Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Fibrous Material to Paper.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1898-Accepted, 5th Nov.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Fibrous Material
to Paper.
I, MARCUS MAX UHLIG, of Erdmannsdorf, Empire of Germany, Manufacturer,
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: ---
The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying medicated wadding
to closet and other paper.
And in order to render the present specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference denote
similar parts throughout the several views: -
Fig. I is a side elevation, and
Fig. 2 a plan of one form of apparatus for carrying the invention into practice.
A pair of levers a having two sets of bearing arms are pivotally mounted on
the shaft bat the lower part of the machine frame. The paper rolli is revolubly
supported in forks supported on the front part of the machine frame whilst the
drum or beam c for the finished material is supported in the forward upwardly
extending bifurcated arms of the levers a. A guide drum k is mounted in the
machine frame against which the said drum crests. The fleece coming from
the carding engine is gathered or fed to the paper by means of a partly open
guide funnel or plate m and passes thence under a pressure and guide roll d,
A milk trough e is
mounted in the rear part of the arms a on to the paper.
mounted at the rear part of the machine frame to swing on pivots f f, said
trough having upwardly extending arms to which is pivoted a connecting rod h
which couples the rear end of the trough to a lever g adapted to be thrown round
its pivot and thus to tip the trough so that the suction cushion f¹, may be
moved into & out of contact with the paper whilst the machine is running.
The fleece coming from the carding engine passes under the comb 1, and thence
to the gathering guide plate m.
The operation of the apparatus takes place in following manner:-
The paper from the drum i passes around the drum k and under and on to the
drum c. All these drums are supported in open bifurcations of their bearings
and may be easily removed. The fleece, which may be previously medicated,
as the paper is moving.
passes from the carding engine at the same rate of speed
The paper is coated with a thin coating of milk as it passes the cushion f¹ and
the fleece coming from the guide plate m passes on to the wet paper, on which it
is pressed by the roll and by the drum c which rests with its whole weight on
the drum k, from which it receives its motion. When the drum c is full it may
be lifted out of its bearings and another drum substituted.
By lifting the lever pair a, the roll or drum c may be brought out of contact
with the drum and by turning the handles g the milk trough may be tipped
so as to move the cushion f¹ away from the paper, when the machine is out of

page_text: operation. The levers a may be tipped or swung on their pivots by means of
the handles y'. The bridge or guard serves to hold the paper off the roll
immediately after the fibrous material has been applied to it so as to prevent the
edges of the latter coming into contact with any moisture which might be on the
roll k.
If desired two or three apparatuses may be arranged side by side as indicated
by the lines I, II and III, according to the width of the carding engine. Drum k
may be driven by pulleys K, K¹.
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:-
—
1. In a machine for applying fibrous materials to paper, continuously, the
combination of a pressure drum d and a drum c for the finished material, said
drums being mounted in bifurcated arms of a pair of levers a, pivotally attached
to the lower part of the machine frame, a driving drum kon which said drum c
rests and means for rotating the same, a paper roll mounted in the machine frame
in bifurcated bearings, a guide plate m for the fleece coming from a carding
engine and passing under the roll d, and means for applying milk to said paper
before the fleece meets the same, substantially as described.
2. The combination of a paper drum and a driving and pressure drum both
mounted to rotate in a stationary machine frame, a pair of arms a pivoted to said
frame and having upwardly extending bifurcations to receive a drum c for the
finished material and a pressure drum for the fleece, a milk trough mounted
between said arms in proximity to said drum k and means for tipping the same
when the machine is out of operation, a suction cushion dipping into the said
milk trough and against which the paper from the paper drum brushes, a guide
plate m at the rear of the roll d to guide the fleece coming from the carding engine,
and means for rotating the said roll or drum k, substantially as described.
Dated this 20th da
£ 1000
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.