US1471652A - Glove-drying machine - Google Patents

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oct. z3, 1923. 1,471,652

G. w. DU NAH.

GLOVE` DRYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19 1920 2 sheets-sheet 1 ik @J 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 23, 1923.

- G. w. DU NAH GLOVE DRYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19,

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GEORGE vv. DU NAH, or PASADENA, catiErminia.v

GLovE-DRYING MACHINE.

, Application filedfAugiist 19, 1920. ySerial No. 404,632;

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DU NAH, a

citizen ot the United States of America, Iand Va resident of Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles,V State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Glove-Brying Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Myk invention relates to and has for a main object the provision of a mechanicalV dryer for kid glovesand the like, rwhereby the gloves after having been first ,cleanedr` may be deposited in the machine and Ltum-V bled or agitated in such a manner and to such an extent as to thoroughly dry and keep the gloves soft after the application of the cleaning compound or liquid.

It is Well knovvn'that When kid gloves and' the like are cleaned in liquid such as gasolineif the gloves are allowed to dry -they become stiff and must be Worked by hand.

` in order to preserve or restore the natural 1 stantial economy may be ei'ected by its use.k

softness of the kid, and it is an object of this invention to -accomplish this samejresult' by the use of machinery so that a Sub- A further object is to provide in a machine of the character mentioned a suit-A able cabinet having a rotatable tumbler,` therein, means for inducing currents of air partly in section; Fig, 2 is a rear elevation of the saine; Fig. 3 is 'an enlarged section of the tumbler element; Fig. 4c is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan.

Briefly described, vmy inventioncoiisists of a suitable cabinet C having a yrotatable tumbler T therein and operated by a suitable driving means D, an air inlet l having a fan f mounted in the end thereof, and

a steam coil S mounted Within the cabinet C above the tumbler T and beloiv themouth of the air inlet I.

Cabinet C has a top 1, bottom 2, sides 3, 3, and ends 4:, 4 carrie- don legs 5, 5, etc. which are adapted toV rest uponthe iioor and provides a rectangular enclosure for receiving thecurrents of air forfdryin'g the I gloves. and" for. enclosing 'thejvtumbler 'T which is rotatably .mounted on a transverse driving shaft 6i and held in . bearings 7, 7,

in the ends-'4,f4; Cne of thefsides 3,3 isf' provided just above the A floor 2 with a.

hinged door C which opens outwardly, as

shown by 'brokenlines in Fig. 2,` and the front end thas 'a removable panelPvvhic'h forms the upper portion of `the end and is adapted to Vbe'removed for kthe purpose of depositing the gloves in the ,tumbler '-1.k

Said door and panellmay` besuitably held.k

in closed position by latches (not shown),

or otherwise.`

A frame F necessarily of. pipe lengths -andfittings is attached to the rear' side. 4 and floorv 2 of the cabinetC and includes a central` bearing member in which a counter-shaft 8 is journaled at its outer end, the inner end of* said` counter-shaftbeing carried in a bearing 9 attached to the rear side 4 of the'` cabinet.' Counter-shaft 8 is operatedfby n composedfpieferablybut not Y,

means of a driving belt B and a pulley 10VM y fixed to the counter-shaft, a companion loose pulley p 11 being also provided on said counter-shaft for receiving thebelt By whenk the machine is inoperative. VThe belt B may be shifted by theusual mea-iis applied tothe p belt adjacent to the pulley 10 orclose tothe .driving pulley for said belt, not shown.

rlhe inner vportion of the counter-shaftB` carries a gear-Gcwhich meshes 'withand is adaptedto drive arelatively larger gear Gk on the end of shaft 6, for operating the tumbler. f Motonis transmitted to another upper counter -sha-ftlQ neartlietop of the kcabinet by ineansof alargesheave .13 on y v counter-shaft 8 and acrossed beltfl'e operat-i f ing thereover land over a smaller sheave ..15 on the counter-shaft 12, Athe relative sizes of said sheaves being such as to afford a sub-` stantial increase in speed of the shaft l2 as compared with `driving counter-shaft 6.1 Counter-shaft l2 is held in bearings 15 and 16 V'which are supported, respectii'fely, on the rear end 4; of the cabinet and on a bracket 17 formed of pipe fittings, or otherwise.

