US1612023A - Can-assorting device - Google Patents

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Dec.l 28 1926. 1,612,023

F. HUBER CAN AS SORTING DEVICE 1N VEN TOR.

ATTORNEY.

Dec. 28A 1926. 1,612,023 F. HUBER CAN AS SORTING DEVICE Filed March 2o, 192e 2 sheets-sheet e,

I'VEN TOR,

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ATTORNEY.

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Patented Bec. 28, 1926.

llhilhl) STTES FRANK HUBER, F MIDDLETOWN, INDIANA.

CAN-ASSORTNG DEVI.CE.

Application filed March 20, 1926. ASerial No. 96,211.

This invention relates to a can separating or assorting device, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a machine of such class for separating or assorting cans of larger from cans of smaller diameter and for conducting olf the cans of larger diameter in a runway independent of the runway for conducting olf the separated or assorted cans of smaller diameter.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a machine for the purpose referred to with means controlled by the cans of larger diameter to prevent them from passing into the runway employed for conducting off the separated cans of smaller diameter.

Further objects` of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

a can separating or assorting machine which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly etiicient in its use, automatic in its operation, readily assembled and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

VJ ith the foregoing and other obyects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings., wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

ln the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several viewsz Figure 1 is a side elevation of a can separating and asserting machine, in accordance with this invention..

4Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure El longitudinal section of the machine and further illustrating in dotted lines the cans of smaller diameter separated from can of larger diameter'.

Figure fl is an elevation of the machine looking toward the front end thereof.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View of the machine and further illustrating in full and dotted lines respectively the controlling means in normal and in active position to A vent the entrance of cans of larger diam eter into the runway for the cans of smaller diameter.

Figure G is a perspective view of the body portion of the machine.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the controlling means to prevent the entrance of the cans of larger diameter into the. runway for the cans of smaller diameter.

A can separating and assorting mechine, in accordance with this invention, includes a body portion, best shown in Figure 6 and which comprises a pair of oppositely disposed angle-shaped bars referred to generally by the reference characters 1,' 2 and disposed'at a downward inclination in a direction towards the front of the body portion. Each of said bars consists of a rear portion 3, a forward portion 4 and an intermediate portion 5'. The rear portion 3 consists of a vertically disposed leg 6 and a horizontally disposed leg 7 which extends inwardly from the bottom of the leg 6. lThe forward portion 4: comprises a vertically disposed leg 8 and a horizontally disposed leg 9 which er;- tends inwardly with respect to the bottom of the leg 8. The intermediate portion 5 consists solely of a vertical leg 10 which is of less height than the leg 6, or the leg 8 and has its top edge flush with the top edges of the legs 6 and 8. The bottom edge of the leg 1G is spaced a substantial distance above the horizontal legs 7 and 8 and forms a passage 11 for a purpose to be presently referred to. The rear portion 3 of the bars 1 and 2 provide a runway e. which is common to the cans of larger and smaller diameters. The forward portion l of the bars 1 and 2 provides a runway B for the cans of larger diameter. The inner ends of the leg 7 are spaced a substantial distance from the inner ends of the leg 9 to form a passage 12 for a purpose to be presently referred to. The inner ends of the legs 7 are connected together by a flat transversely extending come bined coupling and bracing member 13 which is positioned against the lower faces of said legs 7 and .secured thereto by the hold-fast devices 1li. The rear ends of the legs 7 are connected together by a fiat transversely extending combined coupling and bracing member 15 which is positioned against the lower faces of said legs and secured therewith by the hold-fast devices 16. The inner ends of the legs 6 are formed with spaced openings 16 for a purpose to be presently referred to. The inner ends of the legs 8 are provided with spaced openings 17 for a purpose to be presently referred to. Secured to the outer face of each of the legs 8,

at the forward endfthereor, isY downwardly extend through the leg 32 ot theV standard 30 extending henger her i8 f hich hes its torand provide ineens tor securing the har 'i t iorivard end edge Ward edge iush With'thc ot' :1 har l or 9.

