US1735749A - Machine for processing fibrous filling materials - Google Patents

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Nov. 12, 1929. M. GOLDBERG I 1,735,749

MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FIBROUS FILLING MATERIALS Original Filed Sept. 23, 192'? 4 Sheets-Sheet l 54 0" 64 2/ 0 66 1 M i f 37 w Z 34 If k} 0 76 M53 3; 67 4 j 0 3 F 3.9

- i ii INVENTOR i 4 fix 40/6/661 ATTORNEY Nov. 12, 1 929. I 1,735,749 MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FIBROUS FILLING MATERIALS M. GOLDBERG 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Sept. 23, 1927 INVENTOR flu; flak/fie;

ATTORNEY Nov. 12, 1929. M. GOLDBERG MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FIBROUS FILLING MATERIALS Original Filed Sept. 23, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEY Nov. 12, 1929. M. GOLDBERG MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FIBROUS FILLING MATERIALS Original Filed Sept. 25, 1927 4 Sheets-$heet 4 6? ATTORNEY o material.

Patented Nov. 12,1929

UNITED STATE PAT MAX GOLDBERG, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FIBROUS FILLING MATERIALS 3 Application filed September 23, 1927, Serial No. 221,516. Renewed October 3, 1929. i

The present invention relates to certain improvements in machines for processing fibrous filling materials such as are commonly used for filling mattresses, pillows, comforters,

5 cushions, etc. V v The above mentioned filling materials -1nelude; cotton, cotton waste, down, features,

hair, floss, kapok, jute and similar materials.

The above stated processing consists in;

lo beating or fluifing up, cleaning and mixing the said filling materials.

An object of the present invention is to provide a machine which is simple, durable, mexpensive and of compact construction together with certain novel features wherebythe nature of the processing may bevaried by simple adjustments on the machine.

One of the main objects is'to provide a construction whereby amachine of small proportions will have a very large capacity.

Heretofore inmachines of this type the filling material to be processed 'isfed radially inwardly along an axial line on the periphery or toone end of thebeater drum and the said filling material is carried around on the beater or picker drum only apart of'the circumference, the remainder of the said beater or picker drum being inactive 1n so far as actual picking goes. I propose a construction of beaters or pickers whereby the material is fed into the machine on the axis at one end of the beater drum and fromthe said entering position travels axially along the drum utilizing the entire circumference of the said heater drum. As one of the objects I contemplate a construction whereby long fibrous material will not wind up around the main shaft.

Heretofore machines for cleaning hair have been provided with a separate blower for drawing or sucking out dust and a certain amount of the short or broken fibers. In my present invention I contemplate a construction whereby a machine provided with only one blower can be used for hair as well as any of the other materials ordinarily used in this line, to this end I provide a system of ducts and gates which can be regulated to effect more or less cleaning effect for hair, and to provide'a method of processing suited to the not limit myself to the exact structural details shown on the drawings and herein de-- scribed, omissions and additions may be made to suit materials and varying operatingcon-- ditions and different desired results, details may be modified and varied from that shown without departinglfrom the spirit of the invention. Slight and unimportant details have been omitted for the sake of clarity.

Referring to the drawings'- Figure 1 is a side elevationofa machine constructed according to the present invention. p 1.. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section-of the machine shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the-,- line 44 of Fig.2. I Fig. 5 is, a transverse sectional elevation, the section being taken on the line 5 f Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional elevation, the section loeing'ta'kenonv the line 66 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a modifiedconstruction of'the I picker or beater elements that I may electto use for certain conditions of operations.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 andlO respectively showmodified constructions of the picker elements that I may elect to use'as a part of the present invention. I

Fig. 11 is a central vertical longitudinal section of a machine partly in elevation embodying the presentinvention in modified Nr oFFIc and tie frames 12, 13 and 14'which connect the side frames 10 and 11 together; The said frames .10 to 14 inclusive constitute the main' pp r g u t e Qfthe mach ne. The

were

When it ishdesir'ed tov process certain ma-..

terials and particularly for removing'short ends, dust and other particles, the material is placed in'the conveyor 62 and i f dt'hfQQ byinto the hopper 38to be'subjected to the" actlon of the initial picker stage20. At this time the valve member 41 will be moved to.

