IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR [WASHING] WRINGING AND MANGLING BARRING
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Kenyon, Jonathan Barnes and Richard Walton
Kenyon all of Accrington, in the County of Lancaster for an Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR [WASHING] WRINGING AND MANGLING
BARRING"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Kenyon, Jonathan
Barnes, and Richard Walton Kenyon at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents on the 30th June 1883.
JAMES KENYON, JONATHAN BARNES, and RICHARD WALTON KENYON, all of
Accrington in the County of Lancaster "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR
WASHING, WRINGING, AND MANGLING FABRICS
"
The invention relates more particularly to that class of machines in which the
framing is made tubular, and has for its object the simplification of construction of
the machine; and also an arrangement whereby the rollers can be with caso
adjusted to the required pressure and relieved of that pressure when at rest or
when no material is being passed through.
The upper part of the framing which carrios the rollers is made of U-shape,
terminating with two nuts at the ends. The lower part of the framing is made in
two or more separate pieces, and these are joined to the U-shaped upper part by
means of castings which pass round the U-shaped piece and cover the ends of the
other pieces holding them firmly and securely in position. Instead of being cast,
these joints may be made by means of screws or otherwise, but the method of
joining the tubular portions by means of chilled castings is much preferred. These
castings form a pedestal or socket into which a loose foot-step of ordinary construc-
tion is fitted. A connecting piece passed over the screwed ends of the top and
U-shaped part of the framing holds the whole rigidly together.
This connecting piece is held between two or more nuts on each end of the U
and by means of these nuts can be raised or lowered. This allows of means for
compensating for any difference in the diameters of the rollers caused by wear,
shrinkage, or other cause.
In this class if machines the pressure is usually applied by means of springs, and

page_text: we will describe the invention as applied to such with a spiral spring but we at
the same time wish it to be understood that with but slight modification it is also
applicable to machines in which the pressure on the rollers is applied by other
springs and also by levers and weights.
The bearing or journal of the top or movable roller is carried in slides formed by
the walls of the U part of the framing above described. Working round or over
the bearing of this roller we place an eccentric worked by a handle of convenient
construction, and between the connecting pieco placed at the top of the framing
and the top of the eccentric is placed the spring. When the eccentric is turned in
one direction it decreases the distance between the two end bearings of the spring,
and thus increases its pressure and when turned in the opposite direction works
reversely to increase the distance, and lessen the pressure.
A tie rod or bolt is secured to the slide above the eccentric which passes up and
through the connecting. piece. A nut or nuts on the end of this rod takes all
pressure of the spring off the rollers when the nut on its top end bears down on
the said connecting piece. The eccentrics are worked preferably by handles of
spring steel one on each side of the machine passing over a quadrant with notches
or other suitable device to hold them in any required position. Although we prefer
this position for the eccentric, it is obvious that they may be placed above the
springs or below the springs and brought into connection therewith with connecting
rod or rods or they may be so placed that they may be connected together to work
synchronously on the operating of a single handle.
A. spring. in tension instead of compression may be inserted between the two
rollers to increase the pressure on the rollers which would be held in position by
being hooked to the journal of each roller.
'
In machines which are used for purposes of both wringing and mangling it is
necessary to have a board to serve as a drip board to catch the water wrung from
the materials, and one for a mangling board to facilitate the operation of passing
the materials between the rollers. By our invention we combine these two boards
into one, hinging it to the framing in such a manner that by turning it up it will
form a table comparatively horizontal and about on a level with the centre of the
bottom roller, and by turning it in the opposite direction it will come into a posi-
tion below the bottom roller and at an angle of inclination thereto we prefer to fix
a short board under the roller which directs the water to the movable board, and
when it is in this position forms an extension of it thus preventing the necessity of
employing a board which would be inconveniently long when used as a table. In
the socket attached to the end of this swinging board we place holes into which a
spring catch automatically engages as it is turned into either position but which
'must subsequently.be removed by hand.
The improvements above described relating to the adjustments of the rollers and
to the movable board are not to be understood as confined to machines with tubular
framing but are also applicable to other similar machines with cast iron frames or
sides.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said James Kenyon, Jonathan Barnes, and Richard Walton Kenyon in
the Great Seal Patent Office on the 27th December 1883.
JAMES KENYON, JONATHAN BARNES, and RICHARD WALTON KENYON, all of
Accrington, in the County of Lancaster, " IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR
WRINGING AND MANGLING FABRICS
נו
The first part of our invention refers to an improved construction of framing in
that class of machine in which the framing is formed of tubes (preferably wrought
iron) fastened together by joints or socket pieces cast in their place, and consists
in making that part of the framing at each end which carries or supports the
rollers, of U form.
The second part of our invention relates to a means for relieving the axes and
journals of the rollers from the pressure of the springs or weights when the
machine is not working, consisting of an eccentric in the journal of one roller
whereby the journal can be moved about the centre of the shaft of the roller and
the pressure be exerted on a bolt or stud from which the journal is suspended.
And the third part of our invention relates to the arrangement of the drip or
mangling board, whereby it may easily be altered from one position to another,
which consists of pivoting it to the frame in such a position that it can either be
used horizontally or inclined.
Referring to the drawings. Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a wringing and mangling
machine constructed in accordance with our invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the top of the framing.
Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the U shaped upper part of the framing with
its joints of sockets of cast metal.
Figs. 4, 5, and 6, are respectively front elevation, plan, and side view enlarged
shewing in detail the second part of our invention.
Fig 7. is a detail view of our improved mangling and wringing board.
In these A is the end framework of a wringing and mangling machine, made as
is usual in this class of machine of wrought iron tubing, fastened together at the
joints by sockets of metal B cast on. Instead of being cast, these joints may be
made by means of screws, or otherwise, but the method of joining the tubular
portions by means of chilled castings is much preferred. The upper part of the
framing A, we form of the tube bent, as shewn at a into U shape, the ends of the
tube A are screwed at the top a' to receive nuts c c which hold a connecting
piece C in position The cast iron sockets joining together the lower and upper
parts of the framing A and A' form a pedestal into which fits a footstep d, which
carries the spindle of the bottom roller D. The spindle of the upper roller is
carried in a bearing E which moves up and down in slides formed of the walls of
the U shaped part of the framing A. It is not essential that the ends of the tubes
should be screwed as shewn, but in machines where the automatic arrangements for
removing the pressure are not used a bolt may be inserted in the end of the tube
and take the place of the screwed ends described.
.
The pressure on the rollers may be applied by any of the means at present
adopted, such as weights springs, et cetera, but we prefer the spiral spring such as
that shewn in the drawings at F. This spring is actually compressed between the
plate g¹ and the bearing or eccentric clip E, by means of the stud G before it is
put into the machine. The bearing E is suspended by a stud or bolt G by which
the distance which the bearing E can be lowered is regulated. The stud G passos
through a cross plate g², which rosts on the nuts c' and the head g of the stud G-

