Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding Yarns or Threads.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1900-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding Yarns or
Threads.
We, WILLIAM THOMAS STUBBS and JOSEPH HETHERINGTON STUBBS, both of
the Mill Street Works, Ancoats, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:--
Our invention consists in improvements in machinery or apparatus for
winding, yarns or threads and its object is the provision of simple, convenient
and efficient devices by means of which yarns or threads being wound on to
bobbins or tubes placed on spindles may be so guided while being wound that
they shall be wound into such forms that the yarn or thread or yarns or
threads wound upon a bobbin or tube may be unwound from one end thereof
without it being necessary for the bobbin or tube with the yarn or thread
thereon to be revolved and without ravelling or liability to entanglement of
one layer of yarn or thread with another. Our invention is applicable to
machines for winding yarns or threads from cops or bobbins or other bodies
or forms upon or into which they may previously have been wound whether
such machines be or be not arranged to also subject such yarns or threads to
the action of clearers or other clearing or smoothing devices.
In a machine of the said kind to which our invention is applied, there is pro-
vided in conjunction with the traverse-rail or with each of two or more traverse-
rails if more than one be employed, a flat or round or other rod so arranged,
that while at some times in the movement of the traverse-rail the flat or round
or other rod shall remain in the same position relative to the traverse-rail at
other times the flat or round or other rod shall be moved in relation to the
traverse-rail so that at such times the yarn or thread being wound upon a
bobbin or tube, shall be traversed over a greater extent of such bobbin or
tube than is the case when the flat or round or other rod moves with the
traverse-rail.
According to our invention as applied to a machine of the said kind we
connect to the or each flat or round or other rod used with a traverse-rail a
lever which is carried by a stud or axle supported by the traverse-rail and
is arranged to be oscillated at times by an arm of such lever or a bowl or roller
carried thereby being brought by the movement of the traverse-rail into contact
with an inclined or curved stop which itself is moved so that at some times
it shall be out of reach or only just within reach of the lever aforesaid or
the bowl or roller thereon and at other times shall be within reach of such lever
or the bowl or roller thereon to a greater or less extent, so that the flat or round or
other rod shall receive a greater or less movement relative to the traverse-rail.
The said inclined or curved stop may be either arranged to be moved vertically
or horizontally or in an inclined direction or may be arranged to be turned about

page_text: an axis. In order to move the said inclined or curved stop we provide it with
or connect it to a rack and provide a pinion which is supported in any suitable
manner and according to its size has one or more series of teeth and a gap or
gaps free from teeth so that being made to revolve in gear with the said rack
which is straight or curved according as the said inclined or curved stop is
arranged to be moved in a straight or curved or other line or to turn about an
axis will move such rack in one direction and then after a time permit such
rack to be moved in the opposite direction by its own weight or the weight of
the inclined or curved stop or by means of a weight or spring provided for the
purpose, according to the manner in which such rack and inclined or curved
stop may be arranged.
The pinion aforesaid may be turned in any suitable manner.
In one arrangement for turning the said pinion, the pinion is connected in
any suitable manner to a ratchet-wheel which is arranged to be turned by
means of a pawl or pawls carried by a lever actuated by means of a stud or
roller carried by a bracket or other part supported or moved by means of or at
the same time as the traverse-rail. A pawl or pawls may be provided to ensure
that such ratchet-wheel shall only be turned in one direction.
In another arrangement for turning the said pinion the pinion is connected
in any suitable manner to a ratchet-wheel which is arranged to be turned by
means of a pawl or pawls carried by a lever oscillated by means of a screw-
like cam mounted upon the shaft, which being made to oscillate raises and
lowers the traverse-rail. The said cam is preferably provided with parts
which moving in contact with the lever oscillated by means of such cam will
impart no movement to such lever so that by the said cam being adjusted in
position on the shaft on which it is mounted the speed at which the ratchet-
wheel above mentioned is turned may be adjusted. The said cam may be
arranged to pass between projections upon the said lever, or may be provided
with a groove into which a part of the said lever is made to project and a pawl
or pawls may be provided to ensure that the said ratchet-wheel shall only be
turned in one direction.
