US1493103A - Swaging machine - Google Patents

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Mw e 1924. 1,493,103

G. A. CARLSON SWAGING MACHINE I Filed Feb. 20, 1920 8 Sheets-Sheet l lll d May s, 1924.

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v l G. A. CARLSON SWAGING MACHINE Filed Feb. 20 1920 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 Patented May 6, 1924.

. vmiren STATES PATENT OFFICE." i

GUSTAV A. CARLSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, vASSIGrNOR TOTHE IBOYE COM- PANY, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

SWAGING MACHINE.

Application led February 20, 1920.. Serial No. 360,117.

To all whom t may concern: y Y Be it known that I, GUsTAV A. CARLSON, a citizen of Sweden, residing at Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Swaging Machines, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates particularly, to swaging machines adapted to swage small shafts, or steel rods, such, for instance, as

maybe employedv in the manufacture ofV crochet needles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an auto-matic machine ofthe character'indicated, which is simple in construction, reliabley in operation, and capable .of producing large output. The accompanying drawings illustrate a machine embodying the invention, which is capable `of loperating upon a crochet needle blank of the form shown in Fig. Il, and producing a tapered end, as illustrated in Fig. 12.

In the drawings,-

Fig. l represents a side elevational view of a swaging machine embodying theinvention in its preferred form; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal sectional view, on an .enlarged scale;

Fig. 4, an enlarged broken transverse secy l ,equippedwith standards A2, A3, A, and A5; B, areciprocating carriage comprising tional view taken as indicated at line Aof Fig. 3; Fig. 5, an enlarged sectional view taken as indicated at line 5 of Fig. 3 .and showing the swaging mechanism; Fig. 6, an

enlarged broken longitudinal sectional view' similar to Fig. 3, but showing the carriage in advanced position and the crochet needle undergoing serves to trim the reduced end of the needle; Fig. 7, a broken transverse vertical sectional view illustrating the means for `actuating the feed device which serves to feed the needles to the chuck employed; Fig. 8, a perspective view of a cain-device employed for elevating the trimming knife and permitting the saine to drop at the proper instant; Fig. 9, a development of a cam-wheel employed; Fig. l0, a vertical sectional vview taken as indicated at line '10 of Fig. 6 and illustrating the means for automatically opening and closing the chuck; Fig. l1, a perspective View of' a crochet needle blank which is to be swaged; and Fig. l2, a perswagingoperation, this view' showing the condition at the instant preced-` ing the release of the trimming'knife, whichv spective view of the same after the swaging operation has been performed.

It may be stated here that needle blanks chuckandit's advance end is fed between an anvil-die and a rapidly reciprocating hammer-die,@by means of which the 'swaging operation is performed, the needle yrotating with ther chuck during the swaging operation; and after the swaging operation has been completed, a trimming knife drops and trims off the waste end of the needle, .after which the chuck returns toits initial position and releases the needle, which, upon the .next step of the feed-wheel, is dislodged .from the feed-wheel and dropsinto a dis-l charge chute.

In the preferred embodiment, which is a illustrated, A representsthe bed of a machine-frame, mounted on legs A', and

a sleeve B -which reciprocates in bearings vwith which the standards A4 and 4A5 are provided, and a b ar B2 which is mounted on a clamping-ring B3 secured to the sleeve B; C, a rotating shaft whichis journaled in the sleeve( B and which "reciprocates' therethe member C; C3, an automatically shifted blank, in turn, is carried forwardly by the collar which serves tooperate the levers, orl Jaws, of the chuck; D,.a lever, or trigger,

which is pivotally mounted on a hanger B4 carried bythe bar B2 of the carriage (Figs. l and 1K0) D', `a fixed cam-meniber mounted on the fra-me and serving to actuate the chuck-clamping and releasing lever D; E, a heavy standard mounted'on one end ofthe frame of the machine andserving yto carry `the swagiiig mechanism and the trimming r knife, E, a fixed swaging die (Fig. 5),

which may be termed the anvil-die; F2, a

the hammer-die, and thus serve to actuate.

the hammer die; F, a trimming knife mounted on the standard E and adapted to be lifted and dropped by means of a camdevice F actuated by a bar F2 which is.

