Improvements in and connected with Spinning Frames.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Spinning Frames.
We JOSEPH BRINDLE, of 14 Field Street, Failsworth Lancashire, Engineer,
JOHN TAYLOR, of 14 Beech Road Sale, Cheshire, Merchant, and RICHARD
LOVETT READE, of New Hall, Wythenshaw Road, Sale, Cheshire, Merchant.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates first to an improved manner of driving the winding
spindles, secondly to an improved manner of supporting the spindles to allow of
their being raised or lowered while winding thirdly to an improved arrangement
to automatically effect the rising and lowering of the spindles, and fourthly to
an improved arrangement of fly winder.
According to the first part we form a groove on the outside of the spindle to
enable a collar to be held from turning by a pin or feather but admit of the
sliding of the collar up or down on the spindle: the driving of the spindle is
effected by this collar resting upon a revolving disc driven in any suitable
manner through these discs the spindles pass, and bearing upon a support
arranged to be raised or lowered; this action we prefer to effect by the
following means. Running across the main frame is a shaft with outside crank
arm operated by a sliding incline face. On this crank is keyed two arms which.
carry two other bent arms, one end of which bears against the underside of the
movable part which supports the bottom of the spindles. A partial movement
of the cross shaft causes the spindle support to be either raised or lowered by
dropping or raising the attached arms that hold up the said spindle support, and
a second falling movement is given to the spindles by the bottom of the bent arms
being operated by a cam arrangement, the shape of the cam being such as to give
a sharper or slower movement as may be required according to the style of
winding required; and a sharp rising movement is given to the whole of the
spindles by means of a spring or weight acting upon the said arms.
As regards the improved arrangement of fly. This is attached to a revolving
foundation through which the spindles pass so that the eye end stands upwards
instead of the present plan of hanging down from the point of spindle.
The incline face that operates the cross shaft for giving one of the up and down
movements to the spindles, is moved by a revolving screw passing through a
depending part this screw being turned by gearing in any suitable manner.
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By the above arrangement the building of the "
effected in the manner known as the "cop will ready
result at present obtained by ring spinning.
Dated this 17th day of February 1893
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on the bare spindle is
it will also produce the
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Spinning Frames.
We JOSEPH BRINDLE of 14 Field Street, Failsworth, Lancashire, Engineer,
JOHN TAYLOR 14 Beech Road, Sale, Merchant, and RICHARD LOVETT READE,
of New Hall, Wythenshaw Road, Sale, Cheshire Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates, firstly, to an improved manner of driving the winding
spindles, secondly; to supporting the spindles to allow of their being raised or:
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page_text: lowered while winding. Thirdly, to an arrangement to automatically raise and
lower the spindles while winding for building up the cop. Fourthly to means for
raising the spindles for "doffing" the cop and, fifthly to an improved arrangement
of fly-twister.
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To enable our invention to be properly understood we will proceed to describe
the same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 front or side view of a spinning frame.
Figure 2 end view
Figure 3 detached view of a winding spindle arranged according to this
invention drawn to a larger scale than the preceding views,
Figure 4 a detached view of a part on spindle.
The same letters of reference are used to denote the same part in each view.
The parts of the drawings not lettered are of the usual construction, so need no
description or reference. A is the main frame B a winding drum passing across
same, to revolve the spindles and fly's by gut; C the spindles, D the twisting fly's.
The bottom end of these, is secured in the top of a revolving carrier D' so that the
eye D' stands upwards instead of in the present plan hanging down from point of
spindle. The carriers D' are formed with journal or bearing ends to attach them
to a cross support E in which they are revolved by gut or cord from drum B:
these cords pass round the carrier in the grooves D. Fa second cross support in
which are attached the means for revolving the spindles C; these means consist of
short pieces of thick tubing C or tubing with a disc on top and formed with
journal or bearing end to be held in support F so that they may be revolved by gut
from drum B. G a cross support for the bottom of spindles to rest upon.
The end of spindles is made with a bearing point and a corresponding socket hole
is made in the top of the support G for the end of each spindle to take in. This
support G is held in a vertical slide G' at each side of frame, so that the support G
may be raised and lowered vertically, to raise and lower the whole of the spindles
together.
The lower portion of the spindles pass loosely through the fly carrier D',
supports E and F, and revolving pieces C, and rest upon support G as stated.
These spindles are driven in the following manner-Down each spindle is cut a
groove C (Fig. 3), and loose upon spindle is a collar C prevented from turning
by a projecting pin C which enters the groove C³. Each collar C* rests upon the
top of one of the revolving pieces C, and the spindle is revolved by frictional
contact between the underside of collar and top of revolving piece C¹: by this
means a very sensitive and yielding draw is given to the yarn. The frictional
contact may be increased by any known spring appliance pressing upon top of
collar or by making the collar heavy, or other suitable means.
