IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FRAMING OF WASHING, WRINGING AND MANGLING MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, RICHARD WALTON KENYON of Accrington in the County of Lancaster Machine
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE FRAMING OF WASHING, WRINGING AND MANGLING MACHINES to be as
follows:-
In packing washing, wringing and mangling machines, especially for export as
at present constructed, it is necessary either to pack the machine as a whole, in
which case a great deal of space is occupied, or to take the machine entirely to
pieces, which necessitates additional labor, in the first place in so doing, and in the
second place in putting it together again, and for this reason it is at present often
preferred by the makers to pack the machine as a whole and pay the extra freight
incurred, rather than take them to pieces and incur the risk of their being
improperly fitted together again on reaching their destination.
The object of this invention is to so arrange the framing of these machines that
the lower or bulky part may be removed without disturbing the fitting of the upper
part of the framing or that part which carries the rollers.
For this purpose we divide the end frame into two parts which can be readily
joined together or taken asunder and then in packing into a case the upper part of
the machine carrying the rollers can be maintained intact, while the lower part can
be removed, the crossrail unscrewed, the parts packed into the case beside the other
parts, thus occupying but little more space than if all the parts were separately
packed.
This invention is applicable to machines either with wrought iron tubular
framing or to machines with cast iron framing. In the former class of machines it
is preferable to join the two parts of the framing together by means of sockets.
These may either be screwed onto the tubes or cast onto one of them or otherwise
arranged, but the method at present considered best is to cast a socket of cylindrical
contour on the outer side, and with bearing pieces on the inside into which the
ends of the tubes fit; these ends may either come close together or abut against a
stock piece in the inside of the socket, one or two screws in each half of the socket
would hold it securely in position. In cast-iron frames the ends of the frame where
they come together could be cast so as to present two flat surfaces which would be
secured together by a bolt or screw.
Other methods of securing the two parts of the frame together would easily
present themselves to the mind of the practical machinist, such as pins or hinged
joints or other forms of castings, but the method above described is preferred.

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I, RICHARD WALTON KENYON, of Accrington in the county of Lancaster,
Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE FRAMING OF WASHING, WRINGING, AND MANGLING MACHINES
and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In packing, especially for export, washing wringing and mangling machines, as
at present constructed, it is necessary either to pack the machine as a whole, in
which case a great deal of space is occupied, or to take the machine entirely to
pieces, which necessitates additional labor, in the first place in so doing, and in the
second place in putting the machine together again. On account of this, it is at
present often preferred by the makers to pack the machine as a whole and pay the
extra freight incurred, rather than take them to pieces, and incur the risk of their
being improperly fitted together again on reaching their destination.
The object of this invention is to so arrange the framing of these machines, that
the lower or bulky part may be removed without disturbing the fitting of the
upper part of the framing, or that part which carries the rollers and other
mechanism.
For this purpose we divide the end frame into two parts which can be readily
joined together or taken asunder, and then, in packing into a case, the upper part
of the machine carrying the rollers can be maintained intact, while the lower part
can be removed, the cross rail unscrewed, the parts packed into the case beside the
other parts, thus occupying but little more space than if all the parts were
separately packed.
Referring to the drawing in which is shewn a framing similar to that described
in specification of, and protected by, Letters Patent N° 3253 of 1883.
Fig 1 is an end elevation of the framing.
Fig. 2 a section of the coupling or joint, and
Fig 3 end view of same.
The upper part of the framing is made in the usual way, the tube A being made
only of short length sufficient to carry the rollers or other fixtures that may be
applied to the machine. The other part of the framing consisting of the tubes A¹
are made separately, and the two are fixed together by sockets or couplings B.
This invention is applicable to machines either with wrought iron tubular
framing, such as shewn, or to machines with cast iron framing. In the former class
of machines it is preferable to join the two parts of the framing together by means
of the sockets B. These may be either screwed onto the tubes or cast into one of
them or otherwise arranged, but the method at present considered best is to cast a
socket B of cylindrical contour on the outer side, and with bearing pieces b on the
inside into which the ends of the tubes A A¹ fit; these ends may either come close
. together or abut against a stock piece in the inside of the socket, one or two set
screws C in each half of the socket hold it securely in position.
In cast iron frames, the ends of the frame where they come together could be
cast so as to present two flat surfaces which would be secured together by a bolt
or screw.
Other methods of securing the two parts of the frame together would easily
present themselves to the mind of the practical machinist, such as pins or hinged
joints or other forms of castings, but the method above described is preferred.

page_text: 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
The improvement in the construction of the end framing of washing, wringing
and mangling machines, which consists in forming the said framing in two parts
jointed together, so that the upper part carrying the rollers & mechanism may be
removed from the lower part without disturbing the fitting of the upper part,
substantially as and for the purpose described.