Improvements in Means for Lubricating the Footstep Bearings of Spindles employed in Textile Machinery.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1892-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Lubricating the Footstep Bearings of
Spindles employed in Textile Machinery.
1, ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, of the firm of Asa Lees and Company
Limited, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in means for lubricating the footstep
bearings of spindles employed in mules, twiuers, and other spinning and analogous
machines.
In carrying my invention into effect I cut away rather under one half of one
side of each footstep bearing so as to leave exposed part of each spindle footstep
when in position.
In one arrangement I cast a trough with the footstep bearings upon that side
upon which the spindles are exposed and I employ a filling up piece which fits into
the trough leaving a space below it for the lubricant; the face of the filling up
piece next the spindles is covered with flannel or other suitable material by which
the lubricant in the trough is conducted to the spindles in the open bearings.
As an alternative I might dispense with the filling up piece and use a simple
cover for the trough the spindle ends would then run directly in oil, means being
applied to prevent the oil being thrown out of the trough.
Or as a further modification the trough might be dispensed with and a hinged
piece faced with flannel or other suitable material employed to lubricate the spindle
footsteps in their open bearings oil being applied to the flannel in any convenient
manner.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Lubricating the Footstep Bearings of
Spindles employed in Textile Machinery.
I, ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, of the firm of Asa Lees and Company
Limited, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 :-
'My invention relates to improvements in means for lubricating the footstep
bearings of spindles employed in mules, twiners, and other spinning and analogous
machines.
In carrying my invention into effect I cut away rather under one half of one
side of each footstep bearing so as to leave exposed part of each spindle footstep
when in position.
In one arrangement I cast a trough with the footstep bearings upon that side
upon which the spindles are exposed and I employ a filling up piece which fits.
into the trough leaving a space below it for the lubricant; the face of the filling
up piece next the spindles is covered with flannel or other suitable material
by which the lubricant in the trough is conducted to the spindles in the open
bearings.
As an alternative I might dispense with the filling up piece and use a simple
cover for the trough the spindle ends would then run directly in oil, means being
applied to prevent the oil being thrown out of the trough.

page_text: Or as a further modification the trough might be dispensed with and a hinged
piece faced with flannel or other suitable material employed to lubricate the spindle
footsteps in their open bearings oil being applied to the flannel in any convenient
manner.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a plan and Fig. 2 an end sectional elevation of one arrangement
according to my invention for lubricating the footstep bearings of spindles.
Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views respectively to Figs. 1 and 2 of an alternative
arrangement and Fig. 5 is a view of a modification of the same.
Fig. 6 is a view of a further modification.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
In the arrangement illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2,-u designates the spindle which
has its bearing in the footstep with which is cast the trough c for the lubricant.
Each footstep bearing has part of the metal removed at the front so as to expose
the lower end of each spindle and footstep bearing to the lubricant in the trough c.
The filling up piece d is shown faced with flannel or other suitable material e. The
trough c has snugs c' cast with it by means of which it can be secured to the bottom
spindle rail f.
In the alternative arrangement illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4 the filling up piece d
is dispensed with and a cover g substituted. This cover has slots g' to permit the
passage of the spindles a and holes y¹ through which lubricant can be poured into
the trough c when required.
In the modification of the preceding arrangement illustrated by Fig. 5 the device
employed is substantially the same the only point of difference being that in this
case the footstep bearing has a hole drilled in it to allow lubricant to pass
through from the trough e instead of having the spindle exposed by cutting away
the front portion of the bearing as in the other arrangements illustrated.
In Fig. 5 also the spindle a is shown provided with a button or collar a' to
prevent the escape of lubricant from the trough c, and this or some other convenient
means may be employed for the arrangement Figs. 3 and 4.
In Fig. 6 the trough c is dispensed with and instead a piece faced with flannel
or the like e is hinged to the bottom spindle rail, and the material e being
saturated with oil lubricates the exposed portions of the spindles a in the open
bearings b¹.
My invention may be applied to a single spindle footstep bearing or to two or
more such bearings as may be found convenient and any form of cover hinged or
otherwise mounted may be employed for the trough c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. Making each footstep bearing open by cutting away part of the metal in front
thereof so as to leave part of each spindle exposed when in situ and lubricating
said bearings and the exposed portions of the spindles by means of an oil trough
or by a hinged piece faced with flannel or other suitable material substantially in
the manner herein set forth.
2. The several arrangements herein described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings for lubricating the footstep bearings of spindles.
Dated this 6th day of Ind- 1900
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.