US1020179A - Device for spinning and twisting yarn. - Google Patents

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V. BELANGER. DEVICE on-summer AND TWISTING'YARN.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 2, 1910.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHI1ET 1.

v. BBLANGER. DEVICE FOR SPINNING AND TWISIING YARN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1910.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912;

2-SHEETS-SHEET 2.

. UNITED sTAr S wearer. E'LANGERQ or ivmnsnmerm,

MAssAoH sE'rrs,"hssremm 1 0 NEW" ERA. erm- DevmEfFoR srmwme AND meme resin 1 DZQyWii To all whom it may concern.

citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of il larshfield, county of 'Ply noulh, Massachu- Serits, have invehredeerta1n new eml useful Improvements in Devices for Spinning 1 1nd Twisting Ye-r11, of which the'followingris "e speoifioation.

This invention relates .to, the spinning Le twisting or doubling of yer-n. whetherjof other fibers and is ism. tended. to provide a simple, and efficient con; struotion by which either warp or filling- Wool, cotton, silk or yarns of the coarsest or finest eouhtsiney be lfisgaun; so as to ages and from n ibrevel eror other like clevlee.

l tre-diced, in that the ca ed --,-on the spindle mem is loosely mountfieehout the spindle member Y 1 my invei tioh I make itpossibie t-omsee ce much shorter tha -n the-length lsin-ee the cap need only, b"

fip lengthof the cone -0r-=.chase". of-the Cop.

, These and gather distinctive 1 features che'r- .-a ete ri'z1ng the present" in en-tlo i W111 be "fully explained "in". this, 'fb e clearly .deii ied. 35 thereto. A. Iii the aeooni iziriyirig drawings I have shown a v'ieefiofil-xe forms-under which the prii'iciiilesof this invention may be emba i -l V V ""l'ligures 1, 2 'nnrl' 3 show. side elevations, partly insenzlion. illustrating three-different 'modes oi? embodying the afi'n'esahl inventio u. Fig.4 is a'detail 'oe'ntral seer-ion View showing olie of the cap supporting members. Figs-5 1o illfl are enlarged ktleteiled views showing different forms of tension and ooppin'g' members. Figs; -lm'g'el. (lelail views of fl edeviee for l 'osel v g-Jutching lhe seeps oreops lT-OUhhG SPlIUllO" 50. i aemb ersf Figs. 16 "and "1 7 are side eleve- 'fixedspindle' to 'theupperencl of which was or cap, which produce a strong elastic entil ei enya'rn comparatively free from break- Scraping h re n byihe traverse ohthe spindle inside 1 J 61581 1 is rotated 'it-lfiei eby' Tim assist in revolving --the yarn, Furthermore by I I p 19w speeds, relative to the ring; frames and ibh'e E1111 cop i tefie iv ,ler1gth corresponding. epp-roxi netely to: [thef tieularly inoottoh'sp'iiimng.

- 1e claims appended (lie-to rotate therewith. since the 'oap be mounted. on 12 110 1.5 show en-' 's 'iin'dle' is prefemhl I throu 11 .21 (501313111 g s capable. oi" Vert- Sp'ebiflcatiori of Letters Patent. 1f- Apph eetioi filed December 'ilfeiize ire'dl Menu 12:, ii Fiifin sio'. Sail-19.11%. 595,187.

modified fornr of yarn holder for cloiiing. Be it known that T, VI-C'KOILBELAN (mm-a Fig. 20 is e Vertical section of a cop tube. l 1gJ21I1s a plan View of the (loihng finger. Heretofore t has been the usual PIZLCUCG n cap spinning frer-uee toprovide e vertical e9 secured, in effeoi-rigicliy, and inverted cup llfi'tllfl of sufficient leu th to extend downward to overlap the emu." lengt-h'of ycoiiipletecl cop. A. oop tube 65 was roiel ehly mounted on the spindle and was positively clrirenhy a hancl'"passing ore'r'e hirl orpulle connected wilh the cop iuhe' The cop tube was given e rmi'ieeil of lhe oepin order to build up the cop. The cap being held againstrotation, eotecl by the friction of its lowerencl on the yarn es eich-eg to. retard the revolution of the yarn ehoul the spindle. Thejst rein of the yarn.- on the .75 lower edge of the long cap and the vihmriou 'offthei cap itself Wellyesihe troubles eeused'by themoving of the oop tuheup and essergy ftorun the bobbins et oolnpemtively mule" spindles, but'in 'pree'tiee led 41o e ther difiicultiesflwhieh have p-rereiiteel -t h-e' very general vuseo'f' the cap "spinninj frames in .liei'reffniiilesandring spinning %remes, pm

} lly th-efapp lication of the this inyent'ionfit isv possible to produce all counts" of yarn advantageously or! e cap fran'ie, the}: are now produced on ring frames or on mules. Y

principles of' Q In the" following specifio'ai ioii the worrl spindle member embraces equelliy e. hmie. spinclle'upon whiohthe cop is bui tdirecl or a eop tube or'hohloin filled over i'he spiutwo devices are funol'ionelly identical, it being ()Pllfii'lill' whether the yarn is wound .(lireofily on the here spin(lle,-Qr on a. surrounding cop luhe, i

it being also optional whether the rol'eiiiig; the bare spindle :or; on the cop tube or bobbin.

In thepl'aeiice of my invent-ionaccording;

.[0 the Iiorui shown in Fig. 1,1 em'ployej rotating spin-(lie member qgclrive'ii hy-a Whirl M35 which spindle- This copping or lifting rail 6 is provided with a.central orifice, .as in the case of a ring rail to permit the spindle member and the cop to pass through the seat or step bearing 0 at the bottom of the oil tube or reservoir 0 This tube 0 may be supported directly in the rail by means of a elamping'nut c which permits its vertical adjustment and preferably has the oil duct projecting out beyond the supporting rail to permit the introduction of oil. A spring keeper of spring metal 0 serves to prevent the wheel from being accidentally pulled out of its bearing support or step tube. The disk or wheel 0 may be made of any suitable material, but I prefer raw hide, compressed fiber, or lignum vitae. The cap (1 itself in this form of the invention has the shape of a truncated cone whose top or horizontal Wallis provided with perforations appreciably larger than the diameter of the spindle member which passes through it. The cap is loosely mounted on the spindle by means of an intermediate connecting member forming a clutch device or coupling member the object being in this case to permit the cap to move freely up and down on the spindle, when the spindle is rotating, while at the same time causing the cap to rotate by reason of its engagement with the rotating spindle. I therefore provide a cou pling member which embraces an annular coupling tube e of cylindrical form, in is formed a spring tongue 6 which is bent inwardly to engage a groove or keyway in the spindle member, the constructionbeing such as to permit the free movement vertically on the spindle member. In this form of the invention the clutch is fitted snugly inside of a circular block or disk 6 which is of a size to fit the interior of the cap, so as to leave a small. space between the top of the cap andlthe top face of the block, the block being pinned or secured to the cap by holding pins 6 which prevent it from dropping downinside of the cap. By this construction and arrangement a slight movement of the cap with relation to;

the axis of the spindle is permitted, so that the cap is free to center itself or adjust itself to the pressure exerted by the yarn which it engages. It may not always be necessary or desirable to use this loose connection of the spindle member, and I have shown other forms in the invention in which no substantial arra-ngement'is en i plloyed to permit this play of the cap. e lower yarn-engaging edge of the cap should, of course, be made smooth without sharp corners or edges andrests lightly upon the supporting members or disks 0, which may be arranged in positions intermediate of two adjacent spindles so as to form a support for two adjacent caps, or may be mounted at the rear of the spindle or orifice, 'as shown in Fig. 18, one for each cap, so that the spindleand the bearing'disk both lie in substantially the vertical or longitudinal plane of the driving-band. In order to hold a length of yarn when dofiing suflicient to wind around the empty bobbin or spindle, I provide a retaining or dofling fingen f, which is made of wire and is supported by the -rail adjacent to the spindle orifice, whose curvature it approximately follows, the free end of this wire dofiing finger extending in the direction in which the yarn revolves around the spindle when spinning, so that when the spindle is rotated a few turns, to; back-off a sufficient length of yarn for dofling purposes the yarn will be caught and held between the dofling finger f and the adjacent portion of the rail. In practice the frame is started with the rail 1) lowered to the point where it is desired to begin the building of the bottom or. base of the cop, the cap being placed over the spindle so as to rest upon the bearing su carried by the rail. Upon startingthe rame the spindle member begins to rotate and its rotary movement is imparted to the cap, by reason of theengagement between them, and the yarn, which passes through the pig tail or guide eye 9 beneath the edge of the cap of the spindle or bobbin .is impelled forward both by the draft of the rotating bobbin or spindle to which it is connected, and by the frictional engagement of the cap with the yarn. In practice the yarn passes between the lower edge of the cap and the member est detriment to the yarn or without adversely affecting the tension. By regulating the feed of the delivery rolls the tension may be regulated, but it will of course be understood that the ballooning of the yarn it-- self'and the resistance of the air tends to yarn; 1

forms of the invention, in which I employ a stationary drag or retarding member to regulate or increase the tension on the yarn.

