Improvements in Yarn Beaming Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Yarn Beaming Machines.
We, CALDER HURST CLEGG, of E. Clegg and Son Limited of Shore Mills,
Littleborough, in the County of Lancaster, Cotton Spinners, and Manufacturers,
and WILLIAM HENRY SUTCLIFFE, of the same place, Manager, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention relates to yarn beaming machines and the chief object of our
invention is to increase the production of such machines.
In beaming machines it is now customary to wind the yarn ends from the bobbin
crecl on to a single warp beam; according to our invention we divide the yarn and
wind it on to two, three or more small warp beams, preferably four, each beam
being provided with a pair of flanges, and the beams are preferably all mounted on
a single shaft and in order to wind the yarn on to the small beams we employ a
corresponding number of driven rollers or drums mounted on the usual roller shaft ;
or the warp beams may be driven in other convenient manner.
In place of winding each small warp between flanges the warps might be made
in the form of cheeses or balls.
The small warps may each be composed of a single coloured yarn or different
coloured yarns may be wound upon any one or two or more of the small warp
beams. These small coloured warps are particularly useful for mixing with white
warps to make fancy warps for the subsequent operation of weaving; according to
one arrangement we take one or two or more of the small coloured warps and
combine it or them with a ball or other warp in the winding on machine or it
might be on a slashing machine, to produce a fancy or coloured warp ready for the
loom.
By our improvements all the ends from a full creel can be beamed continuously
regardless of the number of ends which may be required to mix with a white warp
to make a fancy warp for the loom whereas by the old system of beaming it
frequently happened that a large number of bobbins on the creel were idle.
A further improvement consists in an automatic arrangement for marking a given
length on the yarn as it passes through the beaming machine to form the small
warps, and this we effect by mechanism driven from the roller shaft which drives
the usual measuring motion and at stated intervals causes a lever or levers to bring
a pad with any suitable dye on to the yarn and mark it.
Dated this 1st day of December 1893.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Yarn Beaming Machines.
We, CALDER HURST CLEGG, of E. Clegg and Son Limited of Shore Mills,
Littleborough, in the County of Lancaster, Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers,
and WILLIAM HENRY SUTCLIFFE, of the same place, Manager, 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:-
Our invention relates to yarn beaming machines and the chief object of our
invention is to increase the production of such machines.

page_text: In beaming machines it is now customary to wind the yarn ends from the bobbin
creel on to a single warp beam; according to our invention we divide the yarn and
wind it on to two, three or more small warp beams preferably four, each beam
being provided with a pair of flanges, and the beams are preferably all mounted on
a single shaft and in order to wind the yarn on to the small beams we employ a
corresponding number of driven rollers or drums mounted on the usual roller shaft ;
or the warp beams may be driven in other convenient manner.
A further improvement consists in an automatic arrangement for marking a given
length on the yarn as it passes through the beaming machine to form the small
warps, and this we effect by mechanism which at stated intervals causes a lever or
levers to bring a pad with any suitable dye on to the yarn and mark it.
And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure is a front elevation, Fig. 2 an end elevation and Fig. 3 a plan of part
of a yarn beaming machine to which our improvements are applied, and Figs. 4
and 5 are detail views of parts of the same on a larger scale.
In these views, a designates the frame of the machine and the shaft on which
are secured any convenient number of small flanged warp beams c, each of which
rests upon a drum d fixed on the usual roller shafte which is driven in the ordinary
or any suitable way by mechanism not shown on the drawings. The warp beam
shaft is supported as usual by swivel arms or links f one of which is seen clearly
in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to permit the warp beams c to move away from the drums d
as the beams fill. The yarn ends g are brought from the bobbin creel, not shown,
through the back wraith over the measuring roller i under and over the guide
rollers or rods or both, not shown, through the expanding front wraith ; and thence
to the warp beams c.
The small warps wound upon the beams may each be composed of a single
coloured yarn, or different coloured yarns may be wound upon any number of the
small beams c. These small coloured warps are particularly useful for mixing with
white warps to make fancy warps for the subsequent operation of weaving.
According to one arrangement we take one or two or more of the small coloured
warps and combine it or them with a ball or other warp in the winding on machine
or it might be on a slashing machine, to produce a fancy or coloured warp ready
for the loom.
By our improvements in having a number of small warp' beams as described
instead of a single long warp beam as hitherto customary, all the ends from a full
creel can be beamed continuously regardless of the number of ends which may be
required with a white warp to make a fancy warp for the loom, whereas by the old
system of beaming it frequently happened that a large number of bobbins on the
creel were idle.
The measuring and marking of the yarn as it passes to the small warp beams c
we effect automatically by the following arrangement of mechanism
:-
The measuring roller is driven as usual by the friction of the yarn passing
over it and on to the axle of the roller i we fix a bevel gear which drives a bevel
gear fixed on a short shaft k which is supported in bearings I secured to the end
frame a; at the other end of the shaft & is a worm k² which drives a worm wheel m
fixed on a shaft m supported in bearings n at each side of the machine and on this
shaft m is fixed a snail or can o. Above the measuring roller is mounted a
shaft p supported in bearings at each side of the machine, and on this shaft p are
mounted loosely as many stamps as there are warp beams c. Each stamps
carries at its front end a pad s which is damped with a suitable dye or colour
preparation and comes immediately over the yarn passing over the roller i, and the
back of each stamp is weighted so as to keep it normally away from and clear of
the yarn.
Each stamps has a hole or slot cut in it as clearly shown in Fig. 4,
and this makes room for collar which is fixed adjustably on the shaft p by
means of a nipping screw t. Also fixed on the shaft p is an arm or lever u a

page_text: projection u on which lies upon the snail o and is held in contact therewith by a
spring one end of which is secured to another projection u² on the lever u and
the other end bears against a bracket or stop piece on the frame a.
At each revolution of the suail o as its raised part leaves the projection u¹ the
lever u falls rapidly by its own weight assisted by the spring thus partly turning
the shaft p the nipping screws t on which strike the stamps s thereby bringing the
pads s' down smartly and marking the yarn passing over the measuring roller i.
After the impact the weighted ends of the stamps s raise the pads s' clear of the
yarn.
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 :-
In a yarn beaming machine-
1. The substitution for a single warp beam of a series of two or more small
warp beams driven by a corresponding number of drums or otherwise substantially
as and for the purposes herein described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
2. The combination with a series of two or more small warp beams, of the
measuring and marking motion arranged and operating substantially as herein
described and as illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 27th day of August 1894.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicants.