US1267168A - Filling-replenishing loom. - Google Patents

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W. H. BAKER. FILLING REPLENl-SHING LOOIZL' APPLICATION HLED SEPT. 20,1815.

' Eatented May 21,1918.

WJH; BAKER. FILLING BEPLENISHING LOQM.

APPLICAT|0N HLED SEPT. 20. ms.

Patented May 21, 1918.

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'lb .viously, involves a loss source of supply and ED. STATES PATENT ornion.

WILLIAM H. BAKER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO DRAPER CORPORATION, OF

BATION 0F MAINE.

Application filed September 20, 1915. Serial No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BAKER, a citizen of' the United States, residingat Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in FillingReplenishing Looms, of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

"The invention to be hereinafter described relates to filling replenishing looms, wherein the shuttle, including the spent filling carrier or bobbin, is automatically removed from the loom and a fresh shuttle containing a filling carrier supplied with filling, is substituted.

In looms of this general character, it has heretofore been customary in order to properly efiect the change of shuttles, to either temporarily stop the loom operation, or slow down. Either of these conditions, ob-

of production; and an important feature of the present invention, therefore, consists in the means whereby practical substitution of a shuttle havin a filled carrier therein may be effected without interruption of the loom operation or changing its speed.

In filling. replenishing looms wherein replenishment is effected by the substitution of a shuttle supplied with filling for the one previously in use, it has heretofore been customary to permit the outgoing or spent shuttle to find its own way from the shuttle-box to a shuttle receptacle for the spent shuttles. This has been the cause of considerable damage, and in many cases of the destruction of the shuttles. Another important feature of the present invention, therefore, consists ina transferrer for taking a shuttle from at delivering it to one of the cells of a two-cell shuttle-box, from the other cell of which the outgoing or spent shuttle is taken by thetransferrer and delivered by it to the receptacle for the spent shuttles.

In a loom of the filling replenishing type, it'iis desirable that the means for changing the shuttles shall be normally inoperative and shall be made effective to change the shuttles only upon call for replenishment, and that thereupon, it shall be temporarily looked to the lay, in order that the incoming and outgoing shuttles may be trans Specification of Letters Patent.

HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPO- FILLING-REPLENISHING DOOM.

Patented May 21, 1918.

ferred to and from the shuttle-box. A further important feature of the present invention, therefore consists in means for normally maintaining the transferrerin inoperative position and to cause such transferrer to move toward the lay and become detachably connected thereto upon call forreplenishment, and after the huttles have been changed, to be freed from with the lay and caused to resume its initial or original position.

Various other features of the invention, as

well as novel combinations ofparts will hereinafter be described in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate a good, practical form of the present invention, it being understood, of course, that the details of the invention as illustrated and described, may be variously changed, within the true scope of the actual invention, which is. defined by the claims.

In the drawings operative relation with I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a filling replenishing loom of the shuttle-changing type, with the parts shown in the position they normally occupy when no replenishment is to be effected, some of the parts of the loom which are not necessary for an understanding of the invention, for purposes of clearness of. illustration;

Fig. 2 is a view similar tothat of Fig. 1, showing the position of parts when a call for replenishment has been made, and the transferrer has been moved into position for transferring a shuttle supplied with filling to and taking the spent shuttle from opera tive relation with the weaving instrumentalitiesy Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2, showing a more advanced step in the shuttlechanging operation;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation at the filling replenishing side of the loom, containing fcatures of the present invention, some of the parts being. broken away for'the purpose of more clearly illustrating those beyond;

ig. 5 is a detail view on an enlarged scale, showing a safety device to prevent operation of the shuttle-changing mechanism when a shuttle fails to be properly boxed; and

Fig. 6 is a detached detail showing the transferrer and some of its associated parts.

Looms of the filling replenishing type, which are sometimes known as automatic being omitted looms, either effect replenishment of the filling when that in the active shuttle has become exhausted to a predetermined extent, or when the filling of the shuttle in play becomes broken. To effect replenishment under either of these conditions, certain feeler and detecting mechanisms are employed which usually effect a rocking movement of a part which calls into play or ini- 10 tiates the replenishing operation. In the illustration of the present invention the feeler and detecting means are not shown, because such means are well known by those skilled in the art and their particulars of structure form no essential part of the present invention.

