US1031568A

US1031568A - Reel for winding paper.

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Publication number: US1031568A
Application number: US61247611A
Authority: US
Inventors: Guyon Miller
Original assignee: DOWNINGTOWN Manufacturing CO
Current assignee: DOWNINGTOWN Manufacturing CO
Priority date: 1911-03-06
Filing date: 1911-03-06
Publication date: 1912-07-02
Anticipated expiration: 1929-07-02

Description

G. MILLER.

REEL FOR WINDING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1911. I

1,031,56, Patented July 2,1912.

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G. MILLER.

REEL FOR WINDING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. s, 1011.

Patented July 2, 1912.

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GUYON MILLER, F DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO DOWNINGTOWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, .A CORPORA- TION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REEL FOR WINDING PAPER.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July2,1912.

Application filed March 6, 1911. Serial No. 612,476.

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, GUYON M LLEn,- a citizen of the United States, residing 1n Downingtown, county of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain. Improvements in Reels for Winding Paper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates 'to certain improve ments in machines for winding paper upon reels; the paper being afterwards cut from the reels into sheets. I 4

This invention is particularly adapted for windin tissue paper, but ,it will'be understood that any paper may be wound upon the machine without departing. from the essential features of the invention.

The object of theinvention' is toprovide automatic-means for-controlling the reel as' it rotates so that the paper will be laid on the reel always at the same distance from the center of the reel and when the paper is cut from the reel the sheets, will allbe' of thesame length.

The invention also relates to certain-details of constructionwhichwill be'fully described hereafter.

In the presentinstance the reel is combined' with mechanism for 'winding, the paper on mandrels so that themachine can be used either for "forming paper inrolls orin sheets.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1, is a side elevation illustrating my improved machine for reeling paper ;=Fig. 2, is

spective view of the pinion; Fig. -9, is a perspective-view of the bearing collar, and Fig. 10, is a view of a modification of one feature I of the invention.

bearing sections A are vertically. adjustable on the frames A so thatthe reel can be raised "A -4h are bearing sections mounted on the frames A and having thebearings for the main shaftB of the' winding reel C. The

a sufiicient distanceto allow fortheopera tion of the mandel winding mechanism when the paper is to be wound in the form of rolls.

flanges one the bearing sections A and are carried by the upper ends of the frames A and any suitable handle a may be provided for the screws so that on turning the screws the hearings will be raised a sufiicient dis tance to allow for the proper working 'of the roller winding mechanism under the reel. When the paper is being wound upon the reel C the bearing sections rest upon the frames A, as illustrated in Fig. 1..

The shaft B has heads-B ateach end adapted to the bearing sections' A", as clearly illustrated in Fig. i, and the shaft is hollow, as shown. Secured to the shaft are each passage being located at one ,side of the center, of the hub and the passages are spaced apart on a curved lineyas shown in Fig. 6. I

00 is a series of'spokesarranged to slide in the passages 12 and each pair of spokes carries,a segmentalrim section 0. These rim sections are spaced a given distance apart to allow the paper to bag-inwardly as it is being rolled upon the drum. Extending through the shaft B is a long pinion F, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The teeth f of this pinion mesh with the teeth 0 of the spoke sections 0, Fig.7, so that on turning the pinion Fin one direction the several spoke sections, with their rim sections, will be retracted, and when'turn'ed in the opposite direction the spoke sections will be projected.

The'shaft B is driven "by the main shaft L at one end of the machine and on this shaft is pinion -T, which meshes with a gear wheel T" on a spindle of the head 13 which is secured to the shaft B.

D .is a presserroller, which bears upon the paper as it is being wound upon the aa are screws whichpass through-the.

hubs B, clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. These hubs have a series of transverse passages,

reel. The shaft D of this presser roller is adapted to adjustable bearings a mounted to slide in thestandards A carried by the bearing sections A- .The bearings are suspended'from screws 2'76 and'these screws pass through bevel gears i, mounted in bearings on the top of the standards A The bevel gears i mesh with'the gears i on a lever H through a rod 12, and on the rod hand operated shaft I having a hand wheel.

I. On turning this hand wheel the bearings with the rollers D are raised and lowered.

The lever H is connected to a bell crank between the lever H and the bell crank lever H is a coiled spring h The long arm of this bell crank lever extends through the frame inthev present instance and is attached beveled disk '9 which is used for the pur-' pose of balancin the disk g. This shaft G drives the pinlon F through the gearing which will be described hereafter, so that when the roller D is raised by the accumulation'of paper on the reel, it moves the friction disk G in. contact with the disk 9- which will drive the pinion F and as this pinion turns, itmoves the' segments of the reel toward the center of the reel and -as soon asthis is accomplished the friction disk is thrown out of contact until the accumulation of paper causes the reel to again contract. By this arrangement the surface of paper on the reel is always the same distance from the center" of the reel. 7

The pinion F extends through the s ind-le b and has at its outer end a worm w eel f which mesheswith a worm e on a transverse shaft E geared to the shaft G as shown in Fig. l. The shafts E and G are carried by bearings mounted on a sleeve E secured .to the projecting end of the spindle b of the shaft B so that the two shafts and the gearing connected thereto rotate with the main reel shaft B and as the friction disk G has only a longitudinal movement' when it is movedin contact with the friction disk g','. it will cause the friction disk 9' to rotate the shaft G around its own axis and thus drive the pinion F.

