Year: 1886

page_text: I WILLIAM HOOK DAVEY of 25 Holmesdale Road, Highgate, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention relates to ironing machines which consist essentially of a slowly
revolving horizontal cylinder or cylindrical ironing table in combination with a
longitudinally reciprocating steam heated iron embracing a considerable segment
of the circumference of the cylinder upon which it presses.
My invention has for its object to avoid liability of creasing the goods sub-
mitted to the action of the machine and to impart a better gloss or finish thereto
and to this end the invention consists in the combination with the revolving cylinder
or cylindrical table of two or more oppositely reciprocating irons of lesser width
working side by side upon the cylinder and driven from oppositely directed cranks,
eccentrics or other driving gear.
The invention further relates to the construction of the framing of the machinė
which is of shape the ends of the cylinder being journaled in the uprights.
This frame is made of two castings of the above form bolted together with distance
pieces. The reciprocating irons are each suspended from and work along guide
rods fixed to the framing.

page_text: Improvements in Ironing Machines.
I, WILLIAM HOOK DAVEY of 25 Holmesdale Road Highgate in the County of
Middlesex Engineer, 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:—
My Invention relates to ironing machines of that, class in which, heretofore, a
single longitudinally reciprocating iron has been combined with a revolving
horizontal cylinder, the iron conforming to and embracing a segment of the
circumference of the cylinder upon which it presses; and iny Invention has for
its object to avoid liability of creasing the goods and to impart a better gloss or
finish thereto, and to this end the Invention consists in the combination with the
revolving cylinder or cylindrical table, of two or more oppositely reciprocating
irons working side by side upon the cylinder.
The Invention further relates to the structural arrangements of the machine, as
hereafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming part of
this Specification wherein figure 1. is a longitudinal elevation, figure 2 an end
elevation, and figure 3 a plan, of my improved ironing machine.
A is the revolving horizontal cylinder covered with a suitable pad upon which
the goods are placed to be ironed, B B are two irons placed side by side upon the
cylinder with a small interval between them the two irons together covering a
segment of the circumference of the cylinder about equal to that heretofore
covered by a single iron, and being preferably about equal in length to the length
of the cylinder. The cylinder is journaled in bearings in a frame C constructed
of pairs of end-standards and longitudinal top members, with distance pieces
between the whole constituting a frame of the form shown. The irons B have
brackets b at the upper side near each end which work along a pair of guide-
rods D, the brackets of both irons working on both guide rods so as to guide the
irons in their longitudinal movement and prevent the irons being tilted or moved
laterally by the rotary motion of the cylinder. The irons receive reciprocating
motion in opposite directions through connecting rods E from oppositely directed
cranks on a shaft F driven by spur gear from the main shaft G a clutch g being
provided between the said shaft and gear to enable the cylinder to continue in
motion whilst the irons remain at rest and another clutch h between shaft G and
worm H to allow the irons to work while the cylinder remains at rest. The
cylinder A is driven from shaft G through worm-gear H. The guide rods Dare
hung in guide rods sliding through the frame C and attached to cross-heads I
which are connected by links with levers K which are connected by rods L with a
treadle M for the purpose of enabling the irons to be raised off the cylinder by
raising their guide-rods D. N is a wood-roller extending the whole length of the
cylinder A and mounted in arms pivoted to the end frames and pressed, by springs
attached to said arms, against the cylinder for the purpose of keeping the cloth
smooth as it enters beneath the irons. The irous are steam heated, metal boxes,

page_text: .conforming on their under face to the circumference of the cylinder and provided
with suitable inlet and outlet pipe attachments. P is a feed board or table on
which the material to be ironed, rests.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the sanie is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is ;-
1. In an ironing machine, the combination, with a revolving horizontal cylinder
of two or more irons arranged side by side upon the cylinder and receiving
reciprocating motion in opposite directions, substantially as and for the purpose
herein specified.
2. The improved machine, substantially as shown and described.