Patent GB-191007559-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spooling Machines.
Inventor: GULICHER FRIEDRICH ABRAHAM
IPC: B65H54/14
Filed: 1910-03-29
Granted: 1911-03-29
Abstract: 7559. Gulicher, F. A. March 29. Winding or spooling machines.-In an automatic spooling- machine for the single and multiple winding of silk, artificial silk, and cotton, more particularly for ribbon - weaving looms and plaiting - machines, the empty spools are supplied in order from a receiver to the spool holders and, after having been wound, a r e ejected by the placing in position of a new spool, the thread is clipped upon the new spool and is then severed between the full spool and the empty spool, the former falling into a receiver. The empty spools are thrown into a box 36, Fig. 6, arranged below the machine, and are sorted therein by a bucket - wheel 39, which passes them in order down a shoot 40 to a conveyer chain 33, by which they are lifted to a spool-feed device 27, which in turn supplies them to the holders. When the spool is wound to the desired extent, it raises a spring 2, and moves the end of a lever 3 out of a notch 4 in a rod 5, Fig. 2, which, when thus released, is moved by springs 7, 8 to carry the driving-belt 9 of the machine from the pulley 59 on to the pulley 10 in order to operate the changing- mechanism. The pulley 10 is mounted on the nave of a worm 20 which drives a cross-shaft 21, on which is mounted a cam 42 which controls the movements of the rod 5, and eventually pushes it back to start the winding-operation again. The movement of the rod 5 releases, through the action of the lever 12, the spoolholder 13. A side shaft 24, Fig. 2, which is driven from the shaft 21, carries cams 25, 26, which operate the spool-feed device 27, and also drives by chain gearing the conveyer chain 33, and through it the bucket-wheel 39. The spool-feed device is tilted over into position to receive a new spool by the cam 26, which operates an arm 75 on the rod 67 on which the feed-device is mounted. The cam 25 then engages an arm 63 on a spindle 64, and, through arms 65, 66 raises the rod 67 and lifts the spoolfeed device to carry the new spool between the spool-holders and to eject the full spool. The spool-feed device is then lowered and returned empty into position to have a fresh empty spool placed in it. A cam 46 is also mounted on the shaft 21 and operates a rod 43 which it moves towards the right, Fig. 4, carrying with it an arm 44, which rocks the piece 45, which, through a link 48, opens a pair of shears 47. A projection 49, upon further movement of the rod 43, engages the arm of a latch 50, raising it and releasing a fork 18, which, moved by a spring, carries the thread across the spool, placing it between the jaws of the shears and also under a thread-holder 17, Fig. 2, which comes down and grips the thread upon the new spool which has been inserted in the spoolholder. The bar 43 then moves back; the fork 18 is carried back by a projection 51 until caught by the latch 50; the shears are closed, severing the thread and allowing the full spool, which has previously been ejected and which has been resting on the incline 82, to fall into the receptacle 37. The thread-holder 17, Fig. 8, is operated by a rod 52 engaged at its outer end by a spring 53 controlled by a pin 62 on a lever 60 in engagement with a cam 61 on the shaft 21. When the belt is moving back off the pulley 59, by reason of the return movement of the rod 5, to recommence winding, it fails to drive the exchange device directly, and a spring 54 engaging a clutch-piece 55, Fig. 9, moves such piece into engagement with teeth 70 on the sleeve carrying the pulley 59. The piece 55 and the worm 20, which is mounted upon it, are therefore driven through the pulley 59 to restore the various parts of the exchange device to their original positions. The spring 54 is controlled by a lever 67 and cam 58 on the shaft 21. A spring 15 and projection thereon is provided to ensure the holder 17 being in the vertical position when the exchange device is in operation.