US536632A - Wire-rod reel - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

E. JONES.

WIRE ROD REEL. No. 536,632. Patented Apr. 2, 1895.

PIPE FROM ROLLS NITED STATES- YPATENT FFICE.

ELIAS JONES, OF BEAVER FALLS, .ASSIGNOR TO THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY, LIMITED, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WIRE-ROD REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 536,632, dated April 2, 1895.

Application filed July 30, 1891.

T0 aZl whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS JONES, of Beaver Falls, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lVire-Rod Reels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation partly in section of my improved reel. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the plate 8. Fig. 3 is a plan view of plate 15.

My invention relates to that class of reels upon which wire rods are woundas they issue from the rolls, and it consists in a horizontal revolving plate having suitable holes therein, through which a series of pins, between which the wire is coiled, are automatically raised and lowered by means of the centrifugal force exerted upon a series of weighted levers connected to the shaft carrying the plate.

In the drawings, in which similarnumerals indicate similar parts, 2 represents the shaft which carries the reel mechanism, this shaft being supported in a vertical position by the bottom step 3, and the encircling bearing 4 carried on the bent supports 5. Above the bearing 4, the shaft carries a brake wheel 6, to which any suitable braking mechanism may be connected, and at its top the shaft carries a collar'7, which is rigidly attached thereto, and which carries the plate 8 upon which the wire is coiled.

Between integral lugs 9, extending from the sides of the collar 7, are pivoted the upper ends of levers 10 carrying thereon weights 11, which may be adjustable back and forth on the lever arms, if desirable. These levers are shown as four in number, but it will be understood that any number may be used. When at rest, the weights 11 bear against projections 12 upon arms 13 rising from a sliding collar 14 surrounding the shaft and moving freely thereon. At their upper ends these arms 13 carry a plate 15 rigidly attached thereto, and to the plate 15 are fastened two circular series of vertical pins 16, which pass Serial No. 401,161. (No model.)

through registering holes in plate 8, and when the weights are at rest are flush with the surface of such plate.

I show bevel gearing 17 for rotating the shaft 2, but it will be understood that I may use belting, friction gearing, rollers, or other suitable mechanism for producing such rotation. I preferably rotate the disk at a speed corresponding with the speed of the periphery of the rolls employed in manufacturing the mm.

The operation is as follows: The shaft being rotated, the weights are raised by the centrifugal force acting thereon, and as they rise force the pins 16 up through the holesiu the plate 8. The wire rods are delivered between the rows of pins preferably through a tube, and when the coil is completed, the brake being applied, shifts the belt and stops the machine. The weights then drop into their lowermost position, and the pins-are withdrawn, leaving a smooth surface from which the coil may be withdrawn.

The advantages of my construction are obvious. The parts are simple, fewin number, and form a perfect guide for the rod, while no obstruction is presented to the withdrawal of the coil when finished.

Many changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the partswithout departing from my invention.

What I claim is 1. A reel comprising a rotary shaft carrying plate rigidly mounted thereon and having holes therein, pins movable in such holes, and mechanism actuated by said shaft for moving said pins; substantially as described.

2. A reel comprising a revolving shaft carrying a perforated plate, pins movable through said plate, and centrifugal weights arranged to actuate said pins; substantially as described.

3. A reel comprising a revolving shaft having rigidly attached thereto a perforated plate, a collar movable upon said shaft and carrying a series of pins, and weighted arms pivoted to the shaft and arranged to actuate the pins; substantially as described.

4. A reel comprising a rotary shaft, having at its upper end a perforated plate rigidlyat taohed thereto,a collar movable upon said shaft, a plate carried by said collar, a series 5 of pins supported upon said movable plate, and a series of weighted arms carried upon the shaft and arranged to actuate said mov able plate; substantially as'describe'd.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of July, A. D. 1891.

ELIAS JONES.

Witnesses:

F. L. WHITE, L. W PARK.

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