Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarn or Thread on Spools or Bobbins.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by WILLIAM HENRY GOLDSMITH, of 29, Durfee Avenue,
Fall River, and JOHN STRATTON WRIGHT, of Cedar Avenue, Duxbury, both in
Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturers of Textile Machinery.]
Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarn or Thread on Spools
or Bobbins.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to Machines for Winding Yarns or Threads on Spools or
Bobbins, from cops, bobbins, &c.
The invention consists in employing an endless belt or band, which is mounted.
upon two pulleys or revolving supports, so as to travel continuously, the said pulleys
being properly supported on the frame of the machine, and one or both being driven
by suitable mechanism. The belt or band preferably extends longitudinally of the
machine, and may be composed of any suitable material, such as steel or other metal,
leather, rubber, or textile material, and its ends are preferably joined to each other.
so as to leave no ridges on the surface, as by proper brazing or soldering, if the
band be of metal, or by cementing or riveting, if the band be of leather or a textile
substance. The width of the belt or band is preferably slightly less than the distance
between the inner faces of the heads of the spools or bobbins that are to be wound
with the yarn or thread.
The machine is provided with a series of frames or holders, of any suitable shape
and construction, to hold the series of spools or bobbins, so each spool or bobbin can
revolve upon its axis in its frame or holder, and said frames or holders are so
arranged with relation to the travelling belt or band that it will rotate, on their own
axes, the spools or bobbins supported in said frames or holders.
When the pulleys or revolving supports for the belt or band are arranged to
revolve in a vertical plane, the spcol-holders or frames are so disposed with relation
to the belt or band that the spools or bobbins will rest upon the top surface of the
upper stretch of the belt or band, as it passes from pulley to pulley, and idler-pulleys
or rolls, located between said revolving supports, inay he employed to prevent said.
stretch of the belt from sagging, if desired.
To double the capacity of the machine, a second belt or band may be mounted on
pulleys or revolving supports, parallel with the belt or band already described, and
a second series of frames or holders, for a second series of spools or bobbins, be
arranged so that said latter spools or bobbins will be rotated by the second belt
or band.
The pulleys or revolving supports for the belt or band may also be arranged to
revolve in a horizontal plane, in which case both stretches of the belt or band, from
pulley to pulley, can be utilized for winding spools. or bobbins, the frames or holders
for which would be arranged so as to hold the spools or bobbins in a vertical position,
and laterally against the belt or band.
To take up any stretch of the belt or band that may occur, the shaft of one of the
pulleys or revolving supports, therefor, may be journalled in movable boxes, and
screws, springs, or weights be used to move said boxes, and consequently the pulley,
to tighten the belt or band.
The machine is provided with a suitable " traverse-bar," and any suitable mechanism
may be employed to cause the bar to vibrate properly and distribute the yarn or thread
on the bobbing as desired

page_text: The yarns or threads to be wound may be supplied from cops, bobbins, reels, &c.,
suitably located upon, or with relation to the machine.
Dated this 24th day of May 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the A
Applicant
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarn or Thread on Spools
or Bobbins.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 Machines for Winding Yarns or Threads on Spools or
Bobbins, from cops, bobbins, &c., and it consists in the employment of a travelling,
endless belt or band for winding the yarn or thread on the spools or bobbins, as
hereinafter described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side view of a portion of a
spooling-machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 shows a top view of the same.
Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on line xx. Fig. 4 shows a transverse section
of a machine in which the pulleys upon which the belt or band is mounted are
arranged to revolve in a horizontal plane.
A is the frame of the machine, which may be of any proper form and dimensions.
B B¹ are two pulleys or revolving supports, which are mounted to revolve on the
frame and may be of any proper diameter. Both of said pulleys may be positively
driven by any suitable or well-known means to cause them to revolve in the same
time, (such means forming no part of the invention) but, as shown in the drawings,
driving mechanism is applied only to the pulley B, the shaft b, of which has thereon
a bevel gear C. Meshing with this gear, is a bevel gear D, located on a shaft E,
upon which shaft a driving pulley E¹ may be located, to receive a belt from a
counter-shaft.
