Improvements in Cone-drum Winding Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: ate of Application, 7th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cone-drum Winding Machines.
We, ISAAC WALKER of No. 4725 Penn Street, Frankford, City of Philadelphia,
State of Pennsylvania, Manufacturer, and GIDEON RICHMAN, of No. 1740 North
Sixteenth Street City of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania, Manufacturer, both
in the United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
The invention has relation to cone winding machines, and consists in a cone
winding machine having a single cone shaft as hereinafter particularly described.
The object of the invention is to provide an improvement in machines for winding
cones of a more simplified construction than those heretofore invented and now in
use, and of a construction requiring less power to operate the machine in winding a
given number of cones and to increase the winding facilities so that a given number
of cones can be wound at a greater speed than in the devices heretofore constructed
and thus produce a saving of time and labor.
In the accompanying drawing:
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Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a cone winding machine containing the invention two
series of five cones on each side for the purposes of illustration.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the device.
Fig. 3 is a detached side elevation of cam as provided on the main cam shaft.
Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the thread-guide-rod attached to the
cam-operated upright lever.
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A description of the machine containing the improved device is as follows:
A. is the main supporting frame of the machine into which the cam and pulley
shaft, B, is journalled in suitable bearings, j, at each end of the machine, and at
intermediate points, if desired, where the machine is of a sufficient length to require
it; the shaft, B, is provided preferably at one end with a cam, B', band pulleys, p,
are also provided upon the said shaft, B, at intervals by keying according to the
number of cones to be operated. Above each pulley, p, and to one side of the line
of the shaft, B, two series of cone-shaped drums, D, are independently journalled
in journal bearings, d, attached to the main frame of the machine preferably at an
oblique angle; each drum, D, is provided with a pulley, d', which is connected by
a cord, p', with the pulley, p, provided on the shaft, B; the pulleys, p, are
preferably provided with double grooves so that they may connect with and operate
the respective drums provided above but on different sides of the machine, as shown
in Figs. 1 and 2; the winding cones, C, are mounted immediately above each
respective drum, D, in loose journal bearings, c, so constructed as to allow the
cone, C, to be readily lifted out or inserted at will and to bear frictionally upon
the upper face of the cone, D, so that as the cone, D, is revolved the winding
cone, C, will also revolve by frictional contact therewith. The spools or cops, E,
from which the material is to be wound on the cones, C, are provided upon vertical
spindles, s, secured upon a rod or bracket, s', attached to the frame, A, of the
machine in numbers according to the number of cones. One end of the thread, t,
from the spool or cop, E, is secured to the cone, C, onto which it is to be wound
passing intermediately over any suitable tension device, such as r, for keeping the
thread taut while being wound and over an intermediate pulley such as v. In order
that the thread, t, may be evenly and smoothly wound upon the respective cones.
back and forth in layers according to the length of the cone there is provided a
longitudinal thread guide rod, R, secured in suitable bearings as r¹, to the frame, A,.
to allow of lateral motion; at one end of the rod, R, a vertical cam rod, G, is
connected therewith as by the link, g, which rod, G, is pivoted at its lower end, g¹,.

page_text: to the frame, A; this rod, G, is secured in position in close proximity to the
cam, B', and opposite the same and is provided with a pin or bolt, g2, engaging in the
indentation, b, of the cam, B'; on the upper side of the rod, R, is provided, preferably,
about on a level with the upper face of the drum, D, an open eye, e, as a guide for
the thread, t, as it passes on to the cone, C, in the process of being wound. The
cam, B', provided on the shaft, B, is so constructed that by its revolution the
arm, R, carrying the eyes, e, will be reciprocated to and fro through the medium of
the upright guide rod, G, at a desired speed proportioned to the winding speed of
the cones, C, driven by frictional contact with the face of the drums, D; the speed
of the drums, D, being relatively regulated to the rate of travel of the bar, R, by
'the respective size which the pulleys, d, bear to the pulleys, p.
The machine is driven from the single centrally located shaft, B, through the
medium of the belt pulleys, B2. The upright rods, G, are preferably given a
curvature shown in Fig. 2 to properly connect at their different bearings."
Two series of cones and drums are provided as shown in Fig. 2 on each side of
the machine driven from the pulleys, p, on the main shaft, B, as described; two
cam rods, G, one on each side of a single cam, 131, are employed, together with the
two longitudinal thread guide rods, R, on each side. In our invention we employ a
single cam only for operating both cam rods, G, which, of course, operate alternately
in reverse directions."
We have described specifically the construction of a cone winding machine. We
are aware that cone-winding machines have been heretofore invented with series of
cones and drums and thread guide rods operated by pulleys and two cams in which
each cam is provided upon a separate shaft and lay no claim to this construction
broadly. The invention resides in the construction described of a cone-winding
machine in which the cam or cams are provided upon a single shaft having the cam
levers disposed on opposite sides of the cam or cams for operating the different
reciprocating thread guide rods. There are shown in the drawings two series of
five cones each to illustrate the device; the machines are preferably constructed of
much greater length than illustrated in the drawings with preferably about forty
or fifty cones on each side, each operated as described in this Specification. The
machine may be constructed to operate any number of cones.
