Improvements in Wet Spinning Frames.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Nov., 1892-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wet Spinning Frames.
We WILLIAM YOUNG, Mill Manager, 16 Eglinton Terrace, Crumlin Road,
Belfast, ABRAM COMBE and ROBERT ARDILL, Directors of Combe Barbour &
Combe Limited, Falls Foundry, Belfast do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
In wet spinning frames for spinning flax and similar fibres it is sometimes
desirable to have the centres of the retaining rollers as close as possible to the
centres of the drawing rollers, and at the same time to make these rollers as small
as possible in diameter consistent with strength.
Our invention relates to that class of wet spinning frames in which a projection
or support, fastened to the beam or springing from the stands which carry the
drawing and retaining rollers, is used for guiding or controlling the saddles and
pressing rollers, or either of them and it consists in applying this projection or
support in such a manner that it passes either over and beyond the retaining
rollers, or below and beyond the drawing rollers, instead of between the retaining
and drawing rollers.
By these means no part of the space between the retaining and the drawing
rollers is occupied by the projection or support for controlling the saddles and
pressing rollers, and the centres of these rollers can in consequence be brought
closer together and the rollers may be made smaller in diameter than has been
possible with the arrangements heretofore existing.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1892.
WILLIAM YOUNG.
ABRAM COMBE.
ROBERT ARDILL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wet Spinning Frames.
We WILLIAM YOUNG of 16 Eglinton Terrace, Crumlin Road, Belfast, Mill
Manager ABRAM COMBE, and ROBERT ARDILL, Directors of Combe, Barbour,
and Combe, Limited, Falls Foundry, Belfast 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:—
In wet spinning frames for spinning flax, and similar fibres it is sometimes
desirable to have the centres of the retaining rollers as close as possible to the
centres of the drawing rollers, and at the same time to make these rollers as small
as possible in diameter consistent with strength.
Our invention relates to that class of wet spinning frames in which a projection
or support fastened to the beam, or springing from the stands which carry the
drawing, and retaining rollers is used for guiding or controlling the saddles and
pressing rollers, or either of them, and it consists in applying this projection or
support in such a manner that it passes over or beyond the retaining rollers, instead
of between the retaining rollers and drawing rollers. By these means no part of the
space between the retaining and the drawing rollers is occupied by the projection,
or support for controlling the saddles and pressing rollers, and the centres of these
rollers can, in consequence be brought closer together and the rollers may be made
smaller in diameter than has been possible with the arrangements heretofore
existing.

page_text: Such being the nature and object of this our said invention the following is a
complete description of the same reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which:-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of an ordinary single "Gordon stand" having our
improvements applied thereto.
Fig. 2. is a like view of and ordinary double "Gordon stand."
Fig. 3. is a like view of an ordinary "single self acting stand."
Fig. 4. is a like view of an ordinary "double self acting" stand.
Fig. 5. is a front view of an ordinary "Gordon saddle and pressing rollers.
Fig. 6. is a front view of ordinary "self acting saddle," and pressing rollers.
Figs. 7. shew varieties of bearings of saddles on axles of pressing rollers to
prevent lateral movement.
In the single stand Fig. 1. At 1 is the beam from which extends the arm 2
carrying the saddle 3, said arm 2 being over, or above the pressing rollers 4 and 5
and the retaining and drawing rollers 6 and 7 there being either collars on the
rollers 4. 5 which fit against and partly enclose the sides of the saddle 3, or the
bearing of the saddles on the rollers may have nicked, balled, or barrelled journals
so that the saddles by aid of the collars or nicked, balled, or barrelled journals
prevent lateral or endwise motion of the said rollers, and keep said rollers in
position, without the requirement of the top, and bottom lips heretofore employed
for confining the rollers. 8 is the saddle slide, 9 is the ordinary spring wire, 10 the
adjusting nut, 11 the humbug.
In the double stand Fig. 2. At 1 is the beam, 2 the over arm, 3 the saddle,
4-5 the pressing rollers, 6 and 7 the retaining and the drawing rollers respectively,
8 slide for carrying the top pressing roller, 8ª slide for the retaining roller, 9ª rove
traverse, 9 the spring wire, 10 adjusting nut, as in the single stand already described.
The collars, or nicked, balled, or barrelled journals on the rollers, aided by the
saddle, prevents end ways motion of the rollers, so that the top, and bottom lips are
no longer necessary.
In the ordinary self acting stands illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4. the arm 2 is as
shewn, carried over or above the rollers, the collars, or nicked, balled, or barrelled
journals, and saddle preventing endwise motion of the rollers as described, and
whereby the top, and bottom lips are dispensed with, and facility afforded for
adjusting vertically the two pairs of rollers, as near each other as desired, or of
using rollers of small diameter.
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We would have it understood that we are aware that the ordinary "Gordon
stands without lips are not new, and to such we lay no claim, we are also aware
that "self acting stands" without top, or bottom lips are not new, and to such we
lay no claim.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, and carried into practice
we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The improvements in wet spinning frames wherein are comprised ordinary
"Gordon stands" having over arms for carrying the saddles, and which arms admit
of any required vertical adjustment of the several rollers, the top, and bottom
pressing rollers having collars which partly enclose the sides of the saddles, or
nicked balled, or barrelled journals and saddles preventing any endwise motion of
the pressing rollers, and the lips heretofore employed are no longer necessary, all
the parts being constructed as described, and substantially as illustrated by annexed
drawings.
"self acting
2. The improvements in wet spinning frames wherein are comprised
stands" having over arms for carrying the saddles, and which arms admit of any
required vertical adjustment of the several rollers, the top and bottom pressing
rollers having collars which partly enclose the sides of the saddles, or nicked,
balled, or barrelled journals, said collars or nicked balled, or barrelled journals
and saddles preventing any end wise motion of the pressing rollers, and the lips

page_text: heretofore employed are no longer necessary, all the parts being constructed as
described and substantially as illustrated by annexed drawings.
Dated the 25th dev of October 1800
WILLIAM YOUNG,
ABRAM COMBE,
ROBERT ARDILL,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.