In another arrangement for turning the said pinion, the pinion is connected
in any suitable manner to a worm-wheel which is arranged to receive motion
by means of a worm which is made to receive motion by means of a worm
and worm-wheel or other suitable mechanism from the shaft of the tin-roller
or drum employed to transmit motion to the spindles of the winding machine.
The inclined or curved stop may be made adjustable in position in relation
to the parts from which it receives motion and any suitable part or parts of the
mechanism employed to impart motion to the pinion above mentioned may be
made adjustable so that the rate at which the said pinion is turned may be
adjusted as may be necessary or desirable from time to time.
Dated this Twentieth day of September 1899.
HOWARD
CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding Yarns or
Threads.
We, WILLIAM THOMAS STUBBS and JOSEPHI HETHERINGTON STUBBS, both of
the Mill Street Works, Ancoats, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,

page_text: Machine Makers, 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:-
Our invention consists in improvements in machinery or apparatus for
winding yarns or threads and its object is the provision of simple, convenient
and efficient devices by means of which yarns or threads being wound on to
bobbins or tubes placed on spindles may be so guided while being wound that
they shall be wound into such forms that the yarn or thread or yarns or
threads wound upon a bobbin or tube may be unwound from one end thereof
without it being necessary for the bobbin or the tube with the yarn or thread
thereon to be revolved and without ravelling or liability to entanglement of
one layer of yarn or thread with another. Our invention is applicable to
machines for winding yarns or threads from cops or bobbins or other bodies
or forms upon or into which they may previously have been wound whether
such machines be or be not arranged to also subject such yarns or threads to
the action of clearers or other clearing or smoothing devices.
In a machine to which our invention is applied there is
pro-
vided in conjunction with the traverse-rail or with each of two or more traverse-
rails if more than one be employed, a flat or round or other rod so arranged
that while at some times in the movement of the traverse-rail the flat or round
or other rod shall remain in the same position relative to the traverse-rail at
other times the flat or round or other rod shall be moved in relation to the
traverse-rail so that at such times the yarn or thread being wound upon a
bobbin or tube shall be traversed over a greater extent of such bobbin or
tube than is the case when the flat or round or other rod moves with the
traverse-rail.
According to our invention as applied to a machine of the said kind we
connect to the or each flat or round or other rod used with a traverse-rail a
lever which is carried by a stud or axle supported by the traverse-rail and
is arranged to be oscillated at times by an arm of such lever or a bowl or roller
carried thereby being brought by the movement of the traverse-rail into contact
with an inclined or curved stop which itself is moved so that at some times
it shall be out of reach or only just within reach of the lever aforesaid or
the bowl or roller thereon and at other times shall be within reach of such lever
or the bowl or roller thereon to a greater or less extent so that the flat or round or
other rod shall receive a greater or less movement relative to the traverse-rail.
The said inclined or curved stop may be either arranged to be moved vertically
or horizontally or in an inclined direction or may be arranged to be turned about
an axis. In order to move the said inclined or curved stop we provide it with
or connect it to a rack and provide a pinion which is supported in any suitable
manner and according to its size has one or more series of teeth and a gap or
gaps free from teeth so that being made to revolve in gear with the said rack
which is straight or curved according as the said inclined or curved stop is
arranged to be moved in a straight or curved or other line or to turn about an
axis will move such rack in one direction and then after a time permit such
rack to be moved in the opposite direction by its own weight or the weight of
the inclined or curved stop or by means of a weight or spring provided for the
purpose according to the manner in which such rack and inclined or curved
stop may be arranged.
The pinion aforesaid may be turned in any suitable manner.
