Improvements in Yarn Beaming Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 18th Jan.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Yarn Beaming Machines.
We WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER, of Sweet Street Foundry Leeds in the County
of York, Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND of the same place
Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In warping machines by which a complete warp is made in sections, the method
at present adopted is, to wind the same number of laps of warp upon each and
all the 'sections, which are required to form a complete warp, the length of warp
upon each section being supposed to be also the same. Then the sections are
placed side by side upon a horizontal shaft, to which they are fixed, at the end of
which is a brake pulley. The shaft is carried in a suitable frame, which is placed in
front of a loom beaming frame, the warp is then fastened to the loom beam and wound
upon the same thus the sections all revolve together, but as it is found to be difficult
to ensure that all the sections of a warp shall contain exactly the same length of warp,
as well as the same number of laps, it follows that in beaming, the section which con-
tains say half a yard less in length than the others, will cause a tighter place in the
warp, and so make uneven cloth. For the purpose of carrying out the present
Improvements it is requisite that all the sections of a complete warp should have
exactly the same length of warp wound upon them, this may be done by the ordinary
machine at present in use. Then to construct a frame upon which the sections are to
be placed so that they shall revolve independently of each other, in order to wind a
bean from them. The following is a description of the proposed frame. It carries a
horizontal shaft, upon which a number of pulleys is fixed, a certain distance apart
from each other, above this shaft is another upon which is placed a similar number of
arms, each of which swings freely upon the shaft, at the end of each arm is a stud
upon which a section is placed, the section then rests upon its pulley, the pulley being
in contact with the warp contained by the section, thus the sections are placed side by
side, each upon its own arm and resting upon its own pulley thus when the shaft with
the pulleys fixed to it revolves, all the sections also revolve, and as the pulleys are all
exactly the sanie circumference, it follows that each section will give off exactly the
same length per revolution of the pulley shaft. In front of the sections is a horizontal
roller, the width of which is equal to the number of the sections, upon the roller rests
a.pressing roller of the same width, the two being geared together, at the end of the
roller, a brake pulley is fixed. The warp passes from the sections, and around the
roller and pressing, and is then fastened to the loom beam in the ordinary beaming
machine. Thus as the loom beam revolves, it winds the warp upon itself, the pull
upon the warp causes the roller and pressing to revolve, and the brake upon the
pulley at the end of the roller puts a suitable tension upon the warp. The roller being
connected to the pulley shaft by belt or gearing, causes the same to revolve, and so
the warp is unwound from the sections, and delivered to the roller and pressing, and
from them to the loom beam.
"Dated this 190th ilov of March 1889
WILLIAM G. BYWATER.
THOS. B. BEANLAND.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Yarn Beaming Machines.
We WILLIAM GAINES BYWATER of Sweet Street Foundry, Leeds in the County of
York, Machine Maker, and THOMAS BELLSHAW BEANLAND of 20 Carlton Mount
Woodhouse Lane 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 :-
In warping machines by which a complete warp is made in sections the method at
present in use, is, to wind the same number of laps of warp upon each and all the
sections which are required to form a complete warp, the length of warp upon each
section being supposed to be also the same. Then the sections are placed side by side
upon a horizontal shaft to which they are fixed, at the end of which is a brake pulley.
The shaft is carried in a suitable frame, the warp is then fastened to the loom beam,
and wound upon it, thus the sections all revolve together, but as it is found to be
difficult to ensure that all the sections of a warp shall contain exactly the same length
of warp, as well as the same number of laps, it follows, that in beaming, the sections
which contain say half-a-yard less in length than the others, will cause a tighter place
in the warp, and so make uneven cloth.
For the purpose of carrying out the present Improvements, it is requisite that all
the sections of a complete warp should have exactly the same length of warp wound
upon thom, taking no account of the number of laps, this may be dono by the
ordinary machine at present used. Then to construct a frame upon which the sections
are to be placed, so that they shall revolve, independently of each other in order to
wind a beam from them.
The following is a description of the frame and in order that this Invention may
be better understood and carried into practical effect, we have hereunto annexed a
sheet of drawings illustrative of the same.
Fig. 1 is an elevation & Fig. 2 is a plan. A is the framing which is moved upon
the wheels A, B is a shaft upon which a number of pulleys is fixed, B¹, at a distance
apart from each other. C is a shaft upon which the same number of arms C is placed,
each of which swings freely upon the said shaft, at the end of each arm is a stud
upon which a section D is placed, which then rests upon its pulley, the pulley being
in contact with the warp contained by the section, thus all the sections of a complete
warp are placed side by side each upon the stud of its own arm, and resting upon its
own pulley.
We may here say that we do not confine ourselves to this particular method of
placing the sections of the warp so that they shall be independent of each other, as
the sections may rest upon and between two pulleys, and be close together, and thus
dispense with the arms O'
At each revolution of the shaft B and the pulleys B' which are fixed to it, the
sections also revolve, and as all the pulleys B₁ are of the same circumference, the
sections give off exactly the same length of warp per revolution of shaft B.
In front of the sections D is a horizontal roller E which rovolves freely in the
bearings F, the width of the roller being equal to the width of the number of sections
required to form a warp. A pulley E¹ is fixed to the end of the roller E which acts
as a brake by means of the weight, lover and strap G. Upon the roller E is a pressing
roller H which revolves freely in the arms H', and which is covered with linen or
other cloth, the rollers E & H are geared together by wheels J. A shaft K to which
is fixed a handle K¹ is connected by means of chain L to the ends of the arms H³,
and is for the purpose of raising the pressing roller when necessary. The warp is
passed round the rollers as shewn in the drawing, and after passing through a
raddle to make it the proper width is attached to the loom beam, on the ordinary
beam winding machine, to which motion being given, the warp is pulled and causes
the rollers E & H to revolve-which being braked by means of weight lover and
strap G upon the pulley E' the warp is wound tightly upon the beam.

page_text: The pull on the warp between the roller E and the shaft B causes the shaft B
and the sections D to revolve, and as each section contains the same number of
yards of warp, it is wound upon the loom beam without any waste, and makes a
more regular warp.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, wo declare that what we
claim is
1st. The use of one or more pulleys or their equivalent upon which the sections
of a warp are placed, and by which the revolutions of the sections are controlled
for the purpose as herein set forth and described.
2nd. The use of the rollers E & H for the purpose as herein set forth and
described.
3rd. The combination of the first and second claims for the purpose as set forth
in the title of this Invention, and as herein described.
Dated this 16th day of December 1889.
W. G. BYWATER.
T. B. BEANLAND.