The loom frame 1 may be of any usual or desired character suitable for supporting the operating parts, and as shown, it has mounted thereon in suitable bearings 2, a crank shaft 3 to which the lay a is conneoted by a pitman or connecting rod 5, said lay being mounted as usual on the lay swords 6 sustained upon the rocking shaft or stud 7. The shuttles carrying the supply of filling may be contained in any suitable form of hopper; and in the present instance, the said hopper comprises the shuttle-endengaging parts 8, Figs. 1 and 4, suitably sustained from the loom frame as by means of the bracket arms 9, the construction being such that the shuttles 10,Fig. 4, may have their ends suitably contained between the shuttleend'engaging parts 8, the ends of the filling 11 extending from the filling carriers in the shuttle being preferably secured to some fixed part, as 12, Fig. 4.

In order that the columns of shuttles in the hopper may be suitably sustained therein and the lower shuttles of the series be permitted at a suitable time to take position in the transferrer, the lower portion of the hopper is provided with the slide 13 having a stop portion such as 14 for engaging beneath the end portions of the lower shuttle.

The slide 13 is provided with an opening at' each end through which pass the parallel actuating rods 15, the horizontal connecting portion 16 of which may be suitably sustained in the brackets 17 projecting from the front wall of the hopper, as indicated in Figs. 1 and t. The parallel actuating arms 15 for the slide are normally under the infiuence of a. spring tending to cause the slide to move to the left, Fig. 1, in which position the projection on the slide is in the path of the end portions of the lowermost shuttle, but permits such slide to be moved to the right, Fig. 1', as will hereinafter more fully appear, to permit the lowermost shuttle in the hopper to drop in position for engagemmit by the transferrer. This spring maybe of any suitable form, but as shown in the present illustrated form of the inven- 13 tion, comprises the leaf spring 18 which.

their upper portibn, as shown at 22, to an extent suflicient to permit a shuttle to pass between the side portions 23 thereof, the construction being such that when spent shuttle is to be discharged from i o loom it may pass between the side portions 23 of the transferrer.

The side portions 23 of the :ansferrer.

have their upper ends turned learwardly, as indicated at 24 so as to embiice between them the full length of the shuttle to be transferred. The terminal end portions 25 are turned toward each other to form a rear seat for one side wall of the shuttle. Pivotally mounted at 26, on each of the side portions 23 is a bell crank lever, one arm 27 of which carries a. shuttle-clamping member 28 adapted to engage the side of the shuttle opposite the bent portions 25 of the transferrer. The springs 29 normally act upon the bell cranks to move their shuttle-clamping. portion 28 into clamping relation with the shuttle placed between them and the end portions 25 of the transferrer. Each of the bell cranks has a frontwardly-projecting toe portion 30, Fig. 2, adapted to engage a pin 31, one of which is mounted on a bracket 32 rising from the shuttle receptacle 33 carried by the loom frame, and the other of which projects from the loom frame 1, substantially as indicated in Fig. 4, the construction being such that when the transferrer is moved from the position shown in Fig. 2 toward the front of the loom, the rounded upper surface portion ofthe toes 30 of the bell cranks will engage beneath the pins 31 and cause the bell crank to be moved about I its pivotal mounting 26 to separate the shuttle clamping member 28 from the end portions 25 of the transferrer and permit the lowermost shuttle in the hopper to drop between the clamping members of the transferrer, substantially as indicated in Fig. 1.

In order to position the lowermost shuttle properly between the clamping members 25 and 28 of the transferrer, a shelf 34 is provid d below the bottom portion of the h0pper to catch the lowermost shuttle when it is dropped from the hopper and hold it in position for the action of the clamping members of the transferrer, substantially as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. In order to actuate the slide 13 to permit the lowermost shuttle in the hopper to drop upon the shelf ber 44, Figs. 1 and 4, which constitutes a 34 between the clamping members of the connectingmember for said rods that they transferrer as the latter moves toward the may be moved in unison. As one form of front of the loom after having transferred means for connecting the shuttlebox supa shuttle to the shuttle-box, one of the side porting rods 41 with the member 44, the lot 70 port-ionsgg of the transferrer is provided ter is provided with hearing portions 45, with a adapted to strike one of the Fig. 4, through which the rods 41 extend parallel arms 15 or" the slide actuator when and to which they may be secured by means the transferrer moves from its rear toward of clamp nuts or bolts, such as 46, Fig. 1,

