US1777244A - Winding machine - Google Patents

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Sept. 30, 1930.

J. A. ANDERSON WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 4, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 lii'bzzzze .5:

Sept. 30,1930. I J A ANDERSQN 1,7?7,244

WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 4, 2 s Sheets-Sheet 2 WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 4, 1929 5 Sheets-Shee 3 patented Sept. 30, 1930 JOEAN A. ANDERSON, OF CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR 'I'O UNIVERSAL WIND- ENG CQMPANY, F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS WINDING MACHINE Application filed. October 4, 1929. Serial No. 397,368.

This invention relates to winding machines for winding cops, cones and other types of packages of thread,yarn or other strand material. The present invention is particularly directed to an improved stopping-mechanism for arresting the operation of the winding machine when the strand breaks or its supply is exhausted and also when the package reaches a predetermined size.

One object of the invention is to provide a simplified form of stopping-mechanism which is prompt and positive in action and proof against derangement or getting out of order.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stopping-mechanism which is convenient to reset to effect the starting of the machine again and which economizes in the time and labor required for this operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stopping-mechanism having means for seizing and-holding the end of the broken thread or other strand when the machine is stopped, whereby to provide for its convenient recovery in tying up the ends to prepare for restarting the winding operation.

Further objects of the improvement are set forth in the following specification which describes a preferred form of construction of the invention, by way of example, as illustrated by the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a winding machine unit showing the present invention as applied to use therewith and illustrating the stopping-mechanism in inactive position during the normal operation of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the stopping-mechanism operative to effect the arrest of the winding;

Fig. 3 is a front view 'of the winding unit showing the essential elements thereof'and the relation thereto of certain parts of the stopping-mechanism Fig. 4.- is a detailed view of the startinghandle for resetting the stopping-mechanism and the strand-guiding rod connected thereto Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the means for shifting the guide-rod into and out of operative position;

Fig 6 is a similar view showing the coaction of these elements;

Fig. 7 is a detailed view of the tripping'devices which actuate the stopping-mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the yarnseizing lever; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the slubcatcher in which the yarn is seized and held.

Referring to the drawings, the winding machine herein illustrated by way of example is of substantially the same construction and arrangement as that shown-in my pending United States application for patent Serial No. 381,275, filed July 26, 1929, It is to be understood, however, that the present improved stopping-mechanism may be applied to other types of winding machines to operate in any desired manner to arrest the winding operation.

The machine herein illustrated is of the drumor surface-driven type in'which the cop, cone or package is rotated by peripheral contact with a drive-roll or drum. The winding mechanism is shown as arranged for winding conical packages, but the present invention may be employed on machines for producing different forms or types of packages of thread, yarn or other strand material.

For the sake of brevity the product of the machine will hereinafter be referred to as a package and the material to be wound as yarn, it being understoood that these terms indicate generally all forms and types of cops, bobbins, coils, packages and any character of strand material, such as yarn, thread, cord, wire and the like.

The winding machine may comprise a plurality of heads or units arranged in series on a suitable frame or bed which is designated 2 in the drawings. The operating parts of the various winding units are supported from cross-frames or brackets 5 bolted to and extending laterally of the bed 2 at spaced intervals therealong. Only one winding unitis herein illustrated and the essential parts thereof comprise means for rotatively supporting the package to be wound and a drum or drive-roll for rotating the package by surface contact therewith.

horizontal shaft 3 which constitutes the main drive-shaft of the machine. The shaft 3 1s journaled in suitable bearings 4 carried on the brackets 5, and between'each pair of brackets is a drum 7, see Fig. 3, secured fast thereto to rotate therewith. The shaft 3 may be driven by any suitable means such as a belt, chain or gearing, or it may be connected directly to a source of ower such as an electric motor, these connections not being herein illustrated as they have no direct relation tov the present invention.

I The package is usually wound on a central core or receiver which may consist of a papertube T, shown in Fig. 3 as of conical form and rotatabl supported on a cop-holder H. The cop-hol er H may be of any suitable construction and rotatably journaled on a deadspindle 12 carried at the end of a swinging arm 13 which is ivoted at 14 to a lug or bearing 15 projecting upwardly from one of the brackets 5. The spindle 12 is hinged to the forked end of the arm 13 at 16 to ada t it to be swung outwardly from the drum to facilitate the placing of the cop-tube or yarnreceiver on the holder H and the dofling of the completed package therefrom. These parts are of usual construction and arrangement, however, and are therefore notherein described in detail.

The drum 7 from which the package is driven is herein illustrated as being split in two parts, providing a helical groove or slot 8 encompassing its circumference whereby it is adapted to traverse the yarn leading therethrough to deposit it on the package in helical coils.

. As a usual ad'unct to the winding-mechanism, a tensionevice, indicated at 17 in Fi .1, is provided to apply resistance to the dra of the yarn as it feeds to the package being wound. As herein shown, the tension-device comprises a bracket 18 carried on a deending-arm 19 which is bolted to an overan 'ng portion of the bracket 5. The brac et 18 is formed with a horizontal shelf 20 supporting a vertical pin or spindle 21 on which is mounted a pair of tension-disks 22. Pressure is applied to the tension-disks 22 by means of weights 23 mounted ona holder 24 which slides on the spindle 21 and bears against a sprin 25 pressing on the upper tension-disk. 'l he yarn y, indicated by dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 1, draws upwardly from a suitable source of supply, not herein shown, and feeds through a guide- .way 26 in the shelf 20. Thence the yarn draws across the top of the shelf 20 between the opposed faces of the tension-disks 22 to lead to the winding-mechanism. As shown in Fig. 1, the yarn 3 asses through an upright guide-member 27 and thence draws beneath a rod 30 which directs it through the slot 8 in the drum 7 to cause it to feed therefrom directly to the package being wound.

As illustrated in Fig. 9, the member 27 is constituted as a slub-catcher, being provided 1 with a slot or opening 28 through which the yarn draws to scrape'ofl lint, specks and slubs adhering thereto.

- A bail 31 bears against the yarn as it feeds fr'om the slot in the drum 7 to maintain it at the approximate point of tangency of the package thereon, the bail 31 being carried on a swinging-member 32 which is shown and described in detail in my previous application hereinbefore referred to. The member,32 is pivoted on the drum-shaft 3 and has a weighted arm 33 extending forwardly and downwardly to maintain the bail 31 pressed against the yarn y.

The package is maintained with its surface in contact with the periphery of the drum 7 under the pressure of a weight 34 suspended on a rod 35 which depends from the swinging arm 13. The rod 35 has its upper end bent over and hooked through a hole in the arm 13 and held in place by a cotter-pin 36. The rod 35 passes through an opening 37 in a fixed lug 38 which projects from the side of one of the cross-members of the frame 2, this portion of the rod being provided on one side with a series of serrations or saw-teeth 39. Resting on the lug 38 is a plate or Washer 40 having a central orifice through which the rod passes and adapted to be lifted and canted to cause the edge of its opening to engage with the teeth 39 as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The plate 40 is engaged with the teeth on the rod 35 and then lifted to slide the rod 35 upwardly through the means of a lever 41, this action serving to raise the package away from the drum 7 to arrest the Winding operation in the manner as later more fully explained.

