Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1887
Complete Left, 18th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
We JAMES EDGE of Gidlow Works Wigan in the County of Lancaster Mill
Manager and EDMUND TWEEDALE of Globe Works Accrington in the County
aforesaid Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of certain mechanism combined and operated in conjunction
with the appliances employed for "knocking off" or stopping the frame when the
cops are completed so as to ensure the automatic lowering of the ring rail (for the
doffing) simultaneously with or just preceding the stopping mechanism arresting
the action of the frame.
Mechanism for purpose aforesaid according to this our said invention comprises a
carrier wheel gearing with the teeth on the quadrant lever, the carrier gears with a
pinion on end of a cross shaft, on the other end of which is a worm wheel, engaging
with a worm,
the boss of which forms one half of a clutch box.
The worm is loose on the stud, the other half of the clutch box is formed by the
end of the boss or collar of the carrier wheel of the roller gear.
The action is as follows :-
When the stop rod knocks off, and the quadrant lever is released, its gravitation
and teeth operate the carrier in gear therewith, the carrier turns the pinion and cross
shaft the teeth of the worm wheel by pressing against the edge or side of the worm,
slide the latter a little on its stud, and so effect the engaging or coupling of the clutch
box referred to whereon the worm is caused to revolve and through the worm wheel,
shaft and gear in connection with the quadrant lever controls the descent of the said
lever and connection with the ring rail, which lever and rail are steadily lowered
without shock at the time the driving strap is transferred to the loose pulley.
There is a pulley on the axle of the setting on lever connected by chain with a like
pulley on the axle of the carrier wheel that gears with the quadrant lever so as to
ensure simultaneous movement of strap fork and quadrant lever, i.e. both will be
simultaneously operated and set to the required position.
DL: 1711 Jan1007
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
We, JAMES EDGE of Gidlow Works, Wigan, in the County of Lancaster, Mill
Manager and EDMUND TWEEDALE of Globe Works Accrington, in the County
aforesaid Manager 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 :-
This invention consists of certain mechanism combined and operated in conjunction
with the appliances employed for "knocking off" or stopping the frame when the
cops are completed, so as to ensure the automatic lowering of the ring rail (for the
doffing) simultaneously with or just preceding the stopping mechanism arresting
the action of the frame.
Mechanism for purpose aforesaid according to this our said invention comprises a
carrier wheel gearing with the teeth on the quadrant lever, the carrier gears with a
pinion on end of a cross shaft, on the other end of which is a worm wheel engaging
with a worm, the boss of which forms one half of a clutch box.
The worm is loose on the stud, the other half of the clutch box is formed by the
end of the boss or collar of the carrier wheel of the roller gear.
The action is as follows-
When the stop rod knocks off, and the quadrant lever is released, its gravitation
and teeth operate the carrier in gear therewith, the carrier turns the pinion and cross
shaft, the teeth of the worm wheel by pressing against the edge or side of the worm
slide the latter a little on its shaft, and so effect the engaging or coupling of the clutch
box referred to, whereon the worm is caused to revolve, and through the worm wheel,
shaft, and gear in connection with the quadrant lever controls the descent of the said
lever and connection with the ring rail, which lever and rail are steadily lowered
without shock at the time the driving strap is transferred to the loose pulley.
There is a pulley on the axle of the "setting on" lever connected by chain with a
like pulley on the axle of the pinion wheel that gears with the quadrant lever, so as
to ensure simultaneous movement of strap fork and quadrant lever,-i.e.-both will be
simultaneously operated and set to the required position.
Such being the nature and object of our said Invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front view of so much of a frame as is necessary to shew application of
our improvements thereto.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the frame.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the parts immediately connected with our Invention.
At is the ordinary quadrant, the teeth 2 of which gear with the pinion 3, the
latter gears with pinion 4 on cross shaft 5, on which is the worm wheel 6.
At 7 is a worm loose on the shaft 8 of the wheel 9, the latter being the ordinary
carrier connected with the gear for driving the front roller. The inner boss of the

page_text: worm 7 forms one half of a clutch 10, the corresponding half of the clutch 11 being
fast on the shaft 8 of the wheel 9. Whatever the mechanism for "knocking off" no
sooner is the quadrant 1 released than its teeth 2 turn the wheels 3-4-and 6 in the
direction indicated by the arrows, the effect being that one or more of the teeth of the
wheel 6 press against the sides of the threads of the worm 7, and slide the worm on
the shaft 8 and thereby engaging the half of the clutch 10 with the half 11 and as
the latter is as explained fast to the shaft 8 of the wheel 9, the further descent of the
quadrant 1 is arrested the ring rail 12 and connections 13-14 15-16 are regulated
and controlled by the motion of the wheel 9, and as the latter is through the
'knocking off" and the transfer of driving strap from fast to loose pulley being
gradually brought to a state of rest, so will the quadrant its connections and the ring
rail be automatically and quietly eased down.
At 17 is a pulley on the axle of the setting on lever 18 connected by chain 19 with
a like pulley 20 on axle of wheel 3 thereby ensuring simultaneous movement of the
strap fork and segment lever.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed; we declare that what we
claim is;
The parts 1-3-4-5-6-7-10-11 put in operation through the quadrant 1
and controlled by the wheel 9 all in combination, and for the purpose herein fully
described and illustrated.