Improvements in Spooling, Winding, and Doubling-machinery.
Year: 1885

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spooling, Winding, and Doubling-machinery.
We, JOHN HENRY BURTON, Yarn Agent, Station Street, Nottingham, Notting-
hamshire and HAROLD SANDS, Engineer of the Eagle Works, Popham Street, in the
same town, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN SPOOLING, WINDING AND DOUBLING MACHINERY," to be as follows, that is to
say:
This Invention relates to machinery for spooling winding and doubling yarns, or
other material requiring such treatment and it has for its object the construction
and arrangement of the machinery in such an improved manner that whilst a
saving both of the material employed, and in the space occupied by such machinery
is effected, the machinery is also rendered capable of performing the operation of
spooling, winding and doubling in a more rapid, satisfactory and efficient manner
than has been possible with the machinery as hitherto constructed.
In carrying out the Invention the spools or bobbins on which the yarn or other
material is to be wound, are carried on braid pieces fixed on spindles which spindles
radiate upwards from the centre of the machine being carried in suitable bearings
formed for them in bracket pieces fixed to the framing. These braid pieces rest
upon the periphery or edge of disc wheels, there being two or more spindles to each
wheel. The disc wheels are fixed upon a longitudinal horizontal and central shaft,
and through frictional material on the braid pieces the spindles are driven by
friction in the manner as described in the Specification lodged with an application
for the grant of Letters Patent No 12,402 of 1884. The yarn or material to be
wound on the spools, bobbins or other receptacles is led from cops which are carried
below the disc wheels on a part of the framing at the front along each side of the
machine. The yarn or material is led upwards over a roller or bar covered in the
usual manner with suitable material for frictional and clearing purposes, thence it
is threaded through coils or holes in the upper ends of detectors suitably carried
whence the material passes upwards over or round horizontal short pegs or tubes
fitted thereon formed of glass or other substance having a vitreous or highly
polished smooth surface. These pegs or tubes are fitted loosely or otherwise to the
outer ends of radial arms which are adjustable on a rocking shaft to which a suit-
able movement is given by worm wheels or other arrangements, so that the material
is laid properly on the spool whilst it is being built up. The detectors hereinbefore
mentioned are carried, each set of detectors for each spool upon an angle piece.

page_text: This angle piece is arranged with its horizontal part capable of sliding to and fro
in a longitudinal bar or part of the framing whilst its vertical part has a flange at
its top having suitable holes or slots in it through which the detectors are passed.
The detectors are arranged to slide nearly vertically in front of, and close to the
vertical part of the angle piece and each detector is formed with a short projection
or toe piece, which on a thread breaking or failing, comes between a revolving
wiper shaft and the angle piece, by the falling of the detector. The wiper shaft
instantly pushes the angle piece back which movement releases a catch piece on the
angle piece from contact with a catch piece on the outer end of a horizontal
weighted lever centered below the angle piece. The weighted lever is connected by
its other end through a rod to the outer end of a short lever centered above on the
bracket carrying the spindles: This short lever is placed so that on the release
and falling of the weighted lever below, a curve or projection on it is brought
under the braid piece on the spindle and lifts it up out of contact with the driving
dise wheel. To ensure the more speedy stopping of the revolution of the spindle
this lifting action also brings the upper side of the braid piece against a bent wire
or brake piece fixed on the bracket or framing. The winding action is restarted by
re-threading the material through the detector which is thus lifted out of contact
with the wiper shaft, and permits the angle piece to be moved forward by the
action of a spring. When this has been done, the weighted lever is raised by the
attendant and maintained in its raised position by its catch piece engaging with
the catch piece on the angle piece. This action allows the braid piece to lower into
contact with the driving disc wheel and the winding action immediately recom-
mences and continues until by the breaking or failing of a thread and the
consequent falling of a detector the herein before mentioned action is repeated and
the winding action automatically stopped. In fixing the glass tube on the ends of
the radial arms a hole is bored in each of them and a headed piece or peg is inserted
upon which the glass tube is placed. The glass tube may be fitted loosely on the
peg or pin so as to be free to turn or it may be fixed by means of washers at each
end, which grip the tube when the peg or pin is screwed or driven up. When
employing solid glass pegs a hole larger than the peg is bored for it and in this
hole a hollow rubber cylinder or ring is inserted, the inside bore of which is of
slightly smaller diameter than the peg so that when the peg is inserted its end
which may be roughened or fluted is gripped by the elastic ring. If preferred the
glass peg may be fixed by cement or otherwise.
