Machine for Weaving Wire Webs by Motive Power Self- acting in all Motions.
Year: 1889

page_text: The decision of the Comptroller-General, of the 11th day of November 1893,
allowed, under Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883, an Amendment
of this Specification.
Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 24th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Weaving Wire Webs by Motive Power Self-
acting in all Motions.
I JOSEPH TELFORD 23 Emmett Street Miles Platting Manchester Engineer
and Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
On this machine I set all motions on an iron frame and are driven by five
separate shafts, cogwheels and pinions mitre and bevel toothed wheels, the driving
shaft has a pinion on and gears into 2nd shaft spur wheel, numbers of cogs in'
spur wheel, are 3 to one of the pinion 2nd shaft has a bevel pinion on one end, that
gears into a 2 to one wheel, this two to one wheel is keyed to an upright shaft, one
set on each side of frame, and direct under the upright shaft are set a horizontal
shaft, that gears into both upright shafts on each outside frame, those upright
shafts has two crown plates are keyed on tops, circular form with a piece cut of
one side, for the purpose of giving the picker lever its blow, one iron picker lever
is set on each side, on outside of the frame, each lever has a small roller on its end,
that rides on the rim of the crown plates, each revolutions it makes, the picker
lever slip past blank side, and give the shuttle its blow, one crown plate is set
reverse to the other to work the shuttle alernate, emmediately the shuttle has got
its blow the lever roller strike opposite side of crown plate, and bring back the
picker lever to be ready for the next stroke.
Particulars of shuttle, is specialy weighted to counteract against the stifuess of the
weft wire, according to strength of wire; the shuttle has to be weighted, this weight
also checks it from making too sudden start, there are less danger of breaking the
wire, the shuttle trap is made as a 'square groove in a true planed iron box, the
shuttle picked into it, is held tight and grips the weft thread sufficiently tight to
bring up the slack wire, when slayboard push it home to its bed.
The notion of the slay board is got from the 2nd shaft, its motion is parallel and
set horizontal on frame sides, which strike the horizontal rods to push it up, the
first motion shaft brings it back, with a similar levers on it, springs and tapets are
used on picker motion as necessary required, the taking up motion I adopt a pair
of wood rollers set on top of the front part of the machine, and are geared toglier
by a pair of cogwheels, and the woven web pass through between them, those
rollers are. set direct in a line with the warp wires, and no bend is put in the web
during, its weaving, beeing of wood they grip the wire web and are a true
safeguard against any sliping back of the woven web.
This machine will weave any width required in wire webs from two to 100 in the
inch, as regards the warping-beam I dispence withe the solid beam, insted I adapt
a single spindle with lock screws on its ends, and when the warp is required to be'
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page_text: renewed I wind the warp wires, on large tin ended bobbins, and ship them on to
spindles to suit any width of web required to be woven. By those plans the heavy
warping is dispenced with as each bobbin are filled to be ready to go on spindle
when required.
Dated this Seventeenth day of September 1889:
Improved Machine for Weaving Wire Webs by Motive Power Self-
acting in all Motions.
JOSEPH TELFORD Engineer 23 Emmett Street Miles Platting Manchester, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
On In this machine 1 set all the motions on an iron frame and are driven drive
them by five separate suitable shafts. cogwheels and pinions mitre and bevel-toothed
wheels:
Referring to the Drawings sent herewith
Fig. 1 is a side elevation.
Fig. 2 is a plan.
Fig. 3 is a top view of shuttle.
Fig. 4 is a section of shuttle cut through the centre, right and left-motions-to
complete the machine.
gears
The driving shaft (a) has a pinion on and which gears into 2nd-shaft (6) a spur
wheel (b) on the 2nd shaft. Numbers of cogs in spur wheel are 3 to one of the
pinion. This 2nd shaft (b) has a bevel pinion keyed on one end, that which
into a 2 to one spur wheel (c). This 2-to-one wheel is keyed on to an upright
shaft (d) one of two set one on each side of the frame, and direct under the upright
shufts are set connected together by a horizontal shaft (G) that gears into both.
upright shafts-on-ench-outside-frame. These Euch upright have two shaft has a
crown plate (E) are keyed on its top, of a circular form with a piece segment cut out.
of one side for the purpose of giving allowing the picker lever (F) to give its blow,
өне iron picker lever is set on each side of the frame. Each lever is formed.
with a slot f in which slides a pin ġ attached to the picker has also a small friction roller
on its back cud that which rides on the rim of the crown plate, on each revolution it
makes, of the crown plate the picker lever slips past the blank side and gives the
shuttle its blow. One The crown plates is being set reverse-to-the other, so as to
work the shuttle alternately. Immediately the shuttle has got received its blow,
the lever roller strikes the opposite side of the crown plate and which brings back
the picker lever to be ready into position for the next stroke. Springs and tappets
are used on picker to give motion as necessary required to the picker levers.
