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US2698486A
US2698486A US418004A US41800454A US2698486A US 2698486 A US2698486 A US 2698486A US 418004 A US418004 A US 418004A US 41800454 A US41800454 A US 41800454A US 2698486 A US2698486 A US 2698486A
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  • This invention relates to gauge devices, and more particularly to an improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine in proper position with respect to the adjacent elements of the machine.
  • the main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen, and the mote knives of the machine, the gauge device being simple in construction, being easy to use, and providing an accurate setting of the licker-in roller.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between the roller and the adjacent elements of the machine, said device involving inexpensive components, being easy to adjust, and enabling the user to rapidly and accurately set the licker-in roller to provide proper clearances between the licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, and enabling the user to accurately set the back cylinder screen, the licker-in screen, and the mote bars of the machine to provide the desired clearances for these elements.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional View, taken transversely through the licker-in roller and a portion of the main cylinder of the machine, and associated elements adjacent thereto, the view being taken through a conventional carding machine and illustrating the locations where the gauge device of the present invention may be employed to provide proper clearances.
  • Figure 2 is a transverse vertical cross sectiontal view taken through the machine adjacent the bearings of a licker-in roller and showing a gauge device according to the present invention mounted in the bearings in place of the licker-in roller.
  • FIG 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the gauge device employed in Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.
  • Figure 5 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 77 of Figure 2 and illustrating the manner in which the gauge device is employed to establish the proper clearances for the licker-in roller and other elements of the carding machine.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a fragmentary portion of a conventional carding machine designated at 11, the carding machine comprising the main cylinder 12, the licker-in roller 13, the licker-in screen 14, the back cylinder screen 15, the mote bars 16 and respective other conventional elements familiar to those skilled in the art.
  • a gauge device designated generally at 17 is employed, said gauge device being adapted to be mounted in place of the licker-in roller 13.
  • the gauge device 17 comprises a shaft member 18 adapted to be mounted on the licker-in roller bearings 19, 19 in place of the licker-in roller.
  • Secured on the shaft 18 substantially at the mid point thereof is the collar member 21 to which is rigidly secured the externally threaded tubular arm 22, said arm extending perpendicular to the shaft member 18.
  • Slidably engaged in the tubular arm 22 is the rod element 21 provided on its outer end with a contact shoe 23 which is arcuate in shape and which is concentric with shaft 18.
  • the arm 22 is formed with the opposed longitudinal slots 24, 24 through which extend the opposite end portions of a transverse pin member 25 secured in the rod element 21, the ends of the pin member 25 being secured in diametrically opposite bores provided in a ring element 26 which is slidably engaged on the arm 22.
  • Respective nuts 27 and 28 are threadedly engaged on the arm 22 on opposite sides of the collar 26 for clamping the collar in an adjusted position along the slots 24, 24.
  • the rod member 18 is provided at its opposite ends with the respectve journal bearing portions 29, 29 adapted to seat in the licker-in roller bearings 19, 19 to support the shaft member 18 on the same axis as that on which the licker-in roller 13 is supported.
  • the licker-in roller 13 is first set to its proper clearance with respect to the main cylinder 12, as by the use of a leaf gauge 30 of the proper thickness, for example having a thickness of seven thousandths of an inch.
  • the licker-in roller 13 is then removed and the gauge device 17 is mounted on the licker-in roller bearings 19, 19, in place of the licker-in roller.
  • the contact shoe 23 is then placed adjacent the surface of the main cylinder 12 and the shoe 23 is then adjusted by means of the leaf gauge 30 to have the same clearance with the surface of the main cylinder as the licker-in roller 13 in the previous step of the procedure.
  • Adjustment of the shoe 23 is accomplished by loosening the nuts 27 and 28, by moving the rod 21 so that the shoe 23 engages the leaf gauge 30 with the leaf gauge held against the surface of the main cylinder, and then by tightening the nuts 27 and 28 against the collar 26 to lock the adjustment of the contact shoe 23.
  • the arm 22 is then swung over the adjacent areas of the elements 15, 14 and 16 and the clearances of said adjacent elements are adjusted by means of the leaf gauge 30 so that the same clearance exists between the contact shoe 23 and the adjacent areas of the back cylinder screen 15, the licker-in screen 14, and the mote bars 16, namely, a clearance of seven thousandths of an inch, the thickness of the leaf gauge.
