US2443855A - Means for collecting empty bobbins - Google Patents

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June 22, l1948. w. c. GIBSON, JR I 2,443,855

MEANS FOR COLLECTING, EMPTY BOBBINS o INVENToR.

AYTOR/VEYJ June. 22, 1948. w. c. GIBSON, JR 2,443,855

MEANS FOR COLLECTING EMPTY BOBBINS Filed Jan. 2, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l A/ /f 4 f 44.

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Patented June 22, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE y n 2,443,855 Y ivmANs FonoonLEoTmG EMPTY ,oBINs William C. Gibson, Jr., Atlanta, "(ra. npplieaioneanuary 2, 194s,seria1 No. 21o

` 12 claims. (orsi- 1) My invention relates tomeans' for collecting empty bobbins as used on spinning machines, l.as the yarn or `thread .thereon vis used :up and `the bobbins are replaced by fresh bobbins I'on which the yarn is wound. l.

Itis the 'custom in *spinning mills or .the `oper ators ofthe spinning frames to replace the empty bobbins on the top of 'the frame or creel board thereof, which is usually a flatlsurface Thereafter, .the empty bcbbins `are manually acollected. Such 'method and :manner fof disposing of the empty 'bobbin's is objectionable, since "the empty bobbins `on top of the frame or cre'el board have a Vtendency to falloir onaccount of, yibration, and sometimes injure the worker, or damage 4the machine and material by rolling under the 'frame and interfering with the necessary movement of the machine lparts. Moreover, collection of empty bobbins from `along the entire Vlength of the frame requires the services 'of numerous personnel and is unduly laborious and expensive.

With the foregoing in view, itis .an object of my invention `to provide improved means Aforcellecting empty bobbins from a spinning frame.

A further object is to provide yimproved means for collecting empty bobbins from along theen'- tire llength of aspinning frame, which includes the kprovision `of a trough on each side Vof the frame and extending the :entire length'thereof, said trough being adapted to receive a single row comprising a plurality of empty .bobbinsiinendto-end relation, whereby the end `hobbinsfor ,the row may be discharged from .the ends of the trough as the row is pushed -along the trough.

`A. further object of the invention is to provide in a device such as that last described iat least one receptacle carried bysaid `frame in subiacent relation to said troughs, whereby to receive `bobbins discharged from said troughs.

A Vfurther object of the invention is to provide in a `device such as that last described means hingedly mounting said receptacles on said frame, whereby the same may bereadily swung from an operative bobbin-receiving position to a discharge or bobbin-dumping position.

other objects andadvantages reside initheparticular structure of the invention, `combination and arrangement of the several parts thereoiand will be 'readily understood by those skilled the art upon reference tothe attached drawings in connection with the following specification, wherein the invention Vis shown, described and claimed.

In the drawings: l l

Figure 1 is a fragmentary lside elevationpfa spinning machine or frameshowing the empty bobbin-.collecting means in position thereon;

Figure y2 is a utop plan View fof `stile structure shown in Figurel;

`Figure 3 is an end 'elevation looking toward the right in Figures `1 and 2;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially -on the plane of the line `LMI of Figure.

Figure 5 isan enlarged transverse vertical sectional view on an `enlarged scale and taken substantially onthe plane of the line 5-5 ,of Figure 1;

Figure `6 is a perspective view of a supporting bracket for the trough.

Referring to the drawings -in detaiLin which like reference :characters designate l corresponding parts throughout the. several views, there is shown in Figures 1 and `2 a spinning machine ornframe lll .having the usual step supports l I and l2, head ends l-3 and creel boards "i4 at the top provided with the usual side i'langes l5. The 4loobloins are indicated 'at 16, bearing the yarn I1, fedthere from during the operation of the machine in `the ordinary spinning operation, the details of which may vary with different types and layouts .of spinning machines orframes. The ends `I3 of the frame may be supported upon a suitable base I8 anchored to Vthe floor in the usual manner.

`In accordance with the .present invention, troughs :i9 are supported in a suitable position along the longitudinal side yedges of the top or creel board AIll-.sous to projectlaterally outwardly therefrom on either side thereof. These troughs run longitudinally of `'the frame the full length thereof, andfmay besupported or secured in position inany suitable manner,` as by means of brackets or straps v2l) suitably secured, as indicated at 2l, by meansof screws or `the like, :to the bottom of the spinning frame top or creel board "I4, The ibrackets `2l) may have their `ends bent into depressed arcuate or semicircular trough-receiving and supporting `portions `22 retaining the trough |19 therein outwardly of the sides `.uffi-,heereal board i4 and flanges l5 thereof. The `brzalchets 2.0 are Aprovid-ed with suitable openingsl or holes `23 for receiving thefastening means- 2i or may be otherwisesuitably lsecured in position, land may be provided with suitable means, such as the holes 24, in their curved portions 22 to :provide means ior'securing :the same tothe troughs, as indicated at r25. so that the troughs will .be securely retained in position. One end of each troughmay-beclosed, asindi'cated atf26 (Eigure 5), while :the opposite end is open and projects 'over thefvertical :or .head 'end portion i3 of the spinning frame, asindicated at 21 in Figures 1,-2.and14 of the drawings.

