Improvements in the Construction of Spinning Frames.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 16th Oct., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Spinning Frames.
I, ALBERT HOLDEN ILLINGWORTH, of Whetley Mills, Bradford, in the County
of York, Worsted Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement; -
This invention has for its object the construction of spinning frames in such a
manner that I am enabled to place the spindles closer together than has hitherto
been practicable, on account of the liability of the broken ends from the delivery
rollers joining the thread of one of the adjacent rollers, and thereby producing
a double thread; which is continuous so long as the spindle is drawing fibre from
two pairs of rollers.
In carrying out my invention the spindles are supported by rails as hitherto,
but are mounted closer together and driven in the ordinary manner.
The great advantage of the closer pitch of the spindles permissable by the
adoption of my improvement, is manifest in the fact that, in one room of my
mill, I can now have over 8,000 spindles whereas under the old arrangement
6,000 was the maximum number.
In describing my invention in detail reference is made to the accompanying
drawings in which Fig. 1. represents a sectional elevation of such portions of a
spinning frame as are required to illustrate my invention and
Fig. 2. is a front view of the same.
The front rollers A. and B. are mounted and driven in the usual manner, as
are also the tubes on the stationary spindles C. which are of the ordinary con-
struction.
The fibre D. as it leaves the front rollers A. and B. passes through porclain
guides E. secured in the top or wire board F. which is made narrow and hinged
at intervals to a series of brackets G. secured to the longitudinal rail H.
Behind the top or wire board F. and below the level of the same a channel or
trough J. is formed for the whole length of the frame, the front portion of the
channel or trough being by preference a thin metal plate K. which may project
from the longitudinal rail H. at an obtuse angle thereto, somewhat as shown by
Fig. 1 or the metal plate K. may be so arranged that the front portion of the
channel or trough J. projects vertically that is at right angles to the top of the
longitudinal rail H. A board or the like L. is fixed under the longitudinal rail H.
for securing division guards of the ordinary construction between each spindle.
Should a thread or end of fibre D. break, if it is not collected by the top or
bottom front roller A. or B. it falls clear of the top or wire board F. into the channel
or trough J. thus removing the liability of any union between the broken thread or
end and the adjacent one travelling between the front rollers and rotating bobbin
M. or the like mounted on the stationary spindle C. thus by making provision in the
manner described for preventing contact of a broken thread or end with an adjacent
thread, I am enabled to place the spindles nearer together than has hitherto been
practicable.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;-
1. The combination of a channel or trough J. behind the top or wire board F.
and below the level of same, into which the broken ends fall and thus prevent
their union with the adjacent threads all arranged substantially in the manner
shown and hereinbefore set forth.
2. In a spinning frame the combination of the top or wire board F. with the
front rollers A. and B. having a longitudinal rail H. secured beneath same in
a manner so as to form a channel or trough J. behind the top or wire board F.
for the purpose as herein before described.