Year: 1891

page_text: Figure 4 is a cross section or the painting meenans
Figure 5 is a cross section on the lines a, a, Figure 4.
Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the upper part of the mechanism shown in
Figure 1.
Like numerals of reference refer to like parts throughout the Specification and
drawings.
In the drawings the frame work 1, made from any suitable metal, has formed in
its front end a hooked bearing 2, to receive the journal 3 of the web roll 4. On
the web roll 4, is wound a web of material to be painted. On the lower side bar 5
of the frame work 1, is formed a bearing box 6, in which is journaled a roll 7. On
the upper front corner of the frame work 1, is also formed a bearing box 57 in
which is journaled the roll 8. On the upper side bar 58 of the frame work 1, is an
inwardly extending lug or short standard 9, in which is formed a threaded opening
through which passes an adjusting screw 10. The standard 9 supports one end of
the guide bar 11 whilst the opposite end of the said guide bar is connected to the
standard 32. A groove 12 is formed in the guide bar 11, whilst a corresponding
groove 13 is formed in the upper side bar 58 of the frame work 1. In the
grooves 12 and 13 slide brass journal boxes 14 and 15, in which are journaled,
respectively, the tension rolls 16 and 17. The adjusting screw 10, passing through
the standard 9, operates on the brass bearing box 14, and moves the said box and
the tension roll 16 forward towards the roll 17. A standard 18, corresponding
to the standard 9, is placed between the guide bar 11 and the upper side bar 58 on
the remote side of the roll 17, and through this standard 18 passes an adjusting
screw 19 corresponding to the adjusting screw 10, operating against the brass
bearing box 15, and moving the said roll 17 towards the roll 16, tightening the
rubber jacket 20, which passes around the said roll 17 and the roll 21. The roll 21
is journaled in a bearing box 59 similar to the journal boxes 14 and 15, only that,
it is stationary between the guide bar 11 and upper side bar 58. By using the
adjusting screw 19, I am enabled to tighten the jacket around the said rolls 17
and 21 until the jacket 20 becomes almost rigid and forms a table over which the
material 22 passes.
The jacket 20 is made from rubber or other suitable material,
and the joint connecting the two ends together is so neatly made that there is no
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page_text: unevenness whatever in its surface. The material 22 is taken from the web roll 4,
passed round the remote side of the roll 7, then over the roll 8, between the rolls 16
and 17, over the jacket 20 and then over the roll 23 journaled in the bearing
box 24, formed on an extension of the side bar 5, and then descends if necessary to
the lower floor of the building. When the material 22 has been placed between
the rolls 16 and 17, the adjusting screws 10 are worked inwardly through the
standard 9, pushing the roll 16 tightly against the material, and the material
tightly against the jacket 20, passing over the rolls 17 and 21. A shaft 25 is
secured to the frame work 1, and on this shaft is journaled a driving pulley 26, to
which is supplied power by means of a belt 27.
On the shaft 25 is also rigidly
journaled a gear wheel 28 and this gear wheel 28 meshes with a gear wheel 53
journaled on the end of the roll 21. On the opposite end of the said roll 21 is
fastened sprocket wheels 29 and 30. On the end of the roll 23 is a sprocket wheel 31
around which and the sprocket wheel 30 passes a sprocket chain 47. To the end
of the frame work 1, are rigidly secured standards 32 coupled by means of a cross
bar 33, having a circular opening in its middle of sufficient size to easily receive
the paint tank 34, provided with a downwardly extending flange 35, to prevent any
vibrating motion on the part of the said tank 34. The tank 34 is also provided
with a flange 36 to prevent the said tank slipping through the circular opening.
In the paint tank 34 is a bearing 37 in which is loosely journaled the lower end of
a spindle 38. On the upper end of the said spindle 38 is a bevelled gear 39 and on
the said spindle 38 near its lower end is rigidly secured an agitator 40 consisting of a
plate provided with uprights. The bevelled gear 39 meshes with a bevelled
gear 41 rigidly fastened to the end of a spindle 42, journaled in bearings 43 and 44
secured to the upper side of the cross bar 33. On the end of the spindle 42
opposite the bevelled gear 41, is a sprocket wheel 45. A sprocket chain 46 passes
over the sprocket wheels 45 and 29, and the sprocket chain 47 passes over the
sprocket wheels 30 and 31. Secured to the standard 32 is a collar 48, having a
threaded aperture through which passes an adjusting screw 49. The lower end of
this adjusting screw 49 is inserted in a threaded aperture formed in a moveable
block 0, sliding in guides formed in the said standards 32. Journaled in the
moveable block 50 is a paint distributor 51 which extends to the rubber jacket 20.