Arranged below the intermediate portions of the hers l and ere e pair oi angle hers, Which nre oppositely disposed with respect to each other and are indicatedv generally by the reference eheracters lf) and 20. The har l?) is positioned helen the hair l and lthe bur 2O is positioned below the har 2. The har 19 :1s-weil the har has the rear terminalv portion thereof curving' upwardly es at 2l and which extends in close proximity tothe ineinher i3 and has its top edgesubstantially in alignnienl with the forward edge oit said i'nernher The ior Y:rrd end of the hairs 19 and fire thish With the forward side Vedges, ofthe ifi-angers i8 and one or' the hangers l) is secured to the outer fece oit the hor 1'9", es at 22 and the other henger i8 is se'- cnred tothe outer fece o2 theoor 2O es at. rhe her 19', as well es `lhe' hal includes a vertically attending leg and a horizontally entendingleg 25 whic i projects in- Wardly lron'i the bottoni et he legI 2. The legs A5 oi" the hars i9 and are secured to# gether in proximity to their forward ends by fr trui ersely czending oonihined coupling and brace ineniler 2o, which is secured agonist the loner threes et the said legs Q5. he here if) und 2() provide e runway C for the seperated eens or smaller diameter.

The body portion is supported at an inclination by tivo pair ot vertically disposed supporting standards. The standards o'il one pair are indi-.cated at 27', endV the standards of the other pair et 29, 30. The standards of eoeh pair are arranged in spaced relation and oppose each other. Vihe standards of the seid pairs erect the saine height. Erich standard of erich, pair is jtern'ied ot an angle iron consisting of o pair ot legs 3l and 32 disposed at right ongles with, respect o each zr. The leg 3l ene d ti'finsversel,7 with 4ec to the ,oe-dv ot the nis-chine and the entend longitudinally with respect to th hoc y of the machine. The 5l of ech pair of standards oppose each other ond the legs et one pair ot derds oppose the legs 32 ot' the other pair of 'stendards. The standards 2? and ere the ton Ward standards and the .ndards and 30 are Vthe rear standards. The sandards of each pair ere ognositely disoosed with respect t erich other, that is to sev the les' 32 otonoY stan-derd otre Deir pro lj! andthe legof the iey pairprojeotv forwardly. Enter Y through the legst??j of the stended 8 erehold-zistdevices @o which :nso project through the openings 1.6 in the har 2 and provides ineens for securing seid har 2 to the standard The openings 16 in thebar l are provided for the passa-ge of hold-test devices which The hold-'fest devi which extend through the leg or standard 2S are indicated at 235 :ind the ho fest devices Whichextend through the oi' the standard 29 are indicziterj at Hold-test devices 3'? entend through 32 ot the standard 2"? and through e t 2O for connecting the letter to the sind ard 2'?. Hold-rest devices' ext-end through the'legl 32 of the standard and through vhe er 19 for the purpose of connecting the latto said stende-rd 2Q. The legs et the standard 3"! hes secured thereto e pair of pivot rods 39, d0, the toi-:nier is arranged near the opper end oi the leg' 3i et the stenderd and the latter neer the lower end ot' said leg. rhe pivot rods and d0 nre also connected to the legs 3l of the standard The le-ql 3l of the senderd 29 hrs connected thereto a pair of pivot rods il? 42, the torin- 9 er arranged' ner-r the top oit the leg,` 32 end the latter neer the iov-.xr end Suid pivot rods and @are connected to the legl 32 oi the standard 3G. Washers ere mounted on eeehV pivot rod (View T rt prolrin'iity to e ends theieoi Washers are indicates et ll, Mounted on the rivet rods respeetireljy- :folies :3, swliie ly disposed with respect to the toriner hrs its grins 46,

Wardlv and outwardly "fit1 standards 2i' end 2S. ie void arnis d8 and et@ project inwardly and out tween the errns or the yoke and the leds of the standard. l

Positioned against the inner side of the bese or the yoke e3 is e shiittine erin #L9 positioned against the inner i or: the volte is' av shi arlns i9 and 50 :ire err" lotion and lthe leo-dj; portion. 'i of the seine length end of o, len ject reariverdlv and forward to the pairs of supporting sto arni 49 is constructed in the i the erin 50 and but one ot which rv lf. described, as the description of one will applyk to the other, and each of seid arms comprises a forward portion having a rounded forward edg-el, and a tapered rear portion 52, which extends rearwardly with respect to the standards 26 and 60. Each arm is formed with a pair ot vertically disposed spaced slots 53 and through which entend hold-tast devices 5e for connecting the arm to its respective yoke. Each hold-tast device consists ot a headed bolt provided with a winged nut.