l its front POSllZlOD, the construction being .the construction being suchthat upon rising 75 such that the actuator for the slide will be and falling movement of the member 44 the moved toward it e front to thereby permit rods 41 will be caused to move in unison the lowermost shuttle in the hopper to drop therewith. onto the shelf 34 between the clamping mein- The member 44 is operatively connected to I bars of the transferrer. For normally holdmeans for reciprocating it and perforce, the 80 ing the transferrer in its front or ino'perasupporting rods '41 in order to change the tive position as indicated in Fig. 1,-asuitable positionof the shuttle box cells upon the spring 36 may be provided, one end of call for filling replenishment. As one form which is connected to a bracket pin 37 and of means to this end, one of the supporting the other to a pin 38 projecting from the rods 41 is extended below the member44 to 85 npright members 20 of the transferrer. which it is secured, and has slidingly mount- From the construction thus far described, ed thereon the collar 47, Fig. 1, said collar it will be apparent that when the transferrer 47 being normally held against a shoulder is in its front position as indicated in Fig. 48 1 the rod 41 means of a spring 49,

1, the clamping members 25 and 28 will be the upper end portion of wlncl1,Fig. 1, finds 90 separated to permit a shuttle 10 to dro .a seat against the under surface of the coletween them; but when the transferrer is l i a t e OWBI: end pOrt10n of which moved rearwardly to carry a shuttle into is Seated 11 9 the e i g Huts the position to be transferred to the shuttle-box, struction being such that should the collar and the end portion 30 of the bell cranks 4 be moved downwardly and the two cell- 95 their pivotal mounting and cause the shuttle P S e-h g into the line of the race, or to be clamped and held between the la into the position formerly occup ed by the ing members 25 and 28. lower shuttle-box; but should an obstruction 100 As hereinbefore'indicated, the present inbe Presented Q $11011 r l0"ement of the shutvention contemplates atwo cell shuttle-box X h the p l g Would b comto cooperate with the transferrer to client a Pressed with) nlOiement v h Shuttle transfer of a shuttle containing a supply of S- filling and the removal of the shuttle 'con- A 'P means p g ()5 taining the spent filling carrier. Such two 001131 m 15 provlded a level 51 P cell shuttle-box may be variously formed, but lf mounted at one 1 at 52 P the i th present i t it Comprises an machine frame, and having its free end conper box 39 and a lower box 40 which are senecfied TOCl the pp end 01 cured to the rods 41 by suitable meanssuch Whlcl} 19 connected to h Collar 518.111? th b lt 42, I th present f f th Suitably supported on the machine frame invention. two such rods 41 for supporting IS the e an} shaft 56 carrying a cam 4 thclwo 11 sh ttl -b are employed, 5 57 which at tunes is permitted or caused to boing preferably located adjacent each end fl t ate the lever or arm 51. .In the present so of the shuttle-box, but it is manifest th t the nstan e arm 1 as p t ly m unt d number may be varied to suit the conditions thereon, the rocker 58 rrying a roll 59 of use, adapted at times to be engaged by the cam Th h ttl -b j d 43 are 57. 'Ijhe rocker 58 is provided with a pin mounted for vertical movement in the lugs 60 which engages a slot 61 lll 55 43 carried by the lav 4; and in order that 13191161 level pi t d t 63 to the mathe shuttle-boX'carrying means such as the \chlnfl frame, the construction bemg Such rods 41 may be appropriately moved in their that p movement of the rocker o o ler bearings 43 to change the positions-of the 01' lever 2 n ralockwise, Fig. 1, the two cells otthe shuttle-box as will hereinreckon-58 will be moved upon its pivotal -80 after more fully appear, the present invenmount ng to bring the roll 59'into cotioperattion contemplates normally inactive means mg relation with the cam 57 on the lower which shall be male operative upon call for or cam shaft. filling replenishment, to efl'ect the change in Extending from the rocker controller or the cells of the shuttle-box. As one means lever 62 is an arm 64 which may be conas to this end the rods 41 are secured to a memveniently connected to the rocker controller in any suitable manner to project its end portion into the path of a pin or roller 66 I carried by an arm 67 for causing the rocker controller to be moved upon its pivotal support contra-clockwise, viewing Fig. 1, as will more fully appear. A stop 68, Fig. 1, may be provided on the lever or arm 51 to determine the movement of the lever or rocker 58 and define its operative relation with the cam 57, though of course this may not be necessary.

