Improvements in Mechanism for Winding, Consolidating, Levelling Yarns on Flanged Beams.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1890--Accepted, 6th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanism for Winding, Consolidating,
Levelling Yarns on Flanged Beams.
and
ALFRED HITCHON, Machine Salesman, Globe Iron Works, Accrington, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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This invention relates to the controling an imparted traversing action to revolving
press rollers for consolidating and levelling yarns on beams with flanges fixed at
variable widths apart from each other with one or more lines of rollers.
By this improvement when I make use of double lines of revolving presser rollers
I mounted them parallel to each other and to the yarn beam axis, so that the yarn
being wound on the latter may be pressed or consolidated by the outside peripheries
of the presser rollers being brought in contact with same. My first line of
rollers consists after the manner of two hollow tubular pipes that make up a total
length something less than the width betwixt the flanges of the yarn beams to be
pressed; and mounted on anti-friction runner bowls that are automatic in changing
the positions of their axis in oblique directions, so, that, their peripheries may present
themselves for taking action in expanding the outer ends of such presser rollers from
each other end ways, thus giving each roller a traversing movement towards the beam
flanges, at the commencement of each beam to be wound, and to remain in the same
relative position till the flanges are nearly filled with yarn, which yarn as by its larger
diameter, causes or determines the reverse change of aforesaid runners axis, and to
withdraw each roller from the flanges towards a centre position, thereby preventing
the outer ends of these rollers climbing on the periphery edge of the beam flanges,
or getting too far expanded from each other. I provide as the case may require, a
solid, or a shell internal axle to these aforesaid traversing or expanding rollers, for
the purpose of better mounting them in the same parallel line. I also provide
another revolving press roller as a second line with its bearings so formed as to
maintain a central revolving position for pressing the centre portion of the yarn
beam that is omitted by the first named line of rollers at the middle opening of the .
expansion roller, or at the vacant part that is caused by such two rollers having
moved towards the flanges. I also adopt the automatic oblique tilting of the anti-
friction runners for giving a changeable traversing motion as aforesaid when using a
pair of duplicate press rollers (as illustrated in Patent granted to me No. 4054,
A.D. 1884, Sheet 2, in plan and elevation, showing such anti-friction runner bowls
as referred to:-but minus this improvement for automaticaly tilting their axis for
traversing purposes) set in two separate parallel lines so that the outer end of each
press roller is made self acting in withdrawing their out-going ends from each beam
flange by the increasing diameter of the yarn being wound on the beam. When it
is required that I make use of the one traversing press roller only mounted on the
improved anti-friction runners as aforesaid, I maintain a constant rocking or tilting
movement to the antifriction bowls for giving the alternate traversing moving to the
single press roller for consolidating or levelling the yarn near to each beam flange
with a roller that is always somewhat less than the width in between beam flanges.
A press roller motion for this purpose is illustrated and discribed in a Patent
granted to me No. 2661 A.D. 1880, which is suitable for this further improvement
being add to the antifriction runners for purposes as described.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanism for Winding, Consolidating, and
Levelling Yarns on Flanged Beams.
I, ALFRED HITCHON, of Globe Iron Works, Accrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Salesman 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 the controlling an imparted traversing action to revolving
press rollers, for consolidating and levelling yarns on beams with flanges fixed at
variable widths apart from each other, with one, or more, lines of rollers.
By this improvement, when I make use of double lines of revolving presser
rollers, I mount said rollers parallel to each other, and to the yarn beam axis, so
that the yarn being wound on the latter, may be pressed, or consolidated by the
outside peripheries of the presser rollers being brought in contact with same. My
first line of rollers consist after the manner of two hollow tubular pipes that make
up a total length, something less than the width betwixt the flanges of, the yarn
beams to be pressed; and mounted on anti-friction runner bowls that are automatic
in changing the positions of their axis in oblique directions; so that their peripheries
may present themselves for taking action in expanding the outer ends of such presser
rollers, from each other end ways, thus giving each roller a traversing movement
towards the beam flanges, at the commencement of each beam to be wound, and to
remain in the same relative position till the flanges are nearly filled with yarn, which
yárn, as by its larger diameter, causes, or determines the reverse change of aforesaid
runners axis, and to withdraw each roller from the flanges towards a centre position,
thereby, preventing the outer ends of these rollers climbing on the periphery edge
of the beam flanges, or getting too far expanded from each other. I provide, as the
case may require, a solid, or shell internal axle to these aforesaid traversing or
expanding rollers, for the purpose of better mounting them in the same parallel
line. I also provide another revolving press roller as a second line with its bearings
so formed, as to maintain a central revolving position for pressing the centre portion
of the yarn beam that is omitted by the first named line of rollers at the middle
opening of the expansion roller, or at the vacant part that is caused by such two
rollers having moved towards the flanges. I also adopt the automatic oblique tilting
of the anti-friction runners, for giving a changeable traversing motion as aforesaid,
when using a pair of duplicate press rollers (as illustrated in Patent granted to me
No. 4054 A.D. 1884, Sheet 2, in plan and elevation, showing such anti-friction
runner bowls as referred to, but minus this improvement for automatically tilting
their axis for traversing purposes) set in two separate parallel lines, so that the outer
end of each press roller is made self-acting in withdrawing their outgoing ends from
each beam flange, by the increasing diameter of the yarn being wound on the beam.
