IMPROVEMENTS IN SPOOL WINDING MACHINERY
Year: 1886

page_text: I, JAMES HEAL of Box Trees Mills, Wheatley, near Halifax, Yorkshire, Cotton
Spinner do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SPOOL WINDING MACHINERY" to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to that class of machinery employed in winding yarn
in a zig-zag or spiral manner upon paper or wood spools, and building thereon a
bobbin without flanges.
Hitherto the machines at present employed for this purpose are so constructed
that the spools are placed horizontally, occupying thereby considerable space
lengthwise necessitating a long frame for comparatively few spools.
The object of my invention is to get a greater number of spools in the same
space, and this I accomplish by placing the said spools vertical instead of
horizontally as heretofore.
To carry out my invention I place the spools upon vertical spindles and in order
to wind the yarn thereon in a zig-zagging or spiral manner, I employ a rotary
spindle or shaft having an endless double spiral or worm groove cut therein, the
said rotary spindle or shaft being preferably enclosed or partially enclosed in a
slotted collar fixed to the framing of the machine.
Within the worm groove is a peg or stud which passes through the slot in the
collar, and is in connection with a boss or tube surrounding and capable of sliding
up and down the slotted collar, which boss or tube supports a horizontal plate
carrying certain guides and fingers employed for guiding the yarn.
When rotary motion is given to the vertical worm shaft the plate and guide
fingers are caused rapidly to ascend and descend, in doing which the yarn is
carried up and down, and as the spool is also rotating the yarn is wound thereon
in a zig-zag or spiral form by which means the yarn is wound upon the spool in a
regular and uniform manner, and as the yarn guide cannot traverse in either
direction further than the length of the spiral worm, it follows that the building
up of the bobbin is effected with exact regularity forming thereby straight or
square ends.

page_text: In order to facilitate the removal of the spool from the spindle and replace it
again in exactly the same position, I prefer to place the spool upon a shell or tube,
and place the shell-tube upon the spindle by which means the spool and tube can
be removed from the spindle without disturbing the spool.
I, JAMES HEAL, of Box Tree Mills, Wheatley, near Halifax, Yorkshire, Cotton
Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SPOOL WINDING MACHINERY," and in what manner the same is to be performed; to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has reference to that class of machinery employed in winding
cotton, worsted, silk, or other yarn in a zig-zag or spiral manner upon paper or
wood spools and building thereon a bobbin without flanges.
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Hitherto the machines employed for this purpose have been constructed with
the spools placed horizontally, occupying thereby considerable space lengthwise,
necessitating a long frame for comparatively few spools.
The object of my invention is to get a greater number of spools in the same
space, and this I accomplish by placing the said spools vertical instead of
horizontally as heretofore.
To carry out my invention I place the spools upon vertical spindles and in order
to wind the yarn thereon in a zig-zag or spiral manner I employ a rotary spindle
or shaft having an endless double spiral or worm groove cut therein, the said
rotary spindle or shaft being preferably enclosed or partially enclosed in a slotted
collar fixed to the framing of the machine.
Within the worm groove is a peg or stud which is enclosed in a tube and passed
through the slot in the collar, the said pegs being connected with a boss or tube
surrounding and capable of sliding up and down the slotted collar, which boss or
tube supports a horizontal plate carrying certain guides and fingers employed for
winding the yarn.
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When rotary motion is given to the vertical worm shaft the plate and guide
fingers, the latter of which are in contact with the spool, are caused to ascend and
descend rapidly, in doing which the yarn is carried up and down, and as the spool