The lifting-lever 41 is pivoted on a stud 42 projecting from a boss on the side of one of the cross-membersof the frame 2 and has a beak-like end 43 for engaging under the edge of the vplate 40. The lever 41 is actuated from a swinging stop-member 45 through its connection therewith b means gf a pin 46 engaging a slot 47 in said mem- The stop-member 45 comprises an arm 48 ivoted on the shaft 3 at one side of the drum and reaching down toward the front of the machine. Extending rearwardly from the arm 48 the member 45 takes the form of shown in Fig. 7, the lever 53 is pivoted on a stud 54 held in a boss 55 projecting from the side of one of the cross-members of the frame 2. The detent-finger 52 is released from the shoulder 51 to permit the member to act to arrest the operation of the machine by rocking the lever 53 upwardly. The lever 53 is operated for this purpose from two separate controls. A rod 66 is connected to the lever 53 at ($7 and reaches upwardly to pass through a hole in a stud 68 projecting from the side of the arm 13 on which the copholder H swings, see Figs. 1 and 3. A collar 69 is adjustably secured on the end of the rod (36 above the stud 68 to adapt the latter to strike against it to lift the rod when the arm 13 has been raised'to a predetermined extent as the package reaches the desired size, the operation of these devices being later more fully explained.

Pivoted to the outer end of the lever 53 at 56 and depending therefrom is a dog 57, the lower edge of which is adapted to be engaged by an oscillating pawl or rocker-lever 60. The rocker-lever 60 is pivoted on a stud 61 supported from one of the cross-members of the frame 2 and is oscillated from a continuously rotating crank-disk 62. The crankdisk 62 is carried on a rotating shaft 63 which may be driven from a going part of the machine through the means of a chain or gearing not herein shown. A wire con-- meeting-rod 64 having one end bent at rightangles and hooked into an eccentric hole in the crank-disk 62 has its opposite end pivot-- ally connected to the end of the rocker-lever 60.

Projecting from the side of the stop-member 15 is a pin 65 adapted to make contact with the member 32 to swing the bail 31 back into the position shown in Fig. 2 for a purpose as later explained.

The dog 57 is thrown into position to be operated upon by the rocker-lever 60 through the means of a link connection with a feelerlever '70 which bears against the yarny as it ets 5 and the coils at the ends of the legs 72 form pivot bearings for the feeler-lever 70. The wire in the coil at the right-hand end of the feeler-lever is extended in an arm 74 bent into an eye 75 and then extendin in a helical coil 76 which encloses a short length of rod 77 serving as a weight to-normally maintain the lever 70 in elevated position with its bail 71 bearing against the yarn y. A. link 78 has one end hooked through the eye 75 in the arm 74' of the lever 70 with its opposite bent end engaging a hole in the dog 57. hen the yarn breaks or its supply becomes exhausted the weight 77 causes the feeler-lever 70 to be tiltedupwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and this movement of the lever acts through the link 78 to carry the dog 57 back into position above the end of the rocker-lever 60.

The horizontal cross-bar 73 also supports a wire lever 80 which is provided with a rightangled arm 81 carrying a resilient presserroller 82 which is adapted to be thrown toward the slub-catcher-27 to bind the broken end of the yarn 3 thereagainst as illustrated in Fig. 2. The lever 80, shown in detail in Fig. 8, is formed from a length of wire coiled about the rod 73 at 83 and extending laterally to encircle the rod in another coil at 84. From the coil 84 the wire extends upwardly, is then bent laterally and upwardl again with its upper portion formed in a 1100 85. The hook 85 is adapted to be engaged by the elbow portion of the starting-handle which consists of a rod carrying a ball 91 at its upper end. The elbow portion of the handle 90 is screwed into the end of the arm 4-8 of the stop-member 45 and secured fast in place by a'nut 92, see Fig. 4. It will be observed from Fig. 2 of the drawings that when the arm 48 swings upwardly its connection or spindle 49 which serves as a journal for a hub 93. The hub 93 carries the wire rod or arm 30, previously referred to, which pro-.

jects radially therefrom and normally is disposed in horizontal position as shownin Fig. 3 with the yarn 7 drawing thereunder as it leads to the slot 8 in the drum 7. Projecting from the opposite side of thehub 93 is a shorter wire arm or rod 95, virtually an extension of the rod 30, which engages under a slotted shoulder on the upright arm 19 fixed on the bracket 5. The end of the rod 95 is rounded oil to adapt it to cooperate with a cam-face 96 on the edge of a block 97 which is fastened to the top of :1. lug 98 on the member or arm 19'by means of a screw 99. The cam-face 96 acts on the rounded end of thearm 95 to turn the collar 93 whereby to swing the rod 30 into horizontal position as the arm 48 on the stopmember 45 is carried down by manual pressure on the ball or knob 91 of the starting-handle 90. A plate 100, secured to the end of the arm 48 by means of the nut 92, has a bent finger 101 which is adapted to be engaged by the rod 30 to serve as a stop to limit the movement of the rod when it is swung upwardly into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 6.

