Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Planing and Slotting Metal Plates.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 16th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Planing and Slotting
Metal Plates.
1, WILLIAM WILSON HULSE, of the Ordsal Works, Salford, Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
This invention relates to machinery or apparatus for planing and slotting metal
plates either curved or flat.
A machine for this purpose according to this invention, comprises a bed
provided with a sliding-table and, at opposite sides, with fixed uprights carrying
a cross-slide the ends of which are provided with trunnions journalled in the
uprights, the arrangement being such that the cross-slide can be turned about the
common axis of its trunnions to any desired angle by suitable means, for example,
by worm gear, worked by hand or power, and of being then fixed in the position
to which it has been turned. Upon the cross-slide is mounted a movable slide
provided with a vertical swivelling slide carrying the cutting tool which bas its
axis at right angles to the common axis of the trunnions of the cross-slide, and
is capable of being turned to any angle by means of worm or other suitable
gear, adapted to be worked by hand or power, means being provided for fixing
the vertical swivelling slide at the required angle.
The sliding table is provided with a screw or screws for feed or planing
traverse, and may be adjusted to and fixed in any position along the bed of the .
machine which may be divided longitudinally or transversely for convenience in
construction and transport.
Suitable mechanism is provided (a) for giving a planing or grooving traverse to
the sliding table, and a feed traverse to the movable slide on the cross-slide, or to
the vertical swivelling slide; (b) a planing or grooving traverse to the movable
slide on the cross-slide, and a feed traverse to the sliding table or to the vertical
swivelling slide.; and (c) a slotting or planing traverse to the vertical swivelling
slide carrying the cutting tool, and a feed traverse to the sliding table or to the
movable slide on cross-slide.
For machining flat or curved plates with curved ends, the machine is provided
with suitable mechanism for giving a slotting or planing traverse to the vertical
swivelling slide carrying the cutting tool, a feed traverse to the sliding table and
the movable slide on the cross-slide, an angular movement to the swivelling slide
about its axis, and an angular movement to the cross-slide about the common axis
of its truunions.
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page_text: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Planing and Slotting
Metal Plates.
1, WILLIAM WILSON HULSE, of the Ordsal Works, Salford, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 machinery or apparatus for planing and slotting metal
plates either curved or flat.
A machine for this purpose according to this invention, comprises a bed provided
with a sliding-table and, at opposite sides, with fixed uprights carrying a cross-
slide the ends of which are provided with trunnions journalled in the uprights, the
arrangement being such that the cross-slide can be turned about the common axis
of its trunnions to any desired angle by suitable means, for example, by worm gear,
worked by hand or power, and of being then fixed in the position to which it has
been turned. Upon the cross-slide is mounted a movable slide provided with a
vertical swivelling slide carrying the cutting tool, having its axis at right angles to
the common axis of the trunnions of the cross-slide, and capable of being turned
to any angle by means of worm or other suitable gear adapted to be worked by
hand or power, means being provided for fixing the vertical swivelling slide at the
required angle.
The sliding table is provided with a screw or screws for feed or planing traverse,
and may be adjusted to and fixed in any position along the bed of the machine
which may be divided longitudinally or transversely for convenience in construction
and transport.
Suitable mechanism is provided for simultaneously giving (a) a planing or
grooving traverse to the sliding table, and a feed traverse to the movable slide on
the cross-slide, or to the vertical swivelling slide; (b) a planing or grooving
traverse to the movable slide on the cross-slide, and a feed traverse to the
sliding table or to the vertical swivelling slide; and (c) a slotting or planing
traverse to the vertical swivelling slide carrying the cutting tool, and a feed
traverse to the sliding table or to the movable slide on cross-slide.
For machining flat or curved plates with curved ends, the machine is provided
with suitable mechanism for simultaneously giving a slotting or planing traverse to
the vertical swivelling slide carrying the cutting tool, a feed traverse to the sliding
table and the movable slide on the cross-slide, an angular movement to the
swivelling slide about its axis, and an angular movement to the cross slide about
the common axis of its trunnions.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a side elevation showing so much of a
machine for the purposes mentioned as is necessary to illustrate the construction
and operation thereof.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the cross-slide and attached parts.
1 is the bed divided (longitudinally) and provided with a sliding table 2; 33 are
the fixed uprights; 4 the cross slide having its ends in the form of trunnions 5
journalled in the uprights 3, and 6 is a slide mounted to move along the cross
slide 4 and upon which is mounted the vertically swivelling slide which comprises
a slide 7 to which the cutting tool used is directly attached, and a rotary slide 7
in which the slide 7 is movable in an endways direction and which has its axis at 7b

page_text: at right angles to the common axis of the trunnions 5 so that it can be swivelled
in any plane, parallel to the common axis of the trunnions.
A planing or grooving traverse can be imparted to the sliding table 2 by means
of two screws 8 arranged to be rotated alternately in opposite directions by bevel
gear 9 from a cross shaft 10 provided with a fast pulley and with two loose pulleys
arranged to be rotated alternately in opposite directions by open and crossed
belts in a manner well understood. The table can be adjusted to any position on
the bed of the machine by a hand wheel 11 (Fig. 2) adapted to be connected with
the cross shaft 10 through worm gear 12 and clutch mechanism that is under the
control of a clutch lever also as well understood.
The cross slide 4 has fixed to each of its trunnions 5 a worm wheel 13 that is in
gear with a worm 14 the shaft 15 of which carries a worm wheel 16 in gear with
a worm 17 fast on a cross shaft 18 that is common to the two worms 17 is arranged
to be operated by a hand wheel 19 through a shaft 20 bevel gear 21, shaft 22 and
bevel gear 23, the arrangement being such that the cross slide with movable slide 6
and vertical swivelling slide 7, 7* can, when desired, be turned about the common
axis of the trunnions 5.
The slide 6 is arranged to be traversed for feed motion along the cross slide 4
by a screw shaft 23 that is mounted in the trunnions 5 but to one side of the axis
thereof, which engages with a nut on the said slide 6, and is fed in an intermittent
manner from a shaft 25, which extends centrally through the cross slide and its
trunnions, by means of mechanism comprising a worm 26, worm wheel 27 and
stops 27, tumbler 28 and shaft 28, reversible clutch gearing 29, shaft 30 to which
is feathered, the movable part 29° of the clutch, lever arm 31 and pawl 31*, ratchet
wheel 32, and gear wheel 34 which is fixed to the screw shaft 23. By means of
the clutch, this mechanism, which is carried by the worm wheel 13 on the right
hand trunnion, can be put out of operation without stopping the driving shaft 25.
This shaft is provided with loose pulleys 36 36* and with fast pulleys 35 35*
arranged to be respectively driven by open and crossed belts that are under the
control, through a belt fork 37, of automatic reversing gear 38, which may be of
known construction and is operated by a worm 39 on the said shaft.
The vertically swivelling slide 6 carries a spindle 40 that is provided with
wheels 41 by which it can be rotated, and with a worm 42 in gear with a worm
wheel 43 which is fixed upon the movable slide 6 and about the centre of which
the compound slide 7, 7, can be swivelled or turned by rotating the spindle 40.
The slide 7 can be moved endways in the slide 7 by a screw 7° that is fixed to the
slide 7 and on which works a nut mounted to rotate in the slide 7 and adapted to
be rotated, when desired, from a bevel wheel that is feathered to the driving
shaft 25 so as to be rotated thereby but capable of moving end ways with the
slide 6.
A planing traverse may be imparted to the slide 6 by spur wheels directly
connecting the shaft 25 with the screw shaft 23, and a feed traverse may if desired,
be similarly imparted from the said shaft through suitable mechanism (not shown)
to the vertical swivelling slide 7, 7*.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is -
1. A machine or apparatus for planing and slotting metal plates comprising a
bed provided with a sliding table, a cross slide provided with trunnions jourualled
in fixed uprights at the sides of the bed so that it can be turned about the common
axis of its trunnions, a slide arranged to be traversed along the cross slide and
provided with a vertical swivelling slide that carries the cutting tool and has its
axis at right angles to the common axis of the trunnions of the cross slide, and
means for operating the several movable parts substantially as described for the
purposes specified.

page_text: 2. The improved machine or apparatus for planing and slotting metal plates
constructed arranged and operating substantially as described with reference to
and shown in the drawings aunexed or modified as set forth.
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For the Applicant,
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.