US513431A - Warping or reeling machine - Google Patents

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H. P. MALLISON.

y WARPING 0R RBBLING MACHINE.

No. 513,431. f Patented Jan. 2,3, 1894.

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Patented Jan. Z3. 1894.

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HARVEY P. MALLSON, OF LANSDOWNE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE M., A. FURBUSH & SON MACHINE COMPANY, OF CAMDEN, NEW` JERSEY.

WARPING OR REELING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,431, dated January 23, 1894.

Application filed October 6| 1893. Serial No. 487.337. (No model.)

` is a specitication.

My invention has relation to warping or reeling machines; and it relates more particularly to the construction and arrangement of appliances for reeling yarn or fibrous material and beaming the same to constitute warp in the weaving of a fabric.

Hitherto in the reeling of the yarn or thread to constitute the warp for the weaving operation, it has been customary to conduct or lead the ends of the yarn orthread from spools or bobbins mounted in a creel or frame, through a supported heck or lease and sectional reed to a reel to cause the thread or yarn to be wound in sections onto the crossarms thereof, within range of detachable pins mounted in and projecting from the arms until the spools or bobbins of the creel or frame were depleted and the cross-arms of the reel were provided with their yfull quota of said,

material, when it was Wound off of the reel onto a beam toA become the warp of a loom for the weaving of a fabric. The use of detachable pins in connection with the crossarms of the reel has long been regarded as exceedingly objectionable, for many reasons and more particularly, because in the winding of the yarn or fibrous material onto the reel at a high rate of speed there is a constant tendency for the material to become entangled with the pins and thus for the thread or yarn to break short or the pins to kink the same in such manner as to deteriorate the strength thereof in the one instance or to necessitate in the other the stopping of the reel to take up and unite broken ends. Moreover, such mode of winding the yarn or fibrous material onto a reel, due to its nature and constitution has many further objections and dsadvantagcous features connected therewith, and among them, that of the intermeshing and hugging of the individual threadsto the neighboring threads thereof, and the lack of'regularity in tension, so that there is abnormal stretching of some of the threads and slackeniug or sagging of others, whereby in unwinding from the reel onto a beam, dueto such lack of tension and the use of detachable pins, it has been found in extended practice that the material is very apt to be so deteriorated as to give a warp unfit for subsequent use. In a word, lack of uniformity or regularity in the reeling of the yarn or thread affects the warp in the weaving, to such an extent as to produce in certain parts loose and in other parts tight or drawn meshes in the article and consequently depreciating the market valuethereof.

The principal objects of my invention are lirst, to overcome theabove mentioned objections "and disadvantageous features in the Winding or reeling of yarn, thread or fibrous material to constitute warp in Weaving operations; and to' provide a comparatively simple, durable and efficient warping-reel, for giving a superior resultant material and in such state or condition as to furnish a uniform type or quality of Warp; second, to provide a warping-reel with attachments or devices adjustably connected with the crossarms thereof and so arranged as that the L thread or yarn in the reeling operation is built up in regular lays onto one another into substantially truncated cones and in such manner as that in the formation of one of such Iigures or forms it will become a form or guide for the building or laying up in regular sequence of a seresof such cone-shaped deposits of the yarn or fibrous material onto the respective cross-arms of the reel in the rotation thereof until the spools or bobbins ot' the v creel or frame have been depleted or until the cross-arms of the reel have been completely covered and in such manner as to present a smooth cylindrical surface, when the same is transferred in such state or condition to a beam to constitute warp for use in the Weaving operation; third to provide a warping-reel adapted to cone the yarn or thread thereon and provided with mechanism adapted to move automatically step by stepin one direction in the laying or building up of the thread or yarn into cone-shaped figures or forms thereon;l fourth, to provide a warping-reel adapted to improve the winding of the yarn or thread and with the absence of broken threads or of having to stop the reel to take up' and imite broken ends in the unwinding of the same onto abeam to become warp; and fifth, to provide a reel or frame and an ad- ,justably supported heck or lease and sectional reed for employment in connection with a rotatable coning reel and mechanism for detachably supporting and rotating a beam for the reception of the thread or yarn from the reel in a reverse step-by-step movement of the same, and the said mechanism so constructed and arranged as that the warping and beaming Aoperations are appreciably improved and a superior quality of warp for weaving is obtained, due to the uniformity of tension maintained throughout the winding or reeling of the yarn or fibrous material.

My invention stated in general terms, consists o f a warping-reel provided with attachments adj ustably connected therewith and so arranged as that the yarn or fibrous material is formed in regular and united sequence thereby into cones presenting asmooth cylindrical surface for transfer therefrom to a beam to become warp.