Areceptaclez of any suitable-remis located on the frame t0 under `each open end `21.01? the troughs Al Storecelve .successively the end botvbins B .of arow ofsbobbins 4placed in the `troughs by the operators. In this connection, ,it should be noted that the .troughs t9 .are sizedso-that they can containrbut aEsinglerow comprising a are discharged from the troughs. This receptal cle may be of any suitable shape, but is prefer'- ably elongated transversely and rectangular in plan with an inclined open top 2S extending under both troughs at its loW inner end wall and constituting at its high outer end wall meanslto' prevent the bobbins from escaping yover theA receptacle as they are discharged thereinto from the trough. The bottom of the receptacle in the embodiment shown has a raised or oiset portion 3i! fitting overan odset raised -portion 3l ofthe particular head end of the frame shown, and is hingedso as to be tilted outwardly for emptying the empty bobbins therefrom for collection. The receptacle is also mounted for lateralV movement in either direction in a horizontal plane to permit necessary inspection, oiling and repairs of parts of the machine covered thereby. This may be accomplished in anysuitable manner, and by any suitable construction, as will appear later. The receptacle 28 is slightly Wider than the creel board lll so as to project outwardly thereof at each side beyond the troughs I0. Thus, the discharge ends 21 of the troughs are disposed over the receptacle as it rests upon the end i3 of the frame at the top thereof. Obviously, the receptacle may assume other forms to conform to the structure of the Vparticular frame with which it is to be used.

Hinge members comprising bars or brackets 32 are extended horizontally of and are secured to the top of the head end .I3 of the frame, as indicated at 33. These hinge brackets may be of angular form and may have right-angled vertical legs 34 substantially flush with the vertical edge or end of the end frame I3. Ihe free ends of legs 34 may be curled or looped, as indicated at 35, to a hinge rod or pintle 36 extendingr traIlS- versely of the outer vertical wall of the receptacle and Ycarried by .end plates 31 attached to the sides of the receptacle, preferably slightly below the center of the receptacle or atthe lower part thereof. With the pintle recessed or set in a transverse groove 4U of the outer wall of the receptacle, as shown, the receptacle may tilt outwardly on the loops 35 to discharge empty bobbins. Also, since the receptacle is loosely hinged to the pivot brackets 32, one or two of which are employed in inwardly-spaced relation to the end plates 31 thereof, the receptacle is free to move or slide in a horizontal plane laterally in either direction, as indicated inbreken lines in Figure 2 of the drawings. This movement will expose the end of the machine and permit necessary inspection, oiling and repair of covered parts.

Of course, the dimensions and design of the receptacle and troughs may be varied for different types or sizes of machines or spinning frames, and the pivoted or hinged mounting ofthe receptacle may be varied to conform to different types and lay-outs 'of different installations. In like manner, the troughs may beformed to provide integral parts of the creel board and maybe positioned otherwise than as shown. The basic idea'is to mount or form the receptacle to facilitate the removal of the contents thereof when the receptacles are emptied to form or position the troughs for convenient use. l

While I have shown and described what is now' thought to be a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is susceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently, VI ,doi not limit `myself to the precise structureshownand described, except as hereinafter claimed.

i "1. The combination with an elongated spinning iframe, of vmeans for collecting empty bobbins from said frame, said means comprising a pair 'of troughs, means mounting one of said troughs 'along each side of said frame, said troughs being adapted to receive empty bobbins therein, at least one receptacle for said empty bobbins, and means mounting said receptacle at one end of said frame to receive said empty bobbins from said troughs.

2. The combination with an elongated spinning frame, of means for collecting empty bobbins from said frame, said means comprising a pair of troughs, means mounting one of said troughs along each side of said frame, said troughs being adapted. to receive empty bobbins therein, at least one receptacle for said empty bobbins, means mounting said receptacle across one end of said frame in subjacent relation to both of said troughs, and said last-named means including a pivotal connection with said receptacle whereby the latter may be tilted to empty the same. Y

3. The combination with an elongated spinning frame, of means for collecting empty bobbins from said frame, said means comprising a pair of troughs, means mounting one of said troughs along each side of` said frame, said troughs being adapted to receive empty bobbins therein, at least one receptacle for said empty bobbins, said receptacle extending transversely across one end of said framein subjacent relation to both of said troughs to receive said empty bobbins therefrom, hinge means hingedly connecting said receptacle to said frame to permit swinging of said receptacle relative to said frame to and from bobbin-receiving and bobbin-dumpingpositions, and said hinge means including means slidably mounting said receptacle for lateral sliding movement relative to said frame.

4. The combination with a spinning frame having sides, ends and a top creel board; of a pair of longitudinally-extending troughs, one of said troughs being associated with each side of said creel board and extending longitudinally substantially the entire lengthr thereof, said troughs each having a laterally-aligned discharge end at at least one end of said frame, a receptacle, means pivotally mounting said receptacle on said frame at said end thereof in subjacent relation tol saiddischarge ends of said troughs, each trough being sized to receive a single row of empty bobbins in end-to-end relation and to discharge-the end bobbins into said receptacle assaidfrow is pushed along said trough, and said receptacle being adapted to be tilted upon said last-named means for dischargingempty bobbins collected therein therefrom.