shiftably mounted on the bar B2 of the carriage; G, a needle-blank' hopper associated with a feed-wheel G which serves to pick the needle-blanks therefrom and carry them4 into position to enable them to be gripped by the chuck, the wheel G being mounted on a shaft G2 which is equipped with'ja wheel G2, in the nature of a star wheel,

adapted to be turned in a step-by-step mamv ner; H, a trip-lever whichA is pivotally mounted on a bracket Trl carried by the'b'ar B2, and which serves to actuate. a catchdevice H2 .which forms areleasable connection between'the bar B2 of the carriage and:

the bar F2 which actuates the cam-device F for elevating and tripping the knife; K, the

main power shaft of the 1nachine;vL, a belt actuated by the shaft K and serving to actuate the pulley L which is splined on the chuck-shaft C; M, a belt actuated by the shaft K and which serves to actuate a pulley M mounted on a shaft M2, which, through the medium of a worm and .gear M2, serves to actuate a shaft M4' which extendsfparal-l lel with the shaft C and which iseq'uipped with a cam-wheel, or drum, M5', which serves. to reciprocate the carriage B; and N, a belt actuated by the shaftK andserving to actu-y ate the shaft E of the swaging mechanism.

rlhe frame of the machine may be of anyv suitable construction, and the bed A is rof suitable design to .support .the standards which carry the operative parts.

The reciprocating carriage Bis actuatedk by the cam-wheel M5, which is provided with' a peripheral cam-groove 1, engaged by .a a cam-stud 1a which depends from the member B2, which is clamped tothe tubular member' B', which thus reciprocates with the member B3. `The bar B2 of the carriage is fixedly secured to the member B3 by means of cap-screws 2. At thev front end of the sleeve B ya thrust-bearing 3 is interposed between the chuck-member C and the sleeve. At the rear end of the sleeve B', the shaft C is equipped with an adjustable bearing collar 4 and a lock-nut 42. Thus, reciprocation of the shaft C with the sleeve B is effected, it being understood that the shaft C rotates continuously in' the sleeve.

The chuck C2 comprises an internally-` threaded mounting 5 which screws on toa threaded extension in the member C; and gripping levers 5a mounted on pivots 5b carried by the member 5. The front ends of the levers 5a are suitably shaped to grip the rear end of the crochet-needle blank. Therear `ends ofthe levers 5a are provided `with camsurfacesadapted to be engaged by the shiftable collar C3. The collar C3 isfmounted to slide on the chuck-member C', and is provided with a peripheral groove in'which is mounted-a ring 6, which is provided with laterally-projecting studs 6a (Fig. l0), engaged by the-arms of a yoke 7 with which the upper endof vthe chuckclamping lever D is equipped. The lever D is supported on a pivot Srcarried byi the'V members B4 which depend from/*the front 5 end of they bar B2 of theI carriage. Thel blanks for the crochet needles are delivered by/the wheelG, iii-turn, inthep'ath' of the chuck; andy as' the chuck movesy forward; the lever Dv shifts the collar C? forwardly and causes the levers 5a to grip the rear end of the blank. In the furtherfrward movement ofthe chuck, the front end of the V blank is fed intol the dies, van'dinV the return movement of the chuck the vneedle* is,` withdrawn from the dies and ltlieflever D 'opervates to shift the collar CyrearwardlyI and eiect` release of the levers from the needle.

The cam-member D has its' lower endprovided with tworprojections 9 and 92,' the former of which engages-a projeetionzlO,

with which the member D is: provided 'as the chuck is carried forwardly, andthe latterof which' engages said projection 10 as the chuck ,isl carried rearwardly.

