Improvements in Certain Machinery for Rolling Wire, Rods, or Hoops, or Reducing the Sectional Area of Bars of Metal.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Certain Machinery for Rolling Wire, Rods, or
Hoops, or Reducing the Sectional Area of Bars of Metal.
I JOHN STEPHEN TAYLOR of 129 North Road, Clayton, Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Roll Turner do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:--
My invention relates to certain machinery for rolling wire, rods or hoops or
reducing the sectional area of bars of metal and has reference to what are termed
continuous mills in which the bar of metal being operated upon is reduced in
sectional area continuously by being passed through one pair of rolls after another
successively until such bar of metal is reduced to the required sectional area
and form.
My invention consists in improvements upon the invention in respect of which
I made application for Letters Patent on March 18th 1893 by Application No. 5833,
certain of which improvements are applicable to continuous rolling mills of other
kinds as well as to that illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Specification
filed with the said Application.
My present invention consists of improvements by the application of which in
continuous mills for rolling wire rods, or hoops, or reducing the sectional area
of bars of metal I am enabled to increase the efficiency of such machines and to
reduce the cost of construction and maintenance and to reduce the amount of labour
and attendance required in connection with the working of such mills in comparison
with the continuous mills hitherto employed and also to prevent accidents to the
mills or to the persons in attendance due to the bars or rods of metal being operated
upon breaking out and becoming entangled with the gearing employed to drive or
impart motion to the rolls of such mills.
This invention consists firstly in improvements in the construction and arrange-
ment of the housings of rolling mills of the kind illustrated in the drawing
accompanying the Complete Specification filed with my Application for Letters
Patent filed on March 18th 1893, under the Number 5833, by which improvements
I enable the rolls to be placed to better advantage and adjusted to their work in a
better manner. According to this part of my invention I form a slight projection
on the housing between the horizontal rolls which being curved outwards at the top
serves for one side of a slide between which to slide the arms, left and right, which
are used for holding the top horizontal rolls in their places the other side of the
slide being formed at the same angle on the upper part of the housing. The curve
above mentioned also serves to throw the rod on to the floor should it break out of
the machine instead of allowing it to become entangled with the machinery.
I also enlarge the housing at the bottom or base at each side where the bottom
horizontal rolls work so as to be able to place the bottom rolls with their barrels
about level with the top of this enlargement so that they may be as much as
possible out of the line of travel of the rod thus causing less obstruction and also
enabling me to place the vertical rolls lower and to adjust and hold them in position
from the barrel instead of the neck thus bringing the cap and adjustment arrange-
ments as far as possible below the line of travel of the rod thereby causing less
obstruction. One vertical roll is buried in the side of the housing with the barrel
coming nearly level with the above mentioned slight projection between the
horizontal rolls and the other which may be without neck at the outer end is
placed in the enlargement at the base, thus it will be evident that there will be very

page_text: little obstruction to the passage of the rod.
which the scale or oxide from the rod and water from the rolls may fall so
I also provide grooves or slots into
as to keep such scale or oxide and water away from the gearing so as to prevent to
a great extent such scale or oxide and water from increasing the wear of the
gearing.
My invention further consists in means for adjusting and fixing the top horizontal
rolls endways in rolling mills of the kind illustrated in the drawing accompanying
the Complete Specification filed with my above mentioned application for Letters
Patent which means are also applicable to adjusting and fixing the rolls of other
kinds of continuous rolling mills. According to this part of my invention I insert
between the brasses that adjust the top horizontal roll and the housing a staple-
shaped wedge which strides the neck of the top horizontal roll and is forced against
a similar staple shaped wedge which also strides the neck and is either fixed on the
housing or cast in this form on the housing to make the action more smooth. The
wedge which is loose is arranged so that it may be adjusted by means of a set
screw or set screws or other suitable means.
My invention further consists in arrangements of mechanism for cutting off the
first end of each bar or rod of metal being rolled, which towards the end of the
rolling process, often becomes injured or deformed so as to be incapable of being
properly received by the later rolls which are required to act upon such bar or rod
of metal.
In one of these arrangements of mechanism I provide above the path of the rod
a revolving saw mounted upon a shaft which can only move end ways in its bearings
and so arrange the mechanism employed that when the rod comes to a certain point
it strikes a lever which raises the rod to the saw so that the injured end may be cut
off and so that the said lever shall be pushed out of the path of the rod and
also from under it and held in such position so as to allow the rod to attain
its natural path as before the operation. I also so arrange the mechanism that
as the rod advances it will strike another lever which holds the first one in the
required position and release it so that when the rod has passed the mechanism the
first lever is forced back into position by springs and weights or other suitable
means ready to receive and operate upon the next rod or bar of metal.
In another of these arrangements of mechanism I arrange above the path of the
rod a saw on a revolving shaft which can move endways and up and down and also
carries or is connected to an arın which is carried in suitable slides on the sides of
the housings and extends down a little below the path of the rod. The rod strikes
this arm in its passage pushing it forward so that the saw is made to descend by
means of a double conical shaped enlargement also carried on the shaft against
which conical enlargement a roller mounted in stationary bearings works thus
forcing the saw down through the path of the rod and cutting off the injured end.
When the largest part of the cone has passed the roller mounted in the stationary
bearing a spring pulls up the saw and arm so as to allow the further passage of the
rod. I provide another spring or other springs to move the saw to its original
position when the rod has passed clear of the arm above mentioned.
This part of my invention is applicable to rolling mills of the kind illustrated in
the drawing accompanying the Specification filed with my said application for
Letters Patent and also to continuous rolling mills of other kinds.
When applying
this part of my invention to a continuous mill such as is illustrated in the drawing
accompanying the Specification filed with my said application for Letters Patent
filed on March 18th 1893 I arrange mechanism constructed in either of the modes
above described in reference to this part of my invention at one or more places in
each of the two sides of such mill as may be desirable and in applying this
part of my invention to continuous mills of other kinds I arrange mechanism
constructed according to this part of my invention at suitable places in such
continuous mills.
A further part of my invention which is applicable both to rolling mills of the
kind illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Complete Specification filed with

page_text: my above mentioned application for Letters Patent and also to rolling mills
of other kinds consists in improvements in the construction of the rolls and in the
fastening of the barrels of such rolls on to their shafts or necks. In one of these
arrangements I make a hole in the barrel of the size required and the shaft to
correspond fitting very tightly at the side next to the pinion. The shaft is then
bored out at the outer end first with a taper hole and then with a parallel hole of
smaller diameter the parallel hole being tapped or otherwise formed with screw-
threads. Then the end of the shaft is sawn for a short distance in the direction of
its length so as to divide the outer shell which remains after the boring into
segments the barrel is put on and then a pin having a parallel part screwed and a
taper portion plain to fit the taper in the end of the shaft is screwed fast so as to
force the segments of the shaft against the inner sides of the barrel.
