IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING, POLISHING AND DRYING THREADS OF ALL KINDS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I ARTHUR CHARLES HENDERSON of 47 Museum Street, Oxford Street in the
Parish of Bloomsbury and county of Middlesex, Civil Engineer and Patent
Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING, POLISHING AND DRYING THREADS OF ALL KINDS
a communication to me from abroad by Joseph Mosselli, civil engineer of the
city of Lyon in the Republic of France, to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is the sizing, polishing and drying of thread for use
in the manufacture of textiles of all kinds especially muslin.
On the driving shaft of the machine are keyed or otherwise fixed a number of
sheet iron disks, on which the reels are mounted, these latter which may be of
open frame work or other suitable description, revolve by frictional contact, so that
in the event of too great a strain or tension being exercised on the threads, the
reels would then simply revolve on the disks, and so prevent breakage.
The threads previously sized are wound on the bobbins (in the usual manner)
which turn freely on their spindles and pass thence through polishers consisting of
hinged wooden or metal plates lined internally with cloth or soft flannel.
These plates can be more or less closed by adjusting screws, according to the
thickness of the threads to be operated on. Or cylinders or tubes similarly lined
may replace the plates.
These polishers are mounted on a bar to which is imparted an alternate
rectilinear motion for spreading the threads out on the broad surface of the reels
for the better drying of the threads.
This may be more effectually performed, either by a simple fan if the threads are
fine, or if thick then the whole of the frame of the apparatus is enclosed, and hot
or compressed air is forced therein through a pipe perforated at the upper part,
through which perforations the current is driven.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
"
I ARTHUR CHARLES HENDERSON of 47, Museum Street Oxford Street in the
Parish of Bloomsbury and county of Middlesex Civil Engineer and Patent Agent
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR SIZING, POLISHING AND DRYING THREADS OF ALL KINDS
a communication to me from abroad by Joseph Mosselli of the city of Lyon in 5
the Republic of France, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is the sizing, polishing and drying of all kinds of
threads for use in the manufacture of various textiles especially muslin.
On the driving shaft of the machine are keyed or otherwise fixed a number of 1
sheet iron disks, in which the reels are mounted, these latter which may be of open
frame work or any suitable description revolve by simple friction, so that in the
event of too great a strain or tension being exercised on the threads the reels
would then simply revolve on the disks and so prevent breakage.
The threads previously sized by a special size are wound on the bobbins (in the 1
usual manner) which turn freely on their spindles and pass thence through
polishers consisting of hinged wooden or metal plates lined internally with cloth
or soft flannel.
These plates can be more or less closed by adjusting screws according to the
thickness of the threads to be operated on, or cylinders or tubes similarly lined 2
may be employed in lieu of these plates.
These polishers are mounted on a bar to which is imparted an alternate
rectilinear motion for spreading the threads out on the broad surface of the reels
for the better drying of the threads.
This may be more effectually performed either by a simple fan if the threads are
fine, or if thick then the whole of the frame is enclosed, and hot or compressed air
is forced therein through a pipe perforated at the upper part, through which
perforations the current is driven.
In the accompanying drawings Fig 1 represents a front vertical elevation of
a machine embodying my invention. Fig 2 is a vertical side elevation. Fig 3 is a 3
horizontal elevation. Fig 4 is a side elevation seen in section. The same letters
of reference indicate like parts shewn in the different Figures.
A. Is the wooden or iron frame supporting the several parts of the machine.
B. Governing pulley keyed on the axis of the fan directly borne by supports or
bearings mounted on the frame work, or carried by separate supports to avoid 3
vibration.
On this shaft is a pulley O communicating motion to the pulley D, keyed on the
disk shaft actuating the reels by simple friction.
This movement is imparted by the intermediate pulleys E. E¹ but it can be
directly communicated by gear work.
F. Reels on which the sized and polished thread is wound,

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H. Bar bearing the thread guides.
I. Bar bearing the polishers for polishing the thread, this may be either of wood
or metal covered with flannel on which are mounted hinged wooden or metal
plates, covered with flannel which presses on the threads by means of springs or
binding screws.
These plates and bar may be replaced by cylinders or rollers covered with cloth
between which the thread passes and thence through cloth lined tubes.
J. Backward and forward motion for regulating the winding of the thread on
the reels F, the first movement is imparted by the regulator, and the second is
effected by weights or springs.
The regulator consists of a pinion K keyed on the axis of the pulley L which
receives motion from the pulley M.
This pinion actuates the toothed wheel N which communicates motion to the
wheel O, on which the cam P is fixed, producing the to and fro motion by means
of the lever, roller, and cord R.
V. Fan.
S. Hot water or air pipe.
This machine is surrounded or shut in on all sides so that the hot air driven by
the fan on to the reels does not escape at the sides.
A single or double row of reels may be used.
When a single row only is used, and the thread is not sufficiently dry after it
has been wound, the reels are then placed on a shaft T with a pinion governed by
the pinion K in this manner the reels rotate very gently and are more completely
dried.
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
The sizing drying and polishing machine herein described by which all kinds of
threads can be sized, and polished having reels of any form, the spindles turning
on wheels. The backward and forward motion for regulating the winding of the
thread on the reels being produced by means of a cord or other suitable method.
The sized threads being polished either by flannel or cloth lined plates, tubes
or cylinders.
The threads being dried by means of a fan or blower driving hot or cold air on
the reels. Reserving the right to replace the bobbins or spools by reels bearing
the thread previously sized.