US1753119A - Ring spinning and doubling frame - Google Patents

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April 1, 1930. .1. JOLLY" RING SPINNING AND DOUBLING FRAME I Filed May 11, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 vwwtom Patented Apr. 1, 1930 PATENT OFFICE JAMES JOLLY, OF DEANE, BOLTON, ENG-LAND RING SPINNING AND DOUBLING FRAME Application filed May 11,1928, Serial No. 277,056, and in Great Britain November 29, 1927.

This invention relates to ring spinning and doubling frames of the type in which the ring rail is stationary and the bolster or spindle rail traverses up and down to form the cop or bobbin raisedand lowered by a building motion, and one object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the parts as to secure the maximum number of spindles, and operate them in forward and reverse directions from the tin driving roller.

According to the invention, the ring rail is made with two rows or lines of rings, and the bolster or spindle rail with two lines of spindles, the rings and spindles being staggered transversely to give a greater distance between them, runner or carriage rails being fitted between the two spindle rails, and carriages carrying tension or jockey pulleys mounted thereon to rise and fall with the rail and traverse backwards and forward, a driving band or tape passing from the tin driving roller and round the whorl driving four spindles, two in each rail. 7

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and particularly claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an end elevation of the ma chine, part being in section Figure 2 is a transverse, sectional elevation through the spindle rails showing the transverse carriage rail aifixed thereto and the tension carriage;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the spindle rails, one carriage rail and the jockey pulley brackets, the ring rail being removed; 7

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the jockey pulley bracket and driving band or tape;

Figure 5 is a plan View showing a modified disposition of driving band around the spindles;

Figure 6 is a side view of the spindles as arranged in Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a detail plan and diagrammatic view to illustrate the staggering of the spindles V F igure 8 is a detail side view of another form of drive to give a reversed twist;

Figure 9 is a plan view thereof; and

Figure '10 is a side view of still another modified form of device, dotted lines showing the parts in their lowermost position.

Referring to the drawings, the machine is constructed with two fixed ring rails A -A carried on bracket ca two vertically moving spindle or bolster rails BB, (raised and lowered by a building motion not shown), two roller beams A A and a tin driving roller 0 from which the spindles are driven by a driving band or tape 0 of known construction.

The two spindle rails BB are connected at the ends or at suitable intervals by a number of transverse carriage rails b bolted thereto and the two rails rise and fall to ether.

The rings a in the ring rails A and the spindles D.D in the spindle rails BB are disposed in two lines and staggered in such a way as to give a gauge of 3 inches from center to center, irrespective of the roller gauge, which may be as narrow as 1% inches. The tin driving roller C ismounted to rotate in stationary bearings L, about midway between the two spindle rails BB, and each driving band 0 passes around the roller C and drives'four of the spindles D-D, two on each rail. To ensure suflicient contact of the band 0 with the spindles two guide rollers or whorls a? are placed between the spindles, either mounted direct upon thera'il B-B" or on an angle bracket 6Z (Fig. 6) bolted thereto. The driving mechanism for the rising and falling spindles D-D necessitates guides which will rise and fall with the spindles and maintain the driving band or tape 0 taut and guide it in a direct line on the whorls. of the spindle so as not to wear the flanges. I

Upon each of the transverse carriage rails b a runner or carriage E is mounted capable of traversing .to and fro thereon, as the rails 6 rise and fall with the spindles. The carriages E carryor support a shaft or bar F longitudinally of the frame and upon this shaft between each pair of spindles a tension or jockey pulley G is suspended by a bracket 9 with a counterwe ght at w to maintain the driving band 0 taut. As the spindle rails BB" and spindles DD rise, the carriages E, the tension brackets g and tension pulley LII G are raised with them, the carriages traverse the rails I), and the tension pulley G tends to swing around.

The tension pulley only moves suficiently far so as to allow the weight 'w to keep the tension on the band or tape as the spindle rail BB moves upwardly. The carriage E moves towards the center and the tension or jockey pulley G remains in practically the same position, taking a right angle course from center to center of the tin roller.

To ensure a positive movement to each carriage, a tape H (made of fine steel or other suitable material) is attached at one end to the carriage, and at the other end is attached to the stationary frame at h. The carriage has also attached to it a tape I-I carrying a suspended. weight W. As the spindle rail and spindles move upward, the tape H being'held at it will draw the carriage along the rail 6 in one direction, and as they move downward, the stationary attached tape will also draw the carriage in the opposite direction, the tension pulley G keeping the driving band 0 taut.

An idler pulley g mounted in the bracket 9 guides the band or tape 0 from the spindle whorl and to the tin driving roller C, passing round the same onto the tension or jockey pulley, thereby keeping all bands or tapes parallel.

The arrangement shown in Figs. 8 and 9 permits of the direction of rotation of the spindles being reversed to give a reverse twist to the yarn.. In tiis: arrangement, the brackets 9 carried on the shaft or bar F carry two small pulleys G and G To rotate the spindles in one direction, the band 0 passes round the tin roller G around the pulley G in the direction shown by the arrows, to the spindles D. It then passes to the spindles D on the other side of the frame, over the pulley G and back to the tin roller C.

To reverse the rotation of the spindles, the roller C isrotated in a reverse direction.

