Improvements in Carding Engines.
Year: 1886

page_text: TROVISIONA17
Improvements in Carding Engines.
We WILL LORD of the Canal Street Works Todmorden in the County of York
Machine Maker, and JOHN STOCKS of the same place, foreman do hereby declare
the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CARDING ENGINES to be as
follows:-
In carrying our Invention into effect we dispense with the ordinary flexible
bend on which the flats travel, and use in its place a number of brackets, on the
bend or side of the engine frame, set radially to the axis of the main cylinder,
the upper surface of each of the brackets on which the flats travel is "turned" or
ground concentric to the cylinder.
In order to move and adjust all the brackets simultaneously to or from the
centre of the main cylinder we employ an adjusting screw or other appliance and
connect all the brackets together in such manner that all the brackets move when
the adjusting screw or other appliance is turned or actuated to raise or lower the
centre or other bracket through a part of which it passes or may pass.
After adjustment the brackets are secured in their positions by bolts, screws or
otherwise.

page_text: Improvements in Carding Engines.
We WILL LORD, of the Canal Street Works, Todmorden, in the County of York,
Machine Maker, and JOHN STOCKS, of the same place, Foreman do hereby declare
the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CARDING ENGINES and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
In carrying our Invention into effect we dispense with the ordinary flexible
bend on which the flats travel, and use in its place a number of brackets on the
bend or side of the engine frame set radially to the axis of the main cylinder; the
upper surface of each of the brackets on which the flats travel is "turned" or
ground concentric to the cylinder. In order to move and adjust all the brackets
simultaneously to or from the centre of the main cylinder we employ an adjusting
screw or other appliance and connect all the brackets together in such manner that
all the brackets move when the adjusting screw or other appliance is turned or
actuated to raise or lower the centre or other bracket through a part of which it
passes or may pass.
After adjustinent the brackets are secured in their positions by bolts, screws or
otherwise.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will describe the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings, reference
being had to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a carding engine to which our improvements have
been applied. Figs. 2 and 3 are detailed views on an enlarged scale of parts of the
same.
a designates the main cylinder and b the engine bend on which are cast two
ledges or flanges 61 62 respectively; c indicates the revolving flats and d the radial
brackets upon the surface of which the revolving flats travel. In the Drawing
nine of these brackets d are shown but any other suitable number may be
employed. Each bracket d is set radially and is free to slide to or from the axis
of the main cylinder in slideways b³ formed on or secured to the bend b. Each
bracket is connected to its adjoining bracket or brackets so that when one bracket
moves all the others move with it and this is effected by means of the following
arrangement:
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At the back of each bracket d are cast two bosses or projections d² in the case
of each of the two end brackets there need only be one such boss. One end of a
stud e projects into a hole formed to receive it in one boss d¹ and the other end of
the stud e projects into a similar hole in the adjacent boss d³ on the next bracket.
The brackets are also held in place by an arm or plate g which is secured to the
central and two other brackets by bolts h. An adjusting screw f passes through
the lower portion of the central bracket d, the head of the screw resting on the
ledge b¹ and the other end in or against the ledge b².
The upper surface of each bracket d is turned or ground so as to form a surface
concentric to the main cylinder. The revolving flats as already stated travel on
this surface and when it is required to adjust the flats to or from the axis of the

page_text: main cylinder it is only necessary to slacken the bolts h and turn the screw f
whereby all the brackets d are moved simultaneously.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. In a carding engine, the use and application of a number of radial brackets
connected together and free to be moved simultaneously by means of an adjusting
screw or other appliance to or from the axis of the main cylinder to which the
upper surfaces of the said brackets are concentric.
2.-The general construction, combination, and arrangement of parts constitu-
ting our improvements in carding engines, substantially as herein described and as
illustrated by the Drawings annexed.