Pivotally mounted at 69 is a latch lever 70 having one end 71 thereof connected by a spring 72 with the arm or lever 51 and its opposite end portion provided with a projection or roller 78 adapted toengage a recess 74 in the arm 67 under conditions as will hereinafter be made clear. The spring 72 normally acts upon the arm or lever 51 to hold the collar 47 against the shoulder l8 and the latch lever 70 in position indicated in Fig. 1 with its upper edge portion hearing against the stop 75.

Adjustably secured to the upright" members 20 of the transfcrrcr is the rearwardlyextending arm 67, hercinbefore described, the rear end portion of which carries the pin or roller 66 and is provided with the recess or depression 74, hereinbefore described. The arm 67 may be appropriately connected to the members 20 of the transferrer adjustably in any suitable manner, but as indicated in the drawings, such connection is effected by means of the set screws 76, Figs. 1 and 2.

Mounted upon the arm 67 for movement longitudinally thereof, is a sleeve 77. A spring 78 having one end connected to the sleeve 77 at 7 9 and the other end connected at 80 to the members 20 of the transferrer, normally holds the sleeve 77 against a stop 81, said spring and. sleeve 77 being for a purpose as will presently appear.

Pivotally mounted upon the sleeve 77 is a hook 82 having a pin 83 projecting from the side thereof which normally rests upon the end of a lifter 84 which is itself connected to a sleeve or hub 85 secured to the usual transverse shaft 86, the construction being such that when the transverse shaft 86 is rocked clockwise, as is usual in filling replenishing looms, upon a call for filling replenishment, the lifter 84- will be raised and the hook 82 controlled thereby, will also be raised.

Extending downwardly from the lower portion of the lay is a hunter 87, Figs. 1 and 2, adapted to engage the hook 82 when the latter is lifted upon call for filling replenishment, as hereinbefore noted, the construe tion being such that when filling replenishment is indicated and the transverse shaft 86 is consequently rocked, the hook 82 carried by the sleeve 77 will be raised into position for engagement by the hunter 87 mountconnected by the spring 78 to the sleeve 77 will have been moved backward from the position indicated in Fig. 1 to that indicated in Fig. 2.

When the transferrer has been thus moved into the position indicated in Fig. 2, the arm 67, as hereinbefore explained, will have been moved rearwardly to cause the pin 66 to rock the rocker controller 62 and bring the rocker 58 into position for operative engagement with the cam 57. Also at this time, the roller 73 on the latch 70 will have engaged the recess 7a in the arm 67 to thereby maintain the transferrer in the position indicated in Fig. 2, as the lay moves toward the front position again.

As the lay heats up or moves toward its front position after filling replenishment has been called, as indicated by Fig. 2, it is desirable that the transferrer be temporarily locked to the lay in order that it may partake of the lay movement during the time sufficient for the interval of transfer of the shuttle supplied with filling and the discharge of the spent shuttle. To this end, there is mounted upon the member a, a catch 88 which is ordinarily above the top portion of the stop 81 which is provided with a shouldered portion 89; and as the lay moves forward into the position indicated by Fig. 3, with the transferrer related to the shuttle-boxes for transfer and removing of shuttles, the shuttle-box actuating mechanism hereinbefore described starts to lower the shuttle-boxes and thereby carry the catch 88 in front of the shouldered portion 89 of the stop 81 and lock the transferrer and lay together. tinues to move forward to some slight extent after such locking position of the lay and the transferrer has occurred, and there by disengages the roller 73 of the latch 70 from the recess 7 l of the arm 67.

When the lay and transferrer have thus been locked together and the shuttle-boxes are moved downward as hereinbefore noted, the shuttle with the fresh supply of filling is removed from the transferrer and placed in the top cell of the shuttle-box, as indicated in Fig. 3, while the shuttle previously in play and contained in the lower shuttle-box is carried downward until the shuttle in the top cell is brought into the line of the race.

At this time the catch 88 has moved downward with respect to the shoulder 89 on the stop 81 and becomes disengaged therefrom, whereupon the transferrer is detached from looking engagement with the lay, and

'under'the influence of its spring 36 is returned to normal position, as indicated in Fig. 1, and a new or fresh shuttle drops between the clamping portions of the transferrer, as hereinbefore described.

