Improvements in Ironing Machines for Goffering or Fluting.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1899-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ironing Machines for Goffering or Fluting.
I, EDWARD JOHN STANLEY, of 24, Tankerville Road, Streatham Common, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
:-
Hitherto ironing machines for goffering or fluting purposes have been con-
structed with the fluting rollers in one piece with the spindles and driving
mechanism of the machine and the object of my invention is to make them
detachable so that various sized fluting rolls may be used thus obviating the
necessity for a separate machine or taking existing machines partially to pieces
to insert each size of flutes required as at present and also enables me to use an
improved means of applying the gas heating apparatus.
And to carry my invention into effect I construct my improved machine as
follows:-
The general construction remains the same as hitherto with the exception of the
spindles and rolls. The driven spindle and roll also remains the same, but instead
of the fluted roller being in one piece with the spindle it is made in a separate
piece and fits over or into the spindle and preferably held in position by a bayonet
joint, but a screw, set screw, key, or other means of fastening may be used. The
idler spindle is fixed instead of running as at present, and is also made hollow
the end that takes the idler fluted roller projects through the side of the machine
and the idler roller runs on this projecting end, and it is preferably held in position
by a stud projecting inside the hollow shank of the roller falling into a groove
round the fixed spindle, for ease in detaching the roller this stud may be fitted to a
spring outside the shank end of the roller, the said stud passing through a hole
in the shank so that to attach or detach the roller the spring carrying the stud
is simply lifted so that the stud is raised out of the groove in the spindle, or the
stud may be a fixture and a spiral groove cut in the spindle leading to the groove
round it, the spiral groove being in the reverse to the driving direction, or other
suitable means of attaching the roller so that it may be held in position and revolve
on a fixed spindle used.
The improved gas heating arrangement is carried into effect as follows:-
In the ordinary machines hitherto made the air mixing burner is above the rollers
and the burner itself carried round and into the open end of the roller so as to heat
the upper roll from the inside. In my improved form the hollow fixed spindle is
used for the burner, the gas being led in at the central part between the uprights
of the machine through a hole in the side of the fixed hollow spindle, suitable holes
are made in the fixed spindle for the admission of air and the burner is screwed into
the end and runs from the part where the bearing for the roller terminates to the
end of the hollow roller, a piece of mica is fitted over the open end of the roller
so that no flame can accidentally come in contact with the material being goffered,
and suitable holes are made in the shank end of the roller for allowing the products
of combustion to escape. But if desired any of the ordinary gas heating arrange-
ments may be used with my improved detachable rolls instead of the above. In this

page_text: case I use an improved arrangement as with existing gas arrangements where the
burner is inserted into the open end of the roller the major portion would have to
be disconnected to get the burner out to remove the roller and to obviate this I make
a stuffing box on the tube which runs parallel to the roller carrying the burner and
fit the burner and tube carrying same to slide into this stuffing box so that the
whole of the part that otherwise would have to be disconnected simply slides out
and may be as easily replaced.
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H. T. TALLOCK,
Agent for Applicant, 10; Great Turnstile, Holborn, London, W.C.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in Ironing Machines for Goffering or Fluting.
I, EDWARD JOHN STANLEY, of 24, Tankerville Road, Streatham Common, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, 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:
Hitherto ironing machines for goffering or fluting purposes have been con-
structed with the fluting rollers in one piece with the spindles and driving
mechanism of the machine and the object of my invention is to make them
detachable so that various sized fluting rolls may be used thus obviating the
necessity for a separate machine or taking existing machines partially to pieces
to insert each size of flutes required as at present and also enables me to use an
improved means of applying the gas heating apparatus.
And to carry my invention into effect I construct my improved machine as
follows:
Reference being made to the accompanying drawings-Fig. 1 is an elevation of
the complete machine and it will be seen that the general construction remains. the
same as similar machines heretofore made with the exception of the spindles
and rolls and heating apparatus. The driven spindle A and roll B Fig. 2 is also
similar but instead of the fluted roller B being in one piece with the spindle A
it is made in a separate piece and fits over or into the spindle and preferably
held in position by a bayonet joint C but a screw, set screw, key, or other means of
fastening may be used. The idler spindle D Figs. 3 and 4 is fixed instead of
running as at present, and is also made hollow; the end that takes the idler fluted
roller E projects through the side of the machine and the idler roller E runs on this
projecting end, and it is preferably held in position by a stud F Fig. 4, projecting
inside the hollow shank of the roller falling into a groove G round the fixed spindle
for ease in detaching the roller this stud may be fitted to a spring H outside the
shank end of the roller the said stud passing through a hole in the shank so that
to attach or detach the roller the spring carrying the stud is simply lifted so that
the stud is raised out of the groove in the spindle, .or the stud may be a fixture
as in Fig. 3 at 1 and a spiral groove J cut in the spindle leading to the groove H
round it the spiral groove being in the reverse to the driving direction, or other
suitable means of attaching the roller so that it may be held in position and
revolve on a fixed spindle used.
The improved gas heating arrangement is carried into effect as follows:-In the
ordinary machines hitherto made the air mixing burner is above the rollers and
the burner itself carried round and into the open end of the roller so as to heat
the upper roll from the inside. In my improved form the hollow fixed spindle is
used for the burner as shown in Fig. 3, the gas being led in at the central part

page_text: between the uprights of the machine through a hole K in the side of the fixed
hollow spindle suitable holes are made in the fixed spindle for the admission of air
or mixing tubes as at L may be used and the burner M is screwed in to the end
and runs from the part where the bearing for the roller terminates to the end of
the hollow roller E a piece of mica may be fitted over the open end of the hollow
roller E as shown at N Fig. 5 so that no flame can accidentally come in contact
with the material being goffered and suitable holes O are made in the shank end
of the roller for allowing the products of combustion to escape. But if desired
any of the ordinary gas heating arrangements may be used with my improved
detachable rolls instead of the above. In this case I use an improved arrange-
ment as: With existing gas arrangements where the burner is inserted into the
open end of the roller the major portion would have to be disconnected to get the
burner out to remove the roller and to obviate this I make a stuffing box P. Fig. 6
on the tube Q which runs parallel to the roller E carrying the burner M and fit
the burner and tube R carrying same to slide into this stuffing box so that the
whole of the part that otherwise would have to be disconnected simply slides out
the required distance and may be as easily replaced.
Similar letters denote corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
Various modifications may be made and any suitable materials used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The use in combination with ironing machines for goffering or fluting of
spindles and rollers in separate parts so constructed that the rolls may be easily
attached or detached from the spindles at the will of the operator.
2. The use in combination with ironing machines for goffering or fluting of a gas
inlet through a fixed spindle leading to a burner within the roller.
3. The use in combination with gas heating apparatus for ironing goffering or
fluting rolls of a burner so arranged to slide in and out of a stuffing box.
4. The improved ironing machine for goffering or fluting substantially as herein
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of February 1899.
H. T. TALLOCK,
Agent for Applicant, 10, Great Turnstile, Holborn, London, W.C.