Preparation machinery, and in Apparatus for Effecting the вате.
Year: 1885

page_text: Preparation machinery, and in Apparatus for Effecting the
вате.
We, ROBERT HADFIELD of 35 Hampden Street, Spinning Overlooker, and
JOHN WILLIAM PICKERING of 54 Arkwright Street, Mechanic, both of Bolton
in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our Invention for
"AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING CLEARERS IN SPINNING, DOUBLING, AND PREPARATION
MACHINERY, AND IN APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE SAME," to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to mechanism for automatically operating clearers employed
in machinery for Spinning and Doubling Cotton and other fibrous materials and in
preparation machinery therefor and consists in mounting a suitable rod covered
with flannel or other materials on the top or otherwise of the ordinary press
rollers. This rod is supported in suitable brackets or fixings secured to the roller
beam or other convenient position and is operated laterally by fingers or levers
attached to each end, the latter being connected by suitable rods or other
equivalents to a double cam or other motion operated from any convenient part
of the machines to which our improvements may be applied.
The double cam or other motion operates the clearers alternately to and fro
lengthwise with the press rollers by which "fly," "fluff," and other imperfections
are removed from the same, which also by the sliding and revolving action keeps
the press rollers in thorough working order with the result of producing cleaner
and better yarn.

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We, ROBERT HADFIELD of 35 Hampden Street, Spinning Overlooker, and
JOHN WILLIAM PICKERING of 54 Arkwright Street, Mechanic, both of Bolton in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention for
"AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING CLEARERS IN SPINNING, DOUBLING, AND PREPARATION
MACHINERY, AND IN APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE SAME," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to mechanism for automatically operating clearers employed
in machinery for spinning.and doubling cotton and other fibrous materials and in
preparation machinery therefor and consists in mounting a suitable rod covered
with flannel or other material on the top of the ordinary press rollers. This rod
is operated laterally by fingers or levers connected by suitable rods or other
equivalents to a double cam or other motion operated from any convenient part of
the machines to which our improvements may be applied.
:-
The double cam or other motion operates the clearers to and fro lengthwise with
the press rollers by which "fly," fluff, and other imperfections are removed from
the same, which also by the sliding and revolving action keeps the press rollers in
thorough working order with the result of producing cleaner and better yarn.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a part front view of a mule shewing the
ordinary press rollers with our improvements applied-Fig. 2 is an end view of
same and Fig. 3 is a part plan of Fig. 1.
The same letters are used in each Fig. to indicate corresponding parts.
A are the ordinary press rollers mounted on the fluted rollers B carried from the
roller beam C by the fixings D. The rod E forming the clearer is of wood covered
with flannel or other suitable material; and is made in convenient lengths as shown
in Fig. 1 to facilitate piecing, handling, and covering the same. The clothed rod
or clearers E are mounted loosely on the top of the press rollers A and are operated
laterally, or to and fro lengthwise with the press rollers, by the fingers or levers G.
The fingers or levers G are fixed on the rod H mounted in the brackets or fixings I
secured to the fixings K attached to the roller beam C. The rod H is provided
with the vertical slide L in which operates the pin or centre M attached to the
ratchet wheel N. The ratchet wheel N is mounted on the pin or centre O secured
to the fixing P disposed on the roller beam C. On the pin or centre is pivoted
the slotted lever R to which is attached the "pawl" S for operating the ratchet
wheel N. To the slotted lever R is secured the rod U by the pin T which is
operated upon by the roller W on the mule carriage X when near the end of its
inward run.
The rod U is guided by the fixing V attached to the fixing K.
The operation of this apparatus is as follows:-
When the mule carriage X is nearing the end of its inward run the bowl or
roller W strikes the curved end of the rod U and lifts the same causing the slotted

page_text: lever R to be lifted and the "pawl" S to operate the ratchet wheel N, thus moving
the rod H and fingers or levers G, the latter operating the rod or clearers E to and
fro laterally.
Immediately the carriage X commences to make the outward run the rod U
drops with the slotted lever R and "pawl" S placing the latter in position to
operate the ratchet wheel N when raised by the inward run of the mule carriage,
and so on continuously, thus moving the rod or clearers E to and fro lengthwise
with the press rollers A. Fig. 4 is a modification of the same invention operated
from the back shaft W₁ of the mule. This shaft is fitted with the worm R¹ gearing
into the worm wheel U' mounted loosely on the shaft T¹; the latter being supported
in the fixings P1 and P3 secured to the fixing K. To allow the back shaft W¹ to
revolve in opposite directions according to the movements or requirements of the
mule and ensure the traversing of the clearers the worn wheel U₁ is mounted
loosely on the shaft T¹ between the fixing P¹ and the ratchet wheel V₁, and is
provided with the "pawls" S to drive the ratchet wheel V₁ when revolving in the
direction indicated by the arrow as in Fig. 4 A. The ratchet wheel V₁ is fixed on
the shaft T When the back shaft W¹ reverses its motion the worm wheel U1
and the "pawls" S are driven in the opposite direction to that indicated by the
arrow in Fig. 4A, resulting in the stoppage of the ratchet wheel V₁ and apparatus
operated thereby until the shaft W₁ reverses its action. A number of "pawls" S
are employed to ensure the ratchet wheel V₁ being operated as they revolve round
the shaft T in the direction indicated by the arrow. On the shaft T¹ is mounted
the wheel N¹ gearing into the wheel N, to which is secured the pin M which
operates the slide L attached to the rod H carrying the fingers or levers G, thus
moving the clearers E as before described. The wheel N is mounted on the
centre O secured to the fixing P disposed on the roller beam C.
Fig. 5 is also a modification wherein the clearers are operated automatically from
the roller shaft. On the roller shaft W2 is fixed the worm R¹ gearing into the worm
wheel mounted on the shaft T', the latter being supported in the fixing P
secured to the roller bean C. On the shaft T¹ is mounted the carrier wheel N¹
gearing into the wheel N; to the latter is secured the pin M which operates the
slide L attached to the rod H carrying the fingers or levers G, by which the
clearers E are traversed to and fro lengthwise with the press rollers.
In applying this invention to preparation, doubling, or other spinning machines
the rod H and fingers or levers G can be moved or operated laterally in any
suitable manner by a cam or other motion from any convenient part of the
machines,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:—
1. The method, substantially as herein described, of automatically operating
clearers employed in spinning, preparation, and doubling machinery, which consists
in traversing them to and fro laterally or lengthwise with the press rollers.
2. For carrying out the method hereinbefore described, the combination and
arrangement of apparatus, substantially as described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawings.
DIL 011
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EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent for Applicants.