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causes PAUL DONNELLPARGELLS,-GF onroneo, rumors, Assrerroiz To wnsri n nnrnormo COMPANY, INCORPORATED, onnnw YonK.'r;r.-'Y., A con'ron arron or NEW'YORK.

MATERIAL-JVOBKING IYIECHANISM.

Application filed August 9, 1924.

This invention relates to material working mechanism, and more particularly to a continuously operating strand reeling machine.

A continuously running strand reeling machine to which the invention is especially applicable is shown and described in W. F. I-Iosford Patent No. 1,393,286 of October 11, 19-21.

In this patent the-strand severing Orcutting mechanism is controlled through a positively driven capstan, and at predetermined regularperiodsin the operation of themachine the cutting mechanism is actuated. The periods are determined by the rotation ratio between the capstan and the shaft carrying a timing wheel.

At times due to various causes a slippage "ofthe strand upon the capstan may, in some instance, occur during the reeling operation, and in such case it will readily be seen that accurate-reeling of desired lengths of strand might not be attained, since the cutting mechanism is actuated at predetermined regular periods irrespective of the length of strand woundupon the reel.

The object of the invention is to provide a device for causing the actuation of the cuttingm'ec hanism in a machine of the above mentioned type which is simple in its operation and one that results'in a definitepredetermined length of strand being reeled for each actuation of the cutting mechanism.

In accordance with one feature of the invention the strand in traveling from the source of supply to the reeling mechanism causes t'herotationof an idler pulley around which the strand passes. The rotation of the idler pulley istransmitted through suitable connecting means at the proper rotation ratio to cause the rotation of a timing wheel,-

which in turn controls the actuation of the cutting mechanism after a definite length of strand has been wound on the reel. Due to the control of the cutting mechanism by the traveling strand itself an accurate measurement ofthe reeled stra'ndresults.

Various features of the invention not specitically -me'ntion'ed will clearly appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 illustrates a sideelevation of a reeling'm-achine'of thetype disclosed in the before mentioned patent and embodying the features Ofthe invention;

cated by the numeral 25.

serial No. 731.037.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary rear view thereof;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the timing wheel and its cooperating arm;

Fig. 4 1s a SCllBIDEltlCVlGWV of a portion of 1, and

'Fig. 5 is a fragmentary schematic rear view thereof.

In the drawings 5% reeling machine 10 of the type described andill-ustrated inthe before mentionedp'atent to Hosford is shown associated with a strand twisting machine 11 of the type illustratedand described in Patent No. 1,263,405 issued-April 23, 1918,

which is equipped with a baclrtwist mechanism 12 of the-type illustrated and described 111 Patent 1,565,862,. issued December 15,

1925, to H. R. Massingham, to which patents reference may be had for-a more detailed illustration and description thereof.

As fully described in the beforementioned Hosford :patent, the various operating elements of the reeling machine 10 aredriven by suitable gearing from a shaft =15 which.

in turn is driven by suitable gearing connecting it with a shaft 15 1 carrying a capstan 153 mounted upon the twisting machine 11, theshaft 154'beinggsuitably connected to a driving motor 22 (Fig. 1) mounted at-the top of the twisting machine.

In the combined twisting and reeling machine illustrated in Fig. 1 of-thedrawings, a strand 23 suitably twisted during the operation of the twisting machine 11 leaves a pulley 20 and is passed a number of turns overthe capstan 153, and then overan ldler pulley Qtaflixed to a-shaft 13, through the back twist mechanism indicated generally by "the numeral l 2,"back-over the capstan 153 a number of turns, through a suitable tension journaled upon the frame of the twisting machine by bearings, one-of which is indi- Bevel gears 26 and 27 form a drlving connection between the shaft 21 and a vertically disposed shaft 28 suitably jour-naled at its upper end in the bearing 25'and its lower end lll'ithOtlSlng 31 enclosing a worm wheel 55) which meshes with a worm 58 secured to the lower end of the shaft 28. The worm wheel 59 is secured to a shaft 60 journaled in bearings 61 and (32 (Figs. 1 and 2). The shaft 60 carries an eccentric 63 and a timing wheel (it, which in the operation of the reeling machine, function when the desired length of strand has been wound on the reel to cause the rotation of a rocker arm 11'? through one of the slots 118 (Figs. 1, 2, and 3) of the timing wheel 64-. This movement will shift a distribut ing arm 112 from the reel on which the strand was being wound to the other reel. of the machine. In this shifting movement the strand will be caught by one of the fingers 55!) of the disk 88v associated with the reel on which the strand is wound, stretched across the space intervening between the two reels, and then caught by another linger on the disk associated with the empty reel on which the strand is about to be wound. As the reels continue to rotate, the strand which is suitably stretched is guided between the two disks 88 into the path of the knives, one of which is indicated at 38, which rotate about the shaft 32 at the bottom of the machine. The strand will therefore be cut by these knives and the oncoming strand will be disconnected from the strand which has been wound on the first reel. The strand will now be wound on the second reel and in the continued rotation of the timing wheel the arm 112 will be shifted from a wound reel to an empty one. It is believed that this brief description of the operation of a continuously running reeling machine, which is one illustration of the applicability of applicants invention, is suflicient, but for a more detailed description of such a mechanism reference may be had to the before mentioned Hosford patent.

. In the operation of the combined twister and reeling machine it will readily be seen that the rotation of the idler pulley 24- caused by the twisted strand 23 passing thereover as it travels from the twisting ma chine 11 to the reeling machine is transn'iitted by the sprocket wheel 17, chain 19, sprocket wheel 18, bevel gears 26 and 27, and worm 58, and worm wheel 59 to the shaft 60 at a suitable rotation ratio. This will cause the timing wheel 64. and the eccentric 63 to be slowly rotated and when a detinite length of strand 23 has passed over the idler pulley 24 allowing for the strand stretched between the pulley 24 and the point atwhich the knives 38 will cut the strand, the arm 112 will be oscillated by the eccentric 63, the timing wheel 64; and the associated mechanism to a position to feed strand to an empty reel.

Although the preferred embodiment of the invention herein described is designed for reeling 1000 feet of strand, it will be evident that by suitable changes in the rotation rat io between the idler pulley 24 and the tiinii'ig wheel shaft 60 the machine may be adapted for reeling any desired length of strand.

The simplicity of its operation and the beneficial results which are obtained by its use in the reeling of strands or wire have proved the desirability and advantages of this invention.

VJ hat is claimed is:

1. In a strand working mechanisn'i, a strand material supply means, a capstan for withdrawing strand material therefrom, means for receiving the witl'idrawn strand material, an idler pulley over which the strand. is drawn by the capstan, strand measuring means for controlling the amount o l' strand 111:.ztcrial received by said receiving means, a chain drive interconnecting the idler pulley and the strand measuring means, and means operative at a predetermined point in the operation of said strand measuring means for severing the strand.

2. In a strand working mechanism, a strand material supplying means, a capstan for withdrawing strand material therefrom, a plurality of means for receiving the withdrawn strand material, means for selectively guiding the strand material individually to said receiving means, an idler pulley to which the strand material is fed and around which the strand material is drawn by the capstan, material measuring means for shiftingthe guiding means from one receiving means to another when a predetermined amount of strand material has been received by the first mentioned receiving means, a chain drive interconnecting the idler pulley and the material measuring means, and means controlled by the measuring means for severing the strand when said predetermined length of strand material has been received by the receiving means.

3 The combination with a strand work ing mechanism and an automatic reeling device comprising a plurality of reeling members, a capstan for withdrawing the strand from the strand working mechanism and feeding the strand to the reeling members, means for driving the reeling members to reel the strand thereon, and means for guiding the strand to one of the reeling members, of a strand measuring device driven directly by the advancing strand, and a strand severing device controlled thereby.

4:. The combination with a strand working mechanism and an automatic reeling device comprising a plurality of reeling members, a capstan for withdrawing the strand from the strand working mechanism and feeding the strand to the reeling members, means for driving the reeling members to reel the strand thereon, and means for guiding the strand to one of the reeling members, of an idler pulley driven directly by tlt) lit)

the advancing strand, a measuring device, means interconnecting the idler pulley and the measuring device, means actuated by the measuring device when a predetermined length of strand has been reeled by one of the reeling members for shifting the guiding means from one reeling member to another, and a severing mechanism operative to sever the strand between the reeling members.

5. The con'lbination with a strand working mechanism and an automatic reeling device con'iprisii'ig a plurality of reeling members, a capstan for withdrawing the strand from the strand working mechanism and feeding the strand to the reeling members, means for driving the reeling members to reel the s nd thereon, and, means for guiding the strand to one of the reeling members, of an idler pulley driven directlyby the advance ing strand, a measuring device, means interconnecting the idler pulley and the measuring device, means actuated by the measuring device when a predetermined length of strand has been reeled by one of the reeling members for shifting the guiding means from one reeling member to another, thereby extenuating the strand between the reeling members, and means controlled by the measuring device for severing the strand between the two reeling members.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 31 day of July A. D., 1924.

PAUL DONNELL PARCELLS.

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