The arm i6 ot the yoke e3 terminates at its outer end in a depending arm having an inwardly curved lower terminal. portion 57. The arm i8 ot the yoke 1l-l at :its outer r end terminates in a depending arm 56 provided with an inwardly curved lower terminal portieri 5?. llllounted on the pivot rod /lO a pair spaced vertically extending bars 56, 59 provided at their upper ends respece tively with inwardly extending iianges 60, 6l. The bar 56 is ot greater length than the bar 59 and depends below the lower end ot the latter. Positioned on the flanges 60, 6l is a rectangular closure plate 62 tor one ot the passages l2 or the passage l2 formed intermediate the bar 2. The plate is formed with spaced transversely extending slots and projectingthrough the lianges 60, 61 and slots 63 are hold-tast devices 6% for connect ing the plate 62 to the upper ends of the bars 56 and 59. llach et said hold-tast devices consists of a headed bolt provided with a winged nut and with the head ot the bolt countersunk in a slot 63. The bar 58- and its flange is formed with vertical slot 65 through which extends a pivot 66 carrier by the curved lower terminal portion of the arm 55 and which sets up a connection between the bar i9 and the yoke A3 tor a purpose to be presently referred to. Mounted on the pivot rod l2 is a pair ot vertically disposed bars 67., 66 provided respectively at their upper ends with inwardly extending flanges 69, 70. rllhe arm 6'? is ot greater length than the arm 66 and depends below the lower end of the latter. `llllounted on the flanges 69, 70 is a rectangular closure plate Tl provided with a pair ot spaced transversely extending slots 7 2 through which extends hold-tast devices i3 for connecting the plates 7l to the ilanges 69 and 70. Each hold-tast device consists oi a headed bolt and a winged nutand with the head oit the bolt countersunl: in a'slot 7 2. The arm 67 in proximity to its liange 69 is forme-d with a vertical slot- 'i'll through which entends a pivot i413 carried by the lower terminal portion 57 of the arm 56 and by such arrangement a con nection is had between the bar 6l' and the yolte le tor a purpose to he presentlyreterred to. rlhe bar 56 is connected to the bar 68 by a coiled spring 76 which normally acts to maintain the closure plates 62 and 7l in the full line position shown in Figure 5 whereby the passages 12 arenormally open` The plates 62 and 7l are swung to closure position with respect to the passages l2 through the openings or passages ll and the manner in which said plates are swung to closure position will be presently referred to.

The controlling means whicl prevents the cans of larger diameter from falling into the runway tor the cans otsmaller diameter consists of two opposite-ly extending spring controlled elements. @ne of said elements is vments against the action or" their controlling springs and the rocking movement ot said elements will loe towards each other so that the plates 62 and 7i will close the passages l2 and act as a support for cans of larger diameter and form bridges so that the cans of larger diameter will pass -from the runway A onto the runway B and further be prevented i'rom dropping onto the runway C. The normal position of the controlling means is as shown in Figure of the drawings, that is say in full lines whereby the closure plates 62 and 7l will be positioned outwardly with respect to the passages l2 or rather clear ot said passages 12 so that as a can of smaller diameter rolls ofi' the runway A it will pass through the passages l2 into `the runway B. The cans ot smaller diameter do not impact against the arms 49 and 50. The cans et larger diameter impact against the arms i9 and 50 lbefore they reach the inner end ot the runway A so that the controlling means will be actuated and shifted to the dotted lino position shown in Figure 5, whereby the plates 62 and -7lwvill close-the passages 12, and as the cans ot larger diameter leave the runway A they will pass over the closure plates and onto the runway B.

Secured to the rearporti-ons of the lower faces ofthe legs 8, ot the runway B, as well as projecting rearwardly of said legs 8, is a. cushioning element 77, formed from a rectangular pad oit' resilient material. rlhe element 77 prevents the can from impacting against the rear end edges ot the legs 8 as it drops vthrough the opening, and thereby prevents the dent-ing of the cans.

The outer ends of the runways B and C Utl lli)

may be provided with conductors for thev separated cans and one oi said conductors is indicated at 76 and is positioned with respect to the runway B. The conductors torni no part 'of the invention.

The machine provides a simple and expeditious means for' separating and assortir-1g cans of one diameter with respect to theV other, or in other words for separating cans of larger diameter from cans or smaller diameter, and therefore it is thought that a machine for such purpose, in accordance with this invention, owing to its simplicity in construction provides a cheap and meritorious device for the function referred to, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can be had which will tall within the scope oi the invention as claimed.

lVhat I claim is l. A machine for the purpose set forth comprising a primary runway for conduct- Y ing cans of different diameters to be sepa` rated, an upper runway for conducting off the separated cans of larger diameter, a lower runway for conducting ofi the separated cans oi smaller diameter, said upper runway having its inner end spaced vfrom the inner end o1n the primary runway to provide an opening Jfor the passage of the cans of smaller diameter onto. the lower runway as such cans pass oft the primary runway, and means operated by the cans of larger diameter travelling on the primary runway for bridging said opening to prevent such cans rom passing into the lower runway and for conducting such cans to` the upper runway for discharge.

