US1424100A

US1424100A - Ent for cone-winding machines

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Publication number: US1424100A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1922-07-25
Anticipated expiration: 1939-07-25

Description

A. A. JOHNSON- ATTACHMENT FOR CONE WINDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, I921.

Patented July 25, 1922.

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IES, N OR'lJH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH T S. B. ["0 D. A. RICKS, BOTH OF HANES, NORTH CAROLINA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

A. JOHNSON,

of America, y of Forsyth ave invented -oven1ents in ig Machines cification. winding mais to provide the yarn as spindles and l advantages irt apparent ecificat-ion is rigs forming -w of a cone invention atlan View of ctional view f my in'venodified form to the drawame of what winding mathe frame 5 ae yarn 7 is and thence iny suitable erred to are t, neither a wings or a the specifif yarn have moistening yarn works ten slightly complishing -loyed. One )rage of the s in a store of humidii the ageing s the wet ENT FOR CONE-WINDING MACHINES.

Patented July 25, 1922.

an filed July 26, 1921. Serial No. 487,795.

twister method consists in drawing the yarn through water prior to winding same on the cones 9. These'methods are objectionable, however, due to the expense of handling and storage of the yarn in the one case and the absorption of too much moisture by the yarn in the other.

According to my invention a trough 10 is supported from a beam 11 by means of brackets 12 which project outwardly and upwardly between the aprons 6, the trough being suitably secured to the ends of these brackets in position to overlie the aprons. Mounted to rotate in this trough is a shaft 13 provided with spaced enlargements or 70 sleeves let fixed thereto throughout its length, there being an enlargement for each spindle 8 and'in the path of travel of the thread 7 from the spindles to the cones 9. These enlargements are half submerged in the water 15 in trough 6. The shaft 13 is constantly rotated at a very slow predetermined rate of speed by any suitable means (not shown). The yarn 7 travels at a very high rate of speed as itis unwound from the spindles 8 and consequently very little moisture is taken up by the yarn as it contacts with the enlargements. By regulating the speed of rotatlon of the shaft 13 to the proper ratio of speed of travel between said shaftand the yarn the amount of moisture which the yarn will take up can be regulated to a nicety. In practice it has been found that cotton yarn gives best results when containing about 7% moisture.

By providing the shaft 13 with the enlargements 14 a substantial surface is at all times out of contact with the water in the trough 6 and consequently comparatively little moisture is carried by the exposed half of these enlargements. It thus follows that" the yarn cannot become saturated with water as in the so called wet twister method.

In Figure 4 I have illustrated a modification of my invention wherein I substitute 100 for the rotary shaft 13 a stationary pipe 16 containing water 17. This pipe is formed with a number of branch pipes 18 containing wicks 195- These wicks are adapted to be positioned in the pathof and be engaged 10 by the yarn 7 in its passage between the spindles 8 and the cones 9.

Lin Figure 5 a still further modification of my invention is illustrated wherein a stashaft 13. Loosely mounted for rotation on the shaft 29 are a plurality of rollers 20 which take the place of and function in like manner to the sleeves or enlargements 14. The frictional eng ement of the yarn with the rollers causes t e latter to slowly rotate in the water, it being understood that a trough 6 is employed and also that the rollers 20 are half submerged in the Water 15 in the trough.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

A' cone Winding machine for winding a plurality of cones, means for winding yarn ADOLPH A. J NSON.