The standard E" preferablycomprises a heavy cast-metal member whi'clr' is 'suffrcieirtly strongI to serveas mounting for the swagingmechanism. This standard equipped withV a l,bearing-11' forthe' a'ctiiat ing shaft E6 oftheswagingi mechanism, and

1s provided with a verticalichann'el -12V through which the pitman Eworks.v The shaftv E6 is equipped with a tight pulley 135 and a loose pulley. 132; and the belt N may be shifted by' means of a belt-shifter 14.' The shaft EGk is so .geared to the shaftI Kr that said shaft E6 will rotate veryrapidly, and thus cause the hammer-die to operate rapidly. The rollers E are suitably jour-y naled in the upper end of the pitman f E4, as shown in Fig. 5. Asthe pitman reciprocates', the rollersy passwfirst above and then below a horizontal plane containing the aXis ofthe hammer-die E2 and the abutment E3, Therear end .of the shank of the hammer-die E2 is rounded, as

indicated at 15. lt will be understood that the pitman, thus equipped with rollers, acts as a wedge-member between the abutment die E2 from the die E after each impact,

andthe needle-blanklisl readily fed,-or.;

forced forward, by the rotating chuck as it advances. .The abutment E3 is adjustabley through the medium of `an adjusting screw 16.` The dies are locatedlin a suitable hori-` zontal passage, or chamber, with which the castingA E .is provided. One` wall of kthis chamber is aordedby removable plate 17 which is secured in place byl a set-screw end of theswaged needle may project be-. yond the dies.V The," knife -is equipped with a weight 20, whichconstitutes a cross-meml ber which is provided with perforadzionsy which engagethe guides 21which5exte`nd upwardly from 'the standard E. The shank` pontion of theknife is equipped .with .laten ally-projecting cam-studs- 22 which are adapted to be engaged bythe wedge-shaped cam F. The cam F comprises a cli-p 23 and arms 24 connected, by means of pin 25,

with the clip 23. The arms 24 are equipped' at theiradvance endswith inclined flanges 26, upon which the cam-studs 22 ride, in the opera-tionof lifting. the'knife. The cammembers 24 lride vupon vav surface 27 at .the upper' portion lofV the hstandard E. These members are in the form of half spear` heads,and afford abrupt shoulders 28 at the 'rear ends of the inclins; l

The clip 23 isfadjustably secured to zthe frontv end of ythe bar F2 by slot-and-screw connection 29. yThe barI F2is'mounted in a guide 30 with which the bar B2 ,ofathe carriage is equipped; `the bar B2 is further equipped with a stud, or screw,31, whichfreely engages a slot with which the bar F2 is provided. Thus, the bar F2 .may 'move with relation to the bar B2, assuming the* catch-device H2r to bevreleased. The lcatch-- device' H2 comprisesfa spring-held stud 32 whose'upper end engages'a recess 33 with which the rear end-of the barxF2`is provided. The stud is adapted to' be -released bythe bell-crank lever H, whichis mount-y ed on a pivot 34 (Figs. 1,6 and '7), carried by the member H', which, in turn, is carried byzthe bar B2 of the carriage. MThe long arm of the bell-crankleverH depends in front of the cam-wheel vM5 and is bent, as illustrated in Fig. 1.y The extremity of 'the long'arm is equipped with'a. cam-roller 35, which is adapted'to be engaged by a-caml stud 36, with which the cam-roller M5 is equipped. This engagement occurs after the swaging operation has been completed and the carriageis at the forward end of its traverse.'f Theresult isgto release the catch H2 from thebar ,F2 just afterthe centers of the of thefwedgesof the cam-members F, that is, whenthe parts are in the position shown vinvF'ig., `6. ',Thev bar F2v being thus released :from the catch H2 will bevsuddenly shifted by the weight of the knife, and the lknife will drop :and sever the wasteend of the needle. In thev return movement of the carriage, the flanges 2Gride over the studs 22 of the knife, the pivotal connections 25 permittingthe members 24 to be raised during theretur'nmovement. lWhen the carriage again .moves forward,\the weight of th .knife on the inclined portions 26 of the members F ,is 'suflicient to hold the bar F2 until' itis again latched to the'bar B2 ofthe carriage.

The hopper,vror receptacle, Gr, for they studs 22 of the'knife have passed the apex .l

S5 needle blanks37 comprises an inclined bot'-y tomI member 38, and sidevmem'bers 39. The ,l

side members. 39 are sheet-metal members which have their front lower `corners bent inwardly and upwardly, as indicatedy 2115,39a p in F'ig.- 3. Thus, there are providedinside of the front ends of the walls 39 the upturned members`392, and thesemembers arel l trimme'dto provide curved edges 391,.

