IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR TWISTING AND LAYING STRANDS OF FIBROUS MATERIAL, FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TWINES, CORDS OR ROPES
Year: 1885

page_text: or Ropes.
WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER, of Sweet Street Foundry, Leeds in the County of
York, Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND, of 35 Temple Terrace
Beeston Hill, Leeds in the County of York, Draughtsman do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR TWISTING AND
LAYING STRANDS OF FIBROUS MATERIAL, FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TWINES,
CORDS OR ROPES to be as follows:-
In the present invention, the bobbins which contain the material which has to
be twisted and laid, are carried in a vertical position in the top parts of vertical
revolving frames, which are made in the form of inverted flyers, the legs of the
flyers having suitable runner guides round which the material is passed on its way
to the laying spindle, The revolving frames also carry a pair of drawing rollers
each, which are caused to revolve upon their own axis by suitable gearing, at the
same time as they are being carried round in and by the revolving frames. The
required number of frames in a machine are geared together by suitable gearing, so
that all make the same number of revolutions in a given time, also the wheels
which actuate the drawing rollers, are geared together for the same result.
Motion is given to the frames and drawing roller gearing by means of belts ropes
or cords so that great speed can be obtained, and at the same time there is no
variation in the revolutions of either frames or drawing rollers.
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Two driving shafts are used to give motion one of which is used for the frames,
and the other is used for the drawing roller gearing, each shaft carries a cylinder
or a number of pulleys, by preference V pulleys are used.
A similar pulley, but less in diameter is fixed to the frames, we do not confine
ourselves to any given number of the frames in a machine being fitted with a
pulley but we prefer that every other frame is so provided, The gearing which
actuates the drawing rollers is fitted with pulleys same as the frames, The two
driving are geared together by suitable change wheels, so that any required twist

page_text: may be given to the material which has to be laid, The spindle for giving the laid
twist is constructed as follows,
The flyer is attached to the lower end of a socket which carries a pulley, the
socket being free to revolve in two bearings, having the pulley between them,
the laid twine or cord passes down through a hole in the socket on its way to
the receiving bobbin, The spindle is carried at its foot in a hinged step, and the
top of the spindle is made taper, and is pressed into a similarly shaped hole in the
bottom of the socket, and is retained in this position by means of a weighted foot
lever upon which the spindle and the hinged step rest.
In order to release the spindle, the lifter upon which the receiving bobbins rest,
must be at its lowest point, and the weighted foot lever being pressed down, the
spindle top is freed from the hole in the socket, and may be pulled forward for a
sufficient distance untill the bobbin can be removed or put on. The flyers are
driven by means of belt, rope or cord from a third driving shaft which is provided
with suitable pulleys or cylinder, This third shaft has the first motion given to it
and its epeed is invariable, suitable change gearing connects this third and main
driving shaft with the shaft which drives the frames so that any required twist
may be given to the laid twine or cord, The laying flyers are geared to each other
by suitable gearing, so that all may revolve at the same speed.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Twisting and Laying Strands
of Fibrous Material for the Manufacture of Twine, Cord,
or Ropes.
WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER of Sweet Street Foundry Holbeck, Leeds, in the
County of York, Machine Maker and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND of 35 Temple
Terrace, Beeston Hill, Leeds in the County of York Draughtsman do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
TWISTING AND LAYING STRANDS OF FIBROUS MATERIAL FOR THE MANUFACTURE
OF TWINE, CORD OR ROPES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
In the present invention the bobbins which contain the material which has to
be twisted and laid are carried in a vertical position in the top parts of vertical
revolving frames which are made in the form of inverted flyers, the legs of the
flyers having suitable guides round which the material is passed on its way to the
laying spindle. The revolving frames also carry a pair of drawing rollers each,
which are caused to revolve upon their own axis by suitable gearing at the same

