IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BEARINGS FOR THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING AND TWISTING FRAMES AND IN THE PARTS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by David Skeoch at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 27th March 1883.
DAVID SKEOCH of the firm of Charles Skeoch and Son of Stewarton in the
County of Ayr, North Britain, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BEARINGS FOR THE
SPINDLES OF SPINNING AND TWISTING FRAMES AND IN THE PARTS CONNECTED
THEREWITH
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This Invention, which relates to Improvements in the bearings for the Spindles
of Spinning and twisting frames and in the parts connected therewith, has for its
object more especially to ensure the efficient lubrication of such spindles and to
render them less liable to destruction by ordinary wear and tear as well as to
remove from the bearing parts of the spindles any dirt or foreign matter which is
or may be contained in the lubricating oil and also to prevent the necessity of
stopping the rotation of spindles during spinning operations.
The Spindles constructed according to one modification of this Invention are
made with top and bottom side bearings or journals and with a footstep bearing at
the lower end or extremity thereof. The bearing parts of the spindles are carried
in a tube, the upper part of which is slit, and has one or more holes as that portion
of the tube which is situate between the upper and lower side bearings or journals
of the spindle; it also has holes above this part at the position corresponding to
the upper part of the top bearing or journal.-There is or are also one or more
holes in the said tube at the position corresponding to the footstep, and this tube
is carried inside another tube or holder by which the spindles are held in their
proper position in the rails of the spinning frame. The outer tube besides
carrying the inner tube also constitutes an oil receptacle and there are vertical
grooves made in the inner tube leading to the oil holes therein so that the spindle
gets freely lubricated and any dirt or foreign matter which may be in the oil by
means of this arrangement is discharged through the lower hole or holes in the
inner tube at the footstep bearing and is collected in the bottom of the outer tube
from which it is emptied as required.
According to the second modification of this Invention the spindles may either
be made with top and bottom bearings or journals, or they may have a continuous
bearing, but with or without a footstep bearing at the lower end, and the bearing
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page_text: parts of the said spindles are also carried in a tube-the said tube being supported
elastically, or without being tightly fitted in another or outer tube or holder by
which the spindles are held in their proper positions in the spinning frame.
To the side of this, outer tube an oil vessel or tube is fixed, consisting of an
upright tubular projection fitting by an elbow piece or its equivalent into the 5
outer tube, or it may be cast in one piece with the said outer tube.-This oil vessel
or tube is provided with a cap or cover to prevent dirt gaining admission thereinto
and the arrangement is such that the oil supply can be inspected and maintained
from time to time without removing the spindle or stopping its rotation.