in the form of a vertical ring or annulus h, provided at its upper inside edge with an: annular groove or trough k which forms a race way for the bearing ball h which is free to roll around in said trough. The ,outer' face or periphery of said ring is formed with a series of corrugations or teeth It, shown on an enlarged scale in Fig.

which supports the cap without the slightact as a drag or retarding means on the port In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown modified As shown in Fig. 2 this tension member is '45 tering o 1 wannabe(20Wv *Thspindle member whether comprising the bare sp ndle alone or the bobbin compounded with-it, acts to rotate or revolve the yarnby rotation he yarn and also acts as a build ingmem'ber by reasonbf the relative axial movement between the cap and the winding member. The controller, when used, acts by reason of'its-retardation of the revolving yarn primarily as a tension device or regu--- lator' its action in this respect varying ac.- cordmg to the degree of relative elevation of the .bearmg' wheel secured by the adjust- 16' ment of its clamping, or supporting nut c.

etails of construction andarrangement maybe greatly. varied to -sui t The various different conditions of work.

The'facilit or ease with which the rela- 20 tive'traverse' tweenthe'yurn-enga g cap and the spindlefl'member is eifecte is due primarily to. the fact'that the caphas a twoold support, namely, an interior point of support against the spindle and an exterior l support upon ora'gainst the ing wheel, which {results in is engagin the,

- two members su'fiicientl toipreyent bin ing.: This result is-further' aoilitated by the use" eripheral bear of an intermed ate coupling member e tween the coupling mem rand the cap.

vIt will be observed that the cap member and; its cooperating bearing member perform la'co'mposite or complex function in the 85 operation of the device. Notonl does the leap imembefassist'the rotation 0 the yarn about the spindle, .butit also acts asa' cop builder so as to properly wind the'yarn on the bobbin or spindle member in the form 40 of a cop. The bearing member serves not 1 I only as a sup ort to receive the axial thrust or weight o the cap, but it also acts to steady the cap when rotating at high speed, so as to revit excessive quivering or chati the cap, and further acts to prevent the clutching of the cap upon the spindle. In this last function it is assisted by the loosely mounted interior coupling member which forms the connection between the cap and the spindle. This connection is intended to prevent absolute rigidity at :this point and yet should not be loose enough to ermit any substantial oscillation of the cap in relation to the inner coupling member. To this end the wires maintain a tens on holding the two members together, beside forming an interlocking means by which the rotation of the spindle and the couplingmember is imparted to the cap. As shown, these members are held so closely together that the very slight play between them is not perceptible to the eye, when the device i running. The slight oscillation ofthe'cap' relative to the spindle is due to the fact that l its tangential -pull and :also to'" 5 wind the tyarn. The cap acts. to assist the rounding positively driven rotar ,formedtohave circumferential slipping enwhich admits a very sli 'htyertical'f play be thrust of the rotary cap,

'tially as described.

issl' htlylarger than the spindle member or be bin itself, just enough larger to permit easly-reciprocation of the cap on the spindle. t will be observed that the hollow cap or yarnrengaging member is wholl included within the ballooning yarn, t at is "that I ortion of the revolvin yarn extending romthe over head threa guide around the lower edge of the cap to the spindle member; and at will also,-be observed that the. bearing member a is outsideiof thisrevolving or bal looming portion ofthe yarn that-is beingftwiste so tliat the revolving yarn passes at each revolution between the bearing member and the interiorly disposed cap. What Iclaim is:- j

1, A- device for spinning and twisting text1le fib erembracing in combination a rotary splndlej. member, 3 a surrounding rotary cap f and a; rotary bearingmember, the'cap -hav- 35' ing support .interiorly against the spindle and exteriorlyg against the bearing. member, substantially as described. j

2. In a spinning apparatus the combina-' t1on with a rotary spindle member, of a sur-, '90

gagement'with the yarn so that the. yarn may lag :behind its rotation about the. sp1ndle,' and' an external bearing member forming a support to. sustain the axial substantially as described. 1 3. Ina spinning device the combination of a yarn-rotating and winding member, a cup-like yarn-engaging. and yarn-rotating member having connection with said' winding member by which it is driven, said ci1p-' like member being formed with a yarn-engaging edge to assist the rotation of the yarn about itsaxis while allowing the yarn to slip or lag behind, and an anti-friction .mcmber arranged to support the axial thrust of-said cup-like member, substan- .1;10 4-. The; combination with the rotary spindle member of a surrounding cap member driven by its engagement -therewith, and an anti-friction bearing member forming a support bcneatlr the overhanging portion of the cap to sustain the weight of said cap, 3

substantially as described.

