Apparatus for Use in connexion with the Winding or Balling of Thread or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th NOV., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1900-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1900
Date of Application, 24th NOV., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1900-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Use in connexion with the Winding or Balling of
Thread or the like.
A communication from abroad by the Firms J. SALZMANN-DÄNIKER and NUFER
& Co., both of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Manufacturers.
I. WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus suitable for use in connexion with bobbin,
spool, reel, or ball winding machines in which a holder for a bobbin, spool, reel,
or ball (hereinafter called a ball) and a device for holding its thread-ends can be
rotated relatively to each other.
Such apparatus has for object to free the thread-ends of the ball and to
arrange them in such a manner that they will be ready to hand in the subsequent
use or treatment of the ball.
An example of apparatus according to this invention is shown in the accom-
panying drawings, in which Fig. 1, is a side elevation partly in section according
to the line A A of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 a section according to the line B B of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 a section according to the section line CC of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 a section
of a detail according to the line D D of Fig. 2.
Under a feeding-shoot 1 there is a receptacle 2, which is mounted to swivel
on an axle 3 in a support 4. A coiled spring 5, which is placed on the
axle 3 (Fig. 3) and whose ends engage respectively in a slot in the axle 3 and
with a pin 6 of the support, has a tendency to place the swivelling receptacle_2
vertically under the feeding-shoot 1, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. In
front of the swivelling-receptacle 2 there is a pusher, constituted by two rods 7
and 8. One rod 7 is somewhat longer than the other and serves, as it moves
forward, to knock over the vertically standing swivelling-receptacle 2 and as
it passes on over it, to keep the said swivelling-receptacle in a horizontal position
whilst the other rod 8 passes through the said swivelling-receptacle. Behind
the swivelling-receptacle and co-axial with the rod 8, there is a guide-passage 9,
which has an annular brush 10 arranged in front of it. The inwardly radiating
bristles of the brush 10 enclose an aperture which almost equals in diaméter
the end of a bobbin. At the other end of the guide-passage on the side away
from the swivelling-receptacle there are two clamping-springs 11, 11. These
clamping-springs project from two sides and are secured to the outside of the
guide-passage and their ends are in spring-contact with each other (Figs. 1 and 4).
On the bottom of the interior of the guide passage there is a support 12 which
reaches almost to the continuous ends of the clamping-springs. Behind the clamp-
ing-springs there is one of the open ends of a hollow shaft 13, which is mounted
to rotate within a bracket 14 and carries a band-pulley 15. The pulley 15 is
connected to a larger band pulley 16, which is fixed, as is cam 17, on a shaft 18.
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page_text: Against the cam 17 bears one arm of a two-armed lever 19, which can be swung
about a vertical axle 20. The other arm of the lever 19 is jointed to a rod 21,
which carries the rods 7 and 8 at one end in a little bracket 22. The rod 21
and the rods 7 and 8 may receive a reciprocating motion in an axial direction
when the cam revolves.
The operation of the herein before described apparatus is as follows:-
From the feeding shoot 1 a ball enters the upright swivelling receptacle 2,
The latter is then shifted round by the motion of the rod 7 against it and the
rod 8 strikes the ball, the inner thread end of which comes to lie towards the
rear in the direction of the rod 8 upon being introduced through the annular
brush 10 in the passage 9. The annular brush at the same time sweeps the outer
thread end off the surface of the ball towards the rear, so that now both thread
ends come to lie outwards at one end of the ball. When the rod 8 moves further
forwards, it pushes the ball through between the leaf-springs into the hollow
shaft 13, which acts as a ball carrier or holder and in which the ball has just
the friction that is necessary for the shaft to carry the ball round as the shaft
revolves. After the ball has passed through between the leaf-springs, the latter
slide off the ball, spring once again into contact with one another, and clamp
the two thread ends between them. Thus, as the ball rotates with the shaft or
ball holder 13, the two thread-ends are twisted together, and, after the rotation
has lasted a certain time, the thread-ends slide out of the clamping springs, partly
or wholly in consequence of the spiral twisting given them. When a number
of balls are treated successively in this manner, the balls become accumulated
in the ball holder 13 and are successively pushed out thereof. Inasmuch as the
two thread ends are twisted together, they will not be liable to become entangled
during the subsequent treatment of the balls. After each ball is pushed through
out of the swivelling receptacle into the ball carrier or holder, the pusher goes
back so far that the swivelling receptacle can place itself in a vertical position
under the feeding shoot ready to receive a fresh ball.
A fixed ball carrier or holder may be employed instead of a revolving one,
the clamping springs being rotated in order to effect the twisting together of
the thread-ends held by them.
Dated this 21th days of Wavamhan 1800
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.
Apparatus for Use in connexion with the Winding or Balling of
Thread or the like.
A communication from abroad by the Firms J. SALZMANN-DÄNIKER and NUFER
AND Co., both of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Manufacturers.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, 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 apparatus suitable for use in connexion with ball
winding machines in which a holder for a ball and a device for holding the ends
of its thread can be rotated relatively to each other.
