Improvements in Slubbing, Intermediate, and Roving Frames.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL. SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Slubbing, Intermediate, and Roving Frames.
We, WALTER LORD, of the firm of Lord Brothers, Canal Street Works,
Todmorden in the County of York, Machine Maker, and SYDNEY GARSIDE, of
the same place, Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in slubbing intermediate and roving frames
and the chief object of our invention is to so mount the driven cone that it can be
moved to or from the driving cone as required and yet will be held rigidly at both
ends when in its working position and further to provide means whereby the tension
on the driving strap can be adjusted.
In carrying our improvements into effect we mount the driven cone in bearings
preferably connected together and supported upon a pair of adjustable eccentrics
mounted upon a shaft placed parallel to the axis of the cone and arranged to be
turned when required by a pair of bevel gears and hand lever or other suitable
means in order to move the driven cone nearer to the driving coue and so slacken
the driving strap to permit it to be moved to the other end of the cones. When
this has been done the hand lever is turned to bring the lower or driven cone back
to its working position, the cone being prevented from moving too far back by
means of an adjustable stop.
The connection between the eccentrics and the driven cone is made by a right
and left hand screw or equivalent means for adjusting the distance apart of the
cones in order to take up any slack in the cone strap.
Dated this 11th day of August 1890.
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Slubbing, Intermediate, and Roving Frames.
We, WALTER LORD, of the firm of Lord Brothers, Canal Street Works,
Todmorden, in the County of York, Machine Maker, and SYDNEY GARSIDE, of
the same place, Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to improvements in slubbing intermediate and roving frames
and the chief object of our invention is to so mount the driven cone that it can be
moved to or from the driving cone as required and yet will be held rigidly at both
ends when in its working position and further to provide means whereby the tension
on the driving strap can be adjusted.
In carrying our improvements into effect we mount the driven cone in bearings
preferably connected together and supported upon a pair of adjustable eccentrics
mounted upon a shaft placed parallel to the axis of the cone and arranged to be
turned when required by a pair of bevel gears and hand lever or other suitable
means in order to move the driven cone nearer to the driving cone and so slacken
the driving strap to permit it to be moved to the other end of the cones. When
this has been done the hand lever is turned to bring the lower or driven cone back
to its working position, the cone being prevented from moving too far back by
means of an adjustable stop.
The connection between the eccentrics and the driven cone is made by a right

page_text: and left hand screw or equivalent means for adjusting the distance apart of the
cones in order to take up any slack in the cone strap.
And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of our improved
mechanism for moving the driven conc to or from the driving cone as required.
In these views (a) designates the upper or driving cone, (b) the lower cone which
is driven as usual by a strap not shown from the cone (a) and (c) are the bearings
in which the latter is mounted. The bearings (c) are preferably connected together
by the cradle (d) and are supported by the straps (e) of the eccentrics (f) which
are mounted upon the shaft (9). The shaft (g) is placed parallel to the axis of the
cone (b) and can be turned in its bearings in the frame or spring pieces (h) by means
of the pair of bevel gears (i) () the upright shaft (k) and hand lever (1). On the
axis of the driven cone (b) is fixed a pinion (m) which gears into a spur wheel (n)
fixed on a stud (o) on which is also fixed a pinion (p) gearing into a spur wheel (9)
by which motion is transmitted to the working parts of the machine. The stud (o)
is bolted to the frame or spring piece (4) and the cradle (d) swivels round this
centre and a similar stud not shown at the other end of the conc, so that the train
of wheels remain in gear when the driven cone (6) is raised or lowered.
In order to move the driven cone (6) nearer to the driving cone (a) and so
slacken the driving belt the hand lever (1) is moved so as to turn the shaft (g) the
eccentrics (f) at each end of the shaft () by means of the straps (e) raise the two
ends of the bearings (c) of the cone (6) and the cradle (d), the pinion (m) and
wheel (n) remaining in gear and maintaining the train of wheels (m) (n) (p)
and (7) in gear.
When the cone (b) is raised as described the driving belt is
slackened and can be readily moved from one end of the cone to the other or to any
intermediate point, then the cone is again lowered into its working position by
turning the hand lever (1).
An adjustable stop is employed to prevent the cone (b) from being moved
too far.
The eccentric strap (e) in this case is shown made with a right and left hand
screw connection at one end and with an adjustable connection at the other end
whereby the distance apart of the two cones can be adjusted in order to compensate
for any slack in the driving belt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
In a slubbing intermediate or roving frame-
1. Mounting the driven cone in such a way that it can be moved to or from the
driving cone and yet is supported firmly at both ends when in its working position
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
2. The combination with the driven cone (6) the bearings (c) cradle (d) and the
train of gears (m) (n) (p) (7), of the adjustable eccentric straps (e) adjustable
eccentrics (f) shaft (9) and means for turning the latter in its bearings all sub-
stantially as and for the purposes described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 11th dow of Inne 1001
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicants.