Improvements in or connected with the Winding Mechanism of Spinning Mules and Twiners.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Winding Mechanism of
Spinning Mules and Twiners.
We, JOSEPH BOWKER, of Hope House, Kersal, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, CHARLES BUTTERWORTH, of 17, Queen's Road, Oldham,
in the same County, Mill Manager, and ABRAHAM FARROW, of 363, Manchester
Road, Hollinwood, also in the same County, Mule Overlooker, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our said invention relates to improvements in or connected with the winding
mechanism of spinning or twining mules and refers particularly to what is known
as the click winding motion.
As is well known, the motion of the winding scroll is cominunicated to the tin
roller from which the spindles are driven by means of a "click" plate running
loose on the tin roller shaft and which carries a pawl or click, adapted at times to
engage with a click wheel secured to the tin roller shaft. The click .catch is
ordinarily held out of position by means of a bent spring fitting tightly in a groove
formed in a loose sleeve mounted on the tin roller shaft. This. loose sleeve is
attached to the mule carriage or to an arm of a click locking lever. After "backing
off and on the commencement of the run in of the carriage the click spring is
oscillated so as to allow the click catch to engage with the click, wheel and so
revolve the tin roller shaft upon which it is keyed.
It will readily be understood that it is highly essential that the tin roller shaft
should commence to revolve simultaneously with the run in of the carriage other-
wise the winding of the "stretch" of yarn upon the spindles is not commenced.
Suppose for instance on the commencement of the run in of the carriage the click
should slip a tooth the carriage may travel a slight distance before the spindles
commence to revolve.
This causes slack yarn and results in "snarls" and soft and imperfectly wound
cops. We have found in practice that the faulty engagement of the "click" with
the click wheel exists and the object of our invention is to overcome this defect.
To effect this we provide an additional click pivotted upon a second stud secured
to the click plate. This additional click may be disposed diametrically opposite to
the other or may be mounted in any other suitable position upon the click plato.
To accommodate the additional click spring required we elongate the loose sleeve
and provide a second groove for the reception of the spring. By these means the
click mechanism is rendered more certain in its action. The two clicks act
independently of each other on the click wheel as soon as the change is made for
winding on the yaru, and a failure of both is practically an impossibility.
The tin roller is thus driven with greater certainty thereby ensuring the exact
number of revolutions necessary for winding on the "stretch" of yarn, resulting in.
the building of a firmer cop and the prevention of snarls.
We may secure the loose sleeve upon which the click springs are mounted to the
arm of the click locking motion or if preferred we may secure it by means of an
extension to the mule carriage or other suitable part.

page_text: In the latter case to prevent over heating of the sleeve we may bore o
be a very loose fit upon the tin roller shaft and the extension may be so connected
Also to
to the mule carriage or part as to be capable of yielding slightly to any strain upon
it by reason of the tin roller shaft being out of truth with the sleeve.
facilitate fitting we may form the sleeve in two halves secured together upon the
shaft by suitable nuts.
As the gist of our invention consists in the employment of two clicks to render
the click motion more certain in its action we do not confine ourselves to the exact
method described as the method of mounting such clicks may be varied.
Improvements in or connected with the Winding Mechanism of 1
Spinning Mules and Twiners.
We, JOSEPH BOWKER, of Hope House, Kersal, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, CHARLES BUTTERWORTH, of 17, Queen's Road, Oldham,
in the same County, Mill Manager, and ABRAHAM FARROW, of 363, Manchester Road,
Hollinwood, also in the same County, Mule Overlooker, do hereby declare the 2
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 and
accompanying drawings:-
Our said invention relates to improvements in or connected with the winding
mechanism of spinning or twining mules and refers particularly to what is known as
the click winding motion.
As is well known, the motion of the winding scroll during winding is
communicated to the tin roller from which the spindles are driven by means of a
"click "plate running loose on the tin roller shaft and which carries a pawl or
click, adapted at times to engage with a click wheel secured to the tin roller shaft.