The continuous belt or band F, is mounted on the pulleys or revolving supports B B¹,
passing from one to the other, the said belt being composed of any suitable material,
such as metal, leather, rubber, or textile substance. The ends of this belt or band
are preferably joined to each other so as to leave no ridges on its surface, as by
proper brazing or soldering, if the band be of metal, or by cementing or riveting, if
the band be of leather or textile material. If desired one or more pulleys or rolls f
may be employed to prevent the band from sagging. In order to take up any
stretch of the band, the shaft b₁ of the pulley B₁ may be mounted in adjustable
boxes 62, one of which is shown in Fig. 1, and screws b³, or a spring or weight be
employed to keep the band tight. The width of the belt or band F is preferably
slightly less than the distance between the inner faces of the heads g of the spools or
bobbins G, to be wound with yarn or thread.
The spools or bobbins G are mounted in any suitable frames or holders, so that the
spools can revolve on their own axes, the said holders serving to retain the spools in
proper position to be rotated by the belt or band. The frames or holders H, shown
in the drawings, are of a U shape, the vertical arms of said holders being arranged
to fork the band, and being supplied with suitable studs h, upon which the spools can
revolve. The spool when mounted in the holder is movable toward and from the
band, the holder sliding in suitable guides, as holes in the frame of the machine
through which the arms pass. The holder adds weight to the spool, and thereby
causes it to hug the band more closely while being wound, thus securing tighter and
more perfect winding. For retaining the spool out of contact with the band (when
a spool is to be inserted or removed) the holder may be supplied with suitable means,
such as a trip-latch i, Figs. 1 and 3.

page_text: Each yarn or thread k passes from a bobbin or cop K, Fig. 3, which bobbin is
mounted on a spindle 1, projecting upwardly from a rail L, (though the bobbins may
be otherwise located, as will be readily understood) through any proper guides
as m m³, then up and through another guide (not shown) thence down through a
guide m², on a "traverse-bar" N. This bar is moved backward and forward in a
well-known way, transversely of the machine, by any suitable mechanism (not shown
in the drawings) so as to cause the yarn or thread to wind properly along the barrel
of the spool or bobbin.
To double the capacity of the machine, it may be supplied with a second belt or
band F, mounted on pulleys B2 B3, which are secured respectively to the shafts of
the pulleys B B¹. A second set of frames or holders H₁ are arranged to hold a
second series of spools or hobbins G', so they shall be rotated by the band F¹.
In place of arranging the pulleys or supports BB', so they will revolve in a vertical
plane, said pulleys or supports may be arranged to revolve in a horizontal plane, as
shown in Fig. 4, and both stretches of the belt or band F be utilized for winding
spools or bobbins. With this construction, the spools would occupy a vertical position
in their frames or holders H H', and would be pressed laterally against the belt by
any suitable means, as springs, or weights H².
The operation of the machine is as follows: A spool or bobbin G is placed in a
frame or bobbin H, and then allowed to move toward the belt or band F, until the
barrel of the spool comes in contact with the belt. The yarn or thread is then brought
to the barrel of the spool and inserted between it and the belt, when the winding of
the spool commences, and continues until the spool is filled and removed from its
frame, the traverse bar N properly guiding the yarn in a well-understood way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents I declare that what I claim is :
1. The combination of the endless belt or band; revoluble supports for said band;
and holders for the spools or bobbins to be wound by the band, which holders fork
the band and are movable to and from the band, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination of the endless belt or band; revoluble supports for said band;
and holders for the spools or bobbins to be wound, which holders are movable to and
from the band and are furnished with means substantially as described for temporarily
retaining the spool out of contact with the band, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination of the endless belt or band; revoluble supports for said band;
holders for the spools or bobbins to be wound by the band, which holders fork the
band and are movable to and from it; and a traverse-bar for guiding the yarn or
thread to the spools, substantially as set forth.
4. The combination of the endless belt or band; revoluble supports for said band,
which are located in a horizontal plane; spool or bobbin-holders for each stretch
of the band, and means for pressing the holders toward the band, substantially as
set forth.
5. The combination of the endless belt or band; revoluble supports for the band
which are located in a horizontal plane; spool or bobbin-holders for each stretch of
the band, which holders fork the band and are movable to and from it; and means for
pressing the holders toward the band, substantially as set forth.
Deted thin 19th day of Fahr 1800
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.