US146210A - Photo-lithographic - Google Patents

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' 4Sheets--Sheet1- S. K. SMITH.

SpooIing-Machines. N0, 146,21()l Patent-ed Jan. 6,1874.

l 4Sheets-Sheet2. S. K. SMIT H.

Spooling-Machines. N0. 146,210. Patented Jan. 6,1874.

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Spooling-Machines. No. 146,210, Patentedlan. 6,1874.

4 Sheets--Sheet 4. S. K. SMITH.

Spooling-Machines. N0, 146,210, Patented 1an. 6, 1874.

dit? /d pressed closely against one otl its sides byone or the other of the springs .fr .1', until the iinger passes the edge of the plate, when it is forced sidewise by the spring, and so brought across the edge, to the opposite side ot' the plate. rldhe sidewise movement of the linger causes, through the arms L, a sui'licient turn of the sliat't E to throw ott' from the screw-shaft the arm 71, till their engaged therewith, and bring the other arm against the opposite screw.

ltwill be readily seen that the operation is now reversed, and will continue thus to alter- .nate as long as the machine is kept moving. The guide -bar B, resting lightly upon the spools, is carried upward by each succeeding layer of thread as the spools till, drawing up the arm C, so that the bar R may be pushed up, and carry with it the plate M, whose broader portion is thus presented for the tinger to travel around, and the layers ot' twist be thus gradually increased in length to correspond with the iiarin g shape et' the spools. The sides of the plate )l correspond wita i'onr regular sizes of spools, and the finger 7J being wider at one end than at the other, and also reversible, eight different sizes ot' spools may be wound with these devices.

Upon the upper surface of the bracket Q. is arranged a ratchet-wheel, X, whose teeth are, one at a time, directly in the path ot' the tin ger l; as it moves around the plate M, so that the wheel is moved one tooth-each time two lay ers of thread are put upon the spools. Just inside ot' the toothed edge ot' the wheel is a row of perfor-ations, one hole for each tooth. lins p are adjusted in these holes, so that at any desired portion of a revolution one ot' said pins may strike the arm q, and thereby throw the pawl I out ot' engagement with the wheel, which then tlies back to the startingpoint, being` carried back by the spring o, Fig. 5, which is t'or that purpose.

It is obvious that a certain number ot' teeth ot' the wheel X may be arranged to represent exactly the number ot' layers required to till a spool, and, it' a pin be inserted to strike the arln q, and also project through the wheel, as p is shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3, so as to strike the tail ot' the bell-hammer m, not only will the ratchet-wheel be returned to its starting-point, but the alarm-bell sounded to call attention to the tact thatthe spools are t'ull.

I will now describe my devices which are used for spooling tailors7 twist in the fancy or plaited style, which ditfers from the plain spooling in that, instead ot' the threads, singly or several together, bein g wound close together and directly around the spool, the coils are inclined lirst one way and then the other, crossing each other back and forth the length ot` the spool.

' Upon the front end of the platform Y is a post, I, over the top of which tits the end ot' maar@ the arm ll, which is prevented from slipping oitl bythe nut D. This arm projects directly over the wheel Cr, which has the caingroove in its periphery, and into this groove projects, from the under side of the arm, a stud or pin. ln the end of the arm H, which extends beyond the wheel, is a slot, and into this slot lits the bent end ot' an arm, K', which is rigidly attached to the guide-shaft E 5 but these two arms, l( and H, are only connected when it is desired to spool tailors7 twist in the plaited style, and at such time the plate M is lowered out ot' the ay, as it is not then required, and the arms z h are secured from contact with the screw-threaded sha'l't.

Six, more or less, bobbins being now placed upon the vertical rods on each side of the machine, and their threads joined and led through the eyes A and the grooved guidebar B, and started upon the spools, and the machine set in motion, the operation is as follows: rllie turning ot' the cam-grooved wheel G causes the arin H to vibrate quickly, and this arin, through its connection with the arm K, rigidly attached to shalt E, shifts the shalt in and out, and with it the guide -bar l5, through the groove in which the twist passes on to the spools, as will be readily seen, in diagonal coils, which cross each other at acute angles back and fort-h.

By taking oit' the arm ll, raising the guideplate M, and properly adjusting the arms 71, the machine is placed in condition todo plain spooling.

My arrangement for grooving the bar D consists in ruiming an einery thread over it from a bobbin to a spool on one ot' the spindles, the spool being large it' it is desired to cut rapidly, and small itl slowly.

llaving thus described my invention, Vl claiml. rl`he combination ol' arm lt, spring l, plate ll', and guiding devices, substantially as specified.

2. The cam-grooved wheel (ci, arm llf with its stud, arm l', and shai't l, supporting the guide-bar l, substantially as shown and dcscribed.

3. A spooling-macliine, constructed substantially as described, tor plain rqiooling tailors twist, and having a plaiting attachment, substantially as settoi-th.

it. The combination ot' the pcrtoratml ratchetwhcel X, pin p, finger lr, and spring-pawl I, having arm g, and they alarm-bell (Y), substantially as specified.

1n testimony that l claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this Sith day ot' July, 1R73.

SAMUEL l. SMITH. ll'itnesses:

(')Livizn Duarte, Jon)v C. Tnwnninoii.

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