The click catch is ordinarily held out of position by means of a bent spring fitting
tightly in a groove formed in a loose sleeve mounted on the tin roller shaft. The
loose sleeve is attached to the mule carriage or to an arm of a click locking lever.
After "backing off" and on the commencement of the run in of the carriage the
click spring is oscillated so as to allow the click catch to engage with the click
wheel and so revolve the tin roller shaft upon which it is keyed.
It will readily be understood that it is highly essential that the tin roller shaft
should commence to revolve simultaneously with the run in of the carriage
otherwise the winding of the "stretch" of yarn upon the spindles is not commenced.
Suppose, for instance, on the commencement of the run in of the carriage the click
should slip a tooth or more before engaging with the click wheel the carriage may
travel a slight distance before the spindles commence to revolve.
This causes slack yarn and results in "suarls" and soft and imperfectly wound
We have found in practice that the faulty engagement of the "click" with
cops.
the click wheel exists and the object of our invention is to overcome this defect.
To effect this we provide an additional click pivotted upon a second stud secured
to the click plate. This additional click may be disposed diametrically opposite to
the other or may be mounted in any other suitable position upon the click plate
To accommodate the additional click spring required we elongate the loose sleev
and provide a second groove for the reception of the spring. By these means th
click mechanism is rendered more certain in its action.

page_text: The accompanying sheet of drawings, to which we will now refer, more clearly
illustrates our invention.
Fig. 1 of the drawings shows an end elevation of the click motion.
Fig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. 1 looking from the direction of the
arrow.
Fig. 3 is a separate view of the additional click catch.
The two clicks a b are mounted upon studs secured to the click plate c in the
usual manner and are disposed diametrically opposite to each other, although this
position may be varied if desired.
The click plate c as usual is formed in one with or secured to the pinion d
running loosely upon the tin roller shaft e.
The pinion
gears with the spur
wheel mounted upon the shaft g of the scroll winding drum.
The click catches ab are provided with the usual bent springs h h which fit
tightly in grooves formed in a loose sleeve i mounted on the tin roller shaft e.
Under our invention the loose sleeve i is extended and provided with an
additional groove to accommodate the added bent spring. The arm b¹ of the auxiliary
click catch bis elongated to enable the bent spring h to engage with the usual
jaw b2 carried on the end of the arm b¹. As soon as the change is made for
winding, the spur wheel being revolved in the direction of the arrow and
imparting motion through the pinion d to the click plate c, the two clicks ab act
independently of each other on the click wheel j and a failure of both to at once
engage with the click wheel is practically an impossibility. By these means the
click mechanism is rendered more certain in its action, and the tin roller thus
driven with greater certainty thereby ensuring the exact number of revolutions
necessary for winding on the "stretch" of yarn and resulting in the building of a
firmer or more tightly wound cop and the prevention of snarls.
In the drawings the loose sleeve i upon which the bent springs hh are mounted
is provided with an extension which is bolted to the mule carriage or other
suitable part.
To prevent over heating of the sleeve i we bore it so as to be a very loose fit
upon the tin roller shaft e and the extension i' may be so loosely connected to the
mule carriage or part as to be capable of yielding slightly to any strain upon it by
reason of the tin roller shaft being out of truth with the sleeve. Also to facilitate
fitting we may form the sleeve i in two halves secured together upon the shaft by
suitable nuts.
Instead of the loose sleeve i being connected by an extension or bracket to the
mule carriage it may be connected to the arm k of the click locking motion as
shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.
As the gist of our invention consists in the employment of two clicks to render
the click motion more certain in its action we do not confine ourselves to the exact
method described as the method of mounting such clicks may be varied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
In the click winding motion of spinning mules and twiners the provision of
two click catches arranged to engage with the click wheel in the manner, for the
purposes and substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 25th day of October 1898.