US1612990A - Ironing roll - Google Patents

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Jan. 4 1927.

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IRONING' ROLL Filed June 16. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 {NVENTOB C. ,Sz lrers fem ,9 .Szlverst Ln BY ATTORNEYS llllllllllh WITNESSES of the roll, so that if merely a small part of ing passed between the cylinder and'the rolls, such covering was damaged, the entire sheet as is customary.

of covering would have to be removed or dis It is of course to be understood that heat. carded with the consequent loss of much is supplied in the ordinary manner and that good material and time, whereas in the presour invention resides solely in the construc- 7 cut invention, only that part of the damaged tion of the rolls themselves. which may be covering directly on the periphery of the used in connection with the types of maindividual annularmembcr need be removed, chine shown or with any other type of mechthe other undamaged parts of the covering anism desired for the same or analogous on the remaining annular members being uses. left intact and in place, thus saving material Figures 3 and 4 illustrate in detail the preand labor, and insuring more productive ferred form of our improved'roll. ironing results. 5 represents a shaft which extends Another object of the invention is to pro-v throughout the length of the roll and on vide a resilient roll composed of a series of which our improved ring elements 6 are seindividual annular members, each of which cured. ach ring element 6 comprises an is capable of being interchanged, replaced, annular ring or outer portion which is conassembled, or shipped with ease and readinected by coil springs 7 with spokes 8 proness, and capable of being manufactured at j'ectingradially from a hub 9, the hub being a fractional part ofthe cost of. spring secured to the shaft, or at leastturning with 35 padded rolls. the shaft, and we may employ an ordinary A still further object of the invention is key 10 for the purpose, although 'of course to provide by means of a small; freee space We do not limit ourselves to the particular between each of the individual annular melnmanner of connecting the hubs to the shaft.

rs, and by means of grooves and perfora- The spokes 8 are preferably located at 90 tions in the periphery of each individual apart, and the springs 7 connect the outer annular member, a means to allow a more ends of these spokes with perforated cars 11 passage for-the escape and removal of on the annular ring member 6. It is to be moisture and vapor liberated in the ironing understood that the springs are under sufliprocess. An eflicient means is thus provided cient tension so as to maintain the annular to maintain-substantially dry throughout the member. concentric with the center or axis. entire ironing operation, any covering "of the hub 9 so that When all the rings are wound on the-periphery of the roll. in position 'on the shaft, they, being of the In the accompanying drawingssame external diameter, will present an outer Figure 1 1s a view in elevation, showing surface or periphery which is normally in our mvention as applied to a chest type of alinement or in register but each and every ironing machine; i one of the -annular ring members is capable Figure 2 is a similar view, showing the. of a radial or lateral movement when presinvention as applied to a cylinder type of sure is applied thereon, so as to allow the roll machine; J to ride over buttons or other enlargements Figure 3 is a view intransversesection without exerting injurious pressure either through our improved roll, the view being upon the enlargements or upon the rolls.

taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 4; While the ring members are spaced slight- F igure 4 is a broken view, partly in eleva- 1v apart, this being somewhat exaggerated in tion and partly in longitudinal section, of igure 4, to a1low both a freedom of move-,

one form of our improved roll;. ment and also to provide a means for the Figures 5, 6, 7,8 and 9 are views similar escapeor. removal of moisture and vapor as to Figure 3, illustrating modifications; it is liberated in the ironing process, the

Figure 10 is a view similar to- Figure 4. spacing maybe varied to suit conditions. i illustrating the roll illustrated by Figure 9; Disks 12 of somewhat smaller diameter Figure 11- is a fragmentary plan view, than the ring members 6, are also secured on illustrating an assemblage of rolls; the shaft 5 at the ends of the series of rings 1 Figure 12 is a fragmentary plan view, partially so as to form closures for the showing a modified form of roll; cylindrical structure thus provided, and also Figures 13 and 14 are fragmentary views to act as a means of fixing and regulating showing modifications. 'the relative positions of the series of annular 'Figure 15 is a view showing the annular rin s with the shaft. members of the roll provided with narrow 11s of this type are commonly provided cover sections. with some sort of covering (although when Fi ire 1 we illustrate a series of our suitably polished may be used in some ironimprov rolls 1 which co-o rate with a ing or calendaring processes without such chest 2 for the ironing of artic es or material covering) and it is to be understood that indicated by reference nu eral 3; Y with our improved roll this covering can be In Figure 2 the rolls; are shown in con in narrow sections 6 of a width equal or nection with .a cylinder 4', the materialfi beslightly less than the'width of the annular l from'which interior all'euch vapor or moisperforations an grooves is to facilitate the 1. An ironing to escape and removal of the moisture and shaft, vapor liberated in the ironing process; and alined' indepe in fact in all of the construction illustrated, said shaft, eac it will be noted that there is a small tree held to said space between each individual member of thean outer annul lowing passage and e access to the interior and adj of the roll of all moisture andvapog'an ameterthan th proper position.

