US1610882A - Automatic register and stop device - Google Patents

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Dec. 14 1926.

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C. D. REYNOLDS AUTOMATIC REGISTER AND STOP DEVICE Filed March 1'7. 1920 a Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Dec. 14,1926.

- 1,610,882" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. REYNOLDS, OF CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

' AUTOMATIC REGISTER AND STOP DEVICE.

Application filed March 17, 1920. Serial-No. 8 66,687J

My invention relates to improvements in automatic registering and stopping mechanism for indicating the progress of operation of a machine and for arresting its action at a predetermined stage in the operation.

One object of the improvement is to provide a clock or indicator which may be set to cause the machine to perform a certain definite number of operations and to stop the machine automatically upon the completion of the work.

Another object of theimprovement is to provide a device which is simple inc nstruction, compact in size, and entirely automatic in its control of the operation of the machine to which it-is applied.

Further objects of the improvement will appear from the following specification which comprises a detailed description of one embodiment of the invention as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in

' which like reference characters designate like parts. In the drawings:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a winding machine showing my improved registering and stopping'device applied touse thereon and illustrating a portion of the frame or casing of the machine as broken away to reveal the inner mechanism;

Fig. 2, an'end elevation of the winding machine, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow a, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, an opposite end view looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 6, Fig. 1, both of these end views showing the covers removed from the gear casings on the sides of the machine;

Fig. 4, a vertical, sectional view of the. machinetaken on the line X-X of Fig. 1. b

looking in the direction indicated by the arrow as;

Fig. 5, an enlarged,side view of the clock or registering and stop-control device of the machine;

Fig. 6, an enlarged, sectional view of the same taken in a vertical, axial plane;

Fig. 7, a detailed view of the spring-detent for the cap and dial of the registering device;

Fig. 8, an enlarged front view of the clock or registering device showing its outer dial broken away to illustrate the setting 1 mechanism; and

Fig. 9, a detailed view of the drivingand resetting-mechanism of the clock.

My improved clock or indicator and its automatic stop-controlling device is adapted for use on various types of machines and apparatus, but I have preferred to herein illustrate it as applied to a winding machine for winding electrical coils. In producing certain types of electrical coils in quantity it is required to Wind the same with uniformity as regards the number of layers of wires or conductor in each co'il., It is alsodesirable that the Winding machine be stopped automatically when the coil has been completed with the predetermined number of layers so as not to waste time or material in winding on extra turns. For this purpose my improved device may be applied to the windlng machine to render its operation practically automatic, the registering device being set for any desired number of traverses of the winding-guide, and the stop-device controlled thereby to arrest the operation of the machine after may be reset after the machine completes a cycle in its operation, to produce one or more coils of a given number of layers whereby to cause it to repeat the same operation without further attention on the part of the operator.

Referring to the drawings, in the preferred embodiment of the invention as herein shown the operating mechanism of the machine'is enclosed within a box-like frame or casing 2 whiehis provi'ded'with suitable earings for the. driving-elements. As shown in Fig. 4:, the main drive-shaft 3 of the -machine is journaled in a bearing 4 at the rear of the frame 2 and extends forwardly therefrom through a second bearing 5 projecting from the side wall of the frame. On the rearward end of the drive-shaft 3 is a driving-pulley 6 which may beconnected by a belt (not herein shown) to any suitable source of power for driving the machine. At the side of the pulley6' is a loose ,or idler pulley 7 onto which the driving-belt is shifted when the operation of 'the'machine is to be arrested; it being understood that the pulley 6 is fast on the shaft 3 and the pulley '7 free thereof in accordance with the well known arrangement. For shifting the driving-belt from the tight to the loose pulley, and vice versa, I employ the usual shipper-fork 8, see Fig. 2, which is mounted on the end of a rod 9 slidable 1n bearings 10 and 11 on the side of the frame 2. The shipper-rod 9 is adapted -to he slid to the right, as viewed in Fig. 2, to shift the belt from the tight to the loose pulley, by means of a compression spring 12 surroundin the rod between the bearing" 10 and a co lar 13 fast thereon. The ends of the spring 12 are held in suitable holes in the bearing 10 and collar 13 so that the spring may be wound up or set with a torsion to adapt it to rock the rod in its bearings, the.

purpose of this arrangement being to hold the detent-means in locking engagement.

