Improvements in or connected with the Spindles, and Collars or Bearings thereof, for Preparing, Spinning, Doubling, Twisting, and Winding Machinery used in the Manufacture of Cotton, Wool, Flax, Silk, and other Fibres.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Spindles, and Collars or
Bearings thereof, for Preparing, Spinning, Doubling, Twisting, and
Winding Machinery used in the Manufacture of Cotton, Wool,
Flax, Silk, and other Fibres.
I, WILLIAM SUMNER, at present of West Gorton, in the County of Lancaster,
Spindle Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements on the invention described in the Specifi-
cation of Letters Patent granted to me dated 19 August 1887, No. 11,327, and
is designed with the object of compensating for or taking up the wear that occurs.
in the collar bushes or in the spindles and of decreasing or minimising such wear
by more efficient lubrication.
The collar bush I construct of sheet, strip, hoop metal, or fattened wire wrought
into a spring or other elastic shape and so formed that a portion or portions of
the outer surface of the bush fits against the inner surface of the collar the other
portions of the bush acting as a spring or elastic body to keep the bush compressed
against the spindle as wear occurs, while at the same time it remains true and
rigid against the inner surface of the collar. I thus prevent the spindle becoming
loose or vibrating in its bearing should wear occur in either it or the bush.
The collar bush 1 at present prefer to make is cut out of sheet phosphor bronze
or other elastic metal and rolled up spirally so as to present a spiral groove from
top to bottom; the bush being of such a size as to fit tightly into the collar with-
out quite closing the slot. Instead of from a sheet the bush may be made of a
strip or from hoop metal or fattened wire, coiled spirally into the form required.
At or near the parts which form the ends of the bush the metal is cut, stamped or
bent so as to stand out and abut tightly against the inner surface of the collar and
as wear occurs the pressure of these against the collar force the bush inwards and
cause it to be compressed around the spindle.
In machines that have lifting or traversing rails I make the bush to extend
below the end of the collar or for non-bushed collars I reduce in diameter a portion
of the collar below the lifting rail. And on the spindle below the part which
traverses through the collar I attach or affix to the spindle a cup or reservoir as a
receptacle for oil, so placed that during the first few lifts of the rail, while it
traverses the full length, the extending portion of the collar bush or a part of the
collar itself will enter the oil receptacle, and as it ascends carry with it, up the
length of the lift or traverse, a sufficient quantity of the oil or lubricant to lubricate
the spindle in the collar or bush during the time the frame is running until the
bobbins are full or ready to be doffed.
To keep the oil in the cup or reservoir clean or free from fly and to prevent it
being thrown out by the centrifugal action of the spindle, I place a cover over it
of any suitable material, preferably in the form of a light open spiral spring that
fits freely to the inside of the oil cup and which as the lifting rail descends, is
pressed down within the cup and as it ascends again returns to its original position.
Or the covering may be formed of an elastic material fastened to the top of the
oil cup with a hole for the spindle to pass through and with or without a few
bristles attached to it. As the rail descends and the projecting end of the bush
or collar enters the oil cup the elastic material will be pressed down and will yield
to embrace it and as the rail ascends again, will remove any superfluous oil adhering
to the outside of the bush or collar and also returns to the original shape of a
cover.
Dated this 2nd day of W 1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Spindles, and Collars or
Bearings thereof, for Preparing, Spinning, Doubling, Twisting, and
Winding Machinery used in the Manufacture of Cotton, Wool,
Flax, Silk, and other Fibres.
I, WILLIAM SUMNER, now residing at 42, Chaussée de Termonde, Ghent,
Belgium, but lately of 222, Clowes Street, West Gorton, near Manchester,
England, Spindle Maker, 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 partly refers to a Patent granted to me and dated 19th August 1887
No. 11,327. I construct the collar, bushes, or linings, from flexible or elastic metal
afterwards tempered or kept untempered and form them as hereafter shewn and
described so that a portion or portions of the outward surface act as a spring or
springs or with a spring-like pressure against the inside of the frame collar or
bolster, and another portion or portions of the bush is formed in a similar manner
to fit the spindle, so that should the spindle or collar lining say at collar bearing
part wear by use, the elastic portion of the bush will accommodate or cause the
bearing part or parts of the bush to fit the worn parts of the spindle and prevent
the spindle from vibrating or being loose in its bolster or collar bearing.