A s ring 103, anchored at its upper end to a pm 104 held in a hub 105 on one of the brackets 5, has its lower end hooked into an eye 106 on the arm 48 of the stop-member 45 whereby it acts to raise said arm 48 to rock with the lever 80 by means of the hook 85 will the quadrant 50 downwardly when the detent 52 is released from the shoulder 51, the coaction of these parts being as hereinafter more fully explained.

The method of operation of the complete machine is as next explained: The strand of yarn y is led from its source of supply, usual- 1y arranged below the machine but not herein illustrated, carried through the guideway 26 in the bracket 18, thence drawn between the tension-disks 22 and passed through the slabcatcher 27. The strand is then led up over. the surface of the drum 7, being passed under the roller 82, and its end secured to the coptube T which has previously been placed on the cop-holder H. It will be understood that the drum 7 is rotated continuously and that with the winding operation arrested the arm 13 is raised to sustain the cop-holder H away i from the surface of the drum, the parts of the machine being in the position as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. After the yarn 3 has been drawn into place and attached to the cop-tube T the winding operation is started pressing down on the knob 91 of the starting-handle 90 to rock the arm 48 of the inember 45 into the position shown in Fig. 1. As the arm 48 is rocked downwardly the extension 95 of the rod will ride along the camface 96 to cause the collar 93 to be turned to bring the rod 30 into horizontal position extendlng across and parallel with the cylindri cal surface of the drum 7. The rod 30 will thus be brought down against the strand 3 to cause i to be drawn around the surface of the dr m 7, whereby when it is tak n up by the winding it will be fed into the slot 8 through the action of the automatic threading device described in my co-pending application hereinbefore referred to.

The depression of the arm 48 swings the member 45 upwardly to bring the detentshoulder 51 on the quadrant 50 into position to be engaged by the finger 52 on the lever 53. Meanwhile, the strand will be drawn taut to cause the feeler-lever 7 0 to be depressed to rock its arm 74 forwardly, whereby the link 78 draws the dog 57 away from the rockerlever 60. As the quadrant 50 of the stopmember 45 swings upwardly its slot 47 acts through the pin 46 to rock the lever 41 to lower its beak 43 away from the plate 40. As the plate is released gravity will cause it to drop down against the lug or rest 38 to disengage the edge of its aperture from the teeth 39 on the rod 35. The release of the rod 35 permits the arm 13 to swing downwardly to bring the cop-tube T on the holder H into contact with the periphery of the drum 7.

. Thereupon, the cop-holder H is rotated from surface of the cop-tube. With the stop-member held inoperative by the engagement of the detents as above described the machine will continue to wind, unless the strand breaks or its supply is exhausted, until the package reaches a predetermined size.