5. In a spinning device the combination of a rotary spindle member, a surrounding rotary cap member engaging-said spindle member one of said members having axial reciprocation relative to the other, and a rotary bearing element forming a supplemental support for the cap to keep it disengagd from hitching upon the rotary spindle member, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a rotary spindle member, of a rotary cap having frictional engagement with the yarn. by which it as- 65 the inside bushing, surrounding the spindle, l sists the revolution of the yarn about. the

nnular-v shoulder 1 4 "I an i-annular g rpove m{ the 17 I hai e lfiown 3.11pm pt'iq'p applicable when ibis desired a-rpw preparatory to dofiing, 11 act in 1a manner similar to- Qt" ptdjedtions' It are made pet? 'th andfxionnded, so that they:u-n 'yer their Outside surfab, hata that, act is successive to the' v;y a rn.*a.s- ,ifi: 'pa s'ses b ftl 1"ca'p' d" .and over the rrespondmg to the lehgth; of""t1 avers-' .-or

fszsr AVAILABLE 00kt ti 'on'" h is connected with the, spin'di I f n which passes insider-the lower 19nd; bf 0 'jmovfvetticall lift. the cop 'ftu I Q with theftn'inimunt amount of frlctlon, I;

provide and the "whirl n is provided 01' ordtaxi to. facilitate a' by means 015; suitable glutchfmember e and a separable cop tube nf is secured to the. Whirl 11*- by 'l'lieans'iof a'nfexpansible clutch the'cop tube to 'gripth same', the' w'hi r 1 n? 1., being keyed 0'r splinedwtb the spindle, so as, 'to; rotate; thefewith, {whitey-beingfree-119.15

. or; the spindle." I11; order to;

spindle member, means engaging said cap to more it axinllyof the spindlemelnber'e distanoe equal to the axial length of the cone of the yarn-engaging cop-in order to properly build the cone, substantially as described.

7. In aspinning apparatus, the combine: tion withthe rotary spindle men'iber of a positively driven yarirrotating and 'copbuilding member Whose annular-edge has elrcun ferentmlly sl pping engagement with the revolving yern and means engaging said building member peripherally to'eauseit to reciprocate axially, substantially as described;

8. In aspinning apperatuspthe combine-i tion with the rotary spindle member of a member,

surrounding rotary reeiprocatoryflosp hay ing e sliding engagement with the spindle member and a rotary support-mg member engaging the edge of said cap While permit-j ting" the revolving yarn to pass. between. itself and the cap stantielly as described.

each revolution, sub 4 '9. Th combination-With a rotary spindle ot a. rotary yarn-engaging cop j loosely, mounted theneon e 'tI'zlVGlSl'iill "and an anti substantially as described. y

it). ln :1 Spll'llllllp; apparatus the combinelionot a rotary spindle member, arotary copboilding lap mounted upon and surrounding the spindle member,and eepsupporting means engnging thefipe'riphery oil the esp at one side thereof to disengage t l re spindle member mom a-mining" the 'ret i l supporting member lying substantially in yolving yarn to pass as described. 1

11. The eombinationof a rotary spindle" nien'iber, a. hollow cop-building yamwome ing, member surrounding said spindle meinbet-ween, substantially her the two members being'slidingly eon lieotetl together to rotate in unison, and b means for reciprocating one member axially of the other member substantially as "do scribed.

12. The combination of iii-rotary spindle .jmember, a yarn-engaging onclrotatingfiesp loosely-mounted thereon to rotete'therewith, e xotery supporting member engaging the hill; sgid rotary member being disposed to the ree'rwardlof the spindle n'iember, substontinlly as described. 1 13. The combination of? a rot member, a yarnrengeg'ing caplooselyvinonnt ed thereon to rotntetherewith and pportin'g"hetnbr-engiiging tl enap, [po l scribed;

l of the spindle member ndofthe'.

the longitudii'iel plzu e of the spindleflclriving' bend, substantially as (lBSCl'lbQCl.

M. The combination of erotary spindle el'ion beering'membercarried by the tram so ra l in position toengsge and support the open end of the rotating cap,

ary vspindle friction so 'memberfa surrounding rotary cap member.

loosely mounted thereon and wholly injeluded within the eone described by the bal looning yarn-21nd a rotary bearing member mounted outside of said ballooning cone and ei'ignging said ,cap perlpherally, substantielly as described.

