Improvements in Means for Lubricating the Roller-axles of Spinning and other Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Lubricating the Roller-axles of Spinning
and other Machines.
We, GEORGE RAMSDEN of the firm of Ramsden Brothers of Keighley in the
County of York, Machine Makers, and WILLIAM WALTON of the same place,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is
to say:
It relates to improvements in means for lubricating the roller-axles of
spinning and other machines and consists of constructing or forming the hanger
or pressure bushes which operate in connection with these rollers in such a
manner that they may hold or retain a quantity of lubricant in order to supply
same to the frictioning surfaces of said bushes and axles in proportion to their
requirements.
To attain this object we construct the said hanger or pressure bushes in such a
manner as to leave a cavity in the upper surface of same. A small opening or
passage being left to lead from this cavity down into connection with the roller's
axle upon which the pressure bush is mounted.
This cavity and the passage leading from it to the axle, are filled with felt or
some such absorbent material or substance, by which means when the oil or
lubricant is poured or filled into this cavity it is held or retained by the felt
or absorbent material only being withdrawn therefrom as the said material is
caused to let it flow in accordance with the variation in the temperature of the shaft
caused by friction as is well understood.
By the formation of the bushes as above described we are enabled to construct
them of hardened steel as are also the axles with which they work in contact, since
at all times as the lubricant is required it is supplied so that any undue wear is
prevented, while the power necessary for driving machines with this improved form
of bush is considerably diminished.
Dated this 30th day of April 1892.
GEORGE RAMSDEN,
WILLIAM WALTON,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Lubricating the Roller-axles of Spinning
and other Machines.
We, GEORGE RAMSDEN of the firm of Ramsden Brothers of Keighley in the
County of York, Machine Makers, and WILLIAM WALTON of the same place,
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, that is to say :-
It relates to improvements in means for lubricating the roller-axles of
spinning and other machines and consists of constructing or forming hanger
or pressure bushes which operate in connection with these rollers in such a
manner that they may hold or retain a quantity of lubricant in order to supply or
deliver same to the frictioning surfaces of said bushes and axles in proportion to
their requirements.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming part of our Specification.

page_text: Fig. 1 is sectional end elevation showing the bush or hanger in connection with
the axles of a roller, known as the top front roller either of a cap, ring, or flyer
spinning frame.
Fig. 2 is front view of said roller and other parts.
Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional end and front elevations showing the bush or hanger
in detail.
Figs. 5 and are similar views to Figs. 3 and 4 respectively, showing a
modification in the formation of said bush as is hereinafter described.
Figs. 7 and 8 are again similar views to Figs. 3 and 4, and illustrate a further
modification in the formation of said bush or hanger.
To attain the object of our invention we construct the hanger or pressure
bushes a in such a manner as to leave a cavity 6 in the upper surface thereof. A
small opening or passage c being left to lead from this cavity down into connection
with the axle d of the rollers upon which the bush a is pressed by the spring g-
This cavity b and the passage or duct c are filled with felt or some such
absorbent material or substance by which means when the oil or lubricant is
poured or filled into this cavity it is held or retained by the felt or absorbent
material and is only withdrawn therefrom as the said material is caused to let it
flow in accordance with the variation in the temperature of the shaft due or
incident to friction as is well understood.
The positions of the cavity b and the duct or passage c may be reversed as
shown at and c' Figs. 5 and 6 in which case a greater surface of the absorbent
material is in contact with the axle d. Or again the cavity b¹ and duct c' may be
arranged so that they are not immediately over the centre of the axle d but a little
nearer one side than the other as is shown by Figs. 7 and 8.
By the formation of the bushes a as above described and arranging same so that
a constant supply of lubricant is always available we are enabled to construct them
of hardened steel as also are the axles d since at all times undue wear is prevented
by the lubricant, while the power necessary for driving machines wherein this
improved form of bush is employed, is considerably diminished.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.―
1. The method of forming or constructing bushes or hangers as herein described
in order that an absorbent material or substance may be used in connection with
them substantially as specified.
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GEORGE RAMSDEN,
WILLIAM WALTON,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.