Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb., 1889
I CHARLES HILL MORGAN of Worcester in the County of Worcester and State of
Massachusetts one of the United States of America Mechanical Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
.
My invention relates to improvements upon the kind of machine for coiling Wire
Rods described in the Specification of Letters Patent dated November 25th 1879
No. 4801 and consists in making the machine as hereinafter described with an
inclined reel, having a double circular row of spokes 'or pins between which the
rods may be coiled, as they are delivered from the rolling mill and deposited upon
said reel; also with a protecting hood or guard over said reel and of an improved
coil removing apparatus, the purpose of said improvements being to simplify the
construction, and coil removing operation, as well as to afford better protection to the
attendants during the coiling operation.
The main supporting frame work of the machine, has suitable inclined bearings
for an inclined reel-shaft to turn in. To the upper end of said inclined shaft is
secured the reel to which the wire-rods are conveyed and coiled upon as they are
delivered from the rolling mill. Said reel is provided with a double circular row of
spokes or pins fastened thereto at the proper distance apart to receive the coil between
them.
The shaft and reel are turned by means of a pulley arranged upon said shaft,
and which may be connected by a belt or otherwise with any suitable and convenient
driving mechanism.
The driving power is shipped and unshipped to and from the shaft in the following
manner; upon said shaft adjoining the driving pulley is arranged a friction hub
having two beveled or cone shape surfaces inclined downward longitudinally in
opposite directions for, the purpose hereinafter described.
Said hub is fastened so as to turn with the shaft and at the same time have a
slight longitudinal movement thereon, by passing a key transversely through said
parts, and making the slot or opening in the shaft a little longer than the width of

page_text: said key. The hub is preferably arranged between a flaring shaped flange formed on
the side of pulley and a similarly shaped flange formed on a hub secured to the
lower bearing of the frame. The lower end of the shaft is fitted, and turns in
said hub,, and is held against downward longitudinal movement by a bearing or
collar interposed between the bottom of the shaft, and an internal holding flange
formed on the hub. If preferred said collar may be dispensed with, and the lower
end of the shaft arranged to hear directly against said flange and also other of the
details may be varied.
The pulley and its flange are fitted to turn upon shaft while the hub and its flange
are fastened rigidly as above described, therefore when the beveled hub on the reel
shaft is made to engage with the flange on the pulley the driving power of said
pulley, which turns continuously, is transmitted to the shaft, thus rotating the reel,
and when said hub is moved in the opposite direction, which disengages it from
the pulley, and engages with the stationary flange the shaft and reel are at once
stopped.
The driving pulley is held in position longitudinally upon shaft by the upper end
of its hub coming against the upper bearing of frame, and its lower end against
a shoulder on the shaft, or a collar interposed between said hub and shoulder.
The bevelled hub on the reel shaft is operated to thus engage and disengage the
driving power to and from the reel shaft and reel in the following manner; a constant
upward pressure is produced upon the hub towards the pulley by a series of spiral
springs four in this instance, disposed in suitable recesses formed, preferably in a
circle, in the underside of said hub said springs bearing at their upper ends against
the hub, and at their lower ends against a plate or disc keyed to the reel shaft and
hold against the pressure of said springs by a shoulder formed on said shaft
against which the hub of said plate or disc bears. The hub is drawn away from the
rotating flange and engaged with the stationary flange to stop the reel by pulling
upon the shipper-lever in the direction from the machine.
Said lever being connected with said hub through the connecting rod, crank-arm,
rod or piston, and the key before alluded to. The rod or piston is fitted to slide in a
central opening formed in the reel shaft; the key is passed through its inner end, and
its outer end is engaged with the upper end of the hinged crank-arm. In this
instance, the shipper is locked when drawn forward as aforesaid to unship the power
from the shaft and reel, by bringing the same back of a stationary shoulder, a slot as
well as said shoulder being formed in the floor for the purpose.
In order that the completed coil may be conveniently removed from the reel, said
reel is provided with a series of radial flanges for holding said coil a little above the
surface of said reel. They are in this instance arranged in line with each set of
spokes or pins but I do not limit myself thereto, or to the number and position. of
said spokes or pins.
In some cases especially if the wire rod employed be not of the highest quality I
sometimes employ a protecting hood or guard upon the machine around the reel for
the purpose of confining the rod within proper limit, and thus protecting the
attendants from injury in case short pieces of the rod fly out of the reel during the
coiling operation, as will sometimes happen when the rods are rolled from defective
material. Said hood is fastened to the outer edges of the circular portion of frame
coming under the reel, and extends over the top longer than at the bottom so that
the front end thereof is vertical, or substantially so.
The reel being thus enclosed except upon the front side, effectually serves the
purposes above described; while at the same time, the coil may be conveniently
removed, owing to said reol being arranged at an oblique angle.
My improved apparatus for removing the finished coil from the reel consists of a
truck made with two wheels, with a back extension, and handle and with a forward
extension having the peculiarly shaped hook at the outer extremity thereof adapted
to be passed under the coil preparatory to the removal thereof from the reel.
The truck is strengthened upon each side by means of the tie rods extending from
the hook to within a short distance of the handle.

page_text: The essential feature of this part of my invention cousists in applying the hook to
the front of said truck. The truck proper may be of any suitable and well known
construction.
The operation of the machine is in brief as follows;
Assuming that the driving pulley is in operation, and the reel at rest, said reel is
first set in motion by pulling upon the shipper in the right direction to engage the
bevel faced hub with the flange on said pulley through the connections hereinbefore
described; meanwhile the billet or bar is going through the process of reduction in
the rolling mill and by the time the reel is well under way, the rod passes out from
between last set of rolls into, and through the conducting tube and is poured upon
said revolving reel hetween the two sets of spokes or pins previously described,
which catch and carry round said rod as it issues from the conducting pipe; upon
the coil being finished the reel is stopped by reversing the shipper, said coil is then
removed from the reel by passing the hooked end of the truck device under the
same as previously described, then lifting the coil by depressing the outer end of said
truck, and finally drawing the truck with the coil suspended from its hook back,
thus completing the operation.
The shipping of the driving gear may be effected by hydraulic or other power.
Modifications in the construction of the machine as may be deemed expedient
may be made under different circumstances, and if desired, some other coil removing
device or apparatus may be employed in conjunction with said machine in lieu of
the one described. In practice, it is preferable to arrange the shaft and reel at an
angle of about 45° as the best results are thereby obtained but I do not limit myself
thereto.
Dated the 17th day of Wah-1000

page_text: Improvements in Wire-rod Reeling Machines.
I CHARLES HILL MORGAN of Worcester, in the County of Worcester and State of
Massachusetts one of the United States of America, Mechanical Engineer, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements upon the kind of machine for coiling wire rods
described in the specification of Letters Patent dated November 25 1879 No. 4801 and
consists in making the machine as hereinafter described with an inclined reel, having
a double circular row of spokes or pins between which the rods may be coiled, as
they are delivered from the rolling mill and deposited upon said reel; also with a
protecting hood or guard over said reel and of an improved coil removing apparatus,
the purpose of said improvements being to simplify the construction, and coil removing
operation, as well as to afford better protection to the attendants during the coiling
operation.
The main supporting frame work of the machine, has suitable inclined bearings for
an inclined reel-shaft to turn in. To the upper end of said inclined shaft is secured
the reel to which the wire rods are conveyed and coiled upon as they are delivered
from the rolling mill. Said reel is provided with a double, circular row of spokes or
pins fastened thereto at the proper distance apart to receive the coil between them.
The shaft and reel are turned by means of a pulley arranged upon said shaft, and
which may be connected by a belt or otherwise with any suitable and convenient
driving mechanism.
The driving power is shipped and unshipped to and from the shaft in the following
manner; upon said shaft adjoining the driving pulley is arranged a friction hub
having two beveled or cone shape surfaces inclined downward longitudinally in
opposite directions for the purpose hereinafter described.
Said hub is fastened so as to turn with the shaft and at the same time have a slight
longitudinal movement thereon, by passing a key transversely through said parts, and
making the slot or opening in the shaft a little longer than the width of said key.
The hub is preferably arranged between a flaring shaped flange formed on the side of
pulley and a similarly shaped flange formed on a hub secured to the lower bearing
of the frame. The lower end of the shaft is fitted, and turns in said hub, and is held
against downward longitudinal movement by a bearing or collar interposed between
the bottom of the shaft, and an internal holding flange formed on the hub.
If
preferred said collar may be dispensed with, and the lower end of the shaft arranged
to bear directly against said flange and also other of the details may be varied.

page_text: The pulley and its flange are fitted to turn upon shaft while the hub and its flange
are fastened rigidly as above described, therefore when the beveled hub on the reel
shaft is made to engage with the flange on the pulley the driving power of said pulley,
which turns continuously, is transmitted to the shaft, thus rotating the reel, and when
said hub is moved in the opposite direction, which disengages it from the pulley, and
engages with the stationary flange the shaft and reel are at once stopped.
The driving pulley is held in position longitudinally upon shaft by the upper end of
its hub coming against the upper bearing of frame, and its lower end against a
shoulder on the shaft, or a collar interposed between said hub and shoulder.