The feed-wheel Grl comprises a compara'- tively narrow metal disk, which is provided in its axis i-of the wheel.` The` needle-blanks gravitate 4to' the lower; end of the hop-per and tend to bear against V.the curved edges,

ofthe anges 392. .Theperiphery of the wheel projects slightly beyond thejcurved edges of` said flanges, however, and thus the needles enter 4t-henotchesof the wheel and wheel vin the -manner illustrated in- Fig.

periphery with needle-receiving j `grooves 40, which extend parallel with the f .are elevated and carried around b-y the V 4. --fAt thefpoint wherel the needle-blank is picked up by the chuck, there is provided a pressermember 41 Vin the form of a lroller mounted in a member 41a carried by aspring 41b,`which issecured to a bracket 41. yThe roller 41 is adapted .to ride on the periphery "of the wheel as th'ewheel rotates,.and to engage the needle-blank `when rit arrives` .at the position where it is to be chucked. The wheel fG is disposed centrally between the .anges39a of lthe yhop-per, and it will thus belunderstoodthat the needle-blanks are supported yat intermediate portions by the wheel and' are@ engaged, in turn, bythe presser member 41 when they arrive at the chuckifng position. Y v

The shaft G2 of the wheel G is equipped with 'a peripherally-notched locking wheel 42, the notches ofwhich are adaptedto be engaged by a spring-pressed pawl 43 mount- Ied in a. sup-port 44. The pawl 43 is adapted toproperly center-the feed-wheel' G', that is, to insure just the proper vangular ro-tacshaft-(lf2 of the feed-WheelV G5 isfeduipped.

si mm3-roe ciprocalted the rlle'eequippedf pitina- E4; Whiohz f imparts; af very rapid-- vibration and is; ca-pble'fof*erertinglvery strngaswage ing: pressure. The: movement otheha'mmer.-

tion; tI kir'i'sure i? the proper V position i, of thel'f. needle-blank indlinemlentlwith thevt exis' ofithe f I f i j Thestar WheelV G3 Whichis securedtoftlie Wit'hlacircul'ar series of studsff'" (Figzj), rapid vibra-tin; theifdi'es makeE only ineV which arespacedat equal dist'nfces-aparvtil These studs are adaptdI-t be engztg'edfby 1. to'ffJtlrV 46 on 'the periphery? of al -Wheelj, or dislg' 4,75 mounted'f'onfth'e shaft-'Mil'.- Thus; at eachl revolution ot'the shat'lV'thefeed-'l Wheel Gl will be vadvanced'one' step." f This movement occurs during-'the' return, move-1 mentA ofthe chuckrv and' alftrf thev need-leg. which has been? swaged,isirelesedffrfom the. chuck. v I

After the needlelblanl Ilias'A been swagedi f andreleased 'from'A the chuck, itlxis; caried'f downwardly from its position li eneaththey` presser member, 41' (Eiga' 4) zinddifscliarged intof diSchar-ge chute P5; Whsefv upper feIyitt-3 s located`r just 'ldelwtA the* p'resser'-'nembelf 41j- The-chute P inclinesf'ddwnwzirdlyfandg rezirwafrd'lyf If,iT/ll1":ts'-ar'il ensidn 48 Wh hi* i (Jim. 2 ber 4i `and' isses gtlrefffntfsi le ffthefwhel,j endl fitffV flo-wier@ point* fther'e ,is'r a f gui'demeiber Hi8 which" is? disposedy 'adj went1 .the 'rear side of the`y` Wheel; thus` 'frnijngfa ort'chf 49,; 'i

proper instant', ther, trip-lever H'. i's-'m'oved to release .the catch H?V zuid.-y perriitzthe cam?-Vv me'mhers F e. toi suddenly release-fthe' knife?4 and: tot4 -prmitixitf to2' dropi movement ofrthe Jcarrie-ige',fthe needle:=b1ankf is withdrawni from theliespand the flanges 26-'rof the'acamlmemhersrl ride'fidly over' the;- vcernes tu/ds# 22'; offiltheczknifezw, Art/TJ the: properainstant; thetgripperactuatingcollar csingitheclinck? to release th'eneedle: They alin'e'mentfl with'. the f eXisof; the n chuck;- and? discharging y:the n'eaedlel,blank which haslb'een'.

ofcy the improvedl niachin'e; e Ittmayx-be eX-x. plainedi that/1f the z 'tfipfereclal extremity 'of .fsuchblank 'maybe formed# in agsuitblemacliine; into" fa small hook; Pe:furti-rer? operare tionobeing,pefonmedxif: necessary; to= com@ pletefthe Acrochetrhofek c i 1;

In Figi: 9 iis.; shown? e l development z of the:V camp-Wheel M5'. indicates the pcositibna-,zofw- 4the` cm+`stud l? inthe?camizgrdove'l "of the Wheel-M5' wheny the." veriousaopertions 'oztl`4 chuckingI the: need'legffadvancing" itl into' the;4 di's,: performing`- 'ther swgja'ig; operation; trip*T Wheel. yThe front f end-prSO'S' 'off the? needle-blanks engagthe inclinedjmelnherf l-g'nnd tilt the nee'dlsgf,I andi dief-member* lobi insures the @dodging ofr the needle@ "from the wheel,v mdf throws :themnt'oitherchute-P, doWIi which? 4they-grawitlte 'town-y2 suitable receptacle'(n`otshoizrn)JQ' i @thev shaft M2 isishowrifeqppediWitlof ajrclutchf "y equipped Wltli a. lever-504,

needles.; are .performed The irstalporf tion'fof thefadiance israpidf. the? advance off-the extremity dftheneedle-blank through? thefmdiesf.isfcomparitively slovigf aludir the: movement of-z the'retractiont Tof. the csirriage: sind`I` Withdrawal of. the-nee'dlej-'blank is rapidi The improvedi m'tch'ine operatesr'a'pidly andi economically to `autom aticztlly fswage the needleLhlzmks;ry The vmachine'v isy of.i high capacity; and is 'reliable'"in:l operation; The swagingmechanism is'. powerful; and ser-ves to' operate the fdi'es fitl an exceedingly' rapid rate, Withoutinjuryfto thefpertsr; Y

The l' improved' sw'egifng mechanism 'may the cam-Wheel M5.' Afterthe"ront'fendsf'off the' clamping levers of fthe?l chuck* hvefq reached a position toembra'cfthe rer-"'endff4 of l"the needle-blank, the trigger, or 'leVr,"D, is actuated by thecani meinber- D', IcatilsiiigIl' the` leversl to clamp thefneed'le-fblank. Inv the further advanceV m'o'Vementof 'the chucl',1 the` needle-blank `is shoved"longitudinlly" through the peripheral groove of the'Wheehy While the presser member'lbeefrs aigainst:` the needl'e-blmik, ysind the4 front endfot-theff needle'Jolauikl isfca-u'sd; to :enter l'the sptce'r betweenthe swaging'diesav The fsw'agringidies 'f have-a, continuous reltive'reciprocetifongthat" is,- the h'rm'nier-dievv E? iscontinu'o'usly re the means'byjwhichf'blahks -reffed 'to and Witl'idrWn ,from the jsvivagingl mechanism;l also, the improvedf te'd mechanism.' for dez'- lix'ferin'f blstnk'sf to# 'the f recpro'eating rotary#l chuck maiy 'bef-advantageously? employedin` anlogous machines; also," tlieYfeed' ofuaf diezi'sg.:k ofgicourse, slight: Because ofthe st antnous swfaging' contact `with 'the needle'- blah-kris .tn'otf interruptedi As f the 2 carrge modesv forwardly; the'cam-.members Ff ele,

blnkfater: itA hslfbeen; stvaged f'bjy; Ineens`- pingif thef knife;` and ,withdrawing the;

operation'N hzrsiibeenfcompleted; and atthe.:

