US1670696A - Thread-oiling appliance - Google Patents

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May 22, 1928.'

. H. F. sTUHR THREAD oILING APPLIANCE Filed Feb. 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 22, 1928. 1,670,696

H. F. sTUHR THREAD OILING yAPPLUUICE Filed Feb. 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l y HF-Swim Patented May ZZ, 1928.

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HERMAN F. sTUHR, or CLEVELAND, omo, AssIeNoR` vnio 'rma E. yiiorarepsnovw"strAMr'- ING & IrooL COMPANY, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, A coRPoRATIoN or oHIo.`y

THREAD-OILTNG APPLIANCE.`y

I Application mea `mammary 24, 1925. seriall N0."11`,11"2'.

it may be readily removed, and the oil beingl conveyed to the periphery of the wheel? by means depending from the center of the wheel. A further object is to provide a mountind for such oiling wheels which will permit them to be shifted within the receptacle, especially in a'trough-shaped body ,adapted to be situated adjacent a row of spindles or reels from which the yarn or thread is being nnwoundi` Other objects are v also embodied in other details of construction as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 'is a top view/'of my-improved oiling appliances comprising a single oili'ng wheel.v Fig.`2 is a vertical section centrally of Fig. 1, the supply vessel being shown in elevation'. Fig. 3

is a side view of my oiling appliance Showf ing a slightly different form of receptacle. Fig. 4 is a sectional view transversely ofthe oiling appliance mounted upon a support which is adjustable lengthwise of a trough- Vshaped receptacle. Fig. 5,is aside-view of theoilin'g wheel removed from the receptacle.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the elongated receptacle showing two of my improved oiling appliances therein, and also disclosing a supply vessel seated Within one endfof the rec ep-'I ,tacle Fig. 7 yis a cross section correspond ing to Fig. 4, showingan oiling wheel with' j a funnel depending portion which may be usedto convey the oil upwardly to the absorbent body ofthe wheel. f Y

j Now referring to Figs. 1 and 2, theelon-- ated receptacle R shown therein is of rela` tively shallow depth and contains `a` cross dupon the seat. Receptacle R may be of any- ,desired length but as lshown in Figs. 1 and 2'4 it-is relatively short andv is adaptedto receive ak single oiling whe'elWV. Astationary spindle or stem extends upwardly from the bottom ofreceptacleiR and is fixed thereto by a clamping sleeve 6 and ya nut 7; Wheel N comprises a hollow shaft 8- adapted to receive spindle 5 and to fit loosely over the upper end of fixed sleeve 6. The upper end of spindle 5 is preferably rounded or pointed to support the wheel with pin bearing eEect .so that it may revolve very freely. The body vof wheel W comprises a number-of iiat .disks 9 of felt or other absorbent material clamped between a fiat top plate 10 anda dished botiiange beyond the-periphery of the yabsorbent body part 9 to permit surplus oil which may tom' plate 11. ,The border portion of plate `11 is curved downwardly and extends as a gather at the periphery of the wheel to drain baclr into the receptacle. In use wheel W rotates'rapidly, and surplus oil may be thrown outwardly vfrom the periphery there- "of, especially from flange 13, and therefore,

:a circular shield or drum 12 may be affixed l adjustably by bolts or screws '14 to the vertical wall of receptacle R, the shield or drum extending upwardly any desired distance to encompass flange 13.*r The upper edge 15 of drum 12 'may be roundedto avoid wear and tear'on the 'thread or yarn T, which is caused to pass around the feltbody 9 of wheel WV under'more or less tension. Brackets 16 affpixed to the opposite sides of receptacle'R support open eye members 17 through which the yarn orthre'ad'fT isfcaused to pass when f broughtlin" runningengagement ywith vtlie felt kbody of,the1wheel,1and a small amount vof oil isftransferred tothe oil orthr'ead dur-ing such running engagement. To avoid transfer of an excess vamount of oil, prefer to `place some restraint upon the transfer of the oil fromjthe receptacle to the feltbody of the wheel. This maybe accomplished in several ways and in Fig. 2 I show a tubular wick 18 sleevedover hollow shaft `8r and clamped at its upper end in 'facial' contact with the felt body 9 ofthe wheel. The lower endof'wick 18 extends into thebodyof oilc'ontained within receptacle R, thereby drawing up a steady supply of oil 'by capillary* action to thecentra'l part'of the absorbent body ofthe wheel. The wheel is 'rotatedby the running i thread and the oil is carried to the periphery ,0f the' wheel by centrifugal` force, The

