US234A - Improvement in machines for breaking hemp and flax - Google Patents
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
- D01B—MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF NATURAL FIBROUS OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL TO OBTAIN FIBRES OF FILAMENTS, e.g. FOR SPINNING
- D01B1/00—Mechanical separation of fibres from plant material, e.g. seeds, leaves, stalks
- D01B1/10—Separating vegetable fibres from stalks or leaves
- D01B1/14—Breaking or scutching, e.g. of flax; Decorticating
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- My machine operates, in some degree, in the manner of the common hand-brakethat is to say, the strips or heaters by which the breaking is effected pass in between each other, carrying the fibers with them, one set of the heaters being stationary and the other movable; but the movable brake does not meet the stationary one obliquely, as in the com-- mon brake, but moves throughout its course parallel thereto and works horizontally instead of vertically.
- the hemp or flax to be broken hangs vertically from a clamp above the brake, being held firmly therein by one end.
- the clamp extends along the whole of the brake, and, for the purpose of feeding, is raised and lowered by means of a Windlass or feed-roller.
- a A A is the frame of the machine; B B, two posts ris ing vertically therefrom and connected at top by the cross-beam G.
- This cross-beam is not framed firmly into the uprights, but has a little play up and down and rests upon spiral or other springs, as it is desirable that it should possess some elasticity.
- the clamp D is suspended, which consists of two strips of timber, between which the hemp or flax is to be held. These strips are armed at each edge where they come together with strips of steel formed into teeth like saw-teeth, or with other similar contrivance, to hold the hemp or flax firmly, and have key-bolts or other devices by which they may be clamped together and loosened with facility.
- E is a Windlass or feed-roller turned by means of the winehfiand raising or lowering the clamp O by means of lines and pulleys,'as shown in the drawings.
- L L are iron guide plates or ways by which the brakes are retained in their places and guided in their motions.
- the movable brake runs upon friction rollers Z Z upon the lowermost of these plates.
Description
J. WARREN. I
Hemp Brake.
N0. 234. V Patented June 14, I837.
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NlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
JOHN WVARREN, OF WESTBROOK, MAINE.
IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR BREAKING HEMP AND FLAX.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 23!, dated June 14, 1837.
To all whom. it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN WARREN, of Westbrook, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved Machine for Breaking Hemp and Flax; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.
My machine operates, in some degree, in the manner of the common hand-brakethat is to say, the strips or heaters by which the breaking is effected pass in between each other, carrying the fibers with them, one set of the heaters being stationary and the other movable; but the movable brake does not meet the stationary one obliquely, as in the com-- mon brake, but moves throughout its course parallel thereto and works horizontally instead of vertically. The hemp or flax to be broken hangs vertically from a clamp above the brake, being held firmly therein by one end. The clamp extends along the whole of the brake, and, for the purpose of feeding, is raised and lowered by means of a Windlass or feed-roller. To free the fibers from between the slats composing the brake, at every stroke blades of iron or other suitable material enter, at the back side of the brake, into the spaces between the slats, forcing the hemp or flax therefrom, and thus allowing it to'be raised or lowered at pleasure between every stroke of the heaters.
In the accompanying drawings, A A A is the frame of the machine; B B, two posts ris ing vertically therefrom and connected at top by the cross-beam G. This cross-beam is not framed firmly into the uprights, but has a little play up and down and rests upon spiral or other springs, as it is desirable that it should possess some elasticity. From the beam 0 the clamp D is suspended, which consists of two strips of timber, between which the hemp or flax is to be held. These strips are armed at each edge where they come together with strips of steel formed into teeth like saw-teeth, or with other similar contrivance, to hold the hemp or flax firmly, and have key-bolts or other devices by which they may be clamped together and loosened with facility.
E is a Windlass or feed-roller turned by means of the winehfiand raising or lowering the clamp O by means of lines and pulleys,'as shown in the drawings.
G, to regulate the motion, and a whirl, H, by
a band upon which or by any other suitable gearing the propelling-power may be given. Upon each end of this shaft there is a crank acting upon a shackle-bar or connecting-rod, I, one end of each of which is attached by a j oint-pin to the movable brake J, the end of which is seen at J. The fixed or standing brake is shown at K, its end at K. This brake is not absolutely fixed, but is capable of moving backward and forward to a short distance, having strong springs between it and the frame, which bear it up against stops in front, but admit of its receding, should the thickness of the hand of hemp or flax at any time be such as to render'this necessary. The degree of elasticity thus given to it serves also at all times to causethe machine to act with greater ease and freedom than it would otherwise.
L L are iron guide plates or ways by which the brakes are retained in their places and guided in their motions. The movable brake runs upon friction rollers Z Z upon the lowermost of these plates.
To exhibit clearly the manner in which the blades of metal clear the hemp or flax from between the slats of the stationary and the movable brake, I have shown at Fig.2 the ends of these slats and blades and the rods by which they are connected. Let a a a represent the slats of the movable brake; a a a, metallic blades'attached to them at each end by rods, (represented by the lines which connect them,) and let, in like manner, I) b b be slats of the stationary brake, and b b the plates or blades connected with them. It will be readily seen that by causing the slats to separate the blades will enter between them, and
produce the effect intended.
When the hemp or the flax is to be affixed to or removed from the clamp, it will be most convenient to cause it to swing over toward the back of the machine, and this may be readily effected by means of a swing'frame between the upright posts B B. This swingframe is represented in plan and marked 9 g, and its use will be readily understood.
I have not given any particular dimensions of the respective parts of this machine, as these may be much varied; and the whole machine,
also, may be adapted in size to the business I contrivances, with metal or other blades atit is intended to perform; and a Workman actached to them, and operating in the manner quainted with machinery of this kind will not and for the purpose herein setforth. be at a loss in these particulars. 2. The general arrangement of the clamp What I claim as my invention, and desire to and other parts of the feeding apparatus, by secure by Letters Patent, iswhich they are adapted to operate in conj unc- 1. The manner of constructingamachine for tion with the said horizontal brakes. breaking hemp and flax, substantially as here- JOHN WVARREN. in described-that is to say, with a movable brake acting horizontally upon a stationary brake by means of cranks or other analogous Witnesses:
Tnos. P. JONES, JAS. A. ANDREWs.
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