Such apparatus has for object to arrange the ends of the thread of the ball

page_text: in such a manner that they will be ready to hand in the subsequent handling
of the ball.
An example of apparatus according to this invention is shown in the drawings
filed with my Provisional Specification, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly
in section according to the line A A of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a section corresponding to
the line B B of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section corresponding to the line C C of
Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a detail section corresponding to the line D D of Fig. 2.
Under a feeding shoot 1 there is a receptacle 2, which is mounted to swivel
on an axle 3 mounted in a support 4. A coiled spring 5, which is placed on the
axle 3 (Fig. 3) and whose ends engage respectively in a slot in the axle 3 and
with a pin 6 of the support, has a tendency to keep or make the swivelling
receptacle vertical under the feeding-shoot 1. as indicated by dotted lines in
Fig. 1. Behind the swivelling-receptacle 2 there is a pusher, constituted by
two rods 7 and 8. One rod 7 is somewhat longer than the other and serves, as it
moves forward. to knock over the vertical receptacle 2 and, as it passes on over
it, to keep it horizontal whilst the other rod 8 passes through the swivelling-
receptacle. In front of the receptacle 2 and co-axial with the rod 8, there is
a guide-passage 9, which has an annular brush 10 arranged behind it. The
inwardly radiating bristles of the brush 10 enclose an aperture which almost
equals in diameter the end of a hall. At the other end of the guide passage
remote from the receptacle 2 there are two clamping-springs 11, 11. These
clamping springs project from opposite sides of the passage 9 and are secured
to the outside thereof; their ends are in spring-contact with each other (Figs. 1
and 4). On the bottom of the interior of the guide passage there is a support 12
which reaches almost to the contiguous ends of the clamping springs. In front
of the clamping-springs there is one of the open ends of a hollow shaft 13, which
is mounted to rotate within a bracket 14 and carries a band-pulley 15. The pulley 15
is connected to a larger band pulley 16, which is fixed, as is a cam 17, on a
shaft 18. Against the cam 17 is suitably pressed, as by a spring, one arm
of a two-armed lever 19, which can be swung on a vertical axle 20. The other
arm of the lever 19 is jointed to a rod 21. which carries the rods 7 and 8 at one
end in a little bracket 22. The rod 21 and the rods 7 and 8 are reciprocated in
an axial direction when the cam revolves.
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The operation of the hereinbefore described apparatus is as follows :-
From the feeding-shoot 1 a ball whose inner end projects downwards or hangs
loosely beyond the exterior of the ball enters the upright swivelling receptacle 2. The
latter is then shifted round by the motion of the rod 7 against it and the rod 8 strikes
the ball (the inner end of whose thread now in consequence of the manner in which
the ball has been placed in the receptacle 2 projects towards the rear-ie., in the
direction of the rod 8-) and introduces it through the annular brush 10
into the passage 9. The annular brush at the same time sweeps the outer end of
the thread off the surface of the ball towards the rear, so that now both ends of
the thread project rearwards at one end of the ball. When the rod 8 moves
further forwards, it pushes the ball through between the leaf-springs into the
hollow shaft 13, which acts as a ball carrier or holder and in which the ball has
just the friction that is necessary for the shaft to carry it round as the shaft
revolves. After the ball has passed through between the leaf-springs, the latter
slide off the ball, spring again into contact with one another, and clamp the two
ends of the thread between them. Thus, as the ball rotates with the shaft or
ball holder 13, the two ends of the thread are twisted together, and, after the
rotation has lasted a certain time, the ends of the thread slide out of the clamp-
ing-springs, partly or wholly in consequence of the spiral twisting to which they
are subjected. When a number of balls are treated successively in this manner,
the balls accumulate in the ball holder 13 and are successively pushed out
thereof. Inasmuch as the two ends of the thread of each ball are twisted together,
they will not be liable to become entangled subsequently, for example, during
storage or transport. After each ball is pushed through out of the swivelling-

page_text: receptacle into the ball carrier or holder, the pusher goes back so far that the
swivelling-receptacle can again become vertica! under the feeding shoot ready
to receive a fresh ball.
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A fixed ball carrier or holder may be employed instead of a revolving one,
the clamping-springs being then rotated in order to effect the twisting together
of the thread-ends held by them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. Apparatus for twisting together the two ends of a ball, in which the ball
is placed in a ball-holder 13 whilst the two ends of its thread are held back; and
relative rotation is produced between the ball and the ends of the thread so as to
twist the two ends of the thread together.
2. Apparatus for twisting together the two ends of the thread of a ball, com-
prising a rotary ball-holder (13) which holds the ball whilst the two ends of the
thread are held back; and clamping springs fixed behind the ball-holder for
holding the two ends of the thread whilst they are being twisted by the rotation of
the ball holder, whether or not these clamping springs be provided with a guide
passage furnished with brushes.
3. Apparatus for twisting together the ends of the thread of a ball, constructed,
arranged, and operating as herein before described with reference to and shown in
the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification.
UCT SIVA naiRCE
Of July 1900.
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W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.
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W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.