Improvements in or relating to Open Soaping, Washing, Boiling, and other similar Machines for Operating upon Textile Fabrics.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Open Soaping, Washing, Boiling,
and other similar Machines for Operating upon Textile Fabrics.
We, CHARLES LOXTON JACKSON of Wharf Foundry, Bolton, Engineer,
Millwright, and Machinist, and EDWARD WILSON HUNT of 21 Nicholas Street,
Manchester, Engineer, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements in or relating to open soaping, washing,
boiling, and other similar machines for operating upon textile fabrics and consists
in providing the said machines with triangular or other similar beaters and means
for supplying liquid therein, so as to ensure of greasy and other deleterious matter
being automatically removed from the surface of the liquid.
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In carrying out this invention we mount three or more triangular or other similar
beaters having centres mounted in bearings on fixings attached to the cistern of the
machine; the said beaters being disposed at a point or points above the upper side
of cistern and above the level of the water or other liquid. The triangular or
other similar beaters may be constructed of sycamore or other suitable wood, or of
brass or other metallic materials, either separately or in combination. Each set of
beaters may be disposed at equal or unequal distances on the supporting cistern,
and may be driven in any convenient manner by spur, bevel, chain, or other gear to
give the requisite speed. In case the beaters are triangular in form the textile
fabric is struck and shook three times each revolution, by which the textile fabric
is continually swayed to and fro as if the same was being suddenly jerked or
pulled lengthwise, that is, between the top and bottom guiding rollers. In lieu of
charging liquid in the upper end of cistern and allowing it to discharge through an
orifice at a lower level as under present arrangements we supply or charge the
liquid at the bottom of cistern and allow it to rise to the top and overflow in pro-
portion to the supply after the cistern is full. By thus charging the cistern and
the liquid rising from the bottom carries away over the top of cistern all super-
fluous greasy and deleterious matters which are beaten out of the cloth or textile
fabric by the striking action of the beaters before mentioned, which will be found
to be an advantage in soaping machines, as the soap liquid, supplied from a tank in
which it is prepared, flows in at the bottom of the cistern and being of a fatty or
greasy nature will always have a tendency to rise to the top, by which action it
will become dissolved in transit through the cistern and come in contact with the
cloth or textile fabric which is continually running or passing through the liquid in
the cistern. By this arrangement it will be seen that the soap, water, or other
liquid employed will be kept much cleaner and purer than can possibly be obtained
in cisterns charged at their upper end and discharged at a lower level, thereby
preventing the cloth or textile fabric passing through scum or other deleterious and
objectionable matter, consequently the cloth or textile fabric will be more
thoroughly cleansed and softened than hitherto. Any number of cisterns with the
above arrangements may be employed and placed side by side or otherwise to allow
of the time of operation being varied and allow of the cloth or textile fabric being
passed through the same in a continuous manner according to the amount of
cleansing and softening required.
1000
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in or relating to Open Soaping, Washing, Boiling,
and other similar Machines for Operating upon Textile Fabrics.
We, CHARLES LOXTON JACKSON of Wharf Foundry, Bolton, Engineer,
Millwright, and Machinist, and EDWARD WILSON HUNT of 21 Nicholas Street,
Manchester, Engineer, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention refers to improvements in or relating to open soaping, washing,
boiling, and other similar machines for operating upon textile fabrics and consists in
providing the said-machines with triangular or other similar beaters and means for
supplying liquid therein, so as to ensure of greasy and other deleterious matter
being automatically removed from the surface of the liquid.
In carrying out this invention we mount three or more triangular or other
similar beaters having centres mounted in bearings on fixings attached to the cistern
of the machine; the said beaters being disposed at a point or points above the
upper side of cistern and above the level of the water or other liquid. The
triangular or other similar beaters may be constructed of sycamore or other suitable
wood, or of brass or other metallic materials, either separately or in combination.
Each set of beaters may be disposed at equal or unequal distances on the
supporting cistern, and may be driven in any convenient manner by spur bevel,
chain, or other gear to give the requisite speed. In case the beaters are triangular
in form the textile fabric is struck and shook three times each revolution, by which
the textile fabric is continually swayed to and fro as if the same was being suddenly
jerked or pulled lengthwise, that is, between the top and bottom guiding rollers.
In lieu of charging liquid in the upper end of cistern and allowing it to discharge
through an orifice at a lower level as under present arrangements we supply or
charge the liquid at the bottom of cistern and allow it to rise to the top and over-
flow in proportion to the supply after the cistern is full. By thus charging the
cistern and the liquid rising from the bottom carries away over the top of cistern
all superfluous greasy and deleterious matters which are beaten out of the cloth or
textile fabric by the striking action of the beaters before mentioned, which will be
found to be an advantage in soaping machines, as the soap liquid, supplied from a
tank in which it is prepared, flows in at the bottom of the cistern and being of a
fatty or greasy nature will always have a tendency to rise to the top, by which
action it will become dissolved in transit through the cistern and come in contact
with the cloth or textile fabric which is continually running or passing through
the liquid in the cistern. By this arrangement it will be seen that the soap, water,
or other liquid employed will be kept much cleaner and purer than can possibly be
obtained in cisterns charged at their upper end and discharged at a lower level,
thereby preventing the cloth or textile fabric passing through scum or other
deleterious and objectionable matter, consequently the cloth or textile fabric
will be more thoroughly cleansed and softened than hitherto. Any number of
cisterns with the above arrangements may be employed and placed side by side or
otherwise to allow of the time of operation being varied and allow of the cloth or
textile fabric being passed through the same in a continuous manner according to
the amount of cleansing and softening required.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of an open soaping and washing cistern with two sets of

page_text: Fig. 7 is an end view of beaters showing method of adjusting to regulate the
beating power of same, and Fig. 8 is a part longitudinal elevation of Fig. 7.
