Improvements in Carding Engines
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb.,
1897
Complete Specification Left, 5th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
PROVISIONAL DITUIFICATION.
"Improvements in Carding Engines."
We, GEORGE ANDREWS, of Higher Buckfast Mills, Buckfast Leigh, in the
County of Devon, Mill Manager; and JONAS HALEY, of Pyenot Hall and High
Street Mills, Cleckheaton, in the County of York, Card Maker, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in Scribblers or Carding Engines for
carding fibres, and consists of a new and improved combination and arrangement
of workers, strippers, rollers, and cleaners, whereby a greater amount of fibre can
be carded or cleaned in a given time and with less waste than heretofore.
According to this invention we employ a main cylinder or swift at the feed end
of which are a series of feed rollers and a "licker in" above and in contact with
which and also with the main swift is a roller which lays the fibre on the main
swift. Around the main cylinder or swift are arranged workers in pairs, the second
worker of each pair being driven at a slightly greater surface speed than the first
worker of the pair, so that the fibre is operated upon by each worker and again
laid on the main cylinder or swift. A fancy roller is placed slightly above the
doffer and in contact with the main cylinder or swift, and below and in contact
with these two is a small angle roller.
Beneath the main cylinder or swift is a stripper or cleaner, and a wire brush or
roller, if required, for cleaning the main cylinder.
Dated this 15th day of Fahru 1897
BRIERLEY & HOWARD
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
"Improvements in Carding Engines."
We, GEORGE ANDREWS, of Higher Buckfast Mill's, Buckfast Leigh, in the
County of Devon, Mill Manager; and JONAS HALEY, of Pyenot Hall and High
Street Mills, Cleckheaton, in the County of York, Card Maker, 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 an improvement in scribblers or carding engines for
carding fibres, and consists of a new and improved combination and arrangement
of workers, strippers, rollers, and cleaners, whereby a greater working surface is
obtained, and a greater amount of fibre can be carded or cleaned in a given time
and with less waste than heretofore.
According to our invention the ordinary stripper rollers are dispensed with and

page_text: the workers are arranged in pairs around the main cylinder or swift in such a
manner that each worker also acts as a stripper.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention, the following is a com-
plete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a Carding Engine in accordance with this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of part of a Carding Engine shewing a modification.
According to our invention we employ a main cylinder or swift 1 suitably driven
by a driving pulley 2 and band 3, at the feed end of which cylinder is a series
of feed rollers and a "licker in" as usual, the fibre being taken therefrom and laid
on the main swift 1 by the roller 4. Around the main cylinder or swift 1 are
arranged workers 5-6 in pairs, the first worker 5 of each pair being driven at a
slightly greater surface speed than the second worker 6 of the pair, so that the
fibre (shewn by the thick black line) is operated upon by each worker 5-6, the
worker first removing it from the swift 1, after which the worker 6 removes it
from the worker 5 and carries it round until it is taken again by the worker 5
and laid again on the main swift, the surplus portion being carried onward by
the latter to the next pair 5-6 which treat it in the same way, so that a very
thorough working, opening, and raising and cleaning of the fibre is effected.
For some class of fibre and where the workers 5-6 are driven at the same speed,
it is preferable to employ a small stripper or angle roller 7 between each pair of
workers 5-6 (see Fig. 2) for assisting to remove the surplus fibre from the
worker 5 and placing it on the swift 1.
A fancy roller 8 is placed slightly above the doffer 9 and in contact with the
main cylinder or swift 1, and below and in contact with these two is a small angle
roller 10 for removing the fibre from the fancy roller to the swift 1 from whence it
is carried to the doffer 9.
Beneath the main cylinder or swift 1 is a wire brush or roller 12 for cleaning
the main cylinder 1, and in contact with the brush 12 is a stripper 11.
When the angle roller or rod 7 (see Fig. 2) is employed all the workers 5-6 are
driven by a single chain 13 at one speed, but when the workers 5-6 are driven at
different speeds (as in Fig. 1) and the stripper 7 is not employed, two driving
chains 14-15 are employed as shewn, the chain 14 driving the workers 5 at a
quicker speed than the chain 15 which drives the workers 6.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
(1) In a Scribbler or Carding Engine and in combination, a main swift, workers
arranged in pairs around such swift, and means for driving the first worker of each
pair at a quicker speed than the second worker of each pair, substantially as
described.
(2) In a Scribbler or Carding Engine, and in combination, a main swift,
workers arranged in pairs around such swift, a roller placed at the rear of the
first worker of each pair, and at the angle between it and the main swift and
acting as a stripper, and means for driving the workers of each pair at the same
surface speed, substantially as described.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1897.
GEORGE ANDREWS.
JONAS HALEY.
By their Agents,
BRIERLEY & HOWARD
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.