IMPROVEMENTS IN SECTIONAL WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES
Year: 1880

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LETTERS PATENT to Robert Hall and Samuel Standring Hall, Engineers, and
Joseph Walmsley, Foreman, all of Bury, in the County of Lancaster, for an
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SECTIONAL WARPING AND BEAMING
MACHINES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Hall, Samuel Standring
Hall, and Joseph Walmsley at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 14th February 1880.
ROBERT HALL, SAMUEL STANDRING HALL, Engineers, and JOSEPH WALMSLEY,
Foreman, all of Bury, in the County of Lancaster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN SECTIONAL
WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES."
Our improvements consist in applying a sectional warping machine to Singleton
or other self stopping warping machines.
One mode of performing our Invention is by applying to the drum shaft of a
warping machine a pair of mitre or bevil wheels, which drive a mitre or bevil
wheel on the friction driving shaft for obtaining or reversing motion; on the other
end of this shaft is a friction bowl, which drives the friction plate upon the
section shaft, the friction plate is the flange against which the section of warp is
wound.
The friction bowl is worked automatically by means of a screw; on this screw
is a catch wheel moved by a catch (or ratchet) on the end of an lover; on this
lever a slot is cut so that the catch can be moved nearer or further from the centre
of the lever, which will increase or diminish the speed of the screw. The ' lever
is worked by the means of an eccentric on the end of the section shaft, which
causes the yarn to run at an uniform speed on the section throughout.
In the place of driving the section flange by a friction bowl we may cast or
secure several pegged or toothed rings of various diameters, driven by a toothed
or pegged pinion on the end of the friction driving shaft.
In using this plan the machine must be stopped for the attendant to move the
pinion from one ring on the flange to the next.
The object of the reversing motion between the drum driving and the friction
shaft is for warping whole patterns on one side, and half patterns or selvages on
the other without changing the bobbins in the creel.

