provements in Combined Ironing, Polishing, and Ourling Machines for Cuffs, Collars, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
VISIONAL SPE
FICATION
Improvements in Combined Ironing, Polishing, and Ourling
Machines for Cuffs, Collars, and the like.
WILLIAM LANFEAR Engineer of 5 Mount Row, East Road City Road
London, in the County of Middlesex, and GEORGE AULD MACDONALD, Builder,
of 184 Northumberland Park, Park Station, Tottenham in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
On a base plate of wood or metal we erect three A standards one on left hand of
base plate, one in or about the middle and one on the right.
At required distances are three bearings one on each standard carrying a
spindle.
On the part of spindle between left and middle standards is a wood or metal
roller.
On the top of standards are plummer blocks for top spindle.
Between left and middle standards is screwed a perforated disc to which is
fastened or screwed a hollow metal cylinder with provision for heating as
required.
On right hand side of middle standard on top and bottom spindle we place a
pair of spur wheels of equal or of such diameters as may be suitable for rollers
and cylinders which can be thrown in and out of gearing to suit the several
purposes the machine is intended for.
On top spindle is placed a pinion gearing with a wheel on bottom of same
causing a more rapid motion for polishing, this also is thrown out of gearing by
levers when not required.
On right hand standard is placed bracket carrying a stud on which is placed
a loose pinion, gearing into spur wheel on bottom spindle to give motion to
rollers.
On the loose pinion is attached a fly or hand wheel with fast and loose pulleys
for power.
On bottom of left and middle standards are two bosses carrying a spindle with
two eccentrics for lifting a plate fitted with springs to raise rollers up and down
and separating rollers when at rest, so avoiding scorching or discolouring work.
The loose pinion on stud gives motion to spur wheel on bottom roller thereby
causing top and bottom rollers to rotate at their required speeds.
Dated this 5th day of May 1896.
WILLIAM LANFEAR.
GEORGE AULD MACDONALD.
Improvements in Combined Ironing, Polishing, and Ourling
Machines for Cuffs, Collars, and the like.
We, WILLIAM LANFEAR, Engineer of 5 Mount Row, East Road, City Road,
London in the County of Middlesex and GEORGE AULD MACDONALD, Builder,
of 184 Northumberland Park, Park Station, Tottenham, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the

page_text: same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to a machine for ironing, polishing and curling, these
different functions being secured by the employment of two sets of spur-gearing,
connected to rollers on the driving and driven shafts; so arranged, that when
one pair of gears is thrown out of engagement, the other pair comes into
operation.
Moreover, the rollers of this machine are adjustable as to their mutual proximity,
by means of a thrust, elastically applied to one of the rollers, through the inter-
vention of springs.
To permit the one roller to move in a vertical plane so as to advance to and recede
from the other roller at will for the purpose of dealing with materials of various
thicknesses, it is connected to the machine's driving shaft-which is parallel to its
own axis, but out of perfect alignment with the same-by a flexible shaft coupling
such as the familiar "Oldham's," which is eminently suitable for the purpose
in view.
A specific construction of the machine, according to this invention is described
below.
On a base plate or standard, 2 long and 2 short standards of "A" or other
pattern are erected.
These carry the bearings for two parallel shafts, to the lower of which is
attached a wooden roller, and on the upper a hollow metal cylinder; which roll in
mutual contact. The metal cylinder screws on to the top spindle as mandrel, and
is provided with perforations at one end, for the escape of the burnt gas, produced by
Bunsen burners, introduced at the other end, which is open. This upper cylinder
is mounted on the overhanging part of the upper shaft.
The wooden roller is mounted on the lower, and, being a little longer than the
cylinder, is wound round with flannel or the like. The roller is made to approach
to and recede from the cylinder above it, by a combination of levers and springs;
and for this purpose, resulting in the non-alignment of the axes of the roller and
of its driving spindle, an Oldham or other flexible shaft coupling is provided.
The roller's spindle has a spur wheel mounted upon it, with which engages a
pinion, keyed to the driving shaft of the machine, which may carry fast and loose
pulleys, and a hand wheel if desired. The spur wheel on the lower spindle
engages with a pinion on the upper, when polishing is to be performed; but
another set of gears, mounted on the two shafts, is substituted when ironing is to
be performed. If the roller and cylinder be of equal diameters; the two spur
wheels will be of the same size. A forked lever carried on a suitable bracket,
shifts the last mentioned spur wheel and the pinion, previously referred to, along
the upper spindle, simultaneously putting either into action, and the other out.
For this purpose they may both be formed on a hollow mandrel, with a collar
formed on its exterior, with which the fork engages. Relative rotary motion of
this wheel-combination and upper spindle is prevented by a set screw on the
former, guided in a key-way on the latter, or by other approved means.
A table extends on either side of the roller, to deliver to and receive from the
said roller the washed articles.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a side elevation;
Fig. 2 an end elevation, from the pulley end of the improved combined ironer
and polisher; and
Fig. 3 is an end elevation viewed from the other end of the machine.
Similar letters in the respective views relate to the same part of the machine.
A¹ and A² are the two long "A" standards, whilst A3 and A' are the two short
standards.
A and A² carry plummer boxes at their summits, for the reception of the
bearings of the shaft B, which overhangs the standard A', and which is screwed

