US527587A - Spinning-jenny - Google Patents

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B. BODELL.

SPINNING JENNY. No. 527,587. Patented 001;. 16, 1894.

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B. BODELL. SPINNING J ENNY.

No. 527,587. Patented 00. 16,1894.

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BENJAMIN BODELL, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

SPINNING-JENNY.

SPECIFICATION for ning part of Letters Patent No. 527,587, dated October 16, 1894.

Application filed February 8, 1894i Serial No- 499,431. (No model.)

The objectof my invention, which relates.

to that class of spinning j ennies in which gill bars are linked together in an endless chain, is to provide a guide that will regulate and control the motion of said endless chain as the gill bars approach the mouth of the nipper and compel the gill bars to drop in such a manner when they leave the hemp, that the gill pins in the gill bars are at right angles with the hemp at the bell mouth'of nipper.

The gill bars being so guided when leaving the hemp at the mouth of the nipper that the gill pinsremain in a vertical position, it is obvious that the nipper can be set closer to the gill bars than if the gill bars and gill pins, as is usual in turning, described an arc, and it is equally apparent that I am onabled by the use of my improvement to work a short fiber like sisal and spin as well as with a much longer fiber known as manila.

I am aware that in this class of spinning jennies various devices have been used for the purpose of guiding and regulating the passage of the chain of gill pins from the hemp when it-has been conducted to the nipper; but in all cases, as far as I am aware arigid guide is employed whereasmy device consists of a spring guide. It differs from other guiding devices in that it permits the chain of gill pins to drop perpendicularly when leaving the hemp while in the rigid guides the chain is carried down an incline;

Another object of my invention is, to avoid breakage in the sliver, as the nipper bell beingset close to the gill bars in my improvement there is not space enough between them to allow the hemp to drop and follow around the chain.

In the accompanying drawings, which form n a part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference designate the same parts, in both of the figures-Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section of a spinning jenny showing an endless chain of gill bars, the bell mouthed nipper and my improved spring guide with gill bars passing in close proximity to the mouth of the nipper, the gill pins being in a vertical position as they leave the hemp. Fig.2 is a side elevation, partly in 5 5 section, of a portion of a spinning jenny having an enlarged detailed view of n my improvement.

In the drawings -.A* represents a spinbars having the gill pins B'-=. On the gill bars are toes B provided with projections.

ning jenny; B-, an endless chain of gill 6o end of the chain rail is cast the horn D-.

E- represents the spring guide secured to the chain rail by the bracket E-.

-F represents the sliver being carried to the bell mouth -H'- of the nipper H and -K- represents the spun cord.

In Fig. 1, ais the main driving pulley secured to a shaft b-. On-said shaft is secured the pulley c, belt dconnecting it with the pulley eon stud f. The spur pinion gsecured on pulley e, gears into the spur wheel --h on the shaft t'' on which sprocket wheels kare secured'which drive an endless chain or belt of gill bars B-.

The operation of the device is as follows:- Power being communicated as shown in Fig. 1 sprocket wheels kengage. and drive the endless chain of gill-bars B, projections B of the toes B being caused to move along the slides C of the chain rail -C. The gill pins B secured to the gill bars B- while passing along the chain rail assume an almost perpendicular position, the sliver F- being carried along by them to the nipper '-H- As the gill bars approach the mouth of the nipper the projections B on the toes B secured to the gill bars B, move along the slide O'- on the chain rail -C- until the bend or horn D is reached. As the toes and bars descend the bars turn in the link chain and the projections '-B on the toes come in contact with the spring guides --E--- which prevent the toes and bars from turning (the link chain only turning) and compel said toes and bars to drop vertically between said springs ill-*- and horn -----D- the gill pins -B= thus remaining in a perpendicular position as they pass the bell of said rail, projections carried by said toes mouth of the nipper I-I:- and until they and adapted to engage said spring guide come to the bottom of the horn. whereby the said gill pins are perpendicu- With this description of my invention, What larly withdrawn from the plane of the chain 5 I claim is-- rail, substantially as described.

In a spinning jenny an endless chain of gill bars carrying gill pins, means for driving said BENJ' BODELL' chain, chain rails provided with slides, toes Witnesses: carried by said gill bars and adapted to move 0. L. HICKOK,

10 along said slides, a spring guide at the end CHAS. A. WORDEN.

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