The detent-means acts to hold the rod in its forward position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, to maintain the driving-belt on the tight pulley 6, the arrangement of this part of the mechanism being hereinafter described in detail in connection with the automatic stopping-mechanism of the machine.

Referring again to Fig. 4, the drive-shaft 3 carries a skew-gear 15 at its forward end which is secured fast thereon by means of a set-screw 16 in its hub. The gear 15 meshes with a skew-gear 17 on a cross-shaft 18 which is journaled in suitable bearings (not herein illustrated) on the sides of the frame 2. Meshing with the gear 17 is a similar gear 19 which is fast on a shaft 20 journaled in bearings 21 and 22 on the sides of the frame 2, see Fig. 1. At the opposite ends of the shaft 20 are enlarged spindles 24 having studs secured into the shaft. The spindles 24 project from the sides of the frame 2 to receive the spools, tubes or other cores on which the coils or packages are wound, thus serving as the wind-mandrels of the machine.

Secured fast on the drive-shaft 3 between its bearings 4 and 5, see Fig. 4, is a worm or screw 25 which meshes with a worm-wheel or gear 26 arranged thereabove. The worm 25 runs in.a bath of oil contained in a reservoir 27 which extends therebelow between the bearings 4 and 5, being preferably constructed integral therewith: The wormear 26 is fast on a cross-shaft 28, journaled 1n bearings on the frame 2, and projecting at one end into a gear-casing 29 attached to the side of the frame by means of screws 30,-

as shown in Fig. 3. On this end of the shaft 28 is a pinion 32 which meshes with a change gear 33 journaled on a stud 34 at the end of an arm 35. The arm 35 is fastened to the side of the frame 2 by a bolt 36 extending through a slot 37 at its end to allow for adjustment of. the arm when gears of different diameter are substituted for the gear 33.' A similar slotted arm 38 is attached t6 the side of the frame 2 by'a bolt 39 and carries a second change- -gear 40 journaled on a stud 41 at its end.

Referring to Figs. 1; and 4, the shaft 43 carries a helically grooved cam 45 which serves as the reciprocating-means for the tra verse-guides 46 which feed the wire w or other strand to the coils C bein wound on the mandrels 24. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the guides 46 consist of arms 47 formed with hubs 48 which are mounted on the ends of a reciprocating rod 49 and secured thereto by set-screws 50. At the ends of the arms 47 are grooved pulleys or guide-wheels 51 under which the wire wfeeds tothe coils C. The rod 49 slides in bearings 52 on the frame 2 from which its ends project at either side.

Near the center of the rod 49 is a bifurcated member 53, see Fig. 4, secured thereon by a set-screw 54. One arm 55 of the member 53 projects toward the cam 45 and carries a stud or roll 56 engaging the helical groove 57 in the periphery of the cam. The other arm 58 of the member 53 is forked at its end to embrace the sides of a rod 59 extending between the sides of the frame 2 and serving as a track for the member as it slides back and forth to reciprocate the rod 49.

Referring to Fig. 2, the cam-shaft 43 rojects through the right-hand side of the frame 2 and carries a spur-gear 60 which meshes with a gear 61 on the end of a crossshaft 62. The gears 60, and 61 are enclosed within a casing 63 projecting from the side of the frame 2 and protected by a cover 64, see Fig. 1. The shaft 62, driven from the cam-shaft 43 through the gears 60, 6]., is

frame 2 and carries a pinion 66 within the 1 frame. The pinion 66 meshes with an equal pinion 67, see Fig. 4, which is fast with a sprocket-wheel 68 journaled on a stud 69, the stud being screwed into the side of the frame 2, but not herein shown in detail. The sprocket 68 is connected by a chain 70 to a similar sprocket .71 fast on a spindle or shaft 72 which is journaled in suitable bearings at the top of the frame 2. The shaft 72 is formed with a screw 7 4, or it may carry a worm, which serves as the driving means for the clock or registering device set into thetop of the frame 2 and indicated in general by the reference character 75.

