An Improved Balling or Winding Machine for Forming Balls of Fibre or Sliver for Combing Machines or for other Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: The aforesaid combined arrangement of pressing plate and driving gear is also
applicable to other winding machines.
DAL..... fl 1000
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Balling or Winding Machine for Forming Balls of
Fibre or Sliver for Combing Machines or for other Purposes.
We, CHARLES WHITEHEAD and JOHN HENRY WHITEHEAD, partners in the firm of
Taylor Wordsworth and Company, Leeds in the County of York, Machine Makers,
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
The object of our improvements is to construct a falling or winding machine, so
arranged that the balls may be formed with or without hobbins to any required degree
of tightness, so that a larger amount of sliver when required may ho wound on each
ball and with a greater degree of regularity or evenness than hitherto ; and further by
our improvements the balls can be readily removed from the machine after being
wound.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front olevation. Fig. 2 a plan looking
at the top, and Fig. 3 an end elevation showing our improvements.
On suitable framework A we mount a headstock B, which is so constructed us to
slide freely on its supports (or bed. Within each of the uprights of the headstock B
aro fitted so as to revolve freely the bosses D and of two circular plates E and E'
which are placed at a suitable distance apart to suit the width of the halls. On other
vertical supports F is mounted a shatt G running concentric with the discs or circular
plates E and E, and on the end of this shaft G is provided a mandril or forked
piece H which is passed through the uais or centre of one dise E across into the
other boss or centre D' on the other disc E by moving the headstock B forward to
the required extent by means of a rack J and pinion K, or screw and nut, or other
convenient means, and in this position the fork or mandril H is ready to receive the
wool or bobbin for winding as may be required. We make one of the dises or
cirentar plates E capable of adjustment horizontally in its bearings, so that when the
ball is complete and as the headstock B is partially withdrawn from the fork or
mandril H, it allows the ball to become slack so that it will fall out or be readily
removed from between the discs E and E' after such headstock is brought clear of the
fork or mandril H. By such adjustment of the disc also the bobbins can be held
firmly between the two dises E and E' when the headstock B is brought up for the
balling or winding operation.
We provide a pressing plate L which passes between the discs E and E' in order
to press down the material to any required dogreo whilst the ball is being formed, the
required pressure being imparted to the plate L through suitable lever I and
adjustable weight N mounted on the same shaft O as the levers P carrying the
aforesaid pressing plate 1. The boss R of these levers P carrying the pressing plate L.
is caused to move on its shuft O at the same time as the headstock B is moved on its
supports by means of bosses S attached to such headstock, the boss R having fitted
therein a key or feather T which slides in the key way U provided in the shaft O.
In order to prevent the outer disc or circular plate E' from getting out of position
when withdrawn from the fork or mandril H we employ an automatic brake V
mounted on the horizontal shaft W carried in bearings X on the headstock B, and at
the end of such shaft is fixed a lever Y, so that by the headstock being brought up to
position shewn in drawings the lever is brought in contact with an incline Z fixed
upon the upright or standard F, and by so rising up such incline the brake Vis
relieved from the disc or face plate E', and when the headstock is withdrawn from the

page_text: mandril or fork H the lever Y is removed from contact with the incline Z and the
brake is brought in contact with the disc by means of a spiral spring 1 attached to a
lever 2, fixed on the horizontal shaft W.
For the purpose of imparting the required variable movement to the disc or circular
plates E and E¹ which is required as the ball increases in size, we employ a friction
plate 3 and bowl 4, such bowl 4 being moved on the friction plate 3 by a lever 5
having forked end engaged with the boss of the bowl 4 such lover 5 being mounted
and keyed on the shaft O which also carries the levers P of the pressing plate L, so
that as the ball increases in size and as the pressing plate L is moved outwards, the
shaft is rotated, causing such lever arrangement 5 to move the friction bowl 4
outwards on the plate or disc 3 reducing gradually the number of revolutions of such
disc or friction plate 3 exactly in the same ratio as the increasing size or diameter of
the ball, so that the material throughout the whole formation is treated equally and
a greater ovenness of winding is effected thereby.
In order to obtain the required power for the proper degree of tightness we provide
suitable gearing 6 for transmitting motion from the friction plate 3 to the fork or
mandril shaft G from which the circular plates E and E' receive their motion.
Ordinary feeding apparatus may be employed for supplying the material to the
machine. To secure the required pressure for retaining the friction plato or disc 3
in contact with the bowl 4, suitable lever 7 and weight 8, or spring are employed.
The required rotary motion is imparted to the bowl 4 through driving pulley 9
mounted on shaft 10.
The aforesaid combined arrangement of pressing plate and driving gear is also
applicable to other winding machines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1st. The combination, with the headstock B on its supports C or bed, having the
circular plates E and mounted within its uprights, the circular plate E being
adjustable therein, all arranged and operated substantially as and for purposes herein
set forth.
2nd. The combination, with headstock B, circular plates E and E³, fork or
mandril H and shaft G mounted in supports F, operated by gearing 6, friction plate
or disc 3, bowl 4, shaft 10 and driving pulley 9, substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth.
3rd. The combination, with pressing plate L, levers P, shaft O, weighted lever M,
forked lever arrangement 5 and friction bowl 4, substantially as and for purposes
herein set forth.
4th. The combination of the various parts forming the machine for winding balls
of fibre or sliver for combing machines or for other purposes, substantially as herein
set forth.
Dated this 7th day of Mah 1000
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicants.