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Feb. 23, 1932.
1,846, 732
E. R. JEROME RING TRAVELER
F‘iled Feb. 24, 1951
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Patented Feb. 23, 1932
1,846,732»
UNITED STATES
PATENT ‘OFFICE
EDWIN R. JEROME, OF ORANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR 'I'O VICTOR RING TRAVELER COMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND
RING- T RAYELER Application ?led February 24,‘ 1931'. Serial No. 517,793.
_ This invention relates to a ring traveler of of the ?ange of the ring thereby causing con the type used in ring twisting or s inning, siderable friction or drag of the traveler on which operates about a horizontal ange of the ring and necessitating wear and heat the ring; and has for its object to reduce the which shortens the life oi the traveler and 5 friction of the traveler on the ring thus re detrimentally affects the ring, particularly at 55
ducing Wear on both the traveler and the ring.
A further object of the invention is to pro
high speed operations. Further, the tension on the yarn is increased both between the' traveler and the front draft roll and the
duce a traveler which will cause an even ten
sion on the yarn Without strain on the yarn traveler and the bobbin, but Ivhave found 10 thus producing an evener yarn and one of that by so shaping and weighting the trav- 6n improved quality. eler as to balance the yarn tension against the
A further object of the invention is the pro vision of a traveler which will permit of traverse motion of the yarn along the traveler 15 to prevent the yarn from cutting the traveler in a single place.
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centrifugal force the traveler substantially ?oats about the ring and is guided 'in its travel by but one point of contact with the
ring thus causing the yarn to carry the weight of the traveler and cause less friction on the
A still further object of ‘the invention is ring thus'increasing the life of the traveler
the provision of a balance between the trav
eler, the tension of the yarn extending there 30 through and centrifugal force so as to cause
to a material extent, and I have found that one traveler design which will meet with
these requirements has this single point of
the traveler to substantially ?oat around contact with the ring just above and adja the ring with a minimum amount of friction cent to the inner horn of the traveler, where upon the ring and with tipping and jamming by the traveler is guided by said contact with of the traveler practically eliminated. the inner ‘edge of the ring and the yarn sup ‘With these and other objects and advan ports a large portion of the weight thereof tageous features in view, the invention con and the friction is for practical purposes neg
sists of a novel arrangement of parts more ligible; and the following is a detailed de—
fully disclosed in the detailed description fol lowing, in conjunction with the accompany 30 ing drawings, and more particularly set forth in the appended claims. In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a side elevation partially diagram
scription of the present embodiment of this
invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be
accomplished.
Travelers of the type herein described here tofore have been formed with horns connected matic, showing the ring traveler positioned by a substantially circular shank portion and 35 about a bobbin with the‘ yarn leading from variations in travelers have been made by the draft rolls thereto; ' varying the size of the circular shank. l“ Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the traveler; have provided a traveler in which, with refer Figs. 3, ll- and 5 are sectional views showing ence to the drawings, the horns 10 and 11 are the relative positions of the traveler and ring straight and in substantially a single plane at different positionsot the rail with respect for a portion of their length and are con . to the bobbin, in which three positions dif nected by an elliptical shank 12 which is sub“ iierent amounts of ballooning of the yarn stantially the shape of the top of the ?ange take place.
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in ring spinning and twisting oi‘the type
13 of the common ring 14. Tension of the yarn exists between the front
’ where a traveler
used to traverse a hori draft roll and the traveler (see l) and zontal ?ange of the ring, the shank of the between the traveler ‘and the bobbin. As the traveler has usually been on the arc of a cir traveler ismoved rapidly about the ring cen
cle and the trav "
contacts with the ring at trifugal force tends to move the traveler
two or more pt its in its movement, com
monly on
radially outwardly of the ring and in order
cutside oi? the web and outside to compensate these two forces, 1 have pro- v
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vided a traveler so weighted as to balance having horns extending beneath the ring these forces, and substantially ?oat about the ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por ring being guided by contact with but a single tion connecting said horns shaped and weight
ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided ' In operation about the ring, the centrifugal therethrough, and centrifugal force acting '
point thereon.
force causes the traveler to contact on the in
thereon so as to substantially ?oat about the
ner edge of the ring at point 15 located just ring and be guided by contact with the ring above the horns 10 and 11, a substantial por at a single point only when in operation. 10
2. A traveler for a horizontal ring ?ange tion of the weight of the traveler from the point of contact 15 around to the horn 11 having horns extending beneath the ring will be supported by the yarn 16 regardless ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por of the various positions of the yarn 16 there tion connecting said horns shaped and weight along and cause the traveler to ?oat clear ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided.
of the ring ?ange 13 except for this single therethrough, and centrifugal force acting point of contact 15, which point 15 is located thereon so as to contact with the ring at the in a horizontal plane passing through the lower inside edge of the shank only when in center of the ?ange. By this arrangement the traveler will run
operation.