The clock-mechanism is driven from the worm or. screw 74 by means of a worm-gear 77,-see Figs. 5, 6 and 9,-which'is formed integral with or constructed as a ring fitted to theiperiphery of a clutch-member 78 and abutting a flange 79 formed thereon. Referring to Fig. 6, the, clutch-member 78 is journaled on the reduced portion of a stud 80 which is screwed into an arm or crosspiece 81 extending between the sides of the frame 2.v The hub of the clutch-member 78 is free toslide on a bushing 82 held on the stud 80 between its shoulder 83 and the arm 81; overhanging the hub of the clutchmember 78 is an outer rim-84 formed with an extended peripheral flange 85 at its end which, with the opposite flange 79, forms an annular groove 86, see Fig. 5. The groove 86 is engaged by pins or rolls 87 at the end of a fork 88 straddling the sides of the clutch-member 78, the fork 88 beingrock able, under the control of means tobe later described, whereby to slide the cl tch-member 78 longitudinally of its hearing. The interior of the rim 84 of the clutch-member 78 is formed with a tapered face adapted to frictionally engage the exteriorly tapered face 89 of a male clutch-member 90.

The male clutch-member 90 is formed. with a hub '91 journaled on the enlarged portion of the stud 80 between its head 92 and the end of the bushing82. At its outer end the male member 90 is provided with an annular flange 93 forming a dial marked on its outer face with graduations, see Fig. 8, numbered in units of ten from 0 to 100. Spaced equidistantly around the dial 93 are a series of holes 94: which are threaded to receive a locating-screw 95 for an adjustable stop-plate 96. The stop-plate 96 takes the form of a ring fitted to an overhangingannulus or hub 97 on the clutch-member 90 and adapted to abut the face of the dial-flange 93. In the stop-plate 96 is an arcuate slot 98 registering with the holes 94 in the dial 93' to adapt the screw 95 to be inserted therethrough to clamp the plate to the face of the dial. Projecting from the rim of the stop-plate 96 is a stopfinger 100 having a radially disposed edge 101 adapted to register with the graduations on the dial 93. The slot 98 in the plate 9.6 allows the finger 100 to be adjusted through a space of ten graduations on the dial 93 when the clamping-screw 95 is released; and for a greater range of adjustment the screw 95 is removed and placed in the different holes 94 of the dial in accordance with the setting required. The stop-finger 100 serves as the actuating-means for the stoppingmechanism of the machine which causes the arrest of its operation at a predetermined stage in the winding as regulated by the setting of the clock; the arrangement of this part. of the apparatus being more fully de-. scribed hereinafter.

On the back of the dial-flange 93 is a spiral spring 105, see Figs. 6 and 9, similar to the main-spring of awatch. One end of the spring 105 is anchored to a pin .106

see 8 driven into the flange 93 and its opposite ring to Fig. 8, the dial93 is formed. with a stop-lug 109 projecting from its periphery and adapted to strike against a fixed abutment 110. The abutment 110 is formed on the rim 111 of an opening 112 in the frame 2 in which the clock 75 sets, and serves to limit the turning movement of the dial 93 under the impulse 'of its resettingspring 105.

Referring to Fig. 6, the annulus 97 of the clutch-member 90 extends outwardly beyond the stop-plate 96 to adapt it to receive the hub of a circular cap 115. This latter element is formed with a convexly crowned top bordered by an annular rim 116 which overhangs the circular flange 111 on the opening in the frame or casing 2, see also Fig. 8, thus adapting the capto serve as a cover to protect the clock-mechanism contained within the frame. The cap is held on the annulus 97 of the clutch-member 90 by releasable means so that it may be con-- veniently removed to allow setting of the stop-mechanism of the clock. For this purpose a spring detent-member or clip 117 of spider-like form is fastened to the center of the cap by means of a screw 118. As i1lus-- tratedin Fig. 7, the clip 117 is formed with legs 119 adapted to enter the annulus 97 and provided with hooks 120 at their ends for engaging an annular groove 121 on its interior. When the hub of the cap 115 is slipped on over the annulus 97 the hooks 120 at the ends of the legs 119 snap into the groove 121 to hold the cap in place; and when it is required to remove the cap the hooks may be sprung out of the groove under a forcible pull outwardly on the cap. The clip 117 is held rotatively with the cap 115 by means of a finger 122 engaging a pocket 123 in the cap; while a second detent or finger 124 on the clip is adapted to enter a pocket 125 in the rim of the annulus 97 to lock the cap rotatively with the clutchmember 90. On the outer face of the cap 115 is a a'aised dial-rim 1 26 marked'with .graduations 127 which are adapted to register with a fixed index-pointer 128, see Fig. 1, secured to the frame or casing 2 by means of a screw 129. The grad'uations on the dialrim 126 correspond with those on the inner dial 93 when the cap 115 is secured in place on the clutch mernber 90, so that as the outer' dial cooperates with the index 128 itserves as a means for indicating the progress of operation of the machine. j

