IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR USE IN DYEING OR TREATING WOVEN FABRICS
Year: 1885

page_text: WUYOL Fabri
I TITUS SALT a Director of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons & Company Limited of
Saltaire in the County of York Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR USE IN DYEING OR TREATING
WOVEN FABRICS to be as follows:―
In the apparatus hitherto in use for the dyeing of plush velvet or other pieces a
winch has been used over which the pieces when being dyed were passed, and the
winch turned on its axis by hand, and the winch frame has been pushed along the
top of the dye vat, so that the pieces whilst being dyed might be equally
distributed in the vat and dyed of an uniform colour.
In my improved apparatus I turn the winch or equivalent supporting means for
operating the material being dyed on its axis by means of a belt, band, cord, or
such like means at the same time the winch frame or bearing for the equivalent
support is being gradually slided or drawn along the top of the dye vessel by
means of pitch chains (or I otherwise operate the same) which motion may be
reversed automatically at each end of the vat or bath or at any point that may be
determined upon. At each reversal of the motion of the winch frame or part
acting in its stead the motion of the winch on its axis is also reversed.
I also apply a separate winch or part acting in its stead at an elevation above
the dye vat or bath so that when the piece or pieces are required to be taken out
of the vat they may be passed over this winch or operating support and delivered,
folded up on to a table by means of a slotted lever frame or an ordinary folding
arrangement attached to the winch or support which is driven or caused to revolve
on its axis by means of a belt, cord or other device for imparting the requisite
motion.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Dyeing or Treating
Woven Fabrics.
I TITUS SALT a Director of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons & Company Limited of
Saltaire in the County of York Manufacturer 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:-
In the apparatus hitherto in use for the dyeing of plush, velvet or other pieces a
winch has been used, over which the pieces when being dyed were passed, and
the winch turned on its axis by hand, and the winch frame has been pushed
along the top of the dye vat, so that the pieces whilst being dyed might be equally
distributed in the vat and dyed of an uniform color.
In my improved apparatus I turn the winch or equivalent supporting means for
operating the material being dyed on its axis by means of a belt, band, cord or
such like means, at the same time the winch frame or bearing for the equivalent
Bupport is being gradually slided or drawn along the top of the dye vessel by
means of pitch chains (or I otherwise operate the same) which motion may be
reversed automatically at each end of the vat or bath or at any point that may be
determined upon.
At each reversal of the motion of the winch frame, or part
acting in its stead the motion of the winch on its axis is also reversed.
I also apply a separate winch or part acting in its stead at an elevation above
the dye vat or bath so that when the piece or pieces are required to be taken out
of the vat they may be passed over this winch or operating support and delivered
folded up on to a table by means of a slotted lever frame or an ordinary folding
arrangement attached to the winch or support which is driven or caused to revolve
on its axis by means of a belt, cord or other device for imparting the requisite
motion.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a plan view Figure 2 shews a side elevation and Figure 3 an
end view of a dye vat and machinery according to my improvements.
The swift or winch a over which is passed the piece to be dyed is mounted on
the carriage b which is caused to travel to and fro on its wheels b¹ running on
way c on the sides of the bath by means of the pitch chains indicated by dotted
lines d d operated by pitch wheels and supported by pullies d' at the same
time the swift a is caused to revolve on its own axis by means of the driving
band e and pullies e¹ e¹ e³. When the carriage b is approaching the end of the
vate the pushing piece f comes in contact with the collars f¹, one of which is fixed
near each end of the vat c on the rod f². The rod f' is connected to the weight
lever f which as it is being moved comes in contact with the studs f'in the
quadrant wheel fo which is geared into the pinion g fixed upon the end of the
screw h, the screw h works through the nut i which is fixed to the strap guide
plate and guides ¹ k³. When the screw his caused to revolve the strap
guides k¹ k³ move the driving belts over the pullies 1, 1, 12 the middle pulley is

page_text: fixed to the shaft m and as there are according to the present arrangement two
driving belts (one held in the fork or guide k¹ and the other in k²) each running in
opposite directions, the swift a and its carriage b are caused to reverse the direction
in which they may be running at each end of the vat c or at any point which
may be determined upon according to the position of the collars fi fl. On the
driving shaft m is applied a worm n which gears into the worm wheel o and by
means of bevel wheel o¹ attached to the worm wheel n gearing into another bevel
wheel pl applied on the shaft r and pitch wheels d', d are caused to revolve and
so traverse the carriage b by means of the pitch chains d, d. To the one bevel
wheel p¹ is connected a clutch 8 and lever 8¹ for actuating so that the bevel wheel pl
may be thrown in or out of gear as required so that the swift a may revolve on its
axis a while the carriage b remains stationary, on the driving shaft m is also fixed
a band pulley e¹ and on the opposite end of the vat c is another pulley e similar
in size but which runs freely on a stud e', there is also a pulley e fixed on the
shaft of the swift a and over these pullies e¹ e² e³ is stretched a driving band e
which band is made endless so that the swift a is caused to revolve on its axis a¹
in either direction according to which direction of motion is imparted to the driving
shaft m by one or other driving band and pullies or 1 and transmitted by the
band e as shewn in Figure 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim in apparatus for use in dyeing or treating woven fabrics such as pieces of
plush is
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1. The combination or arrangement of parts for or method of driving the swift
and its carriage simultaneously substantially as shewn and described.
2. The arrangement or combination of parts by which the motion of the swift
and its carriage may be reversed at any predetermined point as set forth.
3. The method or arrangement of parts by which the motion of the carriage
may be stopped whilst the motion of the swift is continued as set forth.
4. The general arrangement of parts as shewn in the drawings.
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W BROOKES & SON,
Agents for the said Titus Salt.