Improvements relating to Spinning and like Frames.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Spinning and like Frames.
We ARTHUR DONALD OATES of Ryburne Mills, Worsted Spinner, LEWIS
BINNS of Ryburne Terrace, Engineer, and EDWARD EARNSHAW of Ryburne
Terrace, Spinning Overlooker, all in Halifax in the County of York, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct a registering apparatus for spinning
frames, to accurately register the number of doffings or rounds of different sizes of
warp or weft being spun, and thereby preventing mistakes on the part of the
operatives through carelessness or other causes, so enabling a proper and correct
count of the doffings taken place being recorded.
In spinning machinery, preferably for warp frames, we employ a registering
apparatus consisting of a suitable dial, upon which is set out any number of doffings
or rounds, this indicator disc is operated by means of preferably a suitable single
cut worm, gearing with the said disc, such worm being mounted upon a shaft
carrying a worm wheel gearing with a worm upon the boss of a gear wheel gearing
with and connected to the knocking off mechanism of the frame.
A suitable finger mounted upon the stud or bracket carrying the disc, is employed
by which (as the disc revolves) is indicated the number of doffings which have
taken place.
A double cut worm upon the aforesaid shaft may be employed, when it is.
required to spin thick or heavy counts, so that the dial or disc is operated at a less.
speed than when in gear with the other or single cut worm, a slot in the bracket
carrying the dial allows of its adjustment.
For weft frames we preferably fix or cast upon the knocking off rod or slide a
suitable arm or bracket, upon which is a ratchet or catch engaging with a suitable
catch wheel, fixed upon a vertical shaft, at one end of this vertical shaft and upon
the bracket supporting the said shaft, is an indicator, dial or register, upon which
is set out any number of doffings; a suitable finger upon the aforesaid shaft,
indicates the number of dcffings which have taken place, one doffing or round being
recorded each time the frame knocks off. The action is as follows:-Upon the
frane kuocking off, the catch moves the catch wheel one tooth, operating the
shaft and moving the finger to the next mark, so indicating that another doffing
or round has taken place.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: By this means the dise is operated faster, or slower by different sizes of change
wheels P according to the counts being spun. The change wheels and gearing are
FO arranged, that, as the indicator (by the movement of the indicator disc) arrives
at the next mark or number upon the indicator disc the frame will have spun
another round or doffing.
A double cut worm K, upon the aforesaid shaft C, may be employed when it is
required to spin the thick or heavy counts, so that the dial or disc A, is operate 1
at a greater speed than when in gear with the other or single cut worm B, a slot L,.
in the bracket carrying the dial allows of its adjustment to either worm.
Or in place of the single and double cut worms we operate the registering
mechanism or counter see Figs. 3 and 4, by means of a suitable small toothed
wheel A mounted upon the stud or shaft B of the said mechanism, such wheel
gearing with a second gear wheel C operated by the gear wheel D, upon a stud or
shaft D upon this shaft is a suitable change worm wheel D' gearing with the
worm D upon the vertical shaft before described, the registering apparatus in this
case consisting of a suitable rotary multiple connter E, preferably Harding's
patent multiple counter as we find this answers best, mounted upon a casting arm,
or bracket F, attached to the bracket G, carrying part of the knocking off motion,
the gear wheels A, C, D and D' being so arranged that when a doffing has been
spun the register shert is moved a unit each time, until tens or hundreds are
displayed on the indicator or counter E, according to the number of doffings which
have taken place. Also upon the stud or shaft of the registering mechanism, we
also mount a second smaller toothed wheel A', gearing with a larger change wheel
than the one before described, this being applicable when a greater speed is
required for different counts.
The toothed wheels upon the shaft of the registering mechanism being
adjustable upon the same so as to be brought into gear as desired for the purposes
before described.
In warp frames see Figs. 5 and 6 we preferably operate the registering
mechanism or counter from the lifter shaft B carrying the heart cam, by means of
a worm B, gearing with a worm wheel B2 upon a cross shaft A, upon this cross
shalt is a boss having arm,or easting C, in which is an adjusting slot D, to this
arm we preferably attach the registering mechanism or multiple counter E, the
toothed wheel F, operating the registering mechanism, in this case gears with a
change wheel G¹ upon the cross shaft A, in gear with the ordinary intermediate
wheel G, gearing with the wheel H', with sliding key and key way, upon and for
driving the reciprocating or sliding shaft H, upon one end of this shaft H is a
serew for operating the spool motion and mechanism for regulating the traverse of
the lifter in building up the spool or bobbin, H is a cetch for retaining the
wheel H¹ in position when in gear. The change wheel G¹ being so speeded that
each time the bobbins are full the rotary counter is moved as before described.
Also by this application of registering mechanism a register can be fixed and kept
upon each side of the frame when spinning a different colour or count upon each
side, and a record obtained of the doffings upon each side of each colour as they
are doffed or spun.
In weft frames it is not convenient to attach or drive the mechanism from the
lifter shaft, but preferably by the knocking off mechanism and as the knocking off
mechanism is on one side of the frame only, the registering mechanism can be
placed upon one side only.
In Figs. 7 and 8 we show modifications of registering apparatus applicable to
either warp or weft frames; upon the knocking off rod or slide A we fix or cast a
suitable arm or bracket B upon which is a ratchet or catch C engaging with a
suitable catch wheel D, fixed upon a vertical shaft E, at one end of this vertical
shaft and upon the bracket, supporting the said shaft, is an indicator dial or
register F, upon which is set out any number of doflings which have taken place,
one deffing or round being recorded each time the frame knocks off; the action is
as follows:- Upon the frame knocking off, the catch C moves the catch wheel D,

page_text: one tooth operating the shaft E and moving the finger G, to the next mark, so
indicating that another doffing or round has taken place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
1. In spinning, twisting, drawing frames and the like, the use of a registering
apparatus for the purposes described.
2. In weft frames of spinning and the like machinery, the use and employment
of an indicator, dial or disc, gearing into worm or worms upon a stud or shaft
connected with the knocking off mechanism as, and for the purposes substantially
as shown and described.
3. In weft frames of spinning and like machinery, the use and employment of a
rotary multiple counter or indicator operated by gear wheels, connected with the
knocking off mechanism in the manner and for the purposes substantially as shown
and described.
4. In warp frames of spinning and like machinery the use and employment of a
rotary multiple counter mounted upon a bracket, and connected by gear wheels
with the lifter shaft for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
5. In warp or weft frames of spinning and the like machinery, the use of an
indicator, dial or disc, operated by ratchet wheel and ratchet at each operation of
the knocking off mechanism for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Eleventh day of November 1896.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.