5; The' combination with an elongated spinning frame having an elongated top creel board above the same, of a trough secured along each side edge of said board, said troughs having latorally-aligned closed ends ati one rend of said board and open discharge ends at the other end of said board, said troughs being each adapted to receive a single row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end-to-end relation, 4each row being adapted to be pushed along Vits trough to above the same, of a trough secured along eachI side edge of said board, said troughs having laterally-aligned closed ends at one end of said board and open discharge ends at the other end of said board, said troughs being each adapted to receive a single row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end-to-end relation, cach row being adapted to be pushed along its troughs to successively discharge end bobbins from said open ends, said machine having an end frame niember, a receptacle, means mounting said receptacle on said end frame member in subjacent relation to said open ends of said troughs whereby to position said receptacle to receive said empty bobbins discharged from said troughs, and said last-named means mounting said receptacle for lateral sliding and vertical swinging movement on said frame.

7. The combination with an elongated spinning frame having an elongated top creel board. above'the same, of a trough secured along each side edge of said board, said troughs having laterally-aligned closed ends at one end of said board and open discharge ends at the other end of said board, said troughs being each adapted to receive a single row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end-to-end relation, each row being adapted to be pushed along its trough to successively discharge end bobbins from said `open end, said machine having an end frame member, a receptacle, means mounting said receptacle on said end frame member in subjacent relation to said open ends of said troughs whereby to position said receptacle to receive said empty bobbins discharged from said troughs, said receptacle having front and rear end walls, said rear end wall being formed to provide a transverse groove therein, means mounting a pivot pin in said groove, at least one hinge member, means rigidly mounting said hinge member on said frame in subjacent relation to said receptacle, said hinge member having a free end formed to provide a loop, and said loop being slidably and pivotally engaged with said pivot pin, whereby to mount said receptacle on said frame for vertical swinging movement and lateral sliding movement relative thereto.

8. The combination with an elongated spinning frame having an elongated top creel board above the same, of a trough secured along each side edge of said board, said troughs having laterallyaligned closed ends at one end of said board and open discharge ends at the other end of said board, said troughs being each adapted to receive a single row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end-to-end rela-tion, each row being adapted to be pushed along its trough to successively discharge end bobbins from said open end, said machine having an end frame member, a receptacle, means mounting said receptacle on said end frame member in subjacent relation to said open ends of said troughs whereby to position said receptacle to receive said empty bobbins discharged from said troughs, said receptacle having front and rear end walls, said rear end wall being formed to provide a transverse groove therein, means mounting a pivot pin in said groove, at least one hinge member, means rigidly mounting said hinge member on said frame in subjacent relation to said receptacle, said hinge member having a free end formed to provide a loop, said loop being slidably and pivotally engaged with said pivot pin, whereby to mount said receptacle on said frame for vertical swinging movement and lateral sliding movement relative thereto, means mounting said troughs on said board, said last-named means comprising a plurality of longitudinally-spaced transverselyextending hanger members, means rigidly mounting said hanger members to the under side of said board, said hanger members including free ends extending laterally outwardly of said board, and means rigidly connecting said free ends to said troughs to support the latter.

9. The combination with a spinning frame having sides and ends; of means providing a pailof longitudinally-extending troughs, one of said troughs being associated with each side of said frame and extending longitudinally substantially the entire length thereof, said troughs each being formed with at least one open discharge end at at least one end of said frame, each trough being adapted to receive therein at least one row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in endto-end relation and to discharge successively the end bobbins of said row through said open end as said row is manually pushed along said trough.

10. The combination with a spinning Vframe having sides, ends and a top creel board; of means providing a pair of longitudinally-extending troughs, one of said troughs being associated with each side of said creel board and extending longitudinally substantially the entire length theren of, said troughs each being formed with at least one open discharge end at at least one end of said creel board, each trough being adapted to receive therein at least one row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end--to-end relation and to discharge successively the end bobbins of said row through said open end as said row is manually pushed along said trough.

11. The combination with a spinning frame having sides and ends; of a pair of longitudinallyextending troughs each being substantially coextensive in length with said creel board, means mounting one of said troughs along each side of said creel board, said troughs each being formed with at least one open discharge end at at least one end of said frame, each trough being adapted to receive therein at least one row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end-to-end relation and to discharge successively the end bobbins of said row through said open end as said row is manually pushed along said trough.

12. The combination with a spinning frame having sides, ends of a top creel board; of means providing at least one longitudinally-extending trough, said trough being assoicated with said creel board and extending substantially the entire length thereof, said trough being formed with at least one discharge opening at at least one end of said creel board, said trough being adapted to receive therein at least one row comprising a plurality of empty bobbins in end-to-end relation, and sai-d row of bobbins being adapted to be pushed manually along said trough toward said discharge opening whereby to discharge successively the end bobbins through said discharge opening.

WILLIAM C. GIBSON, JR.

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