Improvements in Machines for Beaming and Sizing Yarn.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 21st June, 1889-Accepted, 27th July, 1539
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Beaming and Sizing Yarn.
1, WILLIAM LANCASTER of Willow Iron Works Accrington in the County of
Lancaster Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to machines for purposes aforesaid and consists of an
improved combined friction pulleys for driving the beam and the nip rollers, and to
automatic appliance for separating the friction surfaces when the machine knocks off.
To improved combination of parts for measuring and indicating the quantity of yarn
beamed, and for stopping the machine when the required quantity is on the beam-
To improved arrangement and construction of "friction motion" for driving the
tr weavers" or sized beam of sizing machines and to improved construction com-
bination and arrangement of parts, constituting the "slow motion" of machines for
sizing yarn. For purpose of imparting the requisite rotation of the wood, and the
nip rollers, of beaming machines-I employ two friction pulleys these by straps drive
the wood roller and the nip rollers-The frictional bite or contact of these pulleys is
measured and determined by a weighted lever which on starting the machine by the
ordinary treadle is liberated, and applies the predetermined amount of pressure to the
pulleys on the machine being knocked off or stopped, the movement of the Treadle
fever brings the wedge shaped end of a finger piece against the inclined boss of the
smaller friction pulley, and immediately effects a soparation of frictional contact, and
the motion of the beain, and nip rollers cease-The liberation of the friction plates can
also be effected by means of a small lever applied in a groove in the friction plate
boss or similar methods, but I prefer the former method described above, being
exceedingly simple.
The improved measuring and indicating apparatus, comprises a star wheel motion,
driven by pinion on axis of the measuring roller, driving a wheel on a short shaft, on
which is a worm, latter drives the star wheel motion, on which are indicating dials,
and fingers from units to 1000-On the axis of the star wheel, is a worm, gearing
with wheel on horizontal shaft, on other end of which is a notched dial, marked with
figures The rim of the dial supports a horizontal lever, mounted on a stud at one
end, its other end having a stud overhanging the knocking off lever so that when the
Star wheel motion and notched disc, have been set to knock off, at any determined
quantity of yards, the notch arriving under the lever, permits the latter to fall, and
the stud fixed in its end knocks off the stopping lever-The necessary pointers or
index fingers for the several dials, are provided, so that the apparatus can be set to
knock off at 1000-100 and odd yards and so on up to any given or desired number
of yards Also applicable for indexing the lengths of the pieces on the Tape Machine-
In the improved arrangement and construction of parts comprising the friction motion,
for driving the sized or weavers beam, I mount the friction plates on the axis of the
second cone shaft, supported by an outside frame or bracket-The gear wheel between
the friction plates, gears with a stud or intermediate wheel, the latter gears with a
large wheel, on end of the beams axis-For setting up the friction I employ a threaded
boss, on a chased axis, the boss is wedge shaped, and acts as a cam or wedge, when
partially turned, which it is by a hand lever, which when on inay be secured in one of
the recesses of a notched plate, after the manner of an ordinary brake lever, or the
friction may be set up by wing nut or other like device-The slow motion comprises
a small pulley loose on axis of first cone shaft, and driven from slow motion pulley, a
strap from the small pulley drives a like pulley, on a stnd, carrying a pinion wheel,
which gears with a spur wheel, loose and free to slide on the second cone shaft-When
the main driving strap is transferred to the slow motion pulley, the stud pinion

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referred to, drives the gear wheel on second cone shaft, whereon an incline or cam
piece of the boss of this wheel comes in contact with a corresponding incline formed
on a stationary collar on second cone shaft, and the spur wheel is thereby caused to
sline along the shaft, bringing a nug" or locking piece, into contact with a spring
locking stud, carried by a plate, fast on the second cone shaft, the latter is now driven
slowly When the main driving strap is transferred to the main fast pulley, the
increased speed of the cones, causes the plate and spring locking stud, to over-run the
locking piece or nug, on the spur wheel, and the back of the spring stud being
inclined, acts on a second nug on arm of the spur wheel and slides the said wheel, on
its shaft clear of the driving stud, and the wheel being loose on its shaft ceases to
revolve until the slow motion is again required-For aiding the revolving the steam
cylinder or cylinders-1 employ in combination with the steam entrance pipes, presser
plate on and against which the steam is discharged so as to utilize the pressure of the
steam to aid in turning or revolving the cylinders-And for the purpose of conducting
the fresh steam to the inner surface of Cylinder cover and to create a partial revolving
circulation of steam around the internal surface of cylinder cover.
