US2830431A - Strand twisting machine - Google Patents

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US2830431A
US2830431A US417619A US41761954A US2830431A US 2830431 A US2830431 A US 2830431A US 417619 A US417619 A US 417619A US 41761954 A US41761954 A US 41761954A US 2830431 A US2830431 A US 2830431A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02—YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02G—CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS
    • D02G3/00—Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns; Processes or apparatus for the production thereof, not otherwise provided for
    • D02G3/22—Yarns or threads characterised by constructional features, e.g. blending, filament/fibre
    • D02G3/26—Yarns or threads characterised by constructional features, e.g. blending, filament/fibre with characteristics dependent on the amount or direction of twist
    • D02G3/28—Doubled, plied, or cabled threads
    • D02G3/285—Doubled, plied, or cabled threads one yarn running over the feeding spool of another yarn
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01H—SPINNING OR TWISTING
    • D01H1/00—Spinning or twisting machines in which the product is wound-up continuously
    • D01H1/10—Spinning or twisting machines in which the product is wound-up continuously for imparting multiple twist, e.g. two-for-one twisting
    • D01H1/101—Spinning or twisting machines in which the product is wound-up continuously for imparting multiple twist, e.g. two-for-one twisting in which multiple twist is imparted at the take-up stations

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  • the invention relates to a strand twisting machine and more particularly to a machine of the type that imparts two turns of twist in the strand for each revolution of .the twisting spindle.
  • the machine of my invention is further characterized in that it is capable of plying two or more strands together during the twisting operation to form a multiple twisted strand or cord.
  • Twisting machines of this general class may be classified as either of the inflow or the outflow type.
  • the yarn. or strand in which twist is to be inserted is carried in the form of a supply package by a spindle support and is fed therefrom outwardly through a balloon and finally wound in twisted form onto a take-up package externally of the balloon generatrix.
  • This form of machine has many limitations principally because the supply package platform will not readily accommodate a plurality of supply packages of s'uflicient size to make a combined twisting and plying action practical.
  • the inflow type of machine is particularly suited for combined twisting and plying operations in that a large number of strands from individual packages carried by a creel may be drawn in combined form axially into the balloon and again fed axially into .the interior thereof and wound on suitable take-up means to form a pack- It is with particular attention to improvements in this form of twisting machine that the present invention is directed.
  • the twisting machine of my invention is adapted" to produce a twisted, multiple strand or'cord suitable for use in the manufacture of pneumatic rubber .tire casings or as reinforcing elements in the V type rubber belts or backing cords in the manufacture of textile floor coverings and the like.
  • the twister by virtue of the combination of a number of improved elements is capable of handling flexible strands of a variety of materials such as cotton, rayon, nylon, or other synthetic materials or combinations of any of these materials to form a compact closely wound package of size and shape that is acceptable in the trade.
  • the improved twisting machine of my invention is also adapted to produce twisted cord of a wide range of sizes, namely, from 2,000 to 50,000 denier, and wind such cord to form a firm compact headless package of weight considerably heavier than heretofore produced and that will not slough off at the ends and generally will withstand rougher handling than similarly shaped packages made on prior art machines.
  • the twisting machine with which the improved results are obtained makes provision for combining a plurality of strands or ends of yarn as may be drawn from individual packages carried by a creel and feeding these combined strands axially into .the tubular shaft of the twister spindle.
  • The-spindle shaft is mounted for rotation at high speed and carries a flyer in combination with a yarn storagedevice adjacent the shaft.
  • An orifice through the wall of the tubular spindle shaft that terminates on the yarn receiving surface of the yarn storage 2,830,431 Patented Apr. 15, 1958 device provides an opening through which the combined strands may emerge.
  • the combined strands make contact with the surface of the yarn storage device in wraparound fashion and then proceed alongthe surface of the flyer and when .the spindle shaft is rotated form a balloon about a support floatingly carried by the end of the spindle shaft.
  • This baloon extends between the flyer and an apex guide mounted on the floating frame support and positioned on the extended axis of the spindle.
  • the floating frame also carries a take-up package support in the; form of a rotatable mandrel or sleeve mounted with its axis of, rotation parallel to the axis of rotation of the spindle and adapted to receive a winding core.
  • the twisted strands or cord are advanced from the capstan through a precision wind traverse mechanism onto the winding core.
  • the traverse mechanism is driven in timed relation with respect to the winding core and ar-' ranged to produce a headless package having a close precision wind.
  • the winding core is driven from 'the spindle by means producing a constant operational torque so that, as the winding builds up, the tension in the twisted strands'or cord is gradually decreased.
  • the close precision wind together with the controlled winding tension produces a much higher density and better shaped package than those produced on prior art machines.
  • the machine of my invention also presents many structural improvements such as the arrangement of the elements driven by the spindle and mounted on the floating: frame in such manner that the center of gravity of the frame and supported parts is lower than the axis of rotation of the spindle with respect to theframe so that the frame is automatically stabilized against rotation.
  • the apex guide structure which provides means for leading the cord into the capstan advancing means is hingedly carried on the floating support frame thereby. providing ready access to the take-up mechanism and permits doffing a completed package and the replacement of an empty winding core without disassembling any part of the machine or having to rethread the machine.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the twisting machine of my invention with certain parts thereof broken away to bring other parts into view;
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary end view of the twisting machine showing parts of the cord guide structure in the dofling position;
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary view of the drive mechanism for the cord take-up package
  • Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the spindle and floating support frame of the twisting machine
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of the flyer, arrangement taken along the line V-V of Figure 4',
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view partially schematic showing the driving arrangement for the cord traverse mechanism
  • Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken longitudinally through the take-up package driving roll
  • FIG. 8 is a fragmentary view, partially schematic
  • Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the mounting arrangement of one of the gears in the traverse mechanism
  • Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing details of the mechanism for adjusting the rate of change in driving torque to the driving roll for the cord package;
  • bearings 16 and 17 for receiving a tubular spindle shaft 18 having, as more particularly shown in Figure 4, an a! bore 19 extending inwardly from the lefthand end ereof.
  • a motor 11 mounted on the frame 10 is coupled in driving relation through a pair of V belts 13 to a pair of split pulleys 15 adjustably mounted on the shaft 18 between the bearings 16 and 17.
  • the motor 11 is preferably of a constant speed type and the desired spindle shaft speed is obtained by adjusting the spacing of the split pulleys 15 as is'well known in the art.
  • the fiyer hub 21 Disposed intermediate the ends ofthe spindle 18 is a flyer 20 carried by a flyer hub 21.
  • the fiyer hub 21, as more clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5, has a two-step wrap-around cord storage device in which the first step presents a cylindrical surface 22 that is eccentric with respect to the axis of the spindle and a second cylindrical surface 23 axially displaced from the first surface but having a point of mergence with the first surface and a radius of curvature greater than the first surface but disposed in eccentric relation with the axis of the spindle.
  • the manner in which the wrap-around surfaces of the cord storage device serves to control the tension in the cord balloon is fully covered in my co-pending applica- Figure 4 and which is disposed within the cup-shaped flyer 20, has a sleeve 26 mounted thereon by means of low-friction bearings 28 and 29.
  • the sleeve 26 has a flange 30 thereon disposed intermediate its 'ends to which is secured an annular plate 32 which forms the inner end support for a support frame generally indicated at 34.
  • the floating support frame 34 also includes an outer plate 36 generally of C shape as more clearly illustrated in Figure 2. Plates 32' and 36 are held in fixed spaced relation with respect to each other by two channelshaped connecting members 38 and 39.
  • An ofi-set bracket 40 suitably mounted on the inner plate 32 serves as a fixed mount for an axle 42 extending in a direction generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the spindle 18.
  • Axle 42 carries a pair of low friction bearings 44 and 45 on which a cylindrical rotatable mandrel or sleeve 46 is mounted.
  • Sleeve 46 also carries an integral gear 48 disposed at one end thereof for a purpose which will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • a collar 49 is disposed adjacent the gear portion 48 on the sleeve 46 and coacts with a flanged annular cap member 50 that is screw threaded to the opposite end of the sleeve for retaining a winding core 52 on the sleeve.
  • the cap may be readily removed to permit' the placing of a winding core on the sleeve and replaced with its flange engaging the end of the winding core to. prevent it turning with respect to the sleeve during a winding operation as will be more fully explained hereinafter.
  • a suitable locking device is provided in the form of a bell crank 54 mounted for rocking movement about a pin 56 carried by a U-shaped bracket 58 mounted on the support plate 32.
  • the horizontal arm portion of bell crank is provided in the form of a bell crank 54 mounted for rocking movement about a pin 56 carried by a U-shaped bracket 58 mounted on the support plate 32. The horizontal arm portion of bell crank.
  • a handle 64 projecting from the upper end of bell crank 54 provides a ready means for rocking the bell crank 54 about its pivot pin 56 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 4 to bring the teeth 60 into engagement with the teeth of the gear 48 in order to lock the gear and consequently the sleeve 46 against rotation.
