Year: 1897

page_text: DAVID VAUGHAN, 26, Rochester Street, Killinghall Road, Bradford, Yorks, Mill
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to the manufacture of chenille on an improved principal
viz. --
Cutting the chenille on the loom at the same time as the cloth is being woven and
when the chenille is taken off the loom it is ready for use, and can be used without
twisting if so required, or can be twisted if required, thereby saving the cost of
cutting on a seperate machine. I obtain a great saving in waste and at the same
time secure a more evenly cut thread.
Chenille is made by putting three or more threads of the warp in one dent of the
reed (which for description I will call sections) each section is placed in a dent of the
reed a certain distance apart, according to girth of chenille required, and is then
woven in the ordinary way. In the space between each section of warp, I place a
circular knife, mounted on a shaft, attached to the breast beam of the loom by suit-
able mountings, the said shaft is made to revolve with the loom shaft, either the
tappit shaft, or the crank shaft, the connection being made by a chain & chain
wheels, the connection can also be made by using a belt instead of a chain & chain
wheels. I use the chain being more reliable to insure the knives, cutting in the
centre of the spaces between the sections of warp I have placed flattened wire guides,
two between each knife, the chenille- passing between the guides, the knives and
guides being mounted loosely will readily adapt themselves to any variation in the
width of the cloth, thereby preventing the threads being cut (warp threads).
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DAVID VAUGHAN,
26, Rochester Street, Killinghall Koad, Bradford, Yorks.
DAVID VAUGHAN, 26, Rochester Street, Killinghall Road, Bradford, Yorkshire,
Mill Manager, 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 the manufacturing of chenille which is well understood.
In carrying into effect my invention I employ circular knives mounted on a shaft
as shown in the drawings. F1 of the drawings is a diagram illustrated of the
method of cutting chenille.

page_text: F2 is a plan view of the parts which appear in F 1.
F 3 is a circular knife.
F 4' is a guide.
F 5 is a circular knife and a guide in their relative positions to each other.
a is the breast beam of a lom, b and b¹ are stands or brackets to carry the shaft c.
d is a chain wheel which is fastened on to the end of the shaft c and is driven by a
suitable chain, and a chain wheel, which may be fastened on to the crank shaft or
tappet shaft of the loom as required.
is a long key fitted into the shaft c extending from the innerside of the stand
to the innerside of the stand b 1, upon the shaft c are mounted the thin steel circular
knives or cutters f, the key way m sliping easily on to the key l.
When the loom is in motion the chain wheel mounted on the crank shaft or tappet
shaft, by means of the chain drives the chain wheel d, d being fastened to the end
of the shaft c, c is caused to revolve, the circular knife fƒ fits loosely on the shaft c,
and by means of the key which is fitted firmly into the shaft c and loosely into the
key way m, the knife f is caused to revolve.
b and b 1 are fastened firmly to the breast beam by the bolt r.
is a half round top metal bar extending from the outside of b to the outside of b 1.
is kept in position by screws passing through h, and the block i into the stands 6
and allowing half an inch of room between the bottom of the bar h and the top
of the knives f.
e and e 1 are flattened wire guides hanging on the bar h, and kept in position by
the bar g.
Two guides e 1 and e are placed between each of the circular knives f except at
each end, only one guide is required in splitting off the edge of the piece.
The position of the knife f is between the guides e and el as shown in F2, the
section of warp threads pass through between the guides e 1 and e.
The cloth o is drawn forward by the usual motion, the knife f is revolving and the
cloth o is cut at the point n and is then chenille p passing between the guides e 1
and e over the breast beam a and on to the piece beam in the ordinary way. 6 and 61
are fastened to the breast beam a by the bolts r.
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 :-
First. In the cutting of chenille on the loom, the combination of brackets band b 1,
knife shaft c, chain wheel d, guides e and e 1, knives f, bars g and h, block i, key l,
and key way m. In the manner and for the purposes shown and described.
Second. The guides e and e 1 serving for seperating the knives f whilst at the same
time, leaving the said knives at liberty to move latorally to a sufficient extent to
adjust themselves to the variations in width of the cloth as described and shown.
Dated this day 25th June 1898.
DAVID VAUGHAN.