WVhen the yarn breaks it releases the feelerlever 70 which is caused to swing upwardly under the action of the weight 7 7 on its depending arm 74. The rocking action of the feeler-lever 70 swings the dog 57 into position to be engaged by the forward end of the rocker-lever 60 and the movement of the latter under the action of the crank-disk 62 forces the dog upwardly to rock the lever 53 and thereby disengage the detent-finger 52 from the shoulder 51 on the quadrant 50. As the quadrant is thus released the spring 103 swings the arm 48 upwardly to rock the member 45 downwardly. As the member 45 swings downwardly the slot-and-pin connection at 4647 rocks the lever 41 to tilt and raise the plate 40, whereby the latter is engaged with the teeth 39 on the rod 35 and the rod slid upwardly to swing the arm 13 to lift the package away from the surface of the driving-drum 7. As the package is removed from contact with the drum 7 its rotation is arrested to halt the winding operation. As the package is lifted off from the drum 7 the swinging movement of the member 45 causes its pin to strike the member to carry the bail 31 back into the position as illustrated in Fig. 2. This action prevents the hail from being swung forward while the package is raised and until it has been again placed in contact with the drum 7. Meanwhile, as the arm 48 swings upwardly the bent elbow portion of the starting-lever 90 engages the book 85 on the lever 80 to cause the arm 81 of the latter to be rocked downwardly. As the arm 81 swings downwardly its roller 82 is pressed against the end of the yarn y drawing through the slub-catcher 27 to seize the strand and hold the broken end in position to be conveniently retrieved for tying up.

The upward movement of the arm 48 also acts to swing the rod 30 upwardly out of the way to facilitate the threading up of the yarn when the ends are pieced up or tied together again. As the arm 48 moves upwardly the extension 95 of the rod 30 rides in the slot in the member 19 to rock the hooked end of the rod 30 upwardly.

The winding operation is arrested in substantially the same manner when the package reaches the desired size as determined by the adjustment of the collar 69 on the rod 66. As the arm swings upwardly with the growth of the package the stud 68 on its side eventually comes into contact with the collar 69 to lift the rod 66 and thereby rock the lever 53 to release the detent-finger 52 from the shoulder 51. The stop-member 45 is thus released to act in the manner as before explained to tilt the lever 41 to raise the rod 35 and liftthe package ofi from the drum 7. It will be observed from the foregoing that the present improved stopping-mechanism functions automatically to promptly arrest the'winding operation when the yarn breaks orv its supply is exhausted and upon the completion of the package to a predetermined size. The invention also-provides means for seizing the end of the broken strand to hold it in position to be conveniently recovered in piecing up before starting the winding again, and the machine is'further designed to provide for greater speed and convenience in restarting the winding operation. It will be noted that the starting-handle is placed to be c onvenient of access to the operators hand i novement to reset the stopping-mechanism in inoperative position.

While I have herein illustrated the invention as combined with a certain type of winding mechanism and embodied in a preferred form of construction, it is to be understood thatthe present improved stopping-mechanism is adaptable to other types of winding machines and the structure and arrangement of its parts may be modified without departing from the scope of the invention as ex-' pressed in the appended claims.

, I claim:

1. In a winding machine, the combination of means for rotatively supporting the package, means for rotating the package, means for traversing strand material on the pack- 1 age. means for arresting the rotation of the package, and means for seizing and holding the strand feeding to the package when the winding operation is arrested.

2. In a winding machine, the combination 9, of means for rotatively supporting the package, a drum for rotating the package by peripheral contact therewith, said drum provided with a helical slot through which the yarn feeds to traverse it on the package, means for shifting the package away from the drum to arrest the winding operation, and means for seizing and holding the strand feeding to the package when the winding op eration is arrested.

3. In a winding machine, the combination of means for rotatively supporting the package, means for rotating the package, means for traversing strand material on the package, a member through which the strand feeds as it is wound onthe package, means for arresting the winding operation, and means cooperating with said member to seize the strand feeding therethrough when the winding operation is arrested.

4. In a winding machine,the combination of means for rotatively supporting the pack age, means for rotating the package, means for traversing strand material on the package, a slitted member through which the strand draws-as it feeds to the package, a

fter piecing up and requires only a slight strand material on the package, a tensiondevice for tensioning the strand feeding to the package, a slub-catcher through which the strand draws from the tension-device to the package, a lever arranged opposite the slub-catcher, means for arresting the rotation of the package, and means actuated therefrom for operating the lever to move it against the slub-catcher to seize and hold the strand feedingtherethrough.