Particulars of The shuttle (H) is especially weighted to counteract against the
stiffness of the weft wire and according to the strength of the wire, the shuttle has
to be weighted, more or less this weight also checks prevents it from making too
sudden a start and there is less danger of breaking the wire.
Details of The shuttle-It is a cast metal block of ordinary shuttle shape, the
section H shows the its great thickness, there being more metal in it than other
shuttles, different larger sizes are used as the wire gets larger thicker more metal is
put in it, and this thus weights it.
The shuttle trap (I) is made as a square groove, in a true planed iron, box, the
shuttle clien picked into it is held tight and it also grips the weft thread wire
sufficiently tightly to bring up the slack wire, when the slayboard pushes it the weft
wire home to its bed.

page_text: Details of The shuttle trap (I) is formed with one side is loose and which is set to
suit the square of the shuttle (H). (L) shows a sliding iron grip block a little
rounded on the side next to the shuttle, and has allowed by a spring at its outside
end to give and take as the shuttle goes in and out, the wire thread R. is held tight
till until the slay pushes it pass the trap (I), thread (R) is held between (b)
block (L) and shuttle (H), slay (P) travelling and the shuttle trap is being
stationary-a fixture.
The motion of the slayboard is got from operated by cams or levers on the
2nd shaft (b.) its motion is parallel, and set horizontal-on (Its motion being horizontal
and parallel to the frame sides,) which strike the horizontal rods (J.) to push it up.
The first motion shaft brings it back with by means of similar cams or levers on it.
Details operating the slay-The slay operated by the rods (J) has which have
each a small Friction roller (m) on each one on each its side, shewn dotted lines,
The 2nd shaft (b) has 2 cams or levers (n) of quadrant form, keyed upon it. As
it revolves the levers n strike the rollers m and push the slay up, when it works
quarter the revolution the cams hare turned a quarter of a revolution the slay bounds
is liberated and is drawn back with by springs & the back levers-also-taps against
backside ends of the (J) rods those The rods are coupled together with at the
back by a stretcher (Q). The For the taking up motion, I adapt a pair of wood
rollers (k.) set on top of the front part of the machine and are geared together
by a pair of cog wheels, and the woven web passing through between them. These
rollers are set directly in a line with the warp wires, and no bend is put in the web
during its weaving. Being of wood they grip the wire web and they are a true
safeguard against any slipping back of the woven web. This machine will weave
any width required in wire webs and from two to 100 in picks to the inch.
As regards the warping beam, I dispense with the solid beam, Instead, I and
adapt instead a single spindle with lock screws on its ends, and when the warp is
required to be renewed, I wind the warp wires on large tin ended bobbins, and ship
them on to the spindle, to suit any width of web required to be woven.
By these this plan the heavy warping is dispensed with, as each bobbin is filled
to-be ready to go on spindle when required.
The take up motion are is the usual loom motion up to the front rollers (K). My
improvement in this, is I use two rollers instead of one, for the purpose of gripping
the woven wire web.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
let. A total steam power machine, all parts selfacting on the machine-without-hand
labour.
2nd. Is the true picking of wire to lay it straight through the warp at ench-stroke
of the picker lever and to prevent the locking of the wire when coming out-of-the
shuttle and the breakage of it.
3rd. It supersedes the old plan of throwing the shuttle by hand; and dispenses
with all-hand labour, when-in-motion-
1st. The combined apparatus, substantially as described and shown hereinbefore and in
the accompanying drawings, for the purpose set forth.
2nd. In a wire weaving machine, a suitably weighted shuttle, to overcome the stiffness
of the wire, substantially as described and shown hereinbefore and in the accompanying
drawings.
3rd. In a wire weaving machine a shuttle trap to retain shuttle and weft for the
purpose set forth, substantially as described and shown hereinbefore and in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 17th day of September 1889.
TANT
OSEPH TH