US1506914A - Combined shuttle check, binder, and bobbin guide for looms - Google Patents

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Sept. 2, 1924.

P. MATHIESON COMBINED SHUTTLE CHECK BINDER, AND BOBBIN GUIDE FOR LOOMS Filed Aug. 6. 1923 2 sheets-sheet 2 VSHS VYzio Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER MATHIESON, OF WALTHAM. MASSACH'USETTS. ASSIGNOR T0 BRAPER COR- Y PORATION, O'F HOPEDALE. MASSACHUSETTS A CQRFORATION QF MAINE.

COMBINED SHUTTLE CHECK. BINDER. AND BOBBN GUIDE FOR LOOMS.

Application ed August 6. 1.92?.

To all `11i/mm it mu 1/ concern Be it known that l. PETER hLrrHil-ison, a subject of the. King ot' Great Britain, and a resident of Valtham, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useitul Improvements in Combined Shuttle Cheeks, Binders. and Bohhin Guides for Looms, ol which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined shuttle cheek, binder, and hohbin guide for looms.

`Among the objects ot the invention in to provide a binder ol this class. which not onlyv functions as a cheek and hohbin guide but also is of suoli construction as to eliminate yarn breakage heretofore due to the pinching' of the `Yarn between the shuttle and the hinder.

A further ohieet ol the invention is to provide a Combined hinder and cheek which is preferablyr of less length than the shuttle. and whieh, when iu hindi up; Contact with. the shuttle. contarte therewith for approximately the entire length of the binder, and which in its movements toward and from the shuttle travels in parallelism.

lt is a further object' of the invention to so eonstruet the hinder that it may he readily ,adjusted to aeromu'iodate large or Small shuttles to a uieety. and its hinding pressure upon a. shuttle ma): he regulated. which last adjustment also serves to regulate its eheelring powers. Y

Another object of' the invention is to so construct and arrange the. hinderthat it occupies the most advantageous position relatively to the shuttle for checking' and hind- .ing purposes. and which position convenientlv affords an opportunityv for the hinder to serve as a. hohhin guide under certain Condit-ions. during hohbin repleniehing aetion of the loom.

As it is an ohiect of the .invention to appliv the improved binder to existing looms. it is also en ohiect to simplilr etruetur'e and to no arrange; the binder and the'jprotector or vdagger rod operating lever. that they arel mounted as a unit, which may he readilv attached to existing looms with but Slight expenditure of labor and time.

Heretofore Considerable trouhle hany heen :experienced in the breakage of the yarn. or filling of the shuttle, which Was'due to the fact that a hinder was used which had oon- Serial No. 655,860.

trifft with the shuttle Wall to the lull extent at the shuttle height. .rith the exception o" the groove or channel of the shuttle al` the side thereot. in Whieh the Ivarn Was supposed to lay.

It will he readily understood that; the Yarn did not al "aye la.)7 in this groove when the .v-ihu'tle une honed. hel-anse of kinks. or undue Slack. and eoneequeul'llr was pinrhed hetueen the .shuttle wall and lie hinder. at u'hieh time hreelt'age had to oeeur.

The present invention eliminates this fault lu.' nrot'idingf a hinder that does not eontaet with the shuttle for its full height. hut eentaets with it only at the upper portion. ahove .i

the vorn groove of the shuttlerthue leaving space helow of an appreciahle amount. in n'hieh the Yarn may lar Without Atear ot heine' eut or lu'olren hr heiner pinehed retireeu the Shuttle and the hinder.

Also the hinders 11a-,ed heretofore were pivot ed at the outer ende and were held in the nath oi' the shuttle hr eon'lparativeli,V light leaic spring-f`-` and the protector rod spring. whieh were not readilw7 adiustahle. and which when Struck hy the shuttle srv-unipr outwardlv on theare of a Circle. i

Sueh hinders wereinot'sutlieint in themuelven to both eheeh and hind a shuttle. hut .reouired aseistanee. which was supplied hu' g-iyrrate and distinet derieee called shuttle cheeks.

The piroted hinder une feueiallrl ofi Snell eonstruetion that only a verv small portion of it eoutaeted with the shuttle when it was on its War into the hox. and also when it arrived there. and eenseapientl;T the frietional surface presented was of sneh small area that its checking ability was almost nil. heure the reason ot the ahove mentioned elw-eh deriees.

