IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING COTTON
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Cheetham Hill of Stalybridge in the County of
Chester Cotton Spinner and Henry Hill Brown of the same Place Mechanic
for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING COTTON
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Cheetham Hill and
Henry Hill Brown at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
10th May 1882.
HENRY CHEETHAM HILL of Stalybridge in the County of Chester Cotton
Spinner and HENRY HILL BROWN of the same place Mechanic. "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING COTTON AND OTHER YARN AND THREAD
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Our invention relates to machinery for winding cotton and other yarn or thread
on bobbins, spools, or on the bare spindle, the object of our improvements being to
wind yarn or thread in such a manner that it may be readily unwound without
ravelling or causing waste and that it will bear handling and carriage without
undue liability to injury
We fix on the ordinary faller shaft spring levers or flexible or other guides, one
to each spindle and at one end of the shaft we fix a lever which is actuated by a
cam or heart driven by the drum shaft or in other convenient manner: when the
machine is in motion the faller shaft is turned backward and forward by the cam
acting on the lever fixed at its end, and the end of each spring lever or guide,
through which the yarn or thread passes, that presses against the spool or spindle
is moved up and down, thus winding the yarn or thread spirally on to the spool or
spindle, so that it is traversed from end to end of the spool or bobbin; the chase or
pitch of the thread or yarn thus wound is so great that it is tied securely in forming
the spool and will not ravel.
We also effect our object by employing a hollow cylindrical cam forined in two
parts between which is an oblique slot extending round and almost from end to
end of the cylinder the yarn or thread passes through this cylinder and is guided
by the slot on to the spool or bobbin.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Cheetham Hill and Henry Hill Brown in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 9th November 1882.
HENRY CHEETHAM HILL of Stalybridge in the County of Chester, Cotton
Spinner, and HENRY HILL BROWN, of the same place, Mechanic. "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING COTTON AND OTHER YARN AND THREAD.
Our invention relates to machinery for winding cotton and other yarn or thread
on bobbins, spools, or on the bare spindle the object of our improvements being to
wind yarn or thread in snch a manner that it may be readily unwound without
ravelling or causing waste and that it will bear handling and carriage without
undue liability to injury.
We fix on the ordinary faller shaft spring levers or flexible or other guides, one
to each spindle and at one end of the shaft we fix a lever which is actuated by a
cam or heart driven by the drum shaft or in other convenient manner; when the
mine is in motion the faller shaft is turned backward and forward by the cam
acting on the lever fixed at its end and the end of each spring lever or guide
through which the yarn or thread passes that presses against the spool or spindle
is moved up and down, thus winding the yarn or thread spirally on the spool or
spindle, so that it is traversed from end to end of the spool or bobbin the chase
or pitch of the thread or yarn thus wound is so great that it is tied securely in
forming the spool and will not ravel and as the guide presses against the spool or
bobbin on which the yarn is being wound it causes the yarn to be wound on the
spool as nearly as is practicable the exact distance traversed by the lever.
:
We also effect our object by employing a hollow cylindrical or conical cam
formed in two parts between which is an oblique slot extending round and almost
from end to end of the cylinder, the yarn or thread passes through this cylinder
and is guided by the slot on to the spool or bobbin.
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.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation. Fig. 2 is a front elevation and Fig. 3 is a plan of
part of a winding frame to which our improvements are applied.
a is the driving shaft driven by pulley and belt or other gearing not shown on
this shaft we fix the cam b against which bears the bowl c at the end of the
lever d fixed on the shafte which has a bearing in the bracket f: on the shaft c
are fixed collars or clutches g provided with projections that enter recesses in the
collars loose on the shaft: the collars h are pressed against the collars g by
springs so as to move with them when they are in contact. On the collars h are
projections to which are secured levers or guides ; which are caused to vibrate by
the cam bacting on the lever d and guide the yarn or thread to be wound on to
the spools on the spindles : we place these spindles preferably at an angle so
that the side of the taper spools against which the guides press are vertical so that
the guides press equally against the spools when moving up and down during the
winding of the yarn: In winding a cylindrical spool the spindles are mounted
vertically m is a shaft on which are secured the brackets n: in each bracket
is pivoted a stud to which are fixed a lever o and a lever p―to the latter is con-
nected a stop rod q: When the stop rod is drawn forward the lever o is pressed
against a projection on the collar h and moves it away from the collar g and stops
the motion of the guidej: On each stop rod q is an inclined projection which
when it is drawn forward is brought under the base of the spool and stops its

page_text: rotation by lifting it from the projection on the spindle. Or a brake may be
placed on the stop rod that will stop the rotation of the spindle. The yarn or
thread r to be wound is drawn over a guide bar 8 to prevent slack winding which
might occur when the guides ; commenced their downward movement if the yarn
passed to them from below.
In some cases we drive the shaft that imparts motion to the spindles at a varying
speed by a crank pin on a disc on a shaft out of line with the before mentioned
shaft on which is a disc with a slot in which the pin works.
Fig. 4 shows a rigid lever secured to the collar h with a spring guide at the end
which we employ in some cases.
Fig. 5 is a front elevation and Fig. 6 is an end view of the hollow cylindrical
cam marked w on which a cylindrical spool x is being wound. We use tapered
hollow cams when we wish to wind on taper spools as shown on Fig. 7: the
friction of the surface of the cam against the spool causes it to turn and wind on
the yarn and the groove in the cam through which the thread passes causes it to
be wound at the desired chase or pitch.
We make our improved winding frame either with the shafts extending the full
length of the machine or we make the shafts in sections to drive half-a-dozen
spindles, or more or less, so that one section may be stopped independently of the
others when necessary.
Having stated the nature of our invention and described the manner of
performing the same.
We declare that we claim.
1. The general combination and arrangement of the parts forming the
improved winding machine substantially as described and as shown on Figs. 1, 2
and 3.
2. The inclination of the spindles to ensure the uniform pressure of the guides
during their up and down movement on the spools as herein shown and described.
3. The combination with the cam b and the lever d of a presser guide jas and
for the purpose shown and described.
4. The hollow cams as and for the purpose described and as shown on Figs. 5,6
and 7.
5. The mechanism for stopping a single spindle and a guide lever simultaneously
as herein shown and described.
In witness whereof, we, the said Henry Cheetham Hill and Henry Hill Brown
have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventh day of November, One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.
ANDMA
HENRY CHEETHAM HILL (L.S.)
HENRY HILL BROWN
(L.S.)