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or otherwise prepared at B', for the reception of the hollow metal cylinder C.
This is strengthened by ribs C, and has perforations C³ in one end; being
opened at the other, for the admission of the perforated gas pipe D.
shaft B, rides the hollow mandrel E on which the pinion F, engaging with G, on
the lower shaft H; together with the spur wheel I, engaging with J, on the
lower shaft H, are carried. The groove E¹ on the mandrel E, is embraced by
a fork K, pivotted on stud K', carried on bracket K³, secured in standard A';
K being provided with a handle K'. At all times, either G and F engage for
polishing, or J and I for ironing.
The shaft H is driven from a small counter shaft L, carried in brackets M¹
and M, cast on standards A¹ and A' respectively, through the intervention of a
pinion N, on shaft L, engaging with the aforesaid spur wheel G.
All the gearing is contained between the standards A1 and A2. The shaft L is
prolonged, to receive the fast and loose belt pulleys O and P. The shaft H is
carried in stationary bearings in standards A and A'; and between the latter
and A', an Oldham's or other shaft coupling is mounted, for the purpose of
connecting H with a shaft Q, sometimes somewhat out of alignment with it. The
bearings R and R2 of Q are movable vertically in guides, provided in standards A³
and A. Through-bolts S', S, are threaded through all the standards A' A' A'
and A; and, being furnished with nuts, act as distance pieces to them. A wooden
roller T, keyed to the shaft Q, is rotated by it, immediately under cylinder C; but it
is in contact or otherwise with C, according to position of its movable bearings R¹
and R. Tables U₁ U are arranged on both sides of the roller T. All the
standards may be mounted on a sole-plate V, which may be carried on supporting
legs Wand W2.
With reference now to Fig. 3;-Springs X act, to hold bearings R¹ R' of
roller T down ordinarily. By operating handle Y', or treadle Yo, connected with
arm Y by rod Y2; the bearings R' R' are raised, through the medium of the
compression of thrust springs Z, which, whilst overcoming the roller-separating
springs X, transmit lever Y's thrust, with some degree of elasticity, to the
bearings R' R', and therefore to the roller surfaces of T and C.
This is of great advantage, when passing over buttons, seams, etc., in relieving
the machine and tender from sudden shock; and it also conduces to the preservation
of the fabric under treatment, of buttons therein, etc.
In this machine, curling is readily performed, in conjunction with both ironing
and polishing; the substitution of roller T for a reciprocating table, which is
usually provided in such machines, rendering this feasible.
The after operation of hand or machine curling is thus dispensed with.
The machine is suitable for dealing with articles, such as separate shirt fronts,
due to the width of the cylinder and roller provided, and also due to the facility
given for manipulation of the washed articles, by the absence of a standard from
the free end of the cylinder C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. The combined ironing, polishing, and curling machine with a positively driven
two speed gear, substantially as described.
2. The combined ironing, polishing and curling machine with spring adjustment
for the rollers, substantially as described.
3. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a positively driven
two speed gear of spring adjustment for the rollers, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
4. In a machine of the kind described the combination with a spring adjustment
for the rollers of an "Oldham" or similar shaft coupling, substantially as and for
the purpose described.
5. The combination aud arrangement of parts constituting the complete combined

page_text: ironing, polishing and curling machine, constructed and operating, substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of March 1897.
W. LANFEAR.
GEO. AULD MACDONALD.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.