In all the figures the same letters are employed to indicate corresponding
parts.
C is the cistern of an open soaping, washing, boiling, or other similar machine
for operating upon textile fabrics; D is the framework of the machine; E the
top guiding rollers; G the bottom guiding rollers, and F the squeezers or draw
rollers. The cloth or textile fabric is represented by the dotted lines H, which
travels in the direction indicated by the arrows.
The
The fixings I mounted on or attached to the cistern C are provided with bearings
to receive the shafts or centres J. On the latter are mounted the triangular
beaters K, which are disposed above the upper side or top end of the cistern C and
above the level of the water or other liquid flowing over the sides of same.
triangular beaters K may be constructed of sycamore or other suitable wood as
shown in Figs. 3 and 4, or of wood covered with brass or other suitable materials,
or of metallic shells with ends and centres let in for same to revolve on as in Fig. 5.
Each set of beaters K may be disposed at equal or unequal distances longitudinally
on the cistern C, and may be driven by the spur wheels M. On one of the shafts
or centres J, in each set of beaters, is fixed a bevel wheel N driven by the bevel
wheel O mounted on the longitudinal driving shaft P located in bearings fixed
along the side of the cistern C. If desired the bevel and spur gear may be
substituted by chain, friction, or other suitable gear to give the requisite speed. In
case the beaters K are triangular in form as shown on the drawings the textile
fabric is struck and shook three times each revolution, by which the textile fabric
is continually swayed to and fro as if the same was being suddenly jerked or pulled
lengthwise, that is, between the top guiding rollers E-and the bottom guiding
rollers G. The power or action of the beaters K on the cloth or textile fabric H
produces a sharp beating or shaking action to expel therefrom all hard and
superfluous matters, which we carry into effect as follows:-In the arrangement of
beaters K, shown in Fig. 3, the edges or extremities d of the top beater are so
disposed as to strike the cloth or textile fabric H under operation at the same time
as the edges or extremities g and fon the beaters K below, thereby giving a sharp
shaking action to the cloth or textile fabric H three times each revolution of the
beaters. The beaters K may be mounted on the bolts or centres R secured to the
metallic ends S fixed to the shifts or centres J as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.
The metallic ends S are provided with the slots T to allow of the positions of the
beaters K being adjusted to a nicety according to the amount of stroke or beating
action required to be imparted to the cloth or textile fabric H. By the action of
the beaters K, which are fixed or mounted above the water or liquid level and the
top of the cistern C, the hard, thick, or other substance in the cloth or textile
fabric is removed therefrom and discharged on the surface of the water or other
liquid which is constantly flowing over the top of the cistern C, and thereby
carrying away the discharged impurities with it.
We would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the triangular
form of beaters as the same may be of any other polygonal form that will answer or
effect the purpose of beating or shaking the cloth or textile fabric H between
rotating points, but prefer to make them triangular as this form is the most
effective.
We supply or charge the water or other liquid through the orifice or pipe V at
the bottom of the cistern C and allow it to rise to the top and flow over the sides
when full as shown in Fig. 2. By thus charging the cistern C and allowing the
water or liquid supplied to rise from the bottom and flow over the sides it carries
away all superfluous and deleterious matters which are beaten or shook out of the
cloth or textile fabric H by the striking and shaking action of the beaters K. By
this arrangement it will be seen that the water, soap, or other liquid employed will
be kept clean and pure, thereby preventing the cloth or textile fabric H passing
through scum or other deleterious and objectionable matter, consequently the cloth

page_text: or textile fabric H will be thoroughly cleansed and softened. Any number of
cisterns C with the before mentioned arrangements may be employed and placed
side by side, or end to end, to allow of the time of operation being varied, and also
to allow of the cloth or textile fabric H being passed through the same in a
continuous manner according to the amount of cleansing and softening required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In combination with open soaping, washing, boiling, and other similar machines
for operating upon textile fabrics, the use of the beaters K disposed above and
clear of the water or other liquid for the purpose of effecting a sharp beating
or shaking action to expel or remove hard and superfluous matters from the cloth or
textile fabric under operation, and to assist in softening the same without interfering
with the water or other liquid, substantially as described.
2. In combination with open soaping, washing, boiling, and other similar machines
for operating upon textile fabrics, the method of supplying water or other liquid at
the bottom of the cistern C by means of the orifice or pipe V. to allow water or
liquid to rise the full depth of the cistern or to the water level and flow away over
the top of same or through an orifice, by which the superfluous matter beaten or
shook out of the.cloth or textile fabric by the beaters K is at once carried away,
thereby preventing precipitation, and the action of waste or spent liquor on the
cloth or textile fabric, substantially as described.
Dated the 13th October 1893..
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.