Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 17th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th Apr., 1887.
1, EUGENE MEUNIER of No. 49 Rue Thiers à Fourmies (Nord) France, Foreman
Woolcomber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention the rings of spinning machines by which the yarns are
guided to the bobbins are made to revolve at the same speed as the flyers so as
to diminish the strain and friction on the yarns and thereby facilitate the spinning of
very fine yarns. In order to give rotation to these rings which are mounted free to
revolve on annular bosses projecting up from the winding rail, one around cach
a flexible band
spindle, they have teeth on them which engage with teeth on
that extends in contact with them along the whole length of the rail from a pulley at
each end of the rail which rises and descends along with the rail. The toothed band
may be of leather, caoutchouc or metallic fabric, the teeth being made in the form of
staples rivetted into the band. A similar band may be applied to drive the spindles
themselves. When the spindles are driven by bevil gear, each has fitted
on it above its bevil pinion a sliding clutch pressed down by a helical spring
surrounding the spindle. When it is desired to stop a spindle, this is done by raising
a lever which has a fork engaging under a collar on the sliding clutch. By
this movement, the clutch is disengaged and the spindle remains stationary while its
bevil pinion revolves.
ABEL & IMRAY,
28, Southampton Buildings, London, W.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improvement in Spinning Machinery.
I, EUGENE MEUNIER of No. 49 Rue Thiers à Fourmies (Nord) France, Foreman
Woolcomber 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:-
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This invention relates to continuous spinning machines in which the flyer that leads
the thread on to the bobbin or cop spindle consists of a loop or eye that is carried
loose in the circular groove of a ring fixed on a rising and falling rail by which the
ring is carried up and down over the spindle as the winding on proceeds. As
the flyer or loop has to revolve with very great rapidity round the ring, its frictional
resistance causes a considerable tension to be put upon the thread, so that breakages
often occur, and the finer numbers are incapable of being spun upon this machine.
According to my present invention I obviate this disadvantage by imparting to
the said ring itself a rotary motion in the same direction as that of the revolving
flyer, thus reducing the frictional resistance of the latter to that due to the relative
motion between the two parts. By this means the strain on the thread caused by the
flyer will be greatly reduced, and consequently threads of fine numbers can be spun.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shews an elevation of a cop spindle with
the winding-on mechanism constructed according to my above described invention;
Fig. 2 is a vertical section.
The ring A, shewn in plan at Fig. 3, is situated upon a copper tube B screwed into
the rail C, which rises and falls to the extent of the length of the cop to be formed.
The ring A has teeth D formed on it through which rotary motion is imparted to it,
and it is free to revolve upon the tube B. The ring A being made to revolve in the
same direction as the spindle, the movement of the flyer will be facilitated by
the diminution of its friction as before described. For imparting rotary motion
simultaneously to all the rings A on the rail C I employ a flexible endless belt E
shewn in section and plan at Figs. 5 and 6, having teeth y fixed thereon so as
constitute a rack extending the whole length of the rail C and put in gear with the
teeth of each of the rings A thereby imparting a uniform rotation to all of them.
This belt is driven by a pulley F. Fig. 7 which revolves with, but can slide with
a feather up and down upon the grooved shaft F', being carried up and down
by the rail C.
The belt E may be of leather, caoutchouc, textile or metal fabric, on which the
teeth g are fixed either by claws as shewn at Fig. 4 or by rivets or screws.
This
construction of belt may be employed for driving the spindles themselves and also
those of other descriptions of spinning machines than that shewn, the spindles being
for this purpose provided with suitable toothed wheels or rings. Instead of forming
the flanges of the groove in which the flyer or revolving eye runs, a considerable
distance apart, as was done heretofore with the object of rendering the grooved ring
reversible, I make them very close together as shewn, thus forming a very narrow

page_text: groove for the flyer to run in whereby a smoother motion is obtained and the jerky
action, tending to break the thread is avoided.
As, according to my invention, all the rings A are made to revolve at the same
speed, it is necessary that all the spindles i should also be made to revolve at the same
speed, for which purpose I drive them by means of bevil wheels and pinions L' K', of
which the latter are connected to the spindle by means of a clutch H which can slide
upon the spindle, but is kept in gear by a helical spring, the clutch being raised by a
lever M when it is desired to stop the spindle without stopping the driving gear.
In Fig. 7 P indicates the driving mechanism for the winding-on motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. In continuous spinning machinery of the kind herein referred to, imparting to
the grooved ring that carries the flyer or revolving eye, a rotary motion in the
same direction as that of the flyer, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.
2. The herein described construction of ring A carrying the flyer and
revolving on tube B fixed on the rising and falling rail of the winding-on
mechanism.
3. Imparting rotary motion simultaneously to all the rings A on the rising
and falling rail by means of an endless travelling belt having teeth thereon gearing
with teeth on the rings A.
4. The use of an endless travelling belt having teeth in combination with cop
spindles or hobbins having toothed wheels or rings into which the teeth of the
belt gear so as to impart rotary motion thereto.
5. Constructing flexible toothed belts for driving the rings or spindles of spinning
machines such as are referred to in the preceding claim, with metal teeth secured to
the belt substantially as herein described.
6. In combination with revolving rings A referred to in the foregoing claims the
arrangement herein described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings
for imparting uniform rotary motion to all the spindles of the machine.
Dated this 17th day of March 1887.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.