6. In a win ng machine, the combination of means for rotatively supporting the package, means for rotating the package, means for traversing strand material on the package, stopping-means for arresting the rotationof the package, a rod slidable to operate the stopping-means, a member formed with an aperture through which the rod is adapted to slide, and means to rock said member to engage the edge of its aperture with the rod to slide the latter to operate the stoppingmeans.

7. In a winding machine, the combination of a rotating drivin drum, means for supporting the package in contact with the driving drum and to move away therefrom to arrest the driving action, a rod connected with the package-supporting means and provided with serrations on its side, a member having an aperture through which the rod slides, means for sustaining said apertured member in inoperative position,'and means for tilting said member to engage the edge of its aperture with the serrations on the rod to slide the latter to remove the package from contact with the driving drum.

8. In a windin machine, the combination of a rotating driving drum, a holder for supporting the package in surface contact with the drum, a swinging arm for supporting the holder'to adapt it to move awayfrom the drum, a rod depending from said arm'and formed with serrations on its side, a member having an aperture through which the rod slides, a lever engaging the under side of said apertured member, and means torock said lever to cant the member to engage the edge of its aperture with the serrations on the rod and to thereafter move said member to slide the rod to remove the package from contact with the driving drum.

9. In a winding machine, the combination of a rotating driving drum, a holder for supporting the package in surface contact with the drum, a swinging arm for supporting the holder to adapt it to move away from the drum, a rod depending from the arm and formed with teeth on its side, a member having an aperture through which the rod extends, means for normally supporting said apertured member free from the rod, a lever for tilting the apertured member to engage the edge of its aperture with the teeth on the rod, a movable stop-member, detentmeans for locking said member in inoperative position, means connecting said stop-member to rock the lever to cant the apertured member to engage it with the rod and thereafter slide the rod toremove the package from contact with the driving drum, means to release the detent-means, and means to move the stop-member upon the release of the detent-means.

10. In a winding machine,-the combination of a driving drum, a holder for supporting the package in surface contact with the drum, a swinging arm for supporting the holder to adapt it to move away from the drum, a weighted rod depending from'said arm and provided with teeth on its side, an apertured member through which the rod is adapted to slide, a lever for canting said apertured member to engage it with the teeth on the rod and to thereafter slide-the rod, a

swinging stop-member for rocking said lever,

means to swing said sto -member, detentmeans to normally look t e stop-member in inoperative position, and means operative upon the breakage or exhaustion of the strand being wound to release the detentmeans.

11. In a winding machine, the combination of a driving drum, a cop-holder-for supporting the package in surface contact with the drum, a swin ing arm for supporting the 0 cop-holder to a apt it to recede from the drum, a rod connected with said arm and provided with teeth on its side, a member aving an aperture through which the rod slides, a lever for tilting said apertured mem 5 her to. engage the edge of its aperture with the teeth on the rod, a pivoted stop-member having a slot, 9. pin in the lever engaging said slot, means for moving said stop-member to cause it to operate the lever to engage the apertured member with the rodto slide the'latter to remove the package from contact with the drum, detent-meansfor normally maintaining the stop-member inoperative, ap'd means operative upon the breakage or but exhaustion of the strand and when the package,reaches' a predetermined size to release the detent-means to stop-member.

12.1 In a winding machine, the combination efiect operation of the tn Ora-driving drum, means for rotatively sup- 4 porting the package in contact with the drum, stopping-means for removing the package from contact with the drum to arrest the winding operation, a swinging member 0.) pivoted on the axis of the drum, means connecting said swinging member to operate the stopping-means, means for swinging said member, detent-means for holding said swinging member inoperative, a lever for releasing the detent-means, a dog on said lever, a continuously oscillating rocker-lever for moving the dog to release the detent-means, afeeler-lever adapted to bear against the strand being wound, and means connecting said feeler-lever to move the dog into osition to be operated upon by the rockerever when the strand breaks or its supply becomes exhausted.