3. A traveler for a horizontal rino~ ?ange
substantially vertically and the weight of the having horns extending beneath t 1e ring 20
traveler itself will cause the tension on the ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por yarn rather than friction of the traveler on tion connectinir said horns shaped and weight the ring, an even tension is maintained on ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided the yarn at all diameters of the bobbin be therethrough, and centrifugal force acting tween empty and full and at all positions thereon so as to contact with .the ring at a
of the ring rail and consequently more even and better yarn is obtained and more yards of the yarn of a given size may be produced. The traveler, is so shaped as to permit a traverse of the yarn along the shank there
single point above the born when in operation. ‘" at. A. traveler for a horizontal rinor ?ange
having horns extending beneath ‘t 1e ring ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por~
tion connecting said horns shaped and weight
of, three positions of which I have illustrated ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided
in Figures 3, 4 and 5 at either point 17, point therethrough, and centrifugal force acting
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18 or point 19 along the shank. These dif
thereon so as to contact with the ring at a
ferent positions will be carried by the dif
single point only above the horn but adlacent
ferent relative positions of the yarn and thereto when in operation. 5. A traveler for a horizontal rinrr ?ange 130 traveler when the ring and rail are at the up permost position of their travel the least having horns extending beneath the ring ballooning will occur as in Figure 3, where ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por as when at the lowermost position of its tion connecting said horns to permit traverse travel greatest ballooning will occur as in Fig of the yarn therealong in operation, said trav ure 5, while Figure 4 shows an intermediate eler contacting with the ring at the inner edge position of the rail substantially at its mid thereof above the horn and said yarn carrying dle position of its travel, as shown in Figure the weight of the remainder of the traveler 1; thus, by providing a ?at curvature sub from the point of contact to the distant horn stantially along the line of an ellipse, the to prevent its contacting with the ring. (5. In combination a horizontal spinning: yarn 16 will traverse along the shank por tion’of the traveler from the point 17 to the ring, having a horizontally extending ?ange,
point 19, prevent the yarn from cutting the a traveler for said ring having a continuously traveler at any one point, and thus abrading curved shank and embracing said ?ange and the yarn during operation. During this when running contacting therewith at a sin50
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travel, the yarn runs clear of the ring at all gle point only on the inner surface of said ?ange, said point of contact being in a hori times. By the use of my improved traveler, l have zontal plane through the center of said ?ange. 7. In combination a horizontal spinning increased the life of its operation several
hundred per cent, with less wear on the ring ring, having a horizontally extending ?ange, and have provided a traveler which may be a traveler for said rin
1,846, 732
E. R. JEROME RING TRAVELER
F‘iled Feb. 24, 1951
4%
y E
/ /0 .
1N VEN TOR.
Edit/1}» A), Jé/"ame BY
I
A TTORNEYS.
Patented Feb. 23, 1932
1,846,732»
UNITED STATES
PATENT ‘OFFICE
EDWIN R. JEROME, OF ORANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR 'I'O VICTOR RING TRAVELER COMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND
RING- T RAYELER Application ?led February 24,‘ 1931'. Serial No. 517,793.
_ This invention relates to a ring traveler of of the ?ange of the ring thereby causing con the type used in ring twisting or s inning, siderable friction or drag of the traveler on which operates about a horizontal ange of the ring and necessitating wear and heat the ring; and has for its object to reduce the which shortens the life oi the traveler and 5 friction of the traveler on the ring thus re detrimentally affects the ring, particularly at 55
ducing Wear on both the traveler and the ring.
A further object of the invention is to pro
high speed operations. Further, the tension on the yarn is increased both between the' traveler and the front draft roll and the
duce a traveler which will cause an even ten
sion on the yarn Without strain on the yarn traveler and the bobbin, but Ivhave found 10 thus producing an evener yarn and one of that by so shaping and weighting the trav- 6n improved quality. eler as to balance the yarn tension against the
A further object of the invention is the pro vision of a traveler which will permit of traverse motion of the yarn along the traveler 15 to prevent the yarn from cutting the traveler in a single place.
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centrifugal force the traveler substantially ?oats about the ring and is guided 'in its travel by but one point of contact with the
ring thus causing the yarn to carry the weight of the traveler and cause less friction on the
A still further object of ‘the invention is ring thus'increasing the life of the traveler
the provision of a balance between the trav
eler, the tension of the yarn extending there 30 through and centrifugal force so as to cause
to a material extent, and I have found that one traveler design which will meet with
these requirements has this single point of
the traveler to substantially ?oat around contact with the ring just above and adja the ring with a minimum amount of friction cent to the inner horn of the traveler, where upon the ring and with tipping and jamming by the traveler is guided by said contact with of the traveler practically eliminated. the inner ‘edge of the ring and the yarn sup ‘With these and other objects and advan ports a large portion of the weight thereof tageous features in view, the invention con and the friction is for practical purposes neg
sists of a novel arrangement of parts more ligible; and the following is a detailed de—
fully disclosed in the detailed description fol lowing, in conjunction with the accompany 30 ing drawings, and more particularly set forth in the appended claims. In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a side elevation partially diagram
scription of the present embodiment of this
invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be
accomplished.
