and similar Materials in a Winding Machine.
Year: 1885

page_text: and similar Materials in a Winding Machine.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CARPET,
CLOTH, PAPER AND SIMILAR MATERIALS IN A WINDING MACHINE and in what
manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to improved apparatus for measuring the length of fabrics.
The said apparatus is adapted for use in connection with any of the well known
winding machines employed for winding carpets and similar goods, as they leave
the weaving machine. The main object of the invention is to measure the length
of a carpet or other material in yards, or fractions thereof, as the same is wound
into a roll, and to note the measurement by applying to the carpet at yard lengths,
or less, tags, bearing numerals consecutively, so that when the fabric is wound
into a roll, its length may be determined by merely looking at the last tag applied.
The taga, also, serve to dispense with the labour of measuring off pieces of fabric
desired by purchasers and to facilitate the taking of inventories of stock.
The invention will be understood more fully from the detailed description
hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,
Figure 1 is a side view of a machine employing and embodying my invention;
Figure 2 is a side elevation of one part of the apparatus carrying the roll of tags
or tape;
Figure 3 is a transverse section on the dotted line a 6 of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line c d of Figure 2;
Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line ef of Figure 4;
Figure 6 is a face view of a portion of the measuring cylinder, and
Figure 7 is a horizontal section of same on the dotted line g h.
A denotes a winding machine of any suitable description; B the roll of carpet,
and C the spindle upon which it is wound.
The sides of the frame A are provided with standards, in the upper ends of
which are pivotted the arms D at one end, the other ends of which extend over
the roll of carpet B, and are connected by a cross-bar E. Directly over the
spindle C is journalled between the arms D a cylinder F, which is capable of
rotation and rests upon the roll of fabric B. The arms D are adapted to have a
hinged movement on their pivots, and thus permit the cylinder F to follow the
changing diameter of the roll of fabric. Upon the cross-bar E, in close relation
to the cylinder F, is secured a casing G, preferably made from sheet metal, and

page_text: carrying between lugs in its upper portion a roll of tape H bearing consecutive
numerals at regular intervals, as indicated in Figure 4. The cylinder F, when to
be used for measuring yard lengths, will be thirty-six inches in circumference, the
size of the roller or cylinder varying at all times with the length of the measure-
ments to be noted on the fabric. Within the cylinder F, or in one of the spokes
thereof, is formed the cavity I, in which are placed the spring J and follower K,
the latter carrying a pin L, which moves with the follower, and is slightly shorter
than the same and projects beyond the surface of the cylinder F. The follower K
bears upon the spring J, and is forced outward by the same toward the casing G,
being prevented from moving outward too far by the cross-bar M. The purpose
of the pin L is to draw the tape downward until the knife, hereinafter described,
severs a tag therefrom and then to carry the tag against the damping rollers and
place it upon the fabric. The cylinder F is provided at one side of the pin L,
with an annular cam groove N shown in full lines in Figures 4, 6 and 7, and in
dotted lines in Figure 5, the point of greatest depression in the groove being at O
adjacent to the pin.
The casing G has preferably upturned standards or flanges P, Q, respectively at
its ends, connected by the rods R. The roll of tape H is sustained on a spindle
journalled in lugs secured at the upper end of the flange or standard P, the free
end of the tape being brought down through the guide S on a line with the pin L,
as indicated in Figures 4 and 5. To the flange P is secured at about its centre,
a tension spring T, the upper end of which bears against the roll H and the lower
end against the free end of the tape, the purpose being to prevent any undue
rotation of the roll and the consequent too rapid feeding of the tape into the
guide S.
At one side of the guide S is provided a reciprocating rod V, the ends of which
move through apertures in the ends of the casing G, and which is encircled
by a coiled spring W between a fixed collar X and the flange Q, the purpose of
the spring being to cause the rod V to move toward the cylinder F. To the
collar X is rigidly affixed a knife Y, the cutting edges of which are in line with
the transverse slot Z in the tape guide S and project through the same during the
operation of measuring, as hereinafter described. The transverse slot Z is crossed
by the vertical guide slot A¹, which exposes the central portion of the tape in the
guide S to the action of the pin L, as indicated in Figures 4 and 5.
The flange or end P of the casing G is slotted at its lower corner in line with
the follower K, as shown at B¹, the object of the slot being to permit the spring J
during the rotation of the cylinder F to force the follower K outward to the
position indicated in Figures 5 and 7, in order that the pin L will be projected
through the tape H at a point above the knife slot Z. The position of the reduced
outer end of the follower K with relation to the slot B¹ is clearly shown in
Figure 4.
Directly below the tape guide S, between lugs D' is journalled the damping
roller E having felt coverings F¹, forming between them an annular groove G,
through which the point of the pin L passes during the operation of moving the
tags against the rollers on their way to the fabric. The felt surfaces of the
roller E are damped as often as found necessary, and the back of the tape has a
gummed surface, and hence, when a tag is brushed against the roller E, its
gummed portion will be moistened, so that when it is brought against the fabric,
it will firmly adhere thereto.
The operation of the improved apparatus is as follows, that is to say:-
The winding of the fabric B upon the spindle C is accomplished in the usual
manner, and the friction of the revolving roll of fabric against the cylinder F serves
to set the latter in motion. The free end of the tape H is drawn downward into
the guide S in position to be engaged by the pin L during the revolution of the
cylinder F. Upon the cylinder F being turned the follower K will come in contact
with the flange P, and be forced (together with the pin L) into its socket I, until
the end of said follower reaches the slot B¹ into which it will spring, throwing

