US636351A - Carpet-beating machine. - Google Patents

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N0. 636,35l. Patented Nov. 7, 1899.

P. A. OLCEN.

CARPET BEATING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATEN Eric.

CARPET-BEATING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 636,351, dated November 7, 1899. Application filed June 22,1899. Serial No. 721,478. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, PETER ALFRID OLOEN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Brandon, in the'Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Carpet-Beating Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in carpet-beating machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of carpet-beating machines and to provide a simple and comparativelyinexpensive one in which the power'of the beaters may be readily controlled to adapt them for light and heavy work and which Will enable the feed of a piece of carpet or other fabric to be readily regulated or stopped to subject any portion of the piece of carpet to the desired amount of beating or brushing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device for connecting a carpet to the machine and to enable such operation to be quickly accomplished and at the same time prevent all liability of the carpet becoming accidentally disconnected from the apparatus during the operation thereof.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a carpet-beatin g machine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the heaters. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of adjusting the resilient heaters to regulate the tension and throw thereof. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamps.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a supporting-frame provided with parallel sides 2, connected at their ends by transverse bars 4 and 5, located at the top and bottom of the frame. At the bottom of the frame is arranged a transverse shaft or drum 6,journaled in suitable bearings and provided at one end with a crank-handle by means of which a piece of carpet or other fabric may be reeled onto the drum or shaft. The carpet 8 is connected with the drum or shaft by means of a strip of fabric 9, secured at one end to the said shaft or drum and pro vided at its other end, which is preferably stiffened, with clamps 11, adapted to engage the edge of the carpet. The strip of fabric is of suflicient length to permit the end of the carpet attached to it to pass over a transverse series of heaters 12, so that a strip of carpet may be operated on throughout'the entire length of the same. The transverse shaft or drum is located at a point between the front and rear edges of the sides of the frame, and the carpet is supported at the front edge by a guide-roll13, jonrnaled in suitable bearings, as clearly illustrated in Fig. l of the accompanying drawings.

The heaters 12, which are resilient, are substantially L-shaped, being secured at their inner ends to a transverse shaft lat and provided at their angles with spring-coils 15, and the said beaters, which have their outer ends curved or hook-shaped, carry substantially elliptical carpet-engaging portions or loops 17. The hook-shaped ends 16 are disposed rearwardly and are engaged by a rotary agitator, consisting of a transverse drive-shaft 18 and a series of radial arms 19, disposed at different points and provided at their outer ends with curved shoes adapted to engage the ends of the heaters, whereby the same are.

deflected or bent inwardly, thereby causing the heaters to strike the carpet on their return movement. As the arms of the rotary agitator are arranged at different angles, the heaters will be successively operated and will produce a continuous and rapid beating of the carpet. The resilient heaters and the radial arms of the rotary agitators are shown fixed to their respective shafts in the accompanying drawings; but it will be readily understood that they may be adj ustably mounted on the same, so that they may be disposed at the desired intervals to suit the character of the work to be performed.

The power and throw of the heaters are regulated by rotating'the shaft or spindle upon which they are mounted, so as to set them norheaters.

mally at various distances from the carpet, and thereby vary the degree of spring action resulting from the rotation of the agitator. The shaft or spindle 14 is provided at one end with an exteriorly-arranged resilient arm or handle 20, adapted to engage a curved ratchet 21, which is secured to the outer face of one of the sides of the supporting-frame, and by adjusting the arm or handle to different portions of the curved ratchet the power of the resilient beaters is regulated.

The drive-shaft, which carries the agitatorarms, has a double drive wheel or pulley 22 keyed or otherwise secured'to it and provided with belt-receiving portions 23 and 24 of different diameters. One end of the drive-shaft is provided with a crank-handle 25, and the other end has a pulley 26 fixed to it. The crank-handle enables the machine to be operated by hand, and the pulley is adapted to receive a belt for enabling the machine to be operated by any suitable power. The drive wheel or pulley receives belts 27 and 28, extending to pulleys 29 and 30. The pulley 29 is connected with a rotary brush 31, and the other pulley 30 is mounted on one of a pair of feed- rolls 32 and 33, which are adapted to draw the carpet forward over the resilient beaters. The belts may be constructed of leather or other suitable material, and sprocket-gearing may be employed, if desired, for connecting the drive-shaft with the feed-rolls and the rotary brush.

