Improvements in Automatic Feeders for Feeding Openers and Scutchers with Cotton or other like Materials.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application; 1th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1895-Accepted. 30th Nov.,
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Feeders for Feeding Openers and
Scutchers with Cotton or other like Materials.
We JOHN JAMES BAILEY, and JAMES GARNETT both of the Eagle Iron
Works, Stalybridge, in the County-of Chester, Machinists, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates, to improvements in automatic feeders for feeding,openers
and scutchers with cotton and like materials. The objects of this invention
are (1) to regulate the speed imparted by the driving gear by which the spiked
lattice is caused to be,moved, so that the rate of progression of said spiked lattice
may be regulated according to the quantity of cotton contained in the hopper,
and (2) to prevent the surplus cotton that falls from the combing cylinder being
returned into the hopper.
We attain these objects by the means hereinafter described, and as shown in the
accompanying sheet of drawings which illustrates the manner in which our invention
is applied.
a is the ordinary form of hopper or box in which the raw cotton is received.
We place on the inside of the front portion of said hopper a light frame d
.constructed preferably of wood which we suspend by the upper edge thereof from
a rod or other suitable attachment at d', the lower. edge of said frame, which is
clear of the bottom of the hopper being free to be moved or lifted upwards.
We pass the spiked lattice or apron over three rollers c, c¹, and c², placed in a
triangular position, and by these means said spiked lattice is caused to move
horizontally under the combing cylinder. Motion is transmitted from the main
driving shaft through the pulley f, the bevel gearing g, and the coned pulleys j
and to the rollers cc' and c carrying the spiked lattice b, by means of a worm k
placed on the shaft. carrying the coned pulley j' and gearing into a worm wheel k
placed on the shaft carrying the roller c. We connect the strap fork by means of
a rod m and a bell crank lever n to the herein before described frame a,, said bell
crank lever n being attached, near to the upper edge thereof. We place an adjust-
able balance weight on the, aforesaid lever n, or attach a coil spring or other
equivalent thereto.
Wh
Then the machine is started, the hopper a being full of cotton, the frame d will
be in the position indicated by full lines on the drawing. If the supply of
cotton is not adequately kept up, the cotton that is carried up by the lattice b
will reduce the pressure on the frame d, which will thereby be raised by the, action
of the weight, and the lever n. The strap will at the same time by means of the
rod m that is connected with the strap fork l.be placed on the larger diameter of
the cone
pulley, and the smaller diameter of the pulley ', as represented by dotted
lines on drawing and by these means increase the rate of progression of the spiked
lattice b.
The cotton that is carried up from the hopper a by the spiked lattice b
will be conveyed along the horizontal, portion of said lattice, and any surplus
cotton that may fall from the combing cylindere will be deposited thereon, and
will not be returned into the hopper. When the hopper is again charged with
cotton, the frame d is forced back to it original position, and the machine resumes
its normal speed.

page_text: In a modification of our invention we place the frame d in a horizontal position,
and hinge said frame at a point near the roller c³, the free end of the frame being
supported by a chain attached to the bell crank lever n.
Dated this 10th day of January 1895.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in Automatic Feeders for Feeding Openers and
Scutchers with Cotton or other like Materials.
We, JOHN JAMES BAILEY and JAMES GARNETT, both of the Eagle Iron
Works, Stalybridge, in the County of Chester, Machinists 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in automatic feeders for feeding openers
and scutchers with cotton and like materials. The objects of this invention are, to
regulate the speed imparted by the driving gear by which the spiked lattice is
caused to be moved, so that the rate of progression of said spiked lattice may be
regulated according to the quantity of cotton that is contained in the hopper; to
prevent the surplus cotton that falls from the combing cylinder being returned
into the hopper; and to present an improved working surface to the combing
cylinder.
We attain these objects by the means hereinafter described and as shown in the
accompanying sheet of drawings which illustrates the manner in which our
invention is applied, similar letters referring to similar parts.
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a is the ordinary form of hopper or box in which the raw cotton is received.
We place on the inside of the front portion of said hopper a light frame as d
constructed preferably of wood which we either suspend by the upper edge thereof
from a rod or other similar attachment at d', the lower end d of said frame which
is clear of the bottom of the hopper being free to be moved or lifted upwards as in
Fig. 1, or we secure said frame in a horizontal position as in Fig. 3 by means of a
hinge d' being in like manner free to be lifted upwards at d². We pass the spike
lattice or apron bover three rollers c c and c² placed in a triangular position, the
roller c¹ being either placed in the same horizontal plane as the roller e as in Figs. 1
and 3, or at a lower elevation as in Fig. 4, and by these means the spiked lattice is
cansed to move forward under the combing cylinder either horizontally or at an
angle varying therefrom to about 45 degrees and two distinct working surfaces
as 61 and 62 are obtained. Motion is transmitted from the main driving shaft
through the pulley f, the bevel gearing y and the coned pulleys j and to the
rollers c c and c² carrying the spiked lattice b, by means either of a worm k placed
on the shaft that carries the cone pulley and gearing into a worm wheel k¹ placed
on the shaft carrying the roller c as in Fig. 1 or by means of a bevel pinion k and
bevel wheel k¹ as in Fig. 2 or other equivalent. We connect the strap fork 7 to
the herein before described frame d by means of a rod m and a bell crank lever n
said bell crank lever being either attached to the frame d near to the upper edge
thereof as in Fig. 1 or to the free edge of the frame by means of a chain n' as in
Fig. 3. We place an adjustable balance weight q on the aforesaid lever n or
attach a coil spring or other equivalent thereto.
When the machine is started the bopper a being full of cotton, the frame d will
be in the position indicated by full lines on the drawing. If the supply is not
adequately kept up, the cotton that is carried up by the lattice b will reduce the
pressure on the frame d, which will thereby be raised by the action of the weight

page_text: and the lever n, The strap will at the same time by means of the rod m that is
connected with the strap fork 1, be placed on the larger diameter of the cone
pulley and the smaller diameter of the pulley j¹ as represented by dotted lines on
the drawing, and by these means increase the rate of progression of the spiked
lattice b. The cotton that is carried up from the hopper a by the spiked lattice b
will be conveyed along the upper portion bi of said lattice, and any surplus cotton
that may fall from the combing cylinder e will be deposited thereon and will not
be returned into the hopper. When the hopper is again charged with cotton, the
frained is forced back to its original vertical or horizontal position and the
machine resumes its normal speed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our sail
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st. In automatic feeders for feeding openers and scutchers with cotton or other
like materials, the combination of a suspended or a hinged frame as d that is
balanced by means of weighted levers, springs or other equivalents, and connected
with the strap fork by means of a rod as m by which the quantity of cotton or
other material that is fed into the machine will control or determine the speed in
the manner substantially as herein before described.
2nd. In automatic feeders for feeding openers and scutchers with cotton or other
like materials, the combination of the mechanism for regulating the speed of the
machine by the quantity of cotton supplied to the hopper substantially as herein-
before described.
3rd. In automatic feeders for feeding openers and scutchers with cotton or other
like materials the triangular arrangement of the rollers for carrying the spiked
lattice up to and under the combing cylinder by the employment of an additional.
roller as d for the purpose and in the manner substantially as herein before.
described.
Dated this 10th dor of October 1895
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,.
Agent for Applicants.