Improvements in Machines for Beaming Yarn.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1893—Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Beaming Yarn.
We CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER Machine Maker, JOHN THOMAS
HAWORTH, Foreman, and JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON, Mechanic, all of Dale
Street Iron Works Accrington, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved appliances connected with frictional driving
of the beam also the driving of the nip rollers and to an improvement in the
measuring motion in beaming machines.
The improved appliances connected with the driving of the beam and nip rollers
and with the measuring motion is as follows:-The shaft of the beam is carried in
a long collar or sleeve extending from the supporting brackets or pedestal and in
the exterior of the said long collar is cut or formed a screw or cam groove. On
the collar is received a loose boss having a pin or projection the end of which is
received in the screw or cam groove. Extending from the loose boss is an arm to
which one end of a spring is attached the other end of said spring is attached by
adjusting screw to a link connected with the back or treadle shaft. On forcing
down the treadle the treadle shaft lever through the link and spring already
referred to draws the arm connected with the loose boss forward and so gives a
partial turn to the boss the pin of which being in the screw or cam groove forces
the loose boss end wise on the long collar of the beam shaft supporting bracket or
pedestal, and the end of the collar presses against the friction plate and so starts
the drum which drives the beam. When the frame knocks off, the spring and link
rebound or move in opposite direction and. give the reverse motion to the boss and
pin which is in the screw or cam groove and thus disengages the friction.
For driving the nip rollers a small pulley on the drum shaft gives motion by a
strap and second pulley on a stud under the nip rollers. On the boss of the latter
pulley is a toothed wheel running loose and gearing with a wheel on nip rollers,
and behind the latter wheel is a clutch and on the boss of the pulley is a small
clutch sliding on a key which gears in and drive the wheel of the nip rollers.
The clutches are thrown in and out of gear by a finger connected by a rod with
the treadle shaft so that as the treadle is operated, so are the clutches thrown in
and out of contact.
Or in lieu of clutches a stud under the nip rollers on which runs a friction pulley,
behind the pulley is a friction which gears in the nip roller wheel, and on the
said stud, collar (or on a bracket) is a screw or cam groove: On the stud or
bracket is received a loose boss having a pin or projection the end of which is
received in the screw or cam groove. Extending from the loose boss is an arm to
which one end of a spring is attached the other end of said spring is attached by
adjusting screw to a link connected with a short lever on the treadle shaft. On
forcing down the treadle the lever on the treadle shaft draws down the connecting
link and applies the friction, and on knocking off, the reverse motion follows and
the friction is taken off.
The measuring motion comprises dial wheels operated by worm from axis of
measuring roller as ordinary, on the axis of one of the centre wheels is a screw or
worm which by its rotation carries forward a pointer. or finger which at the end
of its traverse comes in contact with the ordinary knocking off apparatus. The
said screw is preferably of variable pitch its terminating end being of coarse pitch
whereof the motion of the pointer or finger is accelerated and by reason

page_text: of such longer relative traverse for a given length or quantity of yarn a nearer
approach to accurate measuring and a sudden knock off is attainable.
Dated this 12th day of October 1892.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Beaming Yarn.
We CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER Machine Maker, JOHN THOMAS
HAWORTH Foreman, and JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON Mechanic, all of Dale
Street Iron Works Accrington, in the County of Lancaster, 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 to improved appliances connected with frictional driving
of the beam, and nip rollers and to improvements in the measuring motion in
beaming machines.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which :-
Fig. is a front elevation partly in section of appliances for the frictional
driving of the beam of a beaming machine.
Fig. 2 is an end sectional elevation on line A, B of Fig. 1, the position of the
friction plate being shown by dotted lines.
Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation of appliances for driving the nip rollers of a
beaming machine.
Fig. 4 is a sectional front elevation of appliances for the frictional driving of the
nip rollers of a beaming machine.
Fig. 5 is an end sectional elevation of Fig. 4, the part of the frame of the
machine being removed.
Fig. 6 is a sectional front elevation of improved appliances for driving the nip
rollers of a beaming machine shewing the clutch on the bottom or beam shaft.
Fig. 7 is an end view of the clutch fork, weight and treadle lever shewn by
Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the improved measuring motion.
Fig. 8 is an oblique view of same, the tumbler lever being shewn at the back of
same instead of in front.
Fig. 9 is a plan view of Fig. 8.
Fig. 10 is a detail of Figs. 8 and 9.
Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a modified form of measuring motion.
According to this invention and referring firstly to the improved appliances for
frictional driving of the beam and to Figs. 1 and of the accompanying drawings.
The shaft 1 of the beam 2 is carried in a long collar or sleeve 3 extending from
and forming part of the ordinary supporting bracket, or pedestal 4, and in the
exterior of the said long collar or sleeve 3 is cut or formed a screw or cam
groove 4. On the long collar or sleeve 3 is received a loose boss 5 in which is
fixed the pin 6 on the inner end of which is an anti friction runner 7 which is
received in the screw or cam groove 4ª. The loose boss 5 is extended and forms
the part 8 in the end of which is mounted the anti friction runner 9 received in the
groove 10 formed in the boss of the drum 11 which is loose on the long collar 3.
Extending from the loose boss 5 is a short arm 13 to one end of which is bolted
a strong blade spring 14 the other end of which is by adjusting screw 15 attached
to a link 16 connected with the back or treadle shaft lever 17.
The action is as follows:-On forcing down the treadle the treadle shaft
lever 17 through the link 16 and spring 14 already referred to pulls on the arm 13
connected with the loose boss 5 and so give a partial turn or revolution to the

page_text: latter and the anti friction runner 7 therein acting on the screw or cam groove 4*
forces the loose boss 5 endwise on the long collar or sleeve 3 of the beam shaft. 1
and the runner 9 in the groove 10 will force and press the driving pulley 11
against the friction plate 12 and the said pulley 11 will by the frictional
contact therewith be temporiarly fast on the shaft I and will drive the same and
the beam 2.
When the machine knocks off, the spring 14 and link 16 rebound or move in an
opposite direction and so give a reverse motion to the boss 5 and runner 7 which
acting on the screw or cam groove 4 disengages the friction.
Referring now to the apparatus for driving the nip rollers and to Fig. 3 of the
drawings. A small pulley 18 on the drum shaft 1 gives motion by strap 19 and
second pulley 20 having a long boss and carried on a stud 21 fixed in the frame 22
of the machine and under the nip rollers 23. On the long boss of the pulley 20 is
mounted a toothed wheel 24 running loosely on such boss and gearing with a
wheel 25 on the axis of the nip roller 23. The boss of the wheel 24 has a clutch 26
formed in it and a clutch 27 keyed on the boss of the pulley 20 can engage with
such clutch 26. The clutch 27 is controlled by cranked finger or fork 28 carried
on the fulcrum stud 29 in a bracket fixed to the end frame of the machine said
finger or fork 28 being connected by rod 30 with a short arm 31 (see Fig. 5) on
the treadle shaft 32 so that as the treadle 33 is operated and a partial turn given
to its shaft 32 so is the fork or finger 28 and the clutches 26, 27 thrown in or out
of contact and the wheel 24 is driven by the pulley 20 or allowed to remain
stationary and loose on the long boss.
In lieu of the clutches 26, 27 we may fix a stud 21 under the nip rollers 23
(see Figs. 4 and 5) and on the stud 21 is loosely mounted the friction pulley 23,
and behind the pulley 33 is a friction 35 cast or fixed to the toothed wheel 24
which gears with the wheel 25 on the axis of the nip roller 23. Fixed on the said
stud 21 is a boss 36 in which is a screw or cam groove 37 and on the boss 36 is a
loose collar 38 in which is a pin or projection and anti friction runner 39 which is
received in the groove 37. Extending from the loose collar or boss 38 is an arm
or strong blade spring 39" (see Fig. 5) is attached, and the other end of said spring
cr arm 39 is by the connecting rod or link 30 connected to the short lever or
arm 31 on the treadle shaft 32. On forcing down the treadle 33 the lever 31 on
the treadle shaft 32 draws down the connecting rod or link 30 and the runner 39
acting on the cam groove 37 the long collar 38 is forced against the wheel 24 and
the friction 35 pressed against the friction on the pulley 33 so that the wheel 24 is
driven thereby and in turn drives the wheel 25 and nip roller 23.
On knocking off the machine a reverse movement follows and the frictional
contact is broken.
Fig. 6 shews the clutch 26, 27 applied to the pulley 18 on the drum shaft 1 and
the clutch is controlled by the fork 28 free to move on the fulcrum stud 29 in a
bracket fixed to the frame 22 of the machine. Fast on the fulcrum stud 29 is the
heavy or weighted lever 40 the end of which rests on the treadle lever 17, whose
fulcrum is at 41. On forcing down the treadle and lever 17 as indicated by the
arrow (Fig. 7) the weighted lever 40 moves the clutch fork 28 on its stud 29 and
the clutch 27 is slided on a key in the shaft 1 so as to engage with the clutch 26,
and the pulley 18 is then driven and by strap 19 drives the pulley 20 and by
wheels 24, 25 drives the nip roller 23.