The feed- rolls 32 and 33 are located at the top of the frame and are provided at their ends with journals arrangedin bearing-slots 34 of the sides of the frame. The rear feedroll 33 has one of its journals extended to receive the pulley 30, and the journals of the front feed-roll 32 are arranged in bearings 35 of springs 36, which are adapted to hold the rolls in frictional contact with the carpet, whereby the latter is fed forward over the The springs 36, which are curved, are secured at their lower ends to the front edges of the sides of the supporting-frame, and they are connected at points between their ends with arms 37 of a transverse rockshaft 38, journaled in suitable bearings 39 and having an operating-arm or lever 40. The arms of the rock-shaft connected with the springs are provided with openings to receive the same, and when it is desired to stop the forward feed of the carpet the operating-arm or lever is depressed to lift the front or upper roller out of engagement with the carpet; also, byslightly depressing the operating-arm the pressure of the springs may be varied and the carpet may be made to run either fast or slow. If a piece of carpet or other fabric is not cleaned sufficiently by being passed once through the machine, it may be reeled back on the shaft or drum, the front feed-roll being elevated to permit the carpet to be run back.

A strip 41 of fabric is attached to the upper end of the carpet by means of clamps 42,

the said strip 41 being of sufficient length to permit the upper end of the carpet to be operated on by the heaters, and the said clamps 11 and 42 consist of two members connected at one end of the clamp by a pivot and provided at the inner faces of their other ends with recesses adapted to engageahem or fold of a piece of carpet.

The rotary brush 31 isjournaled in springbearings 31, and as the carpet passes under it it sweeps the dust from the same.

The top of the supporting-frame is secured to a pair of uprights or legs 43, and the space betweenthe same is closed by a back 44, of sheet metal or other suitable material, which is interposed between the brush and the beaters and the carpet operated on by the same, and it is adapted to form a shield to protect the carpet from the dust.

The invention has the following advantages: The carpet-cleaner, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, is adapted to thoroughly beat a piece of carpet or other fabric with the desired force and to the desired extent, and itis capable of brushing the dust from the carpet. The feed of the carpet may be readily regulated to cause the carpet to run either fast or slow, and the same may be stopped so that the heaters may operate continuously on a portion of the carpet. The device for adjusting the heaters is exceedingly simple and the tension of the throw of the same may be regulated.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

hat is claimed is- 1. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination of the beating mechanism, a pair of feed-rolls arranged to draw the carpet over the beaters, gearing for operating the feed-roll and the heaters, and an operating-lever connected with one of the feed-rolls and arranged to lift the same to separate the said feed-rolls and adapted to engage them with and disengage them from the carpet,whereby the feed may be regulated or stopped, substantially as described.

2. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with beaters, of a pair of feed-rolls, springs for holding the feed-rolls yieldingly in engagement with the carpet, gearing for operating the feed-rolls, and an operating-lever connected with one of the feed-rolls and arranged to lift the same to separate the rolls, whereby the feed may be either regulated or stopped, substantially as described.

3. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with beaters, of a pair of feed-rolls, springs connected with one of the feed-rolls, gearing connected with the other feed-roll, and a lever connected with the spring-engaged feed-roll and adapted to move the same against the action of the spring to separate the rolls for controlling or stopping the feed, substantially as described.

4. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with beaters, of a pair of feed-rolls, springs receiving the journals of one of the feed-rolls,a rock-shaft having arms connected with the springs, and a lever or operating-arm connected with the rock-shaft and adapted to rotate the same partially to swing the springs inward and outward, substantially as described.

5. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination of beaters,feed-rolls, gearing connected with the feed-rolls, a rock-shaft having arms connected with one of the feed-rolls, a rotary brush arranged parallel with the rock-shaft and having spring-bearings, and means for operating the brush and the heaters, substantially as described.

6. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination of a shaft, the resilient L-shaped beaters mounted on the shaft and provided at their outer arms with carpet-engaging loops and having inwardlyextending terminal hooks, and a rotary agitator having radial arms provided at their outer ends with shoes for engaging the hooks, substantially as described. I

7. Ina carpet-beating machine, the combination with a rotary agitator, of a shaft or spindle, resilient beaters mounted thereon and adapted to be engaged by the agitator, and means for partially rotating the shaft or spindle to change the position of the beaters, substantially as described.

8. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with a rotary agitator, of a shaft or spindle having a'resilient arm or handle, beaters mounted on the shaft or spindle, and a curved ratchet arranged to be engaged by the arm or handle whereby the beaters are secured at the desired adj ustment,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PETER ALFRID OLOEN.

Witnesses:

A. D. CAMERON, A. HERRIOT.

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