When it is required that I make use of the one traversing press roller only mounted
on the improved anti-friction runners as aforesaid, I maintain a constant rocking or
tilting movement to the anti-friction bowls, for giving the alternate traversing move-
ment to the single press roller for consolidating, or levelling the yarn near to each
beam flange, with a roller, that is always somewhat less than the width in between
beam flanges.
A press roller motion for this purpose is illustrated and described in a Patent granted
to me No. 2661 A.D. 1880, which is suitable for this further improvement being added
to the anti-friction runners for purpose as described.
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 :-
Fig. 1 Sheet 1 is front elevation of part of the improved apparatus constructed in
accordance to my invention.
Fia and elevation

page_text: Fig. 3 plan view of principle parts of same drawn without the traversing rollers for
better illustrating the working mechanism for imparting the traversing action to
the rollers.
Fig. 4 Sheet 2 is a plan view of like apparatus referred to in the latter part of
the Provisional Specification wherein a single traversing presser roller is employed
and
Figs. 5. 6. 7 Sheet 3 are details of same.
At 1. 1 are the end frames, 2 is the cross rail, at 3 are the ordinary slides which
carry the carriage 4 of the anti-friction bowls, 5 is the yarn beam, 6. 6 is the hollow
tubular pipe made in two lengths having core piece 6* the traversing motion being
imparted to the parts 6. 6 and carried on the anti-friction bowls 7. 7. These are
mounted in bearings capable of swivelling or tilting to and from the parallel line of
the traversing rollers 6. 6. The lower ends of the bearings of these bowls are by
connecting rods 8. 8 coupled to the arms of a lever 9 on the rocking shaft 10 and
on which is also mounted the crank lever 11, at 12 is a fixed arm with a fixed
pin 13. The arm 12 is adjustable in the slotted bracket 14. The action is as
follows:-
The frictional contact of the yarn on the revolving beam 5 imparts rotation to
the hollow tubular pipes 6. 6 the latter drives the oblique anti-friction bowls 7. 7
whereby the parts 6. 6 of the hollow traversing roller are distended or pushed
outwards to the flanges of the beam 5 and as the beam 5 fills with yarn the carriage
and rollers 6. 6 are forced downwards until in their descent the upper arm of the
cranked lever 11 comes in contact with the fixed pin 13 thereby turning and tilting
the said lever 11 and turning the shaft 10 (on which it is fixed) part of a revolu-
tion and at the same time giving a like motion to the lever 9 and by the con-
necting rods 8. 8. reversing the position of the oblique anti-friction bowls 7. 7
whereon the parts 6. 6 of the presser roller move inwards and away from the flanges
of the beam. At 15 is a back plain presser roller carried on anti-friction bowls 16.16
for the purpose of pressing the central portion of the yarn on the beam 5, 17 is
the ordinary shaft for carrying the carriage and traversing rollers and 18 is the
counterbalancing weight and lever as ordinary.
When employing a single presser roller in length somewhat less than the distance
between the flanges of the yarn beam I impart to such roller a continuous to and
fro or traversing motion from flange to flange of the yarn beam and this I effect by
communicating from the beam 5 to the anti-friction bowls which support the presser
roller a reverse oblique motion, the apparatus being shewn by the drawings Sheet 2
and 3 in which at 19 are the anti-friction bowls which carry the presser roller on
the axis of one of said bowls is shewn a worm 20, gearing with the wheel 21, in the
boss of which is a pin 22, and the latter being eccentric acts as a crank and working
in the slot 22 in the fixed bracket 23ª operates the arm 23 (see Figs. 6. 7 Sheet 3)
which also carries the wheel 21. Cast to or forming a part of the arm 23, is the
hearing 24, of the runner 19, the said bearing is supported by a pin 25, in the
boss 26, of the carriage 4. To the lug 26, is attached one end of a connecting
rod 29, its other end being attached to a bearing 30, similar to 24. At 31 is a cross
bar attaching the two connecting rods 29. 32, and as each of the four anti-friction
bowls are mounted upon a stud as explained above it will be seen that one half revolu-
tion of the worm wheel places the four bowls in an oblique position in relation to the
presser roller, whilst the other half revolution will reverse the oblique position of the
said bowls and in that way the presser roller maintains automatically the necessary
constant traversing motion from flange to flange of the beam 5 for levelling and
pressing the yarn thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed and carried into practice,
I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination comprising a divided traversing presser roller supported upon
anti-friction runners capable of oscillating in their bearings. the oscillation being

page_text: imparted by means of the connecting rods, levers, and fixed pin as herein described
and illustrated by annexed drawings.
2. In a single traversing presser roller device, the use of anti-friction runners
mounted upon swivelling bearings connected together and operated and operating
in manner described and illustrated by drawings Sheet 2 and 3 thereunto annexed.
Dated the 7th dow of Nawambos 19an
ALFRED HITCHON.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Central Chambers, Halifax.
ALFRED HITCHON.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Central Chambers, Halifax.