step;v y bringing ai? ffresh n'eedleeihlank f intomQGl 'Rhei' digrnicf there: given reciprocating rotary chuck for advancing and retracting the article to be operated upon by the machine, associated with means Atrimming knife associated with the dies of ,the -swaging mechanism, anda knife-elevatforintermittently feeding blanks or articles to the chuck, may be advantageously employed in connection withother mechanism than swaging mechanism.y For instance, this principle maybe employed in connection with buffing mechanism, or ypolishing mechanism. The principle of intermittently feeding blanks to a rotary chuckl which operates to automatically advance the blanks and rotate them while some operation is performed upon the blanks -is one which may be advantageously'employed in various situations` The improved machine is well adapted to the purpose of swaging a shaft-like 4inember, or blank, such as is used in forming crochet hooks, for example. The term shaft is used in some ofthe appended claims in the sense of -a blank, or piece of stock of this general ,character which is to be subjected to a swaging operation.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of-understanding only, and no unnecessary. limitation should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be lconstrued-as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.` y

What I regardvas new and desire to se y cure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a machine-of the character set forth, the combination with Aswaging mechanism, of a reciprocating rotary chuck, an intermittently rotated feed-wheel provided with peripheral grooves extending parallel with its axis, said grooves being adapted to `receive shafts, carry them, in turn, to a point in alinement with the axis of the chuck and to serve as a guide for the shaft during the advance and return movements of said shaftmember and adapted to receive the shafts asl they are discharged from the feed wheel.

3.- The combinationvwith a swaging mechaiiism, of a reciprocating rotary chuck adapt-V ed to project the article to be swaged into the dies and then retract it while the article is rotated by the chuck, and automatically, i actuated trimming means associatedv withthe dies of the swaging mechanism., f

. ta-The` combination with swaging mecha-` nism', of a' reciprocating rotaryfchuckadapt- `bar and v`ed to project the article to be swaged into Vthe die's and then retract it while'thearticle l is 'rotated by the chuck, a vertically movable rof the swaging operation.

`5. In a machine of the character set forth,

the combination with swaging mechanism,` v of a reciprocating carriage, a rotary chuck reciprocating therewith and lequipped with 'automatic clamping means, y, a vfeed-device serving automatically to deliver the articles -to be yswaged to the chuck, a reciprocable trimming knife associated with the dies,

and a cam-device actuated by1 said carriage and serving to elevate and rtrip the knife.

6. In a machine of the character set forth,

the combination with swaging mechanism,

of a reciprocating carriage, a rotary chuck l reciprocating therewith and equippedwith automatic` clamping vmeans,ja feed-device serving automatically to deliver the articles to xbe `swaged tothe chuck, a reciprocable trimming knife vassociated with vthe dies, a. bar shiftably mounted lon said carriage, a latching device for said bar equipped with .means for automaticallyftrippingthe latch,

and a `cam devicemovablv mounted on said ,l adapted lto elevate and 'trip the knife. j y, r

7. VIn a machine of the 'character set forth, the combination with swaging. mechanism, of a rotary lcam-wheel, ay reciprocating carriage actuated by said cam-wheel, a rotary chuck mounted in saidcarriage and reciprocating therewith, means .for imparting continuous rotation to said chuck, means for automatically closing and opening the chuck duringthe advance andreturn movements thereof, feed mechanism adapted to automatically deliver needle-shafts to the chuck, a trimming knife `associated with the dies of theswaging mechanism, a bar shiftably mounted on said carriage, `a latch device 'for said vbar equippedr with a trip-member adapted to be .actuated by saidcam-wheel to release thellatch, and a knife-elevating cam member actuated by said bar and serving to elevate and trip the knife.

v V8. yIn a machine of the character set forth, the combination with sw'aging mechani'sm, of a reciprocating rotary chuck equipped iio with clamping means, shiftable means assoj ciated with said chuck for` actuating the clamping means, a cam-lever. movable forward and backwith the chuck and serving to actuate said shiftable means, and a stationarjT cam. adapted'to actuate said cam .leverinboth directions. f,

9.- In'a machineof thelcharacteriset forth, the combination withswfaging mechanism,

0i a respectable? .Carriage means fer! 'wwf N' eutomatelyratuated `C1amillieeflleleeinem, -and means for` `feeding sliaffts'i tothe chuck, Q comprising an 'inclined -lhopper :Aprovidedf y i n v l of the II'naclaline and. geared to said cam-Wheel l5. vperiphery provided With grooves Xt, nd

curved `shoulders a {,feed .WheelT having its y .comprising'dies affording; achjannelfhetvveen i 'rating the-same, a chuck journaledilr'saidyI carriage and'reciprocating therewith, means Y* for continuously rotating the chuck, a ;a1r1f` lever' mounted on saidcarriagefadaptedto open and close the chuck, and ap-stationary cam-,device adapted to actuate said y lever.