The clock 75 cooperates with the stopping cross-arm 81, with its other end secured to ends for this purpo:e in the manner as ledge or track 133 along which the side of the arm 130 rides during its sliding movement with the shipper-rod 9, the arm 130 being. forced against its track 133 by the torsion of the spring 12 which is held at its reviously explained. Referring nowto igs. 1 and 8, the detent-means for the shipper-rod 9 comprises a cross-rod 135slidable through bearings in the sides of the frame 2 and pro-' vided with a notch or shoulder 136 at its right-hand end adapted to engage the edge of the arm or starting-lever 130. The opposite end of the rod 135 is bent around in a U-shaped handle 138 having an upper leg 139 adapted to strike against the side of the frame-2 to limit the sliding movement of the rod to the right, as viewed in Fig. 8. The detent-rod 135 carries the clutch-fork 88, which operates the clutch-member 78 as previously described, the fork being formed with a hub 140 encircling the rod and secured thereon by a set-screw 141,.see Fig. 6. Coiled around the rod 135 between the hub 140 of the fork 88 and the side of the.

the rod 135 to slide back. Projecting forwardly from the hub'140 of the clutch-fork 88 "is a lug or abutment 144 with which the finger 100 on the stop-plate. 96 is adapted "to engage to slide the detent-rod 135 to the left to'release the stopping-lever 130. The

' purpose of the handle 138 at the. end of the by the pressure of the fork 88 against its flange 85. As shown'in Fig; 6 the fork 88 rod'135 is to provide for rockin the clutchfork 88 to slide the clutch-mom er, .78'rearter under the action of its spring 105. Nor-- many the clutch-membe'r-78 is held in en gagement with the driven clutch-member 90 is operated under the I (pressure of a spring 145 anchored at one en to a lug 146 on the the end of an arm 147 projecting from the side of the hub 140 of the fork.

Having now described the construction and arrangement of the mechanism of myimproved registering and stopping device, its method of operationin connection with the machine to'which it is applied will next be explained: The clock or registering-de- -vice 75 is connected to be operated from the machine which'it controls, and the gearing for its drive may be of any suitable ratio in accordance with the character of the operations to be registered. When employed on a Winding machine, as herein illustrated, the clock is adapted to register the number of traverses of ,the windingguides 46 to indicate the number of layers wound onto the coil. For this purpose the drive for the registering-mechanism is geared to turn the dial one notch or graduatign for each half rotation of the traversecam 45. One half a turn of the cam 45 efl'e'cts a complete traverse of the guides in one direction and the next half turn carries them back in the opposite direction 'to the starting point. In setting the machine to wind a coil of any predetermined number of layers, therefore, say twenty-five, the stop-plate 96 is adjusted around the inner dial 93 until its stop-finger 100 registers with the graduation 25 on the dial as shown in Fig. 8, This adjustment or setting of the stop-plate 96 is made by removing the locating-screw 95 and turning the plate on its supporting annulus 97, after which the screw 95 is inserted through the slot 98 and screwed into its appropriate hole 94 to clamp the plate in position on the dial; Assuming,- now, that the dial is set with its zero mark registering with the indexpointer 128, as shown in Fig. 8, thamachine isLready for-operation and may be started y drawing the handle .132 for.- ward. This forward movement'of the start ing-handle 132 slides the 'rod 9 to the left,

