Improvements in or Applicable to Engines for Carding Cotton and other Fibrous Materials, Partly Applicable to Scutchers and other Preparing Machines.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to Engines for Carding Cotton and
other Fibrous Materials, Partly Applicable to Scutchers and
other Preparing Machines.
:
We SAMUEL HERBERT BROOKS of Union Iron Works, West Gorton, and Junction
Iron Works Miles Platting, Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, Machine
Maker, THOMAS GOODBEHERE of the same places, Manager, and GEORGE SHAW of
Gorton in the said County, Draftsman, do hereby declare the nature of the said inven-
tion, to be as follows:-
Firstly. Our invention relates to the bearings of the main Card Cylinder of
Carding Engines and is also applicable to the bearings of rapidly rotating
shafts used in scutchers and other machines for preparing fibrous materials and its
object is to provide against wear in the bearings, and obtain a more perfect lubrication
thereof.
As applied to Carding Engines with travelling flats supported by two wheels,
one on each side of the Carding Engine our invention consists in arranging the
bearings for the main card cylinder on each side, in a bush which can rotate in the
pedestal This bush (one for each bearing) has a flange by which it is connected
with, and is rotated slowly by, the wheel carrying the "flats."
The bushes have diagonal slots on their exteriors which receive oil or lubricant
as they rotate from the chamber in the pedestal and convey it to holes through the
bush to the surface of the quickly rotating shaft within the rotating bush these holes
receiving oil at intervals as the bush rotates slowly with the pulley on each side
driven by the "flats."
The pedestal part in which the busb bearings rotate is combined with arrange-
ments by which it can be adjusted vertically or horizontally and in relation to the
bearing for "flat" pulley and then secured.
When the above described improvements are used in Engines not combined with
wheels for carrying the flats or when used in scutchers or other preparing machines,
the bush is arranged to be slowly rotated from some conveniently slow-rotating part
of the machine by worm and wheel or other suitable gearing.

page_text: Secondly. Our invention relates to arrangements for stopping and slowly driving
the doffer of Carding Engines which slow driving is also used when grinding the
doffer and cylinder-By this part of our invention we prevent flats from being
formed by the main cylinder upon the doffer as when stopped in the ordinary
manner, and deliver a thin fleece of fibre slowly while the doffer is stopped as to its
ordinary working.
There is a lever by moving which up and down a wheel carried on the lever is
brought in and out of gear with the wheel on the doffer shaft.
There is an helical wheel on the side of, or driven by, the small wheel on the lever,
which gears with one on a shaft in bearings on the said lever, which shaft has a
worm upon it which is thus always in rotary motion.
But when the small wheel on the lever is in gear with, and is driving the wheel on
the doffer shaft, the worm is out of gear with the doffer wheel, and when the small
wheel is out of gear the worm is in gear with the wheel on the doffer shaft and is
thus slowly rotating it. The doffer by our arrangement is thus not entirely stopped
at any time when the main card cylinder is working but when stopped as to ordinary
working it slowly rotates-this slow rotation being also used for grinding the doffer
and cylinder. When the said lever is in its middle position the doffer is stopped
entirely.
Thirdly. Our improvements relate to the knife or edge for removing the motes
from the "licker-in" and the object of this part of our invention is to more con-
veniently adjust the knife to the "licker-in."
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The knife according to our invention is carried on two slides one on each side of
the framing, and these slides receive motion for adjusting the knife to the "licker-in "
by a screw, on each side on the exterior of the framing, acting upon a projection from
each slide, passing through a slot in the framing.
Dated this Eighteenth day of July 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Applicable to Engines for Carding Cotton and
other Fibrous Materials, Partly Applicable to Scutchers and
other Preparing Machines.
We SAMUEL HERBERT BROOKS, of Union Iron Works, West Gorton, and Junction
Iron Works, Miles Platting, Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster Machine
Maker, THOMAS GOODBEHERE, of the same places, Manager, and GEORGE SHAW, of
Gorton, in the said County, Draftsman, do liereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Firstly. Our invention relates to the bearings of the main card cylinder of Carding
Engines, and is also applicable to the hearings of rapidly rotating shafts, used in
scutchers, and other machines for preparing fibrous materials, and its object is to
provide against wear in the bearings and obtain a more perfect lubrication thereof.