2. A machine Jfor the purpose set forth con prising a primary runway for conducting cans ot' different diameters to be separated, an upper' runway for conducting off the separated cans of larger diameter, a lower runway for conducting olf the separated cans ci smaller diameter, said upper runway having its inner ends spaced from l.A inner end of the primary runway to provide an opening tor the passage of the cans smaller diameter onto the lower runway such cans pass oil the primary runway, means operated by the cans of larger diameter travelling on the primary runway for bridging said opening yto prevent such cans from passing into the lower runway and for conducting such cans to the upper runway lor discharge, and said means including a controlling spring for normally maintaining it clear of said opening.

3. A machine for the purpose set forth comprising a primary runway for conducting cans of diderent diameters to be separated, an upper runway conducting the separated cans et larger diameter, a lcwer runway ier conducting o the separated cans ci smaller diameter, said upper runway having-its inner end spaced from the inner end ot'l the primary runwayto pro vide an opening or'the passage of the cans of smaller diameter onto" the lower runway as such cans pass oli' the primary runway, means operated by the cans ot larger diameter travelling on the primary runway for bridging said opening to prevent such cans from passing into the lower runway .and for conducting such cans to the upper Arunway having its inner end spaced from the inner ends of the primary runway to provide an opening for the passage of the cans of smaller diameter onto the lower runway as such cans pass offv the primary runway, means operated by the cans of larger diameter travelling on the primary runway for bridging said opening to prevent such cans from passing into the lower runway and Yfor conducting such cans to the upper runway for discharge, said means including a pair of pivotally supported shifting arms arranged in the path of and operated by the cans of larger diameter, shiftable closure plates for bridging said opening, a controlling spring for normally maintaining said plates in non-bridging position, and said arms extending over said primary runway and having tapered rear ends engaged by the cans ci larger diameter.

5. A machine `for the purpose set forth comprising a primary runway for conducting cans ci different diameter to be separated, an upper runway for conducting off the separated cansl of larger diameter, a lower runway for conducting on? the separated cans of smaller diameter, said upper runway having its inner end spaced from the inner end of the primary runway to provide an opening for the passage of the cans of smaller diameter onto the lower runway as such cans pass oil the primary runway, means operated by the cans of larger diameter travelling on the prima-,ry runway for bridging said opening to prevent such cans from passing into the lower runway and for conducting such cans to the upper runway tor discharge, and said lower runway having an upstanding curved can receiving end extended to a point in close proximity to said opening.V

6. A machine for the purpose set torth comprising a primary runway for conducting cans of different diameter to be separated, an upper runway for conducting oli` Y the separated cans of larger diameter, a lower runway for conducting off the separated cans ot' smaller diameter, said upper runway having its inner end spaced from the inner end of the primary runway to provide anopening for the passage of the cans of smaller diameter onto the lower runway as such cans pass o the primary runway,

means o erated lo 1 the cans oi' laroer diam-v eter travelling on the primary runway for bridging said opening to prevent such cans from passing into the lower runway and for conducting such cans to the upper runway for discharge, said means including a controlling spring for normally maintaining it clear of said opening, and said lower runway having an upstanding curved can receiving end extended to a point in close proximity to said opening.

7. A machine for the purpose set forth comprising a runway for conductingV oli separated cans of larger diameter, a runway for conducting off separated cans of smaller diameter, and means at the inner ends of said runways and operated hy the cans of larger diameter to prevent these latter from passing into the runway for conducting oli the cans of smaller diameter and for direct* ing the cans oi larger diameter ontotheir respective runway.

8. A niachine for the purpose set forth comprising a runway for conducting ott' separated cans of larger diameter', a runway for conducting off separated cans of smaller diameter, means at the inner ends of said runways and operated by the cans of larger diameter to prevent these latter from passing into the runway for conducting 0E the cans of smaller diameter and tor directing the cans of larger diameter onto their respective runway, and said means including a controlling element for maintaining it in non-directing position until operated by the cans of larger diameter.

In testimony whereof, I afHX my signature hereto.

FRANK HUBER.

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