Year: 1899

page_text: We, EDMUND NORBURY BAINES and JAMES WILLIAM SCHMIDT, of Gorebrook
Ironworks, Longsight, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Makers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
Our said invention relates to improvement in the construction of automatic
spooling machines of the kind described in the Patent Specification of William
Weild, No. 122-1858, and has for its object, improved device for driving the
shaft, commonly called spindle-wheel shaft, upon such machines.
As generally arranged, the manner of driving the said spindle-wheel shaft is:
a pulley mounted at the end of the top-driving shaft of the machine,drives a pulley
fixed on what is commonly called the first-motion shaft. An intermediate drive
is next effected by means of a pulley upon the first motion shaft, which transmits
motion to a loose pulley upon the beforementioned top-driving shaft. Fixed to
the loose pulley is another loose pulley, which drives the pulley upon the spindle-
wheel shaft.
According to our said invention, we dispense with the pulleys which make the
intermediate drive, and we do not employ a loose pulley upon the top driving
shaft for transmitting motion to the spindle-wheel shaft. Upon the first-motion
shaft, we mount a pulley from which direct transmission of motion is given to
a pulley upon the spindle-wheel shaft. The pulleys may be plain for belt drive,
or chain pulleys for chain drive. To take up any slackness of belt or chain,
we provide a tightening pulley at a convenient point. By means of this arrange-
ment, working parts of the machine are left more open and free for examination.
Less belting, and less attention are required, while the driving is more positive
than hitherto.
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EDMUND NORBURY BAINES,
JAMES WILLIAM SCHMIDT.
We, EDMUND NORBURY BAINES and JAMES WILLIAM SCHMIDT, of Gorebrook
Ironworks, Longsight, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Makers,
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 said invention relates to improvement in the construction of automatic

page_text: spooling machines of the kind described in the Patent Specification of William
Weild, No. 122-1858 and has for its object improved device for driving the
shaft, commonly called spindle wheel shaft, upon such machines.
As generally arranged, the manner of driving said spindle-wheel shaft is :---
A pulley mounted at the end of the top-driving shaft of the machine drives a
pulley fixed upon what is commonly called the first motion shaft. An inter-
mediate drive is effected by means of a pulley upon aforesaid first motion shaft,
which transmits motion to a pulley running loose upon hereinbefore mentioned
top-driving shaft. Fixed to this pulley is another pulley which serves for driving
a pulley upon aforesaid spindle-wheel shaft, by which this shaft receives its
motion.
In the accompanying drawings to which reference is hereinafter made, we
have shown as much of an automatic spooling machine as is necessary to explain
the nature and application of our said invention. Fig. No. 1 shows side elevation
and Fig. No. 2 shows front elevation.
According to our said invention we dispense with the intermediate. drive here-
inbefore described; we mount upon first-motion shaft (A) a pulley or chain
wheel (B). Belt or chain (C) passes through suitable slot in framework (D) and
transmits motion to small pulley or chain wheel (E) which is mounted upon
spindle-wheel shaft (F). The spindle wheel shaft (1) is thereby driven direct
from first-motion shaft (A). Bracket (G) forms bearing for aforesaid spindle-
wheel shaft (F) and also carries stud holding tightening pulley (H) which serves
for regulating tightness of belt or chain (C).
By means of this arrangement, working parts of the machine are left more open
and free for inspection. Less belting and less attention are required, while the
driving is more positive than hitherto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. On an automatic spooling machine the device by which direct driving from
the first-motion shaft to the spindle wheel shaft is effected, as hereinbefore de-
scribed and shown with reference to the acconipanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of December 1899.
EDMUND NORBURY BAINES,
JAMES WILLIAM SCHMIDT.