In all cases when the pressure is removed from the treadle a counterbalance
weight moves the parts in a reverse direction, and to their normal positions.
The improved measuring motion (see Figs. 8, 9 and 10) comprises_dial
wheels 42, 43 operated by worm 44 on the axis of the measuring roller 45 as
ordinary.
On the axis of the centre wheel 42 is a screwed shaft or worm 46 which by its
rotation carries forward a pointer or finger 47 said pointer or finger being carried
on a block 48 on and operated by the shaft or worm 46 which is carried in a box or
casing 49 mounted on a stud 50 in the end frame of the machine and supported

page_text: at its other end by the hand lever 51 and locking piece 52. A lever 53 is mounted
on the stud 54 in the box or casing 49 and the said lever 53 is supported by the
projection or lug 55 being received in the recess 56 of the bell crank lever 57. At
the lower part of the block 48 is cast a lug 49" (see Fig. 10) in which is an adjusting
screw 58.
The action is as follows:-The pointer or finger 47 and block 48 are carried
forward by the rotation of the worm or shaft 46 until the end of the adjusting
screw 58 comes in contact with the projection 59 on the lever 57 whereon the latter
is slightly turned on its stud and the lug 55 is released from the holding notch or
recess 56 and the lever 53 falls and the cross pin 60 in the end thereof drops onto
the inclined top of the ordinary stop handle 61 which is thus knocked off its holding
catch 62 and the machine is stopped in the ordinary manner.
By moving the locking piece 52 and hand lever 51 the wheel end of the box or
casing 49 can be lowered, the box turning on the stud 50 so that the wheels 42, 43
move clear of the worm 44 and then the screwed shaft or worm 46 can be turned by
the handle 63 until the pointer and block are moved to the required position on the
shaft or worm 46 whereon the box or easing 49 and wheels 43 are raised and locked
as shewn in Fig. 8 and the apparatus is ready to restart.
The screw 46 is preferably of variable pitch its terminating end being of coarse
pitch whereby the traverse of the pointer or finger 47 is accelerated and by
reason of such longer relative traverse for a given length or quantity of yarn
a nearer approach to accurate measuring and a sudden "knock off" is attainable.
Fig. 11 shews modified form of measuring motion wherein the block 48 is
formed as a worm fast on the plain shaft 46 and gears with and drives the segment
worm wheel 66 on the axis of which is the lever 67 having a weighted end. The
apparatus is set by lowering the wheel end of the box or casing 49 as hereinbefore
described and turning the lever 67 and wheel 66 back to the required position when
the parts are again fixed in the position shewn. The worm 48 turns the wheel 66
until the blank part 68 comes opposite to it whereon the weighted lever 67 will
fall and the weighted end drops on to the inclined top of the ordinary stop
handle 61 which is knocked off its holding, catch 62 and the machine is stopped.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. The long collar or sleeve 3 in which is the cam groove or screw (*, the boss
having the runners or pins 7. 9 the spring 14 and connecting link 16 all in
combination and constituting the improved appliances for the purpose herein
set forth and as illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
2. The improved appliances for driving the nip rollers of beaming machines as
herein described and as illustrated by Figs. 3. 4. 5. 6 and 7 of the accompanying
drawings.
3. The general construction arrangement and combination of parts constituting
the improved measuring motion as herein fully described and as illustrated by
Figs. 8. 9 and 10 of the accompanying drawings.
4. The general construction arrangement and combination of parts constituting
the improved measuring motion as herein described and as illustrated by Fig. 11 of
the accompanying drawings.
DL 141
CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER,
JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH,
JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarns.
We CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER Machine Maker, JOHN THOMAS
HAWORTH Foreman, and JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON Mechanic, all of Dale
Street Iron Works Accrington, in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the mounting and adjustment of the three cones employed
on winding machines.
According to this our invention we employ a casting having three branches and a
cross or T head. At the junctions of the three ways are guides forming part of and
cast to the three ways. Each cone is mounted on a stud the lower end of which is
chased or screwed and is screwed or rivetted into a slotted foot piece which stands
on one of the three ways.
By means of the slot and a set screw the position of each cone on its stand and
the latter upon the arm of the three way can be adjusted with facility so as to bring-
the cones nearer or remove them further from each other according to the form and
size of cop to be wound.
