Improvements in or connected with Drying, Steaming, or like Machines for Textile Fabrics.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application. 3rd Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1895-Accepted, 13th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Drying, Steaming, or like
Machines for Textile Fabrics.
I, JOHN SMITH, of 4, Ashton Street, Heywood, in the County of Lancaster,
Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention has reference more particularly to that kind or class of machinery
used for drying, steaming, or similarly operating upon, textile fabrics, wherein the
fabric is caused to pass over a plurality of cylinders or winches; and has more
particularly for its object to improve the action and efficiency of such apparatus,
over and above that of this type of machine as usually constructed.
In a machine of the above type, say having a plurality of winches arranged in
line, and in two sets, one above the other, with the cloth or fabric running under
and over the successive rollers, the winches or rollers over which the material passes
are adapted to act as fans, or air or steam circulators. Assuming the winches be
of ordinary type, this may be very readily done by employing boards on the arms
of the winches, so that they act as fan blades.
By these means, in the case of a drying machine the fans or blades circulate an:
move about, the air used for drying, and so render the action of the apparatus
more efficient and the drying action better. And, in the case of steaming goods,
the faus circulate the steam.
In machines to which this invention may be applied there may be provided
suitable steam heated pipe arrangements, or in the case of the machine being used
as a drying machine, hot or warm air may be introduced by a fan, at one end or
other parts; the parts being enclosed or encased. It is to be stated however the
invention is not restricted to machines having the particular form and arrangement
of parts specified.
Improvements in or connected with Drying, Steaming, or like
Machines for Textile Fabrics.
I, JOHN SMITH of 4 Ashton Street, Heywood, in the County of Lancaster,
Dyer, 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 has reference more particularly to that kind or class of machinery
used for drying, steaming, or similarly operating upon textile fabrics, wherein the
fabric is caused to pass over a plurality of cylinders or winches; and has more
particularly for its object to improve the action and efficiency of such apparatus,
over and above that of this type of machine as usually constructed.
In a machine of the above type, say having a plurality of winches arranged in
line, and in two sets, one above the other, with the cloth or fabric running unler

page_text: and over the successive rollers, the winches or rollers over which the material
passes are adapted to act as fans, or air or steam circulators. Assuming the
winches be of ordinary type, this may be very readily done by employing boards on
the arms of the winches, so that they act as fan blades.
By these means, in the case of a drying machine, the fans or blades circulate,
and move about, the air used for drying, and so render the action of the apparatus
more efficient and the drying action better; and in the case of steaming goods,
the fans circulate the steam.
In machines to which this invention may be applied there may be provided
suitable steam heated pipe arrangements; or, in the case of the machine being
used as a drying machine, hot or warm air may be introduced by a fan, at one end
or other parts; the parts being enclosed or encased. It is to be stated, however, the
invention is not restricted to machines having the particular form and arrangement
of parts specified.
A drawing illustrative of this invention is hereto annexed.
In the drawing, a designates the winches arranged in two parallel rows, and is
the cloth or material which is being operated upon, it being passed over one of
the upper winches, then, one of the lower ones, and then an upper one and so on
through the machine. On the arms a' of these winches, the boards c above referred
to are fastened, as shewn, and extend, practically, from side to side of the winch.
By means of these boards, as stated, the winches become and act, practically, as
combined winches and fans, the boards being the blades of the fans.
In cases where the air is heated, or where steam is introduced, and used in
pipes in the machine, or distributed into it, for operating upon material being
treated, the machine may be enclosed as indicated in dotted lines in the drawing,
where represents the enclosing roof, and one end of the machine; and further,
in cases where hot air say is passed through the machine, a fan is used at one end
as indicated by dotted lines, and designated e, the air being discharged from the
machine at the opposite end by a suitable outlet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what ||
claim is :-
1. The herein described improved machine for drying or steaming textile fabrics,
namely, a machine having the means for conducting the material through it, con-
structed and adapted to operate as combined winches and fans; for the purposes
set forth.
2. The drying or steaming machine having the combined winches and fans
constructed, arranged, and operating particularly as set forth with reference to and
shewn in the drawing.
Dated this 1st day of June 1895.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15 Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.