Improvements in and relating to Spindles of Spinning and Winding Machines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
[Communicated from abroad by MAXIMIN CHAPON, of Cours (Rhone), France,
Manufacturer.]
Improvements in and relating to Spindles of Spinning and Winding
Machines.
We, BARLOW & JONES LIMITED, 2 Portland Street, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Spinners and Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in spinning and winding spindles of the
kind or class described in the Specification of prior Letters Patent dated 5 August
1884, No. 10962.
The improved spindle comprises three principal parts; viz.
(1) The spindle proper, (2) a funnel or cup (hereinafter termned funnel) within
which the spun yarn or thread is wound; and (3) a tube, spool or hobbin (on which
the material is wound) mounted on and turning with the spindle.
The spindle proper which heretofore was hollow is according to this invention
made solid and is elongated to extend beyond the funnel, and works in a foot-step
and is supported by a central bearing or collar fixed to a stationary rail.
The spool or bobbin is made hollow throughout its whole length and is furnished
with a coned part (preferably fluted) near the upper end. It is placed on the
higher part of the spindle the conical end of the tube being received within
the coned part of the funnel and the tubular part thereof passing between the
spindle and the neck of the funnel. That part of the spindle that receives the
spool or bobbin is made of reduced diameter to admit the bobbin between it and
the neck of the funnel. The funnel rests on a small collar formed on the spindle
and is maintained central by a part of the spindle which it fits; the upper part of
the funnel is supported by a sliding bearing adjustably secured to the reciprocating
carriage or rail.
The tube, spool or bobbin is furnished with two stops which enter longitudinal
grooves in the spindle and ensure that the bobbin shall turn with the spindle while
allowing it to slide freely on the spindle. A small spring is arranged in one of the
said longitudinal grooves to exert pressure on the interior of the bobbin and thereby
prevent the latter from sliding too freely on the spindle; by this means firm and
hard winding are ensured.
The spindle is driven by one pair of bevel wheels, and the funnel by another
pair. The spindle and funnel turn in the same direction but at different speeds,
and it is the difference in their speeds which causes the winding of the thread.
The two driven bevel pinions are mounted to turn on the bushes or sockets that
form the spindle bearings. The crown of each of the said pinions is furnished with
teeth that engage with similar crown teeth on wheels that are respectively secured
on the spindle and on the funnel, forming a kind of catch-box.
By this arrangement it is possible to stop any spindle without interfering with
the other spindles in order to allow the attendant to tie the ends of a broken thread.
For stopping the spindles, a series of levers is provided pivoted on a rod extending
transversely in front of the spindles. One lever is provided for each spindle. One
end of the lever hangs downward and is weighted, and the other end engages with

page_text: a neck formed in the driving wheel fixed to the spindle. By pressing against the
depending end of the lever, the spindle and funnel are raised and their driving
wheels thereby thrown out of gear, whereupon the spindle stops rotating. When
the ends of the broken thread have been joined, the attendant releases the lever, and
the spindle and funnel then descend and their wheels gear again with the driving
wheels.
Change wheels are provided to vary as required the relative and absolute speeds
of the spindle and funnel.
That part of the spindle within the funnel is furnished with a screw thread or
spiral groove so arranged with reference to the direction of rotation of the spindle
that the oil from the bearing will not tend to rise up to the spool or bobbin.
In order to distribute the thread in a uniform manner on the spool or bobbin, a
rising and falling movement is, as heretofore, given to the carriage or rail in the
well known manner. The thread guides are carried by a nut which is screwed on
a coliar supported by the carriage. The said collar embraces the funnel and is
rotated thereby through feather keys while capable of sliding thereon. The collar
is held in a socket guide fixed on the carriage, and receives the same movement as
the carriage. The aforesaid nut that carries the thread guides made to turn
with its supporting collar by a screw. By adjusting the nut, it is possible to
regulate very exactly the height of the thread guides, and consequently the
diameter of the filled spool or bobbin.
The thread or spun yarn coming from the delivery rollers is passed through one
of the thread guides and introduced into the funnel through an opening in the
side thereof and drawn under the fluted cone of the spool or bobbin, which is lifted
a little and then pushed down so that the coned part rests on the coned part of the
funnel; the spindle is then started, and the thread (winding round the spool or
hobbin) takes the shape of the funnel. As the spool or bobbin fills, it gradually rises
on the spindle until it reaches the end of the same. The spool or bobbin being
then filled to the desired length the attendant removes it, from the spindle, takes
out the bobbin and then puts back the empty spool or bobbin on the spindle and
commences to refill it.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in and relating to Spindles of Spinning and Winding
Machines.
We, BARLOW AND JONES LIMITED, of 2 Portland Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Spinners and Manufacturers, 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 improvements in spinning and winding machine
spindles of the kind or class described in the Specification of prior Letters Patent
dated 5 August 1884, No. 10962.
The improved spindle comprises three principal parts; riz.
(1) The spindle proper; (2) a funnel surrounding the spindle; and (3) a tube,
spool or bobbin (on which the spun yarn or thread is wound) mounted on and
turning with the spindle, and within the aforesaid funnel.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood we will now describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein
Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section through the spindle and spindle rail.