The bottom end of the outside of frame collars or bolsters which have no linings
I reduce in thickness and I place or extend collar linings below the collar sufficiently
for the lower end or ends to enter well into an oil or grease receptacle or receptacles
which I attach or fix to the spindle (below the traverse or lifting part of the frame
collars, or of the stationary bolster) for the purpose of acting as an automatic
lubricator to the spindle, collar lining, collar or bolster.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I have illustrated same
at Figs. 1 to 14 of the accompanying drawings to which I will now refer.
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 show flexible or elastic bushes or linings for roving or preparing
frame collars; the tube is cut or slit from end to end, for example, helically as at d³,
the parts which adapt themselves to fit the spindle being marked d; the parts s
which adapt themselves to fit the inside of the frame collar are formed with a
suitable number of slits or perforations s¹ in a helical or equivalent direction thereby
producing the spring or springs or spring parts marked s.
Fig. 4 shows a flexible or clastic bush suitable for what is known as a "Rabbeth "
spindle; when constructed according to my invention the bush fits the spindle at
the parts shown marked d the tube being cut or slit lengthways at d'as shewn,
and its springs or spring part marked s produced by the slits s' fits the inside of the
bolster tube (or of any tube placed within the outer bolster).
Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show flexible bushes to be used in throstle spinning frame collars
or bolsters, or in winding frame collars-the parts of the tube (formed substan-
tially as before described) which fit or adapt themselves to the spindle are marked d
and the parts which fit the inside of the frame collar are marked s.
Fig. 8 shows a spring bush, to be used in mule, jenny, twiner or twisting spindle
bolsters. d fits the spindle and the parts fits the inside of the bolster.
Fig. 9 shows part of a roving spindle with an oil or grease receptacle attached to
the spindle at a.
Fig. 10 shows part of a roving or preparing frame spindle a its reduced part b,
the frame collar c, the collar lining d which lower end extends below the collar
for the purpose of entering an oil or grease receptacle which is attached to
the spindle at a. The oil receptacle has a cover k to prevent the oil from being
wasted.
Fig. 11 shows an oil or grease receptacle fit for use upon mule winding or throstle
frame spindles.
Fig. 12 shows a preparing frame collar reduced at its lower end 1 for the purpose
of entering an oil receptacle fixed upon a spindle.

page_text: Fig. 13 shows a bush for what is known as long collars used in preparing frames.
d are the parts which fit the spindle and the parts which fit the inside of the collar
are marked s.
Fig. 14 is an elastic bush formed from flattened wire to be used in preparing
frame collars.
By my invention the collar bush being formed partly as a spring or springs.
causes the bearing parts of the bush always to hold the spindle firm or steady even
when the spindle is worn thus always permitting the spindle to run at the highest
speed without vibration and thereby through the steadiness of the spindle, producing
more regular and even yarn; also the means of lubrication enable the frame to
work well by oiling same say once per week and thereby allowing the frame to
be more continuously in use without loss of the time in oiling daily as at present
and besides is more certain in its lubrication and saving of oil and of turning
power.
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. Forming or constructing metallic collar linings or bushes partially or wholly
of spring-like form in such manner that a part or parts of same grasp or hold
to the spindle while other part or parts fit the inside of the collar or bolster all
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
2. Extending bottom of collar lining, bush or hoop to below bottom of frame
collar whereby the hoop or lining in its descent enters
an oil
or grease
receptacle to lubricate the spindle bearings in its ascent substantially as
herein before described and shown with reference to the accompanying drawings.
3. The reducing in thickness of the bottom or lower end of preparing and
spinning frame collars used in frames having lifting rails (but the collars of which
are not bushed) for the purpose of the end of the collar entering an oil or grease
chamber fixed upon the spindle and so that in its ascent it will lubricate the bearing
part of the spindle, all as set forth.
4. The general arrangement, construction and combination of parts composing
my improvements in or connected with the spindles and bolsters employed in treating
cotton, wool, flax, silk and other fibres.
Dated this 23rd day of February 1891
BREWER & SON,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.