By the foregoing improved arrangements a considerable reduction is made in the
width of the frames whilst at the same a great saving is effected in the power
required for driving such machinery. And a further advantage gained is that the
broken yarns may be pieced without bunch knots and the building of the cop
recommenced at the exact point where the break occurred. If desired the machinery
may be still further simplified by dispensing with the automatic stop mechanism
when winding single threads or for back winding with a lather or damping trough
suitably fixed.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spooling, Winding, and Doubling Machinery.
We, JOHN HENRY BURTON, Yarn Agent, Station Street, Nottingham, Notting-
hamshire and HAROLD SANDS, Engineer of the Eagle Works, Popham Street in the
same town, 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:-
Our said Invention relates to machinery for spooling, winding and doubling yarns
or other material requiring such treatment and it has for its object the construction
and arrangement of the machinery in such an improved manner that whilst a
saving both of the material employed and in the space occupied by such machinery
is effected, the machinery is also rendered capable of performing the operation of
spooling winding and doubling in a more rapid, satisfactory and efficient manner
than has been possible with the machinery as hitherto constructed.
In carrying out our Invention the spools or bobbins on which the yarn or other
material is to be wound are carried on braid pieces fixed on spindles which spindles
radiate upwards from the centre of the machine being carried in suitable bearings
formed for them in bracket pieces fixed to the framing. These braid pieces rest
upon the periphery or edge of disc or other wheels there being two or more spindles
to each wheel. It is obvious that the spindles may be driven by frictional contact
with the driving wheel either by driving from the periphery or the face or by
inside or outside bevil edges. The disc wheels are fixed upon a longitudinal,
horizontal and central shaft, and through frictional material on the braid pieces.
drive the spindles by friction. The yarn or material to be wound on the spools,
bobbins or other receptacles is led from cops which are carried below the dise
wheels on a part of the framing at the front along each side of the machine. The
yarn or material is led upwards over a roller or bar covered in the usual manner
with suitable material for frictional and clearing purposes thence it is threaded
through curls or holes in the upper ends of detectors suitably carried whence the
material passes upwards over runners and then down and round horizontal short
pegs (or tubes fitted thereon) formed of glass or other substance having a vitreous
or highly polished smooth surface. These pegs or tubes are fitted loosely or other-
wise to the outer ends of radial arms which by suitable mechanism regulate the
laying of the yarn on the spool whilst it is being built up.
The detectors herein before mentioned are hinged, each set of detectors for each
spool upon an angle piece. This angle piece is arranged with its horizontal part
capable of sliding to and fro in a longitudinal bar or part of the framing whilst its
vertical part has the detectors hinged by their ends upon its top. The detectors
are so arranged that on a thread breaking or failing its detector falls and through
the action of a wiper shaft pulls the aforesaid angle piece forward. This move-
ment releases a catch piece on the angle piece from contact with a catch piece on
the outer end of a horizontal weighted lever centered below the angle piece. The
weighted lever is connected by its other end through a rod to the outer end of a
short lever centered above on the bracket carrying the spindles. This short lever
is placed so that on the release and falling of the weighted lever below, a curve or

page_text: projection on it is brought under the braid piece on the spindle and lifts it up out
of contact with the driving disc wheel. In some cases the rod connected to the
weighted lever may be arranged to act directly on the braid piece to lift it and the
short lever be thus dispensed with. The winding action is re-started by re-threading
the yarn through the detector which is thus lifted out of contact with the wiper
shaft and permits the angle piece to be moved backward by the action of a spring.
When this has been done the weighted lever is raised by the attendant and main-
tained in its raised position by its catch piece engaging with the catch piece on the
angle piece. This action permits the braid piece to lower into contact with the
driving disc-wheel and the winding action immediately re-commences and continues
until by the breaking or failing of a thread and the consequent falling of a detector
the hereinbefore mentioned action is repeated and the winding action automatically
stopped.
