Improvements in, or Applicable to Frames for Spinning and Doubling Fibrous Material.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1897-Accepted, 1st Jan:, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in, or Applicable to Frames for Spinning and
Doubling Fibrous Material.
I, THOMAS EASTWOOD, of number Five Freehold Street Rochdale, in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Operative and Cotton Spinning Teacher do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:--
The ring frame as hitherto arranged with the spindle being driven, and the
traveller being dragged after it, there is a variation in the amount of twist put into
the yarn, on account of the varying diameter of the surface being wound upon the
traveller has to lag more or less, and the angle at which the yarn is held when winding
on a small diameter causes too great a strain upon the yarn, therefore it will not allow
the yarn to be wound upon the bare spindle or thin tube. Whereas, according to my
invention, the guide eye or twister is driven positively, and the spindles may be
either driven, with a differential speed motion, or may be allowed to lag by means of
a slight drag being attached.
The mechanism is arranged by any suitable gearing from the driving shaft to the
delivery rollers.
The driving Shaft passes to the inside of the framework, on the end of which is
geared a toothed wheel, and the arms or brackets of a swing, the other end of the
swing is attached to and on the end of the tinrollershaft, to which a toothed wheel is
fastened, which is driven from the driving shaft by means of carrier wheels attached
to the swing. The tinrollers are carried on rails placed at intervals so as to bear the
weight and strain, on the tinrollershaft rails are two arms, one at each end which
extend outwards to the spindles, and to which is attached a length of rail which
extends the whole length of the spindles. On this rail is carried a number of bosses
or collars, which are fastened to the rail at various gauges (to suit the yarns being
spun) which is generally about two and threequarter inches gauge.
Onto these collars are placed a number of wharves with a V groove in which are
driven by a band or tape from the tinrollers, and have a slot on the underside of
them, into which engages a brake for to stop the wharve when it is required to piece
a broken end. On the upperside of this wharve and on the innerside edge is
attached a small guide or eye through which the yarn is passed, and which put in
the twist. The material is guided on to the spindles, tube or bobbin, by means of the
tinrollershaft rail (to which is attached the collar rail) having an upwards and down-
wards movement from the lifter motion. The mechanism of the lifter motion is of
the ordinary type of the ring frame, but is utilized by toothed gearing instead of
upright poker.
Dated this thirtieth Day of Contambor 1906.

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to Frames for Spinning and
Doubling Fibrous Material.
I, THOMAS EASTWOOD 650 Rochdale Road Walsden Near Todmorden late of 5 Freehold
Street Rochdale Cotton Operative and cotton Spinning Teacher 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 :--
The ring frame as hitherto arranged with the spindle being driven and the
traveller being dragged after it, there is a variation in the amount of twist put into
the yarn on account of the varying diameters of the surface being wound upon the
traveller has to lag more or less and the angle at which the yarn is held, when
winding on a small diameter causes too great a strain upon the yarn, therefore it will
not allow the yarn to be wound upon the bare spindle or thin tube.
Whereas according to my invention the guide eye or twister is driven positively,
and the spindles may be either driven with a differential speed motion, or may be
allowed to lag by means of a slight drag being attached.
The mechanism is arranged by any suitable gearing from the driving shaft to the
delivery rollers.
The driving shaft A passes to the inside of the framework carries a toothed wheel A¹.
& has bearings in the arm or bracket c which consists of an angular frame. The
bracket c also carries the bearings for the tin roller shafts D¹. D5. The toothed
wheel B is attached, to the Tin roller shaft D5 and is driven from the driving
shaft A by means of carrier wheels B1, B2 attached to the bracket C. The tin rollers D
are carried on rails DS placed at intervals so as to bear the weight and strain. On the
tin roller shaft. rails D³ are two arms D2 one at each end, which extend outwards to
the spindles S and to which arms D' is attached a length of rail D' which extends the
whole length of the number of spindles. These spindles S are carried in sockets or
holders which may be of any convenient form. On this rail D' is carried a number
of bosses or collars f which are fastened to the rail D' at various gauges to suit the
yarns being spun, which is generally about two and three quarter inches gauge.
On to these collars f are placed a number of wharves G with a V groove in same
suitably mounted thereon, such as by means of balls g running in grooves or
races g¹, and are driven by a band E or tape from the tin rollers D and have a
groove G¹ on the underside of them into which engages a brake G² consisting of a
screw spindle the end of which is caused to engage in the groove G¹ by rotating the
spindle when required for to stop the wharve when it is required to piece a broken
On the upper side of this wharve G and on the inner side edge is attached a
small guide or eye Gs through which the yarn is passed and which puts in the twist.
The material is guided on to the spindles, tube or bobbin, by means of the tin roller
shaft rail Ds to which is attached the collar rail D* having an upward and downward
movement from the lifter motion.
end.
The mechanism of the lifter motion is of the ordinary type of the ring frame.
By the employment of two tin rollers the driving band E is more equally supported.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described and illustrated herein.
2. In frames for spinning: a rotating wharve supported upon ball bearings and
carrying a guide eye or twister through which the yarn passes to the spindle upon

page_text: which it is wound, said wharve being caused to rotate at a suitable speed by means
of a driving band or the like; a suitable brake for controlling or stopping the rotation
of the wharve aforesaid.