Hack′ling-ma-chine′.
A machine for dressing flax.
Fig. 2352,
A is a side and
B an end elevation of a hackling-machine adapted for dressing short or cut flax.
The two rollers
a a are caused to rotate inwardly toward each other, and are fed with the raw material from a trough
c. The peripheries of the cylinders are interspersed with alternate rigid hackles
d and brushes
e, so that they alternate on each.
The exterior rotating cylinders
f are also provided with brushes.
The broken flax from an upper trough passes between the rollers and is deposited in the trough
g. Refuse falls between the bars of a grate, and is removed by the endless carrier
h. One of the cylinders
a and the brushing cylinders
f may have a longitudinal movement.
On raising the receivingtrough, the rod
i pushes up the weight
j, which, by means of the connecting-rod
k, causes the holder to traverse the width of one set of brushes.