The bevelled hub on the reel shaft is operated to thus engage and disengage the
driving power to and from the reel shaft and reel in the following manner; a constant
upward pressure is produced upon the hub towards the pulley by a series of spiral
springs, four in this instance, disposed in suitable recesses formed, preferably in a
circle, in the underside of said hub, said springs bearing at their upper ends against
the hub, and at their lower ends against a plate or disc keyed to the reel shaft and
held against the pressure of said springs by a shoulder formed on said shaft against
which the hub of said plate or disc bears. The hub is drawn away from the rotating
flange and engaged with the stationary flange to stop the reel by pulling upon the
shipper-lever in the direction from the machine, said fever being connected with said
hub through the connecting rod, crank-arm, rod or piston, and the key before alluded
to. The rod or piston is fitted to slide in a central opening formed in the reel shaft;
the key is passed through its inner end, and its outer end is engaged with the upper
end of the hinged crank-arm. In this instance, the shipper is locked when drawn
forward as aforesaid to unship the power from the shaft and reel, by bringing the
same back of a stationary shoulder, a slot as well as said shoulder being formed in the
floor for the purpose.
In order that the completed coil may be conveniently removed from the reel, said
reel is provided with a series of radial flanges for holding said coil a little above the
surface of said reel. They are in this instance arranged in line with each set of
spokes or pins but I do not limit myself thereto, or to the number and position of said
spokes or pins.
In some cases, especially if the wire rod employed be not of the highest quality, 1
sometimes employ a protecting hood or guard upon the machine around the reel for
the purpose of confining the rod within proper limit, and thus protecting the attendants
from injury in case short pieces of the rod fly out of the reel during the coiling
operation, as will sometimes happen when the rods are rolled from defective material.
Said hood is fastened to the outer edges of the circular portion of frame coming under
the reel, and extends over the top longer than at the bottom so that the front end
thereof is vertical, or substantially so.
The reel being thus enclosed except upon the front side, effectually serves the
purposes above described; while at the same time, the coil may be conveniently
removed, owing to said reel being arranged at an oblique angle.
My improved apparatus for removing the finished coil from the reel consists of a
truck made with two wheels, with a back extension, and handle, and with a forward
extension having the peculiarly shaped hook at the outer extremity thereof adapted to
be passed under the coil preparatory to the removal thereof from the reel.
The truck is strengthened upon each side by means of the tie rods extending from
the hook to within a short distance of the handle.
The essential feature of this part of my invention consists in applying the hook to
the front of said truck. The truck proper, may be of any suitable and well known
construction.
The operation of the machine is in brief as follows:
Assuming that the driving pulley is in operation, and the reel at rest, said reel is
first set in motion by pulling upon the shipper in the right direction to engage the
bevel faced hub with the flange on said pulley through the connections hereinbefore
described; meanwhile the billet or bar is going through the process of reduction in
the rolling mill and by the time the reel is well under way, the rod passes out from

page_text: hub n secured to the lower bearing A² of frame A. The lower end of the shaft is
fitted, and turns in said hub, and is held against downward, longitudinal movement
by a bearing or collar o interposed between the bottom of the shaft, and an internal
holding flange o¹ formed on the hub n. 1f preferred said collar may be dispensed
with, and the lower end of the shaft arranged to bear directly against said flange and
also other of the details may be varied.
The pulley g, and its flange g are fitted to turn upon shaft B, while the hub n and
its 'flange n' are fastened rigidly as above described, therefore when the beveled
hub i on shaft B is made to engage with the flange on the pulley the driving power of
said pulley; which turns continuously, is transmitted to the shaft, thus rotating the
reel; and when said hub i is moved in the opposite direction, which disengages it
from the pulley, and engages with the stationary flange the shaft and reel aro at
once stopped.
The pulley is held in position longitudinally upon shaft B, by the upper end of its
hub coming against the upper bearing A¹ of frame A, and its lower end against a
shoulder on the shaft, or a collar p interposed between said hub and shoulder, as shown
in Fig. 1.
Hub is operated to thus engage and disengage the driving power to and from
sbaft B, and reel C, in the following manner; a constant upward pressure is produced
upon the hub towards the pulley g, by a series of spiral springs q, four in this instauce
disposed in suitable recesses q, formed, preferably in a circle, in the under side of
said hub as shown in Figs. 1 and 4; said springs bearing at their upper ends
against the hub, and at their lower ends against a plate or disk r, keyed to shaft B,
and held against the pressure of said springs by a shoulder formed on said shaft
against which the hub of said plate or disk bears. See also Fig. 1. The hub i is
drawn away from the rotating flange g' and engaged with the stationary flange a' to
stop the reel by pulling upon the shipper-lever s in the direction from the machine.
Said lever being connected with said hub through the connecting rod t crank arni u,
rod or piston and the key / before, alluded to. The rod or piston v is fitted to slide
longitudinally in a central opening formed in shaft B, the key is passed through its
inner end, and its outer end is engaged with the upper end of the hinged crank-arm u
as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The construction of the other connections will be
understood from said Figs. without further description thereof.
In this instance, the shippers is locked when drawn forward as aforesaid to unship
the power from the shaft and reel, by bringing the same back of a stationary
shoulder wo, as shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 7. A slot as well as said shoulder
being formed in the floor for the purpose.