  • the clearances between the elements 15, 14, 8: 16 and the licker-in roller 13, and between the licker-in roller 13 and the surface of the main cylinder 12 can be accurately set regardless of the condition of the licker-in cylinder, and regardless of the degree of wear of said cylinder.
  • the diameter of a new licker-in roller is employed as a reference value, which makes the operation inaccurate when the licker-in roller has had considerable wear.
  • a gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen and the mote knives comprising a shaft member adapted to be mounted on the licker-in roller bearings in place of the licker-in roller, a tubular arm secured perpendicularly to said shaft member, a rod element slidably mounted in said tubular arm, a contact shoe at the end of said rod element, said arm being formed with opposed longitudinal slots, pin means secured to said rod element and extending slidably through said slots, and means for clamping said pin means in an adjusted position alongsaid slots.
  • a gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen and the mote knives comprising a shaft member adapted to be mounted on the licker-in roller bearings in place of the licker-in roller, a tubular arm secured perpendicularly to said shaft member, a rod element slidably mounted in said tubular arm, a contact shoe at the end of said rod element, said arm being provided with opposed longitudinal slots, a collar element slidably engaged on said arm, pin means secured to said rod element and collar element and extending slidably through said slots, and respective nuts threadedly engaged on the arm on opposite sides of said collar element for clamping said collar element in an adjusted position along said slots.

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Jan. 4, 1955 F. 6. JAMES 2,698,486
LICKER-IN GAUGE Filed March 23, 1954 2 Sheets-Shet l INVENTOR. F/em 6'. James,
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United States Patent LICKER-IN GAUGE Flem G. James, Pineville, N. C.
Application March 23, 1954, Serial No. 418,004
2 Claims. (Cl. 33-182) This invention relates to gauge devices, and more particularly to an improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine in proper position with respect to the adjacent elements of the machine.
The main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen, and the mote knives of the machine, the gauge device being simple in construction, being easy to use, and providing an accurate setting of the licker-in roller.
A further object of the invention is to provide an improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between the roller and the adjacent elements of the machine, said device involving inexpensive components, being easy to adjust, and enabling the user to rapidly and accurately set the licker-in roller to provide proper clearances between the licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, and enabling the user to accurately set the back cylinder screen, the licker-in screen, and the mote bars of the machine to provide the desired clearances for these elements.
Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional View, taken transversely through the licker-in roller and a portion of the main cylinder of the machine, and associated elements adjacent thereto, the view being taken through a conventional carding machine and illustrating the locations where the gauge device of the present invention may be employed to provide proper clearances.
Figure 2 is a transverse vertical cross sectiontal view taken through the machine adjacent the bearings of a licker-in roller and showing a gauge device according to the present invention mounted in the bearings in place of the licker-in roller.
Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the gauge device employed in Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.
Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 77 of Figure 2 and illustrating the manner in which the gauge device is employed to establish the proper clearances for the licker-in roller and other elements of the carding machine.
Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a fragmentary portion of a conventional carding machine designated at 11, the carding machine comprising the main cylinder 12, the licker-in roller 13, the licker-in screen 14, the back cylinder screen 15, the mote bars 16 and respective other conventional elements familiar to those skilled in the art.
As is well understood, it is highly important to have the proper clearances between the licker-in roller 13 and the main cylinder 12, and between the licker-in roller 13 and the licker-in screen 14, between the licker-in screen 14 and the mote bars 16, and between the surface of the main cylinder 12 and the back screen 15. As is well known to those skilled in the art, the elements 13, 14, 15 and 16 are provided with means for adjusting the same,
but other means must be provided to obtain the required clearances above mentioned.
In accordance with the present invention, a gauge device designated generally at 17 is employed, said gauge device being adapted to be mounted in place of the licker-in roller 13. The gauge device 17 comprises a shaft member 18 adapted to be mounted on the licker-in roller bearings 19, 19 in place of the licker-in roller. Secured on the shaft 18 substantially at the mid point thereof is the collar member 21 to which is rigidly secured the externally threaded tubular arm 22, said arm extending perpendicular to the shaft member 18. Slidably engaged in the tubular arm 22 is the rod element 21 provided on its outer end with a contact shoe 23 which is arcuate in shape and which is concentric with shaft 18.