In Figure 10, I have shown another method of controlling the tapes 0*, which are operated from the tin driving roller C and the spindle rails S, each being provided with an elon ated o enin T which rovides an edge for the movable or sliding reception of the flanged rollers B. These rollers are carried in the bracket 9 supporting the bar or rod F Supported by and depending from each bracket between the rails, is the tension pulley G The arm K is connected to the bar F and is connected alsoto the shaft M, so as to be permitted rocking motion thereon or therewith, said shaft being journaled in the support N so as to have rocking movement therein and, in turn, being balanced by a weighted arm P. This particular construction takes the place of the metal tapes'or weights and rigid connection,

as set forth and described with reference to the other figures, that is, it is a tension device for maintaining the desired tension upon the tape 0 and operates as particularly shown in the full and dotted lines in Fig. 10.

The arrangement and disposition of the staggered lines of rings and spindles having a gauge of 3 inches from center to center obviates the necessity of placing separators between the spindles and allows ample space for piecing up broken ends.

It is also apparent that the present invention can be applied to the generally used spinning frame with a singlelin-e of spindles, and operate to an advantage.

I claim a c 1. In a ring spinning and doubling frame, the combination with stationary ring rails, lifting spindle rails, and a tin roller, of two staggered lines of rings in each ring rail, two staggered lines of spindles in the spindle rail, transverse rails connecting the spindle rails at opposite sides of the frame, tension carriages mounted on said transverse rails, a bar connecting all carriages, a plurality of tension pulleys carried by said bar, and driving bands passing over the tin roller and kept taut by the tension pulleys.

2. In a ringspinning and doubling frame, the combination with stationary ring rails, lifting spindle rails, and a tin roller of two staggered lines of rings in each ring rail, two staggered lines of spindlesin the spindle rail, transverse rails connecting the spindle rails at opposite sides of the frame. a plurality of driving bands connected to be driven from the tin roller, carriages mounted on said transverse rails, a bar connecting all carriages, and two tension pulleys to each band, the direction of rotation of the tin roller determining the forward or reverse direction of rotation of the spindles.

3. In a spinning and doubling frame having stationary ring rails, the combination of two lifting spindle rails, a plurality of transverse carriage rails connecting the two spindle rails, carriages traversing the transverse rails, one to each rail, a bar connecting the carriages, and tension pulleys suspended from the bar to maintain the driving bands taut.

4. In a spinning and doubling frame having stationary ring rails, the combination'of two lifting spindle rails and spindles, a tin driving roller,Vt-ransverse carriage rails between the spindle rails, carriages traversing the transverse rails, one to each rail, a longi tudinal bar supported by all of the carriages, brackets and tension pulleys suspended from the bar, and a driving band passing around the tin roller, the suspension pulley and the spindles on both rails.

5. A ring spinning and doubling frame having a stationary ring rail having two lines of rings in staggered relation, a lifting spindle rail carrying two lines of spindles in staggered relation, transverse carriage rails fitted to the spindle rails to rise and fall therewith, carriages on these rails to traverse to and fro as the spindle rails rise and fall, a longitudinal bar supported by all of the carriages, tension pulleys suspended from said bar, and driving bands passing around the tin driving roller, the tension pulleys and the whorls on the spindles.

6. A ring spinning and doubling frame including a stationary ring rail having a plurality of lines of rings disposed in staggered relation, a lifting spindle rail carrying a similar number of spindles also in staggered relation, carriage rails fitted to the spindle rails and adapted to rise and fall therewith, a plurality of carriages, one carried upon each rail for sliding movement thereon as the spindle rails rise and fall, a longitudinal bar suported by and connected to all of the carriages, a tin driving roller, a plurality of driving bands passing around said driving roller and also the tension pulleys and operably connected to the spindles, and weightactuated means connected to the carriages to maintain the same tension upon the bands regardless of the position of the carriage upon the rail.

7 A ring spinning and doubling frame, including a stationary ring rail having a plurality of lines of rings disposed in staggered relation, a lifting spindle rail carrying a similar number of spindles, also in staggered relation, carriage rails fitted to said spindle rails and adapted to rise and fall therewith, a plurality of carriages, one carriage on each rail for a sliding movement thereon as the spindle rails rise and fall, a longitudinal bar supported by and connected to all of the carriages, a tin driving roller, a plurality of tension pulleys carried by the transverse rails and operatively connected to the spindles, a plurality of driving bands passing around said driving roller spindles and pulleys, and

a weight-actuated means connected to said tension pulleys to maintain the same tension upon the bands regardless of the position of the tension pulleys. V

8. A ring spinning and doubling frame including a ring rail having a plurality of lines of rings disposed in staggered relation, a spindle rail carrying a s1m1lar number of spindles also in staggered relation, a t1n driv- ,5 ing roller mounted in stationary bearings,

two spindle rails, each carrying two lines of spindles in staggered relation, a driving band passing around said driving roller to. drive four of the spindles, two on each rail, and means to insure an even contact of the band with the spindle.

9. In a ring spinning and doubling frame, the combination with a stationary ring rail, a lifting spindle rail and a tin roller, of one single line of rings in each ring rail, one sinnectingall carriages, a plurality of tension pulleys carried by said bar, and driving bands passing over the tin roller and kept taut by the tension pulleys.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES JOLLY.

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