Improvements relating to Machines for Winding Yarn or Thread on Spools or Bobbins.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by WILLIAM HENRY GOLDSMITH, of 29, Durfee Avenue,
Fall River, and JOHN STRATTON WRIGHT, of Cedar Avenue, Duxburg, both in
Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturers of Textile Machinery.]
Improvements relating to Machines for Winding Yarn or Thread on
Spools or Bobbins.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a "Traverse-Motion" for Machines for Winding Yarns or
Threads on Spools or Bobbins.
The machine is furnished with any suitable shafts, and pulleys, belts, or gears, for
driving or rotating a cam of proper shape, which cam is to operate the "traverse-bar"
or carriage, having guides through which the yarns or threads run to the spools or
bobbins to be wound, so that said bar or carriage shall have the requisite movements
to cause the threads to wind properly along the barrels of the spools or bobbins.
This cam operates a properly guided sliding rod or bar, to which is pivoted
(preferably adjustably) one end of a pitman or connecting rod, the other end of which
is pivoted to a rod projecting from a rock-shaft. Preferably this rod is adjustably
secured to the shaft, in order that the amount of rocking of said shaft may be varied
if desired. The rock-shaft is furnished with one or more arms projecting therefrom,
and loosely pivoted near one end to the traverse-bar or carriage, which is furnished
with eyes or guides for the yarns or threads. This traverse-bar or carriage moves in
opposite directions, or vibrates, on supports or ways, and said bar or carriage is pre-
ferably provided with wheels or rollers which rest upon said ways, and thereby
enable the bar or carriage to perform its movements with a minimum amount of
friction.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Machines for Winding Yarn or Thread on
Spools or Bobbins.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co. Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
"
This invention relates to a "Traverse-Motion for Machines for Winding Yarns
or Threads on Spools or Bobbins, and it consists in certain features of construction
and arrangement hereinafter described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents an end view of a machine,
provided with the traverse-motion.. Fig. 2 shows a front view of a portion of the
machine. Fig. 3 represents a tranverse section of the same.
A is the frame of the machine. B is the cam which operates the traverse-bar or
carriage C, which is provided with guides c, to direct the threads to the spools or
bobbins D, to be wound by the machine. The cam B is mounted on a shaft b, which
shaft may be driven by any suitable means (said means forming no part of the inven-
tion) to cause the cam to rotate. The means shown in the drawings consist of a
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page_text: pulley E, mounted on the shaft b; a belt e, passing over said pulley and over a
pulley F, on a shaft or stud f; a pulley G on the shaft f; and a belt h, passing over
the pulley G, and over a pulley, H on the shaft J, to which last mentioned shaft the
driving pulley of the machine may be attached.
The cam B operates a rod or bar K, which is arranged to slide in any suitable
guides, as k, on the frame of the machine. The lower end of this rod or bar rests
upon the cam, and to said rod is pivoted one end of a pitman or connecting-rod L.
The upper end of the pitman L'is pivoted to a rod M, which is secured to a rock-
shaft N, journalled or mounted in the frame of the machine. This rock-shaft has an
arm or arms O, (preferably two, one near each end) which extend downwardly from
the shaft and are connected or pivoted to the traverse-bar or carriage C, in any
preferred manner, as by a pin o, passing through a slot o' in the arm, and into the
traverse-bar, as shown in Fig. 1. The traverse-bar C, is mounted to slide backward
and forward, or vibrate, transversely of the machine, on suitable supports or ways P,
secured to the frame A. In order to reduce the friction between the traverse-bar and
the ways as much as possible, the bar is preferably provided with pulleys or rollers p,
which rest on the ways.
For the purpose of conveniently regulating the amount of movement of the traverse-
bar, the rod M is preferably adjustably secured to the rock-shaft N, in any suitable
manner, as by passing through a collar or hub q, attached to one end of the rock-
shaft, and being secured to said collar by a set-screw q', as shown in Fig. 1. The
same result may be obain ed, however, by providing the outer end of the rod M with
a slot and pivoting the pitman L to the rod by a pin passing through the slot, as
indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.
In order conveniently to regulate the movement of the traverse-bar, so that said
movement shall be equal on both sides of a central vertical line, the pitman L is pre-
ferably made adjustable with relation to the sliding rod K, as by pivoting the pitman
to a collar r, and securing said collar to the rod by a set-screw ¹; or the pitman
may be slotted at its lower end as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, so it may be
pivoted to the rod K in the desired relation thereto, as will be readily understood. The
same result may be obtained, also, by making the pitman adjustable with relation to
the rod M, as by furnishing the upper end of the pitman with a slot, as shown by
dotted lines in Fig. 1, so the pitman may be pivoted to the rod M in the desired
relation thereto; or the pitman may be made in two parts and these parts joined by a
right-and-left-hand screw-connection s, shown by dotted lines in said figure.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me
by my foreign Correspondents I declare that what I claim is:
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1. The combination of the cam; the sliding rod; a pitman pivoted to the rod
rock-shaft; a rod attached to said shaft and pivoted to the pitman; the traverse-bar
or carriage; an arm or arms projecting from the rock-shaft and pivoted to the
traverse-bar; and ways for the traverse-bar, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination of ways or supports for the traverse-bar; the traverse-bar
baving pulleys or rollers resting upon said ways; a rock-shaft provided with an arm
or arms pivoted to the traverse-bar; a rod projecting from the rock-shaft ; a pitman
pivoted to said rod; a sliding rod pivoted to the pitman; and a cam for operating
said sliding rod, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination of the cam; the sliding-rod; the adjustable pitman connected
with said sliding rod; a rock-shaft having a rod projecting therefrom and pivoted to
the pitman; the traverse-bar; an arm or arms projecting from the rock-shaft and
pivoted to the traverse-bar; and ways for supporting the traverse-bar, substantially as
set forth.
4. The combination of the cam; the sliding rod; the pitman pivoted to said rod;
a rock-shaft having an adjustable rod pivoted to the pitman; the traverse-bar; an
arm or arms projecting from the rock-shaft and pivoted to the traverse-bar; and ways
for the traverse-bar, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 5. The combination of the cam B; the sliding rod K, provided with an adjustable
collar; the pitman L, pivoted to said collar; the rock-shaft N, provided with a
collar or hub g; the rod M, adjustably secured to said collar and pivoted to the pitman;
a traverse-bar C; ways P for supporting the traverse-bar; and an arm or arms O,
projecting from the rock-shaft and pivoted to the traverse-bar, substantially as set
forth.
Dated this 4th day of January 1890
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.