IMPROVEMENTS IN REELING AND WINDING FRAMES
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM NOTON of Priory House Oldham in the County of Lancaster Cotton,
Spinner do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
REELING AND WINDING FRAMES "
and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
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This invention relates to the reeling and winding frames employed for winding
yarn from the bobbins or cops formed on ring-spinning or other spinning frames,
the object of the invention being to prevent the formation of " snarls"
or "kinks
in the yarn as it is being wound off the said bobbins or cops.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention I will now proceed to
describe the manner in which the same is to be performed or carried into practical
effect which will be readily understood on reference to the annexed drawings and
the following explanation thereof..
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Fig. 1. on the drawings is a transverse section of so much of a creel of a reeling
and winding frame as is requisite to illustrate the application of one modification
of my invention thereto.
The bobbins or cops a, a are placed upon skewers or pegs which are fixed to a
rail or board b, b which extends the whole length of the frame as usual.
About three inches (more or less) from each peg I fix in the board b, b a pin
about the same length as the bobbin, and upon this I mount a tube c, c fitting it
rather closely. This tube.c, c carries a flexible wire comb d, d or a brush, or a
strip of india rubber or other suitable flexible material, the extreme edge of which
reaches about opposite to the centre line of the cop or bobbin, and presses against
the surface of the yarn, the flexibility of the wire, or other material of which it is.
composed, allowing its edge to assume more or less of the contour of the bobbin
or cop a, a and to keep in close contact therewith as its diameter decreases.
As the yarn is wound off is it drawn between the surface of the cop or bobbin
and the wires, bristles, or other flexible material whereby the yarn is prevented
from forming into "kinks" and "snarls."
The comb brush or other similar flexible device may be kept in contact with the
surface of the bobbin or cop by the tightness of the tube c, c on the pin, or it may
be held by a spring or springs or a weight, and in either case it can readily be
removed out of the way for doffing.

page_text: The wires or teeth of the comb may be made flexible, as shown at Fig. 1. and on
the enlarged end view Fig. 2. or they may be more or less rigid and pressed against
the bobbin or cop by means of a spring or springs, as shown on the enlarged end
view, Fig. 3. and the plan view Fig. 5. (as well as on the transverse section Fig. 4)
or by a weight or weights.
In this modification (Figs. 3..4. and 5) which I prefer, plates of metal e, e over-
lapping each other, and either pressed upon by springs or weights or made flexible
as shown on the drawing are used in place of the comb.
The plate e¹ opposite to the nose of the bobbin a, a is hent or curved so as to
follow the form of the nose, as shown, and is provided with a hook or curl f, f
which will give the yarn more or less friction against the nose of the bobbin
according as it may be adjusted.
This hook or curl f, f may be mounted on a separate plate or lever outside the
end of the bobbin, to which it can be adjusted more or less closely to increase or
diminish the friction, and the lever may be acted on by a weight instead of a
spring, if preferred.
The hooks or curls f. f may also be affixed to a rail g, g as shown at Fig. 1.
In all of the above described modifications the flexibility or movability of the
combs or other device employed will admit of the bobbins being readily doffed and
replaced without hindrance by merely pushing the parts on one side by the taper
form of the ends of the bobbin or cop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. The combination, with the creels of reeling and winding frames of combs,
or brushes or a strip of india rubber or other suitable flexible material, pressing
against the surface of the yarn on the cop or bobbin, and following more or less
or "snarls."
the contour of the same so as to prevent the formation of "kinks
Secondly. I claim the combination with the creels of such frames, of levers or
plates hinged at one end and acted upon by springs or weights so as to press
against the yarn on the cops or bobbins for the same purpose.
Thirdly. I claim the combination with the creels of such frames, of a series of
levers or plates provided with hooks, curls, or guides opposite to the centre at the
ends of the bobbins and acted upon by springs or weights; such levers or plates
resting against the side of the bobbin.
Fourthly. I claim especially to curve or incline, the outermost plate or lever
which rests against the nose of the bobbin or cop (or is placed a short distance in
front of the same) in such a way that the act of withdrawing the bobbin or cop in
doffing will push the plate or lever sideways out of the way, all being constructed
and applied substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth
and described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dahim Ath
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