A key may
also be inserted if necessary. In another arrangement for securing the barrels to
the necks I employ four or three communicating recesses instead of a round hole in
the barrel and also make the shaft of a corresponding section and then the method
referred to above is employed in a manner similar to that described above.
A further part of my invention which is applicable both to rolling mills of the
kind illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Complete Specification filed with
my above mentioned application for Letters Patent and also to rolling mills of
other kinds consists in improvements in the fastening of the wheels or pinions
employed on to the shafts or necks of the rolls. According to this part of my
invention I use a shaft having four or three raised keys or surfaces at suitable parts
of the shaft slightly tapered longitudinally towards the centre of the shaft. The
wheels which are larger in the boss than the shafts can then be placed on and set
by lins and forced on to the taper keys or surfaces towards the centre of
the shaft.
A further part of my invention which is applicable to rolling mills of the kind
illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Complete Specification filed with my
above mentioned application for Letters Patent and also to continuous rolling mills
of other kinds consists in improvements in mechanism for coiling up the product of
rolling mills. According to this part of my invention I place either one or two
coils at each side of the machine outside the housing in a suitable position and
preferably near to the last pair of rolls in the train and cause such coils to revolve
at a speed corresponding to that at which the rod is delivered. I provide each of
such coils with a loose disc which is arranged to be actuated by a lever so as to be
capable of being moved away from a fast disc so that when the rod has run between
them the movable disc may be allowed to recede and secure the end of the rod and
carry it round till the rod is coiled up when the movable disc is again pushed
forward so as to release the end which was retained between the two discs and
deliver the coil of rod from the coil and be again in the right position for
the first end of the next rod to be received.
Dated this Eleventh day of October 1893
HOWARD
CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Certain Machinery for Rolling Wire, Rods, or
Hoops, or Reducing the Sectional Area of Bars of Metal.
I, JOHN STEPHEN TAYLOR, of 129 North Road, Clayton, Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Roll Turner, 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 :-
My invention relates to certain machinery for rolling wire, rods or hoops or

page_text: reducing the sectional area of bars of metal and has reference to what are termed
continuous mills in which the bar of metal being operated upon is reduced in
sectional area continuously by being passed through one pair of rolls after another
successively until such bar of metal is reduced to the required sectional area and
form.
My invention consists in improvements upon the invention in respect of which
I made application for Letters Patent on March 18th 1893, by Application No. 5833
certain of which improvements are applicable to continuous rolling mills of other
kinds as well as to that illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Specification
filed with the said Application.
My present invention consists of improvements by the application of which in
continuous mills for rolling wire rods or hoops or reducing the sectional area of bars
of metal I am enabled to increase the efficiency of such machines and to reduce
the cost of construction and maintenance and to reduce the amount of labour and
attendance required in connection with the working of such mills in comparison
with the continuous mills hitherto employed and also to prevent accidents to the
mills or to the persons in attendance due to the bars or rods of metal being
operated upon breaking out and becoming entangled with the gearing employed to
drive or impart motion to the rolls of such mills and with the other parts of such
mills.
This invention consists firstly in improvements in the construction and arrange-
ment of the housings of rolling mills of the kind illustrated in the drawings
accompanying the Complete Specification filed with my Application for Letters
Patent filed on March 18th 1893, under the Number 5833, by which improvements
I enable the rolls to be placed to better advantage and adjusted to their work in a
better manner. According to this part of my invention I form a slight projection
on the housing between the horizontal rolls which being curved outwards at the
top serves for one side of a slide in which to slide the arms, left and right, which
are used for holding the top horizontal rolls in their places, the other side of the
slide being formed at the same angle on the upper part of the housing. The curve
above mentioned also serves to throw the rod clear of the machine should it break
out of the machine instead of allowing it to become entangled with the machinery
or other parts of the rolling mill. I also enlarge the housing at the bottom or
base at each side where the bottom horizontal rolls work so as to be able to place
the bottom rolls with their barrels about level with the top of this enlargement so
that they may be enclosed as much as possible in the housing thus causing less
obstruction to the rod being rolled should it break out of the machine, and also
enabling me to place the vertical rolls so that the greater portion of their length
shall be below the line of travel of the rod or bar being rolled, and to adjust and
hold them in position from the barrel instead of the neck thus bringing the
adjustment arrangements, which serve instead of the housing caps hitherto
employed, as far as possible below the line of travel of the rod thereby causing
less obstruction. One vertical roll is buried in the side of the housing with the
barrel coming nearly level with the above mentioned slight projection between the
horizontal rolls and the other which may be without neck at the outer end is placed
in the enlargement at the base thus it will be evident that there will be very little
obstruction to the passage of the rod. I also provide grooves or slots into which
the scale or oxide from the rod and water from the rolls may fall so as to be
conducted out of the rolling mill and be prevented from causing any inconvenience
in the working of the rolling mill.
This part of my invention is illustrated by Figs. 1, 1ª, 1³, 1º 2 and 3 of the
accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 being a plan and Fig. 2 a side view, and Figs. 3
and 5 transverse sections of a continuous rolling mill arranged according to this
part of my invention, and Figs. 14, 1B and 1º are respectively a side elevation, a
transverse section and a plan of certain parts. Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the
accompanying drawings also serve to illustrate other parts of my invention. Some
of the parts shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 and also some parts which are omitted

page_text: therefrom are shown in other figures of the accompanying drawings which will be
described in reference to other parts of my invention.
The same letters of reference are applied to corresponding parts in all the figures
of the accompanying drawings.
For convenience I will in some cases refer to one side only of the continuous
rolling mill illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 in reference to this part of my invention
but I would have it understood that the two sides of such rolling mill are similar in
construction.. In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 (c) (c) are the top horizontal rolls and (i) are
the bottom horizontal rolls and (d) (d) are the vertical rolls and (6) are the
housings in which the vertical and horizontal rolls (c) (i) and (d) are mounted.
The housings (6) may each be built up of portions of convenient size secured
together in any suitable manner or be cast in one piece as may be considered
preferable. Each of the top horizontal rolls (c) is employed in conjunction with
one of the bottom horizontal rolls (i). (a) is the slight projection formed on the
housing (b) between each pair of horizontal rolls (c) (i) and the next pair of
horizontal rolls (c) (i). Each projection (a) is formed on the face of the housing (b)
and is curved outwards at the upper part (a¹) as is indicated in Figs. 5 and 1B so
as to project further than the lower part near to which the vertical rolls (d) work
and thus each of such projections (a) is made to serve for one side of each of
two slides (g) in which to slide the arms (4) left and right, which are used for
holding the top horizontal rolls (c) in their places the other sides of the slides (g)
being formed above the first and at the same angle on the upper part of the
housing (). Two arms () one left and one right are employed in conjunction
with each top horizontal roll (c) and consequently each of the projections (a)
serves to form one side of each of two slides (g). A projection (a2) similar to
the projections (a) but having a slide (9) at only one side of it is formed in each
of the terminal parts of the housing (b).
