Improvements in Quill Winders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1893-Accepted, 24th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Quill Winders.
I, CORRY JONES, of Webster Avenue, Long Island City, in the County of
Queens, and State of New York, United States of America, Machinist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improved quill winder of this invention is supported on a frame secured to
the loom or other machine and provided with top and bottom bearings in which is
journaled a vertically-disposed spindle carrying fast and loose pulleys. The thread
enters the spindle through an eye at the bottom and thence passes upwards and
out through a slot in the spindle and through a slot in the traveller which is
secured to the spindle so as to be rotated therewith and be free to slide up and
down thereon. The thread is led through an eye on the upper end of a vertical
rod which is secured to the traveller, the said eye serving to guide the thread on
to the quill which is held in the upper end of the spindle. The quill is mounted
within a set of cones, each of which is mounted to rotate loosely on a pin attached
to a head on the spindle, the pins being arranged concentrically with the quill.
The traveller is moved up and down on the spindle by a bell crank lever upon one
arm of which the traveller rests, the other arm contacting with a cam in one with a
worm wheel mounted to turn loosely on a stud projecting from the frame of the
machine, the said worm wheel gearing with a worm on the spindle so that the cam
is rotated by the rotation of the spindle and the lever is operated so as to raise and
lower the traveller. By this construction the traveller exerts a downward pressure
on the arm on which it rests, so that the other arm is held in firm contact with the
periphery of the cam by the weight of the traveller. The head of the quill has a
transverse notch which is engaged by a tee of a rod mounted to slide vertically in
suitable bearings on the frame and is thus prevented from rotating, the rod being
prevented from turning by means of a block which is fitted to slide in a slot in the
frame. The belt is moved from the fast to the loose pulley when the quill is filled
by a belt-shifter which is operated by an arm on the lower end of the rod, the
shifter being provided with an arm which enables the shifter to be conveniently
operated by hand and also serves as a counterweight. On top of the belt-shifter
there is a notch engaged by a lug or projection on an arm which is arranged so as
to engage with its upper or free end the under side of a disc formed on the hub of
the worm.
The lug has sufficient play in the notch to permit a free movement
of the belt-shifter before the lug is actuated to throw the arm into engagement with
the disc which it locks in place by frictional contact. The quill may be of the
ordinary construction, the head being an integral part of the quill, or the French
quill, in which the head is separated from the quill and is provided with springs
engaging a central aperture in the quill, may be used. If desired, the tee, which
engages the notch in the head of the quill, may be omitted and a device, consisting
of an arm held on the upper end of the rod and provided with springs engaging a
central aperture in the quill, substituted therefor, in which case the head on the
quill may be entirely omitted.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-When the belt is on the fast
pulley, rotary motion is given to the spindle and the bent lever is operated by the
worm gear so as to raise and lower the traveller as above described. The thread
passing through the spindle and out of the traveller through the eye on to the quill
is wound on the latter in the usual manner, it being understood that the quill is
held stationary during the operation, and the quill is raised as it fills with thread
by the action of the cones. The upward sliding movement of the quill causes its
rod to move in a similar direction and when the quill is finally filled, the rod is

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sufficiently raised to bring the arm at its lower end in contact with the brake arm,
so that the latter is swung upward to engage and brake the dise and at same time
engage the shifter and swing the same upward, thereby moving the belt from the
fast on to the loose pulley. The arm acts as a friction brake on the worm wheel
and consequently on the spindle, so that the rotation of the latter ceases.
operator now removes the filled quill, inserts a new one in the upper end of the
spindle, and connects the tee again with the head of the quill, and then passes
the thread on to the quill at the same time starting the machine by moving the
belt-shifter by hand so as to shift the belt from the loose to the fast pulley.
Dated this 7th day of March 1893.
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By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Quill Winders.
I, CORRY JONES of Webster Avenue Long Island City, in the County of
Queens and State of New York, United States of America, Machinist, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved quill-winder which
is simple and durable in construction, very effective and positive in operation, and
not liable to get out of order.
The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same,
as will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in
all the figures.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Figure 2 is a sectional side
elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same, opposite to that
shown in Figure 1. Figure 4 is a plan view of the same. Figure 5 is a sectional
plan view of the same on the line 5-5 of Figure 3. Figure 6 is a transverse
section of the same on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.
Figure 7 is a sectional side elevation of a modified form of quill.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of sliding rod; and
Figure 9 is a perspective view of the head for the modified form of quill shown
in Figure 7.
The improved quill winder is provided with a suitably-constructed frame A,
adapted to be secured to the loom or other machine and furnished with
bearings A and A2, in which is journaled the vertical spindle B, carrying fast and
loose pulleys C C' and a belt D, connected with suitable machinery for imparting
a rotary motion to the said spindle B.
On the under side of the bearing A2 is secured an eye A³, through which the
thread passes into the hollow spindle B, the said thread extending upwardly to
finally pass out through a slot B', arranged vertically in the upper end of the
hollow spindle B. The thread also passes through a second slot E', arranged in
alignment with the slot B' and formed in the traveller E, fitted to slide on and
travelling with the spindle B, the latter being provided with a projection B²,
engaging in a vertical slot E2, formed in the traveller E directly opposite the
slot E. The projection B serves to carry the traveller E around the spindle, and
also permits of a vertical sliding movement of said traveller E on the spindle B.
On the traveller E is secured a vertical rod F, formed at its upper end with an
eye F', through which the thread passes after leaving the slots Band E', the said
eye guiding the thread on to the quill G, of any approved construction, and held in
the upper end of the spindle B. The quill & is set with its conical part in a series

