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A. FRA'YSSH,

MACHINE-FOR CLEANING WOOL. No. 292,295. Patented Ja-n. 22, 188.4.

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MACHINE FOR CLEANING WOOIL.

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neusrn FRAYSSE, or ANTWERP, BELGIUM.

MACHINE FOR C LEANING WOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,295, dated January 22, 1884. Application filed January 29, 1883. (No model.) Patented in Belgium July 21, 1862, No. 58,538, November .14, 1882, No. 59,653,

and March 28, 1883, No. 60,892; in France July 24, 1882, No.

150,219; in England August 2, 1882, No. 3,675; in Germany September 6, 1882, No. 21,582; in Austria-Hungary September 18, 1882, No. 41,904 and No. 19,122; in Italy November 30, 1882, No. 14,849; in Victoria January 11, 1883, No. 3,478; in Spain April 13, 1883; in Cape of Good Hope May 22, 1883, No. 243; in

South Australia May 26, 1883, No. 360; in Natal May South Wales August 14, 1883.

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Be it known that I, Aneusrn' Faarssn, a resident of Antwerp, Belgium, and a subject of the King of the Belgians, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Cleaning Wool, of which the following is'a specification. My invention consists of an improved machine for thoroughly cleaning wool either un' washed or partially Washed andremoving from it all thistles, burrs, and other impurities in the heme, partially combing'out the latter-and preparing it for a thorough washingland perfeet carding, as more fully described hereinafter.

In'the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sideview of the machine; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view, par tially in section; and Fig. 4, atrausverse section on the lines y y, Fig. 1;

Between the side frames, A A, of the machine is mounted a tank, 0 O, for the reception of the water and the refuse removed from the wool by the cleaning-cy1inders and waterjets from the'pipes mounted above it.

B is an endless feed-apron passing over rollers b and I), the former being mounted in bearings in the side frames, while the roller bfis mounted in bearings in extensions a a, adj ustable horizontally on the side frames, to perbut the slack of the apron to be taken up. .Rotary motion is imparted to the roller 12 to traverse the feed-apron in direction of the arrow, Fig. 2, as hereinafter described, and adjacent to the delivery end of the apron are an ranged two toothed feed-rolls, 'O O, mounted in suitable bearings in the frame, and rotated in the directions of the arrows, Figs. 1 and 2.

' D is a cylinder covered with card teeth or needles, accordin o the character of the wool to'be treated. This inder is .mounted in bearings in the frame andi vated more rapidly than the feed-rollsin the dire 1 ofthe arrow, Fig. 2. Above this cylinder is mounted a doffer-cylinder, .13, provided on its periphery with longitudinal blades and rotated in the di rection of the arrow at a high speed-say a 1853, No. 5,024; in Queensland August 13,1883,l\"o. 526, and in New ception of the burrs and waste removed by the doffer from the cylinder D. A second cylinder, G, similar in all respects to-the cylinder D, except that it has finer teeth, and provided, like the cylinder D, with a doffer-cylinder, E, and its receiving-trough S, is also mounted in bearings in the frame to rotate in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2. Between these two cylinders is an intermediate toothed drum, F, also mounted to turn in bearings in the frame in the direction of its arrow, and transfer the fibers from the cylinder D to the cylinder G. On the side of the cylinder G, opposite the drum F, is a rotary brush or doffer, H, which, revolving at a high speed, throws the fibers from, the cylinder G into the water in the tank 0,-Wheretheimpurities settle down in the tank, the sand and finer impurities passing through the perforated false bottom I. These may be drawn off with the water by opening the cook .90 in the bottom of the tank. At the end of the tank is an overflow, O, and immediately below this is a sieve-like cleaner or strainer, N. This consists of a frame, of ahexagonal shape in the present instance, as shown in Fig. 3, mounted to turn on a central vertical pivot, a, on brackets projecting from the end of the tank, so that any one of its, sections or segments may be brought opposite the overflow 0. Each section of this frame has a series of parallel bars, a, about a millimeter and a-half. apart, and each bar carries one or two rows of upwardly-proj ecting wires or blunt needles.

- Immediately'below the section of the sieve N, which is opposite the overflow, is a frame, I, secured to the end of the tank, and carrying a series of horizontal fluted rollers, i, gearing into each other. These rollers are mounted in small square bearings, fitted in horizontal slots in theside frames, I, and pressed into contact with each other to keep the rollers t in gear by means of springs i, Fig. 2. The journal of one of these rollers is extended some distance beyond one of its bearingblocks, and is provided with a small pulley, j, by which rotary motion may be imparted to it to drive these rollers.

Immediately over the junction of the feedrollers C O with the cylinder D is arranged a slotted tube, B, Fig. 2, which throws a sheet or stream of water for a purpose described hereinafter. A similar slotted water-tube, R, throws a stream of water onto the edge of the cylinder D, at a point just in advance of its junction with the drum F. At the points of junction of the drum F and cylinder G, and of the latter with the brush H, are similar water-pipes, R and Rflfrespectively. A per forated water-pipe, ll, is also arranged over the sieve N and roller-framc I, to throw streams of water thereon.

