the ordinary
pattern dobbie or jacquard for the purposes substantially as set forth.
2. In the manufacture of inlaid linoleum and other floor cloths, having permanent
series of
patterns completely through the said cloths, the employment of a
cylinders B, hoppers C, conveyors D, rollers D¹ spring moulds or bars D³ radial
arm G, pressure levers and connecting rods H, stops K, levers K¹, table N and
comb Ss operated and operating automatically in the manner and for the purposes
substantially as set forth.
3. In the manufacture of inlaid linoleum and other floor cloths having permanent
patterns completely through the said cloths the combination with a series of
cubes to form the pattern, of a
cylinders B for supplying the linoleum in
series of radial arms G¹ having needle points G², pressure levers H, comb spring H¹,
stops K, levers K¹, cams L, collecting arms M having bars M¹, connecting rod M2,
cam M³, table N, cam R, runner or bowl R¹ connecting rod R2 and comb S
operated and operating automatically in conjunction with the ordinary pattern dobbie
or jacquard for the purposes substantially as set forth.
4. In the manufacture of linoleum and other floor cloths having permanent patterns
completely through the said cloths, the employment of a series of cylinders B having
hopper C, spiral, archimedian, or other conveyor D, roller D¹, in which are slots D2,
sliding bar D³ knives or moulds D', such moulds being raised into position and
depressed intermittently in the manner and for the purposes substantially as shown
and described.
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5. In the manufacture of linoleum and other floor cloths, having permanent
patterns completely through the said cloths, the use and employment of a slot N2,
sliding bearing N³, cam T, runner T¹ for raising and lowering the table N in the
manner and for the purposes substantially as set forth.
and day of Tune 1898
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.