IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO MACHINES FOR REELING OR WINDING YARNS OR THREADS
Year: 1884

page_text: We JOSEPH DYSON of Farnworth, in the County of Lancaster, Manager, and
JOHN HOWARD STOTT, of Rochdale, in the same County, Machine Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO
MACHINES FOR REELING OR WINDING YARNS OR THREADS," to be as follows:-
.
Our invention relates to the reeling or winding of yarn or thread from cops,
bobbins or spools where the yarn of the cop, or spool, is wound in the cone form,
as in ring spinning machines; and is more particularly applicable to the reeling of
yarn or thread from bobbins or spools produced by ring spinning machines, though
applicable to other cops, bobbins, or spools wound in like form in other machines,
and the object of our improvements is to give increased and a more regular and
adjustable tension to the yarn or thread as it unwinds from the cone of the cop,
bobbin or spool, and one form of our invention consists in applying a staple or ring
of metal loosely to the bobbin or spool at the small end of the cone of the thread;
through which staple or ring the thread as it unwinds passes in going to the reel or
surface upon which it is to be wound.
When the spool is placed in an ordinary inclined position, the staple or ring slides
down it, by its own gravity, as the thread unwinds keeping to or against the small
or cone end of the thread upon the bobbin or spool.
When the spools are placed in a vertical position our invention consists in forming
the said metal ring or staple (the latter by preference) with a stem which is mounted
loosely upon a fulcrum so as to be free to coine against the upper end of the spool
or spindle on one side with more or less pressure, according to its inclination, this
variation of inclination being effected by a rod passing from end to end of the reel
to which rod the the said stem from each ring or staple is jointed so that all those
for one side of a reel are simultaneously adjusted by moving the said rod end ways.
The weight of each ring or staple and its stem is sustained by the rod, and when
the stem is vertical, or nearly so, under the staple, nearly all the weight is carried
by the rod, but when the latter is moved to bring the stems at an inclination, more

page_text: or less of the weight, according to the inclination of the stem, rests against the side
of the spool or spindle.
The ring or staple is or may be also formed out of wire and with an elastic stem
forming a lever mounted on a fulcrum to bring the ring or staple against. the side
of the spool or spindle, the elastic stem levers being acted upon to bring the ring or
staple with more or less pressure against the side of the spool or spindle, by a rod
or shaft passing from end to end of the reel so that all the rings or staples may be
simultaneously adjusted by rotating or moving the rod end ways.
This last mode of forming and arranging the rings or staples is applicable both to
the vertical and inclined position of the spools or cops.
Dated this eighteenth day of March 1884.

page_text: We JOSEPH DYSON of Farnworth in the County of Lancaster, Manager and
JOHN HOWARD STOTT, of Rochdale, in the same County, Machine Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO
MACHINES FOR REELING OR WINDING YARNS OR THREADS, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our invention relates to the reeling or winding of yarn or thread from cops;
bobbins or spools where the yarn of the cop or spool is wound in the cone forin,
as in ring spinning machines, and is more particularly applicable to the reeling of
yarn or thread from bobbins or spools produced by ring spinning machines, though
applicable to other cops, bobbins, or spools wound in like form in other machines,
and the object of our improvements is to give increased and a more regular and
adjustable tension to the yarn or thread as it unwinds from the cone of the cop,
bobbin or spool; and one form of our invention consists in applying a staple or fork
of metal to the bobbin or spool at the small end of the cone of the thread through or
against which staple or fork the thread as it unwinds passes or comes in going to the
reel or surface upon which it is to be wound.
Our invention consists in forming the said metal staple or fork with a stem which
is mounted loosely upon a fulcrum so that the fork is left free to come against the
upper end of the spool or spindle on one side with more or less pressure regulated
by an adjustable weight on an arm from the stem.
The weight of each staple or fork and its stem is sustained by the rod or fulcrum
passing from end to end of the reel or frame, which rod is carried in suitable brackets
or bearings.
The staple or fork is or may be also formed out of wire or cast metal and with
an elastic stem forming a lever mounted on a fulcrum to bring the staple or fork
against the side of the spool or spindle the elastic stem levers being acted upon to
bring the staple or fork with more or less pressure against the side of the spool or
spindle, by a rod or shaft passing from end to end of the reel or frame so that all the
staples or forks may be simultaneously adjusted by rotating or moving the rod
end ways This last mode of forming and arranging the staples or forks as well as
the former is applicable both to the vertical and inclined position of the spools or
cops.
The staples or forks may also have elasticity given to them by inserting the
stems in india rubber or other elastic material.
Fig 1 is a side sectional elevation and fig 2 an end view illustrating one
modification.
Fig 3 is a side sectional elevation, fig 4 a front elevation and fig 5 an end view
illustrating another modification.
Fig 6 is a side and fig 7 a front elevation, and fig 8 a plan view illustrating
another modification.
Fig 9 is an end and fig 10 a front elevation illustrating another modification.
Fig 11 is a side sectional elevation illustrating another modification.
a represents a bobbin, spool or cop such as those used in ring spinning machines
-a¹ the socket in which it is held while the thread is being wound from it, and b the
rail or frame in which the sockets are carried and secured, c is a rod over which the
thread passes.
It is carried on a rail c¹ to which a thin plate c² is also attached having slits
through which the threads pass, d is a rail having a brush d', rod ď² and thin

page_text: plate d³, the thread passing through the brush over the rod and through the slit
in the plate.
The parts above referred to by letters of reference are ordinary parts some one or
more of which are generally used in reeling and winding machines.
The spool or bobbin is shown empty in fig 1, the thread upon which is wound in
the usual conical or cop form, and each coil as it unwinds passes round the bobbin
or spindle.
Our invention consists in arranging and pressing a staple or fork against the side
of the bobbin or spool near its end with a certain degree of force so as to press and
give friction upon each coil of thread as it unwinds and passes from the end of the
spool, and we find that an open fork is the best and most convenient arrangement
for carrying out our invention as it is least in the way and when adjusted requires
no manipulation by the operative.
The said fork e is formed as shown in fig 2 to fit, close and come against about
one half the circumference near the end of the spool the two ends of the fork being
spread open to prevent the coils in unwinding from accidently lashing under them.
The fork e in fig 1 is carried on an arm or lever e¹ having its fulcrum on a rod f
passing from end to end of the reel or frame and carried in suitable brackets from
the framing the rod f having arms f' secured upon it to carry the rail b and a bar
or rod f secured to the arms f¹ or rod f to act as a stop as hereinafter explained.
From the fulcrum of the arm or lever e¹ there is a bent arm e² screwed to receive
a screw tapped counter weight e³ for regulating the pressure of the fork e against
the sides of the spool a.
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When a bobbin or spool (a) is removed from its socket a¹ the fork e comes forward
until the arm c¹ comes against the stop f2, and when it is again inserted in the
socket a¹ the fork e is again pushed back by the spool a.
In figs 3, 4 and 5 elasticity is used in place of gravity to press the fork against
the spool, and the fork is supposed to be made of bent spring wire.
It will be seen that the wire is bent to form a fork e one side forms an arm c¹
which is bent in the helical form to pass on to a rod or fulcrum fx extending from
end to end of the machine and supported in suitable brackets from the framing.
The other arın e² from the helix cx is bent as shown and passes into a staple g¹
inserted in a shaft g passing from end to end of the frame in suitable bearings.
By rotating this shaft g by a worm and worm wheel or a lever, and pin or rack
at one end of the frame to hold the lever in any required position, more or less
pressure can be put upon each spring wire lever e e¹ as required to press the fork e
on its end with greater or less force against the end of the spool a.
The hook part e' of the arm e' in the staple g₁ acts as the stop to prevent the
fork e of the wire from moving two much forward when the spools are removed and
replaced and the staple g¹ keeps the wire lever in position laterally.
Figs 6, 7 and 8 illustrate a vertical arrangement and construction of elastic wire
forks, which will be more clearly understood by reference to fig 11 hereinafter
described.
The fork e is formed by bending the wire as shown and with its lower end in the
form of an helix ex to give elasticity and the end from the helix is bent into a
ring e³ for a screw to pass through which secures it to the side of the wood box x
there being a washer between the head of the screw and the ring e formed in the
wire and a wire staple f* is inserted in the side of the box to guide the arm e' and
act as a stop to prevent the fork e from coming too far out, when the bobbin spool
or cop is removed.
The fork e is carried on one arm e' but may have two arms as shown in dotted
line fig 8.
Figs 9 and 10 show a similar arrangement to that illustrated by figs 6 and 7
except that the fork e is formed on two arms e¹ the lower ends of each having the
form of an helix e* the ends of the wire forming the helix being bent to enter a
groove passing the length of a shaft g2 on suitable bearings on the framing and
passing from end to end thereof.

page_text: By partly rotating this shaft g² as described in reference to the shaft g figs 3, 4
and 5 more or less elasticity can be given to each fork carried on the shaft.
f is a staple or rod to act as a stop to the forward movement of the fork c.
Fig 11 illustrates an arrangement where the fork e is formed on one end of a
stem e¹ the other end of which is secured in a strip of india rubber h which is
attached by screws, nails and thin plates to the bottom of the box.
The strip of india rubber h is fixed to throw the fork e forward when the bobbin
or spool is not in its place.
The thread passes from the bobbin through a guide wire curl i and then to the
reel or bobbin.
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
1. The pressing of a staple or fork or its equivalent against the side of a bobbin,
spool or cop by gravity or elasticity to give friction upon the thread when un-
winding substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The combinations and arrangements of mechanism for applying and pressing
a staple or fork or its equivalent against the side of the bobbin, spool or cop
substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated by
the drawings.
Dated this sixth day of December 1884.