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Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1893-Accented, 29th July, 1893
accompanying urawings:
Fig. 1 is an end view of a machine embodying my invention,
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same,
Fig. 3 is a sectional diagram showing the course of the fabric through the
machine.
The piece of woven fabric to be steamed by this machine is wound upon a
roller i. Thence it passes over a spreading roller h, then over a heated roller f,
where it lays itself upon an apron coming from the drum or roller g, so that the
apron and the fabric travel together over the heating roller f and are heated by
the same.
The apron and the piece of fabric then travel together over a perforated steam
cylinder e, whereby the fabric is steamed. Subsequently the fabric and the apron
travel over another heated roller c, to the winding roller or drum d, upon which
they are wound at any desired pressure, which process completes the operation.
A second piece of fabric is now taken in hand in the manner indicated by the
sectional diagram Fig. 4, the said fabric having been wound on a drum a. The
machine is caused to run backward, thereby winding the finished piece of fabric,
together with its apron, off the drum d. The finished piece k is guided in the
direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, to a delivery or folding apparatus, while the apron
passes from d to the heated roller c, where it joins the second piece of fabric
coming from a. The two sheets travel together over the cylinder e, where the
fabric is steamed. Thence the apron and the piece of fabric travel jointly over
the roller to the roller g, and are wound on the same.
g
Now commences the third stage of the process, which is similar to the first,
except, that the second piece of fabric is drawn off the winding roller in the
direction of the arrow (Fig. 3), while the apron is again used for the third
operation, and so on.
The steam cylinder may be replaced by an ordinary stationary (not rotary)
steaming apparatus, as illustrated by Fig. 5, in which the said steaming apparatus
corresponding to the cylinder is indicated by e, while d is again the winding or
first pressing roller, k indicates the direction of the finished cloth, a is the
roller carrying the piece of fabric to be treated in the machine, the said piece
joining the apron at c and travelling with the same over the steaming apparatus e,
after which both together are wound upon the second pressing roller g. Sub-
sequently the cycle of operations repeats itself, in a manner analogous to that
described with reference to Figs. 3 and 4.
Figs. 6 and 7 show a modified construction of this steaming and pressing machine.
In this design the rollers f, c are omitted. The piece of fabric in Fig. 7 passes
from the drum a to the cylinder e, where it joins the apron, and after having
travelled over the cylinder together with the apron, it is wound upon the roller g.
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page_text: At the same time the previously finished piece of fabric is drawn off the drum d in
the direction of the arrow k. Subsequently the machine is reversed, and the cycle
of operations repeated in a manner similar to that described with reference to
Figs. 3 and 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. The method of steaming and pressing woven fabrics by means of a travelling
apron, which consists in causing a travelling apron to join the piece of fabric before
it reaches the steaming cylinder, to pass over the latter and on to the pressing roller
jointly with the same, subsequently reversing the machine, and drawing the finished
piece off the pressing roller, while a fresh piece of fabric led into the machine is
caused to join the travelling apron so as to pass over the steaming cylinder and be
wound on a second pressing roller jointly with the travelling apron, subsequently
again reversing the machine and drawing the just finished piece off the second
pressing roller, while a third piece of fabric led into the machine is caused to join
the travelling apron, so as to pass over the steaming cylinder and be wound upon
the first pressing roller jointly with the travelling apron, and so on, substantially
.as described.
2. The various forms or arrangements of steaming and pressing machines,
substantially as described and shown by the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of June 1893.
A. T. SARFERT,
By Fairfax & Wetter,
433, Strand, London, Agents.