  • the sleeve 46 is adapted to be driven by a friction driving roll 66 making surface contact with the package as the cord is wound on the winding core 52.
  • the driving roll 66 as more clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4 is journaled adjacent the ends of a'pair of swing arms 68 and 69.
  • the swing arms 68 and 69 are preferably joined and rigidly maintained in spaced relation by a tubular yoke 70 which in turn is mounted for limited rotative movement about a shaft 72 rotatively journaled at its ends in the back plate-32 and the front plate 36.
  • a plurality of springs 74 encircle the yoke 70 and have one end each in tension producing engagement with a tie rod 76 carried by the arms 68 and 69 and their respective other ends engaging a tie bar 78 connecting back plate 32 and front plate 36. It will thus be seen that the springs 74 acting in concert will urge the arms 68 and 69 together with the drive roll 66 in a counterclockwise direction as shown in Figure 3 toward the winding core 52.
  • I provide a spring biased latch bolt 75 mounted on the end plate 36 and having a rounded end piercing the plate and extending a short distance therebeyond in the path of movement of swing arm 69.
  • Swing arm 69 is provided with a bored cavity 77 in alignment with the rounded end of the latch bolt 75 and into which the bolt is caused to extend when the swing arm is brought into registration therewith.
  • latch bolt 75 By withdrawing latch bolt 75 from its normal position to one that will permit clearance of the swing arm 69, the latter arm may be swung in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Figure 2, until the bolt and recess 77 are in alignment. By releasing the bolt it will enter the recess and hold the swing arm 69 in latched position and the driving roll 66 out of contact with the package. After-package removal and the replacement of a new winding core on the sleeve 46, the bolt 75 can be withdrawn to release the arm 69 and allow the driving roll 66 to again assume a driving position with respect to the formation of another precision wound package.
  • the driving roll 66 is driven through a gear train from the spindle 18.
  • This gear train starts with a pinion 80 formed on the end of the spindle 18 which meshes with a speed reducing stud gear 82 mounted on a stub shaft 79 with bearings to the back plate 32.
  • the outer end of this stub shaft carries a twist gear 81 which is meshed with a second reducing gear 84 fixedly mounted on the shaft 72.
  • Twist gear 81 is preferably interchange able with gears of different size in order to obtain, within predetermined limits, the amount of twist desired.
  • the specific structural arrangement whereby the desired gear change may be expeditiously made will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • the shaft 72 also carries a smaller gear 85 adjacent the gear 84 and is in mesh with a pinion gear idler 86 in turn meshing with a second idler pinion 88, both of which idler gears are carried by the swinging arm 68.
  • the idler pinion 88 makes final engagement with the gear 90 coupled to the drive roll 66 through a clutch mechanism as more clearly illustrated in Figure 7. It will thus be seen that, since the gear 84 rotates about the same axis as the swing arms 68 and 69, the final drive gear 90 is always in driving engagement through the idler gears 86 and 88 for all positions of the driving roll 66.
  • the end plate 36 of the floating frame 34 has hingedly mounted thereon an apex guide array generally indicated at 92.
  • This guide array includes a trumpet guide 94 rotatably mounted on one enri of a tubular support 96, the other end of which is notched as shown at 98 to provide a bifurcated portion.
  • the bifurcated portion is adapted to receive a guide pulley 100 which may be joumaled on a pin 102 extending diametrically across the bifurcated portion.
  • the tubular support 96 extends through and is supported by a collar 104 which is carried on the ends of three support arms 106 diverging with respect to the collar and the tubular support 96.
  • the other ends 'of the support arms 106 are rigidly secured in equally spaced circumferential relation to a support ring 108.
  • a pair of hinge arms 110 rigidlymounted to the support ring 108 coact with a hinge plate 112 which in turn may be bolted or otherwise secured to the end plate 36 thereby providing a hinged mount for the apex guide array.
  • two of the arms 106 may be provided with flat latch plates 114 welded or otherwise secured in abutting relation to the ends of the arms as shown.
  • the latch plates 114 are adapted to lie flat against the end plate 36 and are held in contact with the end plate 36 by means of coacting rotatable cam latch members 116 suitably mounted in end plate 36 and having handles 118 for actuating the cam latch portion.
  • the apex guide array 92 provides means for directing the cord being twisted from the cord balloon axially inwardly toward the cord takeup package.
  • the twisted cord delivered through the apex guide trumpet 94 and tubular support 96 is adapted to be advanced at a uniform rate through the medium of a double capstan drive generally indicated at 120.
  • the capstan drive 120 includes a capstan 122 mounted together with a gear 123 on the outer end of shaft 72.
  • a second capstan 124 is mounted for rotation on a stub shaft 126 secured to end plate 36.
  • the capstan 124 has a spur gear 128 either formed integrally therewith or otherwise suitably secured thereto and is driven through an idler gear 130 carried by a stub shaft 132 which idler gear in turn meshes with the gear 123 mounted on and driven by the shaft 72.
  • stub shaft 126 is slightly skewed out of parallelism with respect to shaft 72 as more clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4 to provide a slight misalignment of the respective capstan surfaces thereby causing a separation of the several reaches of the cord passing between and about the capstans 122 and 124.
  • the teeth on gear 128 are cut at an angle with respect to its axis of rotation so that it may properly mesh with the idler gear 130. Since the capstan drive 120 is driven directly from the shaft 72 which in turn is driven through gearing from the spindle 18 the cord will be advanced by the capstan drive at a substantially constant rate.
  • the housing 131 projects through an arcuate slot 135 in the back plate 32 and is adjustably held in the desired position by means of two elongated brackets 137 of L-shaped cross section which respectively engage a marginal portion of the flange 133 on opposite sides of the housing.
  • Suitable fastening means such as cap screws 139, passing through the brackets 137 and making threaded engagement with the back plate 32 serve to clamp the flange into contact with the back plate.
  • the center of curvature of the arcuate slot 135 coincides with the axis of rotation-of the driving pinion 80 on the spindle 18 so that the housing 131 carrying shaft 79 may be swung about such axis, within the limits determined by the length of the slot 135, while maintaining the pinion 80 in driving engagement with reducing gear 82.
  • the swing path thus provided for the shaft 79 is in a direction that permits positioning of the shaft at different distances from the gear 84. Consequently, twist gears 81 of different diameter may be, interchangeably mounted on the shaft 79 and brought into meshing engagement with gear 84 by adjusting the position of the housing 131 in which the shaft 79 is journaled. Once the proper adjustment for a given size gear 81 is made, the housing is securely held in position by tightening the clamping screws 139.
  • the twisted cord that is advanced by the capstan drive 120 is then directed by suitable guide means to be hereinafter more specifically described to a traverse mechanism generally indicated at 134 in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the traverse mechanism 134 serves the purpose of producing a lay of cord on the winding form 52 of predetermined pattern as will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • the traverse mechanism comprises a traverse arm 136, having a guide eye 138 at its upper end and through which the cord to be wound passes.
  • the lower end of the traverse arm 136 terminates in an enlarged bifurcated portion 140 having a transverse bore 142 therethrough.
  • the traverse arm in addition to being slidably mounted on the guide rod 144 may Disposed between the two legs of the bifurcated portion and slidably mounted upon the guide rod 144 is an actuating block 146 having a boss 148 projecting from one side thereof which boss is provided with a bore 150. Within the bore 150 is retained the cylindrical shank 152 of a crescent shaped cam follower 15.4. The.
  • cam follower 154 is arranged to ride in a continuous reversing cam groove 156 provided in a barrel cam 158. Suitable means are provided for rotatably mounting the barrel cam 158 as for example shaft ends 160 and 162 which are respectively journaled in end plates 32 and 36. It will thus be seen that as cam 158 is rotated causing the cam follower 154 to be driven throughout the length of the cam groove 156 it causes the actuating block 146 and the traverse arm 136 to sweep back and forth along the guide rod 144.
  • the cam 158 is arranged to be driven in timed relation with respect to the winding core 52 and to this end gear 48 disposedon the end of mandrel 46 is utilized to drive a suitable gear train disposed between the mandrel and the cam.
  • This gear train includes an idler gear, 164 journaled on a stub shaft 166 mounted on the back plate 32 which is driven by the gear 48 and in turn drives a gainer gear assembly generally indicated at 168.
  • gainer gear assembly 168 is in driving engagement with an idler gear 170 rotatively mounted on a stub shaft 172 and in turnmeshes with the gear 174 mounted on the shaft end 160 which shaft is fixed t0 the cam 158.
  • the gainer gear assembly is interposed in this drive to provide a small continuous rate of advance of the cam 158 and consequently the traverse arm 136 so as to obtain an accurate processional displacement of adjacent turns of the cord.
  • This is of particular importance in the building of a precision wind headless package wherein high density is desired.
  • the gainer gear assembly 168 comprises a main gear 176 journaled by means of low friction bearings 178 and 180 onto a stub shaft 182 se- 7 cured to the back plate 32.
  • the gear 176 has an offset of the ring gear 186 with respect to the gear 176 may be obtained.
  • gears 190 of different diameter To avoid making changes in the diameter of the mating idler gear 192, the latter gear is mounted on a swing arm 191 as more clearlyshown in Figure 9. Arm 191 is mounted for swinging movement about stub shaft 199 rotatably carrying the gears 194 and 195.
  • the stub shaft 201 carrying gears 192 and 193 is mounted on the arm 191 intermediate its ends at a position such that pinion 193 will always be in mesh with gear 194 for all positions of the arm.
  • arm 191 may be swung either toward or away from shaft 182 so as to accommodate the meshing engagement of gear 192 with pinions 190 of different size.
  • gears are arranged in a planetary gear extends inwardly beyond the cover plate 188.and carries a driving pinion 202 which engages the internal teeth of the ring gear 186. It will thus be seen that, as the main gear 176 is rotated carrying cover plate 188 therealong, all gears carried by the cover plate will be rotated in planetary fashion about the pinion 190 which is held stationary. The planetary gears, however, being in mesh with the stationary pinion 190 will have imparted therelength so that the entire planetary gear train will occupy a position closely adjacent the cover plate 188.
  • This compensator comprises a flexible belt or cord of suitable material 204 having an attachment lug 206 at one ent thereof which is secured to the enlarged portion 140 of the traverse arm 136.
  • the belt 204 is threaded about two idler pulleys 208 and 210 fixedly mounted on-the back end plate 32 and then proceeds to pass about a movable pulley 212 and has its other end fastened to an eyelet 214 anchored to the-end plate 32.
  • the movablepulley 212 is mounted in a clevis 216 attachedto one end of a relatively stilf spring 218 the other end of which is secured to a clevis 220.
  • the clevis 220 carries a pulley 222 similar to pulley 212.
  • the twisted cord is directed from the capstan drive 120 to an idler pulley 230 mounted in convenient manner on the front plate 36 from whence it proceeds in loop form about the movable pulley 222 and then in succession about two idler pulleys 232 and 234 each mounted on the front plate 36 and finally about an idler pulley 236 mounted on the enlarged portion 140 of the traverse arm 136.
  • the coupling spring 218 between the pulleys 212 and 222 serves the purpose of compensating for any irregularities in the wind occurring at the end of traverse stroke.
  • the desired result is accomplished by the provision of a variable torque coupling in the drive between the spindle and the driving roll 66.
  • This variable torque coupling is more clearly shown in Figure 7.
  • the driving roll 66 preferably comprises a metal shaft 238 covered with a resilient material 240, such as rubber or the like, so as to provide the necessary frictional contact with the surface of the package to drive the same but without causing injury by abrasion to the cord.
  • the shaft 238 is preferably mounted in low friction bearings 242 and 244, respectively, carried by swing arms 68 and 69.
  • the left hand end of shaft 238 terminates in a flange portion 246 so as to provide a plane circular surface of considerable area which serves as a clutch face and is adapted to coact with one of the plane sides of the gear 90.
  • the latter gear is mounted for rotation on a low friction bearing 248 carried by a pressure control rod 250, in this instance extending through a coaxial bore 252 within the shaft 238.
  • a closure cap member 254 is provided for the outer side of the bearing 244 and is secured to the swing arm 69 and has an axial passage 256 therethrough which is in alignment with the bore 252, so as to permit the pressure control rod 250 to extend therethrough.
  • the closure cap member 254 is also provided with a multiple tooth spiral cam portion 258 which is adapted to coact with a movable spiral cam member. 260 having cam teeth of complementary form with respect to the stationary cam portion.
  • a compression spring 262 encircling the right-hand end of the rod 250 This reand disposed between cammember 260 and a nut 264 on the end of the rod 250 hold the two cam surfaces in engagement and provide pressure between the contacting faces of gear and the flange portion 246 of the shaft 238.
  • the movable cam member 260 is provided with a radially extending actuating lever 266, the end of which is pivotally connected to one end of a connecting link 268.
  • the other end of the connecting link 268, as shown more clearly in Figure 10 is secured to a pin 270 mounted on an elongated plate 267 slideable in a recessed guide 269 disposed in the outer end plate 36.
  • Suitable means such as a clamping bar 271 extending across the plate 267 'and fastened to the end plate 36 by screws 273 permit adjustment of the pivot position.
  • pin 270 which pivotally secures one end of the connecting link 268 to the end plate 36 is disposed laterally from the axis of rotation of the shaft 72 about which the swing arms 68 and 69 are adapted to turn a distance of substantially equal to the length of the lever arm 266.
  • the actuating link 268 also approximates in length the radius of the are described by the center of the friction roll 66 as it is moved downwardly with increasing package diameter.
  • the cam portion 258 rotates in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the cam portion260 as viewed in Figure 2 thereby causing the coacting cam portions to be moved axially toward each other which increases the effective length of compression spring 262 and consequently decreases the coupling pressure between the side face of gear 90 and the flange 264.
  • the driving torque applied to the roll 66 will therefore be continuously decreased as the package increases in size causing the tension of the wind to decrease accordingly.
  • the relative meshing position of the cam portions 258 and 260 can be adjusted by loosening the screws 273 and sliding the pin 270 to the desired pivot position but this adjustment need only be made at the start of an initial winding operation.
  • the rate at which the tension in spring 262 is caused to change with movement of the driving roll 66 from one position to another can be varied by adjusting the position of the pivot pin 270 with respect to the shaft 72. Movement of the pin 270 toward the shaft 72 will decrease the rate of change in tension whereas moving the pin away from the shaft will increase the rate of change. If the torque delivered by this slip clutch arrangement is not sufiicient at the outset, the pressure between the gear 90 and the flange 246 may be increased by taking up the nut 264. Should the torque be too great, it may be decreased by backing ofi the nut 264.
  • a threading tool is again used to bring the combinedends through the trumpet guide 94, through the bore in support tube 96 and about theguide pulley 100 carried at the inner end. of the support tube.
  • the combined yarn ends are drawn forward, passed through a pigtail guide 288 carried by the outsideend plate 36 and are passed aboutthe capstan guide 120. I prefer to make five or six passes about the double capstan to insure a positivevdrive of the cord through the machine.
  • the capstan drive 120 From the capstan drive 120 the group of yarn ends are successively threaded about the guide pulleys 230, 222, 232, 234 and 236 which'pulleys define the compensator path.
  • the electric driving motor ll'for the spindle may be placed into operation and controlled by means of either of two start-stop switches 290 and 292 located at different positions as more clearly shown in Figure. 1.
  • the spindle By actuating either switch 290 or 292 the spindle is placed into operation and continues to operate at a constant speed covering the combined yarn ends Y to balloon about the frame 34 and be drawn through the machine by the capstan 120.
  • a cagelike guard 294 supported by a pair of brackets 296 mounted on the frame is provided as more clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the forward part of the guard 294 which is generally of conical shape, is separable and movable from the cylindrical part.
  • the conical portion is preferably hinged as shown at 298 to the cylindrical portion thereby permitting it to be swung into and out of operative position.
  • the floating frame 34 is stabilized'against rotation by virtue of mounting the various elements carried thereby in such manner to produce a center of gravity which is below the axis of rotation of the spindle 18. If for some reason the frame 34 should be placed into rotation during the operation of the machine, I have provided a safety device in the form of a lever 300 mounted for pivotal movement about a pin 302 secured to the upper connecting frame member 38. Duringnormal operation of the spindle at which time the frame 34 remains stable the lever 300 is adapted to be folded substantially flush with the upper surface of the channel member 38.
  • the incremental effect will be transmitted through tension devices 278, the compression trumpet 286 or the like up to the capstan which is drawing the cord at a constant rate, in turn increasing the balloon
  • the contracting balloon offers less air friction, upsetting the force equilibrium previously set up by the air drag at the particular circumferential velocity of the cord versus that contributed by the lever arm function of the storage step thus allowing the yarn in the balloon to speed up, thereby decreasing the amount of lag or wraparound on the yarn storage surface. Decreasing the amount of wrap-around also decreases the tension, thus allowing the balloon to regain 'its normal size and configuration.
  • the cord balloon would tend to increase in size thereby causing more air drag and a resultant increase in wraparound about the yarn storage device surface.
  • the increase in wraparound is accompanied by a corresponding increase in tension, which again tends to bring the balloon dimensions down to the required size.
  • the cord storage device acts as a regulator, feeding the required amount of cord into the balloon to maintain its geometry substantially constant.
  • the particular dimension of the cord storage surfaces 22 and 23 is dependent to a degree upon the range in denier of the cord to be handled by the machine.
  • the amount of wrap-around is dependent upon the cord material, density, spindle speed, the initial tension control setting into the balloon and degree of twist being imparted.
  • the twist shows its effect through density change of the cord which in turn affects the air drag to centrifugal force ratios establishing the particular balloon shape.
  • the cord guiding means from the capstan drive 120 provides a constant length path to the cord, winding traverse mechanism making possible a high speed traverse for building a headless package of high density.
  • the improved high density precision wound headless cord package can also be formed at a relatively higher cord speed than those formed on machines of the prior art.
  • I have obtained excellent results by operating the spindle at 5,000 R. P. M. and advancing the twisted cord to the takeup package at a rate of .150 yards per minute.
  • a strand twisting machine comprising a rotatable spindle, a strand tension control device secured to said spindle and having a strand receiving surface thereon,
  • said spindle having an orifice in the wall thereof terminating adjacent the surface of said strand tension control device and an axial passage leading from one end thereof into communication with said orifice, a supporting frame fioatingly mounted on said spindle and stabilized against rotation therewith, a strand take-up device mounted on said frame including arotatable mandrel for supporting a winding core, means for driving said mandrel from said spindle, strand guide means carried by said frame and positioned on the extended axis of said spindle to cause a flexible strand that is advanced therethrough from the axial passage and orifice of said spindle to balloon about said frame and put twist therein when the spindle is rotated, means carried by said frame and driven from said spindle for advancing said strand through said guide means, and a second guide means including a strand traverse mechanism driven in timed relation with said mandrel for directing said twisted strand from said strand advancing means toward said winding core and cause it to be wound thereon to form
  • the twistingmechanism of claim 1 wherein the means for driving said mandrel comprises a driving roll driven from said spindle and mounted on a hinged support carried by said frame and biased toward said mandrel so that the surface of the driving roll is in driving engagement with the surface of the package being wound on the winding core.
  • an intermediate gear of the gear train hasits axis of rotation coincident with the axis about which said hinge support is adapted to rotate and the remaining gears of the train are successively driven thereby, being rotatively mounted on said hinged support, said intermediate gear being driven in a direction to cause the normal reactive rotative force on said hinge support to operate in a direction about the hinged axis to move the driving roll toward the winding core.
  • variable torque coupling between the gear train and driving roll comprises a friction clutch having driving and driven members yieldingly urged into engagement with each other, and means controlled by the position of the driving roll with respect to said mandrel for varying the pressure between said members to control the torque transmitted by said clutch.
  • said strand guide means comprises a trumpet guide disposed on a hinged support carried by said frame, and means releasably holding said hinged support in operative position with respect to said frame, said holding means when released permitting said support to be swung about its hinged mount to a position providing unobstructed access through the end of said frame to said mandrel for dotfing a wound package and replacing an empty winding core thereon without removal of the strand from said trumpet guide.
  • said strand guide means comprises a trumpet guide disposed for free rotation on the end of a tubular member projecting from the apex end of a conical-shaped cagelike support hingedly. mounted on one end of said supporting frame, and means releasably holding said cagelike support in operative position, said holding means when released permitting said cagelike support to be rocked about its hinged mount to expose the said one end of said supporting frame and provide unobstructed access to said mandrel for dofiing wound packages and replacing empty winding cores thereon.
  • the strand traverse mechanism comprises a'movable strand guiding member for directing said strand onto the winding movement along a path parallel to the axis of rotation of said winding core, means for driving said arm along said path from said mandrel, said driving means including means for continuously advancing by a predetermined increment the relative position of said guide eye circumferentially with respect to said winding core during each excursion of said traverse arm to provide a precision wind on said core.
  • the means for driving the traverse arm comprises a cam follower carried by the arm and co-acting with a rotatable barrel cam, and a gear train disposed between the man-. drel and the barrel cam for imparting rotation to the cam.
  • gear train includes a diflerential gainer gear assembly whereby the speed ratio between the mandrel and the barrel cam is increased by an increment sufficient to provide accurate processionaldisplacement of adjacent turns.
  • the differential gainer gear assembly includes a spur gear pair, one of which gears having both internal and external teeth, and means coupling said spur gears together in driving relation comprising a speed reducing planetary gear cluster, the first gear of which is in mesh with the internal teeth of said one spur gear and the last gear of which mates with a stationary sun gear.
  • the traverse mechanism comprises a movable strand guiding member, and means operative in response to movement of said strand guiding member for directing the strand to said guiding member, saidstrand directing means being operative independently of force reactions in the running strand.
