Improvements in Slubbing, Intermediate and Roving Frames.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, Sth June, 1899
PROVISIONAL DI BUITION
Improvements in Slubbing, Intermediate and Roving Frames.
We, ASA LEES AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Soho Iron Works, Oldham, in the
County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, and ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior; of the same
address, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in slubbing, intermediate and roving
frames.
It is now a common practice to inclose the gearing between the frame end
and the first spring piece in a casing and to cover the change or. twist wheel
and other gears on the outside of the spring piece with loose covers or guards.
The chief object of our improvements is to enable all this gearing to be fenced
and inclosed by the ordinary casing and doors, and we accomplish this object by
the following alteration and re-arrangement of the gearing.
Instead of having the change or twist wheel on the end of the driving shaft
on the outside of the spring piece we now fix a spur wheel on the shaft on the
inner side of the spring piece between it and the frame end. We mount a
second spur wheel in gear with the driving spur wheel on a swing or adjustable
shaft on which we also mount the change or twist wheel through which motion
is transmitted by intermediate gearing or directly to a spur wheel on the top
cone shaft, all these gears being placed on the inner side of the spring piece.
Dated this 8th day of June 1899.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants,
Improvements in Slubbing, Intermediate and Roving Frames.
We, ASA LEES AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Soho Iron Works, Oldham, in the
County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, and ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, of the same
address, Engineer, 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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in slubbing, intermediate and roving
frames.
It is now a common practice to inclose the gearing between the frame end
and the first spring piece in a casing, and to cover the change or twist wheel
and other gears on the outside of the spring piece with loose covers or guards.
The chief object of our improvements is to enable all this gearing to be fenced

page_text: and inclosed by the ordinary casing and doors, and we accomplish this object by
the following alteration and re-arrangement of the gearing as illustrated in
the accompanying drawing which shows one end of a flyer frame in sectional
elevation.
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In this view, a designates the frame end, the first spring piece, e the
driving pulleys and d the driving shaft.
Instead of having the change or twist wheel on the end of the driving shaft
on the outside of the spring piece b, we now fix a spur wheel e on the shaft d
on the inner side of the spring piece between it and the frame end a. We
mount a change spur wheelf in gear with the driving spur wheel e on an
adjustable shaft g carried in a swing bracket which is pivoted on one of the
bearings of the shaft.d, is guided in slots in the spring piece, and after adjust-
ment is secured by a bolt passing through one of the slots. On the adjustable
shaft we also mount a second change or twist wheel through which motion
is transmitted by the intermediate gearing l, m, (or directly) to a spur wheel n
fixed on the top cone shaft o, all these gears being placed on the inner side of
the spring piece as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is:-
Dispensing with the ordinary change or twist wheel on the end of the driving
shaft outside the spring piece and instead fixing a spur wheel on the shaft on
the inner side of the spring piece in combination with a pair of change or twist
wheels on an adjustable shaft for transmitting motion to the top cone shaft all
the gearing being placed on the inner side of the spring piece substantially as
and for the purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 8th day of March 1000
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.