Improvements in Machines for Balling Twine or other like Material.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 5th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Balling Twine or other like
Material.
WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER, of Sweet Street Foundry, Leeds, in the County
of York, Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND, of 20, Carlton
Mount, Leeds in the County of York, Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
We also
Ordinary balling machines which are used for twine or other material usually
consist of two spindles and two flyers. The flyers are driven from the driving shaft
by means of a belt. As this method does not ensure that both the flyers revolve at
the same speed we propose to drive the flyers by means of link chain.
propose to use a guide which swings loosely from the end of the flyer leg and
touches the ball as it is being formed, and as the twine or other material passes
through a hole in the end of the guide it is laid more regularly on the ball and
diminishes the risk of the frequent slipping which is usual when the ordinary flyers
are used. Another improvement, relates to that class of ball which is made when
the spindles make nearly proportionate number of revolutions to the flyers, say one
of the spindles to two of the flyers, for this purpose the flyers are geared to the
spindles, so as to give the proportion say of one to two or one to three, and in
order to give the small increased or decreased speed of the spindle necessary to
ensure the laps of material laying side by side or more open, we utilize a differential
wheel which is placed at any point in the gearing which unites the flyer to the
spindle, and which is driven at the proper speed by the usual friction plate
arrangement.
Dated this Sixth day of October 1890.
WILLIAM G. BYWATER.
T. B. BEANLAND.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Balling Twine or other like
Material.
We, William GAINES BYWATER, of Sweet Street Foundry, Leeds, in the
County of York, Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND, of
20, Carlton Mount, Leeds, in the County of York, Draughtsman, 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 :-
Ordinary balling machines which are used for twine or other such material,
usually consist of two spindles and two fliers. The fliers are driven from the driving
shaft by means of a belt, as this method does not ensure that both the fliers revolve
at the same speed, we propose to drive the fliers by means of a link chain.
We also propose to use a guide which swings loosely from the end of the
Hier leg, and touches the ball as it is being formed, and as the twine or other
material passes through a hole in the end of the guide it is laid more regularly on
the ball and diminishes the risk of the frequent slipping which is usual when the
ordinary fliers are used. Another improvement relates to that class of ball which
is made when the spindles make nearly proportionate number of revolutions to the
fliers, say of one of the spindles to two of the fliers, for this purpose the fliers are
geared to the spindles so as to give the proportion say of one to two or one to
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page_text: three, and in order to give the small increased or decreased speed of the spindles
necessary to ensure the laps of material laying side by side or more open, we utilize
a differential wheel, which is placed at any point in the gearing which unites the
fliers to the spindles, and which is driven at the proper speed by the usual friction
plate arrangement.
In order that this invention may be better understood and carried into practical
effect, we have hereunto added a sheet of drawings illustrative of the same of
which the following a description.
Figs. 1. 2 & 3. are respectively a front elevation, an end elevation, and a plan of
a balling machine shewing more particularly the parts relating to these improve-
ments.
A is a driving shaft to which a chain wheel a' is affixed. B B are the fliers and
sockets to which chain wheels are affixed and which are driven by means of a
chain from a'. The bottom socket B carries a second chain wheel which by means
of a chain drives the wheel 2, also by means of the wheels c and c¹ drives the
wheel d which is affixed to the shaft, and thus through the wheels which are
plainly shewn, gives motion to the spindles E. The wheels c' which run loosely
upon the shaft & transmit motion to the wheel d, through two bevel wheels,
which are carried by a spur wheel d this wheel d² runs loosely upon the shaft d' and
is the differential wheel, to which motion is given from the driving shaft by means
of friction pulley F friction plate F', worm and wheel G bevel wheels Hand spur
wheel H. The friction pulley F may be moved on the face of the friction plate F
by a lever or a screw, which forms part of an ordinary balling machine, but which are
not shewn here. It will be evident, that as the differential wheel d² revolves, the
speed of the bevel wheel d, and the spindles E will be proportionately decreased or
increased, according to the direction in which the wheel de revolves and as the
friction pulley F is moved on the face of the plate F', the laps of material may be
placed side by side as the ball is wound.
Fig. 4. is an enlarged view of the flier in which is the leg. Jis the eye
through which the twine passes. K is a socket swinging loosely upon the leg J, and
carries a guide L the end of which rests upon the ball as it is being wound, the twine
passes through the end of the guide L and is thus laid regularly upon the ball, and
the frequent slipping of the twine is thereby obviated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The use of a chain for driving the fliers.
2nd. The use of a differential wheel for the purpose as herein set forth and
described.
3rd. The use of a guide which forms part of a flier for the purpose as herein set
forth and described.
4th. The combination of any or all of the foregoing claims for the purpose as set
forth in the title of this invention.
Dated this 4th day of February 1891.
WILLIAM G. BYWATER.
T. B. BEANLAND.