13. In a winding machine, the combination of a driving drum, means for supporting the package in driving contact with the drum, stopping-means for removing the package from contact with the drum, a swinging member pivoted on the axis of the drum, means connecting said member to operate the stopping-means, means for moving the swinging member, a detent for holding said swinging member inoperative, means controlled by the strand feeding to the package to release the detent-means, and a handle on the swinging member for returning it to inoperative position to cause it to be engaged by the detent-means.

14. In a winding machine, the combination of a driving drum having a helical slot through which the strand draws to traverse it on the package, means for su porting the package in driving contact wit the drum, a 'swinging thread-bail ada ted to bear against the strand as it leads rain the drum 100 to regulate the point at which the strand feeds onto the package, stopping-means for removing the cop from contact with the drum to arrest the winding operation, and means operated from the stopping-means to swing 105 the thread-bail away from its normal position.

15. In a winding machine, the combination of a driving drum having a helical slot through which the strand feeds to traverse no it on the package, means for'supporting the package in contact with the periphery of the drum, a thread-bail pivoted on the axis of the drum, means for resiliently maintaining said thread-bail bearing against the 115 strand as it feeds from the drum to the package, stopping-means for removing the package from contact with the drumto arrest the winding operation, a stop-member pivoted to swing on the axis of the drum 12; and connected to operate the stoppingmeans, means for operatingsaid stop-memher, and means on said stop-member engaging the thread-bail to move the latterv out of operative position when the package is removed'from contact with'the driving drum.

'16. In a winding machine, the combination of a driving drum having a helical slot through which the strand. feeds to traverse it on the package, means for supporting the 13 p on the package, means for supporting the package in driving contact with the drum, the slot therein, a movable. stop-member, stopping-means for removing the packet from contact with the drum to arrest t e to arrest the winding operation, means .for winding operation, a guide-member extendmoving said stop-membeflmeans for mounting across the face of the drum to direct the ing the guide-rod on the stop-member to strand through the slot therein, and means adapt it to swim upwardl out of guiding operative from the stopping-means to move p sl ion, ma a y 0 era e means for said guide-member out of the path of the ur ing e s open er to inoperativeposiyarn when the winding is arrested, tion to start the winding operation, and

17. In awinding maehine,the combination means p a by t e eturn of the stopf a d i in d ha i a h li l l t member to inoperat ve positlon to carry the through which the strand feeds to traverse it down agamst the Strand Q 1t in the slot in the drum during the winding operation.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature.

J OHAN A. ANDERSON,

package in driving contact with the drum, stopping-means for removing the package from contact with the drum to arrest the winding operation, a guide-rod normally arranged parallel with the face of the drum and extending thereacross to direct the strand through the slot therein, and means operated from the stopping-means to swing the guide-rod out of guiding position when the winding is arrested and to return it to operative position when the winding is started again.

18. In a windingmachine, the combination of a driving drum having a helical slot through which the strand feeds to traverse it on the package, means for supporting the package in driving contact with the drum,

stopping-means for removing the package from contact with the drum to arrest the winding operation, a stop-member movable to operate the stopping-means, a glnde-rod pivoted on-said member and normally disposed across the face of the drum to direct the strand through the slot therein, and means operated by t e movement of the stopmember to swing the guide-rod on its pivot to cause it to be shifted out of guiding position when the winding is arrested and returned to operative position when the stopmember is moved to start the winding op-- eration.

19. In a winding machine, the combination of means for rotatively supporting the package, means for rotating the package, a drum having a helical slot through which the strand feeds to traverse it on the package, a guiderod extending across the face of the drum to direct the strand through the slot therein, stopping-means for arresting the winding operation, means for moving the guide-rod out of guiding position upon the arrest of the winding operation, manually-operated means for starting the winding ,operation, and means operated therefrom to carry the guide- :rod back into position across the strand to direct it into the slot in the drum.

20. In a winding machine, the combination of means for rotatively supporting the package, a drum having a helical slot through which the strand feeds to traverse it on the package, a guide-rod extending across the face of the drum to direct the strand into e stopping-means operated from said member

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