Frames and the like
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb, 1899
Specification Accepted, 2nd Mar, 1889
Frames and the like.
1. WILLIAM EDWIN SHARPLES, of No. 72 Bedford Street, in the City of Fall
River. Bristol County, State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Super-
intendent of Cotton Mills, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN DEVICES FOR CLEANING THE TOPS OF SPINNING FRAMES AND THE LIKE,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists in improved means, hereinafter described and claimed, for
automatically and continuously removing the waste, flyings, leaf, and dirt from the
top of ring spinning frames, twisting frames, speeders, and machines of similar
character, thereby preventing the breaking down of ends, and uneven yarn caused
by pieces of waste catching on the yarn, as is common when the top of the frame is
cleaned by a bunch of waste in the hands of the operative.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a front view of a portion of a
ring spinning frame having my device attached thereto. Fig. 2 shows a top view of
the same with the delivery rolls removed. Fig. 3 represents a side view of one of
the cleaning blocks. Fig. 4 shows the same in horizontal section. Fig. 5 represents
an end view of the waste-retainer, or means for removing the waste collected by the
cleaning blocks. Fig. 6 shows a side view of the waste-retainer, Fig. 7 represents in
section, on a larger scale, the manner of mounting the pulleys around which runs the
belt for carrying the cleaning blocks.
A is the bolster-rail of the spinning frame, a the spindles, A' the receiving bobbins,
A the ring-rail, a' the guide-wire blocks, A³ A' the delivery rolls, and As the spools
or bobbins from which the yarn is delivered. The delivery rolls A³ A' are driven in
a well-known manner through a train of gears partially shown at Aº, Fig. 1, and
motion is given to this train by a gear A' which meshes with a gear A³, this latter
gear being driven from the "spindle-drum" (not shown in the drawings) of the
Frame in a well-known manner.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, B is the cleaning device, which may consist of a
single block, but shown as composed of a series of blocks or parts of wood, or

page_text: other suitable material, which are flexibly joined together by a leather or canvas
Straps & secured to the back of the blocks or parts by cement, tacks, or in any
preferred manner. An elastic cord, Figs. 1 and 1, is preferably employed to retain
the ends of the blocks in close contact when moving in a straight line, and to steady
the blocks when rounding the pulleys, horeinafter described, the said cord passing
through holes in the blocks and being secured to the end blocks in any suitable
OCH, 14 pedriven into the holes therein so as to fasten the ends of the
cord, as slown in Fig. 4. The blocks are covered on the bottom with flannel, fult,
or other suitable material, and have projecting from their front and rear sides
bristles or brushes. The cleaning device B is intended to be moved from one
end of the machine to the other, and for this purpose it is attached to an endless
bolt or hand C, which is secured to the device in any suitable manner as by staples,
Figs. 3 and 1. The belt U passes around grooved pulleys DD, located near each
end of the machine, as shown in Fig. 2. These pulleys may be mounted to revolve
upon studs projecting upwardly from the ruller-beam A, but each is preferably
mountel, as shown in Fig. 7, upon a sleeve d, which surrounds a stud d' screwed into
a bracket at its lower end, and having at its upper end an eye to receive one end
of the usual lever d², Fig. 2, which passes through a stirrup (not shown) in a well-
known manner, for the purpose of weighting the top rolls A. The served which
is attached to the pulley D, has a bevel gear E, Figs. 1 and 7, secured to its lower
end, the sal gear meshing with a gear on the shaft. Fig. 1. At the opposite end
of the shaft another hovel gear, is secured, which meshes with a gear, Figs. 1
and 2. located on the shaft. This shaft bears a worm-gear. Fig. 2, which is
engaged by a worm, mounted upon a hub projecting from the gear A. By means
of these gears and worm, the pulley is rotated that the rotation of the pulley may
be effected by any suitable means and the cleaning device B is made to travel from
one end of the frame to the other, passing on one side of the central line of the
roller-team when moving toward the hand, and upon the other side of said
central in when moving in the opposite direction, as will be understood by an
inspection on Fig. 2. During the passage of the device Bover the top of the frame,
the brushes and flannels or felts gather the waste, flyings, dirt, de, from the
guide-wire war, the guide-wire blocks, the roller-beam A, and the back-
board Awn said beam and the roving-step A, and thereby automatically keep
the top of the frame in a clean condition. Preferably the foremost block or prow of
the chaning device Bi- leveled or puinted, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, so that
if it meets any of the guide-wire blocks which have been tipped back, the said
pointed prow will turn down such guide-wire blocks so they will not prevent or
impede the onward movement of the devier.
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In order that the waste, flyings, &c., collecte 1 by the brushes & inny be removed
therefrom, the top of the frame is provided with one or more waste-retaining devices F',
Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6. One of these devices is shown in Fig. 2, located near one
end of the machine, and others may be located at intervals between the two
pulleys D 1', as will be readily understood. This waste-retaining device consists
of a frame or yoke having an opening/", Fig. 5, through which the blocks can
pass, and two side openings through which the bristles or bru hes &' can pass.
Secured to the yoke and extending from the openings ", are four pieces of flannel
or other suitable material, gg and gg, in pairs, the upper ones being preferably
weighted with blocks or pieces g, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. Extending through
the opening is a plate H having inclined ends, so that as the device B passe
through the device F, toward the pulley D it will be raised above the roller-beam A'
and back-hoard A", and the bruskes on the outside of the device B will pass
between the flannels y g', and those on the inside of the devier, between the
flannels g.
As the brushes pass hetween these flannels, the latter remove the waste, &e.,
collected by the former, and retain such waste until cleanel from time to time as
occasion may require. It will be seen that, when the devicu B has rounded the
pulley and moving toward the pulley 1. the brushes on the back or inner