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 :-
1. In a cone winding machine a main frame a single combined cam and pulley
shaft properly longitudinally journalled in said frame, cam and pulleys secured
to said shaft, two series of cones and drums provided in the proper part of said
frame on either side thereof, said cones and drums being independently journalled
to said frame, longitudinal thread guide rod for each series of cones, said thread
guide rods adapted to reciprocate horizontally in suitable bearings attached to
the machine, upright cam rods pivotally secured at the lower end to the frame of
the machine one for each thread guide rod and linked or jointed at the upper
end to said horizontal thread guide rod, said cam rods connected with and
operated by said cam provided on the main shaft of the machine, eyes or guides
provided upon said thread guide rod for the passage of the thread, thread supporting
device and means for connecting and operating the various parts substantially as
described.
2. In a cone winding machine a main frame, a main central cam shaft, cam or
canis provided thereon for operating thread guide rods said thread guide rods
mounted in suitable bearings longitudinally and a connecting cam rod on each side
of the machine pivoted at its lower end and operated by the said cam provided on
the main shaft to reciprocate said thread guide rods, two or more series of drums
and cones independently journalled to the frame of the machine, each cone being
mounted above its respective drum and frictionally operated thereby, each of said
drums provided with a pulley, pulleys provided on the main shaft for operating

page_text: said drums, thread supports and guides and means for actuating the device,.
substantially as described.
3. In a cone winding machine provided with two or more series of winding cones
a single centrally located longitudinal cam shaft journalled in the frame of the
machine and pulleys provided thereon in numbers according to the number of
cones, circumferentially grooved cam provided upon said main cam shaft, upright
cam rods pivoted to the frame of the machine, one on each side connected with and
operated by said cams, horizontally disposed reciprocating thread-guide-rods mounted
in the frame of the machine and attached to said upright cam rods and operated
thereby, guides provided upon said thread-guide-rods and supports and tension,
device for regulating the feed of the thread, frictional drums journalled to the
frame of the machine beneath each respective cone for frictionally operating the-
same and pulleys provided upon said drums for connecting with the pulleys upon
the main shaft, and bearings and mechanism substantially as described.
4. In a cone winding machine having series of cones, a centrally disposed
longitudinal main cam shaft carrying the cam, the main driving pulleys and the
cone-actuating pulleys, horizontal reciprocating thread-guide-rods provided in
bearings in the frame of the machine one for each series of cones, upright cam-rods-
pivoted to the frame of the machine connected with one of said thread-guide-rods
and operated by the cam provided upon the main shaft, thread supports and guides
substantially as described.
5. In a cone winding machine, a frame, A, centrally located longitudinal cam.
shaft, B, journalled in said frame, said shaft provided with the cam, B', two series
of winding cones and drums independently jourṇalled to said frame, pulleys, p,
provided upon said main cam shaft, one to each drum of each series for operating
the same through the medium of cords or belts, horizontally disposed reciprocating
thread-guide-rods, R, one to each series of cones, upright cam rod, G, linked or
pivoted to said horizontal rod, R, and pivoted at its lower end to the frame of the
machine, said cam, B¹, provided on said shaft, B, engaging with the pivoted
upright cam rod, G, for reciprocating the rod, R, thread guides provided upon the
rod, R, tension device and thread supports, and means for operating the machine,.
substantially as described.
6. In a cone winding machine frame, A, centrally journalled cam shaft, B, two.
series of cones, C, and drums, D each independently journalled to the said frame,.
said cones, C, frictionally adjusted upon and operated by said drums, D, pulleys, p,
provided upon the main cam-shaft, B, pulleys, d, provided on each drum, D,
horizontally disposed reciprocating thread-guide-rod, R, provided in bearings to
the frame, upright cam rod, G, connecting therewith and pivoted to the frame of
the machine at its lower end, cam, B¹, irregularly grooved upon its outer circum-
ference and provided upon the main shaft, B, connected with and operating the
upright cam shaft, G, for reciprocating the thread guide rod, R, thread guides
provided upon and carried by the rod, R, one to each cone for guiding the thread
thereon, vertical spindles, s, for supporting the thread spools or cops, E, and
pulleys and bearings for regulating the tension of the feed of the thread to the
cones and mechanism for operating the device substantially as described.
7. In combination with a cone winding machine its actuating mechanism and
operative parts, a double acting cam provided on the shaft with the driving
pulleys said cam constructed to operate two upright cam rods pivoted to the
frame of the machine at one end and connected at the other end each respectively
with a thread guide rod in the manner and for the purposes substantially as set
forth.
Doted this 7th day of March 1902
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.