'15. The combination of' a; rotary spindle member, a hollow reclproeatory esp drlven b'ywitsengagementtherewitln a rotary been, 7

ing-wheel engaging said cap and'a traverse" railiforming a. support for said v bearing wheel,vsnbstauitiellyes descr bed.

l6. T he eombination'of a ljetgiry bearingmember, a" hollow eep mlnnberr loosely inounterlimi said spindlefmember"rnd.ro

tated thereby, said ",eap I having '2 smooth gunnilar' lower edgejand'lmving an insjde 1 depth substantially equal 'tothe length of the cone of the yn zircop to-bjextormetl and a- 3 v rotary bee-ring n1 ppm-t i orflthelower edge of said cap,substantially its" described.

' 17. A cap for a spinning); irmue eomp-risi ing; at cup-like member hose 'ziii'ial length issubstan tm lly equal lothe length of the chase of the eop in i order. to receive v., H within, the whole con cal part or theoop, and. n spmdle-fengaging: portion having means to eliding'ly engage the spindle "by which it is caused to h'e rotated wit-lithe spindle and n yarn-engagingport-ion for frietionnlly engaging the yarn "and guiding it to the. spinclle-Ineinbe1', substantially as described;

5e loosely m'ountedin the iipperjendqthere-' o ti nd lmrv'n'g ltS llltGrtOl formed to slidv ing in itseonstr'net'ion, n cup-like hollow rum noel haying;z tsmooth lower edge for 1 .frictzonally engaging the yarn and having "loosely mounted inits-jupper endga concentric coupling nienibeigsaid coupling mem her being provided vi/1th an i interior. splinefor engegingthe grooveof a central spindle I? nlei nber whilejallowlng it to reciprocate thereomwsubst'aintiallyfzis described- 20. The comb nat on of the rotary spindle a reclprooatmg,i'otaryieap su1"0n-nd1ng so;

mmm d. t fl' tl e up er eap' and 'havil'lg nterloifslidingengagement with the spindle member, the couphng 'memg.

:ber being fo'rnred :with .e'conical-peripheral p l ptecl to enggrggjy-thesurround ng-1' ion of lth -2I. The oombinationflwith the spindle member a,-.the rotary'eztp'd the interior eouolino"n'ie nberfe? hevin' connection-in .n gly' engege: the, spindle, said up having L a smoothygn a rotary yarn-rotating and mounted on and spindle,

ran ed to normall en a' e and retard the yarn adjacent to the lower edge of said cap, substantially as described.

24. The combination of the rotating spindle, the rotary reciprocating yarn-engaging cap and the retarding member provided with a series of projections or teeth arranged to engage the yarn between the cap and the spindle, substantially as described.

25. The combination of the rotating spindle member, a yarn-engaging cap mounted thereon and rotated thereby, a tension device arranged to engage the yarn adjacent to the yarn-engaging edge of the cap, a supporting member for axially supporting the cap and adjusting means whereby the relative elevationof the tension member-and of the cap may be varied in order to vary the tension of the yarn, substantially as described.

26. The combination of the rotary spindle member, the cap mounted thereon and rotated thereby and having an annular yarnr engaging edge, a bearing member foraxially supporting the cap, a yarn-retarding device interlocking connection with the for frictionally engaging the revolving yarn adjacent to said yarn-engaging edge and means whereby the relationship axially of the spindle between the bearing member and the retarding device may be varied in order to vary thetensionot the yarn.

' 27. The combination oiifthe rotary spindle member, the rotary cap mo'unted thereon, a retarding device arr'a'nged'to engage the revolving yarn, a bearing member arranged to engage and su port the cap, said bearing member being a justable axially of the spindle in order to vary the relationship between the cap and the retarding device in an axial direction, substantially as described.

28. In a spinnin device the combination of the spindle mem er, the reciprocating rotary hollow cap and an intermediate coupling member having sliding spindle engagement with the spindle member and havigg p 3 which the cap is caused to rotate while allowed to adjust itself slightly in relation to the spindle in order to assume its natural relationship to the spindle under the action of centrifugal force, substantially as described.

29. The combination with the rotary spindle of a reciprocating rotary cap driven thereby, and a rotary bearing member comprising a head provided. with a beveled face to'engage the edge of the cap, and a central supporting shaft or pintle, substantially as described. v

In witness whereof, I have subscribed the above specification.

, VICTOR BELANGERP In the presence of G. A. ROCKWELL, GEO. N. GODDARD.

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