As hereinbefore described, it is one of the purposes of the present invention to posi tively and effectively remove the spent shuttle from the loom. To effect this purpose the lay 4 is provided with a lower recessed portion 90, indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3, adapted to receive the arms 91 extending rearwardly from and supported by the upright members 20 of the transferrer, Figs. 1, 2 and 3. may be termed the spent shuttle removing arms, are provided with the upwardly-projecting portions 92 and the recessed portion of the lay is such as to accommodate said arms. When the parts are in normal operative position before call for filling replenishment, it will be noted that the arms 91 will extend somewhat into the recessed portion 90 of the lay 4, as the lay moves to its front position. hen, however, filling replenishment is called, and the transferrer is movedrearwardly in the position indicated in Fig; 2, the arms 91 will penetrate farther into or toward the rear of the-lay 4 into position substantially as indicated in Fig. 3, and as the shuttle-box is lowered as hereinbefore described, the spent shuttle in the lower shuttle-box will pass in front of the upwardly-projecting portions 92 of the spent shuttle removing arms, and as the transferrer and lay are released from the locking engagement hereinbefore noted, and the transferrer returns to initial position, as indicated in Fig. 1, the arms 92 will engage the shuttle in the lower shuttle box and positively remove it therefrom and deposit or throw the same into the shuttle receptacle 33. To enable the spent shuttle removing arms 92 to act in the manner described, the rear and bottom wall portions of the lower shuttle-box are properly slotted to permit the passage of the upright members 92 of said arms. I

As hereinbefore noted, the shuttle supplied With filling has been deposited in the upper shuttle-box and then, by downward;

movement of the shuttle-boxes, it has been brought onto the line of the race. When the lay is in proper rear position, the picking action takes place as usual, the shuttle at this time being in the upper box, but said box being in lowered position. To effect the picking action, a picker mechanism of suitable construction may be employed, and as illustrated in the drawings, may comprise the picker sta-fi' 93 provided with a usual'or preferred form of picker 94, the top Wall of the upper shuttle-box being properly recessed as at 95 to permit the picking action of the picker and picker staff. After the shuttle has. been picked from the top cell and before it is returned to that side of the The arms 91 which there is mounted upon the lay,

their actuatingmeans, plenishment will not be effected.

loom, the shuttle-box operating mechanism will have returned the cells of the shuttle box to their normal operative position, that 1s, with the lower cell on the line of the race and the upper cell in position to receive a shuttle from the transferrer upon a subsequent call for filling replenishment.

It is desirable of course that should the shuttle not be properly boxed when replenishment is to be effected, such replenishment may be suspended; and to this end the lay has mounted thereon a pin 96, Fig. 5, the head, portion 97 of which is normally flush witl'ftherace 98. Pivotally mounted in the lay 99 isan arm 100, the end of which is connected to the pin 96, the construction being such that should a shuttle be properly boxed on call for filling-replenishment, the pin 96 may freely rise and permit oscillatory movement of the arm 100; but should a shuttle be not properly boxed, then the pin 97 Will meet the shuttle and fail to,

use

To effect this feeling action of the pin 96 upon call for filling replenishment, there is mounted upon the transferrer, a spring 101, Figs. 1, 2 and 3, which projects rearwardly therefrom and has an inclined end portion substantially as indicated in Fig. 2, said inclined end portion being adapted to engage the arm 100 when the transferrer is in rearward position, as indicated in Fig. 3, upon forward movement of the lay, the construction being such that should a shuttle be not properly boxed as the lay beats up upon call for filling replenishment, the arm 100 will meet the spring 101 and fail to be raised by it. In order to utilize this failure of movement of the arm 100 to prevent filling replenishment under such conditions, as at 102, Figs. 1 and 2, a hook 103, the end portion of which overlies the arm 100, substantially as indicated in Fig. 2. The hooked portion of the hook 103 is adapted to be normally on gaged with a pin 104, Fig. 2, which pin is secured to the member 44 connected with the shuttle-box moving rods. Upon call for filling replenishment, it will be noted that should the shuttle be properly boxed, the hook 103 will, upon forward movement of the lay, be disengaged from the pin 104 and the shuttle-box operatingmechanism be permitted-to operate. Should, however, a shuttle bc trapped or not be properly boxed, then, on the forward movement of the lay, the pin 96. will prevent movement of the arm 100 and, perforce, of the hook 103, and the said book will continue to lock the shuttle-boxes from movement responsive to and consequently re- Various changes may be made in the form and character of some of the parts, within N. I gg the true scope of the invention as defined by the claims; but the means hereinbefore noted as a convenient embodiment of the present invention is found to be practical and efficient.