  • the traverse mechanism comprises a movable strand guiding member, a linear compensator operable in response to the traversing movement of said guiding member to provide a strand path of constant length from the strand balloon to the guiding member during the traversing movement of the member.
  • the compensator comprises a movable guide element mounted for reciprocating movement along a path generally parallel to the traverse path of said guiding member, means driving said movable guide element from said guiding member in directions opposite to the directions of movement of said member, and stationary guiding elements for directing the moving strand through said movable guide element and toward said member, said stationary guiding elements being so positioned with respect to said movable guide element and said member that the linear path of travel of the strand to said member remains constant in length for all positions of traverse of the member.
  • the compensator comprises a cable one'end of which is attached to said guiding member and its other end secured to said frame, stationary pulley guides disposed on one side of said frame between said member and the fixed end.
  • a movable pulley engaging a bite of said cable adjacent its fixed end
  • stationary strand guiding pulleys disposed on the opposite side of said frame in complementary position with respect to said stationary cable pulley guide and a second movable pulley coupled and movable with said first movable pulley adapted to engage a bite of said strand
  • said second movable pulley and said stationary strand guiding pulleys providing a path of fixed length to said guiding member for all positions of traverse of said guiding member.
  • the means for advancing said strand comprises a pair of capstan members mountedfor rotative movement and in spaced relation with respect to each .other and having strand receiving surfaces disposed to receive a plurality of wraps of the strand thereabout, and means for driving each of said members in timed relation with the spindle to advance the strand into the machine at a rate proportional to the rotating speed of the spindle.
  • a strand twistingmachine wherein the driving roll is carried by a pair of swing arms mounted on a rotatable shaft journaled in the floating frame support, means for biasing said swing arms to urge said driving roll into engagement with the surface of the package being wound on said winding core, and a gear train between the spindle and driving roll whereby the roll is driven from the spindle.
  • last-named driving means including means for confinuously advancing by a predetermined increment the relative position of saidtraverse member circumferentially with respect to the package core to provide a wind of predetermined pattern on the core.
  • gear train for driving said barrel cam includes a gainer gear array for continuously advancing the traverse member by a predetermined increment circumferentially with respect to the package core during each excursion of the traverse member to provide a strand lay of predetermined pattern.
  • the strand guide compensator includes a plurality of stationary strand guiding pulleys and a movable guiding pulley arranged to define, an approach path for the twisted strand to said traverse arm, and means actuated by the traversing movement of said arm to move said movable pulley in the opposite direction and in distance and amount to compensate against any tendency of a change in length of the strand path occasioned by the traversing movement of said arm.
  • a rotatable mandrel to receive a winding core, means for driving said mandrel, and means for directing a strand at a predetermined linear rate to said winding core to be wound thereon
  • said mandrel driving means comprising a driven friction roll disposed for swinging movement toward and away from said mandrel, means for biasing said friction roll toward said mandrel so that the surface of the roll is in driving engagement with the surface of the package being wound on the winding core, and a controlled torque coupling to apply a substantially constant operational torque on said mandrel.
  • a rotatable mandrel to receive a winding core
  • means for driving said mandrel including a controlled torque coupling for applying a substantially constant operational torque on said mandrel
  • said last-named driving means including means for continuously advancing by a predetermined increment the relative position of said traverse member circumferentially with respect to the winding core to provide a wind of predetermined pattern on the core.
  • the means for driving the traverse member includes a gear train having a differential gainer gear assembly therein whereby the speed ratio between the winding core and the traverse member is increased by an increment suflicient to provide accurate processional displacement of adjacent turns of the strand on the winding core.
  • the differential gainer gear assembly includes a spur gear pair, one of which gears having both internal and external teeth, and means coupling said spur gears together in driving relation comprising a, speed reducing planetary gear cluster, the first gear. of which is in mesh with the internal teeth of said one spur gear and the last gear of which mates with a stationary sun gear.
  • a rotatable mandrel to receive a winding core
  • means for driving said mandrel including a controlled torque coupling for applying a substantially constant operational torque on said mandrel, and means for directing a strand at a substantially constant predetermined linear rate to said winding core to be wound thereon
  • said means directing the strand to the winding core including a traverse member, and movable strand directing means operable in response to movement of said traverse member for directing the strand to said traverse member and operable independently of force reactions in the running strand.
  • the movable strand directing means comprises a linear compensator operable in response to the traversing movement of the traverse member to provide a strand path of constant length through theconstant linear rate strand directing means to the traverse member.

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