By the foregoing improved arrangements a considerable reduction is made in the
width of the frames whilst at the same time a great saving is effected in the power
required for driving such machinery. And a further advantage gained is that the
broken yarns may be pieced without bunch knots and the building of the spool
recommenced at the exact point where the break occurred. If desired the machinery
may be still further simplified by dispensing with the automatic stop mechanism
when winding single threads or for back winding with a lather or damping trough
suitably placed.
And in order that our said Invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood we hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings
to be hereinafter referred to and representing our improved arrangements. In
these drawings the same reference numerals are used to mark the same or like
parts wherever they are repeated.
Figure, 1, on the accompanying drawings is a transverse vertical section of our
improved spooling winding and doubling machine and the remaining Figures are
views of details which will be hereinafter referred to and described. In our
improved machine there is carried in suitable bearings on standards, 1, and the
framing of the machine a horizontal first motion shaft, 2. This shaft, 2, has
a toothed wheel, 3, on one of its outer ends round which there is passed a chain, 4,
gearing it with a pinion, 5, on a wiper shaft, 6, on one side of the machine a
second wiper shaft on the other side being driven in a similar manner the gearing
however being at the opposite end. The shaft, 2, extends the entire length of the
machine being fitted at a convenient height above the middle of the machine, and
it has fastened upon it, at short distances apart a series of driving wheels, 7. Each
of these driving wheels, 7, has a bevilled edge on one side of it against which the
bevilled surface of the braid pieces, 8, to be hereinafter described are arranged to
bear. These braid pieces, 8, are fitted on steel spindles, 9, which are carried by a
bracket piece, 10, fixed on the framing, 11. There are two steel spindles, 9, to ench
driving wheel, 7, each radiating from a centre formed by the axis of the shaft, 2,
with their outer ends extending upwards towards each side or back and front
of the machine. These spindles, 9, are of slightly larger diameter at the lower
half of their length and each braid piece, 8, rests upon the shoulder formed by the
enlarged lower half of the spindle. The construction of the braid pieces, 8, and
steel spindles, 9, and parts connected therewith will be best seen on referring
to Figure, 8, on the accompanying drawings. The spindles, 9, are each fitted in a
tubular metal casing or bearing, 12, which encircles the spindle, 9, and is fitted at
its upper end with a short brass bush, 13, which accurately fits the steel spindle, 9,
whilst near the bottom of the hearing, 12, there is an internal enlargement which
fits the spindle, 9, and acts as a guide. Figure, 9, represents another method of
fitting the spindle, 9, in this case there is a German silver ferrule on the spindle in
place of the brass bearing. The braid piece, 8, is tubular and its lower part pro-
jects downwards to a little below the depth of the brass bush, 13, and encircles but
does not touch the tubular casing, 12. The bevil surface herein before mentioned
is formed at the lower part of the tubular braid piece and has fitted upon it an

page_text: encircling piece, 14, of leather or other similar frictional material, which bears
upon or against the bevilled part on the driving wheel, 7. The bearing, 12, is
secured in the bracket piece, 10, so that the braid piece, 8, on each spindle rests on
the driving wheel, 7, and the braid piece, 8 has upon its top a feather or projection
for engaging with the usual groove or recess in the bottom of the bobbin or other
receptacle for the yarn. The yarn or material to be wound is led from cops, 15,
which are carried in an ordinary manner on a shelf, 16, fixed, one at each side of
the machine on the framing, 1, there being two or more cops, 15, back and front to
correspond to each spindle, 9, along the frame. The yarn from each cop is led
upwards over a roller, 17, supported in brackets on the framing and covered with
a suitable material for frictional and clearing purposes thence downwards through
a curl in the upper end of a detector, 19, which will be hereinafter described. The
yarn is next passed up and may be passed through a tensional hook, 20, which is
fitted on a part of the framing above the detectors. This tensional hook, 20, is
arranged so that the requisite tension may be given to the yarn by turning or
Ecrewing the hook, 20, in its bed, 21, on the framing, 1. Thence the yarn passes
over a runner having a V shaped groove in it fitted at the top of the frame thence
down and round a short peg, 22, of glass which is fixed in the side at the outer end
of a radial arm, 23. This glass peg, 22, is fitted in the arm, 23, by means of a short
hollow rubber cylinder or ring the bore of which is of slightly less diameter than
the peg. This rubber ring is fitted in a hole made for it in the side at the end of
the radial arm, 23, and when the peg, 22, one end of which may be roughened
or fluted is inserted into this hole the peg is secured therein by the pressure
of the elastic ring. In place of a peg of glass a short tube of glass may be
used if desired. In this case the glass tube is fitted upon a short headed pin,
either loosely so as to be free to turn or the tube may be fixed by washers
at its ends which grip the tube when the headed pin is screwed or driven
home. If preferred the glass peg may be secured by cement or by a screw.
