IMPROVED COMBINED, ADJUSTABLE; MEASURING, INDICATING, AND STOPPING MECHANISM, APPLI- CABLE FOR MEASURING, SPUN OR TWISTED FIBRES, AND WOVEN FABRICS
Year: 1884

page_text: I ALFRED HITCHON of Globe Works, Accrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVED
COMBINED, ADJUSTABLE; MEASURING, INDICATING, AND STOPPING MECHANISM, APPLI-
CABLE FOR MEASURING, SPUN OR TWISTED FIBRES, AND WOVEN FABRICS," to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention, is, the construction of mechanism, to be applied to
machines, for measuring, spun or twisted fibres, and woven fabrics, that such
mechanism, can be "set" or adjusted, so as to measure; and indicate or record, when
any predetermined number of yards shall have been passed through the machine,
and thereon, to stop the machine for purpose aforesaid, I employ two or more
toothed wheels, having projecting adjustable lugs, or arms, so placed, as to come in
contact, at predetermined intervals, according to the arrangement of the driving
gear, operated from a main or measuring roller. In combination with above, is
employed, an index plate, and pointer, which records the quantity of yarn, or
material passing over the roller, when.the said projecting lugs, or arins, come in.
contact; they operate levers, connected with a stop motion, of any of the ordinary
kinds, and the motion of the machine is arrested.

page_text: Improved Combined. Adjustable Measuring, Indicating, and
· Stopping Mechanism. Applicable for Measuring Soun or
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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'I ALFRED HITCHON, of Globe Works, Accrington, in the County, of Lancaster,
Machine Fitter do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVED
COMBINED ADJUSTABLE MEASURING INDICATING AND STOPPING MECHANISM APPLI-
CABLE FOR MEASURING SPUN OR TWISTED FIBRES AND WOVEN FABRICS
" and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is, the construction of mechanism, to be applied to
machines, for measuring spun or twisted fibres, and woven fabrics, that such
mechanism can be "set or adjusted, so as to measure and indicate or record, when
any predetermined number of yards shall have been passed through the machine,
and thereon, to stop, the machine.
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For purpose, aforesaid, I employ two or more toothed wheels, having projecting
adjustable lugs, or arms, so placed, as to come into action at predetermined
intervals, according to the arrangement of the driving gear, operated from a main
or measuring roller-In combination with above, is employed, an index plate, and
pointer, which record the quantity of yarn, or material, passing over the roller,
when the said projecting lugs, or arms, come into action, they operate levers,
connected with a stop motion, of any of the ordinary kinds, and the motion of the
machine is arrested.
Such being the nature, and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
forming a part of this specification in which :-
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Fig. 1 is a back elevation, shewing my improved apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same.
For purpose aforesaid, I employ an ordinary train of wheels and change wheels,
such as 9, 10, 1, 5, having on two of them projecting adjustable lugs, or arms, 11, 12,
so placed as to come into action at predetermined intervals, according to the
arrangement of the driving gear, operated from the main or measuring roller 8-
In combination with above is employed an index plate 1º, and pointer 2, which
records the quantity of yarn, passing over the measuring roller 8-When the said
projecting lugs, or arms, 11, 12, come into action or contact with each other, the
wheel 10 is raised, and operates a lever 14, turning the latter on its fulcrum pin 15,
and dropping the lever 15% on to a step 16, the lever 15a just referred to, moves
on its fulcrum pin 20, and its other end or arm 21, operates or knocks off the
ordinary stopping mechanism 22, of the machine.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The adjustable lugs such as 11, 12, in combination with the wheels 9, 10, 1, 5
and lever 14 for operating the ordinary stopping mechanism of machinery for
purposes herein referred to.