By operating the adjusting screw 49 it is possible to raise and lower the paint
distributor 51, so that either a heavy or light coat of paint may be given the
material 22. Connected to the bottom of the paint tank 34 is a fawcet 52 which
supplies the paint distributor 51 with the coating liquid. The fawcet 52, it will
be noticed, supplies the paint distributor 51 about mid-way between its toe 60
and the journal 61. When power is applied to the pulley 26 by the belt 27,
the shaft 25 and the gear wheel 28 are set in motion, and the gear wheel 28
meshing with the gear wheel 53, sets the roll 21 in motion. As the roll 21
revolves it moves the jacket 20 with it, causing the roll 17 to revolve. As the
roll 21 revolves the sprocket wheel 29 also turns causing the belt 46 to
revolve and turn the sprocket wheel 45 which turns the spindle 42 and
bevelled gear 41. As the bevelled gear 41 revolves it meshes with the bevelled
gear 39 turning the spindle 38 and agitator 40, thus keeping the paint always
properly mixed up. The revolution of the roll 21 also causes the sprocket
wheel 30 to revolve, and the sprocket chain 47 connecting the sprocket wheel 30
to the sprocket wheel 31, causes the said sprocket wheel 31 to revolve the roll 23.
The material 22 passes from the web roll 4 over the rubber jacket 20, then over
the roll 23 and is moved forward by means of the motion supplied from the
pulley 26 to the roll 21, and in its forward movement it is coated with paint
distributed evenly over its upper surface by means of the distributor 51.
As the
distributor 31 is moved nearer to or further away from the material 22, a lighter
or heavier coat is applied to the said material 22. and by using a faweet supplied
with a valve or tap a lighter or heavier stream is supplied to the distributor. It
will be noticed by reference to Figures 2 and 3, that the distributor 51 extends
entirely across the width of the material, and by using a means of this kind a coat

page_text: of uniform thickness may be applied to the material without danger of in any way
spoiling the work, and all marks which are usually caused with paint applied by
brush are entirely avoided. The rolls 16 and 17 being so closely together when
the material passes between them, serves not only as a driving power, but also as a
tension block to keep the said material 22 properly stretched out to present an
even and well stretched surface to receive the paint.
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. A machine for painting fabric material consisting of a frame work having a
series of rolls journaled therein for the purpose of automatically stretching and
feeding the material to the painting mechanism and mechanism for automatically
painting the same, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. A machine for painting fabric material consisting of a frame work having a
series of rolls journaled therein for the purpose of automatically stretching and
feeding the material to the painting mechanism, mechanism for automatically
painting the same, and means for automatically removing the material from the
machine, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3. A machine for painting fabric material consisting of a frame work having
suitable bearings to receive the journals of the web rolls, rolls for automatically
stretching and feeding the material to the painting mechanism, means for adjusting
the tension of the said feeding rolls, a table over which the said material passes
mechanism for automatically distributing a coat of paint evenly over the surface of
the said material when passing over the said table, and mechanism for automatically
taking the material away from the machine, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
4. In a machine for automatically stretching, feeding, painting and taking away
the material, the combination of the web roll 4, the rolls 7 and 8 suitably journaled
in a frame work of the machine, the adjustable tension roll 16, the rolls 17 and 21
over which pass the rotary table 20, the roll 23 suitably journaled in the frame
work and driven from the roll 21, the painting mechanism, and mechanism for
operating the machine, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
5. The painting mechanism consisting of a tank provided with a fawcet_and
having an agitator journaled in the said tank and driven by means of gear from
power supplied by the engine, a distributor to which the paint is fed from the said
tank, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
6. In a painting machine, the mechanism consisting of a frame work rigidly
secured to the body of the machine, and having an aperture to receive the moveable
tank a tank provided with a fawcet and an agitator journaled in the said tank, and
having on its upper end a gear wheel which meshes with the gear wheel on the end
of a spindle, the said spindle being driven by means of suitable mechanism, and a
distributor attached to the frame work of the said painting mechanism, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
7. In a painting machine, the painting table consisting of a flexible jacket passed
over the periphery of two rolls, the said rolls journaled in suitable bearings and
provided with suitable means for spreading them out to their fullest extent, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose specified.
8. In a painting machine the combination of two rolls 17 and 21, the roll 21
journaled in a stationary bearing 22, and the roll 17 journaled in a moveable
bearing 15, the adjusting screw 19 passing through the standard 18 and operating
upon the said bearing 15 and moving the roll 17 out to its fullest extent, the said
bearing 15 sliding in suitable guides formed in the guide bar 11 and upper cross
bar of the machine, a continuous rubber jacket passing over the periphery of the
said rolls, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
9. In a painting machine a standard ? connected to the upper part of the frame
work and having a threaded aperture through which passes the adjusting screw 10,

page_text: the roll 16 journaled in a moveable bearing 14 sliding in guides formed in the guide
bar 11 and upper side bar of the machine, and adjusted by means of the screw 10,
in combination with a rubber jacket 20 passing round the periphery of the rolls 17
and 21 journaled in suitable bearings, the bearing of the roll 21 being stationary,
and the bearing of the roll 17 sliding in guide-ways, the said bearing 15 being
adjusted by means of a screw 19 passing through the standard 18, substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
10. The combination of the web roll 4 suitably journaled in bearings formed on
the frame work of the machine the roll 7 journaled in bearing boxes formed in the
side bar the roll 8 journaled on the upper front corner of the said frame work,
the roll 16 journaled in a moveable bearing box 14, the adjusting screw 10 passing
through the standard 9, and moving the said bearing box 14, towards the roll 17,
the table consisting of a jacket 20 passing round the periphery of the roll, 17
and 21, the roll 21 journaled in a stationary bearing and the roll 17 journaled in
moveable bearings 15 operated by an adjusting screw 19, the material 22 fed from
the web roll 4 around the rolls 7 and 8, and between the rolls 16 and 17, over the
upper side of the jacket 20 and then down and over the roll 23, the roll 23
journaled in suitable bearings formed in the side bars of the frame and suitable
painting mechanism for distributing paint evenly over the surface of the said
material when passing over the said table, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
11. The combination of the web roll 4, rolls 7 and 8 journaled in the frame work
of the machine, a standard 9 extending upwardly from the upper side bar, and
having an aperture through which passes an adjusting screw 10, the moveable
roll 16, the table formed by a continuous jacket passing over the periphery of two
rolls 17 and 21 the roll 21 giving a rotary motion to the said jacket and roll 17,
the paint distributor 51 adjustably connected to the standard 38 of the paint tank
frame, the paint tank 34 provided with a fawcet and an agitator, substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
12. In a painting machine, the web roll 4 journaled in the frame work 1, the
roll 7 journaled in bearings 6 formed on the side bar 5, the roll 8 journaled in
bearings formed on the upper corner of the machine, the roll 16 journaled in
moveable bearings 14, sliding in guides formed between the guide bar II and upper
side bar of the frame work, the roll 17 journaled in moveable bearings 15 sliding
in guides formed between the said guide bar 11, and upper side bar of the machine,
adjusting screws 10 and 19, for moving, respectively, the bearings 14 and 15, the
roll 21 journaled in stationary bearings, a continuous rubber jacket 20 passing over
the periphery of the said rolls 17 and 21, the roll 23 journaled in suitable bearings 24
formed on the extension of the said side bar 5, a paint distributor 31 journaled in
bearings adjustably attached to the standard 32 and operated by means of an
adjusting screw 49 passing through a collar 48 rigidly secured to the standard 32,
a removeable paint tank 34 inserted in the frame work and provided with a fawcet
to supply the paint to the distributor midway between the toe and the journal, an
agitator 40 rigidly secured to a spindle 38 journaled in the said paint tank 34, and
fitted on its upper end with a bevelled gear 39, a bevelled gear 41 fitted to the end
of a spindle 42 journaled in bearings formed on the upper side of the frame work
supporting the paint tank, a sprocket wheel on the end of the spindle 42, and driven
from the roll 21 by means of a sprocket chain passing over the sprocket wheel on
the end of the said spindle and on the end of the said roll, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
Dated this 16th day of April 1891.
WHITE & WOODINGTON.
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.