IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRI- CATORS FOR SPINNING SPINDLES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Simon, of No. 7, St. Peter's Square, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRI-
CATORS FOR SPINNING SPINDLES." A communication from abroad by Eugène
Appenzella, of Mulhouse, in Alsace, Germany.
aled the 2nd January 1880, and dated the 18th July 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said. Henry Simon at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th July 1879.
HENRY SIMON, of No. 7, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRICATORS FOR SPINNING SPINDLES." [A com-
munication from abroad by Eugène Appenzella, of Mulhouse, in Alsace, Germany.]
This Inventions relates to lubricators for the spindles of mules and other spinning
machinery. These spindles turn with their axes vertical or somewhat inclined from
the vertical, being supported at two points, the one where they pass through
bearings in the upper rail, and the other where their lower pivots run in sockets in
the lower rail. At both these bearings the centrifugal force resulting from the
rapid rotation of the spindles tends to throw off the oil, causing great waste of the
lubricant, and rendering it necessary to oil frequently, thus involving loss of time
and power, and rapid wear of the spindles and their bearings. The object of this
Invention is to provide against these defects by maintaining at each spindle-bearing
a supply of lubricant that will last for a considerable time, and that cannot run to
waste, while the bearings themselves are protected from access of dust and grit.
The means adopted for lubricating the upper bearings according to this Invention
are as follows:-The upper rail through which the spindles pass hollowed, like a
trough, and covered by a plate, and in the trough hollow is placed porous material,
such as felt, which is saturated with oil. The spindles pass through collars screwed
into the underside of the trough, through the porous oily material, and through
holes in the cover, which are bored in line with those of the collars. Where the
screws for fixing the rail pass through it there are provided nipples standing up the
The trough
depth of the trough, so that no oil can leak through the screw holes.
may either be supplied directly with oil, or by preference an oil reservoir is fixed or
formed at the side thereof, closed by a hinged cover, and communicating with the

page_text: trough by apertures through which cotton wicks pass from the reservoir to the
trough, so that the wicks supply the oil to the porous material in the trough by
capillary attraction. For lubricating the lower pivots of the spindles two arrange-
ments may be adopted According-to-the-one-arrangement a number of spindles
are supplied by one lubricator, according to the other arrangement each spindle has
its own lubricator. In the former case-the-lower rail is hollowed to form a trough,
and provided with a cover, through holes in which the spindles pass their lower
ends or pivots, running in sockets formed either in the body of the rail or in nipples
_ screwed into it.. The cover of the trough is made deep enough to extend a little
above the coned part of the spindle, or there may be a separate casing-surrounding
each spindle to the required height, these casings standing up from the trough cover,
to which they are soldered-or otherwise tightly secured. The trough being charged
with oil maintains for a long time a supply of lubricant to the spindle pivots.
Instead of employing a trough for lubricating a number of spindles, each spindle
may have its own oil cup in the form of a vessel standing up from the rail a little
higher than the coned part of the spindle. This vessel is with advantage made
with a lip projecting inwards at its upper end so as to prevent escape of such oil as
may be thrown off the spindle, and above this lip the mouth is with advantage
spread out in funnel shape to give facility for introducing the oil into the vessel.
Above the mouth of each separate oil cup, as also above the hole in the cover
through which each spindle passes, when one trough with its cover serves for a
number of spindles, there is a collar fixed on the spindle, and rotating with it, this
collar serving as a cover to the lubricator to prevent access of dust or grit, and it is
of advantage to provide the collar with an outer lip projecting downwards so as to
enclose the mouth of the lubricator.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Simon in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th January
1880.
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HENRY SIMON, of No. 7, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster. IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRICATORS FOR SPINNING SPINDLES." A com
munication from abroad by Eugène Appenzeller, of Mulhouse, in Alsace, Germany.
This Invention relates to lubricators for the spindles of mules and other spinning
machinery. These spindles turn with their axes vertical or somewhat inclined from
the vertical, being supported at two points, the one where they pass through
bearings in the upper rail, and the other where the lower pivots run in sockets in
the lower rail, causing great waste of the lubricant, and rendering it necessary to
oil frequently, thus involving loss of time and power, and rapid wear of the spindles
and their bearings. The object of this Invention is to provide against these defects

page_text: which the spindles pass; the edges of these holes are turned upwards, and imme-
diately above them are collars S which are tight on the spindles, and revolve with
them. Fig-C-is,a part longitudinal section; and Fig. 7 is a transverse section of a
modified arrangement, according to which the bearings P for the spindle-pivots-are-
formed-in-the metal of the rail itself, the trough hollow of which is covered by a
Fplate-D-having projecting up from it a separate casing H for each spindle I. The
plate-D-is-held down in its place by a turn buckle V. Instead of providing one
lubricating receptacle for a number of spindles each may have its separato receptacle
of forms such as are shewn at-Figs-8,-8,-8b, 9, and 10. These are vessels of cylin-
drical or conical form, extending upwards above the coned part of the spindles I.
It is of advantage to make them with lips R projecting inwards, and funnel mouths P
for convenience of charging them with oil.
Having thus described the nature of this Invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, I
claim,
First. For lubricating the upper bearings of spindles, constructing the rail through
which the spindles pass as a trough containing lubricant, with a cover to prevent
access of dust and grit, substantially as herein described.
Second. For lubricating the lower bearings of spindles, constructing the rail in
which their pivots run as a trough containing lubricating material, covered by a
casing extending above the coned parts of the spindles, substantially as herein
described, with reference to Figs. 4 and 5 of the accompanying Drawings.
Third. For lubricating the lower bearings of spindles, constructing the rail in
which their pivots run as a trough containing lubricant, covered by a plate from
which a separate casing for each spindle extends upwards above the coned part of
the spindle, substantially as herein described with reference to Figs. 6 and 7 of the
accompanying Drawings.
Fourth. For lubricating the lower bearings of spindles, enclosing the lower part
of each spindle within a casing containing lubricant, and extending above the coned
part of the spindle, substantially as herein described with reference to Figs. 8, 8, 8b,
9, and 10 of the accompanying Drawings.
Fifth. Covering the upper mouths of the oil casings for the lower ends of spindles
by collars S attached to the spindle, and extending beyond the mouths of the casings
for the purpose of preventing access of dust or grit, substantially as herein described,
with reference to Figs. 4 to 10 inclusive of the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Simon, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Tenth day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
HENRY SIMON. (L.S.)