Improvements in Spindles for Spinning Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification. Left, 23rd May, 1894-Accepted, 23rd June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spindles for Spinning Machines.
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We, WILLIAM ANDERTON of Elm Bank, and ARTHUR ANDERTON of Victoria
Mills, both of Cleckheaton in the County of York, Worsted Spinners,. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-.
This invention relates to improvements in spindles for spinning machinery, the
object being to provide 'a' flyer spindle which may be operated at a greater speed
than the Rabbeth or the ordinary flyer spindles at present employed.
To this end briefly stated the invention consists in employing an upright flyer
surrounding a sleeve carrying a dead plate which in turn surrounds a loose spindle,
the dead plate which supports the bobbin on the loose spindle being fixed as far,as
rotation is concerned but being capable of having a rising and falling movement to
give the necessary traverse to the fibre being wound upon the bobbin.
In one form of spindle' constructed according to this invention a sleeve, and
lubricating cup is employed affixed to the top rail of the spinning frame, .upon
which is loosely mounted a whorl carrying what may be called an upright flyer
that is a flyer having its arms reversed or upright. Inside the sleeve and passing
through the whorl and flyer is a second sleeve carrying on its upper end a dead
plate its lower end being affixed to or resting loosely upon the lifter rail and
through the centre of this sleeve and through the lifter rail passes a loose spindle
independent of the other parts which is stepped in the bottom rail. Said spindle
carries the bobbin which rests on the dead plate or on a washer placed between
the two. The dead plate being stationary as far as rotary motion is concerned
together with the motion of the loose spindle gives the necessary drag to the
bobbin while the upright form of the flyer enables a high speed to be obtained..
The spindle instead of being carried by the bottom rail may be carried by the
lifter rail and made to traverse with the dead plate sleeve and bobbin.
Dated his 20th dor of November 1893
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spindles for. Spinning Machines.
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We, WILLIAM ANDERTON, of Elm Bank, and ARTHUR ANDERTON, of
Victoria Mills, both of Cleckheaton in the County of York, Worsted Spinneis,
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 improvements in spindles for spinning machinery
'(which includes twisting machinery) the object being to provide a flyer: spindle
Improvements in Spindles for. Spinning Machines.
•
We, WILLIAM ANDERTON, of Elm Bank, and ARTHUR ANDERTON, of
Victoria Mills, both of Cleckheaton in the County of York, Worsted Spinners,
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:
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This invention relates to improvements in spindles for spinning machinery
'(which includes twisting machinery) the object.being to provide a flyer: spindle

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which may be operated at a greater speed than the Rabbeth or the ordinary flyer
spindles at present employed.
To this end briefly stated the invention consists in employing an upright flyer
surrounding a sleeve carrying a dead plate which in turn surrounds a loose spindle,
the dead plate which supports the bobbin on the loose spindle being fixed as far
as rotation is concerned but being capable of having a rising and falling movement
to give the necessary traverse to the fibre being wound upon the bobbin.
A spindle constructed according to our invention is illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of same showing a portion of the top rail and lifter rail.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation. of same and
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the lifter rail showing the manner of holding the
spindle tube thereto.
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The upright flyer consists of arms 1. 1. secured to a plate 2 forming part of a
whorl 3. This whorl has a flanged collar 4 and an extension, 5 which dips into an
oil cup 6 the cup having a bolster 7 which passes through the top rail 8 of the
machine. The bolster is screwed to receive a nut 9 by means of which the oil cup
is firmly secured to the rail. The top edge of the cup 6 is recessed to receive a
cover or washer 6" for the purpose of retaining the oil in the cup.
The bolster. 7 has also an extension or sleeve 10 which forms a long bearing for
the whorl 3: Through the parts 7 and 10 passes a fixed sleeve 11 the upper end
of which carries a dead plate 12 baving a bushing 12" suitably secured in same,
upon which dead plate rests the bobbin 13 one or more cloth felt or like washers
such as 14, 15 being interposed between the dead plate and the bobbin. The lower
end of the sleeve is screwed or otherwise secured to a footing 16 which is formed to
partly embrace the lifter rail 17 as shown in Fig. 3. A certain amount of play on
the rail is allowed to the footing in order that the sleeve 11 may not be quite rigid
with the lifter rail which might cause it to bind slightly when rising and falling in
the parts 7, 10.
The sleeve 11 encloses a loose spindle 18 which is supported by the bushing 12"
and is stepped in a block 19 closing the lower end of the sleeve 18 which is filled
with oil to lubricate the spindle.
In the drawings the lifter rail 17 is shown as having raised the bobbin 13 about
half the height of the flyer arms 1.
It will be understood that while the whorl 3 and flyer arms are rotated the
sleeve 11 and dead plate 12 on which the washers are placed for the bobbin to
rest. is being raised and lowered by the lifter rail to give the necessary traverse to
the thread on the bobbin such sleeve and its dead plate 12 having no rotation and
this together with the motion of the loose spindle imparts the necessary drag to
the bobbin.
Variations may be made over the method of "constructing the spindle shown in
the drawing for instance the loose spindle may be carried through the lifter rail
and rest on the bottom rail of the machine but the construction shown is the oue
preferred.
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We are aware that various attempts have been made to construct an effective
bobbin spindle having an upright flyer but heretofore so far as we are aware none
of such have come into general use by reason of the absence of means for imparting
successfully the requisite drag to the bobbin which is attained by the combination
of our dead plate a sleeve fixed against rotation and loose spindle. We are aware of
the Specification of Letters Patent No. 18,326 dated the 13th day of October 1892
granted to Joseph Hargreaves and we wish it to be understood that we do not
claim anything described and claimed therein; but
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
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1. In a spindle for spinning machines the combination with an upright Aver, of a

page_text: loose spindle a sleeve fixed against rotation surrounding same and a dead plate
carried by the sleeve, ubstantially as described.
2. The improved construction and arrangement of spindle substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1894.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agent,
For the Applicants.