page_text: the pin outward until its point passes through the tape H; the continued revo-
lution of the cylinder F causes the pin L to draw the tape downward until the
rod V reaches the depression O of the cam N, at which time the spring W will
force the rod into said depression and thus drive the knife Y through the tape
drawn in front of it, thus severing a tag, which is carried on the end of the pin L
(during the continued revolution of the cylinder F) against the roller E¹ and finally
deposited on the fabric B, where it is held by its gummed back. As the projecting
end of the follower K reaches the roll B, the pressure of the latter forces the
follower into its sucket I, whereby the pin L, which is connected with the follower,
is moved into the cylinder beyond the outer surface thereof, wholly releasing the
tag. As soon as the follower K passes the roll of fabric B the spring J projects
the same outward again, in which condition it remains until its end again reaches
the flange P and is forced inward as above described. With each revolution of the
cylinder F, the pin L enters the tape H, drawing a sufficient length below the knife
to form a tag, which is then severed and deposited upon the fabric.
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It will be understood that when the cylinder F is thirty-six inches in circum-
ference; it will make one revolution with every yard of fabric wound upon the
shaft C, and upon that revolution the knife Y will detach one tag from the tape H,
which tag will be carried to the fabric by the pin L: the tags being numbered
consecutively on their front face the number of yards in the roll B will be denoted
by the last tag applied thereto.
It is obvious that the cylinder F, if made eighteen inches in circumference,
would make half-yard-measurements, and that by varying the size of the cylinder F,
the fabric may receive tags at correspondingly varying distances.
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The invention is applicable for use in connection with all kinds of fabrics, such
as cotton, woollen goods, paper &º.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign Correspondent I declare that what I claim is
First. In combination with a winding reel, the cylinder F of predetermined
dimensions, a roll carrying tape bearing consecutive numbers or indicating marks,
and means for carrying a section of the tape to the material, substantially as, and
for the purposes, described.
Second. In combination with a winding reel for fabrics, the cylinder or roller F
of predetermined dimensions, a roller carrying a tape having an adhesive material
on its back and consecutive indicating marks on its face, a damping surface in the
path of the back of said tape, and means for carrying a section of the tape to the
material operated on; substantially as set forth.
Third. In combination with a winding reel, the cylinder or roller F of pre-
determined dimensions, the movable pin I carried by said roller, a roller carrying
tape bearing consecutive numbers or indicating marks, the guide S, and a knife Y;
substantially as set forth.
Fourth. In combination with a winding reel, the cylinder or roller F of pre-
determined dimensions, secured between bars D, and having a cam N, a movable
pin L and a follower K, combined with the rod K the knife Y, the casing G, the
tape H, the spring T, and the roller E¹; substantially as set forth.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.