US1046197A - Thread-finishing machine. - Google Patents

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W. G. KBYWORTH. THREAD FINISHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12, 1908.

1,046,197. Patented Dec.3,1912.

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THREAD FINISHING MAGHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILED MAR. 12I 1908.

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following is a specification.

WILLIAM C. KEYWORTH, F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

THREAD-FINISHING MAGHIN E.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912. Serial No. 420,556.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed March 12, 1908.

the thread dressing liquid. A thread moistening wheel 12 of cork or other suitable material is mounted to rotate with the lower portion of the wheel immersed within the thread dressing liquid contained in the basin 10. The axle 13 of this wheel 12 is removably mounted in suitable half bearings in the sides of the frame 14. This wheel is provided with a circumferential groove 15 for receiving the thread as it leaves the delivery mechanism. A suitable guiding eye 16 is provided for the thread, which eye is supported in the plane of the moistening wheel 12 for guiding the thread on to the wheel from its delivery spool or bobbin 3. A brush 1'? is provided for removing the superfiuous moisture from the thread after it has passed over the top of the moistening wheel 12, which brush is secured to the frame 14. A guide 18 is provided for guiding the thread from the wheel to the brush 17. The thread as it leaves the brush 17, passes around an idler To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. KEY- WORTH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Paterson, in the county of Pas saic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ThreadFinishing Machines, of which the This invention relates to an improvement in thread finishing machines and is more particularly directed to certain improvements in the heaters in that type of machine shown, described and claimed in my Patent No. 991,856, issued May 9, 1911, and entitled improvement in thread finishing machines.

The object of my invention is to provide individual thread heaters having thread engaging surfaces of highly polished material of that character which will be proof against the moisture and acids used in the treatment of the threads.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 represents a thread finishing machine in end elevation with my improved heater applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the ma chine with a portion intermediate its end broken away. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of one of the heaters. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same, Fig. 5 is a vertical central section taken in the plane of the line AA of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken in the plane of the line B-B of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Each thread delivery mechanism comprises a support 1 carried by the main 'rame 2 for the thread delivery spool or bobbin 3, which spool or bobbin is held under the required frictional tension by the arm 4. Each thread winding mechanism comprises a support 5 carried by the machine main frame 2 for the winding spool or bobbin 6, which spool or bobbin is engaged by a drum 7 carried by a rotary shaft 8. A traverse bar 9 is carried by the machine as usual for guiding the thread as it is wound upon its spool or bobbin.

The means which I have shown for moistening each of the threads comprises a basin 10 carried by the main frame 2 of the machine, which basin is adapted to contain I thence passes downwardly through a guide eye carried by one arm 21 of an oscillating lever, the other arm 22 of which is engaged by a longitudinally reciprocating bar 23 supported on roller 24 of the main frame 2 of the machine. The reciprocating movement of the bar 23 is imparted from one of the rocking levers 25 which impart the longitudinally reciprocating movement to the traverse bars 9. In the present instance a connection 26 is provided between one of these levers 25 and the bar 23. The thread as it leaves its eye 20 of the rocking lever 21, 22, passes downwardly along the outer surface of my improved heater to be hereinafter specifically described, from thence around an idler pulley 28, then upwardly along the inner surface of the said heater and finally around an idler pulley 29 on its way to the thread guide 30 on the traverse bar 9 of the thread winding mechanism.

The main steam inlet pipe 31 is provided with branch pipes 32 which extend along within the branch exhaust pipes 33 which are connected to the main exhaust pipe 34. These inlet and exhaust pipe branches are located along opposite sides of the machine below the vertical heaters 27. Branch steam inlet pipes 35 extend upwardly into the interiors of the heaters 27 to a point roller 19 mounted in the frame 14 and from \Vhat I claim is: 1. In a thread finishing machine, a heater comprising a body and a cap, a thread polishing band surrounding the body and cap near the top of the same. Exhaust branch pipes 36 connect the bottoms of the heaters with the hor zontally arranged branch exhaust pipes 33, the said pipes 36 surrounding and being spaced from the steam and yielding means interposed between the pipes 35. Each heater 27 is provided with body and cap for removably holding the a thread polishing band 37 made of some band in position around the heater.

rust-proof and acid-proof material, such, 2. In a thread finishing machine, a heater comprising a. body and a cap, a thread polishing band surrounding the body and cap and yielding means tending to force the cap away from the body of the heater for removably holding around the heater under tension.

3. In a thread finishing machine, a heater comprising a body and a cap, a'thread polishing band passing over the cap and under the bottom of the body, and yielding means interposed between the body and cap for holding the band snugly in position on the heater.

In testimony, as my invention,

resence of two witnesses, eighth day of February 1908.

XVILLIAM C. EYVVORTH. WVitnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY THIEME.

for instance, as illuminum. By the term acid-proof I wish to be understood as referring to any material which is proof against the acids used in thread finishing. This polishing band 37 is removable and may be replaced from time to time without disturbing the heater. This polishing band passes over the outer and inner faces and around the top and bottom of the heater and is held in position by means of a spring 38 interposed between the body of the heater and a cap 39 at the top of the heater.

It will be seen that by the provision of heaters as herein described, the heaters may be made of any desired material such, for instance, as cast iron and the surfaces into contact with which the threads are brought may be applied to the heaters, thus producing not only an economical arrangement but also one which will permit of providing the threads with a very high luster.

that l claim the foregoing I have signed my name in this twenty- V Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents.

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the band in position

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