page_text: Figure 2 is a sectional plan of the spindle proper and funnel taken on the
line 1, 2 Figure 1, the spool or bobbin being removed.
Figure 3 is a central longitu linal section of the spool or bobbin, and
Figure 4 is a transverse section on the line 3, 4 Figure 2.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several figures.
A is the spindle proper, which is solid throughout its length and is formed'
with its upper part that receives the spool or bobbin of smaller diameter than
the lower part. B is a stationary rail furnished with a foot-step bearing C for
taking the weight of the spindle and with another bearing D for supporting the
spindle laterally. E is the tubular spool or bobbin on which the spun yarn or
thread is wound. It is furnished with a conical head E' for a purpose hereinafter-
explained. The said head has preferably a fluted surface as indicated by Figure 4..
F is a funnel surrounding the spindle and spool and resting at its lower end on.
a collar A formed on the spindle A at a point above the bearing D. The spindle.
projects above the funnel as shown. A part A2 of the spindle proper is made to.
fit within the lower end of the funnel and forms a bearing to prevent lateral
displacement of the funnel. The coned part E¹ of the spool lies within the
conical part of the funnel and the tubular part of the spool lies between the spindle
and the neck of the funnel but does not touch the latter.
G is the reciprocating rail which carries the thread guides H, H. J is an
adjustable bearing carried by the reciprocating rail and forming a lateral support..
for the funnel F. K is the shaft for driving the spindle proper through bevel
gear wheels K', K2, and L is the shaft for driving the funnel through bevel gear-
wheels L, L. The spindle A and the funnel F turn in the same direction but at.
different speeds, and it is the difference of their speeds that causes the thread to.
be wound upon the spool. Change wheels are provided to vary as required the.
relative speeds of the spindles and funnels.
The spool or bobbin E is furnished with two keys E2, E2, which enter longi-
tudinal grooves A2, A2 in the spindle A and ensure that the bobbin or spool shall
turn with the spindle A while allowing it to slide freely on the said spindle.
A small spring A³ is arranged in one of the said longitudinal grooves to exert
pressure on the interior of the spool or bobbin and thereby to prevent the latter
from sliding too freely on the spindle A; by this means firm and hard winding are
ensured.
The bevel pinions K2, L2 are mounted to turn on extensions C¹, D¹ of the
bearings C, D respectively. The crown of each of the said pinions is furnished
with teeth that engage with similar crown teeth on wheels K³ L³ that are-
respectively secured on the spindle A and on the funnel F.
In connection with each spindle we provide a lever M pivoted on a rod N
extending transversely in front of the spindles. One end of the said lever hangs
downward and is weighted at M', and the other end is forked and engages with
a neck of the wheel K³ which drives the spindle. By pressing against the
depending end of the lever, the spindle A and funnel F can be raised and their
driving wheels thereby thrown out of gear, whereupon they stop rotating. On
the release of the lever, the spindle A and funnel F descend under the action of
gravity and their pinions K2, L2 gear again with the driving wheels K¹, L' and
rotation of the spindle and funnel re-commences. By this construction it is
possible to stop the rotation of any spindle without interfering with the other
spindles, so that broken ends can be tied or pieced without necessitating the
stoppage of all of the spindles.
A part of the spindle A within the funnel is furnished with a screw thread
or spiral groove A³ so arranged with reference to the direction of rotation of
the spindle as to prevent the ascent of the oil from the bearing to the spool or
bobbin.
In order to distribute the thread in a uniform manner on the spool or bobbin, a
rising and falling movement is, as heretofore, given to the carriage or rail G in the
well-known mauner. The thread guides H, H are carried by a nut O which is.

page_text: screwed on a collar O¹ supported by the adjustable bearing J and retained thereon
by hooks J, J₁. The said collar embraces the funnel, and is rotated by means of
feather keys while at the same time it is capable of sliding on the funnel. The
nut is locked by a screw to its supporting collar and turns with said collar. By
adjusting the nut, it is possible to regulate very exactly the height of the thread
guides, and consequently the diameter of the filled spool or bobbiu.
The spun yarn or thread coming from the delivery rollers of the spinning or
winding machine is passed through one of the thread guides and introduced into
the funnel through one of two openings F1, F¹ in the side thereof and is drawn
under the fluted cone E' of the spool or bobbin, which is lifted a little and then
pushed down so that the coned part of the spool rests on the coned part of the
funnel; the spindle is then rotated and the thread (winding round the spool or
bobbin) takes the shape of the funnel. As the spool or bobbin fills, it gradually
rises on the spindle A until it reaches the end of the same, whereupon the
attendant removes it from the spindle, strips the yarn or thread from the spool
and puts back the empty spool or bobbin on the spindle A and commences to
refill it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to us
by our foreign correspondent, we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The combination, with the spindle proper A. of the spool or bobbin E having
a conical head, and mounted to turn with the said spindle while capable of sliding
longitudinally thereon, the funnel F surrounding the spindle A and supported by
it, the means for driving the spindle and funnel, and a pivoted lever such as M
for raising the spindle and funnel, substantially as, and for the purposes, specified.
2. The apparatus constructed substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings and operating as, and for the purposes, specified.
Dated this 16th day of December 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.