US1164412A - Spinning, twisting, and analogous machine. - Google Patents

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S. & H. SHACKLETON. SPINNING, TWISTING, AND ANALOGOUS MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, I913. 1 1%A111L. Patented D60. 14, 1915.

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S. 61 H. SHACKLETON. SPINNING, TWISTING, AND ANALOGOUS MACHINE. APPLlCATlON FILED SEPT. 19, l9l3. LWNM. Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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marten auras ra e11 T WW SUGDEN SI-IACKLETON AND HERBERT SHACKLETON, OF MALSIS MOUNT, KEIGHLEY, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS TO THE FIB/1V1 OF PRINCE SMITH & SON, OF KEIGHLEY,

EN GLAND.

SPINNING, TWISTING, AND ANAITOGOUS MACHINE.

Application filed September 19, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SUGDEN SHACKLE- 'ron and HERBERT SHACKLETON, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Malsis Mount, Keighley, in the county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinning, Twisting, and Analogous Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to spinning, twisting and analogous machines of the kind in which dotting is effected by means of horizontally movable carriers operated by rackand-pinion mechanism, and the invention has for object to provide a more compact construction affording better protection than heretofore to some of the parts and generally facilitating the manipulation of the mechanism. v

Accordingto the invention the tin-board is movable vertically and normally screens the carriers for the caps or fliers, as the case may be, which, together with their operating gear are situated in rear of same; said tin-board being adapted to be lowered when it is desired to bring the carriers forward for the purpose of dofiing.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention by way of example, Figure 1 is a vertical section showing the invention applied to a well-known form of cap spinning machine. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the upper portion of the machine showing the tin board in its lowered position. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine, some of the spindles and other elements being omitted to expose the raising and lowering gear behind.

'leferring particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the tin-board on which the usual tins 2 are mounted, carried by brackets 3 formed on, or otherwise attached to, the upper extremities of rack pillars & arranged in guides 5 formed on guide pillars 6 which are disposed at suitable intervals lengthwise of the machine. These rack pillars 4 engage pinions 7 mounted upon a shaft 8 extending longitudinally of the machine.

Atone extremity of the shaft 8 there is carried a drum 9 over which the wire ropes 10 and 10 are passed, which wire ropes are stretched over pulleys 11 and 12 and around a drum 13 carried by a shaft mount- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14L, 1911.5.

Serial No. 790,737.

ed in bearing 14: on the end frame 15 of the machine and provided with an operating hand lever 16, or its equivalent.

In rear of the tin-board 1 are arranged the carriers 17 for the caps 18 (or fliers) which carriers are mounted on a bar 19 extending longitudinally of the machine and borne at the front extremities of rack-bars 20 operated by pinions 21 in the well known manner. Said bar 19 may also be provided with a row of downwardly depending pegs 22 serving, in the known manner, to accomr modate the bobbins during their transference to or from the spindles. Below these downwardly depending pegs 22 there may be a series of bobbin supports 23 carried by a rod 24 capable of longitudinal movement so as to place said supports beneath any bobbins which may for the time being be on the pegs 22. All these parts, such as the carriers 17, bar 19, rack-bars 20, pinions 21, pegs 22 and supports 23, are situated behind the tin-board 1 which therefore protects them from being fouled by loose fibers and the like.

If the carriers 17 are intended for supporting caps they are of said bifurcated type having thread guides across the open ends of same. If desired the tin-board 1 may be slotted to accommodate the thread guides.

As the actual operation of dofling and the means for performing same form no part of the present invention no description is necessary, but it will be understood that when dofling is to take place, the tin'board is lowered by means of the hand lever 16 and wire ropes 10 and 10 turning shaft 8 and pinions 7, and when in its lowermost position the dotfing elements normally in rear of same are advanced and are caused to perform their appropriate functions, after which the tin-board 1 is raised to its uppermost position and spinning is recommenced. The tin board when in its uppermost position, screens the elements of the dotting mechanism located in the rear thereof and. in conjunction with the tins, which extend between the bobbins, defines ballooning spaces which are completely shut off from the dofiing mechanism. The dotling means in front of the tin board may be of the construction shown and described in U. S. Patent No. 1079270, dated November 18, 1913, to Sugden Shackleton, and it is therefore thought unnecessary to illustrate and describe it in detail. The vertical travelof the tin-board 1 is so arranged that when in the lowermost position the tins 2 come in contact with the driving tapes and thus press down any tubes which may tend to stick on the spindles when the lifter plate is lowered.

By means of this invention the overhead parts are amply protected from loose fibers and the like which in ordinary constructions of spinning and like machines are frequently the cause of stoppages to clear parts which have become fouled. In addition a much less cumbersome appearance is presented by the screening of the overhead dofling devices and their operating mechanism behind the tin-board.

IV hat we claim is 1. In spinning and analogous machines, the combination of a bobbin mechanism, a tin board, separator tins associated therewith and normally extending behind said bobbin mechanism, the tin board and the tins defining ballooning spaces, a dotling mechanism located in the rear of the tin board and normally and completely screened thereby and shut off from said ballooning spaces, and driving tapes for the bobbin mechanism and means for raising and loweringsaid tin board and therewithsaid tins,

the tins bein arran ed to en a esaid drivt: b b

ing tapeswhen lowered so as to press down any tubes that may tend to stick on the spindles of the bobbin mechanism.

2. In spinning and analogous machines, the combination of a bobbin mechanism including spindles, tubes mounted thereon, driving tapes for said'tubes, separator tins arranged between said tubes and above said tapes, a lifter plate adapted to be raised or lowered, and means for moving said tins into engagement with said tapes when the lifter plate is lowered to press down any tubes which may tend at such time to stick on the spindles.

3. A machine for operations analogous to spinning, comprising a ballooning space entiiely defined by separator tins and a tin board, bobbin mechanism, driving tapes for the bobbin mechanism, and means for IHOY- ing said tins and tin board vertically to engage said tapes, so as to press down any tubes that might tend to stick on the spindles, and a dofiing means.

4. A machine for operations analogous to spinning, comprising in combination tapes and means including tubes on spindles driven by said tapes, separator tins, a lifter plate, and means for moving said tins in engagement with said tapes to press down said tubes that tend to stick on the spindles when the lifter plate is lowered.

5. In combination, a ballooning space ontirely defined by separator tins, a vertically movable tin board for carrying the separator tins, doifing carrier means behind the tin board, other dofiing means in front of the ballooning space, means for vertically displacing said tin board,and further means for operating said dofiing means.

6. In combination, a ballooning space entirely defined by separator tins, a vertically movable tin board carrying said separator tins, dofiing carrier means behind the tin board, other dofling means in front of the ballooning space, means for vertically dis placing said tins and tin board, and means for bringing forward the dol'ling means bebind the tin board to coi'iperate with the dofiing means in front of the ballooning space.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SUGrDEN SHACKLETON. I HERBERT SHACKLET ON. Witnesses:

J 'A'Mns NICHOLSON CLARKSON, F RED Ronna'r Hancnnavns.

Copies of this patent may be obtainedfo'r five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

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