as viewed in Fig. 2, to cause the belt-shipper 8 to shift the driving-belt from the 'loose pulley 7 onto the .tight pulley 6 whereby to start the rotation of the drive-shaft 3. As the arm.130 is drawn forward by its handle 132 it will ride across the beveled end of the detent-rod 135 andcome into engagement with-the notch 136 as shown in Fig 8. As before explainechthe spring 12 on the rod 9 allows. the arm 130 to rock to adapt it to ride out across the end of the detent-rod; but after the edge of the arm passes the shoulder 136x01; the rod the torsion of the spring 12 serves to maintain it locked in engagement therewith-Q Referring to Figs. 2'and 3, the.wi're w or other strand to be wound is led from its source of supply, usually arranged above,

down around the guide-wheels 51 and thence to the winding mandrels 24. Inthe type of winder herein illustrated two traverse guides 46 are shown as arranged on opposide sides of the machine, but. if desired the capacity of the winder may be increased multiplying the number of guides at either side, the mandrels 24 and traverserod 49 being extended for this purpose. The ends of the wire strands to are fastened to the mandrels 24 and as the latter are rotated during the operation of the machine the wire will be traversed backand forth thereon to Wind the coils G, indicated at the left of Fig. 1 by dash lines and at the right by full lines. v Referring to Fig. 4, the windin mandrels 24 are rotated from the cross-s aft 20 driven from the main drive-shaft 3 through the :gears 15, 17 and 19 as before explained. The worm 25 on the drive-shaft 3 drives the gear 26 to rotate the shaft 28, and the latter. is connected through the train. of gears 32, 33, 33 40, 40 and 42 to the shaft 43. The shaft 43 carries the cam 45 which is thus driven at a greatly reduced speed to reciprocate the traverse-rod 49 by means of the member 53 connecting it therewith. The guides 46 carried by the rod\49 are thus traversed opposite the winding-mandrels 24 at a relatively slow rate and the wire is fed onto the coils C by the guide-wheels 51 to deposit the turns in successivelayers, a layer being completed after each traverse of the guides 46 in either direction.

As the machine functions in this manner the clock or registering-device 75 is driven continuously through its.connection therewith comprising the gear 60 on the camshaft 43 driving the gear 61 on shaft 62, see Fig. 2, and the pinion 66 on shaft 62, see Fig. 4, driving gear 67 and sprocket 68 connected by chain 70. to sprocket 71. The sprocket 71 driyes the worm 74 to rotate the clutch-member 78 at a greatly reduced speed, the ratio between the cam-shaft 43 and the worm-gear 77 being proportioned to turn the dial 93 one space for each half turn of the cam as above explained. V

The clutch-member 78 is held, in driving engagement with its cooperating clutchmember 90 by the pressure of the fork 88 on its flange 85, see Fig. 5, under the action of the spring 145. The member 90 is thus driven by and with the member 78 to rotate the inner dial 93, the outer, indicating dial 126 being also turned therewith throughits connection with the annulus 97 of the member 90. The dials"93 and 126 rotate in a clockwise direction, as indicated by the arrow 2, Fig. 8, and the graduatio'ns 127 on the outer .dial 126 are thus carried past the index-pointer 128 to indicate the progress of the work being done on the machine, that is, in the present case, the-number of layers wound onto the coils. As the machinecontinues to operate in this manner the turning of the inner clock-dial 93 causes the stopfinger 100 to be carriedaround toward the abutment 144 on the clutch-fork 88 and to eventually 'come into engagement therewith. It will be noted by reference to Fig.8 that the edge of the abutment 144 with which the stop-finger 100 engages is disposed slightly to the right of the vertical center of-the dial 93. This provides that the finger 100 will strike against. the abutment 144 before the dial reaches its starting point so that as the finger continues its rotation it will act on the abutment to slide the fork 88 and the rod 135 on which the latter is mounted to the left. That is to s ay, the finger 100 begins to act on the detent-rod 135 just before the clock dial reaches the point at which the machine is to be stopped, and finally as the finger comes into register with the index-pointer 128 the rod 135 will have been slid to the left a sufficient extent to release its notch 136 from the arm 130 of the starting-lever 132. Im-

mediately the arm 130 is released from the .detent-rod 135' the spring 12 on the rod 9 will act to slide the latter to the right, as

viewed in Fig. 2, and the belt-shipper8 will thus be caused to shift the driving belt onto the loose pulley 7 to arrest the operation of the machine; The machine is thus stopped automatically upon the com letion of the coils with a given number o layers as determined by the setting of the stop-finger on the dial 93.

