An Improved Self-acting Machine for Balling Thread or Yarn.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 28th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Self-acting Machine for Balling Thread or Yarn.
We HENRY WREN and HENRY CHARLES WREN both of London Road Iron
Works Manchester in the County of Lancaster Engineers and Machinists do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of an automatic machine for winding
several balls of cotton thread or other yarn at one time.
The machine consists principally of a main frame to the front part of which is
attached by levers a swinging frame, carrying a series of spindles which are driven
by bevel wheels on a shaft carried in the swing frame, and actuated by pulleys and
endless bands or cords from the main driving shaft, the endless bands or cords being
kept at the proper tension during the swinging of the frame by tension pulleys
mounted on levers acted upon by coiled springs, or weights.
The swinging motion is imparted to the swing frame by means of bell crank
levers and links. The short arm of the bell crank lever carries a bowl which works
in a heart cam or cams keyed on a cam shaft driven by an endless chain from the
main shaft of the machine.
A fixed rail attached to the main frame carries a series of flyers (one to each
spindle) which flyers are mounted horizontally and are driven by endless bands or
cords passing over wharves attached to the flyers, and round a tin roller below,
which is also driven from the main shaft.
An arrangement is made for altering the speed of the flyers and also for reducing
the speed of the spindles for "netting" after the tickets have been put on the
full balls.
A catch lever is also attached to the swinging frame which at each swing takes
up one tooth of a ratchet wheel of a train of gearing which gradually raises a
weight and actuates the knocking-off lever in such a way as to stop the machine
when a sufficient length of thread or yarn has been wound on, so that the balls are
always all of the same weight size form and length.
A creel is provided to support the bobbins off which the thread is wound.
Dated this 26th day of March 1891
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Self-acting Machine for Balling Thread or Yarn.
We HENRY WREN and HENRY CHARLES WREX both of London Road Iron
Works Manchester in the County of Lancaster Engineers, 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:-
This invention relates to the construction of an automatic machine for winding
several balls of cotton thread or other yarn at one time, and the same will be readily
understood from the following description, upon reference to the accompanying
drawings on which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of one end of the machine Fig. 2 an elevation of the other
end thereof and Fig. 3 an elevation of the front of the same.
The machine consists principally of a main frame a to the front part of which is
attached by levers b a swinging frame c carrying a series of spindles one of which
only is shewn at d on Fig. 3 where the covering board e' of the swinging frame is
broken away to shew the driving bevel wheel cupon the shaft e³ carried in the
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page_text: said frame and actuated by pulleys e, e¹ and endless bands or cords from the
pulleys on the shaft g, the endless bands or cords being kept at the proper
tension during the swinging of the frame by pulleys h mounted on, levers i, i
acted upon by springs, or by weights k, k¹ as shewn.
The swinging motion is imparted to the swing frame e by means of bell crank
levers and links m, m'. The short arm of each bell crank lever 1, carries a
bowl which works in a heart cam o, o', keyed on a shaft p driven by an endless
chain リ from a shaft actuated by suitable gearings (see Fig. 2) from the shaft
which actuates the spindles as before described this shaft being driven from the
main shaft by the gearing (see Fig. 1).
A fixed rail a' attached to the main frame a carries a series of flyers (one to
each spindle) and these flyers d are mounted horizontally and are driven by
endless bands or cords passing over wharves ³ (see Fig. 2) and round a tin
roller which is driven from the main shaft by pulleys and bands (see Figs. 1
and 3).
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An arrangement is made for reducing the speed of the spindles d for "netting
after the tickets have been put on the full balls. This is effected in the well known
way by the handle which causes either the pulley e and band for the pulley e
and the band f' to drive the shaft c³.
A catch lever is also attached to the swinging frame which at each swing
takes up one tooth (or more) of a ratchet wheel which rotates a drum upon
which is wound a chain which gradually raises a weight of. This weight o
slides in a boss attached to a rod and upon the said weight is fixed a collar
or projection, which can be adjusted to come at any given time into contact
with the boss and lift the rod which is cranked or otherwise made so that it
will raise a notched lever or catch (see Figs. 1 and 3) and disengage the same
from a projection fixed to the frame a.
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The catch is mounted at the end of a lever o' which is fast on the shaft 8
upon which the strap fork is mounted, a spring 10 moves this shaft when released
by the rod to shift the strap from the fast pulley w to the loose pulley w. is a
lever connected to a plate faced with india rubber or other suitable material to
stop the driving shaft immediately the strap has been moved from the fast
pulley w y is a setting on handle, and y' a treadle for stopping the machine, the
latter being connected as shown on Fig. 1 to the rod v¹.
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The raising of the weight o² by the ratchet wheel ensures the correct length
of yarn or thread being wound on and the formation of balls of the same size,
form, and weight.
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A creel is provided to support the bobbins from which the yarn or thread is
wound.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
First. The general construction and arrangement of the improved self-acting
machine for balling thread or yarn substantially as bereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed.
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Secondly. The combination of the swinging frame the spindle driving, shaft c
pulleys e, cords," tension pulleys h, levers i, and driving pulleys g arranged
and working substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Thirdly. The combination of a ratchet wheel drum chain and weight for
actuating the stop motion of the machine substantially in the manner hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 24th day of December 1891.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.