10. In a machine of ythel characterset forth, the combination with svvaging mechanism, of a reciprocating rotary A"chuck equipped. With neary the lovverv endsfoffjits sidefvvfa A parallel Lwith i-tsljaxisr, 4sai'fd Wheel lheingfdis 4posed midway "membersaffolclilg saldu'rved 'Quldersand -the periphery O'fllB Wheel# ,Y

leped i and: means i012 feeding Shelf-fs" ,110' the shack, comprising en inclined .banner provided near the ylower ends c of. its A; side fyvalls with periphery :provided ,vvitlngroovesz extending parallel With'its'axis, said Wheel'heingdisrposed midway between V` the A*pla-nes of lthe the. hopper beyond.; he loounda' curved Shoulders ffmeeas forint@ ,actuatngjsaid feed Wheel,,awful-e Snlieallld presser member adeptedtO-z eeeathferti- .cles *to be swaggedrasit-heygarv ,veifinlturm in alineinent `lWith Y the VaXislk of rthe.l chuck.

` 12. Ina .machine ofthe icharacterset'forth, :the combination with syvaging A4mechanism thcm,.of a reciprocating carr ageua-g-rotary chuck,Inounte'dv in. saidcarriag and reciioroi 'cating therevvithgwsaid,{chuck} having aigshaft extending through l.the carriagegand 4pro- Y j ecting` lin i the rear Y* thereof, la L:yvhee'l connected with. said-shaft 4an dwflsyerving.. to;imparticont-inuous .rotation thereto, .acam-. l v j a shaftparallel Withisaild Jiigstfnainedgshaft endjeqliippef with @semer-eer canifmemher with ivhchfisaid f equipped, means vifm@ imparti-nie l sentie yrotation to said second-name shaft,'

eenekthel-planes 'tthel/x *I i Jnierfdie noi Qtedfinwsaidstandard, actuating vith i eell having -hamme" die" ineridiel mountedl in saidrv standard, actuating fduring .the advance and return movements Aof the carriage, a Acani-Wheel'- having .af'shaft fp'arallelyvitli the axis of the chuckv and pro- 4 idediper'ipheral camjgroove vadapted togactu'ate'ksz'i'rd, carriage, v.and ainaln driveshaftirjyournaledgin said frame below the bed tetheshaf, Lsedhemmeli-die '14. 'Ina machine of thecharacter setforth,

l'or'n'th'e hamnfier#die 4havingia 4fiorms Shaft, a *carriages leffy in said i carriage, meaiis for @eine .andarsene the-'Chuck rvane and turn movements se. m-.uh'el .having a 4@ha-ft y the airis of the chucl and pro- A i 0With ai, peripheral -cva11i-'grooveiailapted .to cctuategsaid carriage, and a main drive fishgiftZ jouriialecll said "frame helo Wl the: bed

of? the machine 'and equipped: with,y helts serving towactuateflthei'shaft of the swaging mechanism, the ucninjvheeland the shaft of he 911.11919 Y f l *l5-1.11 amable@ ofthe defecte Setfolth,

C :reteryQGhnC-k 'ef'nppl with act atedclamping means,v and means for automatically delivering-needleprovided with peripheral groovesnieans `for 1 intermittently actuating' said rvvheeL Y'means the Vcomloin-ation with mechanism, of alle'pleatie .esulta'H`1'at'1p`a1-1y`` `seitsiwzsaiflf@huge'corna-lean an inc-lined frapper, f red-wheel,provided' with periphferal froofves, nieans for i nterinittently`1 ac- "Qtuating said'feed- Whew-il, and means fon cenl.(iC-)illestlucted andarranged toihold t-heshafts f `and permit thesamehtfo aravitate a posi -plier of said Wheel, and

-irieans for d i janjd .locllring' y'the iv heel noeatn 'e' rammen-alli.

mprlslae a lwith posed abutment, one of said members having a rounded surface, and a reciprocating pit-.

man equipped with rollers working as a Wedge between said abutment and the shank of the hammer-die.

