Year: 1888

page_text: I, JOE BOOTH WHITELEY, of the firm of William Whiteley and Sons, of Lockwood,
near Huddersfield, in the County of York, Machine Makers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to warping machines which are employed to wind warp
in sections from a creel onto a revolving swift or "mill."
In manufacturing cloth or other woven fabrics, the warping of threads is a very
important process to perform, and much care has to be exercised in winding the
sections upon the swift in a regular and uniform manner so as to obtain an even or
parallel surface.
To wind the warp upon the swift in an even and regular manner is the object of
my invention, and this I accomplish by means of a new arrangement and construction
of mechanism comprising a shaft placed lengthwise of the swift, driven by chain or
other motive power from the said swift. Onto this shaft I place a broad pinion wheel
for the purpose of driving a carrier in gear with a pinion fixed on the end of a
screwed shaft carrying a "heck" and reed," so that as the warping mill revolves the
broad pinion communicates motion to the screw, whereby the heck and reed are
caused to travel lengthwise of the warping mill for the purpose of guiding the warp
upon the revolving swift, and when a section of warp has been thus wound upon the
mill, the attendant withdraws the carrier wheel from contact with the pinion on the
screw, enabling him to traverse the heck and reed back by weans of bevel wheels or
other suitable form of mechanism. When the section of warp has been wound upon
the swift, and it is necessary to wind another section of the same width and adjoining
the one previously wound, a gauge comprising a boss having a finger thereon is
moved end wise on a short horizontal shaft, placing the said finger in such a position
as to allow the apparatus to be put forward a given distance, i.e., the width of the
section, thereby permitting the winding of the warp upon the swift in even and
regular sections, one after another until the swift is full of warp, or as otherwise
required.

page_text: In order that the attention of the attendant may be arrested when a section is
completed, a suitable arrangement of worms and wheels sets in motion mechanism for
the purpose of ringing a hell and operating a lever, which releases a rod carrying a
belt shifter which moves the strap from the fast to the loose pulley for stopping the
motion.
Dated thin 12th Jos of 1000
Improvements in Sectional Warping Machines.
I, JOE BOOTH WHITELEY, of the firm of William Whiteley and Sons, of Lockwood,
near Huddersfield, in the County of York, Machine Makers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has reference to warping machines which are employed to wind warp
in sections from a creel onto a revolving swift or mill," commonly called a Scotch
Warping Mill.
In manufacturing cloth or other woven fabrics, the warping of threads is a very
important process to perform, and much care has to be exercised in winding the
sections upon the swift in a regular and uniform manner so as to obtain an even or
parallel surface.
To wind the warp upon the swift in an even and regular manner is the object of
my invention, and this I accomplish by means of a new arrangement and construction
of mechanism, comprising a shaft placed lengthwise and parallel to the swift, such
shaft being driven by chain or other motive power from the swift. Onto this shaft 1
place a broad pinion wheel for the purpose of driving a carrier in gear with a pinion
fixed on the end of a screwed shaft carrying a carriage or "heck and reed," so that as
the warping mill revolves, the broad pinion communicates motion to the paris,
whereby the heck and reed are caused to travel lengthwise of the warping mill for the
purpose of guiding the warp upon the revolving swift, and when a section of warp
has been thus wound upon the mill, the attendant withdraws the carrier wheel from
contact with the pinion on the screw, enabling him to traverse the carriage or heck
and reed back by means of bevel wheels or other suitable form of mechanism.
the section of warp has been wound upon the swift, and it is necessary to wind
another section of the same width as the one previously wound, a gauge comprising a
boss having a finger thereon is moved endwise on a horizontal shaft, placing the said
finger in such a position as to allow the apparatus to be put backward a given
When

page_text: distance, i.e., the width of the section, thereby permitting the winding of the warp
upon the swift in even and regular sections, one after another until the swift is full of
warp, or as otherwise required.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference to
the accompanying sheets of drawings illustrative whereof, therein
Fig. 1 is front elevation of my improved form of apparatus as applied to a sectional
warping mill.
Fig. 2 is a view of one end of the apparatus.
Fig. 3 is a view of the opposite end of the apparatus.
Fig. 4 is a sectional plan, taken through the line A B of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is cross section taken through the line C D of Fig. 4.
No. 1 represents a horizontal shaft placed parallel with the swift of the warping
mill driven therefrom by a chain and wheel in the ordinary manner and 2 is another
shaft or screw, also parallel with the swift. These shafts support brackets 3 and 4,
which are moveable on the said shafts each time a new section of warp is to be wound
upon the mill, but they are fixed to the shaft by the adjusting screw 5, which tightens
the coupling 6 against the said shaft and screw 2. The brackets 3 and 4 carry short
horizontal rods 7 and 8, and these rods carry end frames 9 and 10, on which rods the
end frames are made to slide during the operation of winding a section of warp on the
swift by means of the horizontal screw 11, which screws through a portion of
the framework of bosses 3 and 4, but during such sliding operation the bottom
carriage or brackets 3 and 4 remain stationary upon the shafts 1 and 2. Rotary
motion is given to the screw 11 by means of a broad pinion wheel 12, driven by and
working upon the horizontal shaft 1, which has a longitudinal grooved cut therein to
allow the pinion to slide endwise. The broad pinion 12 imparts rotary motion to a
carrier wheel 13 employed to drive the pinion 14 fixed on the end of the screwed
shaft 11 so that as the swift revolves, rotary motion is imparted to the pinion 12,
and through the intervention of carrier 13 and pinion 14, the screw 11 is made
to revolve, thereby causing the standards 9 and 10 to be traversed, and with
them the two bell crank form of brackets 15 and 16, together with the guide rod 17
and reed H. When a section of warp has been completed upon the swift, and it is
necessary to traverse the parts back again to their original position preparatory
to commencing another section, the parts which have traversed forward are reversed,
and to do this the pinion 14 must be disengaged from the carrier 13, and this is
effected by means of a horizontal sliding bar 18 having at one end thereof a clutch 19,
working into an annular groove 20 formed on the boss of the carrier wheel 13. This
bar is capable of being slided end wise by means of a lever 21, which through the
medium of the clutch 19 draws the said carrier in the direction of the arrow 22 and
out of gear with the pinion wheel 14, when the attendant operates handle 23, com-
municating rotary motion to bevel wheels 24, one of which is fastened on the end of
the screw 11, by which means the upper carriage 9 and 10 are reversed or brought
back to the starting point, or to the position they occupied before the last section of
warp was wound on the mill. The sliding bar 18 has a sneck formed in it, as shewn
at 25 (see Fig. 4) which sneck is made to catch hold of the framework for temporarily
holding the carrier 13 out of gear with the pinion 14, but when the said parts have
been set back and adjusted, the sneck in the sliding bar is removed, allowing a strong
spiral spring 26 to throw the carrier wheel into gear with the pinion 14, as previously
stated.
As it is absolutely necessary to wind the sections of warp upon the swift in a
regular and uniform manner, so that the joinings of each succeeding section cannot be
detected, I employ for this purpose a new and reliable form of apparatus, comprising
two bell crank form of brackets 15 and 16 carried upon two screws 27 and 28 which
are supported between the end frames 9 and 10. The bracket 16 is a fixture upon
rod 44, but it is loose upon the unscrewed parts of the said shafts 27 and 28, whilst
the other bracket 15 has a nut formed in it and works upon the screwed parts of the
said shafts. The two brackets 15 and 16 have bosses 29 and 30 formed on them (see
Fig. 1). The warp from the creel to the swift passes through reed H and between

page_text: these two bosses 29 and 30, and the distance apart is determined by the width of
section about to be wound. It is therefore necessary that these bosses should be
adjustable, so that the distance apart to suit the varying width of sections can be
regulated, and this I accomplish by means of the screwed shafts 27 and 28 which are
operated by the attendant when a change in the width of a section is required to be
made, and this is done by bevel wheels 31 and 32 fixed on the end of each screw,
gearing with other bevel wheels 33 and 34 fixed on the cross shaft 35, provided with
a knob or handle 36, which the attendant operates for the purpose of moving the
bosses 29 and 30 either closer together or further apart, according to the width of
section required.
An improved feature of my invention consists in being able to set the bosses and
upper carriage back laterally, a correct distance every time a new section of warp has
to be wound on the swift. Hitherto the setting back of the heck or upper carriage
has been accomplished by measuring; but I propose to do it by mechanical means
accurately and definitely, such distance at all times being governed by the width of
warp to be wound, and it is performed in the following manner, after the bosses have
been adjusted by turning knob or handle 36 to suit the width of section. The bell
crank form of levers 15 and 16 have projecting ends a and b, the distance apart
corresponding to the distance between the two bosses 29 and 30, plus the width of
finger c, therefore when a new section of warp has to be wound upon the swift, the
attendant first of all operates lever 21 causing the sliding bar 18 to disengage the
carrier 13 from the pinion 14. Afterwards he operates handle 23, setting in motion
the screw 11, so as to bring the inner face of the pinion wheel 14 against boss 4 on
shaft 2, which forms a stop to prevent any further lateral movement, whereby the
heck, together with the reed and bosses :9 and 30, will have been set back laterally
to the position they occupied before the last section of warp was wound upon the
swift. The attendant then releases the sliding bar 18, permitting the spiral spring 26
to throw the carrier back again into gear with the pinion 14. He then slides boss 37
on shaft 38, (which shaft is not connected to the heck, but is independent of it) and
places finger e against part a, as shewn in dotted lines Fig. 4 after which he fastens
the boss and gauge upon shaft 38 by handle 39. He now unscrews nut 5 so as to
loosen the bracket 3 on the shaft 2 to permit him to slide the whole of the apparatus
back laterally in the direction of the arrow J (together with the pinion 12 which lies
between brackets 4 and 10) until part 6 comes into contact with the dotted finger c,
which forms a stop, the effect of which is to present the space between the two
hosses 29 and 30 opposite an empty or fresh portion of tho swift, the end wise
movement being equal to the distance between the bosses; and, finally, the attendant
will then tighten the nut 5, whereby the parts will be fixed in position. The swift
will now be set in motion, and the warp will be wound thereon, the broad pinion
causing the heck or upper carriage to be traversed by the screw 11 until the section
is completed, when the operation of putting back the parts for a fresh section will be
repeated.
The bottom carriage or parts 3 and 4 may be moved on shafts 1 and 2 by the
attendant, but by forming the shaft 2 into a screw, and placing a nut in bracket 4, the
end wise movement of the whole of the apparatus may be performed by the attendant
operating handle 40, bevel wheels 41 and 42, the latter of which is fastened on
screw 2, whereby the endwise movement of the apparatus can be effected.
By the employment of apparatus as above described, any given width of section
can be accurately wound, and the width thereof can be accurately repeated for each
succeeding section.
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
claim is
Firstly. In sectional warping machines, the employment of the sliding broad
pinion 12, carrier 13, and pinion 14, for operating the central screw 11 for purposes
shewn and described

page_text: Secondly. In sectional warping machines, the employment of the broad pinion 12,
carrier 13, and pinion 14, for operating the central screw 11, in combination with the
horizontal sliding bar 18, for disconnecting the pinion 14 from the carrier 13,
arranged as described and shewn in the drawings.
Thirdly. In sectional warping machines, the employment of screwed shafts 27
and 28 carrying the adjustable brackets 15 and 16, with their bosses 29 and 30,
which are capable of being brought nearer together or further apart by wheels as
shewn and described.
Fourthly. In sectional warping machines, the use of the adjustable gauge or
finger c in combination with bosses such as 29 and 30 for accurately determining the
distance which the heck or apparatus must be moved laterally or set back before
commencing to wind another section, all arranged and operated in the manner as
shewn and described.
Fifthly. In sectional warping machines, the employment of bevel wheels 24 for
traversing the heck or apparatus back to its original position before commencing to
wind, in combination with the gauge c and bosses 29 and 30, all for purposes
substantially as shewn and described.
Dated thin 12th do 1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.