On the shaft E is a handle 6 by which the said shaft may be turned by hand to return the rim sections to the first position after the paperhas been wound upon the drum and removed therefrom. It will be bolt a noticed that the roller D and its bearings 11 canbe raised without adectin'g the adjusting screws e, as these screws only limit the inward movement of the roller D. in the present instance, each screw 5 has ya head i, which is adapted to a strap a and this strap is connected to the bearings a by a The roller D is not a presseir roller, but is simply actuated by the paper to throw in the mechaninn which retracts the segments of the reel. This roller can be adjusted to any distance desired from the center of the reel b means of the hand wheel I. i

In ig. 10, I have illustrated a modification in which a pivoted arm D is used in place of the roller D. This arm rests on the paper as it is wound upon the reel and In the present instance, mounted in bear- 7 ings in the end frames A is a shaft N having 7 arms Nprojecting at each side, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and mounted in hearings in one pair of arms N is a mandrel M and mounted in bearings in the other pair of arms is a mandrel M. The shaft N can be turned in its bearingsin the frames'A by a hand wheel 12 or a diagonal shaft-n having, in the present instance, a worm n which meshes with aworm wheel a onthe end of the shaft. This worm and worm wheel are inclosed ,in a suitable casing. By this i arrangement, either of the mandrels M or M can be shifted to a position'to receive paper from a paper machine and the mandrel which is in position is clutched to driv- 1n This construction, is the ordinary type of. a two mandrel winder. stance the pinion T is loose on the driving shaft L and a clutch sleeve S is operated by a lever 8 connected to a hand lever s at the opposite end of themachine by a rods so that the drum 0 can be thrown into gear mechanism so that'when the mandrel is driven the paper will be wrapped around it;

In the present inwith y the driving shaft by operating the lever 8'.

On the driving shaft- L is a belt pulley L and at theextreme inner end of the driving shaft is a pinion is which meshes with the gearwheel is loose on the shaft N and connected-to this car wheel is is a large gear wheel H, which meshes with a pinion 70 on a short shaft K, mounted in bearings se cured in a fixed position and 'm, isa hand operated coupling for connecting the, shaft K'with the mandrel M, which is in position to receive the paper.

When it is desired to shift the mandrel,

then the coupling is withdrawn and the mandrel is free to be removed.

One advantage of combining the two winding machines in one machine is that if sired the paper is cut or broken and the surplus paper is wound upon one of the manreel has receivedthe amount of paper do thus avoiding all waste.

lathe present instance, thegearing is so arranged that the paper is fed from the paper making machine over the top of the reel'and between it and the pressing roller.

and, in some instances, it maybe desirable to feed the paper under the reel, in which case I insertan intermediate pinion between the driving pinion and the gear wheel on the reel shaft.

1 claim:

1. The combination in a machine for winding. paper, of a reel made of a series of retractable segments;a device bearing upon the paper Wrapped upon the reel; retracting meansfor the segments directly connected to the device bearing upon the paper sothat as the paper accumulates on the reel and'the device is pushedaway from the reel, thismotion will be communicated to the retracting means, which will automatically retract the segments, thus reducing the diame- 2. The combination in a machine for winding paper, of a reel made of a series of retractable segments, a roller pressing upon the paper as it is wound upon the reel, With means for retracting the sections of the reel and connections'between saidmea'ns and the roller so that as the roller is pushed away fromthe reel bythe paper, it will cause the means to operate to retract the segments and reduce the diameter of the reel.

p 3. The combination in a machine for winding paper, of areel made up of a series of retractable segments spaped apart, means for positively retracting said segments, a

clutch for throwingsaid means into and out of gear with the driving mechanism, a roller mounted in bearings and means connecting said clutch mechanism with one of the bearings so that as'the pressure is applied to the roller to move it away from the reel the clutch mechanism will be moved so as to cause the driving mechanismto retract the segments of the reel.

4c. The combination in a machine for winding paper, of a reel consisting of a shaft having hubs and spokes extending from the said hubs and having segments at theirou'ter ends, means for retracting the said spokes to decrease the diameter of the reel, a roller, mechanism connecting the roller with the retracting means so as to cause the spokes to retract and reduce the diameter of the reel as the paper is wound thereon.

5. The combination in a winding machine,

of a reel consisting of shaft having hubs,

said hubs having transverseopenings therein; segmental rim sections, spokes carrying said sections and adapted to the openings in the hubs, each of said spokes having rack teeth thereon,-, with an elongated pinion mounted within ethehubs, the teeth of said pinion meshing with the teeth of the spokes, with meansfor'turning the pinion so as to cause the segments to move radially.

. 6. The combination in means for winding paper, of a shaft, hubs on the. shaft having openings therein spaced apart, one opening being in advance of the other, said openings extending through the'hubsat one side of the center, spokes mounted in the openings,

segments secured to the spokes, said segments forming the rim of the reel, teeth on the spokes with a pinion extending through the huband engaging the teeth so that when the pinion is turned the spokes will be retracted or projected in unison.

7. The combination in a paper Winding machine, of a shaft, means for rotating said shaft, two hubs on the shaft each hub having a series of openings extending at one "side of the center and spaced apart, spokes mounted in, the hubs, segments carried by the outer ends of the hubs and forming the rim of the drum uponwhich the paper is to be wound, teeth on the spokes, a pinion within the shaft and engaging the teeth of all the'spokes, with means for driving the pinion so as to retract all the segments in unison.

8. The combination in a winding machine,

'of a shaft, hubs on the shaft, said hubs having openings, a series of spokes mounted in the openings, segments secured to the outer ends of the spokes, the whole forming a reel upon which the paper is wound, teeth on the spokes, an elongated gear meshing with the teeth on all the spokes, a pressing device bearing upon the paper as it is wound and clutch mechanism for throwing the pinion into gear with the driving mechanism, means connecting the clutch mechanism with the pressing device, so that as the pressing device is raised by the paper the clutch will be thrown into gear to retract the segments of the reel.

9. The combination, in a anachine for winding paper, of a reel having retractable sections, means for retracting said sections, a roller, adjustable bearings for the roller,

means for adjusting the bearings so as to.

limit the movement of the roller toward the reel and allowing the roller and its bearings freedom to move away from the, reel, mechanism connecting one end of the bearings with the means for retracting said sections of the reel so that as the roller is forced away from the reel by the paper it automatically throws in the mechanism for retracting the sections.

7 10. The combination in winding ma ias iSO'

-gearing between the shaft carrying the friction wheel and the pinion, a device actuated by the paper as it is wound upon the reel, and intermediate means between the said device and the non-rotatable friction disk so that when the said disk is moved into contact with the rotating friction disk, motion will be imparted to the pinion to retract th segments of the reel.

11 The combination in a machine for winding paper, of a main shaft, a reel car ried thereby consisting ofspokes and segments, a pinion extending through the shaft, teeth on the-segments meshing with the teeth on the pinion so that when the pinion is turned in one direction the segments will be retracted, a bearing sleeve securedto one end of the said'shaft, a transverse worm shaft mounted in the bearings in the said sleeve, a worm, wheel on the end of the pinion, a second transverse shaft mounted in bearings-on the said sleeve, a friction wheel secured thereto, a friction disk slidably mounted on the end of the main shaft, means for preventing said disk from turning, gearin between the friction shaft and the worms aft by which the worm shaft is turned when the friction disk "is moved against the friction wheel, a pivoted lever for moving the saidfriction disk, a roller arranged to be actuated by the paper as it is wound upon the reel, bearings for the roller,

a bell crank lever having one arm connected to a bearing for the roller, the other arm of the 'bell crank lever being connected to the operating lever, and a spring mounted between the two levers, the whole being so combined that when the paper increases in thickness onthe reel themechanism will be thrown into gear to reduce the diameter of the reel. I

12. The combination in a machine. for winding paper, of a main shaft; bearings therefor, a collapsiblereel mounted on the lapsin said reel, friction mechanism for operat ng said means, a roller located 111 close proximity to the'reel and arranged to be moved away from the reel as the paper accumulates ,thereon bearings for 'the'said roller, means for adjusting the bearings toward the main shaft, driving mechanism for the said main shaft, said friction mech-" anism being connected to one of the b ear ings of the reel for throwing the means for collapsing the reel into gear with the main shaft. I c

13. In a winding machine for paper, the combination of two end frames, means for winding paper in. rolls mounted therein, bearing sections mounted above the main frame, ashaftcarried thereby a reel; mount ed on the shaft, a driving shaft common to both the reel shaft and the means for winding the paper in rolls, with means for vertically adjusting the bearing sections so as to raise the reel clear of theroll winding mechanism. 2 I i In testimony whereof, -I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUYON LER. Witnesses:

'WM. E. SrrUrE,

WM. A. BARR.

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