US1590701A - Take-up - Google Patents

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June 29 1926. 1,590,701

c. A. SCHEAFFER El AL Y TAKE-UP Filed March 14, 1925 gwuentoz the gear Patented June-29,1926.

.f UNITED STATES cnaams a sonwrna WILLIAM 110K; BH EIPE, OF POTTSVILLE,

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' Application fled larch 14, met. Serial 11 035.465.

' This invention relates to an improved device knownv in the art as a takeup, the same having particularly reference to a device of this class, which is especially designed for ulsle in connection with circular knitting ma- C mes. d

' The primary'feature is the provision of' the structure which is particularly, but not necessarily, designed for use upon a'conventional knittin machine of .the wellknown Nye' and redick type.

The inventionembodies, among other inventions, two outstanding features, in that the structure is such as to render the opera.-

" tion of the device substantially noiseless,- and such as to permit the take-up rolls of the knitting machine to be removed or replaced with ease and facility.

Other 'features'and advantages will, by

comparisonfbe brought out as the description'goes on.

In the accompanying drawing, formi' a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate. like parts throughout the same:..

' Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, showin a device constructed in accordance with e present invention.

Figure 2is an endelevation of device,-

as seen in Figure 1. 1,.

Figure 3 isja' top plan view, "th portions removedr' l Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view of the rea y releasable retaining means for the I take-up roll.'

Referring to the drawing of this detail, it will be seen that the reference character 1 designates what may be described as .a hanger, thesame being'provided, at its upper end, with a right angular portion, in-

cludingfa horizontal part .2 and' vertical art- 3, the'last named part constituting a ushin in whicha shaft 4 is journaled for rotation. This shaft isprovided, on its up- Jper end with a gear 5, and on opposite sides 7 of this gear, the .part -3 is provided with oppositely extending' notched lugs 6, for fastenirlig the device to an appropriate suprt.' ere, it might be pointed outthat 5 is adapted'to mesh with suitable glut shown). "On the lower '4. is a bevelled pinion'7,

drivin end 0 the she means meshing with a relatively largerbevelled.

gear-8, on a second shaft 9. The hanger is revid dw th integral extensions 10, providan-eveu and steady tension on the goods at ing bearings for the shaft 9. Secured to the shaft 9.for rotation therewith is a pulley 11 and a spacing sleeve 12-is interposed be-v tween this pulley and the adjacent bearing 10. A suitably shaped gear casing 13 is screwed or otherwise detachably fastened to the hanger, and houses the gears 7 and 8, to eliminate noise.

' At its lower end and in one longitudinal side, the hanger 1 is provided with a substantially shaped recess 14, cooperating with a recessed lock 15, in forming a sec.- tional bearing for the reduced journal 16, carried by the take-up roll 17 As is more clearly shown in'Figu're 4, the bearin block 15 is detachably mounted upon the we 18 of a ivoted latch 19. Also carried by this late is a finger loop 20, which is adapted to be-graspled, in swinging the latch to the position s own in Figure 4, to

ermit insertion of the journal 16. This I atch is held in closed position, as shown in- Figures 1 and 2, by means of a removable finger bolt 21 ta ped into a socket formed in the hanger. t is yet to be pointed out that a relatively large pulley 22 is fastened to the journal 16 beneath the aforesaid pulley 11 and a eys. description that the device'is appropriate y mountupon a relatively stationary support, and

that the gear 5 is meshed with appropriate driving means and through the medium of the bevelled gearin and belt drive, the takeup roller, a part 0 the knitting machine is set into rotation and driven in the usual way. The important feature of'the construction, as before stated, resides in the novel means employed for facilitating application and removal of the take-up roll 17 In connection with this device, attention is also directedto: the fact that in addition to being adaptable for ready application to a conventional type of circular rivet knit ting mac e, it ossesses suchfeatur'es as these: -F' it is practically noiseless, it does not jar or vibratethe machine, which jarring frequentl causes the machine to accidentally-cut ho es in the work. -Moreover,' there is less wear and tear, which results in the reduction in; the purchase of parts and renders the upkee less expensive. Further, it serves toform etter rolls, and produces friggion drive'belt 23 is 1 trained over these pu It is obvious from the foregoing all times; Furthermore, there are no parts to get'out of order, and this is an important advantage over the commonly marketed devices utilized for this purpose; Then, too,

it can be installed in a very short time and requires no alteration of the existing parts of the machine, it being unnecessary, after the device is in place, to utilize a screw driver, or the like, in removing the rolls.-

' invention claimed may resorted to, if desired.

We claim: I

1. In a take-up device of the class-described, a recessed hanger, a pivoted latch carried by said hanger and disposed adjacent said recess, said latch being provided with a removable'block adapted to fit into said recess forming a bearing for the journal of a take-up roll, means for-retaining said latch in operative position, said hanger embodying an angular portion, shafts mounted upon said hanger, intermeshing gears carried by the shafts, and a gear housing carried by said hanger.

2. In a take up device of the class described, a hanger havin an angular portion at its top and provide adjacent its lower end in one side with a substantially V-shaped recess, the bottom of which constitutes a portion of a bearing, a channel shaped latch pivotally mounted upon the hanger, a substantially V-shaped block carried by the bight portion of the latch and swingable into said recess,'the apex portion ofsaid block being notched to form the remaining portion of said bearing, means for retaining said latch closed, and operating means carried by the latch to permit it to be swung to open position.

In testlmony whereof we aflix our signatures.

CHARLES A. SCHEAFFER. WILLIAM MoK. SHEIPE.

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