member to .allow movement of the individual ture may be exhausted or removed by means annular members. and also to serve such of suitable apparatus. other purposes as have already been dc \Ve illustrate in Figures nular member W1 In Figure 5 a modification is illustrated the' surface of said" an 111 which a pair of pivoted links 13 and 14 corrugated, milled-v or constituting a toggle joint connects the slightly uneven o spokes 8' with the outer annular ring member any covering wo said annular membe In the modification illustrated in Figure 6 better grip two pairs of links, constituting a (louble'togsibility of slippage glc 15, connect the spokes 8 with the ears 11 11111115 illustrated in and have coil springs 16 connecting two of vided with perfora the pivots of said toggles so astto exert a We would call partic pressure m a direction to expand the toggles fact that the disks 12 are ca and maintain the outer ring member in 'jlls ment on the Shaft-S0 as to p10 I a the disks and permit In Figure 7 another modification is illusthel'e f- To have in trated which is similar to Figure 6 with the rigidly securing sa scribed herein.

6 in addition to the coil springs 7.

exception that the coil springs 16 within the are projected throu toggles are elongated and coil springs 17 outand engage in any 0 side of the toggles con'nect adjacent toggles in he Shaf to impart the same expanslve movement to It is'obvio'us the spokes or connection between the hub and ifi i i flS migh i which carr Figure 8 illustrates a modification which venti n whlch is o pro is similar to Figure 6 except that the toggles orv comprising a seri 18, corresponding to the toggle 15, are longer able annular Se tion and the spokes 8 are shorter. The purpose in eg r but cap of the links is to provide additional connecally orlaterall tion between the annuli and the spokes, and direction to-comp prevent-s breaking oi the springs under over which the rol ordinary condition,- and, in the event of such the material may bemoved. breakage, they will provide a connection Furthermore,

between the rims and the hubs and prevent tion is not limite the rims from falling down completely and though it is prim hanging on the shaft.

the annular portion 6,

the hollow cylindrical core 19.

part of all goo a erfect ironing fim h series of rings composing the roll, thus' alcoil springs stable end d1 tion that a great t be illustra t the broad idea 0 vide a roll as above st d to any partic I above explained, In the modification illustrated in Figures roll broadly for t 9 and .10, a cylindrical core 19 is provided, be put. By ma and the annular members 20, corresponding sections such as to the members 6, are each connected by radi- 8, inclusive, all'y positioned coil springs 21 directly with replaced at of any desired len In Figure 11 we show in plan a series of While we havei these rolls 1 so as to illustrate the :fact that to be a preferred the lines or spaces between the different an- ,tion, it is obvious nular ring member 6 are out of alinementand alterations might or have a staggered relation, so'that every eral form of the parts any use to the sections can ustrated wh that various sli be made in the gen-.

s coming in contact with our parting from the improved roll will be certain. of receiving not limit ourselves to the prec s forth but consider ourselves 11 Figure 12 we illustrate a modification make such sli showing the annular ring members as peras fairly fall w fora-ted, as indicated at 21, and as grooved the appended claims. as shown in Fi re 13. The reason of the We claim:

ght changes 'thin the spiri 'a series [ofnormall ndent eleme h element comp rotate therew anemia; ai

pable of adperly posif adjustment d as means for disks screws 25 which h the hubs of the disks f a series of recesses 26 The anmany other mode described f the made up indendently movnormally in alinement able of movement radifact slightly in any en'sate for uneve 1 may pass or on aces der WhlCh y v at we believe bodiment otour invenght changes ated, the invenular use al- .the uses ish to cover the which it can the roll of independent ated inFigures 3'to, be removed and will and the roll can .made

tion and hencewe 'do ise details set at liberty to d alterations t and-scope of 4 1,612,990 permit escape and removal of moisture and ized by the annuli be [vapor from within the roll. aart laterally to permit escape an removal 2. An ironing roll as in claim 1, character- 0 moisture and Vapor liberated inthe iron- 10 ized 'by the annuli providing means for the prqcess. I

I esca and removal of moisture and va or liberated in the ironing process. 7 CHARLES SILVERSTEIN. 3; An ironing roll 'as in claim 1, character- SAMUEL SILVERSTEIN.

ing slight] spaced

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