Improvements in Machinery for Forming and Reeling Ropes or Strands.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1889-Accepted, 15th June, 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Forming and Reeling Ropes or
Strands.
I, MOSES HENRY DAY of Toxteth Street Brookline, in the County of Norfolk, and
State of Massachusetts, United States of America, gentleman, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR FORMING AND
REELING ROPES OR STRANDS," and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement: -
One object of my invention is to avoid the necessity of coiling or reeling the rope
or strand a second time. This I accomplish by using a reel with a detachable head
and a collapsible barrel, upon which the coil is directly built, and from which it can
be taken in a condition ready for market.
Another object of my invention is to obviate the chafing of the strand against itself
upon the capstans around which the strand passes on its way to the reel. This I
accomplish by using grooved capstans which rotate, not only with and in the same
plane as the flyer, but also on their own axes which lie in a plane perpendicular to
the axis of rotation of the flyer.
In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my machine; Fig. 2 is
a detail showing the standing and other gear at the end of the flyer; Figs. 3 to 13,
inclusive, are details of my machine, on an enlarged scale.
FF, are standards which support the machine, and G is the flyer. Within the
flyer G are the grooved capstans a¹, the endless screw U and the reel T, all
journaled in suitable bearings in the sides of the flyer G. H is a pulley which
communicates power to drive the flyer and capstans. The shaft I of the pulley H is
provided with a bevel gear J, which meshes with a bevel gear K holted to the spur
gear E. The gear E meshes with the gear a, which is keyed to the nose of the
Hyer G, which revolves within the tube N, the latter being supported by the
standard F. The tube N is provided on its inner face with a standing gear b. Within
a box in one of the arms of the spur gear a revolves the shaft a¹, on which are keyed
the spur gear c upon the outside of the spur gear a, and the bevel gear d on the inside
of the flyer. The gear c meshes with the gear and the bevel gear & meshes with a
bevel gear e keyed on the shaft of the capstan c. One end of this shaft extends
outside the flyer G and is provided with a spur gear o which drives the spur gear g,
mounted on the end of the shaft of the capstan a¹, by means of the intermediate
gear p. As the flyer and the spur gear a revolve, the gear c is carried round the
gear b, and, the latter being stationary, motion is imparted to the gear cand, through
the medium of the beveled gears d and e and the gears o, p, q, to the capstans
and a Motion is imparted to the reel T and the screw U as follows. The end of
the flyer G which is supported by the stand is provided with a sleeve g which rests
and revolves in suitable bearings on the standard F. A shaft g' passes through the
sleeve , one end projecting inside the flyer G and the other end outwardly from the
sleeve, and having the pulley R rigidly secured thereto. The end projecting inside
the flyer is provided with a gear which is firmly secured to it. The gear meshes
with the gear mounted on a short shaft secured to the flyer. The gear
carries with it the bevel gear s which meshes with the bevel gear s", the latter
carrying with it the gear t which is mounted on a short shaft t secured to the flyer.
The gear t¹ meshes with the gear t" mounted on the shaft which carries the reel T.
One end of the screw U projects outwardly beyond the flyer G, and is provided with
a gear u which meshes with the gear u³ mounted on a short shaft secured to the flyer,
and the gear u meshes with the gear u" mounted on one end of a shaft ¹ which
passes through the flyer, the other end of the shaft carrying the gear t¹ which ineshes
with the gear t. The shaft g¹ fits sufficiently tight within the sleeve g to be revolved
with it, in which case the reel and screw will not be rotated. On applying sufficient

page_text: pressure to the pulley R, by means of the drag rope M, to overcome or partially over-
come the friction between the shaft g₁ and the sleeve g, the gear will remain
stationary or revolve slower than the flyer, and thus rotate the reel T and screw U
by means of the interposed gearing. their speed being regulated by the amount of
pressure applied to the pulley R.
The screw U is cut with both a right and left hand thread as shown in Figs. 4
and 5. A piece of steel v fits into the thread and is provided with a shank by
means of which it is pivotally connected to the dog V to which is fastened the
whorl or eye W. As the screw U turns always in the same direction, the piece of
steel follows the thread till it reaches the end when it enters the opposite thread,
its pivotal connection to the dog V allowing it to adjust itself, and travels back
across the screw, this operation being repeated as long as the screw revolves.
The parts VW are kept from turning by means of the strands of rope passing
through the same.
The heads S
the ends of the
The reel T is collapsible and constructed in the following manner.
are provided with mortices n which receive the tenons n' on
blades m, of which there are four. These blades are segmental and constitute the
the pressure
barrel of the reel. The tenons are pinned into one of the heads only,
of the cordage as it is wound around the blades serving to hold the tenons in the
other head. Fig. 8 shows the relative position of the blades when the reel is put
together, there being a space between each of them. When the reel is full the head
which is not pinned to the blades is pried off, and the ends thus released will be
compressed, as shown in Fig. 12, when the coil can be easily taken off. Fig. 13 is a
face view of the plate Z which is provided with perforations through which pass the
strands to be made into the rope.
The operation is as follows:
The bobbins of yarn or strands for rope are placed upon a frame standing beyond
the plate Z. The yarn passes through the perforations in the plate Z and is carried
to and through the iron tube Z¹ and thence through the nose of the flyer G, which
communicates the turn or twist to the rope or strand. The rope or strand enters the
body of the flyer at Y and is carried to and around a groove on the capstan r', thence
to the corresponding groove on the capstan x, and so on till it is passed around all
the grooves on the capstans xx. It is then carried to the eye or whorl W, and
and fro on the
thence to the reel on which it is wound, the eye W travelling
screw U, serving as a guide in the building of the coil on the reel. As a bobbin
becomes empty a full bobbin can be substituted and the ends of the yarn knotted
without stopping the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. The flyer G, the transverse reel T, the screw U having the dog V, gearing
giving simultaneous rotation to the reel and screw, and the friction pulley R for
regulating the speed of said reel and screw, combined with the two independent
grooved capstans xx¹ geared together and adapted to be driven at a constant speed,
substantially as set forth, the reel, screw, capstans and gearing being all mounted
in the flyer, and participating in its movement about its axis, as described.
2. In a collapsible reel for receiving a rope or strand as produced in a machine,
such as described, for forming ropes or strands, the combination with the heads
having mortices, of the segmental blades having tenons at each end to fit in said
mortices, the tenons being secured by pins in the mortices of one head, and detachable
from the mortices in the other head, substantially as specified.
Dated to 14th day of Lacomber 1888
day of
ecember
MOSES HENRY DAY.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.