page_text: is also rotating the yarn is wound thereon in a zig-zag or spiral form, by which
means the yarn is wound upon the spool in a regular and uniform manner, and as
the yarn guide cannot traverse in either direction further than the length of the
spiral worm, it follows that the building up of the bobbin is effected with exact
regularity, forming thereby straight or square ends top and bottom.
Such being the nature and object of my invention I will now proceed to describe
the same more fully and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying
sheets of drawings wherein Fig. 1 is cross section of part of a spool winding
machine arranged according to my invention. A is framing of machine, B tin
cylinder employed for the purpose of driving wharles C on the two rows of
spindles D, which in this case are placed vertically.
Opposite each pair of spindles D, I arrange vertical spindles E, the bottoms of
which run in footsteps formed in the rail F runuing full width of machine, the
said spindles E being driven by bevil wheels G from another bevil wheel H fixed
on a horizontal shaft also running full width of machine.
The spindle E is partially covered with a slotted collar or sleeve I, supported on
a rail J, shewn in section on an enlarged scale in Fig. 2, where it will be seen that
the spindle E is made with two endless screw threads for the purpose of working
the collar K up and down as hereinafter explained. As the drawing shews, the
collar K is placed over the sleeve I, and it is made with a boss a for receiving a
long collar or tube a¹, held secure by set screw a². A pin b is inserted into the
long collar or tube a¹, such said pin being shewn detached in Fig. 3, where it will
be seen that one end thereof is made concave for the purpose of entering and
fitting into the endless spiral groove formed in the spindle E, therefore when the
spindle rotates the pin 6 follows in the groove, causing the collar K to reciprocate
or rise up and down the sleeve I, and in order to soften the speed of the collar K
at the end of its upward and downward motion, spiral springs c and d are placed
on the sleeve for the collar to abut or strike against as will be understood from
the drawings. It is obvious that the sleeve. I must be slotted so that the end of
the collar or tube a¹ and the pin b can work up and down the spindle, see section
Fig. 7 The collar K shewn in elevation Fig. 4, carries on each side, short brackets
or projections e, to which are attached rails L for the purpose of carrying guide
fingers f, for guiding the yarn to the spool N. These guides fare attached to
guide rails L by screws or other suitable means, and as it is necessary for them
always to be in contact with the yarn upon the spool whatever be its diameter,
the said fingers are attached to the rail L by stud and screws so that they can
oscillate or move like a hinge on the fulcrum g, see plan view Fig. 5, sheet 2.
The modus operandi is as follows:-The yarn to be wound upon the spools comes
off the cops P, and passes over friction boards and eyelets R, S, and T, and to the
guide fingers f, from which the yarn passes to the spools and is wound thereon, and
as the guide fingers are carried up and down vertically by the spiral groove in the
spindle E, it follows that the yarn is wound spirally up and down the spools, aud
as the endless grooves only carry the fingers a certain distance each way, the yarn
is built up with flat or nearly flat ends, and when removed from the spindle forms
a firm, solid, and compact, bobbin without flange, ready for export or other use.
Although I have shewn the spools to be built up parallel, they may be built
upon a conical spool.
In order to facilitate the removal of the spool from the spindle, and replace it
again in exactly the same position vertically, I prefer to place the spool upon a
shell or tube, and place the shell-tube upon the spindle, by which means the spool
and tube can be removed from the spindle without disturbing the spool and
replaced again in exactly the same position.
This part of my invention is more particularly shewn in Fig. 6, where U is &
tube having a flange V at the bottom thereof, and resting upon a washer placed on
another flange W, attached to the spindles D, by this means the spool and tube are
driven by frictional contact, and when the spool is removed for any cause, it can

page_text: be replaced again in the same relative position in regard to the fingers that it
occupied before it was removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
Firstly. In a spool winding machine the employment of vertical spindles D, in
combination with rising and falling guides for forming bobbins without flanges on
spindles, spools, or tubes, in manner substantially as herein described and shewn in
the drawings.
Secondly. The employment of reciprocatory fingers or guides such as f, for
winding yarn upon vertical spindles, spools, or tubes, substantially as set forth and
shewn in the drawings.
Thirdly. The employment of a double endless spiral groove for the purpose of
giving reciprocatory motion to the guides a, when winding yarn upon vertical
spindles, spools, or tubes.
Fourthly. The combination of sleeve I and collar K, for purposes set forth.