the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 in which there will be formed the passage' which communicates with the annular passage 30 and the chamber The fan will .produce a suction. action, 'The undesirable material such as dust will pass through the l i peri'oratlons 31 trom the annular passage 30,

' through the passage 50, chamber 52, through the Opening 53 into the drum 5a, and from the drum out through the outlet-61. VVhen processing cotton and similar materials requiring the full picking effect of the machine, the plate or valve member 41 is moved to the position indicated in dotted'lines in Fig. 2, thereby closing the su ction passagebt) previously formed, and producing the passagef51 at the bottom'ot" the chamber 40. At this time. the doors 29 and 37, are closed. The materi a1 then passes through the initial picker stage 20, is acted on byfthef pusher or expeller 25,

is then acted on by'the secondary picker stage 32, and is drawn throughthe chamber 4-0 into the chamber 52, and from the chamber 52 through theopening 53 into the blower drum 54, and then out through the 'outletj6l.

It is to be observed that the material to be processed as it is conveyed by the conveyor 62 1 to the hopper 38 to be fed or guided thereby into the machine through the inlet 39, that the diffuser 18 will serve to spread thematerialf and break up lumps or bunches, and thereby aids to start the material through the machine due to the radialblades, teeth or serrations 19. Themes often happens foreign matter suchas stones and pieces of metal, such as'parts ofbale ties, etcj.,happen to bein the,

material, the diffuser throws them intoa re cess 76 by centrifugal force, and therebyprevents the undesirable particles from passing through and damaging the picker elements or other operating parts. A suitable doorTjT s will be provided in the casing for the purpose 51')" of cleaning out the accumulatec l matterfrom the recess 76.

It is also to'b e' observed that the material by being fed from one end of the machine so 7 that the material will move endwise, thatthe processing action will be quickened and the capacity of the machine greatly increased, and that the movement of the mater al is suddenly reversed to take an upward circulatory movement; from the chamber 410 through the chamber 52 out through; the

blower drum 54. The abrupt'revers'al or the flow of material and a r causes any remaining heavy ob ects suchas seeds and other comf paratively heavyio 'eignpai'ticles to be car-l ried outside of the stream line and to be thrown into a suitable receptacle suchas-the would not produce sufficient suction-to tam the material in the air stream.

eXpeller 25serves to expelthe processed materi al after passing throughthe initial picker element 20, "out through. openingsfcontrol'ledj by doors 29" and 37" respectively of the drum 29 andcasing 37, and serves effectively teen pel such material as hair, or other material which is impractical to passthe blower of the machine.

j The number of picker rotor sections 21', and stator. sect1ons'23, and rotor sections 33" and stator sections 35, may be varied to suit the material process'ecl'to obtainithe results desired inthe finished product. Itfis also to be understood that the picker ,meinbers 22', 2a, 34% and. 36 maybe arranged in cir cumferential rows and overlap radially as shown in Figs. 2, 5, 7,8,.10 and 11', or said" picker members maybe arranged inxsta a gered and non-overlappingrelationship, as;

shown in Fig. 9.

In Fig. 7 the picker stage or elementfco'nsists of rotor sections 21 which form with the diffuser 18 a conical body, and stator sections 23 which'torm an annular, conical body." 'Thisarrangement facilitates, the

movementjof the material through thepi'cker' element.

If desired, the samefeftect obtained by th'ef arrangementshown in Fig. 7 by ut1l1z 1ng r0 tor sections 21" oi different diameters, and

stator sections 23 of .difierent diameters, as

illustrated inFig. 8. I a InFi 'a the'pic'lrermembers 22 and 24."

respectively of the rotor and statorsections of the picker elementare arranged in a stag-- g'ered non-overlapping relationship, and each of said picker members'is' pointed. If desired. the picker "members 22 and24niay beembodied by flat disks with integral teeth, as

shown in Fig. 10, and Fig. 10.

