IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WARPING AND BEAMING
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Jackson Ashworth and George Ashworth, both of
Pendleton, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturers, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WARPING AND BEAMING."
Sealed the 21st January 1879, and dated the 26th July 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Jackson Ashworthi
and George Ashworth at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
26th July 1878.
JOHN JACKSON ASHWORTH and GEORGE ASHWORTH, both of Pendleton, in the
County of Lancaster, Manufacturers. ." IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WARPING
AND BEAMING."
The object of this Invention is for making narrow warps such as are required for
tapes, ribbons, and other narrow fabrics, and in which the full number of ends
required can be placed on the bobbin or beam at one operation.
The machine consists of an ordinary creel, a staff with rows of eyes through
which the ends are drawn, the ends then pass through a reed, then between two
pillars, then over an angle rod, then around guide, tension, and measuring rollers as
described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to us on the 1st day of
May 1875, No. 1618, and thence to the bobbin or beam.
The beam or bobbin is driven in the following manner:-Two uprights support
a shaft upon which is fixed by a set screw a friction plate, on the boss of which is
mounted a driving pulley which is moved to and fro endwise by a starting lever
and rod.
Between the friction plate and the face of the pulley is a washer of flannel or
other inaterial.
Friction cones or other equivalents may be used instead of the friction plates.
At the end of the shaft is a plate against which the bobbin or beam is tightened
or fixed by a wing nut or otherwise.

page_text: The shaft can be moved endwise to bring the centre of the bobbin or beam in
line with the centre of the headstock or in other desired position by a set screw.
Our improved apparatus for measuring the length of the warp consists of a wheel
supported on a stud which is connected to the headstock by a swing joint. This
wheel is worked by a pinion from the measuring roller over which the yarn passes,
and the swing joint is for the purpose of moving the wheel out of gear with the
worm to facilitate setting. Whilst in work the wheel is pressed against the worm
by means of a spring.
The wheel is provided with two markers, one fixed and the other movable, which
act on a spring for ringing a bell.
By means of this Invention narrow warps are produced with great economy of
time and labour, and better results are obtained.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Jackson Ashworth and George Ashworth in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 25th January 1879.
JOHN JACKSON ASHWORTH and GEORGE ASHWORTH, both of Pendleton, in the
County of Lancaster, Manufacturers. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WARPING
AND BEAMING."
The object of our improved machinery is to make warps such as are required for
tapes, ribbons, and other narrow fabrics..
The machine consists of an ordinary creel, a staff with rows of eyes through
which the ends are drawn; the ends then pass through a reed for taking the lease,
then between two pillars, then over an angle rod, then around guide, tension, aud
measuring rollers, as described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to us
on the 1st day of May 1875, No. 1618, and thence to a bobbin or tube on which the
warp is wound.
The machinery for driving the bobbin or tube and for distributing the warp.on
it forms the first part of our present Invention, and the second part of our Invention
consists of an improved apparatus for measuring the length of the warp wound on
the bobbin or tube.
By means of this Invention narrow warps are produced with great economy of
time and labour and better results are obtained.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood we will proceed to.
describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of part of the machinery described in the Specification of
our former Patent above referred to, with our present improvements applied thereto,
and Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. c is a reed for taking the lease; this reed
is fixed to the segment e¹ which fits in a groove in the block a fixed to the plate e
which is moved to and fro on the table f
The warp threads when drawn through the reed c are taken between the two
pillars which are fixed on a slide in the plate e. The warp after passing between
the pillars g passes over the angle rod forming part of the sector h¹ which fits in a
groove in the. block i sliding in the plate which is fixed to brackets bolted to the
frames j. The warp threads after leaving the angle rod pass over the roller k, then
under a falling roller l, and after passing over and under tension rollers they are
taken to the measuring roller p and thence to the bobbin p' or tube on which they
are wound.
This bobbin or tube is driven in the following manner:-The friction plate q¹
revolves in the two uprights t. The shaft q passes through the boss of the friction
plate and is connected to it by a key fitting into a groove on the shaft q..
On the boss of the friction plate is mounted the driving pulley q2 which is moved
against the plate q' by the forked lever and the starting lever 7 both of which
are fixed on the rod ².
Between the friction plate q' and the face of the pulley 92 is a washer of flannel
or other material.
Friction cones or other equivalents may be used instead of the friction plates.
At the end of the shaft q is the plate q³ against which the bobbin or tube p¹ is
tightened or fixed by a wing nut or otherwise.
The bobbin or tube p¹ is traversed to and fro to distribute the warp on its surface
by a worm on the boss of the friction plate q'; this worm gears into the worm
wheel 8 on the shaft of which is the heart s¹, which in revolving moves the link. 8²
up and down; the lower end of this link is connected to a moveable block adjusted
by nuts on the screwed arm of the elbow lever 84, the vertical arm of which takes
into a groove in the collar g³ which is fixed to the shaft q by a set screw.
The amount of traverse can be varied by moving endwise the block to which the
link is attached.

page_text: By varying the position of the collar the shaft q'can be moved endwise to
bring the centre of the bobbin or tube p¹ in line with the centre of the headstock
or in other desired position.
Figs. 3 and 4 represent on an enlarged scale our improved apparatus for measuring
the length of the warp wound on the bobbin or tube. This apparatus consists of
the wheel u supported on the stud u¹ which is fixed in the swivel piece v jointed to
the bracket fixed to the frame j. The swivel piece is pressed upon by a spring
to hold the wheel u in gear with the worm p¹ on the axle of the measuring roller p.
The wheel u is provided with two markers x and x¹; the former is fixed to the
wheel and the other a¹ is movable, being secured to the wheel by the screw u²;
both the markers act on the spring hammer y for striking the bell z. The face of
the wheel u is graduated, and by setting the marker x' at the proper distance from
the marker the bell will be struck at the proper time for giving the notice when a
certain length of warp has been wound on the bobbin or tube.
Having thus stated the nature of our Invention and described the manner
of performing the same, we wish it to be understood that we do not intend to limit
ourselves to the details given, and that we claim,-
First. The general combination and arrangement of the parts forming a machine
for warping, as shewn and described.
Secondly. The improved combination of machinery for driving the bobbin or
tube on which the warp is wound for traversing it to and fro and for regulating its
lateral position, as shewn and described.
And, Thirdly. The improved measuring arrangement for giving notice when a
certain length of warp yarn has been wound on the bobbin or tube, as shewn and
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Ashworth, for myself and on behalf of
the within-named John Jackson Ashworth, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty-fourth day of January, One thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine.