US1842271A - Self-oiling spinning or twisting ring and oil trap therefor - Google Patents

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L. JONES Jan. 19, 1932.

SELF OILING SPINNING 0R TWISTING RING AND OIL TRAP THEREFOR 2 Sheet-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 18, 1931 H INVENTOR ATTORNEY Jan. 19, 1932. L, JONES 1,842,271

SELF OILING SPINNING OR TWISTING RING AND OIL TRAP THEREFOR Filed Feb. 18, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mm; MWWS NVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LINTON JONES, OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF PART INTERESTS TO CHARLOTTE LONG, E. D. BROOKS, AND W. N. FERGUSON SELF-OILING SPINNING OR TWISTING RING AND OIL TRAP THEREFOR Application filed February 18, 1931. Serial No. 516,742.

The invention relates to self-oiling twister provision of a ring and drip construction of the character specified, wherein the traveler operable upon the spinning or twisting ring, will be properly lubricated and any excess lubricant will be trapped or caught to avoid the drippings of the-lubricants upon the cotton, wool and silk textile during the spinning or twisting of the same, the lubrication of the traveler being effected in a novel manner and also the excess lubricant trapped and delivered to a remote depository in a unique manner.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a ring and oil trap therefor of the character specified, wherein the arrangement thereof renders the structure adaptable for use on standard ring rails of spinning or twisting frames without interference with the traveler working upon the rings and assuring proper lubrication thereto and the automatic oiling during the working of the machine and at the same time eliminating any overflow of lubricant at the rings.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a ring and oil trap therefor, which is comparatively simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in purpose, and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts. to be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a ring rail, showing the spinning or twister ring and the oil trap therefor constructed in accordance with the invention. Figure2 is a sectional View on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the ring rail, showing a slight modification of the spinning or twisting ring and the oil trap.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary edge elevation of the ring rail, with the modified form of structure associated therewith, as shown in Figure 3, a portion of the structure being broken away and in sectional elevation.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of a ring rail, showing a further modified form of spinning or twisting ring and the oil trap.

Figure 6 is an edge elevation of the ring rail, showing a portion thereof broken away and in sectional elevation, on the line 66 of Figure 5.

' Figure 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, particularly Figures 1 and 2 which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention, there is shown a portion of a spinning or twisting ring rail 10 which in this instance has fitted in the upper portion thereof spinning or twisting rings 11, each having its upper edge 12 extended above the top face of the rail 10 and is formed with a circular attaching flange 13 removed from said top edge 12 adapted to rest upon the top face of the rail 10 and detachabl secured thereto by fasteners 14, the flange eing formed with an oil admitting hole 15 which leads to an oil wick 16 concentrically disposed about the ring 11 medially thereof. The oil wick 16 delivers lubricant through a series of apertures 17 formed transversely through the ring 11 at a medial point thereof and these holes 17 open into an inner oil channel 18 formed in the inner face of said ring 11 to supply lubricant to a traveler 19 of conventional form and carried by the said ring 11.

The lower edge 20 of the ring 11 protrudes into a circular oil trap 21 formed in the lower portion of the rail 10, as is clearly shownin Figure 2 of the drawings, so that excess lubricant on the ring 11 will be caught in the trap Each trap has leading therefrom :1 having an inner oil chamber communicative branch drain 22 from a drain pipe 23, the latwith the Wick, and an oil trap underslung ter extending to any remote point of deposit relative to the lower portion of thering.

for the excess lubricant.

In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings, the ring rail 24 has detachably fitted to its under side an excess oil trap 25, while suspended over this trap is the spinning or twister ring 26, the latter being removably secured in a holder 27 countersunk in the top of the rail 24 and carries a lubricant wick 28 concentrically about said ring 26, which latter is of an identical construction to that shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The holder 27 has arranged thereon' a centrally open cap 29 about the ring 26. The oil traps 25 of pairs adjacent to each other are intercommunicated through the medium of a coupling tube 30 so that excess oil will be distributed between the pairs of oil traps. It is, however, to be understood that the entire series of oil traps may be .coupled in bank through the intermediaries of the pipe 30, as will be obvious.

In Figures 5, 6 and 7, there is shown a further modification, wherein the ring rail 31 has fitted therein a relatively deep excess oil trap 32 carrying a ring holder 33 at its upper side next to the top face thereof and in which is supported the spinning or twister ring 34, while the holder 33 carries oil supply wicks 35, these communicating with the internal oil channel 36 in the ring 34 through oil ports 37 provided in said ring.

Intercommunication of the excess oil traps 32 carried in the rail 31 is effected by means of coupling tubes 38, as is clearly shown in Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings.

Thering holders 33 are detachably fitted to the rail 31 through the medium of opposed split ears 39 and fasteners 40 engaged therein and in the said rail 31, as shown in Figure 5 of the drawings. The wicks 35 are supplied with lubricant through the oil hole 41 in each holder 33, as shown in Figure 5 of the drawt will be apparent that the rings traversed by the traveler 19 will be lubricated by the lubricant wicks and excess lubricant or oil will be caught by the oil traps hereinbefore described in detail.

It is thought the construction and manner of use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing detailed description, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is The combination of a ring rail and a ring fitted in the upper portion of the rail with its upper edge extended above the latter, an attaching flange concentrically of the ring and removable from the rail and having an oil admitting hole, a wick concentrically disposed about the ring between the rail and flange and concealed by the latter, said ring In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LINTON JONES.

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