ROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO MECHANISM FOR PLACING COP TUBES UPON SPINDLES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
We JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES GEORGE SWAILES and JOHN BROADMEADOW
SWAILES of the firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moorhey, Oldham in the County
of Lancaster, Cop tube Manufacturers and Machinists do hereby declare the nature
of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO MECHANISM FOR
PLACING COP TUBES UPON SPINDLES," to be as follows:-
Hitherto the arms carrying the tube frames have been centred upon what is
termed the "counter-faller" shaft of mules, and this is objectionable as it interferes
with the free action of the counter-faller and the tube frames are more in the way.
Our invention consists in centering the arms on the Copping faller shaft and so
forming and bending the arms that when the tube frame is turned into the position
to be filled with tubes the arm will pass over and round but without touching the
counter-faller shaft.
When the tube frame is brought into the position over the spindle to discharge
the tubes there is a projection from the fulcrum part of the arms which comes
against the counter faller shaft or the stand for the faller shafts and sustains the
arms and tube frame in the position required.
Another modification of our invention consists in applying adjustable brackets:.
to the stands for the faller shafts or to the bolster rail or other convenient part
these adjustable brackets having bearings for pivots or pivots for bearings in the
arms to which the tube frames are attached.
The adjustable brackets may be made so that the pivots or bearings for the
arms carrying the tube frames can be placed in any desired or convenient position.
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We JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES, GEORGE SWAILES and JOHN BROADMEADOW
SWAILES of the firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moorhey, Oldham in the County
of Lancaster, Cop tube Manufacturers and Machinists, do hereby declare the nature
of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO MECHANISM FOR
PLACING COP TUBES UPON SPINDLES, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Hitherto the arms carrying the tube frames have been centred upon what is
termed the "counter faller" shaft of mules, and this is objectionable as it interferes
with the free action of the counter faller and the tube frames are more in the way. 1
Our invention consists in centering the arms on the Copping faller shaft and so
forming and bending the arms that when the tube frame is turned into the position
to be filled with tubes the arm will pass over and round but without touching the
counter faller shaft.
When the tube frame is brought into the position over the spindle to discharge
the tubes there is a projection from the fulcrum part of the arms which comes
against the counter faller-shaft (or the stand for the faller shafts) and sustains the
arms and tube frame in the position required.
Another modification of our invention consists in applying brackets which may
be adjustable to the stands for the faller shafts or to the bolster rail or other 2
convenient part, these adjustable brackets having bearings for pivots or pivots for
bearings in the arms to which the tube frames are attached.
The adjustable brackets may be made so that the pivots or bearings for the arms
carrying the tube frames can be placed in any desired or convenient position.
Fig 1 is a sectional elevation and fig 2 is a front view, illustrating one modi-
fication of our invention, and figs 3 and 4, figs 5 and 6 figs 7 and 8 and figs 9
and 10 are views illustrating four other modifications-figs 3, 5, 7 and 9 are
sectional elevations similar to fig 1, and figs 4, 6, 8 and 10 are front elevationa
similar to fig 2.
In these figures so much of the ordinary parts of a spinning mule are shown as 3
will be necessary to explain our invention.
In each figure where the part is represented a is a part of one of the spindles of
the mule, a¹ the bolster bearing, b the part of the hinged door to cover the lower
part of the spindles, c is the faller, and d the counter faller shafts; is a bracket
or stand secured to the mule carriage for carrying the faller and counter faller 3
shafts.
12:
The parts above named by letters of reference are ordinary and well known.
is the tube rail-It may be of the ordinary or any other suitable construction ;
and it is fixed by studs f¹ adjustable by screw nuts in length; to the arm g, in the
ordinary manner, one modification of our invention consisting in making the arms g
as shown and centering them on the faller shaft c.
There are two arms g to each length of tube frame fas usual, and they are put
on the faller shaft o, by having the boss part made in halves which are bolted

page_text: together when placed on the faller shaft same as in the case of arms when centered
on the counter faller shaft.
The arms
and tube frame fis shown in figs 1 and 2 in full line in the position
where the tube frame f is ready to drop the tubes from the frames on to the points
of the spindles a in which position the heel or projection g¹ rests against the
counter faller d. In fig 1 the arm g and tube frame is shown in dotted line in
the position ready to be filled with tubes.
The modification shown by figs 3 and 4 is the same as that shown by figs 1
and 2 except that the counter faller d is in a different position, and the arm g and
its heel or projection g¹ are shaped and arranged as shown.
In figs 5 and 6 the arms g for the tube frames f are centered on pivots formed on
brackets secured to the stands or brackets e, for the faller shafts c and d
h is a bracket secured by the same bolt that holds the stand or bracket e for the
faller shafts-The bracket h is forked to come on each side of the stand e for faller
shafts.
There is a stud h¹ adjustable in a slot in the end of each prong of the forked
bracket h which forms the centre for the arms for the tube frame.
The arm g and frame f are shown in full line in figs 5 and 6 in the position for
dropping the tubes on to the tips of the spindles, a projection g¹ from the arm g,
then resting on the faller shaft à
The arm g is shaped as shown and it is represented in fig 5 in dotted line in the
position in which the frame is filled with tubes.
The modification illustrated by figs 7 and 8 is the same as that shown by figs 5
and 6 except in respect of the bracket h for carrying the centres of the arms for
the tube frame.
The brackets * in this case are of the shape shown and are bolted against each
side of the upper part of the stand e for the fallers, as shown one bolt passes through
slots in the brackets hx to admit of adjustment.
The brackets * may be secured to the stands e by a bolt or bolts passing
through a hole or holes formed in the latter.
In figs 9 and 10 the cap of the faller shafts, stand or bracket e is made to act
both as the cap and a bracket e¹ to carry the pivots or axes of the arms g for the
tube frames f.
The cap bracket e¹ figs 9 and 10 is or may be made with holes for pivots in the
arms g, or the cap bracket e¹ may have pins as pivots for holes in the arms g.
In some cases a bracket to carry the arms g is or may be fixed to the cap for the
stand by the same screw as secures the cap to the stand &.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed-we declare that what
we claim is
1. The mounting of the arms for carrying the tube rails or frames on the faller
shafts (c) of mules and the shaping and arranging of the said arms, substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The mounting of the arms for carrying the tube rails or frames on centres or
pivots formed in or on brackets secured to or formed in or upon the stands for the
faller shafts of mules and shaping and arranging the said arms substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.