19. Swaging mechanism comprising a rotating shaft equipped with an eccentric, a pitman mounted on said eccentric and equipped with a pair of rollers, a hammerdie engaged by one of said rollers, and an opposed abutment engaged by the other of said rollers.

20. Swaging mechanism comprising a rotating shaft equipped with an eccentric, a pitman mounted on said eccentric, a hammer-die and an opposed abutment, one of which has a rounded surface with a central apex, and roller means carried by said pitman and adapted to work with wedging effect between said hammer-die and said abutment.

21. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination with swaging mechanism, of a reciprocating rotary 'chuck equipped with automaticallyactuated clamping means, a carriage in which said chuck is mounted, a cam-wheel serving to actuate said carriage, a feed-wheel having an axis parallel with the axis of the chuck, a star Wheel serving to actuate said feed wheel, and a wheel rotating with said cam-wheel and provided with a tooth adapted to actuate the star wheel one step at each revolution of the cam-wheel.

22. In a machine yof the character set forth, the combination with swaging mechanism, of a reciprocating carriage, a rotary chuck reciprocating therewith and equipped automatically-actuated clamping means, a trimming knife associated with the dies of the swaging mechanism, a bar shiftably connected with said carriage and equipped with a cam-device for elevating and tripping the knife, a latch-device connecting said bar with said carriage and equipped with a trip-arm, a cam-wheel serving to advance and retract the carriage, and a cam carried by said cam-wheel and serving to actuate said trip-arm.

23. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a reciprocating rotary chuck, an intermittently rotated feedwheel provided with peripheral grooves extending parallel with its axis, said grooves being adapted to receive shafts, carry them, in turn, to a point in alinement with the axis of the chuck and to serve as a guide for the shaft during the advance and return movements of the shaft when reciprocated by said chuck. l

24:. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a reciprocating rotary chuck equipped with automaticallyactuated clamping means, an intermittently actuated rotary feed-Wheel equipped with peripheral grooves adapted to receive shafts to be swaged, a presser member adapted to hold each shaft, in turn, in its grooveduring the ladvance and return movements of the shaft, and a discharge chute disposed below the presser member and adapted to receive the shafts as they are discharged from the feed-wheel.

25. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a reciprocating rotary chuck equipped with clamping means, shiftable means associated with .said

chuck for actuating the clamping means, `a n cam-lever movable forward and back with the chuck and serving to actuate said shiftable means, and a stationary cam adapted to actuate said cam lever in both directions.

26. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a reciprocating rotary chuck equipped with automaticallyactuated clamping mechanism, and means for feeding shafts to the chuck, comprising an inclined hopper provided near the lower ends of its side walls with curved shoulders, a feed-wheel having its periphery provided with grooves extending parallel with its axis, said wheel being disposed midway between the planes of the members affording said curved shoulders and the periphery of the wheel projecting into the hopper beyond the boundaries of said curved shoulders, and' means for intermittently actuating said feed-wheel. r

27. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a reciprocating rotary chuck with automatically-actuated clamping mechanism, and means for feeding shafts to the chuck, comprising an inclined hopper provided near the lower ends of its side walls with curved shoulders, a feed wheel having its periphery provided with grooves extending parallel with its axis, said wheel being disposed midway between the planes of the members affording said curved shoulders and the peripheryl of the wheel rojecting into the hopper beyond the boun aries of said curved shoulders, means for intermittently actuating said feed wheel, and a spring-held presser member adapted to engage the articles as they arrive, in turn, in alinement with the axis of the chuck.

y28. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a reciprocating rotary chuck equipped with automaticallyactuated clamping means, and means for automatically delivering needle-shafts `to said chuck, comprising an vinclined hopper, a feed-wheel provided with peripheral grooves, means for intermittently actuating said feed-wheel, and means for centering and locking the feed-wheel after each successive step. l t

` GUsTAv A. CARLSON. e

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