After the completed coils have been removed from the winding-mandrels and the wire-strands connected to wind :1. new set of coils the operation of the machine is started again in the manner as next explained: The,

, site to that indicated by the arrow .2. Fig. 8,

to carry the stop-lug 109 back against the abutmentllO on the frame 2. The member 90 is thus returned to firstposition with the zero mark on both dials registering with the index-pointer 128. As the member 90 is turned back under the action of its resetting spring 105 the I stop-finger 100 is carried away from the abutmeiit 144. allowing the detent-rodl135 to slide to the right, under the action of its spring 142, to bring its end into position to be engaged once more with the arm of the starting-lever 132. After the clock mechanism has been reset in this manner the machine may be started again by simply drawing the starting-handle 132 forward" to engage its arm 130 with the end of the detent-rod 135 as before explained. It will thus be seen that the registering and tions of the machine.

stopping 'device may be very easily reset after each successive operation of; the machine, so that the functioning ofthe machine is-automatically regulated to provide for uniformity of the work produced thereby.

My improved device therefore provides for automatic control of the machine to which it is applied, so that very little attention is required on the part of the .operator, and hence one operator can tend'more machines and the rate of production is thereby greatly When, however, it is desired to start the.

winding of a new coil or coils, the detent-rod handle 138 must first be rocked to remove the clutch-member 90 from its driving-member 78. As the clutch isreleased the spring 105 causes it to be rotated to return the member 90 to first position with the. zero mark-on both dials registering with the index-pointer 128. This latter action carries the stopfinger 100 away from the abutment 144 to allow the detnt-rod 135 to slide to the right, under the action of its spring 142, to bring its end into position to engage with the arm 130 of the starting-lever 132. Stated briefly, the detent-rod 135 cannot perform its func tion of maintaining the machineoperative until the clock or counter is set back to zero position to begin the recording of the opera- It will thus be seen thatthe machine cannot be made to operate continuously without the clock registering the progress of its operation, or as in the present case, the number of layers wound into the coil. This provision is made to insure that the operator shall not leave the 7 machine operating without making the proper count of layers; the important object being to prevent wasting wire by winding the coils without registerin the number of y "improved device'also provides for a more positive and accurate control of the machine than where the human element is de ended upon to regulate its operation, and ence its product will be more uniform, and wastage of materialwil be saved by preventing overrunning of the K180111118: 1

My improved device is herein shown and described in connection with a winding machlne as one example of the use to which it may be applied. It will be obvious, however, that the improved apparatus is adapted for various other types of machines and been therefore the invention is not limited in a this respect as regards the mechanism with which it is combined. It is also obvious that various modifications may be made in the structure and arrangement. of the parts of the device without departing from the spirit or scope of th invention; therefore, without limiting myself to the exact embodi ment herein presented, what I claim for my. invention is:

1. In a winding machine, the combination with the winding-mechanism, of drivingmeans for-operating the winding-mechanism, detent-means for normally maintaining said driving-means operative, registering-means adapted to be driven from the winding-mech-. anism, a stop-member adapted to be set at different points on the registering-means,

means actuated from said stop-member to release the detent-means to render the-driving-means inoperative after a predetermined extent of movement of the registering-means, and means operative from said detent-means to reset the registering-means to first p'osltion.

2. In awinding machine, the combination with the winding-mechanism, of drivingmeans for operating the wmdmg-mechamsm.

detent-means for normally maintaining said driving-means o erative, registering-means adapted to be 3 mechanism, a stop-member carried by the registering-means, means actuated from said stop-member to release the detent-means to render the driving-means inoperative, means for resetting the registering-mechanism to riven from the winding-- first position, and means actuated by the manual operation of the detent-means to energize the means for resetting the registering-means. Y

3. In a winding machine, the combination with the winding-mechanism, of drivingmeans for operating the winding-mechanism,

detent-means for maintaining the drivirtlgmeans operative, register n -means for an a clutch-member driven from the winding mechanism, a second clutch-member adapted cat-ingthe progress of the winding operation,

to be driven from the first member, means for maintaining said members in driving engagement, means connecting the second member to drive the registering-means, a stop-member adjustable to different positions on the registering-means, means adapted to be' engaged by the stop-member to release the detent-m'eaiis to render the driving-means inoperative, means operated by the manual adjustment of the detent-means to release the two clutch-members from driving engagenism, manually-adjustable detent-means for maintaining the driving-means operative, a rotatable clutch member driven from the winding-mechanism, a second clutch-member adapted to be driven from the first member, an indicating dial on thesecond clutch-member, a stop-member adjustable on said dial, means adapted to be engaged by the stop-member to release the detentmeans to arrest the operation of the driving-means, means operated from the manual adjustment of the detent-means to release the clutch-members "from driving.

and automatically operated engagement, means for returning the indicating dial to first position upon the release of the clutchmembers.

5. In a Windingmachine, the combination with the winding-mechanism, of drivingmeans for operating the, winding-mechanism, manually adjustable detent-means for maintaining said driving-means normally operative, an indicating dial, a clutch-de vice for rotating said dial, means connecting the clutch-device to be driven from. the winding-mechanism. a stop-member adjustable to different positions on the dial, means adapted to be engaged by the stop-member to release the detent-means to render the driving-means inoperative, means actuated by the manual movement of the detentmeans to operatethe clutch-device whereby to release the indicating dial, and means for automatically returning the dial to first position after its release by the clutch device. 1

6. In a winding machine, the combination with the Winding-mechanism, of drivingmeans for operating the winding-mechanism,- manually adjustable detent-means for normally maintaining the driving-means operative, an indicating dial, means driven from the winding-mechanism to rotate the dial, astop-member rotatable with the dial, means adapted to be engaged by said stopmember to release the detent-means .to render the driving-means inoperative, means actuated by the manual adjustment of the detent-means to disconnect the. dial from its driving-means, and means for automatically returning the dial to first position upon its release from its drivingmeans.

7. In a regisfiar and stop device, the coma cap-like dial mounted on the registeringmeans and adapted to be removed to allow adjustment of the stop-member, said dial also serving as a cover for the casing of the registering-means. L

8. In aregister and stop device, the combination of registering-means, a stop-member operated from the registering-means, means to set the stop-member in relation to the registering-means, a casing enclosing the registering-means, and a cap-like dial connected to be rotated with the registering-means and removable therefrom to allow setting of the stop-member, said dial also serving as a cover for the casing of the registering-means.

9. In a register and stop-device, the combination with the stopping-mechanism of a machine, of a rockable and slidable detent- 'member for withholding said stoppingmechanism from action, a rotatable stopmember adapted to slide the detent-member to release the stopping mechanism, a clutchdevice for driving the stop-member from returning the stop-member to first position after its release from the clutch-device.

10., In aregister and stop-device, the combination with the stopping-mechanism of a machine, of a rockable and shiftable detentmember for maintaining the stoppingmechanism inactive, a rotatable stop-member forshifting the detent-member to release the stopping-mechanism, a clutch for conmeeting the stop-member with the drivingmechanism of the machine, a handle for rocking on' the detent-member, and means controlled by the rocking movement of-the detent-member to operate the clutch to re-. lease the stop-member to allow its return to first position.

11. In a register and stop-device, the combination with the stopping-mechanism of a machine, of a ro'ckable and slidable detentrod for withholding the stopping-mechanism from action, a rotatable clutch-member driven from the machine, a second clutchmember driven thereby, a. stop-member adjustably mounted on the first clutch-mem-- ber, means adapted to be engaged by the stop-member to slide the detent-rod to release the stopping-mechanism, a fork carried by the detent-rod and adapted to be i'ockedtherefrom ,to release the clutch-memhers), and a spring for returning the stopmember to first position upon the release of the clutch. 4

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

, CHARLES D. REYNOLDS.

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