Tn the present invention. the hinder is of sueh arrangement that eheeling; of the qhuttle eilanmenees immediatel)Y upon shuttle and hinder Contact. and increases the shuttle enters further into the hex until shuttle Hight is stopped. ThisV increaseV is due to the fact that ae theV shuttle entere the nox it encounters more and Ymore hinder surface until approxirnatelrV the `entire length o'f hinder ielin Contact. at which time: the Shuttle is Well in Cheek and the hinder ,is exerting its eiort to retain it Virnrnovahle in its finallyv cheeked' position. .f

Furthermore the protector rod Spring, in

the past; had' to be of such stiliness Vas to function in its usual capacity as well as to bear the hrunt of shuttle impactl withY the binder and in= fact was the main hinder op- @ratingV spr-ing.

In the invention herewith. binding` action does not'dopend'whollv upon the protector rod spring. as another and more accessible spring. easil)Y adjusted, is employed for that purpose.

Another featureof the invention consists in the arrangement of the binder whereb)v the shuttle may he manually released from binding action forithe purpose oshiting the position of. or inserting :L new shuttle in the box, bymeans prirnarilmir1 intended tor another purpose but beinel readily accessible and conveniently located for this purpose.

The invention further consists in certain `novel features of construct-ion and arrangement ot parts which will he fully understood from a description ofthe drawings andthe claimshereinafter given.

Of'the drawings:

Figure 1 represents in pian view'ta sutilcient portion of the lay of a loom to enable thefinvention to loe` understood.

Figure 2 a front side elevation ot the parts shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 a view lookingr toward the left Figure 2. some of the parts being omitted for 'elarness Figure 4 a view similar to Figure l but showing the position the binder and attaehments assume Vbefore the shuttle enters the box.

Figure 5 a section on the line- Figure 2 some of the parts ybeing omitted for clearness.'

Figure 6 an enlarged top plan View oli' some of the parts shown in Figure 1 to further illustrate the means to adjust the binder.

Like characters represent` like throughout the several figures ot' the parts draw- Iseferring to the drawings:

The drawings herewith illustrate the invention as appliedto. a loom wherein the ln'fndrA is on the front sideof the shuttle box, but it will he understood that the invention is equality applieab'le to other types oli' looms wherein the binder'is located at the rear side ot' the shuttle ibox.

It'is not'thereliore the'intention' to limit the invention to the precise construetitmV and arrangement shown as changes might be made therein without departing from its spiritV and scope.

' "Ihie lav 10, shuttle box Wall l1, picker 12 andprotectuor or dagger rodz'l are or may befv ofY any usual or suitable construction suchrr as are oommonljf used" in automatic, plain, dobhy orboo; looms,

' shards-14- isrone' suol' as isfused in automatic. filling, replenislaiurge VVV looms to which this Vinvention is applicable.Vv Y

As it is an object of the invention to construct. a binder that may beappliedfte eetisting looms, it is especially desirous that it be simple. and easilyr applied at small cost;

To accomplish this. the binder 15 and its cooperating parts are in the present insi ance. mounted on a bracket 16. which is atn tachable to the la7 b v means of bolts 17.

The. bracket 16 has ways 18 formed therein. bv means of which the binder 15 is guided in parallelism, transversely of the lav 10.

Pivoted at 20 to the left end of the bracket 16de av lever 21, which also has connection with an extension 22 oi said binde-r 15. to he later described, and which is under the. control or' a spring' 45 adjustably mounted cn a` part 24 of the bracket 16.

A protector rod control lever 25 is pivoted at 26 to a. .voire or bridge 27 under which the lever 21 is free to move within the limitations of the bridge uprights 29 and 30, which limitations may be determined to suit the occasion ofuse.

This lever 25 also has connection with the binder extension 22 which will now he explained.

The extension 22 has a reinforcing rib 31, sce Figures 5 and 6, in which are the threaded holes 32 and 33 adapted to receive a stud screw 34.

Levers 21 and 25 have elongated holes 35 and 36 respectively, adapted to receive an eccentric sleeve 37. havingr the squared nut like head 3S, and adapted to be entered by the screw 34.

To adjust the binder 15, toward or from the shuttle 14. the screw 34.- will be turned to release the sleeve 37 and thereafter the said sleeve will he turned in the proper direction to give the required adjustment.

In Vthe event that a wider shuttle is to be used, the screw will be released from the hole 32' and inserted in the hole 33 to obtain the initial adjustment. and thereafter. the sleeve 37 willbe manipulated to obtaina finer adjustment.

As the dagger, not shown. ated in timed relation with a shuttle. the lever 25 pose.

The'protector or daggerrml lwhlieh carries the dagger as usnah has a controlling springV 40 which normally presses the finger 41 fast on the rod'l, against the left end oi' the lever 25; so that, when theshuttle enters the box, outwardV movement ofV the lever 25 will cause the linger 41 to turn rod 13 against the actionfof'spjring 40, at which time the dagger will 'beV removed from' operating ppsten witlitrespeottto tire kinoclaoi, not

must be operthe boxing of is used for this puri kal til

The spring 40 need not be any stronger than is necessary for it to function as just described, as reliance need not be placed thereon for it to function as a binder spring.

Adjust-able frictional contact of the binder 15 and shuttle 14 is obtained by means of the spring 45, the tension of which may be regulated b y means of the thumb nut 46. Y

An important feature of the invention consists in the manner in which Vthe Ybinder 15 contacts with the shuttle 14, so that the yarn leading from the shuttle escapes the possibility' of becoming pinched between the binder and shuttle, which as is well known breaks or cuts the yarn.

For this purpose the binder 15 having the usual shuttle contact face 47, of leather or similar material, is cut away as at 48, so that only its upper portion as seen in Figure 5, contacts with the shuttle, thus leaving space below in which the yarn may lay without fear of harm.

When it is desired to release a shuttle from the action of a binder for the purpose of withdrawing it from the box, or for the purpose of inserting a shuttle in the box, either one ot the levers 21 or 25 may be grasped and pressed forwardly by one hand, while the other manipulates the shuttle.

The binder 15 is very conveniently positioned and shaped to function as a bobbin guide when applied to a so called magazine or automatic loom. i

The top face of the binder is bevelled as at 49 for its entire length, so that in case a bobbin upon leaving the magazine 50, see Figure 5, should by accident assume an angular position as indicated by the broken line y-y Figure 1, it will, upon descent ot the transfer hammer 5l, be guided by the bevelfif) into the shuttle.

It. is not known that a binder together with its control spring, and a protector rod control lever have ever been mounted as a unit and adapted to be applied to existing looms.

Nor is it known that a binder, movable transversely of the lay in parallelism, and being so constructed and arranged as to function as a bobbin guide at certain times has ever been used.

Having described the invention Iclaim:

1. A shuttle binder mounted for movement in a rectilinear path towards and from its shuttle binding position, means for adjusting the binder along said path to accommodate diiierent widths of shuttles, and separate means for adjusting the binder to different positions in said path whereby the binding action of the binder on the shuttle in use may be regulated.

Q. A combined shuttle check and binder mounted for movement in a rectilinear path toward and from its shuttle checking and binding position a binder spring acting upon the binder, means connected to the binder Vwhereby its checking and binding action may be regulated in accordance with the shuttle in use, a bracket carrying said check and binder. binder spring and regulating means as a unit, and means tor attaching said bracket and parts carried thereby to the lay of existing looms.

3. In a loom, the combination of the vlay and protector rod, a combined shuttle check and binder mounted on the lay independently of the protector rod, an element fulcrumed on the lay and connected to the binder. and a finger on the protector rod overlying said element. said check and binder and said fulcrumed element const-ructed and arranged for application as a unit to existing looms.

4. A combined shuttle check and binder adapted to be moved toward and from a shuttle in a rectilinear path: means to vary the checking and binding powers of said check and binder; separate means to adjust said check and binder to different positions in its rectilinear path of movement to accommodate shuttles of different widths: a protector rod mounted on the lay independently of the check and binder; means under the control of said check and binder adapted to control the protector rod; said check and binder, and all ot said means except the protector rod being mounted as a unitV and Vadapted to be applied to existing looms.

5. In a loom, the combination of a shuttle binder having a bobbin guide extending lengthwise of the binder to an extent substantially the length of the wound filling carrier for directing a filling carrier into the shuttle should such filling carrier be improperly positioned as it is being transferred. and means acting upon the binder to hold the shuttle in filling carrier receiving position.