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The spindles have a rising and falling motion given to them for building up the
cop by the following arrangement. Passing across the frame is a shaft H held in
suitable bearings to rock or turn having keyed on arms H¹: one shaft and arms
are used for each set of spindles.
Pivotted near the top of each of the arms H¹ is a bent arm G' having a
roller bearing at the upper bent end, which supports and holds up the spindle
rest G. The automatic lowering and raising of the spindles during winding is as
follows-
The lower end of arms G2 bears against a roller N carried on front of a sliding
carriage N¹ this carriage has a reciprocating movement given to it by a revolving
cam or eccentric N' as follows: Projecting from top of carriage N' is a stud on
which is a roller N' which bears against the face of cam N' the carriage is held
against cam by a spring N and weight N' acting upon the bent arms G².
Every revolution of the cam forces out the carriage so turning bent arms G² on
on their pivot bringing down the roller end and so allowing the spindle rest G to fall,
and on the cam bearing being released from carriage, the spring and weight bring
back the bottom end of arms G' to their vertical and normal position which lifts
up the roller end and so raises the spindle rest G and with it the spindles.
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The two carriages N' are connected together by the rod N° so that they may
work in unison. The cam may be single, double, or other form according to the
movement desired to be given to the carriage. The shaft N' of the cam is driven
by the worm wheel N8 and the worm shaft by the bevel gearing shown in drawing
from main driving shaft.
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A second falling and rising motion is imparted to the spindle as may be required,
as follows-
On one end of shaft H is a crank arm J carrying a side roller J', which
bears upon an incline face of a sliding piece J2 which we call "the copping
plate." This plate has a depending stem J³ which engages the screw J* the latter
being revolved by worm wheel J' engaging a clutch arrangement K in centre of
screw J. This wheel is revolved by worm on shaft J', revolved by gear wheel J'
gearing with wheel J8 revolved from main driving shaft by the intermediate
gearing as shown in Figure 2. This clutch arrangement K is of usual con-
struction and is actuated by the handle K. Before starting, the handle is pulled
out to disengage wheel J from screw J which is then turned by the outside
hand wheel M to move the copping plates to the positions shown in drawing
when the incline top of plates causes the arms H¹ to be lifted, raising the arms G
and the spindle rest G and all the spindles.
Then the clutch is shut thereby engaging the screw to the plates to work them
along the screw: when the incline face acting upon the side bearing of arm J
lowers the arm H' and consequently the spindles.
When the cop is ready for "doffing" the clutch is released, and previous to
restarting the copping plates are screwed back to their original position. To
perform the operation of ring spinning or doubling, or for any purpose where the
spindle is not required, to rise and fall we use if preferred a spindle provided with
a fast collar or flange. The spindle may be provided with this fast collar or flange
at any given part, the underside of such collar resting upon a revolving piece so
that the spindle is caused to revolve by frictional contact.
Having now
now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
In spinning frames
1. The manner of driving the spindles consisting of the combination of a groove
in spindle, a sliding collar on same engaging groove, a suitable revolving foundation
for the collar to rest upon so as to revolve the spindle by the frictional contact
between collar and revolving foundation, substantially as described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
2. Revolving the spindles by aid of a fixed collar on same bearing or resting
upon a revolving part, through which the spindle preferably passes.
3. The manner of supporting the spindles to allow of their being raised or
lowered, consisting of passing the spindles through loose guide supports and a
sliding support for the ends of spindles to rest upon in suitable socket bearing said
sliding support being held to be lowered and raised, substantially as described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
4. The use of a bottom support such as G for the spindles to rest upon
arranged to be raised or lowered in any suitable manner for raising and lowering
the spindles.
5. The manner of raising and lowering the spindle rest to give to the spindles
a continuous rising and falling movement consisting of a bearing rest for the
bottom of spindles capable of a sliding movement said rest having a recipro-
cating movement given to it by the arms G' operated substantially in the
manner hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
6. The manner of lowering and gradually raising the spindle rest at will con-
sisting of the rocking shaft H having keyed on arms H¹ carrying supports G'

page_text: for spindle rest, arm J engaging incline top of a sliding plate a revolving screw to
move plate, a clutch arrangement to stop screw and a hand wheel to turn screw
to set plates all substantially as described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
7. The improved arrangement of twisting fly consisting of connecting the 5
bottom of fly to a revolving foundation so that the yarn eye stands upwards.
Dated this 27th day of March 1893.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.