Improvements in Machinery for Spinning and Winding Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 2nd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Spinning and Winding Fibrous
Materials.
I, CLAUDE KENNEDY MILLS, of 23 Southampton Buildings, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a com-
munication to me from abroad by Mathieu Michalot-Sirot, of Pont-Trambouze,
(Rhône) in the Republic of France, Engineer, to be as follows
The invention consists in the addition to any kind of winding apparatus of a
complementary spinning apparatus, which, by means of a special arrangement,
enables the slivers coming from the finishing cards, to be spun and wound imme-
diately into bobbins or cops and to thus obviate their passage to the self actor or
spinning machine.
It is especially applicable in the manufacture of yarn for blankets, swanskins, and .
other coarse materials.
The invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
A is a winding spindle, provided with its usual accessories, and receiving motion
from the shaft B by helicoidal wheels, or by any other means.
In front of this spindle is placed a second spindle C, receiving motion
from the first spindle by a belt passing from the pulley D on the spindle A and
round a binding pulley and running upon a part of the circumference of one of
the steps of the cone F fixed upon the spindle C. This latter carries at its
upper part, a cylindrical box or can G of suitable dimensions to receive the slivers
and out of which the staple passes through the opening in the top, to be delivered
to the tube placed upon the winding spindle.
The cylindrical box or can G is preferably made from one piece of stamped sheet
iron, so as to present no roughness on the interior.
It will be seen that the winding spindle working as usual, will receive the thread
or yarn delivered from the spinning spindle with a twist depending upon the relative
speed of this latter.
This speed may be varied by placing the belt upon different steps of the cone F.
The direction of the twist may also be changed by placing the belt as shown
in dotted lines in Figure 2. The binding pulley E can be moved in the slide for
this purpose.
When the cop is finished, the spindle A, and consequently the can G, are stopped
automatically.
The following is a description of the apparatus employed for accomplishing this
object.
The spindle A is hinged at O and the top bearing S' is open in front to let the
spindle pass in and out. The centre bearing S is made to slide and is pressed
forward by a spring R, it is held in its place by the bent end of the spring J.
The head of the spindle A, which slides in the body of the winding spindle, is
lifted in proportion as the cop is formed, and when this latter has attained the
desired length, the head of the spindle pushes back the trip lever H pivotted upon
a fixed support M; the other end of the trip lever pushes forward the lever I
carrying a counter balance weight; this lever, in falling, by means of its heel K,
presses down a spring J, which releases the bearing S. This bearing is then pushed
forward by the spring R, and the spindle A being hinged at O, falls forward
sufficiently to place it out of gear with the driving mechanism.
Doted this 28th day of June 1890.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Spinning and Winding Fibrous
Materials.
I, CLAUDE KENNEDY MILLS of 23 Southampton Buildings in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention a com-
munication to me from Mathieu Michalot-Sirot of Pont-Trambouze (Rhône) in
the Republic of France, Engineer, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the drawings accompanying my Provisional
Specification:
:-
The invention consists in the addition to any kind of winding apparatus of a
complementary spinning apparatus which by means of a special arrangement of
parts enables the slivers coming from the finishing cards to be spun and wound
immediately into bobbins or cops and thus to obviate their passage to the self actor
or spinning machine.
It is especially applicable in the manufacture of yarn for blankets, swanskins
and other coarse materials.
The invention is represented in the drawing accompanying my Provisional
Specification in which A is a winding spindle provided with its usual accessories
and receiving motion from the shaft B by helicoidal wheels or by any other
means.
In front of this spindle is placed a second spindle C receiving motion from the
first spindle by a belt passing from the pulley D on the spindle A. and round a
binding pulley E and running upon a part of the circumference of one of the steps
of the cone F fixed upon the spindle C. This latter carries at its upper part a
cylindrical box or can G, of suitable dimensions to receive the slivers and out of
which the staple passes through the opening in the top to be delivered to the tube
placed upon the winding spindle. The cylindrical box or can G is preferably made
from a single piece of stamped sheet iron so as to present no roughness in the
interior.
It will be seen that the winding spindle working as usual, will receive the thread
or yarn delivered from the spinning spindle, with a twist depending upon the relative
speed of this latter.
This speed may be varied by placing the belt upon different steps of the cone F.
The direction of the twist may also be changed by placing the belt as shown in
dotted lines in Fig. 2. The binding pulley E can be moved in a slide for this
purpose.
When the cop is finished the spindle A and consequently the can G are stopped
automatically. The following is a description of the apparatus employed for
accomplishing this object.
The spindle A is hinged at O and the top bearing S¹ is open in front to let the
spindle pass in and out. The centre bearing S is made to slide and is pressed
forward by a spring R, it is held in its place by the bent end of the spring J.
The head of the spindle A, which slides in the body of the winding spindle, is
lifted in proportion as the cop is formed and when this latter has attained the
desired length, the head of the spindle pushes back the trip lever H pivotted upon
a fixed support M, the other end of the trip lever pushes forward a lever I
arrying a counterbalance weight, this lever in falling, by means of its heel K,
presses down a spring J which releases the bearing S. This bearing is then pushed
forward by the spring R and the spindle A being hinged at O falls forward
sufficiently to place it out of gear with the driving mechanism.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The addition to any kind of winding apparatus, of a spindle carrying a box

page_text: or can receiving the slivers and giving to them the desired twist after which
they are passed directly upon the winding spindle and are formed into bobbins
or cops without having recourse to the spinning machine substantially as herein
described.
2. The automatic throwing out of gear of each spindle when the bobbin or cop is
completed, such being obtained by the fall of a counterpoised lever, which fall is
determined by the rise of the head of the winding spindle substantially as herein
described.
Dated Maren om
CLAUDE K. MILLS.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.