As applied to Carding Engines with travelling flats supported by two wheels one
on each side of the carding Engine, our invention consists in arranging the bearings
for the main card cylinder on each side, in a bush which can rotate in the pedestal.
This bush (one for each bearing) has a flange by which it is connected with, and is
rotated slowly by the wheel carrying the flats. The bushes have diagonal slots on
their exterior which receive oil or lubricant as they rotate from the chamber in the
pedestal, and convey it to boles through the bush to the surface of the quickly rotating
shaft within the rotating bush these holes receiving oil at intervals, as the bush rotates
slowly with the pulley on each side driven by the flats.
The pedestal part in which the bush bearings rotate is combined with arrange-
ments by which it can be adjusted vertically or horizontally and in relation to the
bearing for the flat pulley and then secured.
When the above described improvements are used, in Engines not combined with
wheels for carrying the flats or when used in scutchers or other preparing machines,
the bush is arranged to be slowly, rotated from some conveniently slow rotating part
of the machine, by worm and wheel or other suitable gearing.
Secondly. Our invention relates to arrangements for stopping and slowly driving
the doffer of Carding Engines, which slow driving is also used when grinding the
doffer and cylinder. By this part of our invention, we prevent flat places from being
formed by the main cylinder upon the doffer; as when stopped in the ordinary
manner, and deliver a thin fleece of fibre slowly while the doffer is stopped as to its
ordinary working.
There is a lever, by moving which up and down, a wheel carried on the lever is
brought in and out of gear with the wheel on the doffer shaft. There is an belical
wheel on the side of, or driven by the small wheel on the lover, which gears with
one on a shaft in bearings on the said lever, which shaft has a worm upon it which
is thus always in rotary motion.

page_text: But when the small wheel on the lever is in gear with, and is driving the wheel
on the doffer shaft; the worm is out of gear with the doffer wheel, and when the
small wheel is out of gear the worm is in gear with the wheel on the doffer shaft and
is thus slowly rotating it. The doffer by our arrangement is thus not entirely
stopped at any time when the main card-cylinder is working, but when stopped as to
ordinary working it slowly rotates, this slow rotation being also used when grinding
the doffer and cylinder.
When the said lever is in its middle position the doffer is stopped entirely.
Thirdly. Our improvements relate to the knife or knives or edge or edges for
removing the dirt or motes from the "licker in " and the object of this part of our
invention is to more conveniently adjust the knife or knives to the "licker-in."
The knife or knives according to our invention is carried in two slides, one on
each side of the framing and these slides receive motion for adjusting the knife
to the "licker in " by a screw on each side on the exterior of the framing acting upon
a projection from each slide passing through a slot on the framing.
The first part of our invention is illustrated by the figures on sheet one, and the
second and third parts of our invention by the figures on sheet 2.
Fig. 1. is an elevation looking at the side of the carding Engine showing the
pedestal part which carries the rotary bearing according to our invention, and also
the mechanism for adjusting the bearing of the wheels, on one side of the Engine
which carries the "flats" to the bearing for the main card cylinder.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the parts or some of the parts shown in fig. 1, in a
plane parallel to the axis of the main cylinder of the Engine. Figs. 3 and 4, are
views corresponding respectively to figs. 1 and 2. showing a modification in which
our improved rotary bush hearing is combined with arrangements for adjusting the
bearing of the card cylinder to that for the wheel for the flats.
Fig. 5 is an end sectional view of the rotary bush detached, and fig. 6 is an outside
view of the same at a right angle to fig. 5.
This bush bearing is used in the modification shown by figs. 1 and 2.
Figs. 7 and 8 are views corresponding respectively to figs. 5 and 6 of the rotary
bush bearing used in the modification illustrated by figs. 3 and 4.
Fig. 9. is a side elevation showing our rotary bush bearing applied to the beater
shaft of a scutcher, and figs. 10 and 11. are respectively end and side views of the
rotary bush detached.
a is a part of the side framing of the carding Engine to which the stand or pedestal
part of the bearing is secured by bolts.