In order that the completed coil may be conveniently removed from the reel C, said
reel is provided with a serios of radial flanges e for holding said coil a little above
the surface of said reel, as is shewn in Figs. 1 and 6. They are in this instance
arranged in line with each set of spokes or pins ff, as shown in Fig. 3, but I do
not limit myself thereto, or to the number and position of said spokes or pins.
A protecting hood or guard y, is employed upon the machine around the reel C. for
the purpose of confining the rod within proper limit, and thus protecting the
attendants from injury in case short pieces of the rod fly out of the reel during the
coiling operation as will some times happen when the rods are rolled from defective
material. Said hood is fastened to the outer edges of the circular portion A³ of
frame A. coming under the reel, as shown in Figs 1, 2, 3, and 6, and extends over the
top longer than at the bottom so that the front end thereof is vertical, or substantially
so as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.
The reel being thus enclosed except upon the front side, effectually serves the
purposes above described; while at the same time, the coil may be conveniently
removed, owing to said reel being arranged at an oblique angle as shewn, and
previously described.
My improved apparatus, for removing the finished coil from the reel consists of a
truck D made with two wheels z, z, with a back extension and handle; and with
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page_text: a forward extension having the peculiarly shaped hook at the outer extremity
thereof adapted to be passed under the coil as indicated in Fig. 6 preparatory to the
removal thereof from the reel.
The truck is strengthened upon each side by means of the tie rods 2, 0, extending
from the hook to within a short distance of the handle z³.
The essential feature of this part of my invention consists in applying the hook **
to the front of said truck. The truck proper may be of any suitable and well known
construction.
The operation of the machine is in brief as follows,
Assuming that the driving pulley g is in operation, and the reel at rest, said reel is
first set in motion by pulling upon the shippers in the right direction to engage the
bevel faced hub with the flange g¹ on said pulley g, through the connections herein-
before described; meanwhile the billet or bar is going through the process of
reduction in the rolling mill [only the last or finishing rolls E of which are shown]
and by the time the reel is well under way, the rod passes out from between said
last set of rolls into, and through the conducting. tube E', and is poured upon said
revolving reel between the two sets of spokes or pins ff" previously described, which
catch, and carry round said rod as it issues from the conducting pipe, upon the coil
being finished the reel is stopped by reversing the shipper, said coil is then removed
from the reel by passing the hooked end of the truck device D under the same as
previously described, then lifting the coil by depressing the outer end of said truck,
and finally drawing the truck with the coil suspended from its hook back, as indicated
by dotted lines in Fig. 6, thus completing the operation. The shipping of the driving
gear may be effected by hydraulic or other power.
I reserve the right to make such modifications in the construction of the machine
as may be deemed expedient under different circumstances; and if desired, some other
coil removing device or apparatus may be employed in conjunction with said machine
in lieu of the one herein shown and described. In practice, it is preferable to arrange
the shaft and reel at an angle of about 45° as shewn in the drawings, as the best
results are thereby obtained, but I do not limit myself thereto.
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. In a machine for coiling wire-rods, an inclined reel having a double row of
spokes or pins, between which the rods may be coiled, and a protecting guard surround-
ing said reel substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. A machine for coiling wire-rods, comprising in combination the following
elements; a reel mounted on the upper end of an inclined shaft, and having a double
row of spokes or pins between which the rods may be coiled: said inclined shaft fitted
to turn in suitable inclined stationary bearings in the frame, means for rotating said
shaft, and for shipping and unshipping the power to and from the same, substantially
as shown and specified.
3. In a machine for coiling wire-rods, the reel thereof having a double row of
spokes or pins between which the rods may be coiled, and a series of radial flanges
upon the top surface thereof, [preferably in line with said spokes or pins,] for holding
the rods above said top surface, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In a wire-rod reeling machine, the combination of the frame the reel, and a
protecting hood or guard secured to said frame and extending around and over the
top of the reel in the manner described said reel being mounted on the upper end
of an inclined, rotary shaft, and having a double row of spokes or pins between which
the rods may be coiled, and said inclined shaft being fitted to turn in suitable
inclined bearings in the frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
5. The coil removing apparatus consisting of a truck made in substantially the
manner described, and having a hook at its forward end adapted to be passed under
the coil to remove the same, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 6. The combination with a reel having radial flanges to hold the coil above the
bottom thereof, of a truck having at its forward end a hook adapted to be inserted
between said flanges under the coil to remove the latter, substantially as set forth.
7. The combination with a reel mounted on an inclined shaft and having radial
flanges as specified, and a hood or guard curving over said reel and open in front,
of a truck provided with a projecting hook, shaped to enter said hood and remove the
coil from the reel, substantially as described.
Dated the 15th day of November 1888.