The radial arm, 23, is fitted on a rocking shaft, 24, at the top of the framing
to which shaft suitable motion is given by well known means so that the
yarn is laid or built upon the spool or bobbin in the required firm and equal
manner, it being understood that there are a series of such radial arms fitted on
the rocking shaft, 24, to correspond to the number of spools on the machine and a
second rocking shaft parallel with the first and having radial arms is provided for
the spools on the other side of the machine. In order to quickly stop the winding
action of a spool on a thread connected therewith breaking or failing, the detector
(herein before mentioned) held up by such thread is arranged on falling to cause the
lifting away of the braid piece, 8, from the driving wheel, 7. This is effected in
the following manner there being a similar arrangement connected with each
spindle, 9. The detectors, 19, are each formed of a length of wire which is bent
so as to form a right angle so that when in position there is a vertical part, 20¹,
having a curl or eyelet in its upper part and a horizontal part, 21¹. The wire at
the horizontal part, 211, is doubled upon itself to very nearly the apex of the
angle, 231, and then is again bent away from the horizontal part, 211, so as to form
a short downwardly projecting part, 24. The detector, 19, thus formed is hinged
or centered on a pin or wire by the eye hole formed at its end by the doubled wire
upon a vertical plate, 25, carried by an angular shaped sliding piece, 26. This
sliding piece, 26, has a horizontal piece, 27, fitted in guides carried by an angle
bar, 28, so that the piece, 26, may slide to and fro a spring, 29, being arranged to
draw the sliding piece, 26, inwards towards the bar, 28. A vertical piece, 30,
carrying the plate, 25, at its top has a catch or projection upon it at its lower end
which engages with a catch upon a counterweighted lever, 31, so long as the
spring maintains the sliding piece in its normal position. But on a thread breaking
or failing its detector by falling is brought with its beard or part, 24, into contact
with a revolving wiper shaft, 6, arranged below the detector. This causes the
sliding piece, 26, to which the detector is hinged to be drawn outwards away from
the bar, 28, and thus releases the catch on the piece, 30, from the catch on a

page_text: lever, 31, which lever immediately falls. This lever, 31, is formed with a vertical
piece having the catch for engaging with the catch on the piece, 30, and is curved
near this end so as to carry a weight and to act as a stop being carried so that the
curved part is horizontal. The lever, 31, is centered near its other end upon a
bracket, 33, carried at the middle of the framing underneath the spindles the
framing having suitable downward extensions against which the curved parts of
the levers rest when a lever falls. The lever is carried so that a vertical rod, 34,
connected to it at this end and suitably guided by parts on the framing of the
machine is caused, upon a thread breaking or failing and the detector and parts
connected with it operating as just described to come into contact with a short
flange or ridge on the braid piece on the spindle and lift it out of contact with the
driving wheel. When the thread has been re-threaded through the detector curl
and its beard, 24, removed from contact with the wiper shaft the winding operation
is recommenced by lifting the fallen lever, 31, so that its catch re-engages with the
catch on the sliding piece, 26. This is effected by means of a hand lever, 35, which
is centered at about its middle with its handle projecting outwards on a hanging
bracket, 30, fixed underneath on the rail carrying the roller, 17, and is connected
by a link, 37, at its inner end to the angle of the lever, 31, so that by depressing
this lever, 35, the vertical piece on the lever, 31, is raised and its catch engages
with the catch on the sliding piece, 26. A metal plate, 38, having saw cuts or slits
in one side is fitted over the detectors, 19, upon the rail carrying the roller, 17, to
act as guides to the detectors and to prevent them being raised too high, the detectors
having a short projection formed at the front at the angle which act as stops. The
detectors, 19, and sliding piece, 26, will be best seen by referring to figures, 2, and, 3,
which are an enlarged side and front view respectively of the same. The lifting of
the braid piece away from the driving wheel not only effectually prevents it being
any longer driven thereby but the rod, 34, which lifts the spindle also acts as a
break and instantaneously stops the rotation of the spindle. Figures, 4, and, 5,
are respectively a side and front view of another modification of our improved stop
mechanism where instead of a sliding piece, 26, having a catch upon it the catch
for engaging with the lever, 31, is upon the lower end of a swinging lever, 39.
