Improvements in the Winding of Yarn in Spinning and Twisting Machinery and in Apparatus and Appliances Employed therein and therefor.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1887
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1888
Improvements in the Winding of Yarn in Spinning and Twisting
Machinery and in Apparatus and Appliances Employed therein
and therefor.
We, GEORGE CLEGG, JOHN THOMAS, and WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, all of Miall
Street Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, Worsted Spinners, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved construction of mechanism for operating
the lifter or traverse rail of machinery for purpose aforesaid, and in the bobbins or
spools employed, and in the winding or building the yarn thereon.
We dispense with the use of flanged bobbins, and substitute in lieu thereof a plain
tube of wood similar to the "barrel" of the bobbins as now used and so direct and
control the traverse of the lifter rail that the yarn is wound upon the barrel in the
form of a cylinder having conical or taper ends.
The traverse and distribution of the yarn upon the barrel to attain the conical end
or cylindrical form that the yarn in winding is so interlaid one portion over the other
that the whole is firm on the barrel and cannot " run over "thus the waste of material
and loss of time caused thereby, are avoided.
We also dispense with a number of gear wheels traverse and counter shafts.
Another and special advantage is in the after operation of reeling and winding;
the yarn, wound as above described admits of the contents of the barrel being
recled therefrom without necessity of rotation of the barrel, an important advantage
in the case of tender yarns.
In the winding or building of spools tapered at one end, part of the mechanism
herein described is employed.
According to this our invention we employ a main lever mounted at one end on a
fulcrum stud, on this lever is a slide piece carrying an anti-friction bowl or runner
mounted in a trough of oil, and on the anti-friction bowl is another lever which
also carries an anti friction bowl, or runner on which the "heart" acts.
The runner first mentioned is moved backwards or forwards in its slide piece by
means of a screw operated by catch wheel and catch.

page_text: The motion of the main lever is controlled through the action of the "heart," and
in its rising or falling the catch wheel referred to, which is provided with a stop
piece to prevent running back or turning the wrong way, is operated by coming in
contact with the catch or pawl, which is mounted, and free to swing, on the front rail
of the machine, and the screw receives a slight turn changing the position of the
friction bowl under the heart and so shortening or lengthening the traverse of the
yarn according as the friction bowl is nearer to or further from the fulcrum stud of
the main lever.
On the main lever is a second catch wheel, operated in like manner to the first,
and on its shaft is a worm driving a worm wheel on shaft of which is pinion gearing
with and driving a carrier wheel mounted on a cross stud to which the chain for
raising or lowering the lifter rail is secured by set screw. On the end of the cross stud
is a disc having a cam recess in its circumference, on which disc rests a lever or
finger free to move on a stud and extending to and against the catch which operates
the catch wheel for turning the screw and moving the friction bowl.
The action is as follows:-
When the main lever oscillates on or rises and falls on its fulcrum stud by reason
of the action of the "heart" the swinging catch or pawl first mentioned operates
the catch when the lever is lowering or rising according to the direction of the teeth
in the catch wheel.
The finger or lever, which rests in the cam recess in the disc on the cross stud
allowing the pawl to operate, but when the disc has moved round, and the finger,
rises out of the recess it raises the catch out of gear with its wheel and thus the screw,
slide piece and friction bowl cease moving until the cop or spool is finished whereon
the catch wheel is turned back, by hand until the lever or finger again rests in the
cam recess in the disc and the machine is ready to restart.
When the finger or lever is in the recess in the disc the traverse of the lifter rail
is slow by reason of the sliding anti friction bowl being at the utmost extremity
from the fulcrum of the main lever but the traverse is gradually increasing as the
bowl gets nearer to the fulcrum, thus a sharp conical shaped shoulder of yarn is
formed on the lower part of the barrel after which the sliding friction bowl remaining
stationary, by reason of the catch being thrown out of operation, near to the fulcrum
of the main lever and the conical shoulder is now formed the direct action of
the "heart."
In the building of spools conical at both ends the cam disc and catch mechanism
above described are thrown out of gear the catch wheel and catch for operating the
screw and slide piece carrying the friction bowl alone, are necessary as by their use
the requisite change of position under the "heart" of the friction bowl and consequent
variation in the movement of the main lever lifting chain and lifter rail are ensured.
The cam grooves formed in the disc referred to may be varied in shape and extent
whereby the yarn may be wound upon the cop in any desired form.
Dated this 20th day of July 1887.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in the Winding of Yarn in Spinning and Twisting
Machinery and in Apparatus and Appliances Employed therein
and therefor.
We, GEORGE CLEGG, JOHN THOMAS and WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON all of Miall
Street Mills, Halifax in the County of York Worsted Spinners 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
This Invention relates to an improved construction of mechanism for operating the
lifter or traverse rail of machinery for purpose aforesaid and to improvements in
the bobbins or spools employed and in the winding or building the yarn thereon.
We dispense with the use of flanged bobbins, and substitute in lieu thereof a plain
tube of wood similar to the "barrel" of the bobbins as now used and so direct and
control the traverse of the lifter rail that the yarn is wound upon the barrel in the
form of a cylinder having conical or taper ends. The traverse and distribution of the
yarn upon the barrel to attain the conical end or cylindrical form is such that
the yarn in winding is so interlaid one portion over the other that the whole is firm
on the barrel and cannot
" run over "thus the waste of material and loss of time
caused thereby are avoided.
We also dispense with a number of gear wheels traverse and counter shafts.
Another and special advantage is in the after operation of reeling and winding the
yarn, wound as above described by admitting of the contents of the barrels being roeled
therefrom without necessity of rotation of the barrel, an important advantage in the
case of tender yarns.
In the winding or building of spools tapered at one end, part of the mechanism
herein described is employed.
According to this our invention we employ a main lever mounted at one end on a
fulcrum stud, on this lever is a slide piece carrying an anti-friction bowl or runner
mounted in a trough of oil, and on the anti-friction bowl is another lever which also
carries an anti friction bowl, or runner on which the "heart" acts.
The runner first mentioned is moved backwards or forwards on its slide piece by
means of a screw operated by catch wheel and catch.
The motion of the main lever is controlled through the action of the "heart" and
in its rising or falling the catch wheel referred to and the screw receives a slight turn
changing the position of the friction bowl under the heart and so shortening or
lengthening the traverse of the yarn according as the friction bowl is further from or
nearer to the fulcrum stud of the main lever.
On the main lever is a second catch wheel operated in like manner to the first, and
on its shaft is a worm driving a worm wheel on the shaft of which is a pinion gearing
with and driving a carrier wheel monnted on a cross stud to which the chain for
raising or lowering the lifter rail is secured by set screw-On the end of the cross
stud is a disc having a cam recess in its circumference, on which disc rests a lever or
finger free to move on a stud and extending to and against the catch which operates
the catch wheel for turning the screw and moving the friction bowl.
Such being the nature and object of this our invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of our improved apparatus for winding yarn.

page_text: Fig. 2. is a plan view of Fig. 1.
The several Figs. on sheet 3 are details of parts of the machine.
According to this our invention we dispense with the use of flanged bobbins save
for spools and cylindrical or barrel winding, and substitute in lieu thereof a plain
tube of wood similar to the barrel" of the bobbins as now used and so direct and
control the traverse of the lifter rail that the yarn is wound upon the barrel in the
form of a cylinder having conical or taper ends.
The traverse and distribution of the yarn upon the barrel to attain the conical end
and cylindrical form is such that the yarn in winding is so interlaid one portion over
the other that the whole is firm on the barrel and cannot "run over" thus the waste
of material and loss of time caused thereby are avoided.
We also dispense with a number of gear wheels traverse and counter shafts.
Another and special advantage is in the after operation of reeling and winding;
the yarn, wound as above described admits of the contents of the barrels being reeled
therefrom without necessity of rotation of the barrel, an important advantage in the
case of tender yarns.
In the winding or building of spools tapered at one end, the combined mechanism
shown at Figs. 6 and 7 and herein described is employed.
According to this our invention we employ a main lever 1, mounted at one end on
a fulcrum stud 2, on this lever 1, is a slide piece 3, carrying an anti-friction bowl or
runner 4, mounted in a trough of oil, 5, and resting on the anti-friction bowl 4, is
another lever 6, which also carries an anti-friction bowl, or runner 7, on which the
"heart" 8, acts.
5.
The runner 4, first mentioned, is moved backwards or forwards on its slide piece 3,
by means of a screw 9, operated by catch wheel 10, and a catch 11.
The motion of the main lever 1, is controlled through the action of the "heart" 8
and in its rising or falling the catch wheel 10 referred to is operated by the catch 11
(see fig. 5 sheet 3).
Mounted loosely on the serowed axis 9 of the catch wheel 10 is a lever 12 having
at one end a catch or pawl 11, and. also a pin or stud 13. When the lever 1 rises
the stud 13 which rests on an inclined surface 14 on the frame 14" and sliding on
the same allows the catch or pawl 11 to drop a few teeth on the catch wheel 10.
And when the lever 1 falls, the inclined surface 14, acting on the stud 13 pushes the
catch 11 forward which carries round for a part revolution the catch wheel 10, and
the screw 9, receives a slight turn changing the position of the friction bowl 4 under
the heart S and so shortening or lengthening the traverse of the yarn according as
the friction bowl 4, is further from or nearer to the fulcrum stud 2 of the main
lever 1.
Carried on the main lever 1 is a shaft 15, on which is a catch wheel 16 (see Fig. 6ª)
operated by catch or pawl 17 and on its shaft 15 is a worm 18 driving a worm
wheel 19, on shaft of which is change. wheel 20, gearing with and driving a change
wheel 21, mounted on a cross stud 22, to which the chain 23 for raising or lowering
the lifter rail is secured by set screw. When the machine is first set in motion the
chain 23 is wound by hand round the cross stud 22, and the lifter rail and bobbins are
raised until the action of the catch wheel 16 on the shaft 15, lets off or unwinds the
chain from the cross stud 22 and the lifter rail and bobbins are gradually lowered
thus varying the shape of the cop, and when the cop is built, the chain is unwound to
its full extent and is again wound on to the cross stud 22 by hand and the machine
is ready to restart. On the end of the cross stud 22 is a disc 24 having a cam
recess 25 in its circumference, on which disc 24 rests a lever or finger 26 free to
move on a stud 27, and extending to and against the cam recess 25, and prevents the
apparatus being turned too far when turned back by hand. For building cops
conical at one end the mechanism for operating the chain 23 & illustrated by Fig. 6ª
is employed in conjunction with the mechanism illustrated by Fig. 7, the action of
which is as follows:-
When the main lever 1 oscillates on or rises and falls on its fulcrum stud 2, by
reason of the action of the heart 8, the catch or pawl 11, first mentioned operates

page_text: the catch wheel 10, when the lever 1, is lowering. On the finger 28, of the lever 29
carried on a stud 29ª fixed to the stationary frame of the machine under stud 13
rests the lever 12 free to turn on the axis of the catch wheel 10 allowing the pawl to
operate, when the lever 1 rises carrying with it 32 and 31 which raises 30 and
consequently 28, thus through the pawl operating and turning the wheel 10 until the
lever 1 commences falling and the lever I gradually rises more and more by reason
of the runner 4 getting nearer to the fulcrum 2, but when the runner 4 has moved
nearer to the fulcrum 2 of the lever 1 and the shoulder 12ª is formed on the bobbin 1.3"
(see sheet 3) the curved finger 30 drops off the stud 31 by reason of the finger 32,
which is fast to the outer end of the main lever 1, being lowered to the utmost, and
thus the screw 9, slide piece 5, and friction bowl 4 cease moving until the spool is
finished whereon the catch wheel 10 is turned back by hand until the lever 30 of
the finger 28 again rests under the stud 13, lever 12 and the machine is ready
to restart.
When the finger 28 of the lever 29 is in position under the stud 13 of the lever 12,
traverse of the lifter rail is shorter by reason of the sliding antifriction bowl 4 being
at the utmost extremity of the slide 3 from the fulcrum 2 of the main lever 1 but the
traverse is gradually increasing as the bowl gets nearer to the fulcrum 2 thus a sharp
conical shaped shoulder of yarn 12ª is formed on the lower part of the barrel 13ª
after which the sliding friction bowl 4 remaining stationary by reason of the lever 12
and catch 11" being thrown out of operation with 28 and 30 as above described and
the cylindrical shoulder is then formed by the direct action of the heart 8, meanwhile
the appliances 15-16-17 are in operation for working the chain motion.
In the building of bobbins conical at both ends, the finger 28 of lever 29, and the
levers 30, 31, and 32 above described, are thrown out of gear, the catch wheel 10 and
catch 12 for operating the screw 9 and slide piece 5 carrying the friction bowl 4
alone are necessary (see fig. 5) as by their use the requisite change of position under
the heart S of the friction bowl 4 and consequent variation in the movement of the
main lever 1 lifting chain 23 and lifter rail are ensured.
When the apparatus illustrated by Fig. 6 only is employed, it produces a cop
conical at the top and round at its base, by reason of the variation in the length of
chain 23 at the commencement and ending of the building of the said cop.
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 general construction, arrangement and combination of parts for purpose
herein described and substantially as illustrated by drawings hereunto annexed.
2. The sliding part 5 carrying the runner operated by screw 9 through the
action of the catch wheel 10 and catch 11 all in combination and as herein described
and illustrated by our drawings.
3. The combination of parts constituting the apparatus illustrated at Fig. 5 for
building the conical ended spool illustrated at Fig. 6.