page_text: side of the device would be likely to disturb the flannels g² g³ unless the flannels
were sufficiently raised to allow the brushes to pass under them. This elevation of
the flannel and consequently of the flannel is attained by means of a wire K,
Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6, which is attached at one end to the yoke f, and at the other end
supports the outer end of the flannel 9 at such a distance above the roller-beam (sec
Figs. 5 and 6) as to allow the brushes on the back side of the device B to pass under
the flannel g when moving away from the pulley D', the extreme end of the wire K
being bent down as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, so as to rest upon the beam and thereby
make the wire firm. The pulleys D D' are also preferably raised above the top of
the machine, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, so that the brushes on the back side of
the device B shall not be bent or broken by contact therewith whon rounding the
pulleys.
In connection with the cleaning mechanism above described there are also
preferably employed means for keeping the belt or band C clean. These means
consist of a brush L, Figs. 1 and 2, which is mounted on an arın 7 supported to
oscillate in a horizontal plane upon a stud . The brush L is swung in one direction
by pins m, Figs. 1 and 2, on the pulley D¹, which pins come in contact with the
outer end of the arm l, as the pulley revolves, and in the other direction by a
spring N attached at one end to the brush and at the other to a stud n, Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to bo performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with the roller-beam and back-board of a ring spinning frame,
twisting frame, speedor, or similar machine, of the cleaning device; an endless beli
or band connected to said device for moving it along the top of the machine in the
path of said band revolving supports for the band; and means for driving the band
from the working parts of the machine; the said cleaning device being thereby
caused to pass over the top of the frame upon one side of the central line of the
roller-beam when moving in one direction, and upon the other side of said line when
moving in the opposite direction, cleaning the roller-beam, the back-board, and other
parts immediately adjoining the roller-beam, substantially as described.
2. The combination with a ring spinning frame, twisting frame, speeder, or
similar machine, of the cleaning device operating on both sides of the central line
of the roller-beam; an endless belt or band connected to said device for continuou-ly
moving it along the top of the machine; revolving supports for the band; means
for driving the band from the working parts of the machine; and one or more
waste-retainers, substantially as described, located in the path of movement of the
cleaning device and adapted to remove therefrom the waste, &c., collected by the
device, substantially as described.
3. The combination with the roller-beam, back-board and guide-wire board of a
ring spinning frame, twisting frame, speeder, or similar machine, of an endless beh
or band revolving supports for said band located upon the roller-beam; a cleaning
device directly attached to said band and having, upon its bottom and projecting
laterally from the sides thereof upon both sides of the band, means for cleaning the
top of the frame; mechanism for driving said band from the working parts of the
machine, the said cleaning device being thereby caused to pass over the top of
the frame upon opposite sides of the central line of the roller-beam when moving in
opposite directions, thereby cleaning the whole of the roller-beam, the back-board, and
other parts immediately adjoining the roller-beam, substantially as described.
4. The combination in a ring spinning frame, twisting frame, speeder, or similar
machine, having hinged guide-wire blocks, of the cleaning device B, pointed or
beveled at its forward end to turn down any of such guide-wire blocks that may be
left up after doffing, and having its bottom and two lateral sides provided with means
for cleaning the top of the frame; an endless belt or band C. attached directly to said
device for continuously moving it along the top of the machine; revolving supports
for the band; mechanism for driving the band from the working parts of the machine ;

page_text: and one or more waste-retainers located in the path of movement of the cleaning
device B, the said device being made to project upon both sides of the band C, so
that by one round trip the whole of the roller-beam is cleaned, substantially as
described.
5. The combination with a ring spinning frame, twisting frame, spoeder, or
similar machine, of the cleaning device B; an endless bolt or band (for moving
it continuously along the top of the machine; rovolving supports for said band";
mechanism for driving the hand from the working parts of the machina; one or
more waste-retainers located in the path of the cleaning device; and means for
cleaning the hand C, substantially as described.
6. The combination with a ring spinning frame, twisting frame, speeder, or similar
machine, of the cleaning device B, composed of a series of blocks or parts flexibly
jointed together and provided with brushes ; mechanism for giving said devien a
continuous movement along the top of the machine: one or more waste-retainers F
located in the path of movement of the cleaning device B, and provided with flannels
for removing the waste, &c., from the brushes, and having the flannels on the inner
side raised above the top of the machine, and the plate II located transversely between
said flannels, substantially as described.
7. The cleaning device B composed of a series of blocks flexibly connected
together, with the foremost block haveled or pointed, and said blocks provided with
flannels 12 and brushes 2ª, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
5. The waste-retainer F, having openings and flannels y g² g² g² extamling
fram the opening the upper thannels being weighted: the plate : and the
wire K for supporting the outer end of the flannel g², substantially as and for the
purposes specified.
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1880
WILLIAM EDWIN SHARPLES,
Iluseltine, Lake & Co.,
15, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.