Total hit 1000
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Beaming and Sizing Yarn.
I, WILLIAM LANCASTER of Willow Iron Works, Accrington in the County of
Lancaster 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:-
This invention relates to machines for purposes aforesaid and consists of an
improved combined friction pulleys for driving the beam and the nip rollers, and to
automatic appliance for seperating the friction surfaces when the machine knocks off.
To improved combination of parts for measuring and indicating the quantity of yarn
beamed, and for stopping the machine when the required quantity is on the beam.
To improved arrangement and construction of friction motion and gear for driving
the 68 weavers or sized beam of sizing machines. For purpose of imparting the
requisite rotation of the wood, and the nip rollers of beaming machines, I employ
friction pulleys, these by straps drive the wood roller and the nip rollers. The
frictional bite or contact of these pulleys is measured and determined by a weighted
lever which on starting the machine by the ordinary treadle is liberated and applies
the predetermined amount of pressure to the pulleys, on the machine being knocked
off or stopped, the movement of the treadle lover brings the wedge shaped end of a
finger piece against the inclined boss of the smaller friction pulley, and immediately
effects a seperation of frictional contact, and the motion of the beam and nip rollers
cease. The liberation of the friction plates can also be effected by means of a small
Llever applied in a groove in the friction plate boss or similar methods, but I prefer
the former method described above, being exceedingly simple.
The improved measuring and indicating apparatus comprises a star wheel motion,
driven by pinion on axis of the measuring roller, driving a wheel on a short shaft, on
which is a worm, latter drives the star wheel motion. On the axis of the star wheel
is a tooth gearing with a horizontal rack on which is a dial, marked with figures.
The edge of the dial or rack supports a horizontal lever, overhanging the knocking off
lever so that when the star wheel motion and dial rack have been set to knock off at
any determined quantity of yards the horizontal lever comes in contact and knocks off
the stopping lever. The necessary pointers or index fingers for the several dials, are
provided so that the apparatus can be set to knock off at 1000-100 and odd yards
and so on up to any given or desired number of yards. Also applicable for indexing
the lengths of the pieces on the Tape Machine. In the improved arrangement and

page_text: construction of parts comprising the friction motion for driving the sized or weavers
beam, I mount the friction plates on the axis of the second cone shaft, supported by
an outside frame or bracket. The gear wheel between the friction plates, gear with a
stud or intermedinte wheel, the latter gears with a large wheel, on end of the beam
axis. For setting up the friction I employ a clip or fork carrying two runners on an
axis. The amount of friction being regulated and determined by two fingers on one
end of a shaft on which is a weighted lever.
Such being the nature and object of this my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same referenco being had to the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improvements for imparting rotation to the nip
rollers and to the wood roller of beaming machines.
Fig. 2 is a detail enlarged scale of the friction pulleys for driving the wood and
nip rollers of beaming machines.
Fig. 3 is also a detail of friction pulleys for purpose aforesaid.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the opposite end of the machine to fig. 1 and illustrates
the measuring apparatus.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of part of the measuring and indicating apparatus.
Fig. 5, is a side elevation of my improved friction motion for driving the sized or
weavers beam of sizing machines.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of fig. 5.
For the purpose of imparting the requisite rotation of the wood roller, and the nip
rollers of beaming machines, which rollers are situate as ordinary :-I employ friction
pulleys 1 which are driven by strap and drive the wood roller and the nip rollers.
