Improvements in Spinning Machinery for Treating Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
T HUY LIUNAI DI BUITIUAIVN.
Improvements in Spinning Machinery for Treating Fibrous
Substances.
We, JANTS OKRINGILL of the Fum of Ira Ickiingill and Company Limited
of Keighley in the County of York, Spinners, and JOSEPH SAWLEY of the same
place Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows,
that is to say :-
"
It relates to that class of spinning machinery known as "dandy-rovers or roving
frames and consists of the formation of the framework and arrangement of the
diving mechanism in such a manner that two series of spindles and the parts
appertaining thereto may be mounted upon said framework, one series being on one
side, the other on the other side thereof, while the diving mechanism for each
series is complete itself each set of diving niechanism being totally sepirate
from and independent of the other, so that by following this method of constinction
more compact machines are produced and a great saving of material in their
production, is effected.
Our sand invention further consists of arranging the mechanism by which the
spindle rails are oscillated so that certain of the parts heretofore used are now
dispensed with by the substitution of less costly and more efficient mechanism.
In carrying our invention into effect we arrange and form the framework of the
machine so that a series of spindles may be mounted on each side thereof, the
bearings for the bobbins above and the ack and 1oller mechanisms being aanged
And said
to assume then proper relative positions on each side of the machine.
framework is also formed to cairy two sets of driving mechanism, one being for
imparting motion to the spindles and parts in connection therewith on one side
thereof while the other is for those on the other side.
To maintain the same relative positions of the series of grooved driving pulleys
with their respective series of spindles so that the driving cords or bands shall be
of an appropriate length to operate efficiently in connection with same, we arrange
these two series of pulleys and their shafte to be at an appropriate distance from
each other and to be in or about the same horizontal plane, but we cause these to
rotate u such directions as enables us in each case to use the series of pulleys
neatest approaching one side of the machine for the series of spindles on the oposite
side of said machine.
By these two series of pulleys and then respective shafts being thus aitanged,
we are enabled to mount our two sets of fast and loose driving pulleys at the end
of the machine so that on one bearing two of the chief intermediate toothed
diving wheels may be mounted, while ample space 1 allowed for the mounting of
the mechanisms for operating the belt guides on each side of the machine and so
that the one is quite clear and independent of the other.
In our mangement of mechanism for operating the rails on which the series of
spindles are mounted, we dispense with the shaft usually aanged to extend
houzontally from one end of the machine to the other, and in place of this we mount
Ecrew and hand-wheel devices to act duectly upon the oscillating rails, while the
chains which are employed for operating the lifters are made to pass over pulleys
carted by suitably formed brackets or beanings fixed to the lower of said ails

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with which they move as the hand-wheel of the screw is being operated
pulleys over which the lifter chains pass, by being carried in bearings instead of
having to be mounted upon the horizontal shaft previously employed for operating
the rails, may be mounted upon axial shafts of less diameter and so the chains
passing over them will have more power to cause them to evolve by which means
the excessive wear in said chains as at present experienced is avoide 1.
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Improvements in Spinning Machinery for Treating Fibrous
Substances.
We, JAMES ICкrincill of the Firm of Ira lekringill and Company Lunited
of Keighley in the County of York, Spinners and JOSEPH SAWLEY of the same
place, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly descubed and ascertained in and by
the following statement, that is to say
"
It relates to that class of spinning machinery known as "dandy rovers or
"roving-frames," and consists of the formation of the framework and arrangement
of the diving mechanism in such a manner that two series of spindles and the
parts appertaining thereto may be mounted upon said framework, one series being
an one side and the other on the other side thereof, while the driving mechanism
for cach series is complete in itsell, each set of sand driving mechanism being
totally separate from and independent of the other, to that by following this method
of construction more compact machines are produced and a great saving of material
in their production is effected.
Our said invention further consists of arranging the mechanism by which the
spindle ails are oscillated so that certain of the parts heretofore used are now
dispensed with by the substitution of less costly and more efhcient mechanism
The accompanying sheets of drawings are illustrative of our invention, and in
these,
Fig 1 is end elevation of a machine made in accordance with our invention
Fig. 2 is front elevation of a sufficient portion of said machine to illustrate our
invention.
Fig. 3 18 a view of the portion of a machine shown by Fig. 2 and as seen from
above, but certain of the parts on the top of the machine are omitted so that those
beneath might be more clearly seen
"Fig "£ is sectional 'end elevation of said machine but has another form of bobbia
creel applied thereto as is herematter explained.
Fig. 5 is front elevation of a portion of the machine and shows certain of the
parts in the position they have to assume during, or for the purposes of allowing,
the process of doffing to be carried out. The spindle in Fig. 4 also being shown
in this position.
Similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the
several views.
In caying our invention into effect we arrange and form the framework a so
that a settes of spindles & may be mounted ou each site thereof, the bearings c
for the bobbins d above (as shown by Fig. 1, or those at c' as shown by Fig. 4)

page_text: and the rack e (which is used for the well-known purpose of regulating the positions
of the rollers) and roller mechanisms being arranged to issume their proper
relative positions on each side of said machine as shown.
The said framework a is also formed to carry two sets of driving mechanism
consisting of the belt pulley y. shaft h (on which are fixed the grooved pulleys k
for imparting motion to the spindles by means of the cords m) and toothed
wheels n, o, p, and 7 which latter is fixed to the roller shafts which operates in
the well known manner and for well known purposes. The other set of driving
mechanism consisting of the pulley gl shaft (carrying the pulleys for driving
the spindles by the cords m') and toothed wheels n', ', p', ' and ' the latter
being fixed to the roller shaft a', and although in all the drawings this latter set of
driving mechanism is shown arranged on the same end frame a, as is the former,
yet it will readily be seen that we could mount same on the opposite or other end
frame, since neither set interferes with the other whether they are arranged as
shown or as lastly described.
To maintain the proper relative positions of the series of grooved driving
pulleysk with their respective series of spindles & so that their diving cords
oi bands m m shall be of an appropriate length to operate efficiently in connection
with same, we arrange these two series of pulleys and their shafts / ¹ to be
at an appropriate distance from each other and to be in or about the same
horizontal plane, but we cause these to rotate in such directions as enables us in
each case to use the series of pulleys or ' nearest approaching one side of
the machine for the series of spindles &b on the opposite side of sand machine.
By these two series of pulleys and then respective shafts
arranged, we are enabled to mount our two sets of fast and loose diving
pulleys g g at the end of the machine so that on one bearing o two of the
chief intermediate gearing wheels o o' may be mounted, while ample space is
allowed for the mounting of the mechanisms for operating the belt guides on
each side of the machine and so that the one is quite clear and independent of
the other.
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being thus
In our arrangement of mechanism for operating the rails on which the
series of spindles are mounted, we dispense with the shaft usually arranged
to extend horizontally from one end of the machine to the other and in place of
this we mount screws v' and hand wheel devices w to' to act directly upon the
oscillating rails, while the chains employed for operating the lifters y y'
are made to pass over pulleys 22 carried by suitably formed brackets or
bearings 2 fixed to the lower part of the rails so that they may move as
or when the band wheels to tol are operated. The rails u are further supported
by the means and parts well known.
The pulleys 2 2 by being cared in bearings 2 instead of having to be mounted
upon the horizontal shaft previously employed for operating the rails, may be
mounted upon axial shafts 3 of less diameter that it is possible to havo said
discarded shatt, thus the chains passing over them will have more power to
cause them to revolve by which means the excessive wear on said chains heretoforo
entailed is avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the samo is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is,—
1. The combination of the several parts forming the framework and diving
mechanism of machines for treating fibious substances, the same being arranged
and constructed substantially as her cu specified.
2. The combination in a machine for treating fibrous substances of the parts
forming the framework constructed as described, mechanism for imparting motion
to the spindles of sand machines arranged as specified and bearings for the several
motor parts and the bobbins substantially as herein set forth.

page_text: 3. The combination and arrangement of parts for moving the spindles and the
rails or bearings carrying same substantially as specified.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1895.
JAMES ICKRINGILL,
JOSEPH SAWLEY,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.