The arms () are so formed as to act as supports or holders for rollers which are
caused to bear on the barrels of the top horizontal rolls (c) and hold them in
position. The curved part (a¹) of each projection (a) serves to guide the rod or
bar being rolled clear of the machine should such bar or rod break out of the
machine and so prevents it from becoming entangled with the machinery or other
parts of the rolling mill. I form the projections (a) so that they shall bury or
partially surround the inner vertical roll of each pair of vertical rolls (d) and so
form a housing for such vertical roll having no projecting arms and I so form the
projections (a) that their outer faces shall be in proximity to the vertical plane in
which the bar or rod being rolled passes between the vertical rolls (d)..
In this way I diminish the number of parts of the machine with which the bar
or rod being rolled can become entangled should it break out of the machine and in
this manner also I am enabled to cause the bar or rod being rolled to pass close to
the faces of the projections (a). I also enlarge the housing (b) at the bottom to
base (e) at each side where the bottom horizontal rolls (i) work so as to be able
to place such bottom horizontal rolls (2) with the upper parts of their barrels about
level with the top of the enlargement of the housing (6) so that such bottom
rolls () may be enclosed as much as possible in the housing and so that I am
enabled to bury or partially surround the bottom horizontal rolls in the housing so
as to dispense with the use of housing caps in conjunction with the vertical rolls
and obviate the formation of projecting arms to carry the bottom horizontal
rolls (i) and so that if the rod or bar being rolled break out of the machine at any
time it cannot readily pass beneath or in any inconvenient manner around the
bottom horizontal rolls (i). The bottom horizontal rolls (i) are mounted in bearings
or brasses mounted in the housings (6) and receive rotary motion by pinions on their
axles gearing into or engaging with pinions on the shafts of the top horizontal rolls (c).
By placing the bottom horizontal rolls (i) low down in the housing () in the
manner above described I am enabled to place the lower ends of the vertical
rolls (d) low down in the enlarged base (e) of the housing (6) and by so doing and
employing rollers (d¹) bearing against the barrels of the outer vertical rolls (d)

page_text: and mounted so as to be capable of being revolved in brackets (d2) mounted in the
housings (b) so as to be capable of being adjusted into and secured in position by
set screws (d³) so that the rollers (d¹) may be caused to bear to any required
extent against the barrels of the outer vertical rolls (d) I am enabled to avoid the
formation of projections to carry the higher or outer ends of such outer vertical
rolls (d), and also by so doing I am enabled to place the means of adjustment for
the bottom horizontal rolls below the horizontal plane passing through the path of
the rod or bar being rolled and to place the means of adjustment for the vertical
rolls lower in relation to the path of the rod or bar being rolled than in the
continuous rolling mills illustrated in the drawings accompanying the Specification
filed with my Application for Letters Patent, No. 5833, dated March 18th 1893,
and thus to prevent such means of adjustment from forming objects about which a
rod or bar breaking out of the machine can become entangled and to dispense with
the housing caps hitherto used with vertical rolls beneath the middles of which
housing caps the rods or bars being rolled require to pass in continuous rolling
mills of ordinary construction and I am thus enabled to avoid the obstruction
caused by such caps to the attendants in charge of the machine and avoid the use
of another object about which a rod or bar breaking out from the machine can
become entangled.
The inner vertical roll (d) of each pair is formed with necks at its upper and
lower ends and such necks are mounted in bearings or brasses of any suitable form
mounted in the housing (6) and the outer vertical roll (d) of each pair is without a
neck at the outer or upper end being supported by the rollers (d') mounted in the
brackets (2) as above described and by necks formed at the lower ends of such
outer vertical rolls (d) being mounted in suitable brasses or bearings mounted in
the housings (6). Although a bracket (d2) and two rollers (d') are employed in
conjunction with each outer vertical roll some only of such brackets (d2) with the
rollers (d) mounted therein, are shown in the accompanying drawings the other
brackets (d) being omitted to avoid confusion.
The rollers (d) may be provided with necks revolving in bearings provided in
the brackets (2) or be formed with projecting ribs upon their circumferences
engaging with corresponding grooves formed in the brackets (d2) and outer vertical
rolls (d) or be supported and held in position in any other suitable manner. If it
be considered preferable in any case the outer ends of the outer vertical rolls (d)
may be provided with necks capable of revolving in brasses or bearings supported
in any suitable manner. The top horizontal rolls (c) are not provided with necks
at their outer ends but are supported by necks formed on the inner sides of their
barrels and mounted in suitable bearings formed in the housings and by means of
the arms (h) and the rollers carried thereby as in the machine illustrated in the
drawing accompanying the Specification filed with my Application for Letters
Patent No. 5833 dated March 18th 1893. Each of the lower horizontal rolls (i)
is provided with a neck at each side of its barrel and is supported in suitable
bearings or brasses mounted in the housings (b).
The bearings or brasses for the bottom horizontal rolls (i) are mounted in the
housing (6) and they are made capable of being placed therein and removed
therefrom in the direction of the axes of such bottom rolls (i). Blocks (¹)
provided with projecting ribs adapted to engage with grooves or notches formed in
the enlargements (e) of the housing (6) are placed in engagement with grooves or
notches (e) formed in the enlargements (e) of the housing and are caused to bear
against the brasses or bearings of the bottom rolls (i) and secure such brasses or
bearings and bottom rolls (i) in position longitudinally suitable filling pieces being
employed if necessary. Some only of the blocks (1) are shown in the accompanying
drawings, the others being omitted to avoid confusion and in two cases the notches
or grooves (e¹) to receive the blocks (¹) are indicated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying
drawings. Wedges of which two only are indicated in the accompanying drawings,
in Fig. 3, are placed between surfaces formed in the lower part of the housing (b)
and the bearings or brasses of the bottom horizontal rolls (i) and being capable of

page_text: being moved by means of set screws (¿²) enable such bottom horizontal rolls (i) to
be adjusted in vertical position. The openings in which the blocks (¹) are placed
being made sufficiently large to admit the barrels of the bottom rolls (i) and the
pinions on the axles of such bottom rolls (i) the said bottom rolls (i) may be placed
in position in and removed from the housings (b) when the blocks (¹) are removed
therefrom without it being necessary to remove the top horizontal rolls (c) from
the housing (b).
