Improved Apparatus for Twisting, Doubling, and Reeling. Yarns or Threads.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 15th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar.,
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Twisting, Doubling, and Reeling.
Yarns or Threads.
I, THOMAS HALE, of Bradley Mills, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Yarn Spinner, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to machines employed for reeling yarn, and consists
in combining with such machines certain apparatus for enabling two, three, or more
yarns or threads to be twisted or doubled and wound onto the ordinary reel at one
operation, the object of such invention being to obviate the necessity of twisting or
doubling such yarns upon an ordinary mule or twisting frame, thereby effecting a
considerable saving of time, labour, and expense.
In order to carry out my invention, I employ a number of spindles mounted in
any suitable position at the rear of the machine, the said spindles being driven by
bevel gearing or other suitable mechanism from any moving part of the machine,
which mechanism is so arranged that the spindles may be driven at various speeds
according to the number of times the yarns have to be twisted per given
distance.
The spindles are preferably provided with a plate or disc carrying two, three, or
more pegs on which the cops are placed, and a short distance above the cops is
another plate or disc attached in any suitable manner to the upper part of the spindle.
This last named disc or plate is provided with eyelets or slits corresponding to the
pegs on the lower disc or plate. The threads or yarns to be twisted together are
drawn from each cop and passed through the eyelet or slit in the upper plate,
corresponding to the pegs upon which each cop is placed; from thence they are
passed through an eyelet upon an ordinary eyelet board, and through an eyelet on a
reciprocatory bar and finally wound onto the reel.
The rotation of the reel draws the yarn from the cops, whilst the rapid rotary
action of the latter puts the required twist into the yarn before it is wound onto the
reel. The speed at which the spindles are driven determines the number of twists
per inch to be put into the yarn.
By combining apparatus for twisting yarns with an ordinary reeling machine, I
am enabled to twist two, three, or more yarns together and reel the yarn so twisted
at one operation, whereas, according to the present method, it is necessary to twist
the yarns upon a mule or twisting frame and then transfer the twisted yarn to the
reeling machine, whereby the cost of production is very considerable.
This 20th day of Anil 1880
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Twisting, Doubling, and Reeling
Yarns or Threads.
I, THOMAS HALE, of Bradley Mills, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Yarn Spinner,
do bereby 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 has reference to machines employed for reeling yarn and
consists in combining with such machines certain apparatus for enabling two, three,
or more yarns or threads to be twisted or doubled and wound on to the ordinary reel
at one operation, the object of such invention being to obviate the necessity of

page_text: twisting or doubling such yarns upon an ordinary mule or twisting frame, thereby
effecting a considerable saving of time, labour, and expense.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood I herein make reference
to the accompanying sheets of Drawings illustrative thereof.
Fig. 1 is cross section of a machine arranged according to my invention, and
Figs. 2, 3, and 4, are details of certain of the improvements hereinafter
referred to.
1 is the ordinary reel supported in bearings attached to the machine frame 2
near the front of the machine, and 3 represents the spindles, (one only being shewn
in the drawings). Each spindle has two discs or plates 4 and 5, the former of
which carries two, three, or more pegs 6 (see Figs. 2 and 4) preferably having conical
tubes 7 driven tightly thereon which extend the length of the cops. The disc is
provided with eyelets 8 corresponding in number and position to the pegs 6, such
disc 5 being secured to the upper end of the spindle, a sufficient distance being left
between the two discs to allow the cops 9 to be placed onto and removed off the pegs
or tubes without disturbing the upper disc, and also to give sufficient working space.
These discs are shown in plan views Figs. 2 and 3 respectively.
The drawings
shew four cops carried by the disc 4, the threads from each of which cops are
passed separately through the corresponding eyelets 8 on the disc 5, the 4 four ends
of the threads being then brought together and passed through the fixed eyelet 10
on the stationary eyelet board 11, and afterwards through the eyelet 12 on the
reciprocating bar 13, and finally wound onto the reel 1. "The rotation of the reel
draws the yarn from the several cops, which are being rapidly carried around by the
spindle, consequently the said yarns are twisted together into one thread above the
disc 5 in a manner which will be well understood by those conversant with mechanism
for twisting yarns.
The reciprocatory motion of the bar 13, which is driven by any well known form of
mechanism, causes the twisted yarn to be traversed laterally on the reel to build the
yarn to be required section thereon, as is the case in the ordinary reel.
The speed at which the spindles are driven determines the number of twists to be put
in the yarn per inch or other given distance. In Fig. 5 which is end view of the
machine, I shew the arrangement of mechanism I now employ for conveying rotary
motion to the spindles and to the reel, and the arrangement for automatically stopping
the machine when the hanks on the reel are completed, part of the latter being also
shewn in Fig. 6, which is view of a portion of the rear of the machine. Number 14 is
the main driving shaft having fast and loose pulleys 15 and 16 thereon, said shaft
being driven by strap 17 from any convenient source. 18 is a spur wheel secured on
shaft 14 which gears with toothed wheel 19 on stud shaft 20, such stud shaft also
carrying a second toothed wheel which gears into the toothed wheel 21 on shaft 22,
extending the length of the machine. On the shaft 22 are fastened the skew bevels 23
(see Fig. 1) gearing into the small bevel wheels 24 secured on the spindles 3. On
rotary motion being given to the main driving shaft such motion is communicated
through the several parts mentioned to the shaft 22, which by means of the bevels 23
and 24, gives the requisite rotary motion to the spindles.
The stud shaft 20 is supported in adjustable bearings to allow for varying diameters
of wheels being employed to give the necessary speed to the spindles, the toothed
wheels 21 being also changeable for that purpose.
The mechanism for giving rotary motion to the reel 1 consists of the pinion 25
mounted on main shaft 14 gearing with carrier wheel 26 on stud shaft 27 supported
in slotted bracket 28; pinion 29 on said stud shaft 27 gearing with a second carrier
wheel 30, the latter of which gears into the toothed wheel 31 on reel shaft 32. The
speed at which the reel is driven may be varied by changing the carrier 26 and
pinion 29, the slotted bracket 28 being provided for that purpose.
In order to automatically stop the machine on the completion of the hanks of twisted
yarn, I hinge a hook ended lever 33 to the setting on rod 34 which carries the strap
fork 35. The hooked end of the lever 33 passes through a slot 36 in the framework,
and when the strap is moved onto the fast pulley as shown in Fig. 6, it is held by a

page_text: sneck 37 on said lever 33 engaging with the framework below the slot 36. A
horizontal screw 38 is employed, supported in suitable bearings at each side of the
machine and having a ratchet wheel 39 secured thereto. Capable of being slided
end wise by said screw 38 is a nut or screwed boss 40 to which is secured a pro-
jecting finger 41. The ratchet wheel is operated by lever 42 connected eccentri-
cally to the disc 43 on the reel shaft 32 so that at every revolution of said shaft
the ratchet wheel is moved one or more teeth, according to arrangements, giving
a partial rotary movement to the screw in one direction, causing the nut or screwed
boss 40 with its projecting finger, to move towards the rear of the machine, so
that by the time the banks are completed, the end of the finger 41 has arrived
under the hooked end of lever 33, which it raises so as to disengage the sneck 37,
whereupon the spiral spring 44 connected to the frame and to the opposite end
of hinged lever 33 operates upon such lever and thereby draws the rod 34 in the
direction of the arrow, which moves the strap from the fast to the loose pulley,
and stops the machine. The nut or screwed boss is slided back again by rotating
the screw 38 in the opposite direction, the handle or swaife 45 being employed
for that purpose.
By combining apparatus for twisting yarns with an ordinary reeling machine, I
am enabled to twist two, three, or more yarns together and reel the yarn so
twisted at one operation, whereas, according to the present method, it is necessary
to twist the yarns upon a mule or twisting frame and then to transfer the twisted
yarn to the reeling machine, whereby the cost of production is very considerable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is
Firstly. Apparatus for doubling yarns and simultaneously reeling same in manner
substantially as herein described and shewn in the drawings.
Secondly. In apparatus for doubling yarn, the revolving plates for carrying cops,
together with the revolving plates for carrying eyelets in combination with the
reeling apparatus.
Dated thin 11th dow of Jonna 1890
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