page_text: of cones F1, mounted to rotate loosely on spindles H', secured on the head B°, formed
or fastened on the upper end of the spindle B. The spindles H' are arranged in a
circle, the centre of which coincides with the centre of the quill G.
The up and down movement of the traveller E on the spindle B is caused by the
following device. The under side of the traveller E rests on the fort, I¹ of an
arm I, pivoted on a stud 12 projecting from the frame A. The arm I is provided
with a downwardly-extending arın 13, engaging with its free end the periphery of a
heart-shaped cam J, attached to one face of a worm wheel J, mounted to turn
loosely on a stud J³, also projecting from the frame A. The worm wheel J' is in
mesh with a worm K, secured on the spindle B so that when the latter is rotated
the said worm K imparts a rotary motion to the worm wheel J' and 'to the cam J,
and causes the arm 13 to swing inward or outward according to the configuration of
the periphery of the said cam. The swinging motion of the arm [³ causes a like
movement of the arm I, so that its fork I raises and lowers the traveller E on the
spindle B.
It will be seen that by this construction, the traveller E exerts a downward
pressure on the arm I, so that the other arm 13 is held in firm contact with the
periphery of the cam J by the weight of the said traveller E.
The head G of the quill G is provided with a transverse notch which is engaged
by a tee L' of a rod L, mounted to slide vertically in suitable bearings on the
frame A, and thus the quill is prevented from rotating. In order to prevent the
rod L from turning, a block L is fixed thereon, fitted to slide in a vertical slot A*,
formed on the upper part of the frame A, as will be readily understood by reference
to Figures 1 and 3. On the lower end of the rod L is secured an arm L³, adapted
to operate the belt shifter N, fulcrumed on a stud N' projecting from the main
frame A. The prongs of the belt shifter N engage one of the strands of the
belt D so as to move the latter from the fast pulley Conto the loose pulley C or
back again from the latter to the fast pulley, as hereinafter more fully described.
The belt shifter N is provided with an arm N2, for conveniently manipulating the
shifter by hand, the said arm also serving as a counterweight. On the top of the
belt shifter N directly above the stud N is arranged a notch N³, engaged by a
lug O' of an arm O, fulcrumed loosely on the stud N₁ and adapted to engage with
its upper or free edge the under side of a disc K2, formed on the hub K of the
worin K. The lug O' has sufficient play in the notch N³ to permit a free move-
inent of the belt shifter N before the lug is actuated to throw the arm into
engagement with the under side of the disc K2 to lock the latter in place by
frictional contact.
As illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the quill G is of ordinary construction, the
head G' being an integral part of the quill. In Figures 7 and 9, the French quill
is illustrated in which the head G¹ is separated from the quill and is provided with
springs G engaging a central aperture in the quill. The head G' is provided with
a recess adapted to be engaged by the tee L¹ so as to hold the quill stationary. If
desired, the tee L' may be omitted and the device illustrated in Figure 8,
substituted. This device consists of an arm L', held on the upper end of the rod L
and provided with springs L', engaging a central aperture in the quill, similar to
the springs G2 illustrated in Figure 7. The head G¹ on the quill can in this case
be entirely omitted.
The operation is as follows:
When the belt D is on the fast pulley C and the belt is actuated in the usual
manner, then a rotary motion is given to the spindle B which by the worm K
meshing in the worm wheel J' causes a swinging of the arms 12 and I, and a con-
sequent raising and lowering of the traveller E, as before explained. The thread
passing through the spindle B and out of the traveller to pass through the eye Fi
onto the quill G is wound on the latter in the usual manner, it being understood
that the quill is held stationary by the tee L' during the operation, and the quill
is raised as it fills with thread by the action of the cones H. The upward sliding
movement of the quill G causes the rod L to move in a similar direction, as the said

page_text: quill is directly connected with the said rod, as before explained. When the quill
is finally filled the rod L is sufficiently raised to bring the arm L³ in contact with
the arm O, so that the latter is swung upward to engage and brake the disc K2, at
the same time that the arm O engages the shifter N and swings the same upward,
thereby moving the belt D from the fast pulley C onto the loose pulley C. The
arm acts as a friction brake on the worm wheel K, and consequently on the
spindle B, so that the rotation of the latter ceases. The operator now removes
the filled quill, inserts a new one in the upper end of the spindle B and connects the
tee L' again with the head of the quill, and then passes the thread onto the quill,
at the same time starting the machine by again moving the handle N2 upward so
that the belt shifter N shifts the belt from the loose pulley C¹ onto the fast
pulley C. The above described operation is then repeated.
It will be seen that this device is very simple and durable in construction, is
composed of but a few parts, and hence is not liable to get out of order.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. A quill winder comprising a frame, a hollow slotted spindle journaled thereon
and provided with a disc and a fast and loose pulley below the disc, a traveller
actuated from the spindle and provided with a slot and a thread guide, a vertically
movable rod actuated by the rise of the quill, and having an arm or projection on
its lower end a pivoted brake arm below the disc and in the upward path of said
arm or projection, a belt shifter loosely engaged by the said pivoted brake arm
and shifted thereby, substantially as set forth.
2. A quill winder comprising a revoluble spindle, and cones supported on the
head of the said spindle to actuate the quill set on the spindle between the cones, a
rod engaging the upper end of the said quill to hold the latter in position, the said
rod being mounted to slide and provided with an arm at its lower end, a belt
shifter to move the actuating belt from the fast pulley of the spindle onto the loose
pulley at the time the quill is filled, and a separate and independent arm adapted to
be actuated by the arm on said rod to make frictional contact with a disc on the
said spindle and in turn acting on the belt shifter to cause it to shift the belt,
substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 16th day of May 1893.
C. JONES,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.