Improvements in Winding Frames.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 18th Jan.; 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Winding Frames.
I, WILLIAM KNOWLES of Hartford and Round Hill Mills, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of machinery employed in the winding of yarn
upon tubes or bobbins, and consists in means for automatically cleansing the eyes of
the detector wires-through which the yarn passes in travelling from the cops to the
bobbins or tubes-of fibres and other imperfections which have been deposited thereon
in the process of winding. In winding machinos at present usually employed a
serious defect exists from the want of some device which shall prevent the constant
collection of "fly," "fluff," or other imperfections in and about the eyes of the
detector wires in large quantities. As the accumulation increases, it is, at times,
licked up by the travelling yarn and passed on in lumps or masses of greater or
smaller dimensions to the tube or bobbin receiving the yarn. This is very detrimental
to the production of clean even yarn, and detracts from the value of the same very
materially. Many contrivances have been employed with little or no success to
overcome this defect. The chief cause is that the various parts over and through
which the yarn passes in the act of winding have not been automatically and regularly
cleansed. The automatic and regular cleansing of the various parts referred to
forms the essence of my invention, and I effect the same in the following manner :-
Between the backside of the thread or "drag" board and the front of the eyes of
the detector wires I mount a tube in suitable bearings, provided with holes or
perforations. This perforated tube is made to travel backwards and forwards laterally
as well as to rotate or reciprocate. The outer end of the perforated tube is mounted in a
closed stuffing box provided with a pipe or tube for conveying a blast of wind supplied-
from a fan or its equivalent. The wind blast supplied to the tube is delivered from.
or through the perforations on to the eyes of the detector wires and their surroundings
and blows or clears the "fly" and other imperfections therefrom; the same being
blown away clear of the travelling yarn. By giving the perforated tube a to and fro
motion as well as a rotative or reciprocating one the space in and around where the
detector wires are located will be entirely clear of the imperfections named: The
movements of the perforated tube are effected by suitable mechanism from any con-
venient part of the machine or otherwise.
Datalik til M 1000
EDMUND CHADWICK,
A gent
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Winding Frames.
I, WILLIAM KNOWLES of Hartford and Round Hill Mills, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 that class of machinery employed in the winding of yarn
upon tubes or bobbins, and consists in means for automatically cleansing the eyes of
the detector wires-through which the yarn passes in travelling from the cops to the
bobbins or tubes of fibres and other imperfections which have been deposited thereon
in the process of winding. In winding machines at present usually employed a
serious defect exists from the want of some device which shall prevent the constant

page_text: collection of "fly," "fluff," or other imperfections in and about the eyes of the detector
wires in large quantities. As the accumulation increases, it is, at times, licked up
by the travelling yarn and passed on in lumps or masses of greater or smaller
dimensions to the tube or bobbin receiving the yarn. This is very detrimental to
the production of clean even yarn, and detracts from the value of the same very
materially. Many contrivances have been employed with little or no success to
overcome this defect. The chief cause is that the various parts over and through
which the yarn passes in the act of winding have not been automatically and
regularly cleansed. The automatic and regular cleansing of the various parts referred
to forms the essence of my invention, and I effect the same in the following manner :--
Between the backside of the thread or "drag" board and the front of the eyes of
the detector wires 1 mount a tube in suitable bearings, provided with holes or
perforations. This perforated tube is made to travel backwards and forwards laterally
as well as to rotate or reciprocate. The outer end of the perforated tube is mounted
in a closed stuffing box provided with a pipe or tube for conveying a blast of
wind supplied from a fan or its equivalent. The wind blast supplied to the tube is
delivered from or through the perforations on to the eyes of the detector wires and
their surroundings and blows or clears the "fly" and other imperfections therefrom;
the same being blown away clear of the travelling yarn. By giving the perforated
tube a to and fro motion as well as a rotative or reciprocating one the space in and
around where the detector wires are located will be entirely clear of the imperfections
named. The movements of the perforated tube are effected by suitable mechanism
from any convenient part of the machine.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a part front elevation of so much of a
winding frame as is necessary to illustrate my present invention with my improve-
ments applied thereto for automatically cleansing the eyes of the detector wires and
their surroundings of “ fly," and other imperfections which have been deposited
thereon in the process of winding-Fig. 2 is a part side elevation, and Fig. 3 is a
part plan.