The rotary bash bearing d, shown by figs. 5 and 6 is carried, and has its bearing in
the pedestal which has a cap b¹ bolted upon it to hold the bearing in position. This
cap 1, has the oil chamber 2 formed in it with a hinged lid to prevent dirt and dust
from entering, and the oil passes, from the chamber 6, to diagonal grooves d', on the
exterior of the bush d, and there are four holes through the bush d and two of these
holos d (which are on opposite sides of the bush) come opposite a hole from the
chamber at each revolution, and thus allow lubricant to pass to the bearing of the
shaft e, for the card cylinder within the rotary bush d, the ends of the grooves d',
come opposite the hole from the oil chamber, and the oil flows along the grooves to
the holes d' through the bush, also to the shaft e.
also
The disc d on the inner end of the bush d, has notches d³ (see fig. ) for set screws
to pass through which screw into the boss f of the wheel f", for the flats (only
partly shown see fig. 2) so that the wheel for the flats can drive the bush d, yet
adjustments will be permitted between the two.
The boss forming the bearing for the flat wheel is a cylindrical casting f¹, truly
turned and fitted to the pedestal b, and secured thereto, by three bolts, passing
through short vertical slots formed through the pedestal b.
There is a vertical adjusting screw f3 that screws through a part on the
pedestal b, and its upper end comes against a projection f* from the cylindrical
casting f¹.

page_text: The lower end of the adjusting screw shaft f³, has a worm wheel f³, secured upon
it that gears with a worm f on a shaft having its bearings in a bracket f', secured to
the side of the Engine frame, the shaft for the worm 6, having a notched disc f³,
and there is an arm f", (see fig. 2) jointed to the bracket which will enter one of the
notches in the disc and hold it from rotating.
This disc f, forms an index for ascertaining the distance between the card cylinder
and the flats.
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When the distance between the card cylinder and flats is to be ascertained,
the screw nuts on the three bolts f³, are slackened and the index disc f" is rotated
to make the cards on the cylinder and flats touch, or as it is termed "whisper
and the position of the index disc f8, is then noted, and it is then turned back to zero,
and the screws on the bolts f³, are then tightened.
In the arrangement the bearings of the flat wheels are adjustable, and the bearings
of the cylinder are fixed.
In the modifications illustrated by figs. 3 and 4 the bearing of the wheel for the
flats is fixed and the bearing for the shaft of the card cylinder is adjustable in all
directions.
with four
The pedestal casting b, has a boss f¹, to form the bearing of the flat wheel f¹¹, and
in the middle part of the pedestal there is a space for a cylindrical bush 9,
snugs or projections g¹ which are inclined on their faces to correspond with inclines on
keys or wedges g², which come in contact with them.
The outside faces of the wedges g³, furthest from the axis of the shaft e, and parallel
thereto, fit in recesses or keyways, formed in the pedestal, and each key or wedge g¹
has a screw tapped hole through it for a screw 9 which has a collar near its
outer end that comes against the inside of a ring 91 secured to the pedestal by set
screws or bolts.
The outer ends of the screws 9³, for the keys or wedges have screw nuts to come
against the outer face of the ring 9', and thus the screws can be rotated but cannot
move end ways.
The ends of the adjusting screws g*, have squares upon them for the key which is to
rotate them.
The lowest screw g³, has a notched edge index disc f8, secured upon it, into one of
which, notches can enter a projection f carried on a spring, the inner end of which
is secured to the ring g*.
This index disc f8, in this modification is used for the same purpose as the index
disc f in figs. 1 and 2 hereinbefore described, the screw g³ for the upper wedge g³
being first turned to slacken the wedge, which is tightened after the card cylinder has
been brought back to a position concentric with the flat wheel.
Horizontal adjustment is effected by the other two screws g.
The bush d is inade separate from the driving disc d', which is driven by set screws
to the boss of the wheel for the flats.
The inner end of the bush is made with a small flange, parts of which are cut away,
and the parts, of the flange left, enter parts cut away, in the disc d², and thus the
latter rotates the bush part d.
The inner end of the cylindrical bush g, comes against the parts of the flange on
the bush d, and as the disc d', is held against the shoulder on the shaft e, the bush d,
cannot move endways or be removed until the cylindrical bush g is first withdrawn
(see figs. 1, 7 and 8).
It will be understood that there is a pedestal according to each modification figs. 1
and 2, and figs. 3 and 4, for each side of the engine.
With the arrangements above described for the accurate measurement of distance
between the card cylinder and flat wheel, and for adjustment of one to the other
concentrically, the flat wheel can have so much milled from its periphery as will be
required to bring the flats to their correct working position in relation to the card
cylinder in a manner well understood.
Fig. 9. illustrates the application of the rotary bearing to say the beater shaft of
scutcher.

page_text: The bush bearing d, is made of the form shown in figs. 9, 10, and 11, and the edge
of the disc d', is toothed as a worm wheel which gears with a worm d' on a shaft d³,
in suitable bearings this shaft do, having a worm wheel d upon it gearing with a
worm d, on any convenient rotating shaft do, so as to give slow rotation to the bush d.
Or the bush bearing may be rotated by any other suitable means.
Fig. 12, is a side elevation of parts of a carding Engine, and fig. 13 is a view of
detached parts when looking at them in the direction of the arrow on fig. 12, these
figures illustrating the improvements under the second head of our invention.
a part
of the side of a carding engine; e¹, the main card cylinder; h, the doffer; h', a'
wheel on the end of the doffer shaft; k, is a stud in a lever casting k¹, having its
fulcrum, on the side framing at k².
The stud k has a toothed pinion ³ upon it, that can gear with the toothed wheel h¹
on the end of the doffer shaft.
The stud k, has also a pulley k, upon it, so that it can be driven by an endless rope
or belt e, from a pulley e³, on the end of the main card cylinder shaft e.
The lever casting has bearings in it for a shaft having a worm kⓇ upon it at
one end to gear with the toothed wheel h¹, on the doffer shaft and a skew worm or
helical wheel k7, at the other end to gear with an helical pinion k*, on the boss of
the spur wheel k³.
The wheels
and k*, are connected by a clutch.
The lever casting has a handle 48, that passes through a guide bracket a secured
to the framing and jointed to the handle 8, is a lever handle p with a projection p¹,
having a small projection p² on its face.
The handle of the lever casting is shown in its lowest position in tig. 12, in which
position the spur pinion ³, is out of gear with the wheel ', and the worm ko, is in
gear with the latter thus rotating the doffer slowly.
When the lever handle 48 is lifted and the small projection p², on the handle P, is
resting upon a short projection from the bracket a² the wheel k*, and worm ke, are
both out of gear with the wheel, and the doffer is not rotated.
When the lever handle is lifted to its highest position with the projection pl, from
the handle p, resting upon the ledge upon the bracket a³, the worm is out of gear
and the pinion k³, is into gear with the wheel h¹, and the doffer is then rotated at the
speed required, when the Engine is carding.
Figs. 14 and 15 are each sectional elevations of parts of a carding Engine illustrating
the third part of our invention.
Fig. 14 shows a single mote knife, and fig. 15 a double mote knife for the
"licker-in."
el is a part of the main card cylinder;
and m' the dish plate, m³, the lap roller;
mote knives.
the " " licker-in; m the lap feed roller,
the grid under the "licker in ;
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n, the
The ends of the mote knives n, are carried on slides n¹, arranged on each side
at the, inside of the framing a, and there is a projection from each slide n', that
passes through a slot in the framing to the outside of it, and in this projection,
an adjusting screw n³, is secured which passes through a projection n³, on or
secured in the framing, and there is a screw nut upon this screw n³, on each side
of the projection n³.
Thus arranged, adjustment can be readily made in the mote knives on the outside
of the framing.
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. The revolving bush bearing combined with a pedestal for the horizontal
shafts especially those of carding Engines, scutchers and other machines for preparing
fibrous materials substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs.
to 11. of the drawings.
2. The combination of the revolving bush bearings with the wheels for the flats

page_text: and with the pedestals for the shafts of the main carding cylinder and with the
arrangements for adjusting the wheel for the card flats to the axis or bearings of
the shaft for the main card cylinder, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6 of the drawings.
3. The combination of the revolving bush bearings with the wheels for the flats
and with the pedestals for the shaft of the main card cylinder and with arrangements
for adjusting the bearings of the shaft of the main card cylinder to the bearings for
the flat wheels substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 3, 4, 7
and 8 of the drawings.
4. The combination and arrangement of mechanism by which the doffer of
carding Engines can be readily put out of gear, or into gear for carding, and into
gear at a slower speed for grinding, and to prevent the formation of flat places on
the doffer, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 12 and 13 of
the drawings.
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5. The combination of the mote knife or knives with slides and mechanism on
the outside of the frame for adjusting the mote knives to the "licker-in substan-
tially as herein before described and illustrated by figs. 14 and 15 of the drawings.
Dated this Sixteenth day of April 1889.