In Fig. 11 is shown a machinehaving an enlarged chamber 40 which serves'ior the purpose of holding a suificient quantity of material'to effect a thoroughly mixing of, the processed material in its passage through the machine. This is necessary because in processing mixed material the operator takes a suitable amount of eachkind' of material and'feeds' thelsame into the machine separately. The enlarged chamber 40-"r equires longer travel of the materials "insuring prop er intermixing While the machine is operating at high speed. I-n-the, chamber 40 secured to the shaft*15" are agitating and re.

erd ns was 0., wh h se ve adv ntaget: I xthsha 15 P je t am t bearing 1 bearii g 1'? enclosed by drum 28 and with a suitable usly fer r tar ns'vthe flow, 9 and' er mg t e v r ei s mate a n F g 12 n 3 h e ha een Show a orm of blower and suction pro,-

up n means. Wh sh ay te e d a g ously for ehtra and other foreign particles from the processedmaterial; The drum 54: i which the i'an 55 rot-ates s provided with perforations 81, or a screen in a the circui iierentiali all 82] The Wall82 is arrangel beteen the fan and a circumferential Wall of theouter drum 5e to'pro vide a material "discharge duct 85, and a rea g duct 8 The ref mea if e t l ies t e a 'fi W' an l a s e fi e-ugh t e s i e- It is to be understood that certain parts of the machine will be made Qt brass or a ha if u hpa tsi sh uld la t li 10 1 i o iel itly th y w l iiotsl fl' sp m ts ni the fiat-em i pass ng hr nghe machine. This provision Will eliminate the pe s bi y 91 fir'e- I wi el e be ap pare t at y a g sd't e liell r "dis 26, the ma e l w ll not be e l ts 'b 'l ea the be r ciaimr n a machine t pre s ing filling teri ls, a picker consistingbf a-rotorb uilt up of separate operat ng W up of separate ring sections each having picker }members, the p cker. members of the rotor sect ons 'cooperating with the picker members of the stator sections to set up a picking or mixiihg action, i k i 2. In a m ach ne for'proc'esslng fill ng ma-' terials, a p cker consisting of a rotor built e1" members, and a stator built up of separate ring sections each having picker members, the p cker members or the rotor sect ons coith the picker members of the stator, sections to set up a picking or mix 111;; action, the active ends of the picker merrin in'i aid groups orp cker membersfor V ma eri 1 ireiesai en el Pas ag hers of the rotor'sections overlapping the active ends of the oieher' members of the stator sections. 7 v

In a ma lnne tor processing fill ng ma a casing forming an annular passag,

stationary and relatively movable co01o erat nela P age between lsa d use duct 86 is provided tingyalye memberSTv M disk secti'oi seach haying pi'cky er members, and a stator built up of separate disk sections each'having pick movable grasp meaiis for feeda d an iip ller pera? s e ns a e a h ash e l-. F QBQl Pies-i" e ee for Pro ess e i a as g' erm ns n pas a a statiohary relatively movable cooperat- 1 1g picker member's arran ed infs'aid pa age,

means for operating the movable pi'cker'memh a pi ker m be nrang d in Sta tionary and inovabl'e grpups; means 'for feeding material to be processed to saidannular Pei Jae at @nee' d e-"WW be tted said picker members, an expeller operating n said annular passage for dischargingma terial therefrom, and means acting on the processed material to discharge from the machine. I I i a 5. In a machine for v processing filling materials, a casing forming an annular passage, stationary and relatively movable cooperat s piek m m s. arra g d aid pa sa e,

means for atin t W mb Pi k r m hers, sald picker members arrange d n stat1onary and movable groups, means for feedin gjfilling maing material tofbe processed vto saiiliannular passage at one eiidthereof to be acted on said picker members," an 'exjoeller operating i'nsaid annular passageifor discharging ma terial therefrom, and a .sjuction producing means flow'out of the niachime. A i

6. In a mach-nefor processing filling ma t'eri'als, a casingforming an annular passage, stationary and relatively i movable coopeiating picker members arraiiged in said passage,

- means for operating the movable 'p'ic-ke'r mem V embers arranged n stationar'y and movable groups; means for oers, said picker m fe edpassage at one en dothereo'f to be acted on by said picker members, a suction producing means in communication With said annular passage at the end opposite to that ravine-11 mg material tobeprocessed to' said annular in communicationiwith"said annular; passage at the endfo'pposite to that. to which the material is fedto cause'the material i the material is fed to cause the material' to fioW out of the machine; and means operative to cause the material to flow through one group of picker members only and out through the machinefro n a, pointkintermediate the groups of picker members when said suction producingmeaiis is stopped;