In one arrangement for turning the said pinion the pinion is connected in
any suitable manner to a ratchet-wheel which is arranged to be turned by
means of a pawl or pawls carried by a lever actuated by means of a stud or
roller carried by a bracket or other part supported or moved by means of or at
the same time as the traverse-rail. A pawl or pawls may be provided to ensure
that such ratchet wheel shall only be turned in one direction. This arrangement
is illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 and Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings."

page_text: In another arrangement for turning the said pinion the pinion is connected
in any suitable manner to a ratchet-wheel which is arranged to be turned by
means of a pawl or pawls carried by a lever oscillated by means of a screw-
like cam mounted upon the shaft which being made to oscillate raises and
lowers the traverse-rail. The said cam is preferably provided with parts
which moving in contact with the lever oscillated by means of such cam will
impart no movement to such lever so that by the said cam being adjusted in
position on the shaft on which it is mounted 'the speed at which the ratchet-
wheel above mentioned is turned may be adjusted. The said cam may be
arranged to pass between projections upon the said lever or may be provided
with a groove into which a part of the said lever is made to project and a pawl
or pawls may be provided to ensure that the said ratchet-wheel shall only be
turned in one direction. This arrangement is illustrated by Fig. 4 of the accom-
panying drawings.
In another arrangement for turning the said pinion, the pinion is connected
in any suitable manner to a worm-wheel which is arranged to receive motion
by means of a worm which is made to receive motion by means of a worm
and worm-wheel or other suitable mechanism from the shaft of the tin-roller
or drum employed to transmit motion to the spindles of the winding machine.
This arrangement is illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
The inclined or curved stop may be made adjustable in position in relation
to the parts from which it receives motion and any suitable part or parts of the
mechanism employed to impart motion to the pinion above mentioned may be
made adjustable so that the rate at which the said pinion is turned may be
adjusted as may be necessary or desirable from time to time.
In the accompanying drawings, in all the figures of which the same letters
of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts, several forms of
mechanism constructed and arranged in accordance with our invention are
shown by way of examples.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a side elevation in part a transverse
section of such part of a machine for winding yarns or threads to which it
is applied as is requisite for the illustration of a form of mechanism in which
an inclined stop arranged to be moved horizontally is employed and the pinion
employed with the rack used with such inclined stop is actuated by a stud carried
by a bracket supported and moved by means of the traverse-rail of the machine
In Figs. 1 and 2, a is the inclined stop, b is the rack used with it and c is
the pinion employed with the rack b. The inclined stop a is capable of being
adjusted vertically in relation to the rack band secured in position thereon by
means of bolts which are not shown but are made to pass through slots formed in
a projection upon the rack and are screwed into an extension of the inclined
stop a. The rack is provided with slides capable of being slidden in guides
formed in brackets & secured to the longitudinal rail e which forms part of the
framework of the machine. Secured to the brackets d and extending between
them is a short rail f in which by means of a set-screw is secured a stud g on
which the pinion and a ratchet-wheel fast therewith may be revolved. Upon
the stud is also mounted a lever capable of being oscillated and provided
with three pawls of different lengths all mounted upon one stud secured in
a lateral projection upon such lever j. To oscillate the lever j a stud mis
secured in a suitable position in a slot formed in a bracket mounted fast upon
the traverse-rail o so as to be raised and lowered therewith. The traverse-rail o
is raised and lowered in the ordinary or any other suitable manner by means
of the poker-bars provided with racks and toothed-wheels 7 made to gear into
such racks and mounted fast upon the shaft r which is made to oscillate in the
ordinary or any other suitable manner. In order to limit the movement of the lever j
in the direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow A in which it is moved by
means of the stud 'm an extension of such lever is provided to come against one of
the guides in which the rack is made to slide. Upon a stud secured in the
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page_text: short rail is mounted a pawl s which serves to prevent the ratchet-wheel h and
pinion from being moved in the direction opposite to that indicated by the
arrow A.