page_text: rests on the plate gl when the bearing E is at its lowest position preventing its
further descent. The journal e in the bearing E which carries the spindle of tho
top roller His made eccentric, so that by turning it round in one direction or the
other, the centre of the spindle his brought nearer to the top of bottom of the
bearing E as may be desired. Were the top roller freely suspended, the motion of 5
the eccentric would cause it to be raised or lowered while the bearing E would
remain at rest. As however the top roller is prevented from being lowered by.
coming in contact with the bottom one, the movement of the eccentric journal o
causes the bearing E to move up and down on its slide. The stud G is screwed
into the top of the bearing E and is adjusted in position by the nuts c¹ c' acting
on the plate g, so that the lowest position taken by E is to bring the two rollers
almost to touch and when in this position the whole pressure or weight of the
spring F is borne or sustained by the stud G. By turning the eccentric then to
increase the distance between the centre of the spindle h and the point of contact
of the bearing E with the spring, the bearing is raised and the full pressure of the 1
spring is exerted on the rollers, the head g of the stud rising above the plate g' on
which it rests. I is a handle attached to the eccentric journal e for the purpose of
turning it as may be required. Tho handle I works in a quadrant J in which are
notches which retain the bearing E in the position that may be required. This
handle may be formed of flat spring steel which acts to hold it in its place in the 2
quadrant J. K is a key of horseshoe shape which fits down into a groove at the
inner side of the eccentric journal e to keep it in its place. A is the tube
connecting together the two end framing.
Although we prefer the position and arrangement of eccentrics herein described,
(one on either end of the machine), it is obvious that they may be placed above
the springs or below the rollers and brought into connection therewith with
connecting rod or rods, or they may be so placed that they may be connected.
together to work synchronously on the operating of a single handle.
A spring in tension instead of compression may be inserted between the two
rollers to increase the pressure on the rollers which could be held in position by
being hooked to the journal of each roller.
In machines which are used for purposes of both wringing and mangling, it is
necessary to have a board to serve as a drip board to catch the water wrung from
the materials, and one for a mangling board to facilitate the operation of passing
the materials between the rollers.
The mangling and drip-board M we combine in one and attach to either end of
it a bracket m by which it is pivoted at m' to the framework A of the machine;
by turning the drip-board in the position shown in Figs. 1, and 7, it will form a
table comparatively horizontal and about on a level with the centre of the bottom
roller D, and by turning it in the opposite direction into the position shewn in
dotted lines it will comic below the bottom roller, and at an angle of inclination
thereto we prefer to fix a short board N under the roller, which directs the water
to the movable board, and when it is in this position forms an extension of it, thus
preventing the necessity of employing a board which would be inconveniently long
when used as a table. In the bracket m attached to the end of this swinging
board M, we place holes into which a catch n, engages as it is turned into either
position, and secures it there until subsequently removed by hand.
The improvements above described relating to the adjustments of the rollers and
to the movable board are not to be understood as confined to machines with
tubular framing, but are also applicable to other similar machines with cast iron
frames or sides.
Having now described our invention and the best modo known to us of carrying
it into effect, we wish it to be understood that we do not claim broadly the use of
tubing for the framework of washing, wringing and mangling machines, as tubular
framework has been publicly described prior to the date of our application, nor do
we claim broadly the removal of the pressure from the rollers nor a movable or
hinged drip-board, as we are aware such have been already used in different

page_text: forms; but that what we believe to be new and desire to protect under the Letters
patent is:
1st. The improvement in the framework of washing wringing and mangling
inachines in which tubes connected by sockets are used, consisting of the upper or
top part which sustains or carries the bearings of the rollers formed of U-shape,
substantially as described and shown.
2nd. The improvement in relieving the pressure from the axes and journals of
the rollers of washing wringing and mangling machines, which consists in
suspending the bearing by means of a stud or bolt, and raising or lowering it
relatively to the centre of the axle by turning an eccentric, substantially as
described.
3rd. The construction of combined mangling and drip board for mangling and
wringing machines pivoted at either end of the framing in such position as to be
easily adjusted for either purpose substantially as shewn and described.
In witness whereof we the said James Kenyon, Jonathan Barnes, and Richard
Walton Kenyon have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty sixth day of
December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
LANDO IZENAK