Improvements in and relating to Machinery for Winding Thread Yarn, Twine, and the like into Balls.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1900-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1900
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Pprivation, OTL JUL., 1053
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1900-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1900
HAVE FURIONAL DIUITICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Machinery for Winding Thread
Yarn, Twine, and the like into Balls.
We, R. F. AND J. ALEXANDER AND COMPANY, LIMITED, of Neilston, Renfrew-
shire, and 100, Duke Street, Glasgow, Thread Manufacturers, and JOHN MACKIE,
Engineer to said Company, do hereby declare the nature of our invention.
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to machinery for
balling thread, yarn, twine, and the like.
According to our improvements a curved projecting-out bracket is secured to
the framing at each end of the machine, and a removeable plate is adjustably
secured over each of these brackets, such as by bolts working through slots in
bracket and acting on a projection on plate. These plates would be formed of a
contour or shape on upper surface, as will give the ball of thread to be wound
the desired shape. A longitudinal bar would extend the length of machine, and
carry at spaced distances apart the spindles on which the thread balls are to be
wound, the spindles at the ends of bar being fitted with helical springs to bring
back the bar by their recoil action after each upwards reciprocation of bar and
spindles. Rollers or canis are fitted at the ends of longitudinal bar to bear on
the removeable curved plates in its travel and so shape the ball to the desired
contour.
The thread is released from the usual horizontal moving catch hooks about the
commencement of the winding of each ball, and this is effected automatically by
giving the usual cam shaft of the cutting and holding gear, a slight turning
movement. This is done by mounting a single toothed ratchet wheel near the
end of shaft and acting on same by a pawl and lever having a cord or chain
connection over guide pulleys to an arm mounted loosely on the main cam shaft
of winding machine. A disc is secured on this shaft and a pin on it acts on the
arm and travels it sufficiently forward to give the action to ratchet pawl for
turning aforesaid shaft, while a spring and projecting bar throws the arm out
of contact gear with disc after performing the requisite travel; and the recoil
action of a spring also brings the ratchet pawl to its normal position ready for
the next action of turning shafi.
The labels are attached to the balls before they are fully wound by suction
action. This is effected by making the balling spindles hollow and mounting
hollow brass heads with serrations on top. The tickets are placed in the usual
cups and are acted on by the pistons in the usual manner. The spindles work
through hollow sleeves and are free to move in ferrules at their lower ends, and
all these ferrules are connected by branches preferably formed of end nozzles and a
rubber tube connection to a main longitudinal pipe carried on the machine
framing. This main pipe is connected to the end of a cylinder in which works
a piston. The piston is drawn upwards by a chain connection to a loose disc
mounted on the main cam shaft, said disc being automatically operated by a fixed

page_text: arm on cam shaft, and on the piston reaching its upward travel it is acted on by
pawl or catch which keeps it in position until released by a cord connected to
the shaft carrying the ticket pistons and which is automatically effected at the
moment the shaft is turned to push out the tickets.
The thread is ended at the completion of each ball, and the ends inserted some
distance into ball or between the wound threads. This is effected by mounting
needles on the arms of levers carried on pivots on the knife brackets and receiving
their forward motion from specially formed cams mounted on the cam shaft of
cutting and holding gear, the forward motion of needles taking place immediately
the "doffing" gear is put into action for cutting the thread and removing the
balls, recoil acting springs bringing the needle levers back to their normal
position. The needles have no confined eyes, but are formea with sharp pointed
outer ends with a raised part a short distance in and a slit into which the thread
is drawn by the horizontal acting hooks.
Dated the 20th October 1800.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Machinery for Winding Thread,
Yarn, Twine, and the like into Balls.
We, R. F. AND J. ALEXANDER AND COMPANY, LIMITED, of Neilston, Renfrew-
shire, and 100, Duke Street, Glasgow, Thread Manufacturers, and JoшN MACKIE,
Engineer to said Company, do hereby declare the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to machinery for
balling thread, yarn, twine, and the like.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood we have hereunto appended two sheets of
explanatory drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of thread winding
machine fitted with our improvements.
Figure 2 is a front elevation showing each side of machine with central part
broken away. Figure 3 is a detached side elevation of the cam for operating the
oscillating frame. Figure 4 is a similar view of the single toothed ratchet
wheel mechanism.
Figures 5 and 6 are a detached side elevation and plan view respectively of the
balling mechanism, and
Figure 7 is a detached sectional elevation of the balling spindle showing
suction appliances, while Figure 8 is a detached view showing form of needle.
Figures 9 and 10 are detached enlarged views of the cam mechanism for
releasing thread from hooks and known as the "doffing" cam mechanism and for
operating the thread ending appliances, respectively.
Referring to these drawings:-
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According to our improvements a curved projecting-out bracket A is secured
to the framing Z at each end of the machine, and a removable plate A¹ is adjust-
ably secured over each of these brackets A such as by a bolt A3 working through
a slot in bracket and acting on a projection on plate A³. These plates A¹ would
be formed of a contour or shape on upper surface, as will give the ball of thread
to be wound the desired shape. A longitudinal bar B would extend the length

