Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarn, Thread, Twine, or the like into Balls.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Winding Yarn, Thread, Twine, or the
like into Balls.
I, JOSEPH TABERNER, of King Street West, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Manufacturers Manager, 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 additional improvements in machines such as are referred
to in the Specification of my former Patent No. 22011 of 1891 and is designed to
provide mechanism whereby the tickets may be applied to each ball or to the head
of each spindle.
It consists essentially in applying to each spindle or head of the machine a ticket.
receptacle or holder which will receive and hold the tickets and by means of which
the tickets can be simultaneously applied to all the heads or spindles when the balls.
are wound to the desired degree to receive them.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
as an example one head or spindle of the machine is shown with my previous
improvements applied thereto but it is to be undersood that my present improve-
ments and invention can be employed without the addition of those described in the
Specification of my former Patent.
Fig. 1. transverse sectional elevation of vibrating rail and spindle on line x-y
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. front elevation of one head or spindle.
Fig. 3. plan of same.
Fig. 4. transverse sectional elevation showing position of the ticket mechanism
whilst the balls are being wound.
The framing and actuating mechanism of the machine the vibrating or oscillating
beam or rail B which supports the spindles or heads D, the spindles D, the flyers
and the fixed rail in which they rotate, the bracket G for removing the balls from
the spindles when full the shoot, the receiver and the cutting device M are all
constructed and actuated as heretofore and described in the Specification of my
former Patent.
In connection with each spindle DI place a holder or receptacle A for the tickets
which will hold a ticket and will deposit it when required upon the top end of the
spindle. This ticket holder I construct in the form of a cup into which the ticket
is placed with a ram or plunger a by which the ticket is pushed out onto the
spindle end.
The ticket holder A is carried at the end of a lever 6 affixed to an oscillating rod
or shaft c by the rotation of which the holder is moved from the position shown
in Fig. 4. to that shown in Fig. 1. and vice versa. The plunger a by which the
ticket is pushed out of the holder A is pressed down by a pivoted lever done end
of which rests against the outer end of the plunger a and the other end is raised or
actuated by a cam or tappet e on the rod or shaft and the plunger is drawn back
ágain into its normal position by a small spring g of spiral or other form. In the
end of the spindle D is fixed a small pin which holds the ticket in position when
placed thereon.
The lever band oscillating shaft c are mounted on any suitable bracket at present
I prefer to utilise the bracket N for the purpose by the addition of a piece n
thereto.
It is evident that instead of the pivoted lever d to depress the plunger a the rod
or shaft may be so placed that a tappet similar to e may engage direct with the
end thereof

page_text: When the machine is in operation and the ball being wound upon the spindle D
the ticket holder A is in the position shown in Fig. 4. During the operation of
winding the ball the attendant places a ticket in the holder of each of the spindles
and when the ball has reached the required size the ticket holders are simultaneously
turned over on top of the spindles and the plunger a of each depressed by the pivoted
leverd which is moved by the tappet e. The tappets for each spindle are simul-
taneously actuated by the turning of the rod or shaft by the handle i. The
depressing of the plunger a presses the ticket out of the holder A on to the pin h on
the end of the spindle which holds it in position while the holder is removed and the
winding of the ball completed.
It will be understood that a ticket holder A is applied to each spindle and that
the rods or shafts run the length of the machine connecting together the holders so
that they are all operated together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A machine for winding yarn, thread, twine or the like into balls provided with a
ticket holder or receptacle in conjunction with each spindle by which a ticket
can be placed simultaneously on the end of each spindle substantially as described.
2. In a balling machine the combination with each spindle D of a ticket holder
consisting of a receptacle A provided with a pusher a to deliver or press out the.
ticket actuated by a tappet or cam such as e by means of a pivoted lever or direct
upon the pusher end substantially as described.
Dated this 9th day of January 1893.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.