Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
Dated this 5th day of November 1888.
W. LLOYD WISE.
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Crushing Mills.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM DEACON, of 6 Lancaster Road, West Norwood, in the County
of Surrey, Colonial Engineer and Exporter 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 :-
My invention has reference to a construction of crushing Mill with five rolls so
arranged that cane passed through the Mill will be squeezed four times, thus obtaining
the same crushing effect as usually obtained by the use of two three-roller mills.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
Figs. 1 and 2 are side and end elevations respectively, of a sugar cane crushing mill
constructed with five rolls according to my invention.
;
In this mill there are two upper rolls 1 and 2, and three lower rolls 3. 4 and 5
these rolls are supported in bearings 6 carried by side frames or standards 7 and as
will be seen, the arrangement is such that cane fed into one end of the mill will pass
through it in the direction of the arrows and will be squeezed four times namely
at 8. 9. 10 and 11. In this way by iny arrangement of the rolls I obtain in one mill
al crushing effect equivalent to that hitherto usually attained by the use of two three-
roll mills. The bearings for the upper rolls are each held in place by a cap 12 that is
secured to the corresponding side frame or standard 7 by four through bolts 13, that
extend vertically through the said frame or standard and are provided with nuts as
shewn. The bearings of the lower end rolls 3 and 5 are held in place by end caps or
covers 14 secured in position by bolts 15 that extend horizontally through the side
frames or standards, and are provided with nuts. The horizontal bolts pass between
the vertical bolts as shewn in fig. 2. The bearings of the lower central roll 4, which
is the driving roll, are each held in place by a removable block 16 that is secured in
position vertically by the caps 12 as shewn. Each of these blocks 16 is formed with
vertical grooves at its sides to accommodate the vertical bolts 13 and with a horizontal
groove in its under side to accommodate the upper of the horizontal bolts 15. In
this way these bolts are made to serve for holding the blocks in place horizontally
whilst admitting of their ready removal when desired. With the construction described
it will be seen that by removing the upper caps 12 the upper rolls, or the lower
central roll may be readily removed and replaced when necessary. The use of adjust-
able liners at 17 enables the rolls to be adjusted nearer to or further from each other
according to circumstances, or in lieu of liners, adjustable wedges may be employed as
well understood. 18. 18. are dumb returners or trash turners for guiding the cane
through the mill as well understood. The rolls 1 and 2 are driven from the roll 4
and the roll 3 and 5 from the rolls 1 and 2 respectively, by toothed gearing as
usual.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a crushing Mill the arrangement of five rolls substantially in the manner
described whereby cane passed through the mill will be squeezed four times as set
forth.
2. My improved crushing mill with five rolls substantially as hereinbefore described
with reference to and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated th: 14th
1000
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.