US1377900A - Textile-finishing drum - Google Patents

Description

J. LUNEPP.

TEXTILE FINISHING DRUM.

APPLXCATION FILED APR. 7, 1920.

1,377,900,, Patented May 10,1921.

WITNESSES llWE/VTUR rarer TEXTILE-FINISHING DRUM.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Josnrrr LUNEPP, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of South River, county of Middlesex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Textile-Finishing Drum, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to mechanism for the manufacture of textiles, and has reference more particularly to a finishingdrum for the treatment of laces and embroideries.

An object of this invention is to provide a finishing drum upon which lace or embroidery may be wound for the final treatment in various solutions, followed by drying.

Another object of this invention is to provide a finishing drum of the class indicated which will prevent the lace which wound upon it, from shrinking as the result of treatment in the various solutions and drying.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawing forming a part of this specification, in which it is understood that the drawing illustrates onlyone form of the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a textile solution tank with parts broken away to disclose the construction of my improved device.

2 is a central sectional view on a large scale through the finishing drum.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the finishing drum.

Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective view on a largescale of one of the slats which are used in my preferred form of finishing drum in which the slat is covered with metal such as copper.

Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view of a modified form of slat in which the same is not covered.

Fi 6 is a second modified form of a slat which is circular in cross section.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 10 indicates a textile solution tank which is preferably rectangular in shape, and is provided with a plurality of partitions 11 which divide said tank into compartments, each compartment c onta1ning a different liquid such as caustlc soda, bleaching powder solution, water, etc. Each side of each compartment is provided with an open bearing 12 in which is journaled a shaft 13, and said shaft is provided on one Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May in, ieei.

Application filed April 7, 1920. Serial No. 371,912.

end with a belt pulley 14 rotated from any partment, and the bearing 12 is of such height that the drum will dip into the solution contained in said compartment. The drum consists of a pair of annular supports 16 which are secured to arms 17 positioned at 90 degrees to each other, and secured to gether at their intersection. The shaft 13 passes through the arms 17 at their intersection, and the two annular supports 16 are spaced apart at a distance equal substantially to the width of the face to be treated, by means of parallel strips 18 secured to the arms 17 of the two annular supports adjacent the intersection of said arms. A. plurality of slats 19 are provided with offset recesses 20 at each end which engage the annular supports 16, and said slats are secured to said supports by any suitable fastening means not shown. The slats 19 are preferably rectangular in cross section with the major axis of the cross section positioned radially with respect to the shaft 18, and the outer edge of said slats are preferably wedge' shaped where they come in contact with the lace which is wound around the drum. This method of constructing slats is especially advantageous since when the co or embroidery goes through a series of solutions and is finally dried. it shrinks considerably, and unless the slats were stiff in the center, they would deflect and permit said shrinkage. However, with the slats shaped as shown and described, the deflec tion in the center of said slats will be reduced to a minimum and therefore the loss due to shrinkage of the laces will be practically eliminated. T find that wood is a very good material for use in constructing: my textile drum, and preferably the slats 19 are covered with a metal coating 21 which may be of copper so that the wear on the slats due to continued and long use will be reduced to a minimum. I may also make my drum of metal in which case the slats 19 will be of solid metal construction as shown in Fig. 5. The slats 19 may also be circular in cross section as shown in Fig. 6. My improved textile drum is convenient in operation as it may be transferred from one compartment to the other by lifting it from its bearings 12.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as de I pair of alined annular supports, arms securing said supports to a shaft and spacing them therefrom, a plurality of radially disposed parallel slats connecting the supports, said slats having cutaway portions at each end vforming projections on the slats located against the periphery of the annular supports, and said cutaway portions forming shoulders on the slats located against the inner faces of the supports, and all of said slats including tapering portions adjacent their outer edges.

- 2. Ina textile finishing drum, a pair of annular supports positioned substantially parallel and secured to a co-aXially located shaft, a plurality of parallel slats secured around the peripheries of said annular supports, each of said slats being rectangular in cross section With the major axis of the sections positioned radially with respect to said shaft, each of said slats also being wedge shaped on its outer edge adapted to receive textiles which are wound around said slats, and means for rotating said shaft.

3. A device as described in claim 2, characterized by a metal covering associated with each of said slats.

JOSEPH LUNEPP.

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