IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO MACHINERY FOR CARDING WOOL, COTTON, SILK, FLAX, AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, ISAAC BAILEY of Keighley in the County of York, Commission Wool
Comber, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR
APPLICABLE TO MACHINERY FOR CARDING WOOL, COTTON, SILK, FLAX, AND
OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES," to be as follows :—
This Invention has reference to machinery employed for purposes as above my
improvements therein consist in combining at the feeding end of such machinery
certain oscillatory comb or combs for the purpose of combing, lashing, or
straightening the fibre before it enters the machine, thereby preparing or making
it in a better condition to be operated upon by the various rollers of the carding,
machinery.
For the purpose of carrying out my Invention, I employ, in addition to the
ordinary feed rollers, another pair of feed rollers, working at the end of the ordinary
creeper or feeding apron.
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Between these two pairs of feed rollers I employ one or more combs caused to
oscillate backwards and forwards, each forward movement of such combs lashing
and opening the fibre so as to loosen the "bits" and burra" contained therein
whereby the fibre is rendered more fit to enter the machine, making the carding
operation easier to perform.
In order to thoroughly clear the oscillatory comb or combs from any fibre
adhering thereto, a bar or "faller" is employed caused to rise and fall by means
of cams, or inclined surfaces, the times of rising and falling being regulated so
that the bar falls when the comb is being withdrawn from the fibre, therefore the
combs are always clean when they re-enter the fibre.
As the feed rollers have a slow rotary motion given to them, the oscillatory
comb enters and re-enters the fibre many times whilst the fibre is travelling from
one pair of feed rollers to the other, consequently the combing and loosening of the
fibres is thoroughly accomplished.
The necessary oscillatory, or to and fro motion is imparted to the comb by
means of eccentric or cranks operated from any convenient part of the machine,
either by belts or shafts.
Dated this 4th day of February 1884.

page_text: I, ISAAC BAILEY of Keighley in the County of York, Commission Wool
Comber do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR
APPLICABLE TO MACHINERY FOR CARDING WOOL, COTTON, SILK, FLAX, AND
OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES" and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This Invention has reference to machinery employed for purposes as above, my
improvements therein consist in using at the feeding end of such machinery
certain oscillatory comb or combs for the purpose of combing, lashing or
straightening the fibre before it enters the machine, thereby preparing or making
it in a better condition to be operated upon by the various rollers of the carding
machinery.
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In order that my Invention may be better understood reference is made to the
accompanying Sheet of Drawings wherein Fig. 1 is front elevation of carding
machine having my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is enlarged detail of the
improved parts, and Fig. 3 is front elevation of same." A is framing of machine
having the usual "lickerin" B, stripper C, feed rollers D, and feeding apron or
creeper E, all arranged in the ordinary manner, except that the said apron is
removed some distance from the feed rollers D, in order to make room for the
introduction of my improvements.
For the purpose of carrying out my Invention I employ, in addition to the
ordinary feed rollers D, another pair of feed rollers D¹ working at the end of
the apron.
The comb I employ for lashing the fibre is shewn at F attached to a bar G
which by suitable bolts is connected to the eccentric ring H working upon the
eccentric I keyed on the shaft J which shaft receives its rotary motion by bevil
wheels K, diagonal shaft L and bevil wheels M.
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In order that the points of the comb may reciprocate or move with a "sweep
and recede from the feed rollers D₁ towards the machine for the purpose of lashing
the fibre, I attach the upper part of the eccentric ring to the lever arm N by rod, O,
the said lever arm being capable of oscillating upon the shaft P, a weight Q being
employed to balance and steady the parts. By these means. at each forward.
movement of the comb, the fibre is combed and opened, whereby the "bits" and
"burrs" contained therein are loosened, making the fibre in a better condition to
enter the machine and the carding operation easier to perform.
As the oscillatory comb enters the fibre close to the feed rollers D' and is
withdrawn from the said fibre at the end of its stroke, there is a tendency for
"bits" of fibre and other matter adhering or sticking to the comb as it is
withdrawn, in order therefore to clean the comb from such fibre I employ self...
acting apparatus for this purpose, consisting of a horizontal bar or faller R which
may be either perforated or made in two separate lengths with a space between, so
that the points of the comb may pass through as shewn in the Drawings.
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This horizontal bar is connected at each end to a slotted plate S riding on, the
pin or stud a upon which it rises and falls when operated apon, which it is caused
to do by a bowl or runner T placed at each end of the said bar, which runner rests
upon the upper surface of the cain or hollow bar U, so that as the comb reciprocates
backward and forward, the horizontal bar is carried along with it, the runner T
meanwhile following the cam U in such manner that when the comb has reached
the end of its stroke and has withdrawn from the fibre, and is returning again
towards the feed rollers D¹ that the weight of the bar U will cause the bowls T

page_text: to run down the inclined cam allowing the horizontal bar to lower, and thus wipe
or remove any fibre off the comb which may be adhering thereto, and this is
repeated at every backward stroke of the comb.
In addition to the use of a reciprocatory comb I employ another comb V which
is arranged to enter the fibre at the same time, or a moment previous to the
reciprocatory comb so that the said comb draws the fibre through, what for the
time being is a stationary comb consequently the fibre is not only lashed by
the reciprocatory comb F, but it is drawn through the stationary comb V and
"gilled" thereby.
This comb or faller V is attached by bar W to the upright rod X and has an
upward and downward motion given to it by means of another eccentric Z fixed
on shaft J, the said eccentrics operating the combs in such manner that both
combs are always in the fibre together during the time the reciprocatory comb
is making its forward stroke, but both combs are out of the fibre when the return
stroke is being made, and as the feed rollers D and D¹ have a slow rotary motion
given to them, it follows that the two combs enter and re-enter the fibre many
times whilst the fibre is travelling from the feed rollers D¹ to the rollers of the
carding machine, consequently the combing and loosening of the fibres is thoroughly
accomplished.
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,
Firstly In a carding inachine, the employment of an oscillatory comb or combs
placed at the feeding end of the machine in manner and for purposes substantially
as herein shewn and described.
Secondly-The means or method herein shewn and described for removing the
fibre off the combs, and keeping them clean.