Improvements in Apparatus for Lubricating the Spindles of Ring Spinning and Doubling or other similar Frames.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb, 1895-Accepted, 20th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Lubricating the Spindles of Ring
Spinning and Doubling or other similar Frames.
We WILLIAM BODDEN Spindle Manufacturer and FRANK ASHTON Manager
of Spindle Works, both of Hargieaves Spindle Works Oldham in tho County of
Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved apparatus for lubricating the spindles of
ring-spioning and doubling or other similar frames the principal object of the
Invention being to enable all the spindles of such a frame to be lubricated at
one operation without stopping the frame and without removing the driving
hands from the wharves.
For the purpose of our invention we connect the oil cups or 1cservoirs of all
the spindles of the fiame (or of one side thereof) together by means of a long
tube running from one end of the frame to the other beneath the spindles such
tube being provided with a number of short tubes or mpples (one to each
spindle)
At one end of the frame is a reservoir connected to the tube and by pouring oil
into this reservoir all the spindle cups can be filled up to the required level at the
same time, a glass gauge tube being provided at one end whereby the level of the
oil can at any time be ascertained.
The reservoir may be provided with a plunger by raising which when requisite
the oil can be drawn from all the oil cups or reservons and returned by depressing
the plunger again until the oil ises to the normal level.
The reservoir (or the pipe) is also provided with a tap by means of which all
the oil cups can be emptied.
All the oil cups 01 reservoirs can also be cleansed out at any time by running
petroleum through the long pipe either by ginvity or by suction.
By the use of this invention not only are time and trouble saved by lubricating
the spindles whilst the frame 18 1unning, but the life of the spindle bands is also
preserved by dispensing with the necessity for stiauing them over the edges of the
whalves, and as the oil cups are always kept full and the oil can be changed at
any time the power required for diving the frame is considerably reduced
Dated this 28th day of December 1894.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Apparatus for Lubricating the Spindles of Ring
Spinning and Doubling or other similar Frames.
We WILLIAM BODDEN Spindle Manufacturer, aud FRANK ASHTON, Maunger
of Spindle. Works, both of Hargreaves Spindle Works, Oldham in the County of
Lancaster, 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 relates to improved apparatus for lubricating the spindles of
ring-spinning and doubling or other similar frames, the principal object of the

page_text: invention being to enable all the spindles of such a frame to be lubricated at one
operation without stopping the frame and without removing the driving bands
from the wharves.
For the purposes of our invention we connect the oil cups or chambers of all the
spindles of the frame (or of one side thereof) together by means of a long tube
running from one end of the frame to the other beneath the spindles, such
tube being provided with a number of short branch tubes or nipples (one to each
spindle).
At one end of the frame is a reservoir connected to the tube, and by pouring oil
into this reservoir all the spindle cups can be filled up to the required level at the
same time, a glass gauge tube being provided at one end whereby the level of the
oil can at any time be ascertained.
The reservou may be provided with a plunger by raising which when requisite
the oil can be drawn from all the oil cups of chambers and returned by depressing
the plunger again until the oil rises to the normal level
The reservoir (or the pipe) is also provided with a tap by means of which all
the oil cups can be emptied
All the oil cups or chambers can also be cleaned out at any time by running
petioleum through the long pipe either by gravity or by suction.
By the use of this invention not only are time and trouble saved by lubricating
the spindles whilst the frame is running, but the life of the spindle bands is also
preserved by dispensing with the necessity for straining them over the edges of
the whaives, and as the oil cups are always kept full, and the oil can be changed
at any time, the power requned for diving the frame is considerably reduced
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and to describe the same
more in detail we have annexed hereunto a sheet of illustrative drawings, and have
maiked the same with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those m
the following explanation thereof.
Fig. on the drawings is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a partial vertical
section, of so much of a ring-spinning frame as is necessary to illustrate our
invention, and
Figs 3 and 4 show end and front views of parts of the frame drawn to a smaller
scale.
a (Fig 1) is the spindle rail, bare the spindles near the genuing end and e the
bolsters, one of which is shown in part section in Fig 2., el being the bottom of the
bolster through which oil is to be admitted into the oil-chamber, g is a nipple
o small tube either made in one piece with the bolster or made separate from it,
the object being to form an oil-tight joint with the branch tube 4. Similar
nipples g fasten the branch tubes h, which are preferably elastic, to the long
tube k.
This tube is produced to the end of the flame to make connection with the
short pight tube, in which is fastened a glass gauge tube /, so that the level
of the oil may be observed at 1+, thus showing that the oil is up to the same level in
the bolsters e, the rail a being cut away slightly, so that the tube m does not project
in front of the frame.
Referring to Figs 3 and 46 are the spindles the bolsters of which are
connected to the tube as before described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.
The tube & runs the whole length of the frame, A' being a similar tube on the
other side thereof, 1 shows the oil level gauge tube, there being oil level gauge
tubes on each side of the fame, is an upright tube connected to the side tubes
and by the cross tubes and o' The upught tube n is continued towards the
floor and terminated in the stop cock p, at the top of this tube is an oil cup a¹.
In the upright tube n at the end of the frame, another tube is fastened to make
connection with a reservoir 7. The reservoir is capable of holding the quantity of
oil which would be required to fill all the tubes, nipples and bolsters up to the
requied level.
Inside the reservon is a plungers fitting down to the bottom of the mterior.

page_text: There are plugs +o+ screwed into each end of the tubes and o and o¹, on
removing which a brush may be inserted and pushed or drawn though each tube ;
or petroleum may be pumped through by the application of a portable pump for
the purpose of cleaning out the tubes if required
The method of oiling the sprudles is as follows: The spindles may be running,
the stopcock p is closed and the plunger placed inside the reservoir r. The lid
of the oil cup n' is lifted and oil poured in. The oil travels down the tube n
along the cross tubes o and o' and the tubes A and and 11ses through the nipples
and branch tubes h into the bolster chambers f. At the same time the height of
the oil can be observed through the glass gauge tube at 1, or the glass tube on the
other side of the frame, oil being poured in till it rises to the required level
The method of removing the oil is as follows: Without stopping the frame, any
suitable vessel is placed underneath the stopcock p, which is then opened. The
oil will then flow into the vessel, the tubes & and being slightly inclined down-
wards toward the end at which the stopcock is placed to facilitate the flow of the
oil to that end.
If any bolsters require to be removed, the plunger is removed and the oil flows
by gravity into the reservoir r.
The holsters are then disconnected and if required fresh ones inserted. The
plunger I then replaced displacing the oil, which will flow back into the
bolsters e.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of om said
invention and in what manner the sainc is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is :——
First The combination of parts substantially as herembefore set forth and
illustrated by the diawings annexed by which the oil is conveyed to or from the
bolsters along the whole length (or any suitable portion) of the length of the
frame
2. In apparatus for lubricating the spindles of spinning and doubling frames,
the combination of a tube placed below the spindle rail extending along a convenient
length of the frame and provided with branch pipes leading to each spindle bolster,
for conveying oil to the bolsters of all the spindles simultaneously without stopping
the revolution of the same
3. In spindle lubricating apparatus cousisting of a long tube provided with
branch tubes connected to each spindle bolster, the combination with such long
tube of means for supplying the oil thereto and withdrawing it therefrom
substantially as her embefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
4. In spindle lubricating apparatus consisting of a long tube provided with
bianch tubes connected to each spindle bolster, the combination with such long tube
of means for supplying the oil thereto and withdrawing it therefiom and with a
sight tube for indicating the level of the oil inside the bolsters substantially as
hetembefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 16th day of February 1895.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.