What is claimed is 1. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay having a shuttle-box provided with two cells at the replenishing side thereof, a hopper for supplying shuttles to be transferred to said shuttle-box, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle from the hopper to the shuttle-box, means operative upon call for filling replenishment for mov ing the transferrer toward the lay into operative relation with the said shuttle-boX, means for moving the shuttle-box relative to the lay as the latter moves toward front position, means movable with the shuttlebox to positively remove the shuttle from the transferrcr into the normally inopera tive cell of the shuttle-loox, and means carried by the transferrer to engage the spent shuttle and remove itfrom the shuttle-box as the transferrer returns to normal posi- 'tion.

v the transferrer.

3. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay having a shuttle-box provided with an upper and a lower cell, means normally acting to hold the shuttlebox with the lower cell on the line of the race, a transfcrrer, means operative on call for filling replenishment to move the transferrer toward. the lay to place a shuttle in the upper cell of the shuttlebo:\', means for lowering the shuttle-box to place the upper cell on the line of the race and means movable with the shuttle-box to positively remove the shuttle from the transferrer into the upper cell of the shuttle-box, and means carried by the transferrer for ei'igaging the spent shuttle and removing it from the lower cell of the shuttle-box after the transfer of the shuttle into the upper cell has been effected.

neonate to the upper cell of theshuttle-box, means for lowering the shuttle-bo2 to place the upper cell on the line of the race and to remove the shuttle from the transferrer into the upper cell of the shuttle-box, and means carried by the transferrer for enga ing the spent shuttle and removing it from the lower cell of the shuttle-box after the transfer of the shuttle into the upper cell has been effooted, said shuttle-box lowering means acting to return the lower cell to the line of the race after the shuttle has been picked from the upper cell of the shuttle-box.

5. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided with a shuttle box having an upper and lower cell the lat ter of which is normally on the line of the race, a transferrer provided. with means for clamping and transferring a shuttle from a source of supply into the upper cell of the shuttle-box and provided with means for engaging the spent shuttle in the lower cell of the shuttle-box, and means for relatively moving the shuttle-box and transferrer to transfer the fresh shuttle to the upper cell and to positively remove the spent shuttle from the lower cell of the shuttle-box as the transferrer moves to initial position.

6. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided with a recess in the front thereof, a two celled shuttle-box, means for raising and lowering said shuttlebox, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle from a source of supply and positioning it in the upper cell of the shuttlebox and having spent shuttle removing arms to enter the recess in the front of the lay below the lower cell of the shuttle-b x and engage the spent shuttle in said cell, and means for moving the transferrer relati i to the shuttle-box to cause said spent shuttle engaging arms to positively remove the spent shuttle fromv the lower cell of the shuttle-box.

7. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided with a recess in the front thereof, a two celled shuttle-box, means for raising and lowering said shuttlehox, a transfcrrer, means for moving the transferrer rearwardly for transferring a shuttle from a source of supply into the upper cell of the shuttle-box and having spent shuttle removing arms projecting rearwardly therefrom to enter the recess in the front of the lay below the lower cell of the shuttle-box when the transferrer is moved rearwardly and engage the spent shuttle in said cell, lingers carried by said arms to engage behind the spent shuttle, and means for moving the transferrer to cause said spent shuttle-engaging arms to remove the spent shuttle from the lower cell of the shuttle-box.

8. In a filling replenishing loom having a lay and shuttle-box, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle from a source of supply ami 1 W a to said shuttle-box ebniprising, combine tion, pivotally mounted arms having diverg- -ing upper rtions to permit the passage of a spent 5 uttle between -.them, a shuttle clamp carried by the upper portions of said arms for carryin of supply to sai shuttle-box, spent shuttle engaging means carried by the transferrer to engage and remove the spent shuttle, and

means for relatively moving the shuttle-box and transferrer'to transfer afresh shuttle to the shuttle-box and effect ositive removal of the spent shuttle whi e the 100m continues in normal operation.

9. In a replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided with a shuttle-box having two cells one of which is normally on the line of the race, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle with a supply of filling from a source of supply into the shuttle-' box while the loom continues in operation, clamping means movable with the transferrer to grasp a shuttle and hold it in. posi-- tion to enter the uppen cell of the shuttlebox as the lay beats up,-and means for rela- I ferrer to transfer the fresh shuttle to the cell of the shuttle-box normally out of line with the race.

10. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided. with a, shuttle-box having an up er and a lower cell at the replenishing s1 e of the loom, a transferrer for grasping a shuttle at the source of supply and carrying it toward the.

lay, means for temporarily locking the transferrer to the lay, means for lowering the shuttle-box to take the shuttle from the transferrer and then unlocking the trans ferrer from the lay, and means for restoring the transferrer to initial position.

11. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided on the filling replenishing side with a shuttle-box hav-- ing an upper and lower cell, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle from a source of supply to the upper cell of the shuttle-box, means operative upon call for filling replenishment for moving the transferrer mto operative relation with the upper cell of the shuttle-box as the lay moved to back position, means for temporarily loclnng the transferrer in said position as the lay moves forward from back position, and means operative as the lay moves forward for lowering the shuttle-box to cause the upper cell to remove the shuttle from the transferrer.

and permit the transferrer to return to initial position.

12. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided on the fill ng replenishing side with a shuttle-box having an uppernnd lower cell, a trunsfcrrer for transferring a shuttle from a source of supply to the upper cell of the shuttle-box,

a shuttlefrom the source tively moving the shuttle-box and trans means operative upon call for filling r plenishment for moving operative relation with the upper cell of the shuttle-box as "the lay moves to back posi-.

tion, means for temporarily locking the transferrer in said position as the laymoves forward from back position, and means ering the shuttle-box to cause the upper cell to remove, the shuttle from the transferrer and permit the transferrer to return to initia position.

13. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay having a shuttle-box, a transfcrrer for transferring a shuttle from a source of supply to the shuttle-box, means operative upon call for filling replenishment for moving the transferrer backward from the transferrer into operative as the lay moves forward for low- I its normal position as the lay moves to back position, a temporary lock for holding the transferrer. in'such back position as the lay moves toward front position, means for lock- "mg the transferrer to the lay as the lay ap- 'proaches front position, and means for lowering the shuttle-box and to take a shuttle from the transferrer and permit the latter to move toinitial position.

14. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination ofthelay having a shuttle-box provided with anupper-and lower cell, a trans "ferrer, interengagingparts carried by the lay and transferrer and operative upon call for filling replenishing for moving the transferrer rearwardly from normal position as the lay moves to'back. position, a temporary lock for holding the transferrer in rear position as the lay moves, frontwardly, a lock for connectingthe lay and tra'nsferrer when ring a shuttle from a source of supply to the upper r'eceiving' cell of the shuttle-box, means a I operative upon call for filling replenishment for lowering the shuttle-box to cause the shuttle held by thejtransferrer to be taken therefrom ,by the uppepreceiving cell and carried down to the line of the race, and means to prevent such movement of the shuttle-box when the spent shuttle-is not. prop crly boxed in the. lower servicecell-thereof .whcn rcplcnishmcntis called. a

16. In a filling replenishinglo01n,the combination of the lay having a shuttle-box p'rovidcdwlth an upper receiving and a lower service coll, means for norumlly holding the wardly-extending arm,

shuttle-box with the lower service cell on the line of the race, a transferrer for transfer ring a shuttle from a source of supply to the upper receiving cell of the shuttle-box, genea-ns operative upon call for filling replenisliment for lowering the shuttle-box to cause the shuttle held by the transferrer to be taken therefrom by the upper receiving cell and carried down to the line of the race, a device having a shuttle feeling portion nor- ,mally maintained on the line of the race, means carried by the transferrer for moving said device above the line of the race when replenishment is called and the spent shuttle is properly boxed, and means to prevent such movement of the shuttle-box When the spent shuttle is not properly boxed in the lower service cell thereof when replenishment is called.

17. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay and shuttle-box, a transferrer having a backwardly extending arm, means operative on call for filling replenishment for moving the transferrer backward from normal position, a catch for engaging said arm and holding the transferrer temporarily in back position and adapted to release the transfer'rer as the lay moves frontward, means for'locking the lay'and transferrer together when the transferrer is released from the catch, and means for unlocking the transferrer from its connection with the lay afl er a shuttle with a fresh supply of filling has been transferred to the shuttle-box.

18. In a filling replenishing loom, the com bination of the lay provided with a shuttlebox having an upper receiving and a lower service cell, a transferrer having a backmeans operative upon call for filhng replenishment for moving the transferrer backward from front position, a catch for temporarily locking the transferrer in back position, and means rendered effective by backward movement of said arm for lowering the shuttle-box to cause the upper receiving cell to take a shuttle from the transferrer.

