Year: 1888

page_text: I FRED HARRIS DANIELS of Worcester in the County of Worcester and State of
Massachusetts United States of America Mechanical 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 :-
The object of my present invention is to provide for use in connection with wire-
rod-rolling-mills, and for similar purposes, a realing or coiling apparatus, wherein
the coil receptacle or reel-head is arranged so as to be tilted or inverted for effecting
or facilitating the discharge therefrom of the coiled rod or product.
A further object is to provide a reeling apparatus having a plurality of reels or coil
receptacles movable or revoluble about a centre or axis, and adapted to be alternately
brought into position for respectively receiving a coil of rod, and then tilted or inverted
for effecting the discharge of the coil therefrom.
A further object of my invention is to provide, in combination with the reels or
coiling receptacles adapted to be inverted, a guard or director for confining the coil
within or upon the reel until it is carried to the desired position for the release of
the same..
Other objects of the invention are to provide practical and efficient mechanism for
starting and stopping the rotation of the respective reels as they are respectively
moved into and from position for receiving the rod and also for effecting their
inversion, as desired; also, to afford facilities for receiving the coils as they are
discharged from the reels or coiling receptacles, and to provide means for conveniently
severing the imperfect ends of the rod preparatory to binding the coils.
These objects I attain by mechanism the nature of which is illustrated in the
drawings and explained in the following description, the particular subject matter
claimed being hereinafter definitely specified.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation view of a reeling apparatus illustrating
the nature of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same at line xx on
Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 shows on a smaller scale, a modification of the apparatus adapted
for the discharge of the coils of rod directly into annealing pots or other receiving
vessels.
Referring to the different parts, A denotes the main support or axle mounted in

page_text: suitable bearings, bb, on the frame B, and provided with radial arms, hubs, or
standards a a, which carry the reels or coiling receptacles CC, the latter being in the
present instance, and preferably revoluble thereon. The reels or coil receptacles may
be mounted on the standards a in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by making
the standard a to pass as an axle through a hub c, formed on the reel plate, as shown
at the upper part of Fig. 2, or by providing a spindle c', on the reel plate, which
enters and turns within a bore or chamber in the standard, where it is retained by a
key or screw c², that enters an annular groove in said spindle, as shown at the lower
part of Fig. 2.
The reel-heads or coil receivers have a circular row of guard fingers, as in Fig. 2,
or a peripheral rim or cylinder, as in Figs. 1 and 3, within which the coil or rod is
formed and confined, the rod being received direct from the finishing rolls of the
rolling mill E through the guide pipe G, and coiled by rotation of the reel as it is
delivered into the receptacle.
F indicates a wheel on the driving shaft F1 for imparting motion to the reel or coil
receptacle. Said wheel F engages, by frictional contact, gear-teeth, or other suitable
engaging-surfaces, with a similarly surfaced wheel or annular rim f, connected with
the reel C, so that the motion of the wheel F will be transmitted to the reel C when
the latter is in upright position, or at position for receiving the rod.
F indicates the pulley for the driving belt.
H indicates à pinion loose on shaft F1 and meshing with a gear H¹, on the axle
shaft A for rotating the same when the clutch I, which connects said pinion H for
action with the shaft F1, is thrown into engagement. The clutch I may be of any
suitable construction and be shifted by any suitable mechanism commonly used for
such purpose. An automatic stop clutch may be employed, if desired, so as to stop
and hold the reels in coiling position and throw off the tilting gear when the axle À
has made a half revolution.
J indicates a plate or circle, which serves as a brake for stopping the rotation of
the reels or coil receptacles when they are moved from an upright position. Said
brake is connected with the frame and disposed to bear against the periphery of the
reel-plate, as indicated at m, Fig. 1. An adjusting screw or device J', is preferably
combined with the plate J for regulating the pressure or frictional tension of the
surfaces against each other for stopping the reels at an earlier or later position in their
tilting action, as desired.
Kindicates a semicircular guard or director, within which the reels swing when
tilted or inverted, and which serve for, confining the coil of rod within the coil
receptacle C while inverting it, and until it has reached the proper position for its
release therefrom. The upper end K¹, of the guard is preferably extended over the
reel and serves as a hood or cover for the reel while the rod is being coiled. The
guide pipe G enters through said hood, as indicated at g. At its lower end
the guard K connects with an inclined platform L, onto which the coil of rod is
deposited as it drops from the reel or receptacle C, and whereon it slides down against
a stop, in convenient position to be taken off by the attendants. Shears S are
disposed conveniently adjacent to the side of said platform, whereby the rough ends
of the rod can be cut off preparatory to binding up the coils. Said shears are
operated by a connection and crank P, shaft M, and belt M¹, from the reel driving
shaft F', or, if preferred, in other convenient manner whereby equivalent action is
effected.
In the present instance I have shown two reels connected with the shaft A and
rotated upon axes perpendicular to the axis of said shaft A; but it will be under-
stood that a greater or less number of reels inight be employed, in connection
with the axis A, for inverting in similar manner for coiling and discharging rods
automatically.
In the operation of my improved apparatus the rod is delivered by guide G into
the reel or coil receptacle, which is in upright position, and is coiled by the rotation
of said reel. When the coil is completed, the clutch I is thrown in, and partial
rotation of the shaft or supporting axle A is thereby. effected, swinging the arms or

page_text: standards a and reels C in the direction indicated by the arrow (Fig. 2) and reversing
the position of the two reels-that is, inverting the reel containing the coil' and
bringing the empty reel to an upright position for receiving another coil of rod. The
reels are thus alternately brought into position for receiving and discharging the coils
by partial rotation of the shaft A. When the swinging or tilting movement.of the
reel commences, its surface f is relieved from the wheel F, and its periphery is
brought into contact with the stationary plate or brake J, thus stopping the rotary
action of the reel. Then as the opposite reel. is brought into upright position. its
periphery is released from the brake-plate J, and the surface f of its rim is brought
into contact or engagement with the driving wheel F, so that rotary action of the
second reel is commenced as soon as it arrives at position for receiving the rod. The
coil of rod falls from the inverted reel upon the platform L and slides down against
the stops by its own gravity, where the attendant, seizing the ends of the rod by
suitable tongs, passes them between the shears S and clips off the rough or imperfect
portions, and then, by wrapping the ends around the coil, binds the coil and removes
it from the platforin L to any desired place of deposit.
In lieu of the gears H H for rotating the supporting shaft or axle A for tilting or
inverting the reels to effect the discharge of the coils, and for bringing the reels into
position for receiving the rod, any other suitable or convenient mechanism may be
employed for effecting equivalent. results.
In some instances it may be desirable, instead of discharging the coils upon a
platform, as L, to discharge them upon a car, or upon a "travelling belt, or into
annealing pots, in which case the apparatus could be made substantially as indicated
in Fig. 3, an opening t, being provided beneath the reels, through which the coils
fall upon the car or drop into the annealing pots T, which are moved under the reel
upon à suitable car or truck, V; or, when preferred, a travelling belt or apron may
be disposed beneath the opening t for receiving the coils and transferring them away
from the reeling apparatus.
In practice two sets or pairs of reels or coil-receptacles, such as described, would
preferably be used for taking care of the product of a single "continuous" rolling-
mill, the rods being switched and guided alternately to the respective reels, substantially
in the manner now practised with other kinds of automatic reeling mechanism.
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 I
claim is
1. In apparatus for reeling wire rods and similar product, the combination, with a
supporting frame, of a reel or coil receptacle hinged or jointed thereto, so that it may
be tilted or inverted to facilitate the discharge of the coiled rod.
2. In apparatus for reeling hot wire rods and similar product, a reel or coil-
receptacle, having an axis on which said reel can be tilted or inverted to facilitate the
discharge of the coiled rod therefrom, in combination with actuating gear, whereby
tilting action of said reel is effected, for the purpose set forth.
3. In apparatus for reeling wire rods, a reel or coil receptacle mounted upon a
standard, in connection with an axis to swing about said axis for tilting or inverting
the position of said receptacle to effect the discharge of the coiled rod therefrom,
substantially as described.
4. The combination of a supporting frame, a reel or coil receptacle hinged or
jointed thereto, so that it may be tilted or inverted to facilitate the discharge of the
coiled rod, and a bed to receive the coil of rod as it is discharged from said receptacle
and to conduct it away from the same, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
5. In an apparatus for reeling wire rods, a plurality of reels or coil receptacles
supported in connection with a horizontally disposed axis, about which said coil
receptacles or reels are revoluble, in combination with mechanism for revolving the
same for tilting or inverting the receptacles to facilitate the discharge of the coiled
rod therefrom, and a receiving bed or inclined platform onto which the coils are
deposited from the reel, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 6. The combination of the rotatable coil-receptacles mounted upon supporting
standards that are revoluble about a horizontal axis, and an operating mechanism, that
engages and imparts rotary movement to said receptacles, respectively, as they are
brought into position for receiving and coiling the rod, substantially as herein before
set forth.
7. The combination, substantially as described, of the main supporting axle
provided with radial standards, the revoluble reels or coil receptacles carried by said
standards, the driving mechanism for imparting rotative action to said receptacles,
and a frictional brake or surface with which the receptacles make contact for stopping
their rotation when tilted or inverted, as set forth:
8. The combination of the coil receptacles, adapted to be revolved or inverted for
discharging the coil of rod therefrom, and a guard adapted for confining the coiled
rod therein while the receptacle is passing from one position to another, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
9. The combination of a reel for automatically coiling wire rods as fast as they are
delivered from the rolling mill, provided with means for inverting or tilting the same
for freeing the finished coil of rod from the reeling receptacle, and a guard or hood
that covers the reel while at the position where the coil is being formed, and is also
adapted to protect and prevent the coil fromi dropping out of the receptacle while
the reel is being inverted, substantially as set forth.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agent for the Applicant.