page_text: of machine and be made in two parts for easy fitting, and carry at spaced distances
apart the spindles E on which the thread balls are to be wound, the spindles E
at the ends of bar being fitted with helical springs B to bring back the bar by
their recoil action after each upward reciprocation of bar and spindles. Rollers
or cams C are fitted at the ends of longitudinal bar B to bear on the removeable
curved plates A¹ in their travel and so shape the ball to the desired contour. The
longitudinal bar B is oscillated or reciprocated up and down by the movement of
the frame C which is operated by a cam C2 mounted on the main shaft D and
counterbalanced by a chain C3 and weight C at other end of machine.
The thread is released from the usual horizontal moving catch hooks c about
the commencement of the winding of each ball, and this is effected automatically
by giving the usual cam shaft c of the cutting and holding gear, a slight turn-
ing movement, so as to cause the fixed arm on shaft I¹ to operate the hook c
and release the thread from between the hook and the spring c². This turning
movement is done as shown in Figure 4 by mounting a single toothed ratchet
wheel near the end of shaft c¹ and acting on same by a pawl d¹ and lever d³
having a cord or chain connection 3 over a guide pulley d to an arm 6 mounted
loosely on the main cam shaft I) of winding machine. A disc b¹ is secured on
this shaft D and a pin 2 on it acts on the arm b and travels it sufficiently forward
to give the action to ratchet pawl for turning aforesaid shaft c¹, while a
projecting bar 63 gives a side movement to and throws the arm out of contact
gear with pin 63 in disc b¹ after performing the requisite travel, and the spring b
brings the arm back to its normal position against the stop 5, and the action
of a spring also brings the ratchet pawl d to its normal position ready for the
next action of turning shaft c¹. The turning movement given to the shaft cl
turns the cam I and the latter acts on the fixed arm on the shaft I¹ which in
turn operates the fixed arm connected to the hooks to either secure or release
the thread Z, or cut it by the knife z.
The
The labels are attached to the balls before they are fully wound by suction
action. This is effected by making the balling spindles E hollow and mounting
hollow brass heads E with apertures E3 on top. The tickets are placed in the
usual cups E3 and are acted on by the pistons E' in the usual manner.
spindles E work through hollow sleeves o and are free to move in ferrules e¹ at
their lower ends. The ferrules el are mounted loose on the spindle E and have
an annular space e for the air to pass from the spindles E through a hole E², and
all these ferrules are connected by branches preferably formed of end nozzles e³
and a rubber tube connection to a main longitudinal pipe e carried on the
machine framing. This main pipe e is connected by a pipe e5 to the end of an
air cylinder F in which works a piston J said cylinder being fitted with a relief
valve J, and the suction is caused by the fall of the piston J due to its own
weight. The piston is drawn upwards by a chain connection D¹ attached to
piston rod and to a loose disc FI mounted on the main cam shaft D, said disc F1
being automatically operated by a fixed duplex arm F F on cam shaft D acting
on a projection F2 on said disc and which duplex arm is released from contact
with the projection F2 on disc F1 by the bar 7 on machine frame acting on the
hinged arm F to press it out of contact with the projection F2, a spring F5 bring-
ing same back to normal position. The piston rod on reaching its upward travel
is acted on by a pawl or catch f which keeps it in position until released by a
lever fand cord f2 connected to the shaft f carrying the ticket pistons and which
is automatically effected at the moment the shaft is turned to push out the tickets.
The thread is ended at the completion of each ball by the knives, and at
same time the thread Z is secured until the next operation between the hook c
and spring 2, the loose ends being inserted some distance into ball or between
the wound threads by the needles g. This is effected by adjustably mounting
needles gg on the arms of levers G carried on studs G on the knife brackets Ga
and receiving their forward motion from a specially formed cam H shown in
Figure 10 mounted on the cam shaft of cutting and holding gear, and from a

page_text: connecting rod G¹ and slotted lever or arm G³ on a rocking shaft G4, an arm G5 at
one end of this rocking shaft G by a projecting pin G being operated from
cam, the forward motion of needles for carrying the ends into the balls taking
place immediately the "doffing" gear is put into action for cutting the thread
and removing the balls, the action of cams H and I, and recoil acting springs G
bringing the needle levers G and "doffing" gear back to their normal position.
The needles g have no confined eyes, but are formed with sharp pointed outer
ends g with a raised part a short distance in and a slit 2 into which the thread
is drawn by the horizontal acting hooks c, after which the thread is cut and the
ends carried into the ball by the forward movement of the needles.
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:-
First. In machinery for winding thread, yarn, twine, and the like into balls,
the mechanism for shaping the balls to the desired contour consisting of removable
plates adjustably secured to brackets and operated on by rollers or cams, sub-
stantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Second. In machinery for winding thread, yarn, twine, and the like into balls,
the appliances for automatically releasing thread from hooks, consisting of ratchet
mechanism with cord, disc and actuating gear, substantially as herein described
in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Third. In machinery for winding thread, yarn, twine, and the like into balls,
the method of attaching the labels to the balls by suction action, substantially
as herein described in reference to and shown by the accompanying drawings.
Fourth. In machinery for winding thread, yarn, twine, and the like into balls,
the appliances for attaching the labels to the balls by suction action, consisting
of hollow spindles and heads with apertures, and having a connection at their
lower ends to a main air pipe supplied from a cylinder in which is fitted an
automatically operated piston, substantially as herein described in reference to
and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. In machinery for winding thread, yarn, twine, and the like into balls,
the method of ending and finishing the thread at the completion of each ball,
substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
diawings.
Sixth. In machinery for winding thread, yarn, twine, and the like into balls.
the appliances for ending and finishing the thread at the completion of each ball
consisting of levers carrying the needles and receiving their forward motion from
a cam mounted on shaft of cutting and holding gear, substantially as herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 17th July 1900
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.