19. In a filling replenishing loom, the

ombination of the lay provided with a suttle-box having an upper receiving and a lower service cell, a transferrer having a backwardly extending arm, a sleeve yieldingly mounted on said backwardly-extendmg arm, a hook connected to said sleeve, a

hunter carried by the lay, an arm for controlling the position of the said hook and operative on call for replenishment for rais- H ing the hook into the path of the hunter to move the transferrer rearwardly, and means rendered operative by such rearward movement of the transferrer for causing the upper receiving cell of the shuttle-box to take a shuttle from the transferrer.

05 so. In a filling replenishing loan, the

combination of the lay provided with a shut tle-box having an upper receiving and a lower service cell, a transferrer having a backWardly-extending arm, means operative upon call for filling replenishment for moving the transferrer backward from front position, a catch for temporarily locking the transferrer in back position, and .means rendered effective by backward movement of said arm for lowering the shuttle-box to cause the upper receiving cell to take a shuttle from the transfer-rel and to lower the spent Shuttle, and means carried by the transferrer for engaging the spent shuttle when thus lowered to remove it from the service cell.

21. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided with a shuttle-box having an upper and a lower cell one of which is normally on the line of the race, a' hopper to contain a series of shuttles to be transferred to the shuttle-box, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle having a supply of filling from the hopper to one of said cells, means for locking the transferrer to the lay for movement therewith during the transfer of the shuttle to the cell of the shuttle box, and means for shifting the shuttle-box to place the fresh shuttle on the line of the race and then return it to normal p.0- sition out of line with the race after the fresh shuttle is. picked.

22. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a lay and shuttle-box, a hopper to contain a series of shuttles, a transferrer for transferring a shuttle having a supply of filling from the hopper to the shuttle-box, and means movable with the transferrer toward and from front position for positively removing the spent shuttle from the service shuttle-box as the transferrer returns to initial position.

23. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay provided with a shuttle-box having two cells at the replenishing side of the loom one of which is normally on the line of the race and the other of which is normally out of line with the race, a hopper for containing a series of shuttles, a t-ransferrer for transferring a shuttle from the hopper to the cell of the shuttlebox normally out of line with the race, means for locking the transferrer temporarily .to the lay for movement in unison therewith during the transfer of the shuttle to the cell of the shuttle-box normally out of line with the race, means for moving the shuttle-box to carry the spent shuttle out of line with the race and the fresh shuttle onto the line of the race and returning the shuttle-box to normal position after the fresh shuttle is picked.

24. In a filling replenishing loom, the

combination of a lay and shuttle-box, a

hopper to contain a series of shuttles, a

tle from e hopper and placing it in the transferrer for transferring a shuttle having a supply of fillin from the hopper to the shuttle-box, a 0 amp carried by the transferrer for taking a shuttle from the hopper, means for actuating the transferrer to carry the clamped shuttle to transferring position, and means for opening the clamp to permit another shuttle to pass from the hopper to the control of the transferrer when the latter returns to initial position after a transfer. l

25. In a filling replenishing loom,- the combination of the lay having a two cell shuttle-box, one-0f said cells being normally on the line of the race, a hopper for a series of shuttles, a transferrer for taking a shuttle from the hopper and placing it in the cell of the shuttle-box which is normally out of line with the race, means for causing the transferrer and lay to move in unison on call for replenishment, and means operative as they move in unison to move the shuttlebox relative to the transferrer to shift the position of the cells, and then return them to normal position.

26. In a fillin replenishing loom, the combination of t e lay having a two cell shuttle-box, one of said cells bein normally on the line of the race, a hopper or a series of shuttles a transferrer for ta a shutcell of the shuttle-box which is normally out of line with the race, means for causing the transferrer and lay to move in unison on call for replenishment, and means operative as they move in unison to move the shuttlebox relative to the transferrer to shift the position of the cells, and then return them to normal position and means to prevent movement of the shuttle-box relative to the transferrer in case the shuttle is not properly boxed.

27. In a filling replenishing loom, the

combination of the lay and shuttle-boxes, a

shuttle to the shuttle-box while the loom continues the Weaving operation, and means to free the transferrer from movement with the lay and return it to normal position after the transfer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence '0! two subscribing witnesses.

, WILLIAM H. BAKER. Witnesses C. W. TAYLoR, G. M. YMORELAND.

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