A is a trough fitted with the rod B and supports for carrying the cops D in
any suitable position, to allow of the yarn being wound on to the bobbins or tubes E
disposed on the upper side of the machine. The yarn G in the operation of being
wound from the cops D to the bobbins or tubes E passes over the thread or
« drag"
board H and through the eyes J of the detector wires K mounted in the frames L.
Prior to this invention "fly," "fluff," and other imperfections have been allowed to
collect in and about the eyes J of the detector wires K in large quantities, and as
the accumulation increased, it was, at times, licked up by the travelling yarn and
passed on in lumps or masses of greater or smaller dimensions to the tubes or
bobbins E receiving the yarn.
My invention consists in the removal of this defect and this I accomplish
in the following manner :-Between the backside of the thread or "drag" board H
and the front of the eyes J of the detector wires K 1 mount the tube M in the
bearings Nas shown in Fig. 4. The bearings N are secured to the thread or
drag "board H in any convenient manner. The tube M is provided with the holes
or perforations P; and is made to travel backwards and forwards laterally in the
bearings N as well as to rotate or reciprocate. The tube M is reciprocated by the
wheel driven from the wheel R mounted loosely on the pin or centre S attached
to the frame G¹ of the machine. The wheel R is operated from the disc T on the
cam shaft U by means of the connecting rod V as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5.
The disc T is fitted with the centre W sufficiently long to allow the connecting rod V
to travel according to the lateral movements of the perforated tube M. To travel
the tube M backwards and forwards laterally it is fitted with the bosses X, between
which operates the fork Y. The latter is mounted on the upper end of the lever Z
as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5. The lever Z is pivoted on the centre A' attached
to the trough A. The bottom end of the lever Z is fitted with the pin B¹, which
fits into the slot or groove of the cam C¹ on the shaft D¹. The shaft D is driven
by the wheel D², worm E¹, shaft F¹, pulley G³, band H', and pulley I' from the

page_text: cam shaft U, or any other suitable part of the winding frame by other mechanism
to produce or impart motion thereto. One end of the perforated tube M is mounted:
in the stuffing box J¹, of which Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional plan. The stuffing.
box is fitted with the gland K to allow of the same being made air-tight by
suitable packing; the whole being attached to the frame G¹. The stuffing box J¹ is.
made sufficiently long to allow of the lateral movements of the pipe or tube M ; and
is provided with the pipe or tube L' to convey thereto a blast of wind from a fan or
its equivalent. The blast of wind supplied to the pipo M can be either continuous.
or intermittent according to the class of wind producing machine employed, which
can be connected to the winding frame or otherwise as desired. When it is desired
to rotate the pipe M, the disc T, pin W, connecting rod V, wheels and R, and
the centre S are dispensed with, and substituted by the pulley M¹ fixed on the tube M
driven by the belt N from the pulley 01 on the cam shaft U as shown in Figs. 7
and 8. The pulley 01 is sufficiently wide to allow of the travel of the pulley M¹
with the perforated tube M; the latter being operated laterally as before described..
When the winding frame is in operation, the wind blast supplied to the tube M
is delivered from or through the holes or perforations P on to the eyes J of the
detector wires K and their surroundings, and blows or clears "fly," and other
imperfections therefrom; the latter being blown away clear of the travelling yarn.
I would have it understood that my present invention is equally applicable to.
any other class of winding frame for automatically cleansing "fly," and other
imperfections from other parts over which the yarn passes, such as, the traverse.
rail, snick plate, and the guides or curls.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to bo performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a winding frame automatically cleansing the eyes J of the detector wires Ķ
and their surroundings and other parts over which the yarn passes in the process.
of winding of "fly" and other imperfections by means of either a continuous or an
intermittent blast of wind.
2. In a winding frame the use construction and arrangements of apparatus for
automatically cleansing the eyes J of the detector wires K and their surroundings.
and other parts over which the yarn passes in the process of winding of "fly" and
other imperfections by means of either a continuous or an intermittent blast of wind.
applied and operating substantially as described and as shown on the drawings.
Dated the 7th December 1889.
EDMUND CHADWICK,.
Agent.