The arm 22 is formed with the opposed longitudinal slots 24, 24 through which extend the opposite end portions of a transverse pin member 25 secured in the rod element 21, the ends of the pin member 25 being secured in diametrically opposite bores provided in a ring element 26 which is slidably engaged on the arm 22. Respective nuts 27 and 28 are threadedly engaged on the arm 22 on opposite sides of the collar 26 for clamping the collar in an adjusted position along the slots 24, 24.
The rod member 18 is provided at its opposite ends with the respectve journal bearing portions 29, 29 adapted to seat in the licker-in roller bearings 19, 19 to support the shaft member 18 on the same axis as that on which the licker-in roller 13 is supported.
In using the device, the licker-in roller 13 is first set to its proper clearance with respect to the main cylinder 12, as by the use of a leaf gauge 30 of the proper thickness, for example having a thickness of seven thousandths of an inch. The licker-in roller 13 is then removed and the gauge device 17 is mounted on the licker-in roller bearings 19, 19, in place of the licker-in roller. The contact shoe 23 is then placed adjacent the surface of the main cylinder 12 and the shoe 23 is then adjusted by means of the leaf gauge 30 to have the same clearance with the surface of the main cylinder as the licker-in roller 13 in the previous step of the procedure. Adjustment of the shoe 23 is accomplished by loosening the nuts 27 and 28, by moving the rod 21 so that the shoe 23 engages the leaf gauge 30 with the leaf gauge held against the surface of the main cylinder, and then by tightening the nuts 27 and 28 against the collar 26 to lock the adjustment of the contact shoe 23.
The arm 22 is then swung over the adjacent areas of the elements 15, 14 and 16 and the clearances of said adjacent elements are adjusted by means of the leaf gauge 30 so that the same clearance exists between the contact shoe 23 and the adjacent areas of the back cylinder screen 15, the licker-in screen 14, and the mote bars 16, namely, a clearance of seven thousandths of an inch, the thickness of the leaf gauge.
It will be thus apparent that the same radius arm is employed to provide the clearances for the elements 15, 14 and 16, and that this radius arm is established by setting the gauge device to provide the desired clearance between the contact shoe 23 and the surface of the main cylinder 12, said clearance being the same as that which was originally set between the licker-in roller 13 and the surface of said main cylinder.
It will be readily apparent that the method above described requires relatively little time to carry out, due to the fact that it is not necessary to remove the pulleys and bearing shrouds from the licker-in shafts.
By using the procedure of the present invention in conjunction with the improved gauge device above described, the clearances between the elements 15, 14, 8: 16 and the licker-in roller 13, and between the licker-in roller 13 and the surface of the main cylinder 12 can be accurately set regardless of the condition of the licker-in cylinder, and regardless of the degree of wear of said cylinder. In previously employed methods of setting the clearances, the diameter of a new licker-in roller is employed as a reference value, which makes the operation inaccurate when the licker-in roller has had considerable wear.
While a specific embodiment of an improved gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen, and the mote knives has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims. 1
What is claimed is:
l. A gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen and the mote knives comprising a shaft member adapted to be mounted on the licker-in roller bearings in place of the licker-in roller, a tubular arm secured perpendicularly to said shaft member, a rod element slidably mounted in said tubular arm, a contact shoe at the end of said rod element, said arm being formed with opposed longitudinal slots, pin means secured to said rod element and extending slidably through said slots, and means for clamping said pin means in an adjusted position alongsaid slots.
2. A gauge device for use in setting the licker-in roller of a carding machine and for establishing the proper clearances between said licker-in roller and the main cylinder of the machine, the cylinder screen, the licker-in screen and the mote knives comprising a shaft member adapted to be mounted on the licker-in roller bearings in place of the licker-in roller, a tubular arm secured perpendicularly to said shaft member, a rod element slidably mounted in said tubular arm, a contact shoe at the end of said rod element, said arm being provided with opposed longitudinal slots, a collar element slidably engaged on said arm, pin means secured to said rod element and collar element and extending slidably through said slots, and respective nuts threadedly engaged on the arm on opposite sides of said collar element for clamping said collar element in an adjusted position along said slots.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,290,789 Schendel Jan. 7, 1919 2,054,530 Williams Sept. 15, 1936 2,155,562 Price Apr. 25, 1939 2,573,531 Arp Oct. 30, 1951
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