page_text: To reverse the motion of the warping section we make use of a shaft above or
parallel with the friction shaft. On this shaft we key a pinion, which works in a
rack; to this rack are fixed two clutch forks, one taking into each mitre or bevil
wheel on the drum shaft.
Our improvements in the measuring apparatus consist in a stop motion, wbich
stops the machine at the end of every cut of any given number of yards, which is
regulated by a change wheel on the measuring motion.
We use the ordinary worm on the section shaft, and worm wheel with holes for
pegs. When we reverse the motion of the section beam we take off the worm
wheel, and reverse its face to save the trouble of re-pegging.
In working our stop motion of measuring apparatus we employ a vertical levor,
on which is a notched projection resting in two slots in a bracket; on the change
wheel stud inserted in the bell cam is an eccentric pin, and on the end of the
vertical lever is a weight, so that the lever will fall when knocked off by the
eccentric pin; attached to the lever is a cord or rods connected to the starting on
motion of the Singleton's or other warping machine.
Our improved break for weighting the section consists of compound levers and
pulley along with wrought iron strap lined with leather.
Our improvement in the wraith consists in making the wraith in two parts
hinged at the centre, and ono worked by a right, and the other by a left hand
thread cut on the same spindle.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Robert Hall, Samuel Standring Hall, and Joseph Walmsley in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 13th August 1880.
ROBERT HALL, and SAMUEL STANDRING HALL, Engineers, and JOSEPH WALMSLEY,
Foreman, all of Bury, in the County of Lancaster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN SECTIONAL
WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES.”
Our Invention consists-Firstly. In applying a sectional warping machine to
Singleton or other self stopping warping machines.
Secondly. In an improved reversing motion for sectional warping machines.
Thirdly. In improvements in driving the section flange.
Fourthly. In improvements in the measuring apparatus for sectional warping or
other beaming machines.
Fifthly. In reversing the face of the worm wheel when the motion of the section
beam is reversed.
Sixthly. In an improved brake for weighting tho section, and
Seventhly. In an improved wraith for sectional warping machines.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, we will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, reference being
had to the Figures and letters marked thereon. Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and
Fig. 2 is a plan of a self stopping warping machines, to which our Invention is
applied. a is the drum shaft, on which we place a pair of mitre or bevil wheels a¹
and a², either of which drives a mitre or bevil wheel 6' on the friction driving
shaft b, by which means we obtain a reversing motion; on the other end of the
shaft b is a friction bowl c, which drives the friction plate d upon the section
shaft d'; the friction plate & forms the flange against which the section of warp is
wound. The friction bolt c is worked automatically by means of the screw c¹; on
this screw is a catch wheel c³ moved by a catch or ratchet on the end of the elbow
lever c; there is a slot in the elbow lover so that the catch can be moved nearer
to or further from the centre of the lever to increase or diminish the speed of the
screw. The elbow lever is actuated by the eccentric d² on the section shaft d',
which causes the yarn to run at a uniform speed throughout on the soction d³; fis
a shaft on which is keyed a pinion f', which works in the rack ƒ³. To this rack
are fixed the two clutch forks f³, one taking into a groove on the boss of each
mitre or bevil wheel on the drum shaft a, and by moving the shaft f by the
handle the motion of the warping section is reversed, and we are thus enabled
to warp whole patterns on one side of the section, and half patterns or selvages on
the other without changing the bobbins in the creel; p is the worm on the section
shaft d', and p¹ is the worm wheel in which are holes for pegs. When we reverse
the motion of the section beam we take off the worm wheel and reverse its faco to
save repegging.
Figs. 3 and 4 shew on an enlarged scale our improved method of driving the
section flange by pegged or toothed rings marked d, cast or secured on the flange,
and driven by a pegged or toothed pinion on the end of the friction driving
shaft b. When this gearing is used the machine must be stopped to move the
pinion from one ring of the flange to the next.
Our improved stop motion for the measuring apparatus is shewn enlarged at
Figs. 5 and 6. We use a vertical lever i, on which is a projection ; this lever
slides in the bracket i³, and the projection i¹ rests on the upper portion of tho
bracket. Inserted in a cam 1, which works on the change wheel stud j, is an
eccentric pin 1, which comes in contact with the lever i and moves the projection i¹
from the top of the bracket i³, and causes the lever i to fall. In the cam is a slot,
and in the slot is a screw fixed in the boss of the bell cam; this slot is to allow
the pin j' to be turned back to raise the lever i into position for acting again after

page_text: knocking off. A weight is fastened to the bottom. of the lever, and a cord k is
attached to the lever i and to the starting on motion of the Singleton's or other
warping machine; the fall of the lever i stops the machine.
We weight the section by the compound levers m and n, to the latter of which
is fastened an iron strap n' lined with leather, shown in plan on Fig. 8. The
leather presses upon a bowl on the pressure shaft r, and causes the press rollers to
bear equally upon the yarn on the section and makes all the sections of an equal
diameter.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of our improved wraith. o is the wraith made in
two parts hinged together, and expanded or contracted by a right and left hand
screw cut on the spindle o¹.
Having thus stated the nature of our Invention and described the manner of
performing the same, we declare that wo claim,--
First. The application of the sectional warping machine to a Singleton or other
self stopping warping machine, as shewn and described.
Second. The improved reversing motion for warping whole patterns on one side
of the section, and half patterns or selvages on the other without changing the
bobbins in the creel.
Third. Driving the section flange by friction, and the mechanism shewn and
described for effecting the same, also driving the section flange by toothed or
pegged wheels; as shewn and described in reference to Figs. 3 and 4.
Fourth. The improved stop motion for tho measuring apparatus, as shewn and
described.
Fifth. Reversing the worm wheel p' when the motion of the section beam is
reversed.
Sixth. The improved brake for weighting the section, and
Lastly. The improved wraith, as shewn and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel Standring Hall, for myself and on
behalf of the said Robert Hall and Joseph Walmsley, have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Tenth day of gust, One thousand eight hundred and
eighty.
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SAM. S. HALL. (L.S.)