My invention further consists in the improvements hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature, general features and scope of my invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof; and in which- Figure 1, is a perspective view of a warping or reeling machine embodying features of my invention. Fig. 2, is a front elevational view of thereel detached from its standards with the adjustable coning attachments of my invention in application thereto and showing also the mode of building or laying up the yarn or fibrous material onto the reel according to the principle involved in and by my invention. Fig. 3, is a side elevational view partly in section ofv one of the cross-arms of the warping-reel and also a longitudinal section through the yarn or threads wound thereon, serving to illustrate the general appearance of the respective groups and overlapping layers of thread or yarn comprising the series of unitedconical iigures or forms thereof constituted by the Winding in the rotation of the reel; and Fig. 4, is a perspective view showing in detail the adjustable attachment or device for application to each of the crossarms of the reel as illustrated in Fig. 1, for

- a creel. or frame adapted for the reception of recesses provided in the series of vertical supports as, of the frame therefor. The creel or guide or lease. reed b2.

frame A may beprovided with casters a4, for affording handy means for effecting the movement of the same to required positions on the platform A.

b, is a heck or a sectional reed detachably supported to a bracket b', and carrying a This supporting bracket b', is mounted ona rack or standard b3, which is provided with a series of feet b4.

C, is a reel. c and c', are the respective endl standards thereof provided with base cross-pieces c2, and a top cross-piece c3.

c4, is a series of grooved wheels journaled to the endl standards c and c', andy adapted to'engage with and travel on the rails a and a', of the platform A.

The reel C, comprises circular frames C',

C2 and C3, mounted on a shaft c5, which isv journaled to the standards c and c. The frames C', C? andVv O",` ofthe reel are provided with a series of cross-arms or bars c@ as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

c7 and cs, are end hangers carrying grooved rollers o9 and 010.

c, c12 and cl3, are pulleys or wheels rigidly mounted on a shaft 014, heldiny bearings 015, ofthe end standards c and c.

o16 and 017, are belts engaging the4 respective pulleys 011 and cl3, the grooved` rollers c and C10, and the grooved endframesC" and C, of the reel C.

C18, is a belt engaging the pulley or wheeli cl2, having motion imparted thereto from any.

suitable source of power, and which in turn communicates motion to the4 shaft'c, to rotate the reel C, through the intervention of the pulleys c and cl3, grooved rollers c and` C10, and the circular endV frames C l-a1idJO`, engaged bythe belts C16 and. G17.

D, is a longitudinal rackl secured to the platform A, between the tracks aand a',

thereof.

d', is a Worm mounted on the shaft c5, and

meshing with a gear-wheel d2, secured to a vertical-shaft da, which is provided4 at the upper extremity with a hand-wheel d4, and at the lower extremity with a pinion d5, adaptedy to mesh with the rack D.

Beneath or adjacent to the gear-wheelA d2,

and connected with the shaft da', is aboxd, and,k a collar or bracketd?, and with an eccentricv or cam lever d8', adapted to be operated within the box d, so as to disengage the worm d from the gear-wheel d2.

Thehand-wheel d4, is adapted to b eoperated,v as required. during the rotation of the reel C, to movev it a certain distance-With respect to the position it occupies through thel IOO IIO

in the present instance, as shown in Figs. l and 4, a divided casting or bracket with depending slotted curved arms or yokes e and e2, engaged by clamping or fastening means e3, of any preferred form and the divided portion of the casting or bracket E, straddling each of the series of cross-arms c?.

f, is a longitudinal graduated strip, plank or rod connected with the platform A, and laid off so as to be enabled to determine with accuracy the required distance that the reel must travel in one direction in order to lay or build up each cone of yarn or librous material onto the respective cross-arms c6, of the reel C, in the rotation thereof` and in such manner as that the threads or yarn will overlap onto one another as illustrated in Fig. 3, in the formation of each of the cones of the series covering the entire surface or area of the reel C; and moreover present a smooth cylindrical exterior surface, whereby a superior winding off of the same onto a beam is obtained and in the manner to be hereinafter described.

f is a spring controlled or adjustable indexed-finger or pointer extending from a bracket f2, near the base of the standard c, of the reel as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

