An Improved Rope-spinning Machine.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 26th Oct., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rope-spinning Machine.
I, JULIUS MERTENS, of No. 11 Weichserhof, Köln a/Rhein, in the Kingdom
Prussia German Empire Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
n and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
1 ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved rope-spinning machine which is capable
spinning a right and a left rope simultaneously and is especially adapted for
spinning of wire rope.
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved rope-spinning machine which is capable
of spinning a right and a left rope simultaneously and is especially adapted for
the spinning of wire rope.
The manner in which I prefer to carry my invention into effect is shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side view.
Fig. 2 is a ground plan and
Figs. 3-5 represent certain details.
The jack A and B carry the shaft C, which is driven by the pulleys D and inter-
mediate gearing E (Figs. 1, 2 & 4). The discs F and G are fastened on the shaft C
and provided with openings a, a. in which turn the shanks of the bobbin-
holders b, b,
(Figs. 1, 2 & 3). The bobbin-holders b, b
bobbins
which are enveloped with wire.
C, C
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carry the
Each bobbin-holder is provided with a crank d, the pivots of which gear in the
ring H, which latter rests on the rollers e, e. .. (Figs. 1 & 3). The toothed wheels f
fixed on the ends of the shaft C, are provided with openings g, g. (Fig. 1) through
which pass the wires coming from the bobbins and conveyed into the distributors hand h,
which turn with the shaft C. The wires afterwards pass through the fixed pressers i
(Figs. 1, 2 & 4).
The two draw-dises k and k are fixed on one shaft which is actuated from the
shaft C by means of intermediate gearing o (Figs. 1, 2 & 5).
The number of revolutions of the draw-discs may be regulated by step-pulley n.
The rope is ultimately wound on reel I, which is actuated by means of strap m,
passing over step-pulleys n, n for the purpose of regulating the number of
revolutions.
The manner of working the machine is as follows.
The turning of the shaft C with the bobbin-discs F and G causes the ring H. to turn
also in consequence of the manner in which it is connected with the latter and on
account of its excentric position to the shaft C, the cranks d are constantly kept in a
perpendicular position and consequently the bobbins retain the necessary paralel
position to each other.
As both the bobbin discs turn in the same manner, but one to the right and the
other to the left, it follows that, a right and a left turned cord is produced, of which
the one is taken direct from the presser to the draw-disc while the other passes over
the pulley K and doubles back to the draw-disc as shewn in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is:
A rope spinning machine which produces simultaneously a left and a right turned
cord, thereby that the discs (F and G) which carry the bobbin holders are fixed on a

page_text: common shaft (C), the bobbin holders being prevented to turn by means of an
excentric ring (H) substantially in the manner as and for the purposes described and
as shewn in the drawings.
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JULIUS MERTENS
Per C. R. Bonne & Co.,
41, Eastcheap, E.C., his Agents.