Travelers of the type herein described here tofore have been formed with horns connected matic, showing the ring traveler positioned by a substantially circular shank portion and 35 about a bobbin with the‘ yarn leading from variations in travelers have been made by the draft rolls thereto; ' varying the size of the circular shank. l“ Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the traveler; have provided a traveler in which, with refer Figs. 3, ll- and 5 are sectional views showing ence to the drawings, the horns 10 and 11 are the relative positions of the traveler and ring straight and in substantially a single plane at different positionsot the rail with respect for a portion of their length and are con . to the bobbin, in which three positions dif nected by an elliptical shank 12 which is sub“ iierent amounts of ballooning of the yarn stantially the shape of the top of the ?ange take place.
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in ring spinning and twisting oi‘the type
13 of the common ring 14. Tension of the yarn exists between the front
’ where a traveler
used to traverse a hori draft roll and the traveler (see l) and zontal ?ange of the ring, the shank of the between the traveler ‘and the bobbin. As the traveler has usually been on the arc of a cir traveler ismoved rapidly about the ring cen
cle and the trav "
contacts with the ring at trifugal force tends to move the traveler
two or more pt its in its movement, com
monly on
radially outwardly of the ring and in order
cutside oi? the web and outside to compensate these two forces, 1 have pro- v
2
weaves
vided a traveler so weighted as to balance having horns extending beneath the ring these forces, and substantially ?oat about the ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por ring being guided by contact with but a single tion connecting said horns shaped and weight
ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided ' In operation about the ring, the centrifugal therethrough, and centrifugal force acting '
point thereon.
force causes the traveler to contact on the in
thereon so as to substantially ?oat about the
ner edge of the ring at point 15 located just ring and be guided by contact with the ring above the horns 10 and 11, a substantial por at a single point only when in operation. 10
2. A traveler for a horizontal ring ?ange tion of the weight of the traveler from the point of contact 15 around to the horn 11 having horns extending beneath the ring will be supported by the yarn 16 regardless ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por of the various positions of the yarn 16 there tion connecting said horns shaped and weight along and cause the traveler to ?oat clear ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided.
of the ring ?ange 13 except for this single therethrough, and centrifugal force acting point of contact 15, which point 15 is located thereon so as to contact with the ring at the in a horizontal plane passing through the lower inside edge of the shank only when in center of the ?ange. By this arrangement the traveler will run
operation.
3. A traveler for a horizontal rino~ ?ange
substantially vertically and the weight of the having horns extending beneath t 1e ring 20
traveler itself will cause the tension on the ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por yarn rather than friction of the traveler on tion connectinir said horns shaped and weight the ring, an even tension is maintained on ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided the yarn at all diameters of the bobbin be therethrough, and centrifugal force acting tween empty and full and at all positions thereon so as to contact with .the ring at a
of the ring rail and consequently more even and better yarn is obtained and more yards of the yarn of a given size may be produced. The traveler, is so shaped as to permit a traverse of the yarn along the shank there
single point above the born when in operation. ‘" at. A. traveler for a horizontal rinor ?ange
having horns extending beneath ‘t 1e ring ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por~
tion connecting said horns shaped and weight
of, three positions of which I have illustrated ed with respect to the pull of the yarn guided
in Figures 3, 4 and 5 at either point 17, point therethrough, and centrifugal force acting
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18 or point 19 along the shank. These dif
thereon so as to contact with the ring at a
ferent positions will be carried by the dif
single point only above the horn but adlacent
ferent relative positions of the yarn and thereto when in operation. 5. A traveler for a horizontal rinrr ?ange 130 traveler when the ring and rail are at the up permost position of their travel the least having horns extending beneath the ring ballooning will occur as in Figure 3, where ?ange, and a continuously curved shank por as when at the lowermost position of its tion connecting said horns to permit traverse travel greatest ballooning will occur as in Fig of the yarn therealong in operation, said trav ure 5, while Figure 4 shows an intermediate eler contacting with the ring at the inner edge position of the rail substantially at its mid thereof above the horn and said yarn carrying dle position of its travel, as shown in Figure the weight of the remainder of the traveler 1; thus, by providing a ?at curvature sub from the point of contact to the distant horn stantially along the line of an ellipse, the to prevent its contacting with the ring. (5. In combination a horizontal spinning: yarn 16 will traverse along the shank por tion’of the traveler from the point 17 to the ring, having a horizontally extending ?ange,
point 19, prevent the yarn from cutting the a traveler for said ring having a continuously traveler at any one point, and thus abrading curved shank and embracing said ?ange and the yarn during operation. During this when running contacting therewith at a sin50
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travel, the yarn runs clear of the ring at all gle point only on the inner surface of said ?ange, said point of contact being in a hori times. By the use of my improved traveler, l have zontal plane through the center of said ?ange. 7. In combination a horizontal spinning increased the life of its operation several
hundred per cent, with less wear on the ring ring, having a horizontally extending ?ange, and have provided a traveler which may be a traveler for said rin
