US902271A

US902271A - Apparatus for dyeing.

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Publication number: US902271A
Application number: US31529306A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry Anner
Original assignee: STANDARD SILK Co
Current assignee: STANDARD SILK Co
Priority date: 1906-05-05
Filing date: 1906-05-05
Publication date: 1908-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 1925-10-27

Description

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E. ANNER.

APPARATUS FOR DYEING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1906. 902,271. Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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To all whom it may concern:

zen of the United States, and a resident of Phillipsburg, Warren county, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Dyeing, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for dyeing fabrics, and is particularly ada ted to what is known as sil r piece dyeing a though it may be used in the dyeing of any other fabrics, and I do not limit myself to using it for silk.

I show the preferred form of my invention in the drawings forming part of this specification and in which like figures refer to like parts.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved dyeing machine. Fig. 2 is an end view looking toward the left of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view showing the reversing mechanism. Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are detail views of various parts hereafter to be explained.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, 1 represents the dye tub, 2 represents the reel fixedly secured upon a shaft 6 mounted in

bearings

3, 3, in the reel frame 4, shown in Fig. 2. The

braces

5, 5 at the lower side of the reel frame 4 have suitably mounted therein four wheels 7, two on each side of the reel frame, which wheels are mounted upon a track 8 on the to of the dye tub and so arranged that the rec frame carrying the reel may be moved back and forth by means of these wheels upon the track 8 mounted upon brackets 9, 9 placed upon the sides of the dye tub. Also mounted upon the lower brace 5 at one side of the dye tub are two

idler wheels

10, 10.

11 is a bracket mounted upon one of the braces 5 at one side of the dye tub one end of which bracket forms a bearing for the shaft 12, the other end of which shaft is mounted in a bearing in one of the other braces 5 of the reel frame. Fixedly mounted upon the shaft 12 is a sprocket wheel 13, which carries an endless chain 14, which endless chain passing over the sprocket wheel passes down under the idlers 10, and around the idler sprocket 15 at one end of the tub, and around a sprocket 16 at the other end of the tub, which s rocket 16 is mounted upon the power shaft f or conveying power to my machine, which will be hereafter described.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 5, 1906.

Be it known that I, HENRY ANNER, a citi- 5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ANNER, OF PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO STANDARD SILK COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR DYEING.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Serial No. 315,293.

Also mounted but loosely upon the shaft 12 are two gear wheels 17 and 18, these gear Wheels 17 and 18 have between them a clutch 19, controlled by a lever 20, pivoted at 23 in bracket 21, which bracket 21 is mounted upon bracket 11, the lever 20 also rests upon arm 22, mounted upon the reel frame. By means of this clutch 19 either of the gear wheels 17 or 18 can be connected or disconnectedwith the shaft 12. Upon the outer end of shaft 6 are fixedly secured two gear wheels of different sizes 24 and 25, which gear wheels mesh res ectively with gear wheels 17 and 18, mounte" upon shaft 12. The gear wheels are so arranged as to give different speeds to the revolution of the reel, and if more than two speeds are desired, additional gear wheels may be added as desired. Upon the side of the dye tub and at one end thereof, there is mounted a bracket 26, which bracket 26 carries in its up er end an arm 27, which arm is adapted to be moved back and forth so as to change the direction of the rotation of the reel or to change the direction of movement of the reel frame carrying the reel upon the tracks mounted on the dye tub.

In the drawings, Fig. 3 shows one end of the dye tub carrying the shaft 30 mounted in bearings 37, one end of said shaft having the sprocket wheel 16 fixedly mounted thereon, which sprocket wheel engages with the endless chain 14 for transmitting power to sprocket wheel 13 for revolving the reel or for moving the reel frame back and forth.

u on the top of the tub, the operation of w ich will be hereafter described. One end of the arm 27 is ivotedly secured to a rock shaft 29, mounte upon in 28, the other endof said rock shaft belng ixedly secured to the shaft 34 carrying the guides 35, 35, which guides are adapted to move the belts 38 and 39 back and forth on the

pulleys

31 and 32 and 33 so as to rotate the shaft 30 carrying the sprocket wheel 16 in either direction. This reverse mechanism is the ordinary wellknown reverse mechanism and further descripltion is considered unnecessary, as any mec anic would appreciate how to arrange same.

The bracket 11 projects below the brace 5 and has mounted in its lower end a short shaft 42, one end of which is fixedly secured to the lever 40, the other end of which is fixedly secured to an eccentric 41 (see Fig. 4), so arranged that when the lever 40 is raised to an upward position the eccentric 41 is rotated so that its surface engages with the lower surface of the bracket 9 carrying the track 8, upon which the wheels of the frame are mounted and thereby securely clamps the wheels of the frame to the track, so as to prevent the movement of the frame back and forth upon the track.

The practical operation of my invention is as follows: The dye tub having been filled with the dye, a piece of fabric is placed in one end thereof, say at the left side of Fig. 1, and one end of the fabric is placed over the reel 2, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The lever 40 controlling the eccentric 41 having been brought to an upward position so as to clamp the reel frame to the track 8, and the clutch 19 having been connected with whichever gear wheel 17 or 18 desired so as to give the desired speed to the rotation of the reel, say for instance the clutch 20 has been pulled outward and away from the reel frame so as to connect the clutch 19 with the gear wheel 17, thus fixedly connecting gear wheel 17 with the shaft 12, the operator then moves the arm 27 so as to throw the belts into such position that one of them will rotate the shaft 30, which rotates sprocket wheel 16, thus rotating the endless chain 14 around under idler 10 up around sprocket wheel 13, thus rotating the said sprocket, then down around idler 10 and outward to the other end of the tub and around idler sprocket wheel '15 and back to sprocket 16. The sprocket 13 having been rotated by the endless chain, it in turn rotates shaft 12 upon which it is fixedly secured, thus rotating the gear wheel 17 which meshes with gear wheel 24, rotating gear wheel 24, which in turn rotates shaft 6 upon which it is fixedly secured, thus rotating the reel 2. The reel 2 being then in rotation the fabric is drawn up from the dye from the left side of the tub and is deposited in the dye at the right side of the tub. After the fabric is all drawn out of the left side of the tub, the 0 erator moves the arm 27 so as to reverse tl e rotation of shaft 30, which reverses the rotation of the reel 2 and draws the fabric from the right end of the tub up around the reel and deposits it in the left end of the tub. If it is desired to move the reel upon the tracks to some other position than that shown, the operator throws the lever 40 down, thus releasing the eccentric 41 from engagement with the lower side of the bracket 9. The endless chain, which we will now consider to be moving toward the right, then draws the reel frame mounted on wheels 7 along the tracks 8 until it has reached such position as the operator desires, when he agam operates the lever 40, in turn operating the eccentric 41, thus clamping the frame again to the track.

In the operation of my dyeing machine any power may be used, such as steam power, or, if desired, an electric motor.

The construction of the reel frame heretofore has had two braces across the tub at the lower side of the reel which, when silk was being dyed, would destroy the silk if, during the process of dyeing, the silk in the dye tub touched the frame. In my invention 1 have dispensed with these two braces and have made the wheels which engage with the track serve the same purpose as these braces.

Many modifications and changes may be made without departing from my invention, as for instance, dispensing with the wheels upon which the frame carrying the reel is mounted, and placing a flange or other guide for holding the said frame in place and for serving as a brace at the lower side of the frame, which in connection with the two braces across the top of the frame, serve to support the frame in proper position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel mounted above said receptacle, means for rotating said reel at various s eeds and means for moving said reel across t 1e top of said receptacle in either direction.

2. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a carriage supporting said reel above said receptacle, and means for moving said carriage back and forward above said receptacle.

3. In an apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a carriage mounted upon said receptacle and carrying a reel, means for moving said carriage backward and forward across the top of said receptacle, and means for locking said carriage at any position on said receptacle.

4. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel mounted in a frame, said frame being adapted to be moved back and forth upon the top of said receptacle, and means for moving same in either direction.

5. In dyeing apparatus, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a track mounted upon said receptacle, a reel mounted in a frame on wheels resting upon said track, and means for moving said frame carrying the reel back and forth on said track.

6. In dyeing apparatus, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a track mounted upon said receptacle, a reel mounted in a frame on wheels resting upon said track, and means for clamping said frame to said track.

7. In dyeing apparatus, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye tracks mounted upon said receptacle, a frame 1 adapted for holding a reel mounted upon adapted that the said track and said wheels perform the function of braces for the said frame for supporting the reels, substantially as set forth.

8. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel mounted in a frame and guideways for guiding said frame on said receptacle and means for moving said frame in said guideways.

9. In dyeing apparatus, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye tracks mounted upon said receptacle, a frame adapted for holding a reel mounted in guideways, all so arranged that said guideways perform the function of braces for supporting said frame.

10. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel so arranged as to move the material to be dyed from one part of said receptacle to another, means for moving said reel across the top1 of said receptacle and for rotating said ree 11. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel so arranged as to move the material to be rooved wheels resting upon said track, all

dyed from one part of said receptacle to another, means for moving said reel backward and forward across the top of said receptacle,

said means being also adapted to rotate the reel.

12. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel arranged above said receptacle, means for moving said reel backward and forward across the top of said receptacle, said means being also adapted to rotate said reel.

13. In apparatus for dyeing, the combination of a receptacle for holding the dye, a reel so arranged as to be movable backward and forward across said receptacle, devices for rotating said reel at various speeds, means for moving said reel backward and forward above said receptacle, said means being also adapted to engage with said devices for rotating the reel.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY ANNER.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR T. TALLMAN, JENNIE DECKER.