6. In a loom, the combination of the lay and shuttle box, a bracket having binder guides and mounted on the lay, a shuttle binder mounted in said guides on the bracket. for rectilinear movement towards and from the shuttle in the shuttle-box. means for moving the binder in its guides. and means for regulating the binding action of the binder.

7. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the replenishing shuttle box, a binder for acting upon a shuttle in said box. a transferrer for transferring a bobbin from a source of supply into the shuttle, and a guide carried by the binder and extending ongitudinally along the binder a distance substantially the extent of the windings on the bobbins to be transferred for engaging and directing the bobbin into the shuttle should the bobbin become out of parallelism with the shuttle as it is transferred thereto by the t-ransferrer.

8i In-a locmthefcoI-nbnetion ofthe laLy, a: shuttle box, the: frontofV which.V hesn openingv extending longitudinally the full length of the shnttlein which the filling lmay reet,Y and a. binder for actingnipon the side of the shuttle only aloe the threed groove formed in ythe .sidefof y the shuttle.

9. In e device of the clasegdesoribed, a lay; it shuttle boxlon said'laysemd formed in part by a Wall and a binder, n binder adapted to he bodily InoedaAtovilertl and froml seid Wall in :tY linerzpenpendeuler thereto; a bracket on'whifchis-id binder is guided; means-mounted on! seid bracket to normally: move, said bindentoward seid wall; and Iprotectonrod'folncxmtilcgY means mounted on said bracket 10. ln av device of the class deelfibed; a laye; n shuttle box lon Saidlafyfand formed Vimpart byV e Wall and a binder; a binder edcpted to A be f bodily movedE toward Y and fronsY seid well in a, rec-tilinerti"V path; e bracketmcimtedon the lay :md5 on which seid; binder .isV supported `afndI guided in its rectilineafrpetlt; means mountedon said bracket and coaching Wirth Saidbnder to vary the power ofV said binder; andpiotectot'YV rod opemftingfmeans mounted on Said blrafcket end undenthe conmiol of said binder.

11'. In a deviceof the class described, a ley; e shuttle hexen Seidler; composed in 'pmtjof a WallI endy a a, bind-er adapted to berlmeved towald an Y from sad welll; a bracket on which `said binder is supported and guided Vfor movement a rectilinear path perpendielliae toV safid wall; means mounted on said bracket 'and enacting Y Withqsid bi nder to very tspower gand'sepacafteimeens to adsstsedbinder to accom- `meclete lafrge and small shuttles.

v A1,2.V In a, loom, thecombinagtionof the lay and: shuttle bex. Vai bracket Ymounted on; the ley, a binder *mounted onV the brackety a 'lever pivotelly snppontcd on theK bracket and connected to the binder, a, spring acting throughr the level' on theY binder', a protettore rods a; secondleyenconneeted td they binder, andlmeansetingin timed relatonwth said binder tocontfrl the protector rod tlfi'ongh salidfseeondflever. Y Y v A 5o 13.` In e )cern the combination of the Iay' and shuttleboxg anbiztcket mountedon the lay,Y a; levenxnointed on the bracket and ccnnectei'tctheiindeta, sprn carried by the trckctand actin on sait lever tha-t Said binder, lever, an springmay tie applied With-'the brcket as a unitto existing looms.

14. Inrarflocm, the combination ofthe lay and shttl box, a bracket secured to the lay and vhalting gidewayi Va binder mount-` ed :for slidingf-mtxvement in sfsd ghidewaiy to act upon the shuttle, n spring'ontr-olld lever connected tozand fof?.ect-ing uponV the bnder,means; for edjlsting the connections between the Dinther-HandV lver Yto accoree dateY different Sized shuttles, and eccentric mesme for adjustingth'e binding-action of the binder' on thel active shttle.

15. Inst loom, the combination ofthe lay and Shuttle lavoce,r a bca-cket secured Vto the lay andpvovdedwitlt a. guide-Way, la Ybinder mounted seid guidew'ay for ectilinear movement towards and ,from the, slnliliitelei,V a leve'pirvotlfljf mounted on the braclt at 75 one siete otncV gudway and connectd' to the binder, sind afspring acting o'n saidv lever vto orcethehinder afg-einst the shuttle.

Signed by me at Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts this 30th day of J lily,

PETER MATHESON.

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