page_text: time as they are being carried round in and by the revolving frame. The required
number of frames in a machine are geared together by suitable gearing so that all
make the same number of revolutions in a given time, also the wheels which
actuate the drawing rollers are geared together for the same result.
Motion is given to the frames and drawing rollers gearing by means of belts,
ropes or cords, so that great speed can be obtained and at the same time there is no
variation in the revolutions of either frames or drawing rollers. Two driving
shafts are used to give motion, one of which is used for the frames and the other is
used for, the drawing roller gearing, each shaft carries a cylinder or a number of
pulleys, by preference V pulleys are used, a similar pulley but less in diameter is
fixed to the frames.
We do not confine ourselves to any given number of the frames in a machine
being fitted with a pulley, but we prefer that every other frame is so provided.
The gearing which actuates the drawing rollers is fitted with pulleys same as the
frames.
The two driving shafts are geared together by suitable change wheels, so that
any required twist may be given to the material which has to be laid. The spindle
for giving the laid twist is constructed as follows;
The flyer is attached to the lower end of a socket which carries a pulley, the
socket being free to revolve in two bearings having the pulley between them,
the laid twine or cord passes down through a hole in the socket on its way to
the receiving bobbin. The spindle is carried at its foot in a binged' step and the
top of the spindle is made taper and is pressed into a similarly shaped hole in the
bottom of the socket and retained in this position by means of a weighted foot
lever upon which the spindle and the hinged step rest. In order to release the
spindle, the lifter upon which the receiving bobbins rest must be at its lowest
point and the weighted foot lever being pressed down, the spindle top is freed
from the hole in the socket, and may be pulled forward for a sufficient distance
untill the bobbin can be removed or put on. The flyers are driven by means of
belt, rope or cord, from a third driving shaft which is provided with suitable pulley
or cylinder. This third shaft has the first motion given to it and its speed is
invariable, suitable change gearing connects this third and main driving shaft with
the shaft which drives the frames, so that any required twist may be given to the
laid twine or cord. The laying flyers are geared to each other by suitable gearing
so that all may revolve at the same speed.
In order that this invention may be more readily understood and carried into
practical effect we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings illustrative of the
invention, and will now proceed to describe the same reference being had' to such
drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the
same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the revolving frame or twister Fig. 4 is an
enlarged view of the receiving spindle shewing the hinged step. A is the framing.
The bobbins B containing the yarn which has to be twisted and laid are placed
upon spindles which are carried by the frames C (the present illustration shews
only three frames being worked in conjunction with each other), each frame has a
pulley which is driven from a similar pulley C' on shaft C³. In order that the
frames C may revolve, exactly together, they are geared together by tooth or chain
gearing (shewn Figs. 5 & 6). The lower parts of each frame C carries a pair of
rollers D each of which has a spur wheel D¹ at one end. These two wheels D¹ are
geared into wheel D³ which is part of a socket E which revolves freely upon the
end of the frame C, Fixed to the socket E is a pulley F which is driven from
pulley F carried by shaft F. The sockets E are geared together in the same way
and for the same object as the frames C. The yarn passes from the bobbin B to
the rollers D in the manner shewn in Fig. 3, it is here passed over suitable guides
and round the rollers D, then through a hole in the axis of the lower part of the
frame C, it then passes through the socket G of the spindle H to the bobbin K.
The socket G is fitted with a pulley G¹ which is driven from pulley G³ carried on

page_text: shaft Gs, which is the first driving shaft, and carries the driving pulleys. The
spindle H is carried in a step H' which is pressed upwards by means of weighted
lever M. The top part of the spindle H is made taper and fits a similarly shaped.
hole in the lower end of the socket G. When it is desirable to release the
bobbin K from the spindle H, the lifter N with the bobbin K must be at its
lowest point, then the foot lever M is pressed downwards and the spindle H is
released. from the hole in the socket G. and is pulled forwards as shewn in dotted
lines in Fig. 1. The step H¹ works upon two pivots L in a slotted hole in the
fixings P. In order to obtain the necessary twists for the yarn, the driving
shaft G³ is provided with change wheels R and is geared into shaft C³, this again
is geared into shaft F by change wheels S.
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
1st The vertical frame or twister C complete as shown at Fig. 3 and substan-
tially as described.
2nd The means employed to drive the frames or twisters by which great and
exactly equal speeds are obtained, substantially as described.
3rd The receiving spindle H with foot lever M, pivot step H' and flyer socket G
substantially as described.
4th The combination of the various mechanisms herein illustrated and described
for the purposes set forth in the title of this invention.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1886.
• WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER.
THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND. 25