Al/Vhere v'a deeper receptacle It is used, I pre- Y fer toiformside openings 2O withinthe wall opposite supply vessel 3 to permit the vessel .to be easily'removed so that the contentsof this vessel may always be visible, and a glass or transparent vessel is preferred for this purpose. v Now referring to Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive, I have shown the'identical wheel disclosed in Fig. 2 except that the central depending part of the wheel is shorter. An elongated trough-shaped receptacle R is also shown in which two or moreV oiling wheels may be supported.- This receptacle may be of any length and a large number of oiling wheels may be mounted therein so that any number of spindles or wheels mayl be served in a knit-ting, weaving or other machine whereit is common to employ rows of spindles or wheels from which-the yarn or thread is unwound automatically in the operation of the machine. The distance between the spindles or wheels may vary on different types of such machines, and in that case it is an easy z matter to adjustthe oiling wheelsfto correspondby shifting the oiling wheels bodily within the trough-shaped receptacles. To that end I mount the supporting stem 5 for each wheel IV upon a shiftable support 21, which in the present instance is shown as a flat bar bent to conform to the inner walls of the trough and formed with hook-shaped extremities 22 adapted to overhang the edges yof the trough to permit setA screw 23 to be used in clamping support 21in any desired position of adjustment lengthwise of the trough. I-Iooks or open eyes 17 ymay be mounted upon the lateral extremities 22, and a shield or drum 12 may be adj-ustably afyfixed to and carried by support 21 around .wall- W, thus permitting the wheel and its associated parts 'to be shifted jointly to different positions upon the trough.

In Fig. 7 'I show an organization of parts which is exactly the same as in Fig. 4, except that wheel W comprises a bottom plate 11 having ya funnel shaped central wall f24 extending downwardly into vthe body of oil and reduced in diameter at its lower end to perm-itit to engage supporting stem 5. Per' forations'25 may be formed within the lower endof the inverted cone or funnel 24 to per V mit oil to pass linto the funnel chamber.

`'Rapid rotation of the wheel will cause the oil to ascend the dinclinedwall of the funnel and keep felt body 9 sufIicient-ly saturated with oil to properly oil the thread passing around the periphery of the wheel.

Vhat I claim, is:

- 1. An appliance for oiling a running thread, comprising a receptacle containing oil, and an oiling wheel mounted upon a vertical axis and rotating in a horizontal plane, said wheel having a depending hub extend'- ing into the oil in said receptacle to feed oil to said wheel.

2. An appliance for oiling a. running thread, comprisingl a receptacle containing oil, and a horizontal wheely of absorbent Ina-l terial having an oil-lifting and feeding element extending downwardly therefromv at its its axis iny touch with the oil within said receptacle. A 3. An appliance for oiling a running thread, comprising .aj receptacle, a wheel adapted to rotate ina horizontal plane above said receptacle, said wheel having a tubular extension at its bottom projecting into said receptacle yand adapted to conveyoil to said wheel.

1. An appliance for oiling a running thread, comprising a receptacle containing oil, a vertical stem extendingv upwardly within said receptacle, and a wheel engaged by the thread and Inountedto rotate upon said stem, said wheel having a central tube sleeved upon said stem in touch with said liquid and adapted to feed-oil to the surface cngagedvby ,the thread. l i

5. An appliance for oiling a running thread, comprising a receptacle, an upright stem within said .'receptacle, awheel removably seated upon said stem `adapted to be engaged by said thread, and having a hub portion extending into said receptacle and adapted toconvey oilv from said receptacle to said wheel.

6. An appliance for oiling a running thread, comprisingia receptaclev containing oil, an oiling wheel, oil feeding means yfor said wheel, and a shield encircling a part of .the circumference of said wheel. i

7. An appliance for oilingv 'a running thread, comprising a receptacle, a thread oiling wheel rotatable in a' horizontal `plane withinsaid receptacle, and awvertically'adj ustableshield adjacent said wheel.

8. An appliance for oiling a running Ulli thread, comprising a receptacle, a horizontal i wheel within Said receptacle having a flange at its 4periphery adapted to drain surplus ,oil back into said receptacle, and means centrally of said wheel adapted to convey' oil upwardly thereto from the receptacle.

9. An appliance for oiling aV running` 'to said supporting member, and an, oiling wheel self-feedingout of said receptacle and rotatably mounted upon said stem.

11. An appliance for oiling va runningr thread, comprising a trough-shaped recep tacle, a yoke-shaped support-ing member bridging said receptacle having thread guiding devices thereon, a vertical stem aixed to said supporting member, a Wheel supported to rotate upon said stem having a circumferential oiling surface, and means depending` from said Wheel and connected i therewith adapted to` feed oil upwardly thereto from said receptacle;v

l2. An appliance for oiling a running thread, comprising an elongated receptacle, and a thread oiling Wheel mounted to rotate in a horizontal plane and vertically adjustable lto any desired operating positiontherein.

in testimony whereof I aix my signature.

HERMAN F. STUHR.

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