The
The pinion is provided as shown with a gap of such size that after such
pinion has been revolved for a certain distance in the direction indicated by
the arrow A and moved the rack for a certain distance in the direction indicated
by the arrow B the said pinion e shall become entirely free from the rack band
permit such rack b to be moved in the direction opposite to that indicated by
the arrow B by means of a weight t connected to a chain which is made to
pass over a pulley mounted on a stud carried by one of the brackets & and is
connected to a projection upon the rack b. In order to limit the movement of
the rack 6 in the direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow B a set-screw u
provided with a lock-nut is secured in a projection upon the rack b.
traverse-rail o provided in front with a longitudinal guide-rod over which
the yarns or threads to be guided are made to pass in the ordinary way to
adjustable thread-guides w secured in the upper edge of the traverse-rail . By
means of arms a mounted upon pivots secured to the traverse-rail o a flat bar y
is connected to such traverse-rail o so as to be capable of being raised and lowered
in relation thereto. The flat bar y is connected to the arms by means of studs
passing through jaws which embrace the flat-bar y. One of the arms a of
which only two are shown though as many as may be requisite or desirable are
employed is provided with an extension provided with a stud on which is mounted
a bowl to be brought into contact with the inclined stop a so as to raise the
flat bar in relation to the traverse-rail o.
In Figs. 1 and 2 the traverse-rail is indicated in its highest position, the
dotted lines C in Fig. 2 indicating the lowest position of such traverse-rail.
When the traverse-rail is in its lowest position and the inclined stop a is
not in position to influence the position of the bowl the flat bar y occupies
the position in which it is indicated by the dotted lines D in Fig. 2 in which
the yarns or threads passing over the thread-guides w would not touch the
flat-bar on their way to the bobbins 2 on which they are to be respectively
wound which bobbins are mounted on vertical spindles which are omitted
from the accompanying drawings. The arrangement of the rack b, inclined
ston a, and bowl as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is such that when the
set-screw 76 bears against the bracket with which it is employed
the traverse-rail 0 in being raised and lowered does not cause the
bowl = to bear against the inclined stop a and the flat bar y remains
in the position relative to the traverse-rail o in which it is indicated in full
lines in Figs. 1 and 2 throughout the upward and downward movement of the
traverse-rail o but as soon as the downward movement of the traverse-rail o
causing the stud m to oscillate the lever j and turn the ratchet-wheel / so as to
move the rack in the direction indicated by the arrow B the inclined stop a
will be moved into position such that near the upper end of the next upward
movement of the traverse-rail the bowl z will be brought against the inclined
stop a so that the arm on which the bowl z is mounted shall be oscillated so as
to raise the flat bar y and bring its upper edge somewhat above the thread-
guides w so that the flat bar y will then guide the yarns or threads on to the
bobbins 2 to a higher level than the thread-guides we can and as the ratchet-
wheel is gradually turned in the successive descents of the traverse-rail o,
the bowl will be brought against the inclined stop a earlier in the successive
ascents of the traverse-rail 0 SO that in the successive ascents of
the traverse-rail the flat bar y will reach higher levels until the
continued turning of the ratchet-wheel ŉ brings the gap in the pinion e opposite
to the rack and allows the weight to move the rack and inclined stop a
in the direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow B so as to again bring
the set-screw against the bracket d in conjunction with which it acts and the
flat bar is allowed to remain stationery in relation to the traverse-rail o until·

page_text: the ratchet-wheel being further turned brings the teeth of the pinion c again
into action upon the teeth of the rack b. The dotted lines E in Fig. 2 indicate
the highest position to which the flat bar y is raised.
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By the position of the set-screw being changed the flat bar y may be brought
into action earlier or later in each revolution of the pinion c.
y
If the position of the inclined stop a upon the rack be changed the flat bar
may be brought into action earlier or later in each of the successive ascents of
the traverse-rail o in which the bowl is brought into contact with the inclined
stop a and the extent to which the flat bar is raised in each movement may
be changed.
By the position of the stud m in the bracket in which it is mounted being
changed the ratchet-wheel h may be caused to be moved through a greater or
less angular distance in each descent of the traverse-rail o and thus each series
of operations of the flat bar y may be made to occupy fewer or more ascents of
the traverse-rail o.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of so much of a machine for winding yarns or
threads to which it is applied as is requisite for the illustration of a form of
mechanism in which an inclined stop arranged to be turned about an axis
is employed and the pinion employed with the rack used with such inclined
stop is actuated by means of a stud carried by a bracket supported and moved
by means of the traverse-rail of the machine.
In Fig. 3, is the inclined stop, is the rack used with it and c is the pinion
employed with the rack. The rack is formed upon an extension of the inclined
stop a which is capable of being oscillated about a stud d¹ secured in a bracket d
mounted fast upon a rail e forming part of the framework of the machine.
Fast upon the rail e is also mounted a second bracket d in which is secured
a stud carrying the pinion and the ratchet-wheel secured thereto and also
a lever capable of being oscillated upon such stud g. The lever is provided
with a stud carrying the pawl or preferably two or more pawls & of different
lengths to actuate the ratchet-wheel h. A bar is secured to the brackets dis
furnished with a projection to limit the movement of the lever j in the direction
opposite to that indicated by the arrow A and is also provided with a set-screw u
furnished with a lock-nut and serving to limit the movement of the rack
the direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow B.
in
The pinion is as shown provided with only one gap. Except in so far as
has been already described and in so far as the set-screw and the stud m
employed to actuate the lever j afford the only means by which the movement
of the inclined stop a can be adjusted the arrangement and operation of the
mechanism illustrated in Fig. 3 are similar to those of the mechanism illus-
trated in Figs. 1 and 2 and can be readily understood without further descrip-
tion.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation of an arrangement for turning the pinion employed
according to our invention by means of a ratchet-wheel which is arranged to be
turned by means of a pawl or pawls carried by a lever oscillated by means of
a screw-like cam mounted on the shaft which being made to oscillate raises and
lowers the traverse-rail. The pinion and ratchet-wheel h which are similar
to those shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are mounted upon a stud g secured in a short
rail which is arranged to be supported like the short rail fillustrated in Figs. 1
and 2 and is provided with a stud carrying the pawls to prevent the ratchet-
wheel from being turned in the direction opposite to that indicated by the
arrow A. Upon the stud ga lever j is arranged to be oscillated. The lever j
which is provided with a stud to carry the pawl or pawls to actuate the ratchet-
wheel is provided with jaws 3 embracing a screw-like càm 4 mounted fast upon
the shaft which is only shown in part but serves when oscillated to raise and
lower the traverse-rail o of the machine in which the mechanism illustrated is
applied. Although not so shown the screw-like cam may be provided with
portions which moving between the jaws 3 of the lever
will impart no move-

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ment to it, so that by the said cam 4 being turned into and secured in different
positions on the shaft the amount of movement imparted to the pawl or pawls k
and so the rate at which the pinion is revolved may be adjusted as may be
necessary or desirable.
Fig. 5 is a front elevation and Fig. 6 is a side elevation in part a transverse
section of such part of a machine for winding yarns or threads to which it is
applied as is requisite for the illustration of a form of mechanism in which
an inclined stop arranged to be moved vertically is employed and the pinion
emploved with the rack used with such inclined stop is actuated by means
of a worm upon the shaft of the tin-roller or drum employed to transmit motion
to the spindles of the winding machine.
In Figs. 5 and 6 a is the inclined stop, b is the rack used with it, c is the
pinion employed with the rack band 5 is the worm upon the shaft of the tin-
roller employed to transmit motion to the spindles of the winding machine,
which spindles are not shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The inclined stop a is formed
upon the upper end of the rack which is arranged to be slidden supwards
and downwards in guides formed upon a bracket & secured upon the rail e which
forms part of the framework of the machine. The bracket is provided with a
bearing in which is mounted one end of a shaft 6 extending transversely of the
machine and mounted at its other end in a bracket not shown in the drawing
but similar to the bracket and like it provided with guides for a rack
and inclined stop similar and actuated and operating similarly to the rack b
and inclined stop a which are shown.