The frictional bite or contact of these pulleys i is measured, adjusted and determined
by a weighted lever 2 which lever 2 on starting the machine by the ordinary treadle 3
is liberated and allowed to fall when the finger 4 is moved, from under, or along the
inclined portion 5 of the weighted lever 2 by the treadle 3 being depressed when
starting the machine, and the lever 2 applies the predetermined amount of pressure to
the pulleys 1. To one end of the weighted lever 2 is secured the pin or stud which
passes through the collar 7 (see fig. 2) in a slot or groove 8 formed at an angle
obliquely to the weighted lever 2 and when the latter falls or is liberated the pin 6
working in the oblique slot 8 forces the face of the collar 7 which is loose on
the shaft 12 against the part 1" and thereby presses the pulley 1 in contact
with its fixed disc 12 and applies the friction. When the machino is knocked
off the weighted lever 2 is raised by the point of the finger 4 ascending the incline 5
and the frictional contact of the pulleys 1 and 12 is seperated, and the pulley is free
to revolve on its long collar or boss 9 revolves loosely on the collar 10 without driving
the machine. The long collar 11 and disc 12 being fast on the shaft 13 when the
frictional contact is renewed the machine is driven.
In fig. 3 is illustrated a similar contrivance as the above described apparatus for
applying the frictional bite or contact between the pulley 1 and the disc 12 fast on the
shaft 13 wherein on the weighted lever 2 being lowered as above described in lieu of
the pin 6 and slot 8 the inclined part 6* engaging with the groove in the collar 7
forces the collar 7 which is loose on the shaft 13 along the latter thereby bringing
the friction surface of the pulley 1 in contact with the frictional surface of the
disc 12.
The friction being seperated when the parts 4 ascends the incline 5 as described.
The improved measuring and indicating apparatus (see sheet 1) comprises a star
wheel motion driven by the pinion 14 on axis of the measuring roller 15, driving a
wheel 16 on a short shaft on which is a worm 17 latter drives the wheel 18 on which
is the pin 19 at each revolution of the wheel 18 gearing with and turning the star
wheel 20 part of a revolution on the axis of the latter is a tooth 21 gearing with the
toothed dial rack 22 carried in the bracket 23 and to one end of the rack 22 is
secured the finger or lever 24 which when the predetermined length of yarn has
been wound, comes in contact with the knocking off lever 25 and stops the
machine.

page_text: The necessary pointers or index fingers 26 are provided so that the apparatus can
be set to knock off at 1000 or 100 or odd number of yards as required.
For returning the rack 22 to its starting point and setting the counting apparatus
in the normal position the star wheel 20 must be lifted on its carrying stud thereby
clearing the driving pin 21 from the teeth of the rack whereon the latter can.be
pushed back in its carrying frame 23 so likewise the wheel 18 is lifted out of gear
with the worm 17 and turned or set to the normal position.
In the improved arrangement and construction of parts comprising the friction
motion for driving the sized or weavers beam I mount the friction plates 27-27 on
the axis of the cone shaft or on the axis of a special shaft supported by an outside
frame or bracket 28. The gear wheel 29 between the friction plates 27 gears with a
stud or intermediate wheel 30 the latter gears with a large wheel 31 on the axis 32 of
the sized or weavers beam, the advantage of this arrangement and gear gives increased
power and control over the weavers beam.
For setting up the friction I employ a shaft 33 on the end of which is a weighted
hand lever 34 to the other end of which shaft 33 is a finger clip 35 clipping the
vertical bar 36 the lower end of which terminates in a fork or clip 37 carrying two
runners 38. The fork or clip works on a stud or pin passing through the boss 39
carried on the bracket 28 so that when the bar 36 is rocked or moved on its
fulcrum 39 the runner 38 press against the outside of the friction plate 27 and apply
the necessary friction the amount of which is varied or regulated by adjusting the
weight on the lever 34.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. The improved device for applying and taking off the friction comprising the
parts 3-4-5 in combination and as illustrated by fig. of the annexed drawings.
2. The combination of parts 2-6-7 and 8 operating parts 1 and 1 for purpose
described and illustrated by fig. 2 or the combination of parts 2-6-7 for operating
part 1 as described and illustrated by fig. 3 of the annexed drawings.
3. The friction motion or plates 27 applied to the axis of the cone shaft (or to a
driving shaft) and geared with the weavers beam together with the adjustable
pressure device such as 37 and 38 regulated by a weighted lever such as 34 and
shaft 33 (or by a hand lever and notched bar) substantially as illustrated by the
annexed drawings and herein fully described.
Dated this 20th day of June 1889.
WH HAM LANC CASTER.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.