IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1849

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, PETER.
ARMAND le Comte de FONTAINE MOREAU, of 4, South Street, Finsbury, in the
County of Middlesex, English and Foreign Patent Office, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the Twelfth day of October,
One thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, in the thirteenth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine Moreau, my exors, admors, and
assigns, Her especial license, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I,.
the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine Moreau, my exors, admors,.
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine
Moreau, my exors, adiñors, or assigns, should at any time agree with, and no,
others, from time to time and at all times during the term of years therein.
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within.
England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and in the Islands
of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, and Man, and also in all Her said
Majesty's Colonies and Plantations abroad, my Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SPINNING FIBROUS SUBSTANCES," communicated to me from abroad; in which
said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that I, the said Peter Armand le
Comte de Fontaine Moreau, shall cause a particular description of the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, by an
instrument in writing under my hand and seal, to be inrolled in Her Majesty's.

page_text: High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in and by the
same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine Moreau, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained by the following statement thereof,
reference being had to the Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the figures and
letters therein contained, that is to say:
The Invention communicated to me consists,―
Firstly, in setting in motion. the spindles of every kind of spinning, machine,
by means of a series of cog wheels, instead of drums, straps, or strings.
causing
This is
Secondly, in stopping and resetting in motion the spindles of spinning
machines either instantaneously, partially, or singly, and at will, without inter-
rupting the whole workings of the engine. The advantages, resulting from
these improvements to give an uniform and regular motion to the spindles.
Instead of putting them in motion by drums, straps, or springs, according to
the usual Hodes of using them to rotate,
rotate, they receive their movement, as
herein-after described, by catchings, which communicate to them a rotative
nd regular action, and thus leave no longer in doubt the number of
lutions they are to
improvement of the greatest moment,
which cannot be obtained by the system of rotating the spindles by straps
or strings, as the latter are more less subject to slip from the spindles with-
out being perceived when moving at a speed of about four to five thousand
revolutions per minute: The easy
and light motion of the engine, by the
improvements communicated to me, presents also the notable advantage of
having the spindles much lighter than those hitherto employed, which effects a
vast diminution friction, and a considerable saving in the wear and tear of
the spindles and collars, which are no longer kept strongly distended by strings
and straps. I I successively describe the several mechanical arrangements
by which the above stated improvements are carried out.
he.
1.
usual
First arrangement. In Drawing I., Figure I. represents a sectional eleva-
tion of a spindle in its natural size. In that Figure, A is a toothed wheel,
putting in motion the endless screw C, working freely on the spindle D (the
endless screw C
is drawn by the peg E), or by catchings provided with pointed
cogs
The instantaneous stopping of the spindle, takes place by leaning on the
shoulder F, which causes, the moveable socket G to descend, and allows the
workman, to stop instantaneously the spindle, and to tie the broken threads..
The impulsion movement of the spring H, forcing the socket G to return to
's

page_text: its proper place, communicates instantaneously the movement to the spindle D
by means of the catch.E, G. .The stopper J maintains in its proper position
the endless screw C, and prevents its, descending, when the spindle is dis-
engaged. The washer or ring K,. forming the collar, of the spindle; D, gives
to the last a vertical position: which remains permanent during its motion.
Second arrangement.-In Figure 2, Drawing I., A is a ring strongly set in
the spindle. B, an helicoid pinion, provided with about ten cogs. H; an
helicoid wheel set on L; Figure 3, and giving motion. C, a washer, also set
on the spindle, and provided with a small pin or cramp: screw. Da small
washer screwed on the spindle, and serving as a stop to the small spiral spring.
E, a small hollow box sliding on the spindle,, in order to press the spring, and
disengage the apparatus. F, spiral spring. I,: small screw pin inserted in ¡the
chamber E, and passing through the ring C, to set, the spindle in motion.
C and C', in Figures 4 and 5 of; the same Drawing I represent the wheel
giving the motion. They are trimmed with leather, caoutchouc, gutta percha,
or any other similar substance, acting on the axis E and EH and H-represent
cramp screws pressing on the wedges F and Ewhich contrivance. allows; to
stop or to put in motion instantaneously the spindle,as. the-screws-H and H'
afford the facility of pressing. more or less; the leather F and F set on the
axis E, E.
Third arrangement.-In Drawing II., Figure 1, Arepresents the spindle in
its natural size. B is a cast-iron beyil wheel,: having helicoid cogs; and putting
in motion the spindle A. The pinion C, which catches with the wheel B, has
the part C of wood, and the part Gi of cast iron. Dis a cast-iron conical
holder, fixed permanently on the spindle, and sliding in the cast-iron part G of
the pinion C. E is a spiral spring pressing on the pinion CF is a ring or
washer serving to stop the spring. E; that ring is fixed on the spindle, A by, a
cramp screw. By this mechanical arrangement the action,, takes place from
D to G, which furnishes the means of stopping, ad libitum, the spindle A, or
of setting it again in motion, as the spiral E by . its pression- produces more
power than is necessary for working.the pinion, C, which, by its motion, sets
the spindle at work, therefore the engine does not cease. working during the
momentary stoppage and setting up again of the spindle in 'motion.
Fourth arrangement.-In Figure 2, Drawing! II.,represents, the spindle in
its natural size. B, cog wheel. giving motion to the spindle. C, helicoid
pinion or endless screw, provided with eight or, ten' threads. ;D, conical, ring
or washer acting on the helicoid pinion C.E, spiral spring, pressing; on the
pinion C.. is a ring or stopper.of the spiral spring E: By this mechanical
arrangement, the movement takes place from D to C, which allows of the

page_text: spindle A being stopped without interrupting the working of the machine.
The arrangements represented by Figure 3 of the same Drawing are similar
-to those herein-before described in Figure 2, with the mere difference that in
Figure 3 the ring D is permanently fixed and the ring F is moveable.
Fifth arrangement.-Figure 1, Drawing III., represents a sectional elevation
of a spindle in its natural size. b is an endless screw fixed on a spindle a,
having no other point of support than the barrel c, which is divided into four
parts, as represented by f, g, h, l, Figure 2. The barrel acts as a spring on the
spindle a, and by its sufficient pressure, the cog wheel A, of Figure 1, Drawing
.I., will naturally communicate to the spindle a its rotative movement, which
is stopped when the said spindle a is pressed by the hand, on account of its
being moveable within the endless screw b, and the barrel c. The small
shoulder d, fixed on the spindle, serves as supporter to the screw b, and barrel
c. The catching wheel b¹ of Figure 2 is permanently set on the spindle a',
without having any other point of support than the barrel c', which is similarly
constructed as the barrel c herein-before described in the aforesaid Figure 1,
and consequently the same motion is obtained.
.
Sixth arrangement.-Figure 4, Drawing III., represents a sectional elevation
of a spindle in its natural size; the spiral spring b pressing on the endless
screw c causes this last to press on the cone d, on which it slides. The
endless screw receives its rotative motion from the cog wheel f. The cone d
is fixed on the spindle a by a small cramp screw c, which affords the facility
of stopping the spindle a without interrupting the work of the machine, or of
the other spindles, as the sliding motion from c and d is more than sufficient
to give the rotative action to the spindle a.
Seventh arrangement.-Figure 5, Drawing III., shews the endless screw
I, fixed permanently on the spindles H, and catching with the cogs of the
wheel J, moveable on the main axis T, through the washer K, which can be
made of leather, caoutchoux, gutta percha, or of any other similar substance.
The screw L pressing on the peg M, affords the facility of giving more or less
action to the helicoid catching J, which by that means is provided with a
sufficient force to give the rotative motion to the spindle H, which can be
stopped at will, as it causes the cog wheel J to slide on its axis.
Figure 6 of the same Drawing represents the same mechanical arrangement,
and the same advantages are obtained by it, with the exception that the cog
wheel J is replaced by the bevil wheel P, and the endless screw T by the
pinion O. The mechanical arrangement herein-before described in Figure 1,
Drawing I., can be also applied to the non-intermittent spinning engines to
supersede the drums, strings, or straps by which the spindles are put in motion.

page_text: In Figure 1, Drawing IV., which represents a sectional elevation of a non-
remittent spinning engine, A is the moving pulley, B, a toothed wheel set
on the axis s; C a wheel receiving its motion from the wheel B, which
gives the movement to the wheel D. Another wheel E, set on the axis B of
Figure 1, Drawing I., is put in motion by the wheel D. The wheel F cogs
with the wheel C, and the wheel G is put in motion by the wheel F. The
wheel H is made to rotate by the toothed wheel G, fixed on the axis of the
wheel B, Figure 1, Drawing I. This part of the Invention communicated to
me consists in replacing the drum, which on the whole length of the machine
sets in motion the spindles by the axis s, on which rotates the cog wheel B,
communicating its motion to the toothed wheels C, D, E, and also to the
toothed wheels F, G, H, by which the spindles are made to rotate when the
motion is given to wheel A, and the endless screw C, as herein-before described
when speaking of Figure 1, Drawing I. The spindles of the non-intermittent
spinning machines can also be put in motion by the mechanical arrangement
described in Figure 1, Drawing II.
Figure 2, Drawing IV., is also an application to a mule jenny of the mecha-
nical arrangement herein-before described in Figure 1, Drawing II. The
Figure 2, Drawing IV., represents a sectional elevation of a complete apparatus
in its natural size, with a spindle of a mule jenny. I is the grooved pulley
which communicates the movement to the axis N, on which is set the cog
wheel J, putting in motion the toothed wheels K, working on the axis R,
which turns the bevil wheels B, giving motion to the spindles by means of the
pinions C, as herein-before described in Figure 1, Drawing II. L represents
a bevil wheel set on the axis N, and giving motion to the wheel M. The
mode of putting the above-described apparatus in motion is the same as that
usually employed, with, however, the necessary modifications which the different
combinations of mechanism may require; the only difference consisting in the
suppression of the drums, strings, or straps, which are replaced by the cog
wheel J and K, the bevil wheels B, and the pinion C, as herein-before
described.
In Figure 7 of the Drawing III., the ring or washer F, represented in
Figure 1, Drawing II., and which, as herein-before described, keeps the spring
E in its proper position, is replaced by the peg H, by which more or less
tension can be given to the spring E.
And having now described the Invention communicated to me, and the
manner of carrying the same into effect, I would wish it to be understood
that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein-before described, so
long as the general features of the mechanical arrangements be retained for