Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Machines having reference to Anti-ballooning Arrangements.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1890-Accepted, 27th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Machines having
reference to Anti-ballooning Arrangements.
WO, GEORGE WALKER, of Fairlight Villas, Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, and WILLIAM PARKER, of 18 South Street Rochdale aforesaid,
Throstle Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to the arrangement of such anti-ballooning wires as extend
from end to end of the frame behind the spindles. Our anti-ballooning wires are
carried upon and moved with the ring rail. We secure a bracket at each end of the
ring rail, which brackets are slotted horizontally in a direction at a right angle to the
lengthway of the ring rail. Through each slot a screw bolt passes, and one end of
the anti-ballooning wire is attached to an eye in the end of one screw bolt at one end
of the ring rail, and the other end of the wire to the eye in the other screw bolt at
the other end of the ring rail.
There is a screw nut upon each bolt to stretch the wire, but in order that the wire
may be kept in correct position without stretching it at too great a tension, there are
brackets from the ring rail, at intervals to sustain the wire in the required position
and prevent vibration.
Instead of the slotted brackets at each end of the ring rail there may be an arm or
lever at each end to carry the screw bolt for stretching the wire, which arms have
their fulcrums upon the ends of the ring rail or upon brackets secured thereto.
Thus arranged, by either modification, the wire may be adjusted to its most effective
position and may be slided at each end out of the way when doffing, and at other
times, and may be readily brought back to its proper position again when required.
Data IL
CA 1000
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Machines having
reference to Anti-ballooning Arrangements.
We, GEORGE WALKER, of Fairlight Villas, Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, and WILLIAM PARKER of 18 South Street, Rochdale aforesaid,
Throstle Overlooker, 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:-
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Our invention relates to the arrangement of such anti-ballooning wires as extend
from end to end of the frame behind the spindles.
Our anti-ballooning wires are carried upon and moved with the ring rail. We
secure a bracket at each end of the ring rail, which brackets are slotted horizontally
in a direction at a right angle to the lengthway of the ring rail. Through each slot
a screw bolt passes, and one end of the anti-ballooning wire is attached to an eye in
the end of one screw bolt at one end of the ring rail, and the other end of the wire to
the eye in the other screw bolt at the other end of the ring rail.
There is a screw nut upon each bolt to stretch the wire, but in order that the wire
may be kept in correct position without stretching it at too great a tension, there are
brackets from the ring rail, at intervals to sustain the wire in the required position
and prevent vibration.
Instead of the slotted brackets at each end of the ring rail, there may be an arm or
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page_text: lever at each end to carry the screw bolt for stretching the wire, which arms have
their fulcrums upon the ends of the ring rail or upon brackets secured thereto.
Thus arranged by either modification the wire may be adjusted to its most effective
position and may be slided at each end out of the way when doffing, and at other
times, and may be readily brought back to its proper position again when required.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of so much of the mechanism of a ring spinning or
doubling and twisting machine as will be required for illustrating the mode of
carrying out our invention.
Fig. 2 is an end sectional elevation of some of the parts shown in Fig. 1, the
elevation being in a plane at a right angle to that of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation in a plane parallel to that of Fig. 2 showing one of
the stands for supporting the wire.
a, is the rail in which the sockets b, for the spindles (only one being shown) have
their bearings; b¹, the driving warf for the driving band 6; 63, the bobbin or spool;
c, the ring or copping rail which moves up and down to distribute the thread which
is being spun or twisted; c', one of the rings; d, part of the guide wire board hinged
to a board d, on the roller beam e, and d, is one of the guide wires. The thread
being spun or twisted passes from the front rollers through the guide wire d', and
then to the traveller (not shown) which works round the ring c¹, as is well understood.
The thread in the ordinary arrangement describes a conical figure between the
traveller and the guide wire d', and this figure assumes a form approaching that of
an inverted balloon which in some cases is excessive and objectionable.
The mechanism above referred to by letters of reference are ordinary and well
known mechanism of ring spinning and twisting machines or frames.
By our invention we secure a stand or bracket f, at each end of the ring rail c,
which may be of the shape shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and this stand or bracket f, has a
horizontal slot, in it at a right-angle to the lengthway of the ring rail c.
In-one
end of the slot we insert a set screw f', the point end of which will act as a stop for a
short screw threaded eye bolt f³, which passes through the slot and has a screw nut
and lock nut upon its outer end. One end of a wire g, is looped and secured in the
eye of the bolt f, and extends along the length of the ring rail G to a similar eye
bolt, in the corresponding stand or bracket f, at the other end of the ring rail.
The wire 9, is stretched by the screw nuts f, at each end of the ring rail.
To help to support the wire g, and keep it from vibrating too much, stands h, of the
form shown in Figs. 1 and 3 are secured at intervals along the ring rail c, depending
upon its length. In some cases one stand /, intermediate between the two ends of
the ring rail c, is sufficient.
It will be understood that the wire g, passes behind each spool b³, on one side of a
frame, and it is adjusted so that the thread being spun or twisted will touch it in
passing at each revolution of the traveller, the points of the set screws f³, form stops
for the position of the wire producing the best effect in counteracting ballooning.
When doffing and at other times when required, the eye bolts can be slided in
their slots in the stands or brackets at each end, and thus the wire will be clear and
out of the way, and when the doffing has been effected the eye bolts at each end
of the ring rail are then slided back against the points of the set screw stops.
The eye bolts may if desired be carried on arms jointed to the ring rail so as to be
moved to and fro for doffing, but the slotted stand f, is to be preferred as the most
simple arrangement.
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. The combination of a wire (9) eye bolts (f") and slotted stands (f) or their
equivalents (the wire being capable of being moved back for doffing) with the
ring rail, substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
by the drawings.
2. The combination of a wire (a) eve holte (£8) latted stando / intermediata

page_text: support or supports (1) for the wire (g) with the ring rail (c) as and for the purpose
herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this Twentieth day of November 1890.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.