In some cases the stands which carry the cones are hinged near the junction of
the three way and provided with a set screw, the lower end of which bears upon the-
spindle rail and as the set screw is turned in one or the other direction so will the
cone be moved on its joint or hinge pin, raising or lowering the cones which in
effect brings them nearer to or further apart. With this arrangement may also be
used the slotted bearing for the cones so as to have available the rising and lowering.
movements, also the sliding movement.
"Dated this. 31st day of January 1893.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants..
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarns..
We CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER Machine Maker, JOHN THOMAS
HAWORTH Foreman, and JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON Mechanic, all of Dale>
Street Iron Works Accrington, in the County of Lancaster, 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 to the mounting, and adjustment of the three cones employed-
on winding machines.
.
According to this invention we employ a casting having three branches, and a
cross head or lug.
At the junctions of the three ways are guides forming part of and cast to the
three ways. Each cone is mounted on a stud the lower end of which is screwed, or
rivetted into a slotted foot piece which stands on one of the three ways.
By means of the slot, and a set screw the position of each cone on its stand, and
the latter, upon the arm of the three way, can. be adjusted with facility so as to
bring the cones nearer or remove them further from each other according to the
form and size of cop to be wound.
"In some cases the stands which carry the cones are hinged near the junction
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page_text: of the three ways and provided with a set screw, the lower end of which bears
upon the spindle rail, or a bracket thereon, and as the set screw is turned in one or
the other direction so will the cone be moved on its joint or hinge pin, raising or
lowering the cones.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of part of a winding machine shewing three cones
mounted according to this invention.
Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of one of the cones and its slotted foot.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the three branch or three way casting.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the bracket to which the three branch casting is
secured, said bracket being bolted onto the spindle rail.
Fig. 7 is a plan view of Fig. 6 shewing by dotted lines the position occupied by
the three branch casting (Fig. 4).
According to this invention we employ a casting having three branches 1. 1. 1
and a cross head or lug 2.
Each branch or way 1 is formed as a guide or recess across which is the pin 3.
Each cone 4 is mounted and free to revolve on a stud 5 the lower end of such
stud being screwed, or rivetted into the foot piece 6 which has a slot 7 formed
in it.
One foot piece 6 is hinged to each of the pins 3 by the pin 3 being held in
the curved part or recess 8 formed in the loose cap or piece 9 which is fixed to
the underside of the foot piece 6 by means of nut and bolt 10 (see Fig. 2) and the
slot 7 in the foot piece 6 allows of the three cones 4 being adjusted or moved nearer
to or further from one another as desired, and according to the form and size of cop
to be wound.
Beneath the three branch casting 1 and on the spindle rail 11 is a bracket 12
(see Figs. 6 and 7) and this bracket has four arms, in one of such arms is a screwed
hole 13 for the reception of the set screw 14 which passes through the slot 16 in the
lug 2 of the three branch casting 1 when the latter is in position (see Fig. 1) and on
each of the other three arms is a small inclined piece 15.
The head of each bolt 10, or the underside of each foot piece 6, or loose cap 9
rests on one of the inclined pieces 15. By loosening the set screw 14 the three
branch casting 1 can be moved backwards or forwards and by so doing the hinged
foot pieces 6 are moved further up or lowered down the inclined pieces 15, and are
so turned on their hinge pins 3, and so raising, or lowering the cones 4 which in
effect brings them nearer to or further apart from one another.
The bracket 12 can be dispensed with and the three branch casting itself be fixed
on the spindle rail 11, and the loose caps or pieces 9 fixed to the foot pieces 6 by a
set screw which on being screwed so as to project more or less from the underside of
said foot pieces 6 and the ends of such set screws resting on the rail 11, the distance
apart of the cones 4 can be regulated as desired.
It will be seen that there are two adjusting devices, one the slotted foot pieces 6. 6,
and the other the set screws or the inclines 15, so that both the distance apart, and
the relative angular positions of one cone with another can be adjusted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The cones 4. 4, slotted foot pieces 6. 6 hinged on the three branch casting 1,
and the bracket 12 having the inclined pieces 15. 15 all in combination and as
and for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated by the
annexed drawings.

page_text: 2. The combination of the cones 4. 4 slotted foot pieces 6. 6. hinged on the three
branch casting 1, the positions of the cones being regulated and adjusted in the
manner herein described.
Dated this 12th day of July 1902
CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER,
JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH,
JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
CHARLES WILLIAM LANCASTER,
JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH,
JAMES HENRY PILKINGTON,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.