Improvements in Ironing Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Ironing Machines.
I, DAVID KEIL TULLIS, of Kilbowie Ironworks, Kilbowie, in the County of
Dumbarton, North Britain, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements, in ironing machines and consists
of one, two, or more padded rollers having a corresponding number of heated
beds over the upper portion of the rollers which lie at a convenient upward
angle to the floor or level with the floor. These rollers are supported on
suitable bearings and are provided with springs to enable the rollers to be
raised or lowered the required distance. In front of the machine I may
provide an auxiliary heated roller so that when the goods are being fed into the
machine they first pass under this heated roller thereby causing them to more
closely come in contact with the endless travelling felt or band and so travel along
with it, and at the delivery end of the machine I have a similar heated roller so that
the goods may be ironed and dried on both sides.
To enable the goods to pass direct from one roller to the other I make the inlet
end of the heated bed bevilled or angled and the other or outlet end deeper. Thus
the goods leaving one roller at a lower level than the other are carried along in an
upward direction until they come to the next roller, the end of the bed of which
being angled as already referred to and at a higher level than the preceding one,
the goods readily pass in between the bed and the roller and are carried along, and
so on until the end of the machine is reached.
In lieu of having one end of the heated beds deeper than the other, I may arrange
to have forks or plates fixed to the beds and lying between each roller which would
serve the same purpose.
To prevent the endless felt or band from puckering I attach to the two edges
of same ropes or cords the whole length of the band, and these run between
adjustable pulleys fixed to any convenient part of the frame, or between adjustable
guide plates.
I also so construct the machine that I can without trouble take off a used felt or
band and replace a new one.

page_text: improvements in ironing machines.
I, DAVID KEIL TULLIS, of Kilbowie Ironworks, Kilbowie, in the County of
Dumbarton, North Britain, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in ironing machines.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect, I have hereunto appended two sheets of drawings, of which,
Figure 1 is a general view of machine constructed according to my improvements.
Figure 2 is view of part of machine shewing method of guiding the blanket.
Figure 3 is view shewing the arrangement for adjusting the blanket.
Figure 4 is detached view shewing the blanket tightener.
The invention consists of one, two, or more padded rollers A having a corre-
sponding number of inverted heated beds B over the upper portion of the rollers A
which lie at a convenient upward angle to or level with the floor. These rollers A
are supported on bearings C and are provided with springs-not shewn-to enable
the rollers A to be raised or lowered the required distance, as may be desired. In
front of the machine I may provide an auxiliary heated roller D so that when the
goods are being fed into the machine they first pass under this heated roller D
thereby causing them to more closely come in contact with the endless travelleng
felt or band E Figures 2 and 3 and so travel along with it, and at the delivery end
of the machine I have, or may have, a similar heated roller, not shewn on the
drawings, so that the goods may be ironed and dried on both sides.
To enable the goods to pass direct from one roller to the other I make the inlet
end 6 of the heated beds B bevilled or angled and the other or outlet end 6¹ deeper,
so that the goods leaving one roller at a lower level than the other are carried along
in an upward direction until they come to the next roller, the end of the bed of
which, being angled as already referred to and at a higher level than the preceding
the goods readily pass in between the bed and the roller and are carried along,
and so on until the end of the machine is reached.
one,
In lieu of having one end of the heated beds deeper than the other, I may arrange
to have forks or plates fixed to the beds and lying between each roller which would
serve the same purpose.
To prevent the endless felt, band or blanket E from puckering I attach to the
two edges of same ropes, cords or wires F the whole length of the band, and these
cords F run between adjustable pulleys G fixed to any convenient part of the frame,
or between adjustable guide plates. I also provide an adjustable arrangement to
prevent the uneven travelling of the blankets, which consists of a bell-crank
lever H pivoted at h¹, one end of which is mounted with pulleys or guide rollers, as
already described, and the opposite end is connected to a bush or bearing block I
of an adjustable roller J over which the blanket is made to travel both at the front
and back of machine as seen in Figure 2. A corresponding arrangement of bell
crank levers is placed at the opposite side of the machine to which is connected
the bush or bearing of the opposite end of the said adjustable roller.
By virtue of such device unequal strain is taken off the blanket and the pressure
equally distributed.
I also so construct the machine that I can without trouble take off a used felt or
band and replace a new one, as shewn more particularly in Figure 1.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In ironing machines, the general arrangement of parts, substantially as de-
scribed and illustrated on the accompanying sheets of drawings.
2. In ironing machines, a blanket having an endless rope, cord or wire fixed to it
on the edges to prevent it from puckering and with small adjustable rollers, sub-
stantially as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated on the
accompanying sheets of drawings.
3. In ironing machines the arrangement in connection with the rollers at front
and back of machine to keep blanket in position, substantially as described and
illustrated on the accompanying sheets of drawings.
Dated this 10th day of May 1898.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.