Air inlet I is elbow-like in form and is ot sheet metal, and has a removable end portion E thereon which .encloses the fan f, as shown in Fig. 1. Fan f is carried on a hoi-- which are supported, respectively, onframe members 21V and 22, formed of-pipe fittings, 7

izontal shaft 18 held in bearings 19 andv20 .1.10

or otherwise. Fan shaft l18 is driven from countershaft 12 by means of sheaves 23 and 24 carried on said counter-shaft and fanshaft, respectively, and abelt 25 operating over said sheaves. Thus the fan f is rotated at a maximum speed and is operatively connected with the driving counter-shaft 8.

- The tumbler T is composed of a` plurality of chordal flat members 26, 26, etc. attached" together `in the form of an Octagon or other geometric figures, ends 27 27, and longitudinal cleats,-or bafHes 28, 28, ete., attached to the members 26 at the intersections thereof, .one of he members 26 being hinged, as

shown by broken lines in Fig. 3, for affording access to the interior of the tumbler. A

plurality of bores 29,l 29, etc. are provided in'the members 26 through which the air may be admitted to and discharged through the walls of the tumbler. Suitable bushingsk 30, 30 may be provided in the ends 27 of the .Y tumbler. for receiving the driving shaft 6,

as shown. y

The interior of the cabinet C is heated-tov a desired extent by means'of a steam coil S havingan inlet 3l and an outlet32 with suitable valves, (not shown) therein and said coil is disposed horizontally in the top of the cabinet just above the tumbler and below the mouth of the inlet I so that the air currents induced by the fan f may be heated prior to the circulation through the Y tumbler T.

It will be obvious that when the' machine is in opera-tion, the gloves to be dried havv ing been first deposited in the tumbler T by the removal of the panel on the front of the cabinet and the opening of the hinged side of the tumbler, the rotation of the tumbler will maintain a movement, vor agitation of the gloves within the tumbler while the drying is in progress, thus keeping them soft and pliable,'and the induced air cur'- rents `through'the tumbler walls will serve to rapidly and effectively dry the gloves.k

The above operation is effected at a minimum cost lfor labor and entirely by mechanicalmeans, kwhereas heretofore it has been necessary to manipulate the gloves after cleaning so as to render them softand pliable yand'y restore them to their natural condition.

While l have shown and described only one practical embodiment of my invention,

. rotating the tumbler, a forced draft air-inlet communicating with the upper part of the interior of the cabinet, and a heating coil located ywithin the cabinet between the forced draft air-inlet and vthe tumbler.

2.1Aglove drying machine comprising a cabinet, avtumbler located in the cabinet, havinga door at the lower part and a removable panelk at the upper part, means for rotating the tumbler consisting of a driving shaft onv which the tumbler is mounted, a counter-shaft, fixed and loose pulleys on the countershaft, gearing connecting the countershaftgpwith the driving-shaft, a forced draft air-inlet communicating with the upper part ofthe interior of the cabinet and a heating coil located within the cabinet between the forced draft air-inlet and thek tumbler. Y n

3., A glove drying machine comprising a cabinet,'a tumbler locatedl in the cabinet,

having a door at the lower part and aremovable panel at the upper part, means for rotating the tumbler consisting of a driving shaft on which thc tumbler is mounted, a lower countershaft, vfixed and loose pulleys on thelower countersha'fhgearing connecting the icounter'shaft with the ydrivingshaft,

aforced draft air inletvcoinmunicating with the upper part of the interiorof the cabinet, afan located in the forced draft air inlet, al shaft on which the fan is carried, an upper countershaft, driving means connectingthe lower countershaft with the upper countershaft, driving means connecting the upper countershaft with the fan-shaft, and

a heating coil located withinthe cabinet between the forced air-inlet and the tumbler. v

GEORGE W. DU NAH. Witnesses: i

LUTHER L. MACK, CHAs.y BAGG.

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