7 In a machine-for processing filling materials, a casing forming an annular passage,

stationary and relatively-movable cooperatee pick mem arranged in aid p a means for operating the movable picker menib'er's, said picker membersarranged in statioharyand movable groups, means for feedme mat a o be p q e ed to s d nnular pa sa at 1 1 d efee to bee -ad one sa pi ke m mb rs a u ti pre efinemeans "in communication with said annular P s a at he d .epp it Q heme hich d to! c u e then at ria to the material "S flow out of themachihe, and means operative to optionally cause the Stream and the members or one only. r i a 8. 'In a machine for processmg filling materials, a casing having an annular passage and an outlet passage, first and second picker stages in said annular passage, means connected with said outlet passage for the purpose of inducing a suction action to cause the material to flow out of the machine through said outlet passage, and meansoperative to optionally cause the material to pass from said annular passage throu h said outlet passage, after being acted upon by the first picker stage only, or to cause the material to passfrom said annular passage stances and other matterfrom the material before it enters the machine. V

10. In a machine for processing illing materials, a casing having an inlet hopper for the purpose of feeding the material'into the machine, a deflector or breaker mounted for rotation at the throat of the hopper, for the purpose of removing heavy foreign sub-' stancesand other matter from the material before it enters the machine, and a receptacle for said foreign substances and other matter Within the casingbelowsaid throat.

11. A machine for processing filling mate rials comprising the combination of a casing having an annular passage, picking means operable in said passage to subject the mate rial passing through said passage to a picking action, a pusher operable in said passage beyond said picking means, a perforated enclosure or screen surrounding said picking means and said pusher for the purpose-0f extracting dust from the material, said casing and said enclosure or screen havingalined outlet openings adjacent said pusher, and closure members controlling said openings respectively, said pusher serving to discharge the material leaving said picking means through said openings Whensaid closure members are open.

12. A machine for processing filling mate rials including the combination of a cylindrical perforated enclosure or screen which forms a passage for the materials, picking means operable in said passage to subject the material passing through said passage to a picking action, an expeller operable in said passage, said enclosure having an outlet opening, a closure member controlling said opening, said expeller serving to dischargethe material leaving said picking means through said outlet opening when said closure member is open, and suction means cooperating group of picker members,

with saidperforated [enclosure or; screen ;,to

remove dust from themateriah" '13. Ina machine forpro'cessing fillingma- I terials, a casing having an annular passage, stat onary andrelat vel'y movable cooperat ng picker units arranged in, said passa a mea s for operating said movable "picker units, means for guiding material to be processed to said annular passage at one end thereof to'be acted on by said picker units, a pusher'having radial blades operating in said annular I passage, a screen surrounding said pusher forthe purpose of separating dust from the material passing through said picker units,

said screen and easing having outlet openings in register adjacent said pusher, and

closure members controlling said openings respectively, said pusher serving to discharge the material leaving sa1d-picker units through said openings when saidclosure members are open;

14. In ama'chin'e for processing filling materials, a casing having an annular passage, stationary and relatively movable cooperating picker units arranged in said'annularl passage, means for operating the movable picker units, means for guiding material'to be processed to sa1d annular passage to beacted 011 v by said picker units, a suction fan adapted to act on the processed material to dischargeit from the machine, a perforated enclosure or screen between the periphery of said fan for the purpose of'extracting dust from the processed material, separate cutlets'for the processed material and dust, and a regulating valve in the. dust outlet.

15. In a machine for processing filling ma terials, a casing having an annular passage, a rotary shaft extending into said annular space stationary picker units'in said annular passage, picker units secured to said shaft andarranged in said annular space in cooperating relation to said stationary picker units, means for guiding material to be processed to said annular passage at one end thereof to be acted on by said picker units, a blower and suction producing means in communication with said annular passage at the end opposite to that to which the material enters said annular passage, a perforated enclosure or screen associated with saidsuction produceing means, for the purpose of extracting dust from the processed material, separate outlets through which the processed materialand dust is discharged byfsaid blower and suction producing means and means in the dust out- 1 let for regulating the'discharge of dust.

' 16. In a machine for processing filling materials, a supporting structure, a casingsupported by said structure, said casing having anannular passage,a shaft, bearings onsaid structure which supportsaid shaft for rotation, one end of said shaft projecting beyond .one of sa1d bearings into said annular passage, a picker unit fixed on said projecting

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