Improvements in the Manufacture of Ironing Machines.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 25th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Ironing Machines.
I THOMAS CUDLIPP of 8 Church Street, Edgware Road, Laundry Machine
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention the title of which
is IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IRONING MACHINES."
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The improvements herein referred to, relate to that class of machine known as
the "Decoudun or others of a similar description; the object being to simplify
both the working, and the regulation of the machine.
Hitherto these machines have been constructed with horizontal bars above the
ironing roller, on which the pressure regulating screw and wheel are mounted.
This method of regulation is cumbersome and ineffective as regards its nicety, I
therefore do away with these bars and mount spiral springs on the vertical rods at
the ends of the machine which support the bearings of the axis of the roller, which
latter is raised and lowered from beneath the machine by means of a shaft turning
in supports fixed to one of the sides of the frame.
On this shaft is a worm, gearing with the teeth of a wheel mounted on an axis
beneath the worm, the movement of the regulator (or worm and wheel) is or may
be effected either by hand or steam power, by any well known methods.
The machine is or may be worked by steam, treddle, or hand power; the ironing
surface being heated by steam, gas, or fire
The features of novelty therefore consist in the application of the springs near
the bearings of the roller's axis; regulating the pressure of the roller from beneath
the machine by aid of a worm and wheel, and working the machine by means of a
treddle variously arranged.
Dated this 9th day of January 1891.
A. C. HENDERSON & Co.,
46, Southampton Buildings, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Ironing Machines.
I THOMAS CUDLIPP of 8 Church Street, Edgware Road, Laundry Machine
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IRONING MACHINES," and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Simplicity of construction of the machine, combined with lightness, effectiveness
in working, and greater nicety in the regulation of pressure on the ironing roller
are the characteristic features of my invention, these objects being attained by
removing unnecessary and cumbersome parts, and replacing them by a more simple
and efficacious mechanism.
Hitherto machines of the "Decoudun," and others of a like type, to which my
improvements refer, have been furnished with weighty bars running horizontally
above the ironing roller; on which bars the pressure regulating screw and wheel
were mounted.
These bars in my machine are done away with, the regulation of the pressure
being effected by means of spiral springs mounted on the vertical rods at the ends
of the machine, in conjunction with a wheel and worm suitably arranged beneath
the machine.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings, a machine of the description above referred to is
illustrated.
The ironing roller A, is here seen as removed from its bearings, B, connected to
the end rods C, these rods move vertically up and down in the supports D D fixed
to the frame of the machine.
The springs K for regulating the pressure, are situated between two collars L, L,
fixed to the rods C, a yoke D₁ rests at its upper part on the spring while its
lower end is jointed to the link E, which in turn is connected to the lever F
actuated by the rod J, wheel G, worm H and hand wheel I.
On turning this latter to the right or left the worm and wheel impart by means
of the rod J fixed to the lever F a corresponding up and down movement of the
rods C and yoke D, which latter acting on the springs K relax or depress them
proportionally and gives a certain play to the roller A to adapt itself to the varying
thickness of the materials operated on.
By this method the regulation of the pressure from beneath the machine can be
adjusted to a nicety, with greater ease and regularity than with the top bars
hitherto employed for effecting this object in machines of this nature.
The movements of the pressure regulator may be effected either by hand or steam
power, by any of the well known methods.
The machine may also be worked by steam or manually, the ironing surface
being heated by steam, gas, or fire.
The features of novelty in the invention therefore consist in the application of
the springs to the end rods, beneath the bearings of the ironing roller's axis, and
regulating the pressure of the roller from beneath the machine by aid of the
worm H, wheel G, lever F, link E, yoke D', and springs K, the machine being
worked by means of a treddle variously arranged.
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 as my invention is
The pressure regulating mechanism, worked from beneath the machine, and
consisting of the worm H, and wheel G, shaft J, link E, lever F, springs K and
yoke D', the whole arranged and combined as and for the purposes substantially as
herein set forth and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of August 1891.
A. C. HENDERSON & Co.,
46, Southampton Buildings, Agents for the Applicant.