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The worm 5 is arranged to impart motion to a worm-wheel 7 mounted fast
upon a vertical shaft 8 supported in suitable bearings which are omitted from
Figs. 5 and 6. Unon the vertical shaft 8 is mounted a worm 9 which is arranged
to impart motion to a worm-wheel 10 mounted fast upon a shaft 6 fast upon
which is also mounted the pinion c. The pinion c shown in Figs. and 6 is, as
shown provided with two gaps so that two descents and ascents of the rack b
will occur in each revolution of the pinion Except in so far as the pinion c
is provided with two gaps and driven by means of the worm 5, worm-wheel 7,
shaft S, worm 9, worm-wheel 10, and shaft 6 and the set-screw in the rack b
affords the only means of adjustment of the movement of the inclined stop. a, the
arrangement and operation of the mechanism shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar to
that of the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and can be readily understood
without further description.
C.
The arrangements of mechanism illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, in Fig. 3 and in
Fig. 4 may be applied in any convenient part of the length of the machines to
which they are to be applied but the arrangement of mechanism illustrated by
Figs. 5 and 6 can only be applied conveniently near the end of the machine to
which it is to be applied.
The arrangements of mechanism provided according to our invention are
simple, convenient and efficient devices enabling yarns or threads being wound
on to bobbins or tubes placed on spindles to be so guided while being wound
that they shall be wound into such forms that the yarn or thread or yarns or
threads wound upon a bobbin or tube may be unwound from the end thereof
without it being necessary for the bobbin or tube with the yarn or thread
thereon to be revolved and without ravelling or liability to entanglement of one
layer of yarn or thread with another.
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:-
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1. In a machine, for winding yarns or threads on to bobbins or tubes placed
on spindles, provided with a traverse-rail and a flat or round or other bar movable
in relation thereto the combination of a curved or inclined stop provided with or
connected to a rack and a pinion having a gap or gaps free from teeth, all

page_text: arranged employed and operating for the purposes and substantially as herein-
before described.
2. In a machine for winding yarns or threads on to bobbins or tubes placed
on spindles provided with a traverse-rail and a flat or round or other bar movable
in relation thereto the combination of a curved or inclined stop provided with
or connected to a rack and a pinion having a gap or gaps free from teeth and
a pawl or pawls carried by a lever actuated by means of a stud or roller carried
by a bracket or other part secured to or moved by means of or at the sanie
time as the traverse-rail, all arranged, employed and operating for the pur-
poses and substantially as herein before described.
3. In a machine for winding yarns or threads on to bobbins or tubes placed
on spindles provided with a traverse-rail and a flat or round or other bar movable
in relation thereto the combination of a curved or inclined stop provided with
or connected to a rack and a pinion having a gap or gaps free from teeth and
a pawl or pawls carried by a lever oscillated by means of a screw-like cam
mounted upon the shaft which being made to oscillate raises and lowers the
traverse-rail, all arranged, employed and operating for the purposes and sub
stantially as herein before described.
4. In a machine for winding yarns or threads on to bobbins or tubes placed
on spindles provided with a traverse-rail and a flat or round or other bar movable
in relation thereto the combination of a curved or inclined stop provided with
or connected to a rack and a pinion having a gap or gaps free from teeth and a
worm-wheel connected to such pinion and arranged to receive motion by a worm
receiving motion by means of a worm and worm-wheel or other suitable
mechanism from the shaft of the tin-roller or drum employed to transmit motion.
to the spindles of the winding machine, all arranged, employed and operating
for the purposes and substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Nineteenth day of July 1900.
.1.
HOWARD
CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.