() (), (Fig. 3), are two of the grooves or slots which I provide to receive the
scale or oxide from the rod, and water from the rolls and conduct such scale or
oxide and water out of the rolling mill and prevent such scale or oxide and water
from causing any inconvenience in the working of the rolling mill. The grooves (j)
are formed in the enlargement (e) of the base of the housings and in such position
therein that water or scale or oxide dropping from or rubbed off the rod or bar in
its passage in front of the projections (a) may drop into such grooves (j). Outlet
channels communicating with the grooves (1) are formed in suitable parts of the
housing (6) so that water and scale or oxide passing into the grooves (j) may
escape therefrom to suitable places or be removed therefrom from time to time.
In continuous rolling mills as hitherto constructed the number of parts with
which a rod or bar being rolled can become entangled if it break out of the machine
is very great and much time is lost in the extraction of bars or rods from the parts
with which they become entangled. By arranging the housing of the rolling mill
in the manner above described in reference to this part of my invention and
causing the inner vertical roll of each pair of vertical rolls and the lower horizontal
roll of each pair of horizontal rolls and the lower end of the outer vertical roll of
each pair of vertical rolls to be buried or partially enclosed by the enlargements of
the housing, and by placing as above described the means of adjustment for the
rolls well out of the way of a rod or bar breaking out of the machine as I am enabled
to do by arranging the housing in the said manner, and by providing the
projections (a) with the curved parts (a¹) I greatly reduce the number of parts
with which a rod or bar being rolled can become entangled should it break out of
the machine and ensure that a rod or bar being rolled if it break out of the machine
shall be guided clear of the machine so as to be prevented from becoming entangled
with the gearing or any other parts of the machine. By this means a considerable
saving of time is effected and the amount of work which can be accomplished by
the machine is increased in comparison with continuous rolling mills as hitherto
constructed.
The rolls (d) are finishing rolls to impart the required precision of form to the
rods or bars rolled by means of the machine, and are mounted in separate housings
and driven in any suitable manner but instead of vertical rolls, rolls in a horizontal
position may be employed as finishing rolls.
My invention further consists in means for adjusting and fixing the top horizontal
rolls endways in rolling mills of the kind illustrated in the drawing accompanying
the Complete Specification filed with my above mentioned application for Letters
Patent which means are also applicable to adjusting and fixing the rolls of other
kinds of continuous rolling mills. According to this part of my invention I insert
between the brasses that adjust the top horizontal roll and the housing a staple-
shaped wedge which strides the neck of the top horizontal roll and is forced against
a similar staple shaped wedge which also strides the neck and is either fixed on the
housing or cast in this form on the housing to make the action more smooth. The
wedge which is loose is arranged so that it may be adjusted by means of a set
screw or set screws or other suitable means.
This part of my invention is illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5 of the accompanying
drawings, Fig. 4 being a front view of one of the staple-shaped wedges which I
employ according to this part of my invention and Fig. 5 a transverse section of so
much of a continuous rolling mill as is necessary to illustrate this part of my
invention. (k) (k) are the loose staple-shaped wedges which stride the necks of the
top horizontal roll (c) and are placed between the brasses in which the necks of

page_text: the said horizontal roll are supported and the parts of the housings (6) in which
such brasses are mounted. Each of the wedges (k) is forced against another
similar staple shaped wedge (m¹) placed in an inverted position in relation to the
wedge (k) with which it is employed. The wedges (m¹) may be fixed on the
housing (6) or made in the form of inclined projections cast on the housing (b)
in order that they may act in a more satisfactory manner. The adjustable
or loose wedges are arranged so that each of them may be adjusted by
means of a set screw or set screws or other suitable means. The wedges (k)
and (m) are omitted from Figs. 1, and 3 in order to avoid unnecessary repetition
and confusion in the drawings. The employment of the wedges (k) (m') enables
me to dispense with set screws bearing directly on the brasses in which the
horizontal rolls revolve. The wedges (k) require much less space for their
manipulation than set screws as employed in rolling mills of ordinary construction
and are much less liable to be injured by or form entanglements for rods or bars
breaking out of the mill. Further, the wedges (k) being adjusted by set screws or
other suitable means which in the machine illustrated in the accompanying drawings
can be arranged so that access to them may be had from the space above the upper
part of the housings are much more convenient for use in such machine and more
out of the way of the rod or bar being rolled should it break out of the machine
than set screws acting directly on the brasses of the horizontal rolls could be.
My invention further consists in arrangements of mechanism for cutting off the
first end of each bar or rod of metal being rolled, which towards the end of the rolling
process often becomes injured or deformed so as to be incapable of being properly
received by the later rolls which are required to act upon such bar or rod of metal.
In one of these arrangements of mechanism I provide above the path of the rod
a revolving saw mounted upon a shaft which besides revolving can only move
endways in its bearings and so arrange the mechanism employed that when the rod
arrives at a certain point it strikes one end of a lever the other end of which raises the
rod to the saw so that the injured end may be cut off and so that the said lever
shall be pushed out of the path of the rod and also from under it and held in such
position so as to allow the rod to attain its natural path as before the operation.
I also so arrange the mechanism that as the rod advances it will strike another
lever which holds the first one in the required position out of the path of the rod
and release it so that when the entire rod has passed the mechanism the first lever
is forced back into position by springs and a weight or other suitable means ready
to receive the next rod or bar of metal to be operated upon.
This arrangement of mechanism is illustrated in Figs. 2 2A and 2B of the
accompanying drawings in which (m) is the revolving saw. Fig. 2ª is a side elevation
and Fig. 2B is a transverse section illustrating such arrangement of mechanism.
The saw (m) is mounted fast upon a shaft which is mounted so that besides
revolving it can only move end ways in its bearings which are formed in or mounted
upon the side of the housing (b) of the rolling mill. The saw (m) is caused to
revolve rapidly by means of a belt and a pulley secured upon the shaft upon which
the saw (m) is mounted or any suitable gearing. A spring (2) surrounding the
shaft upon which the saw (m) is mounted and bearing at one end against the pulley
secured to the said shaft and at the other end against one of the bearings in which
such shaft is mounted tends to force the saw (m) in a direction contrary to that
indicated by the arrow A in which the rod or bar being rolled passes through the
machine. The extent to which the saw (m) may move under the influence of the
spring () is limited in any suitable manner. (o) is a lever mounted so as to be
capable of being oscillated upon a stud (s) secured in the housing (b) and also of
being moved upon such stud in the direction of its axis. The lever (o) is made in
the form of a quadrant and is so mounted that when it is in the position in which
it is indicated in Figs. 2 and 2ª a part of the arm (n) of such lever (o) will be in
line with the path of the rod or bar passing between the rolls adjacent to which the
said lever (o) is placed. On the housing (b) is formed a wedge (p) against which
the lever (o) is caused to move when oscillated in the manner to be hereinafter

page_text: described. (7) is a lever which is mounted and capable of being oscillated upon a
stud secured in the housing and engages at times as will be hereinafter explained
with a stud projecting from the side of the arm (n) of the lever (o). The lever (o)
is formed with a slot which embraces a stud (02) secured in the side of the
housing (6) so that such stud (02) may act as a guide to the lever (o) and also so
that the ends of the said slot arriving against the said stud (02) may serve to limit
the oscillatory movement of the said lever (o) and the said stud (o³) may have a
bowl or roller mounted so as to revolve upon it so that the movement of the said
lever (o) may be facilitated. A spring bearing at one end against the head of the
stud (s) and at the other against the lever (o) and a spring bearing at one end
against the head of the stud (o²) and at the other against the lever (o) cause such
lever (o) to be pressed against the wedge (p). The stud (2) and the spring
mounted thereon are omitted from Fig. 2B in order that confusion may be avoided.
(u) is a latch mounted and capable of being oscillated upon a stud secured
in the housing (b). The latch () is engaged with the lever (9) except at such
times as such latch (u) is raised by a rod or bar passing beneath it and holds such
lever (g) in the position in which it is indicated in Figs. (2) and (2) into which it
is moved by a weight (1) suspended from such lever (9). The movement of the
lever (9) under the influence of the weight (q) is limited by a stop fixed in the
side of the housing (b). When the advancing or first end of the rod or bar of
metal being rolled passing over the end (o') of the lever (o) strikes the arm (n)
of such lever (o) it turns such lever (o) upon the stud (s) and raises the arm or
end (o) of such lever (o) over which the rod is passing which then raises the rod
or bar which is passing over the said end or arm (o¹) against the saw (m) which
cuts off the first or advancing end of such rod or bar. While the rod or bar is
turning the lever (o) upon the stud (s) the lever (0) being moved in contact with
the wedge (p) is moved end wise of the stud (s) so as to be moved away from the
housing () so that by the time at which the first or advancing end of the rod or
bar has been cut off by the saw (m) the lever (o) will be moved clear of the rod
or bar in order that as soon as the said end of the rod or bar has been cut off by
the saw (m) it may fall down behind the lever (o) into the space formed in the
housing beneath such lever (o) and the lever (9), and so that the said rod or bar
may be allowed to return to its normal path behind the lever (o) and clear of the
saw (m). The wedge (p) is made so as to project as little as possible from beneath
the ends of the lever (o) so as to obstruct as little as possible the falling away of
the ends cut off the bars or rods. The said movement of the lever (o) endwise
of the stud (s) also causes the said lever (o) to be clear of the newly formed end
of the bar or rod being rolled when it advances through the machine. When the
lever (o) is turned upon the stud (s) by the first or advancing end of the rod or bar
striking it and before such lever (o) moves end wise of the studs (s) and (02) clear
of such rod or bar so as to cease to be pressed upon by such rod or bar the catch
upon the lever (7) which is clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 2 will become engaged
with the stud upon the side of the arm (n) of the lever (o) and hold such lever (o)
in the position into which it is moved by the said rod or bar. The rod or bar from
which the first end has been cut off continues to bear for a little time against the
saw (m) and pushes it for a short distance in the direction of its axis until the said
rod or bar being no longer supported by the lever (o) is allowed to move clear
of the saw (m) which is then moved back to its normal position by the spring (").
After the first end of the rod or bar has been cut off and such rod or bar has
been allowed to move clear of the saw (m) the said rod or bar being caused to
continue to advance through the rolling mill will strike the latch (u) and raising
such latch (u) will cause it to release the lever (9). When the lever (7) is released
by the latch (u) the rod or bar continuing to advance through the rolling mill will
turn the lever (g) upon the stud on which it is mounted and raising the arm of such
lever (g) from which the weight (g) is suspended will cause the catch upon the
said arm of the lever (9) to be moved clear of the stud upon the lever (o) and such
lever (o) will be moved by means of the weight (t) and by means of the springs
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page_text: above mentioned mounted upon the studs (s) and (02) back towards its normal
position which is the position in which it is indicated in Figs. 2 and 24 and be
caused to bear against the bar or rod and such bar or rod will move onwards to
the next pair of rolls (c) (i).
As soon as the rod or bar passes clear of the lever (o) the weight (t) and the
springs above mentioned which bear against the heads of the studs (s) and (o²)
cause the lever (o) to move back towards its original position and as soon as the
said rod or bar passes clear of the lever (9) such lever (4) will be moved by the
weight (g) to its original position, and the latch (u) will lock or secure it in such
position as soon as the rod or bar passes clear of such latch (u) and the mechanism
will be in readiness to act upon the first or advancing end of another rod or bar
when it presents itself.
In another of these arrangements of mechanism I arrange above the path of the
rod a saw on a revolving shaft which can move endways and up and down and also
carries or is connected to an arm which is carried in suitable slides on the sides of
the housing and extends down a little below the path of the rod. The rod strikes
a part mounted upon this arm in its passage pushing it forward so that the saw is
made to descend by means of a double conical shaped enlargement also carried on
the shaft against which conical enlargement a roller mounted in stationary bearings
works thus forcing the saw down through the path of the rod and cutting off the
injured end. When the largest part of the cone has passed the roller mounted in
the stationary bearing a spring pulls up the saw and arm so as to allow the further
passage of the rod.
I provide another spring or other springs to move the saw to
its original position when the rod has passed clear of the arm above mentioned.
This arrangement of mechanism is illustrated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying
drawings which is a side view of such mechanism detached from the remainder of
the rolling mill in which it is employed with the exception of one of the vertical
rolls which is indicated in order that the action of this arrangement of mechanism
for cutting off the first ends of the bars or rods may be more readily understood.
(v) is the saw which I arrange above the path of the rod or bar according to this
arrangement of mechanism. The saw (v) is mounted fast on a revolving shaft
capable of moving endways in the bearings in which it is mounted and also of being
moved up and down at one end being provided with an universal joint (v) so that
the part (3) of the said shaft may be moved in relation to the part (2) thereof
while receiving rotary motion by means of a belt and a pulley mounted fast upon
the said part (2) or by means of any suitable arrangement of gearing. Upon the
part (3) of the shaft upon which the saw () is mounted I mount an arm (w) in
which the said part (3) of the said shaft is capable of revolving. By means of
collars secured to the part (3) of the shaft upon which the saw (v) is mounted the
said shaft is made to move endways whenever the arm (w) is moved laterally.
