Improvements in and relating to Cone Belt Driving Mechanism.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1892-Accepted, 6th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cone Belt Driving Mechanism.
I, ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, of the firm of Asa Lees and Company Limited, of
Soho Iron Works, Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in connection with cone belt driving and
the first part of my improvements refers to cone belt driving mechanism used in
slubbing, intermediate, roving, jack and similar machines and the regulating cones
of openers and scutchers and the second part of my improvements refers to means
for shifting the belt on the cones wherever a variable traverse is required as for
instance in slubbing intermediate roving and jack frames for spinning cotton and
other fibrous materials.
In carrying out my improvements I employ a pair of cones the sides of which are
plane taper surfaces and I employ within the ordinary driving belt or strap a pair
of endless bands or rings of suitable flexible material, one such band or ring on each
cone. Each band or ring is of such a size as to fit loosely on the largest diameter
of the cones, and of such a section that the inner side fits closely to the cone and the
outside upon which the driving belt beds is parallel or approximately so to the axis
of the cone.
The endless bands or rings which are the width of the driving belt
are moved with the latter by the belt shifting mechanism to different diameters of
the cones as required.
In carrying the second part of my improvements into effect I employ a weight to
traverse the belt shifter in the usual way but to prevent it being moved more than
the proper distance I employ a screw of a variable pitch, or a chain or equivalent
attached to a scroll or cam, or a ratchet detention wheel made with a variable
pitch; or the belt shifter may be traversed by the aforesaid screw or equivalent
mechanism and if required held in contact therewith by a weight.
DL: 07th date of October 1891
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cone Belt Driving Mechanism.
I, ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, of the firm of Asa Lees and Company Limited, of
Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in connection with cone belt driving and
the first part of my improvements refers to cone belt driving mechanism used in
slubbing, intermediate, roving, jack and similar machines, and the regulating cones
of openers and scutchers and the second part of my improvements refers to means
for shifting the belt on the cones wherever a variable traverse is required as for
instance in slubbing intermediate roving and jack frames for spinning cotton and
other fibrous materials.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of part of a slubbing, roving or intermediate frame to
which my improved cone belt driving mechanism is applied.

page_text: Figs. 2 and 3 are end and plan view's respectively of part of Fig. 1 and
Fig. 4 is a detail view on an enlarged scale illustrating the first part of my
improvements.
In these views, a represents the machine frame which carries the cones and cone
belt shifting mechanism; 6 the upper and c the lower cone the sides of which are plain
taper surfaces; within the ordinary driving belt or strap d I employ a pair of
endless bands or rings b and c made of leather or any other suitable flexible
material, one such ring or baud on each cone. Each band or ring b', c', is of such
a size, see Fig. 2, as to fit loosely on the largest diameter of the cones, and of such
a section, see Figs. 1 and 4, that the inner side fits closely to the cone, and the
outside upon which the driving belt beds is parallel or approximately so to the axis
of the cone.
The belt d is controlled by a belt shifter e which is carried on the end of the
usual traverse bar which is supported by the frame a and the endless bands or
rings & c', which are the width of the driving belt d, are moved with the latter by
the belt shifting mechanism to different diameters of the cones as required.
In carrying the second part of my improvements into effect I employ the ordinary
ratchet or detent wheel g which is turned half a tooth as usual at each change of
lift of the bobbin rail and has secured to it a toothed wheel g¹. In order to govern
the movement of the belt shifter e and prevent it being moved more than the proper
distance I employ a cam and an additional short rack and pinion; this cam his
secured to a stud which carries a toothed wheel j that gears into the toothed
wheel g; consequently the wheel ; on the stud ¹ is turned by each movement of
the ratchet wheel g, which is actuated in the usual manner.
To the belt shifting traverse har f is connected at f¹ a chain or band f' as usual
which passes over a guide pulley or pulleys and supports at its other end a weight k
which always tends to draw the bar f in the direction indicated by the arrow Fig. 1 ;
an additional chain is secured to a small pulley m also fixed on the stud and
this chain or band 1 passes over guide pulleys and supports a weight n which acts
upon the pulley m and causes the cam to turn whenever the ratchet wheel is
released.
g
A rack o is secured as usual to the traverse bar fand this rack gears into a
wheel p secured to a stud 9 which also carries a pinion gearing into an additional
short racks, a projection on which rests against the face of the cam h, and thus
controls the movement of the bar and belt shifter e.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
1 claim is
1. In cone belt driving mechanism applicable to slubbing, intermediate, roving,
jack and similar machines and also to openers and scutchers I claim the combination
with a pair of cones the sides of which are plane taper surfaces, of a pair of endless
bands or rings placed one on each cone within the ordinary driving belt or strap
each band or ring being the same width as the driving belt and of such a size as to
fit loosely on the largest diameter of its cone, and of such a section that the inner
side fits closely to the cone while the outside upon which the driving belt beds is
parallel or approximately so to the axis of the cone all substantially as herein set
forth.
2. In cone belt driving mechanism applicable to slubbing, intermediate, roving,
jack and similar machines, I claim the combined arrangement of parts constituting
my improved mechanism for imparting a differential traverse to the cone strap
substantially as herein described and as shown on the drawings annexed.
Dad thin 4th 1 of T... 1000
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.