This lever, 39, is carried on a bracket, 40, fitted on the bar, 28, by trunnions at
about the middle of its length, so that it can vibrate and casily be removed. The
detector, 19, hereinbefore described is hinged, so as to be removable, to a plate or part
at the upper end of this swinging lever and consequently on a detector falling its
beard, 241, is brought into contact with a wiper shaft and the upper end of the
lever, 39, is thus drawn forward, removing the catch at its lower end from the
catch on the lever, 31, which is thus caused to fall and by the rod, 34, lifts
the spindle and stops the winding action as before described. Another modification
of a vibrating or swinging lever having the catch part upon it is shown in
figure, 6, which is a transverse vertical section of the same and parts immediately
connected therewith, whilst Figure, 7, is a front view of the lever. In this
arrangement the detector, 19, is in the form of a metal blade the upper part of
which is bent to form a curl for the thread, whilst at the middle of the detector
there is a slight enlargement, 40, which acts in a double capacity as a stop by its
coming into contact with a plate through a slit or saw cut in which the upper part
of the detectors are passed thus preventing the tension of the thread raising the
detector too high, and as a wedge when a detector falls. Underneath the
detectors there is arranged a rotating shaft or roller, 41, and the swinging lever, 39,
is carried ou a bracket, 42, fitted to the framing with its upper end a short
distance away from the rotating roller, 41. The swinging lever, 39, carries at its
upper part a small friction roller 43, which bears against and is driven by the
roller 41, recesses or grooves being formed in the peripheries of both rollers to
receive the lower ends of the detectors. When however a detector falls it comes
between the roller, 41, and the roller, 43, and by the action of the enlargement, 40,
pushes the roller, 43, and the upper end of the swinging lever, 39, away or
outwards thus causing its lower end to move inwards and releases its catch from

page_text: the lever, 31. The catches on both the levers in this modification are of course
reversed in position from that shown in figure, 1, so as to suit this arrangement
and the lever, 31 is nodified to suit as well.
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
(1.) The combination and arrangement of apparatus forming improved spooling
winding and doubling machinery substantially as hereinbefore described with
reference to the drawings.
(2.) The combination and arrangement of parts of apparatus forming detector
and stop mechanism operating substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described with references to figures, 1, 2, and, 3, on the accompanying drawings.
(3.) The use of detectors constructed and arranged in combination with a sliding
piece (26) or a vibrating lever, 39, substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described with reference to figures, 2, 3, 4, and, 5, on the accompanying
drawings.
(4.) The combination of a detector (19) having an enlargement (40) on its shank
with a rotating roller (41) and a pivotted lever, (39) having a roller (43) arranged
and operating in combination with an improved machine substantially as herein-
before described with reference to figures, 6, and, 7, on the accompanying
drawings.
(5.) The driving of secondary or wiper shafts (6) in our improved machine
by chain gearing substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the
drawings.
(6.) The method of driving two or more radial spindles by suitable braid pieces
through frictional contact with a disc or other driving wheel substantially as and
for the purposes herein before described.
(7.) The arrangement in our improved machine of a movable hook, (20) for
regulating the tension of the yarn passing through it substantially as hereinbefore
described.
(8.) The construction and formation of the steel spindles (9) bearings (12) and
braid pieces (8) substantially as and for the purposes herein before described with
references to the accompanying drawings.