The collars secured to the part (3) of the shaft upon which the saw (v) is
mounted and the bearing for the said part (3) in the arm (w) are so formed
that the arm (w) may remain vertical while the part (3) of the said shaft is
being moved up and down. The arm (w) is formed with a vertical slot which
embraces a projection formed on or secured in a part sliding in horizontal
guides (x) upon the side of the housing of the rolling mill, so that the arm (w)
is kept in a vertical position while being moved up and down on the said
projection. Upon the part (3) of the shaft upon which the saw (v) is mounted
is secured a double conical shaped enlargement (y) which is at times caused to bear
against a roller (=) the axle of which is capable of being revolved in bearings
secured on the housing of the rolling mill. Springs (1) are connected at one end
to the housing of the rolling mill and at the other to a disc or plate mounted upon
the part (3) of the shaft upon which the saw (v) is mounted in which disc or
plate the said part (3) of such shaft may be revolved so that such disc may remain
stationary while the said shaft revolves. The springs (4) causing the disc or plate
to which they are connected to bear against a collar secured upon the part (3) of
the shaft upon which the saw (e) is mounted tend to move such shaft endways in a

page_text: direction contrary to that indicated by the arrow (B). The extent to which the
shaft upon which the saw (v) is mounted can be moved by the springs (1) is limited
in any suitable manner. A spring (wol) connected to an arm projecting from
the arm (w) tends to move the arm (w) upwards. The upward movement of the
arm (w) may be limited by the length of the slot formed in such arm (w) or
in any other suitable manner. In slides formed in the arm (w) is mounted a
part (2) which can be moved upwards and downwards in such slides in relation
to the arm (w). The downward movement of the part (w) in relation to the
arm () is limited by means of a stud in the arm (w) projecting into a slot
formed in the part (2). Springs (3) each bearing at one end against a part
of the arm (w) and at the other end against a part of the part (2) tend to
move the part (2) downwards in relation to the arm (w). The part (w²) is formed
with a part (wa) which when the part (2) is in the position in which it is indicated
in Fig. 6 is in the path of a rod or bar being rolled. In the part (2) and below
the part (2) is formed a hole (2b) the purpose of which will be hereinafter
explained. The rod or bar being rolled in its passage through the rolling mill
passes into contact with the part (2) of the part (1) upon the arm (w) and forces
such arm (w) in the direction indicated by the arrow (B) in which such rod or bar is
moving and consequently forces the shaft upon which the saw (v) is mounted in
the same direction and during the movement of the said shaft in such direction the
double conical enlargement (y) will be caused to bear against the roller (=) so that
the part (3) of such shaft and the saw (v) will be depressed so as to be caused to
cut off the first or advancing end of the said bar or rod by the time the largest
part of the double conical enlargement (y) has been brought against the roller (*).
When the first or advancing end of the bar or rod has been cut off by the saw (v)
the newly formed end of the bar or rod will press upon the saw and move it in the
direction indicated by the arrow (B) until after the largest part of the conical
enlargement (y) has been moved past the roller (=) and the second part of such
double conical enlargement (y) being caused to bear against the roller () allows
the spring (w) to raise the arm (w) so as to move the saw (c) clear of the bar or
rod. The said movement of the saw (v) in the direction indicated by the arrow (B)
will cause the part (w) of the arm (w) to pass up an incline (w) provided on a
part of or secured upon the housing of the rolling mill and be supported by such
incline (w), and will also cause the part (2) upon the arm (w) to be moved along
an incline (w) provided on a part of or secured upon the housing so that the
part (2) will be raised into a position in which the hole (2) therein will be in
line with the path of the rod or har being rolled. Immediately the saw (v) is
raised clear of the bar or rod and while the arm (w) is supported by the incline (w)
and the part (2) is supported by the incline (w) the newly formed end of the bar
or rod will pass through the hole (2b) and beneath the arm (w) so as to prevent
such arm (w) from being depressed so as to allow the saw (v) to again pass into
the path of the bar or rod until the latter end of such bar or rod has passed
underneath the arm (w). After passing underneath the arm (w) the rod or bar
passes onwards to the next pair of rolls in the machine. As soon as the latter
end of the bar or rod has passed underneath the arm (w) and released such arm so
that it may be depressed by the action of the springs (1) causing the double
conical enlargement (y) to bear against the roller () the springs () will cause the
arm (w) and saw (v) to be returned to their original positions so that the saw (°)
may be in readiness to act upon the first or advancing end of another rod or bar
as soon as it is presented, and the springs (w³) will move the part (2) into the
position in which it is indicated in Fig. 6. The form and arrangement of the
arm (w) and the part (2) mounted therein and the incline (w) used therewith are
shown in Fig. 6A, which is an elevation of certain parts taken at right angles to
Fig. 6. Instead of being caused to pass underneath the arm (w) the rod or bar
being rolled may be caused to pass through a hole formed in a suitable position in
such arm (w) and sustain such arm (w) in the raised position in a manner similar
to that above described. Instead of the part (2) arranged and moved in the

page_text: manner above described being employed there may be employed a part hinged to
the arm (w) and arranged to be moved outwards from the housing and so out of the
path of the newly formed end of the bar or rod by means of an incline formed or
provided upon the housing which incline may also be made to serve instead of the
incline (w) to assist in holding the arm (w) in the raised position until the rod or
bar from which the first end has been cut off passes beneath such arm (w), so as to
prevent such arm (w) from allowing the saw () to be again brought into the path
of the rod or bar being rolled until the rod or bar being rolled passes clear of such
arm (w) or any other suitable means by which the part which is mounted upon the
arm (w) and arranged to be first struck by the first end requiring to be cut off from
the bar or rod being rolled may be enabled to be moved in relation to the arm (w)
and out of the way of the newly formed end formed by the cutting off of the said
first end.
This part of my invention is applicable to rolling mills of the kind illustrated in
the drawing accompanying the Specification filed with my said application for
Letters Patent, No. 5833 dated March 18th, 1893 and also to continuous rolling mills
of other kinds. When applying this part of my invention to a continuous mill
such as is illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Specification filed with my
said application for Letters Patent filed on March 18th 1893 I arrange mechanism
constructed in either of the modes above described in reference to this part of my
invention at one or more places in each of the two sides of such mill as may be
desirable and in applying this part of my invention to continuous mills of other
kinds I arrange mechanism constructed according to either of the above described
modes of carrying this part of my invention into effect at suitable places in such
continuous mills.
In some cases a continuous rolling mill whether of the kind illustrated in the
drawing accompanying the Specification filed with my said Application No. 5833 or
of any other kind may be provided at a suitable place or suitable places with an
arrangement or arrangements of mechanism for cutting off the first ends of bars
or rods constructed according to either of the above described arrangements of this
part of my invention, or if arrangements of mechanism for cutting off the first
ends of bars or rods are to be provided at more than one place in one rolling mill,
one or more of such arrangements may be constructed according to one of the
above described arrangements of this part of my invention while the other or others
is or are constructed according to the other of the above described arrangements
of this part of my invention.
A further part of my invention which is applicable both to rolling mills of the
kind illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Complete Specification filed with
my above mentioned application for Letters Patent No. 5833 filed on March 18th
1893 and also to rolling mills of other kinds consists in improvements in the con-
struction of the rolls and in the fastening of the barrels of such rolls on to their shafts
or necks. In one of these arrangements I make a hole in the barrel of the size
required and the shaft to correspond fitting very tightly at the side next to the
pinion. The shaft is then bored out at the outer end first with a taper hole and
then with a parallel hole of smaller diameter the parallel hole being tapped or
otherwise formed with screw threads. Then the end of the shaft is sawn for a
short distance in the direction of its length so as to divide the outer shell which
remains after the boring into segments, the barrel is put on and then a pin having
a parallel part screwed and a taper portion plain to fit the taper in the end of the
shaft is screwed fast so as to force the segments of the shaft against the inner sides
of the barrel. A key may also be inserted if necessary.
This arrangement of this part of my invention is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 of
the accompanying drawings. Fig. 7 is a side view partly in section of a portion of
a roll to which this arrangement of this part of my invention is applied and Fig. 8
is an end view of a portion of such roll. In the barrel (c) of the roll I form a
hole of the size required and form the shaft (c) so that it will fit very tightly
therein, and form a slight taper in the hole in the barrel (c') at the part thereof

page_text: which is nearest to the pinion mounted upon the shaft (c²) of the roll and also form
a corresponding slight taper upon the shaft (c2) upon which the taper portion of
the hole in the barrel (c) may be forced. The shaft (c²) of the roll is then bored
out at the outer end first with a taper hole and at the bottom of that taper hole
with a parallel hole of smaller diameter which is tapped or otherwise formed with
screw threads. The outer end of the shaft (c2) is then sawn for a short distance
in the direction of its length so that the shell which remains after the boring of
the holes above mentioned is divided into a suitable number of segments. In
Fig. 8 the end of the shaft is shown as being divided into four segments. The
barrel (c) of the roll is then put on the neck of the shaft (c2) and the taper portion
of the hole in the barrel (c¹) is forced tightly on to the corresponding taper portion
of the shaft (2) and then a pin (c) having a parallel part screwed to fit the screwed
parallel hole in the shaft (2) and a taper plain part to fit the taper hole in the
shaft (2) and a suitable head to receive a key or other appliance by means of
which such pin may be turned is screwed fast into the shaft so as to force the
segments of the end of the shaft (c2) against the sides of the hole in the barrel (c)
of the roll. A key of any suitable kind may be inserted between the shaft (c²) of
the roll and the barrel (c¹) placed thereon.
The
In another arrangement for securing the barrels to the necks I employ two three
or four recesses communicating with the central hole in the barrel instead of a
round hole in the barrel and also make the shaft of a corresponding section and then
the method referred to above is employed in a manner similar to that described above.
This arrangement of this part of my invention is illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 of
the accompanying drawings. Fig. 9 is a side view partly in section of a portion
of a roll to which this arrangement of this part of my invention is applied and
Fig. 10 is an end view of a portion of such roll. In the end of the barrel (c) of
the roll shown in Figs. 9 and 10 I form two three or four recesses or key-ways
communicating with the central hole in the barrel and form the shaft (c) in a
manner similar to that above described in reference to Figs. 7 and 8 but in addition
form on or insert in it two three or four keys or feathers (6) so as to make it
correspond in form with the barrel to be placed thereon. The keys or feathers (6)
formed on or placed in the shaft (c) are made to taper and the recesses or
key-ways in the barrel (c) are made to taper in a corresponding manner.
barrel () is countersunk at each end. When the barrel (c) is placed upon the
shaft (c) and the communicating recesses or key ways therein have been pushed
on to the taper keys or feathers (c) a taper washer (c) is inserted to fill up the
countersunk end of the barrel (c¹) and then the taper pin similar to the taper pin (3)
shown in Figs. 7 and 8 which has a parallel screwed part is screwed into place in
the manner above described in reference to Figs. 7 and 8 and forces the segments
of the shaft (c) against the sides of the hole in the barrel (c) and so secures
the barrel (c) in position on the shaft (5). In a modification of this part of my
invention which is also illustrated by Figs. 9 and 10 of the accompanying drawings
I employ roll barrels each formed with two or more grooves and place or form a
corresponding number of keys or feathers (e) in a suitable position in or on the
shaft (c) on which each barrel (et) is mounted so that when one groove becomes
worn I
may remove one set of keys or feathers (c) and push the barrel (c) on to
the next so as to bring the next groove into use or if the barrel (c) be made with
recesses or key-ways at each end of the said barrel (c) it may be reversed in order
to bring a second groove into use when one groove is worn.
The methods of constructing rolls which are illustrated and described in reference
to Figs. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings and Figs. 9 and 10 of such drawings
may be employed in combination with one another.
A further part of my invention which is applicable to rolling mills of the kind
illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Complete Specification filed with my
above mentioned application for Letters Patent, No. 5833 filed March 18th, 1893
and also to continuous rolling mills of other kinds consists in improvements in
mechanism for coiling up the product of rolling mills. According to this part of

page_text: my invention I place either one or two coils at each side of the machine outside the
housing in a suitable position behind the last pair of rolls in the train but preferably
near them and cause such coils to revolve at a speed corresponding to that at which
the rod is delivered from the last pair of rolls. I provide each of such coils with
a loose disc which is arranged to be actuated by a lever so as to be capable of
being moved away from a fast disc so that when the rod has run between them the
movable disc may be allowed to recede and secure the end of the rod and carry it
round till the rod is coiled up when the movable disc is again pushed forward so as
to release the end which was retained between the two discs and deliver the coil of
rod from the coil and be again in the right position for the first end of the next
rod to be received.
This part of my invention is illustrated by Figs. 11 and 12 of the accompanying
drawings. Fig. 11 being a horizontal section and Fig. 12 a front view of a portion
of a coil sufficient for the explanation of this part of my invention and the manner
in which it may be carried into effect. The loose disc employed in the coil
illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12 is formed of four segmental portions (2) which are
connected to arms (2) mounted upon pivots (3) each of which is secured in two of
four segmental brackets (4) which being secured upon a plate (5) form the fast
disc of the coil. The plate (5) is mounted fast upon a hollow shaft (6) mounted
and capable of being revolved in a horizontal position in suitable bearings.
Between the arms (2ª) of each of the segmental portions (2) and the plate (5) is
placed a spring (7) which tends to move the part (2) of the arm (2) of the said
segmental portion (2) towards the plate (5) and so tends to turn the said arm (2ª)
Segon the Pot (3) (2) towards the plate (6) and so tends to segmental portion (2)
upon such arm (2") against the adjacent segmental brackets (4) and also away from
the axis of the shaft (6). In the interior of the hollow shaft (6) is mounted a
rod (8) which is provided with a conical enlargement or head (8") which may be
fast or loose thereon and by means of a lever (9) capable of being turned about a
pivot (9) secured to any suitable part be pressed into contact with the arms (2º)
connected to the segmental portions (2) and force such segmental portions (2) away
from the segmental brackets (4) and towards the axis of the shaft (6) in opposition
to the pull of the springs (7). A spring (10) bearing at one end against a collar
formed in the interior of the hollow shaft (6) and at the other end against a
collar (8) secured upon the rod (8) is employed to move the rod (8) in the direction
indicated by the arrow (C).
The movement of the rod (8) under the influence of the spring (10) is limited by
means of a collar (11) formed or secured in the interior of the hollow shaft (6) or
in any other suitable manner. A coil or coils such as is illustrated in Figs. 11
and 12 is provided at each side of the rolling mill to which this part of my
invention is applied and preferably near to the last pair of rolls in the train of the
rolling mill and by means of a belt and a pulley mounted fast upon the shaft (6)
of such coil or in any other suitable manner the barrel formed by the segmental
brackets (4) is caused to revolve at a speed corresponding to that at which the rod
rolled is delivered by the last pair of rolls of the rolling mill. When a rod is
about ready to be coiled up by means of the coil illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12 the
lever (9) is moved so as to press the enlargement (8") of the rod (8) against the
arms (2) and move the segmental portions (2) away from the segmental brackets (4)
and towards the axis of the shaft (6) so that the end of the rod issuing from
between the rolls may be guided by means of a pipe fixed in a position in which
it may receive such rod and guide it in a suitable manner into the space between
one or other of the segmental portions (2) and the adjacent segmental brackets (4)
and then the lever (9) being released the spring (10) moving the rod (8) allows
the springs (7) to move the segmental portions (2) towards the segmental
brackets (4) and cause one or more of them to grip the end of the rod delivered
by the rolls and cause it to become coiled upon the barrel formed by the segmental
brackets (4). When the said rod is all coiled upon the barrel formed by the
segmental brackets (4) the lever (9) is again moved so as to move the segmental

page_text: portions (2) away from the segmental brackets (4) and towards the axis of the
shaft (6) so that they will release the said rod and not interfere with the removal
of the coiled up rod from the said barrel which is commenced by the forward
movement of the parts (2b) of the arms (2) caused by the handle (9) being
moved to release the rod coiled upon the said barrel and completed by the revolu-
tion of the said barrel, causing the coiled up rod to move off such barrel. The
coiled up rod removed from the barrel formed by the segmental brackets (4) may
be carried away by mechanical means or in any other suitable manner. It will be
obvious that the movement of the handle (9) to release and remove one coiled up
rod from the barrel formed by the segmental brackets (4) will also place the
segmental portions (2) in position for the next rod to be seized between them and
the segmental brackets (4) when it issues from the last pair of rolls of the rolling
mill and as soon as a second rod has been guided by means of the pipe as above
described between one of the segmental portions (2) and the adjacent segmental
brackets (4) the handle (9) may be released and allow the second rod to be
seized between one or other of the segmental portions (2) and the adjacent
segmental brackets (4).
screw
In the rolling mill illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings
somewhat as in the arrangements illustrated in the drawing accompanying the
Complete Specification filed with my application for Letters Patent No. 5833
dated March 18th 1893, a shaft driven in any suitable manner and extending
lengthwise of the rolling mill has mounted fast upon it worm gearing or
right angular gears" which gears into or engages with or gear into or engage with
and imparts or impart rotary motion to spiral pinions or worin wheels mounted upon
the shafts of some of the top horizontal rolls that is to say upon the shafts of the
top horizontal rolls which first act upon the bars or rods and rotary motion is
communicated to the remaining top horizontal rolls by means of spur wheels which
may be mounted upon horizontal shafts receiving rotary motion by means of bevel
wheels upon horizontal or vertical shafts mounted, arranged and driven in any
suitable manner and rotary motion is communicated to the bottom horizontal rolls
by pinions thereon gearing into or engaging with pinions mounted fast upon the
shafts of the top horizontal rolls used therewith and rotary motion is communicated
to the several pairs of vertical rolls which first act upon a rod being rolled and
the several pairs of rolls which last act upon such rod by spur wheels mounted
upon the axles of such vertical rolls and receiving motion from spur wheels
which are mounted upon vertical shafts receiving motion by bevel wheels
from a main shaft or in any suitable manner and impart motion to the inner or
outer vertical roll of each of such pairs of vertical rolls as is indicated in Figs. 2
and 5 of the accompanying drawings and rotary motion may be communicated by
means of the rods or bars passing between them to the pairs of vertical rolls
intermediate between the several pairs of vertical rolls which first act upon
such bars or rods and the several pairs of vertical rolls which last act thereon.
The arrangement of the gearing which is employed in the machine illustrated in
the accompanying drawings is clearly indicated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5. If it be
preferred however the driving of the various rolls may be accomplished in any
other manner which may be considered suitable.
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. In a continuous rolling mill of the kind hereinbefore described housings
constructed with projections such as (a) at the side and enlargements (e) at the
base formed so as to partially surround the inner vertical rolls and the bottom
horizontal rolls and the lower parts of the vertical rolls for the purposes and
substantially in the manner herein before described.
2. In a continuous rolling mill an arrangement of mechanism for cutting off the
first end of each rod or bar rolled constructed arranged and employed at any

page_text: suitable place or places in such rolling mill and operated in the manner herein-
before described in reference to Figs. 2 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a continuous rolling mill an arrangement of mechanism for cutting off the
first end of each rod or bar rolled, constructed, arranged and employed at any
suitable place or places in such rolling mill and operating in the manner herein-
before described in reference to Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings.
4. In a continuous rolling mill a coil or coils placed in a suitable position or
suitable positions adjacent to the last pair or pairs of rolls in the train or trains
and arranged so as to be operated by means of a lever or levers so as to receive
and coil up the rods or bars rolled and discharge the coiled rods or bars and be
made ready to seize further rods or bars while discharging the rods or bars coiled
up substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
Dated this Eleventh day of August 1894.
HOWARD
CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicant.