Improvements in Bearings for Certain Spindles employed in Textile Machinery.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug., 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bearings for Certain Spindles employed in
Textile Machinery.
We, JOHN MCQUEEN, of John Hetherington and Sons, Limited, Vulcan Works,
Pollard Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Maker, and
GEORGE EDWARD Ross, Manager, and OLIVER HIRST, Spindle Maker, both of
the same place, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Our invention relates to improvements in bearings for certain spindles employed
in textile machinery and the object of our improvements is to make a simple and
efficient self adjusting or elastic bearing for those spindles which have their
footstep and main bearing combined in one bush or tube.
At the present time many forms of springs and elastic cushions are or have
been employed as intermediate parts between the bearing bush or tube of the
spindle and the pillar or sleeve which supports the spindle bearing, and our
improvements consist in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts.
According to our invention we form the top of the hollow spindle pillar in the
form of a cup or socket and we make with or secure to the spindle bearing bush,
or tube, a a ball or cup of corresponding shape which fits into the cup on the
pillar so that the spindle bearing is rendered seif adjusting.
As an alternative we may employ a cup or socket at the top of the spindle
pillar, and in this cup we fit springs (or a single spring) of any suitable shape
or form and held in position in any convenient manner so as to bear against the
spindle bearing and the inside of the cup whereby an elastic bearing for the
spindle is obtained.
By the use of the cup bearing either with or without springs as described the
spindle bearing bush and its hollow pillar can be materially shortened thus allow-
ing the spindle wharve to be brought nearer to the cup bearing.
Dated this 10th day of December 1897.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
Improvements in Bearings for Certain Spindles employed in
Textile Machinery.
We, JOHN MCQUEEN, of John Hetherington and Sons, Limited, Vulcan Works,
Pollard Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Maker, and
GEORGE EDWARD Ross, Manager, and OLIVER HIRST, Spindle Maker, both of
[Price 8d.1

page_text: the same place, 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:—
Our invention relates to improvements in bearings for certain spindles employed
in textile machinery and the object of our improvements is to make a simple and
efficient self adjusting or elastic bearing for those spindles which have their
footstep and main bearing combined in one bush or tube.
At the present time many forms of springs and elastic cushions are or have
been employed as intermediate parts between the bearing bush or tube of the
spindle and the pillar or sleeve which supports the spindle bearing and our
improvements consist in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings-
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a spindle fitted with our improved self
adjusting or elastic bearing and Figures 2 and 3 are an elevation and plan
respectively of the spindle bearing bush or tube.
In these views, designates the spindle pillar or sleeve, the spindle bearing
bush or tube, e the spindle, d the spindle wharve, and e the oil cup.
According to our invention we form the top of the hollow spindle pillar a in
the form of a cup or socket as shown in Fig. 1 and we make with or secure to
the spindle bearing bush or tube a ball or cup of corresponding shape which
fits into the cup on the pillar so that the spindle bearing is rendered self
adjusting.
In the example illustrated by the drawings we show a cup b₁ secured to the
bearing bush band this cup b¹ has a number of saw gates cut in it in order to
obtain a certain amount of elasticity: but as an alternative we may fit in the
cup or socket at the top of the spindle pillar, springs (or a single spring) of any
suitable shape or form and held in position in any convenient manner so as to
bear against the spindle bearing bush b and the inside of the cup on the spindle
pillar whereby an elastic bearing is obtained.
By the use of the cup bearing either with or without springs as described the
spindle bearing bush b and its hoilow pillar a can be materially shortened thus
allowing the spindle wharved to be brought near to the cup bearing.
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:-
1. The herein described improvements in spindle bearings which improvements
consist in the arrangement, use and application of a cup bearing either with or
without springs for the spindle bearing bush or tube substantially as set forth.
2. The combination with the spindle pillar formed with a cup or socket at its top,
of the spindle bearing bush formed with a corresponding ball or the cup b
substantially as herein described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 20th day of August 180s
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.