US846375A - Spinning-machine spindle and its appurtenances. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

TMA H G .l R W H.. & Tu.

SPINNING MACHINE SPINDL-EAND ITS APPURTENANGES.

APPLIUATIGN FILED SEPT. 14. 1905.

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, V/MILI I PATBNTBD MAR. 5, 1907. J. a; H. WRIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTM, 1905.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 14,1905.

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JAB/IES WRIGHT AND HEBDEN SPINNING-MACHINE SPINDLE AND ITS APPURTENNCES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented March 5, 190'?.

pnlicatiou filed September 14,1905. Serial No. 278,359.

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Be it known that we, JAMES WEIGHT andV vention relates is that styled fiier spin: ning, doubling, twisting, and like machines or frames, and especially to suoli machines of this class wherein fliers are used and rotated independently of their spindles, their said spindles being stationary while the fliers are formed to be supported by them at their upper as well as at their lower extremities. As is well known, these fliers are produced of this formation or construction to enable them to be rotated at comparatively high rates of speed without engendering excessive vibratory movements, and while we have found this to be possible we have also found that although the encircling of the thread around one or other of the legs of the flier gives fairly good results as to the smoothening of the yarn or straightening of the fibers, yet certain of such fibers are by the rotary motions transmitted to them caused to radiate or extend from the yarn.

To construct a flier that shall be enabled to mitigate if not entirely obviate the production of yarns with stray fibers extending from them is the object of our present invention. To attain this object, we construct the flier and arrange means whereby its use may be as freely enjoyed as is that of the common or ordinary hier, such improved flier and means being illustrated by the accompanying sheets of drawings, wherein- Figure l is an elevation showing our improved flier mounted upon its spindle and other parts arranged in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of certain of the parts shown by Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an elevation of our improved fiier as detached or removed from the spindle, and other parts. Fig. et is a sectional plan on line A B of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is front elevation of a suflicient portion of a spinning or like machine to illustrate the application of our 1 of invention, and the spindles illustrated are shown in their operating positions. Fig. 6 is a sectional end elevation of the parts shown by Fig. 5 and as seen in the direction indicated by the arrow C. Figs. 7 and 8 are similar views to Figs. 5 and 6, respectively, but illustrate the fliers as being raised into position to allow the process of dolling7 Similar letters and 'figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

D indicates the fixed framework of the machine.

In carrying our invention into effect we make use of a flier having its legs a formed to be supported vertically at its upper end and laterally at its lower end by its stationry spindle b, by which support or bearings it is held so that its driving-tape on passing around its pulley c may transmit rotary motion to it at a comparatively high rate of speed without undesirable vibratory motions being set up thereby.

The bobhin d is mounted to be placed over the spindle b and rest upon the disk e, carried by the tuhe or sleeve f, fixed to the rail g, known as the lifter-rail, which has risingand-falling motion transmitted to it in the well-known manner for-moving the bohbins d vertically for the well-known purposes.

To enable the wiring or encircling of the thread or yarn being treated around the leg of the flier (as in the oldest style of flier) as said thread is being conducted to the bobbin cl, upon which it is to be wound, we make use of additional legs, hereinafter referred to as arms 7i h, which have their lower ends free, so that the usual form of curved or curled parts k le may be formed on them to act in the well-known manner as threadguide eyes.

The parts formed and constructed as above described are similar to what is shown in Letters Patent No. 712,886, granted to us November 4, 1902, and are already well known and in use, and to these parts we add our improvements as follows: Between the legs a a of the flier we mount an annular piece m, which is so situated relatively with eyes 7c 7c of the arms 7L h that the thread after passing around one or the other of the arms h 7i, as in said patent, and through the openings in one or other of the said eyes, is made to pass over and in contact with the upper edge the annular part m before such thread is Wound upon its bobbin d, by which means the otherwise stray or unwound-in Vrbers are brought into line with the others, forming the yarn or thread, which is thus made smooth, as desired. rlhe annular piece m is preferably fixed to the legs a al oit the vHier by lateral indents being made in said legs for the reception of the annular piece m, so that While the said legs a (i, are as close to the outer surface of the full bobbin d as circumstances will permit this annular piece m will not be so near to said bobbin d as to be detrimental to or so as' to interfere With its operations.

To make possible the use ol lliers having annular pieces m and otherwise constructed as above described Without increasing the care, labor, and attention olI the operative when dofling or carrying out other parts of the process of yarn or thread production, We arrange a plate or rail p to be supported by vertical racks (j, (one at each end of the series of spindles, but only one beine* shoWn,) which are operated by the toothed wheels l", mounted on the shaft s, to which is secured the handle-lever t, so that during the ordinary operations of the iliers the i'ilate or rail 7) remains in its inoperative position shown by Figs. 5 and 6, While when the proeess of dolling has to commence the ordinaryT litter-rail g is raised to its highest position to talie the bobbins (Z as near to the tops of the spindles e as possible, on which the handle t is turned over into the position shown by Fig. S, (where it is held by the holding-piece i), pivoted to the frame) by Whieh movement the racks y will be raised to cause the rail 7) to lift the fliers (ll into the positions shown by Figs. 7 and 8, l'rom which positions they may be easily removed and replaced by others, as will be understood. At the time the plate 7; is being raised the board or thread-guide w is also raised by being coupled thereto by a slotted rod, as shown in broken lines, Figs. 6 and 8, or this board w may be raised bythe handle and held in its raised position by this latter resting upon the stop-piece fi/ should this be thought to be more desirable.

Such. being the nature and object ot our invention, What We claim is 1. In spinningmachinery ot the classdescribed, a flier constructed to be supported. at its upper and lower extremities, and havl l i i ing one or more side arms With free ends to enable the yarn or thread to pass around the same, said flier also having an annular piece mounted in position to guide said thread at ter it leaves the Hier-arm and before it is Wound on the bobbin, a spindle -for supporting` said llier, and means for transmitting motion thereto, substantially as herein specified.

2. In spinning machinery of the class described, a vflier having legs supported at both ends and having arms the ends of Which are tree and formed to guide the yarn. or thread being produced, a supplementary guiding part `lixed on said flier for guiding the thread after it leaves the arms oi said flier, a spindle for supporting said flier, a tube or sleeve on said spindle to support a bobbin thereon,

and means For transmitting vertical motion to said sleeve and said flier, substantially as herein speeilied.

3. In spinning machinery of the class described, a 'flier having legs supported at both ends and having arms with l'ree ends and having an annular piece mounted in position to guide the thread after it leaves the flierarins and betere it is Wound on the bobbin, a spindle 'tor supporting said flier, a tube or sleeve taking over said spindle to support the bobbin and said i'lier, and means for raising said Vl'L'er to 'facilitate the process ot doffing, substantially as herein specified.

4. 'ln spinning machinery of the class described, a `llier having legs supported at both ends and having arms with free ends and having an annular piece mounted in position to guide the thread. after it leaves the flierarms and before it is wound on the bobbin, a spindle tor supportingI said l'lier, a tube or sleeve on said spindle to support the bobbin thereon, means tor transmitting motion to said sleeve and said' flier, means for raising said flier, and ieans 'tor raising the guideboard to facilitate the process of do'l'ling, substantially as herein specilied.

ln testimony whereof We have affixed our signatures in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

JAMES lWRIGHT. HEBBEN RIGHT.

ldlitnesses:

Rn. B. NicnoLLs, SAMUEL Hice.

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