Improvements appertaining to Noble's Combs, used in the Treatment of Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements appertaining to Noble's Combs, used in the Treatment
of Fibrous Substances.
I, JONAS DENBY, of 8, Arthur Street, Park Road, Bingley, in the County of
York, Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows, that is to say:-
of the class known as Noble's combs,
In machines for combing wool
it is found that while the fibres forming the slivers which are being fel
to said combs to be treated, may on the upper side of said slivers be perfectly
straight and in proper positions for being placed thereon, yet the bulk of the
fibres beneath those or on the under side of said slivers are by the motion of the
comb and the retarding actions of the parts into connection with which they
are brought, drawn out of said desired position so that their withdrawal from
the interstices intervening between the comb's teeth or pins is greatly interfered
with by reason of said fibres somewhat wrapping the pins in contact with which
they are brought, thus said fibres are liable to be broken and less freedom for
their action to separate them from their accompanying foreign substances is
allowed while a greater quantity of "noil" is produced than is desired.
To obviate these defects by the application of means whereby these underlying
fibres may be brought forward and into proper position relatively with the comb's
teeth or pins before being dabbed or forced into the interstices intervening
between said teeth or pins is the object of my present invention.
I attain this object by making a disc in a suitable position and proximity with
the comb so that appropriately shaped vanes on its upper surface may be brought
to act upon the underlying fibres of the slivers, as said disc is rotated. Or in
place of this disc an appropriately formed travelling chain or belt to act upon the.
underlying fibres of said slivers may be employed.
Or in place of said travelling belt or disc one or a series of rollers fluted or
having spikes, and of conical or other shape may be mounted to lay-hold-of said
underlying fibres and by having rotary motion transmitted to them carry said
fibres into the desired position.
The required motion for either the disc, travelling belt or rollers may be
obtained by appropriately gearing or other devices from the rotary motion of
the comb itself or said disc, chain or belt and rollers may receive their respective
movements from any other suitable motor part of the machine."
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page_text: Improvements appertaining to Noble's Combs, used in the Treatment
of Fibrous Substances.
I, JONAS DENBY, of S, Arthur Street, Park Road, Bingley, in the County of
York, 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, that is to say:-
In machines for combing wool, of the class known as Noble's combs,
it is found that while the fibres forming the slivers which are being fed
to said combs to be treated, may on the upper side of said slivers be perfectly
straight and in proper position for being placed thereon, yet the bulk of the
fibres beneath these or on the under side of said slivers are, by the motion of the
comb and the retarding actions of the parts into connection with which they
are brought, drawn out of said desired position, so that their withdrawal from
the interstices intervening between the comb's teeth or pins is greatly interfered
with by reason of said fibres somewhat wrapping the pins in contact with which
they are brought, thus said fibres are liable to be broken, and less freedom for
their actions to separate them from their accompanying foreign substances is
allowed while a greater quantity of "noil" is produced than is desired.
To obviate these defects by the application of means whereby the underlying
fibres in the slivers may be brought forward and into proper position relatively
with the combs teeth or pins before being "dabbed" or forced into the interstices
intervening between said teeth or pins is the object of my present invention.
I attain this object by making use of the mechanisms or devices hereinafter
described and as illustrated by the accompanying sheets of drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a sufficient portion of a combing machine to show the
application thereto of my invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation drawn to an enlarged scale of parts shown by
Fig. 1.
Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views to Fig. 1, drawn to an enlarged scale, but
illustrate modifications of my invention.
Figs. 5 and 6 are elevations drawn to a further enlarged scale, of the parts
shown by Figs. 3 and 4 respectively.
Fig. 7 is a drawing in detail hereinafter referred to.
In carrying my invention into effect I mount a disc a in suitable proximity
with the combs b and c so that its appropriately shaped vanes d, which are
secured upon its surface, may be brought to act upon the underlying fibres of
the slivers passing over it, as said disc a is rotated, which is in the direction
indicated by the arrow . Or in place of this disc a an appropriately formed
travelling chain or belt as shown at f Fig. 3, may be made to act upon the under-
lying fibres of said slivers to cause them to advance with the others above described.
Or in place of said chain or belt f or disc a, a single roller or a series of rollers
as shown at Fig. 4, may be employed and these may be fluted or have spikes
formed on their peripheries and may be conical, straight or other shape found
suitable, but for neatness and simplicity I preferably make use of the disc a
constructed as described.
To transmit motion to the disc a it is mounted upon the vertical shaft h carried
by the bearings so that at its lower end a toothed wheel m may be secured and
arranged to be operated by gearing with one or other of the toothed wheels m o
on the combs bc respectively the one with which I prefer it to be geared being

page_text: the wheel n of the comb b as shown in the drawings, as in this case it requires
no intermediate gear to make it rotate in the right direction.
When the other means, that is the chain for the rollers g, are employed I
may transmit motion to them by bevel gearing wheels from a similarly driven
shaft to that at h or I may employ any other appropriate driving mechanism for
transmitting motion thereto (as I may also in the case of the disc a) which may
be rotated by any suitable motor part of the machine.
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
Means for acting upon fibres being treated by a combing machine substantially
hawain specified