of Machinery for Spinning and Doubling Fibres.
Year: 1884

page_text: of Machinery for Spinning and Doubling Fibres.
SYKES LITTLEWOOD, of Saville Mills, Cleckheaton, in the County of York,
Spinning Manager do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR DRIVING THE SPINDLES OF
MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING FIBRES" to be as follows:-
--
This invention is designed to dispense with the ordinary tin cylinder, heretofore
employed for driving the spindles of machinery for spinning and doubling fibres.
According to this my invention I dispense with the tin cylinder, and employ a
longitudinal shaft on which at intervals of its length are grooved pulleys-On the
lifter rail, I mount a series of short shafts, on which is a pulley, and a series of
wharles The central shaft, by its pulley, and band, actuates the sectional shafts;
and the wharles thereon drive by bands, the several spindles, opposite the sectional
shaft, there is thus freedom from slipping, and the frame requires much less power
to drive it, and affords facility for replacement of bands when worn or broken.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Royal Insurance Buildings,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus Employed for Driving the Spindles
of Machinery for Spinning and Doubling Fibres.
I SYKES LITTLEWOOD, of Saville Mills, Cleckheaton, in the County of York,
Spinning Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR DRIVING THE SPINDLES OF
MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING FIBRES and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
"
This invention is designed to dispense with the ordinary tin cylinder, heretofore
employed for driving the spindles of machinery for spinning and doubling fibres.
According to this my invention, I dispense with the tin cylinder, and employ a
longitudinal shaft on which at intervals of its length are grooved pulleys-From
the lifter rail, I mount a series of short shafts, on which is a pulley, and a series
of wharles. The central shaft, by its pulley, and band, actuates the sectional
shafts, and the wharles thereon drive by bands, the several spindles, opposite the
sectional shaft, there is thus freedom from slipping, and the frame requires much
less power to drive it, and affords facility for replacement of bands when worn or
broken.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this specification in which:-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the driving end of the frame having my improvements
applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same end of the frame.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation (about half full size) of one of the sectional shafts,
lifter rail and apparatus connected therewith.
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation.
Fig. 5 is a plan view.
At 1 is the longitudinal shaft employed in lieu of the tin cylinder on which at
intervals of its length are the grooved pulleys 2, 3-At 4 is the lifter rail to
which at 5, 6 is bolted the brackets 7, 8, carrying the short or sectional shafts 9 on
which is its driving pulley 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 are the wharles
and opposite to the latter are the several spindle wharles-22, spindles 23, and caps
as clearly shewn by Fig. 3.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
Rotation being imparted to the shaft 1 by the driving belt 25, and pulley 26,
the grooved pulleys 2, 3, drive the pulley 10 on the sectional shaft 9 by means
of the band 27-The sectional shaft 9 thus receives rotation which in turn it
imparts to the wharles 11 see Fig. 4, on the spindles 23 by means of the leather
band or lace 28-As the lifter rail 4 is raised and lowered by the ordinary
traversing mechanism and rods 29, the brackets 7, driving pulley 10, and
wharles 11 all rise and fall in unison therewith, the result being steady and
regular driving of the spindles with considerable saving in amount of power

page_text: required and an entire absence of the objections so well understood by spinners
and inseparable from the use of driving bands extending from the tin cylinder or
main axis, direct to the wharle of the spindle.
In practise I have found that each section shaft 9 should be of length to drive
about ten spindles but the number may be varied according to the construction of
the spindles, caps, and other parts of the frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The construction and use of the sectional shaft 9 carried by and traversing
with the lifter rail and through its rotation and wharles 11 operating the wharles 22
for purposes and substantially as illustrated and herein described.
2. The main driver such as 1, wharle such as 22, when and in combination with,
an intervening driver such as 9 for purpose herein fully described.