It should be borne in mind that upon the complete formation of the first cone of yarn or analogous material onto the cross-arms c6, of the reel C, the eccentric or cam-lever d8, is actuated to throw the worm CZ', out of engagement with the gear-Wheel d2, when the reel is moved to the point 2, of the graduated strip,`

rod or plank f, with the spring controlled pointer or finger f, depressed sufficiently to engage positively with the strip, rod or plank f, at the point 2, thereof. The pointer or iinger f is then released in order that by throwing the gear-wheel d2, again into engagement with the worm el', by means of the lever d8, the pinion d5, will engage the rack D, and move the same step-by-step and therewith the reel O, the required distance to form another truncated cone of yarn or fibrous material onto the cross-arms c6, of the reel in overlapping layers onto one another and so as to merge with the previously formed cone thereon in such manner as to present a surface and body built or laidiup in the manner as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. Consequently in regular succession each cone can be formed of yarn or fibrous material from the spools or bobbins of the creel or frame A', onto the cross-arms c, of the reel C, until the reel is completely built up as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, ready to be transferred onto a beam to become warp for subsequent use in weaving operations and in the manner to be hereinafter fully explained. Q, is a grooved or channeled base-plate to which is detachably secured a standard Q', provided with a jaw forming a bearing Q2, and with a removable pin or stud Q3.

Q4 and Q5, are frames or standards having wings or arms g6 and Q7.

arms Q6 and Q7, and having mounted thereon loose and fast pulleys Q12 and Q13. Q14, is a swinging pawl mounted on a crossrod Q15, secured into the standards Ql and Q5. Q16, is a belt shifting mechanism connected with the projecting arms or wings Q20 and Q21. Q17, is a belt engaging the loose pulley Q13. Q18, is a vertically adjustable bearing plate connected with the end standard Q5. G, is a beam detachably engaging the bearings Q2 and Q19, of the standards g and Q4, for beaming the yarn or fibrous material from lthe warping reel C. Y

The operation of the several appliances or devices hereinbefore described from the draw-n ings will be fully understood without further explanation. In Figs. l, 2 and 3, the preferred operation is clearly illustrated that takes" place inthe coning of the yarn onto the reel by the rotation thereof, and which embraces one of the essential features of my present invention. The beaming of the yarn, it will be understood is carried out with due regard to required tension of the reel with respect to the beam in order to insure uniformity in the transfer of the fibrous material from the reel C, in entirety onto the beam G. It may, however, be here remarked that in the beaming operation the rotation of the reel (O, is reversed and also that the same is allowed to travel in an opposite direction to that required for the reeling of the material until the point at which the reeling of one section of the yarn onto the same is reached, when the entire contents of the reel will have been wound off onto the beam Gr. During beam ing, the belt 018, will be disengaged from theA IOO pulley 012, and weights may be applied to the belts c16 and 017, in order to produce the required friction between the same and the end circular frames C' and C3, of the reel C, so that in the drawing off of the yarn from the reel C, onto the beam G, it may be accomplished under a positive or reliable tension, and while the reel as already explained, is returning step-by-step to its `initial position, being arrived at when the point Z, of the IIO graduated strip, rod or plank f, is reached for commencing again by applying the belt 018, to the pulley cl2, the reeling operation.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A warping-reel provided with a series of cross-arms and each of said arms provided with a bifurcated casting or bracket having slotted-arms or yokes, and a clamping device extending through said slotted arms or yokes and each cross-arm for adjusting said casting or bracket to required position and means for rotating said reel, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A warping-reel provided with a series of cross-arms, a bifurcated casting or bracket pivoted to each of said cross-arms and having rear depending yokes straddling each of said cross-arms and a clamping-device extending through said yokes and cross-arms, substan tially as and for the purposesset forth.

3. A movable frame, a rotatable warping reel mounted therein and provided with coning attachments and an axis having a worm thereon, a stationary rack, a shaft carried by said frame and provided with a pinion adapted to mesh with said rack, a worm-wheel mounted on said shaft and adapted to mesh with said worm, and means for engaging and disengaging said Worm and worm-wheel, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A movable frame-provided with rollers engaging rails, a warping reel mounted in engaging said worm and Worm-wheel, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A movable frame, a rotatable warping reel mounted therein and provided with coning attachments and an axis having a Worm thereon, a stationary rack, a shaft carried by said frame and provided with a pinion adapted to mesh with said rack, a worm-wheel mounted on said shaft and adapted to mesh with said worm, a hand-Wheel secured to lsaid shaft and adapted to be operated during the rotation of said reel to move the same a required distance with respect to a particular position occupied by said reel or to return the same to its initial position, and means for engaging and disengaging said Worm and Worm-wheel, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. f

HARVEY P. MALLISON.

Witnesses:

ATHOMAS M. SMITH,

RICHARD C. MAXWELL.

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