US19184A - Apparatus fob dyeing and bleaching yarns in the skein - Google Patents

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M. DELANY. APPARATUS FOR DYEING YARN IN THE SKEIN.

N0. 19,184. Patented Jan. 26, 1858.

UNITE MATTHEW DELANY, OF CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

APPARATUS FOR DYEING AND BLEACHING YARNS IN THE SKEIN.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MATTHEW DELANY, of Clinton, in the county of WVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new or Improved Machine for Dyeing Skeins of Yarn, such machine being also applicable for bleaching or washing skeins or for imbuing them with any liquid matter; and I do hereby declare that the same is fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1, is a side elevation of the said machine. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal, central and vertical section of it. Fig. 3, an end elevation of it. Fig. 4, a vertical and transverse section. Fig. 5, a top view of the dye vat, and mechanism applied to the side thereof. Fig. 6, a top view of one roller of the upper series of carrying rollers. Fig. 7 an end view of the said roller.

In such drawings A denotes a vat or cistern, above which is arranged, a movable frame B, which is suspended over the vat, by means of two sets of bands or belts C, C, D, D, which pass over two rollers E, E, arranged in the upper part of a guide frame F. This frame F, may be supposed to be attached to, and extended from a ceiling of an apartment or from the upper board or part a, of a frame Gr, within which the vat is arranged as shown in the drawings. From the said rollers E E, the belts C C, D D, proceed downward and are attached to a Windlass H, the said belts and windlass being for the purpose of enabling the frame B to be lowered downward or raised upward as circumstances may require.

In order that both ends of the frame B may move, a like distance, in the same time, each of the upright bars I) of such frame B has a rack of teeth 0 formed upon its outer side and made to engage with a small gear or pinion (Z carried by the guide frame F The two lower horizontal bars 6 e of the frame B carry two sets of rollers I I, K K, the upper set I I being pressure rollers and placed respectively and directly over and operating in connection with the upper set of supporting or carrying rollers K K. Underneath and at some distance from the series of rollers K K is another set of supporting or carrying rollers L L whose jour nals are sustained by two turning frames M M, which are hinged to opposite sides of the frame B in such manner as to be capable 19,184, dated January 26, 1858".

of being turned upward through an angle of about 180, and there held in position by means of a hook f (supported by the guide frame F) made to enter a staple or eye 9 of the turning frame. The object of such a mode of applying the turning frame to the frame B is to enable it to be turned upward out of the way of a person, preparatory to either charging the machine with skeins to be dyed or removing skeins from it after they may have been dyed. The lower horizontal bar 71, of each. turning frame is provided with aseries of cylindrical holes 2' 2' for the reception of the journal of the rollers L L; and beside this, each of the said bars h extends through vertical mortises or slots made in the two vertical bars 7c 70 of the turning frame as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, that is, so that the bar may be moved either upward or downward by means of adjusting or extension screws Z Z, m m applied to the said bar 77. and the vertical bars of the frame M, as shown in the drawings. The object of so applying each bar 71. to its frame M and furnishing such frame with screws Z Z, 1% m, is to enable the skeins to be extended tightly on their support-ing rollers, each skein, when placed in the machine, being sustained in position by one roller of the upper series and one of the lower series of supporting or carrying rollers K K, L -L, as shown at S in Figs. 2 and 4. Bars N N rest on journals of the pressure rollers I I and are forced downward by spiral springs 0 0, the object of such pressure rollers being to maintain the skeins in close contact with the upper series of carrying rollers in order that each of such skeins when in the dye vat shall be certain to revolve with its carrying roller. The machine is calculated to carrying more than one skein on each of its rollers, the drawings exhibiting four of these as applied to each roller.

In order to separate the skeins and keep them from overriding one another I combine with their upper series of supporting rollers and with the frame B, a mechanism which may be thus described.

Levers, p, p, crossing one another like the blades of a pair of scissors are arranged on a fulcrum or rod 9, arranged between the upper carrying rollers and supported 1n a movable frame, 8, as shown in Figs. 2, and 4, there being three sets of such levers on each rod arranged between two rollers that may be next adjacent to one another. One

of the levers of each set on each rod or fulcrum g, is attached to a transverse bar, 1", while the other lever of such set, is attached to another transverse bar, 8, disposed as shown in said Figs. 2, and, 4. The several bars 1, r, are jointed to a horizontal slide frame, 25, while the several bars 8, are jointed to another similar slide frame, u. When the two slide frames, t, u, are moved in opposite directions longitudinally, the crossed levers, will be closed together, but when the slide frames are each moved in reverse directions, the crossed levers will be opened apart and made to pass between the skins so as to prevent the latter from coming in contact with and overriding one another. Preparatory, to the skeins being applied to the rollers, the skein separating mechanisms may be raised upward from between the rollers and maintained at a suitable height above the same by means of hooks 'v, o, and eyes or staples w, to, applied respectively to the frame 8,-

and the frame, B, in the positions as shown in Fig. 2.

The two lower horizontal bars or supporting roller rests e, e, of the frame B, are formed (as shown in side view in Fig. 8) with recesses, y, 3 for the reception of the journals of the upper set of skein supporting rollers, K, K, the form of each recess being as shown in said Fig. 8. These recesses are not intended to support the journals of the rollers, while the said rollers are being put in revolution, but they should be so made that while the journals of the rollers are resting on'slide hooks, z, z, 2, the lower parts of the said recesses should prevent the rollers from revolving on their axes, the rollers being free to revolve when raised into the upper and. larger part of the recess. Where the journals of the rollers enter the recesses, the said journals are formed square or of such other shape as will enable the lower part of the said recesses to prevent the rotation of their rollers while the ournals are in the said lower or smaller parts of the recesses. IVhen, however, the dipping frame, B, is lowered down into the vat A, the journals of the upper carrying rollers (in order that the rollers may be put in revo lution) are moved into the larger parts of the recesses and rest and revolve in bearings, a, a, made in two bars, Z), I), attached to the opposite sides of the vat A, as shown in Figs, 4:, and, 5. In connection with the several bearings on one side of the vat, a set of key shafts c, c, c, is applied to the side of the frame, the shafts of the series being connected by gears d, d, 03, (applied to them respectively) all as shown in Figs. 1, and 5. The inner end of each of these key shafts is formed with a fork or recess 6, to receive the end of a carrying roller K, when the latter is depressed upon the vat the end of the journal of the carrying roller being so formed as to cause the roller to be skeins of yarn, is to be lowered into the vat,

in order that, not only, may the skeins be introduced into the liquor of the vat, but their upper carrying rollers be brought into engagement with the mechanism for putting them in rotation. While such rotating mechanism is in operation, the skeins will be revolved within the liquor so as to be thoroughly impregnated with it, and the dye will be evenly applied to each. The operation of raising the skeins out of the vat and removing them from the machine will be readily understood by any practical dyer.

To each turning frame, I apply a guide bar, f, the same being arranged within the said frame and directly over the lower rollers, L, L, L, as shown in the drawings, such bars being for the purpose of preventing the outer skeins from running laterally out of line or from jamming between the rollers and their rest bars, as well as for maintaining the said outer skeins in vertical planes while they are in revolution.

Having thus described my machine I would remark, that I claim- 1. Combining with the vat, A, and the movable frame, B, two series of supporting rollers, K, K, K, L, L, L, the pressure rollers I, I, I, and the key shafts, 0, 0, and their gears or mechanism for rotating such supporting rollers, when the skeins are lowered into the vat the whole being made to operate together substantially as described.

2. I also claim combining with the supporting rollers and their sustaining frame, the mechanism for separating the skeins, or keeping them separate and from overriding one another while they are in revolution.

3. I also claim the mode of constructing such skein separating mechanism, viz, of a combination of crossed levers, and two slide frames arranged so as to operate together substantially as set forth.

4:. I also claim the mode of making the dipping frame, viz, of a frame, B, and two turning frames, M, M, applied so as to operate together substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature.

MATTHEW DELANY. Witnesses R. H. EDDY, F. R. HALE, J r.

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