The operation is as follows: The wool, which may be unwashed or may have been partially washed, is laid on and spread out over the feed-apron B, which carries it to the feed-ro1ls The latter feed it to the cylinder 1), which revolves in the direction of the arrow, and the sheet of water projected from the pipe R, in a direction opposite that in which the teeth of the cylinder point, forces the wool down between the said teeth and spikes the burrs and impurities thereon, and these latter in turn are thrown off the cylinder D by the rapidly-revolving doffer E into the receiving trough S. 'When the wool, carried round by the cylinder D, comes nearly to the point of junction with the toothed drum F, the sheet of water projected from the slotted pipe It removes or loosens the fibers from the teeth of the cylinder D, so that they are taken by the drum F. The fibres are transferred from the latter to the cylinder G, and the burrs and lumps not already removed are spiked on the teeth of this cylinder by the sheet of water from the pipe It, and are thence thrown by the doffer E into the trough S. The stream of water from the pipe It loosens the fibers from the teeth of the cylinder G, so that the said fibers are thrown by the rapidly-revolving brush H into the water in the tank 0. The fibers then float off at the overflow 0 onto the spiked frame N, and are there forced down among the needles and the fluted rollers i c by the streams of water from the pipe It. These rollers draw the fibers rapidly through and feed them into a suitable receptacle. In the passage of the wool through this sieve, any burrs or lumps which have not already been removed will be left on the points of the needles or between the bars, from which they may be removed by a brush or other suitable means.

In some cases the second cylinder, G, with its dofier E, trough S, pipes 11' and R and the intermediate drum, F, may be dispensed with, and in such case the brush II will be arranged adjacent to the cylinder D, instead of thecylinder G, as will be readily understood.

' Although I do not confine myself to any particular means of operating or driving the movable parts of the machine which I have described above, I have illustrated and will now describe an arrangement of gearing which may be employed for the purpose.

Motion is imparted to the shaft F of the drum F by a belt passing over apulley, v, and at the opposite end of the shaft is a pinion, 1, gcaring'into a spur-wheel, 2, Fig. et, mounted on a stud, 3, on the frame. Formed in one piece with this spur-wheel is a pulley, 4, over which passes a belt to a pulley, 5, on the axis of the cylinder D. The opposite end 'of this axis is ,provided with a pair of pulleys, 6 7 Fig. 3, over one of which passes a belt to the pulley 8 on the end of the axis of the cylinder G, Fig. 1. The second pulley, 7, transmits motion by a belt to a pulley, 9, on a countershaft, K, which in turn transmits motion to the apron 13 by a belt passing over a pulley, 10, and a pulley, 11, on the roller 1). The feed-rollers O 0 receive their motion from the roller b through gearing 12, 13, and 14, Fig. 3, at the opposite side of the machine. The doffcrs E E and brush II receive their motion from a counter-shaft, K, which is driven by a belt from a pulley, c, on the shaft F, Fig. 1. A belt, passing over a pulley, 15, Figs. 2 and 3, on the end of the shaft K, transmits motion to a small pulley, 16, on the shaft of the doffer E, Fig. 3, and the dofi'er E is driven from the latter by means of a crossed belt,'Fig. 1. A belt from the pulley 17 on the counter-shaft K transmits motion to a pulley, 18, on the brush H, and motion is transmitted from this same shaft K to the pulley j, through belts and pulleys 19, Fig. 1.

I claim as my invention 1. Two toothed cylinders and mechanism for rotating the same with their teeth in contact, in combination with a water-pipe adjacent to thefpoint of junction of the two cylinders, and adapted to project a stream of water at that point to assist in the transfer of the fibers from the teeth of one cylinder to those of the other, all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a frame having projecting teeth, and devices for feeding wool or other fibers thereto, with a pipe adapted to project a stream of water onto the teeth in a direction opposite to that in which they point, whereby the lumps in the wool will be spiked on the teeth and the fibers forced down between the teeth, all substantially as described.

3. The combination of feed rolls and a toothed cylinder, D, with a pipe, R, adapted to force a stream of water onto the cylinder D against the points of its teeth, a doifer-cylinder, and mechanism for operating the cylinders and rolls, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of feed rolls and a toothed cylinder, D, with a slotted pipe, It, a dofl'er-cylinder, E, a pipe, R, a" roll or drum to take off the fibers from the cylinder D, and mechanism for operating the cylinders and rolls, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a frame of spaced IIO bars, each having projecting teeth, with a to withdraw the fibers from between the bars, 10 pipe adapted to throw streams of water against substantially as described. the points of said teeth, as set forth. In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name 6. The combination of a frame of spaced to this specification in the presence of two 5 bars, each having projecting teeth, and a pipe subscribing witnesses. I

adapted to throw streams of water against the -AUGTE. 'FRAYSSE. points of said teeth, with devices for feeding Witnesses:

wool or other fibers onto said frame, and roil- JOHN B. STEUART. ers z', and mechanism for operating the same,'l Gnstr u n BIEBUYCK.

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