US1631760A - Bunch former - Google Patents

Description

June 7 1927.

C. A. RINKER BUNCH FORMERn Filed April 7, l1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 vJune 7, 1927.

' C. A. RINKER BUNCH FORMER c. A. RrNKER BUNCH FORMER Jung 7 1927.

June 7 1927.

c. A. RINKERr BUNCH FORMER Filed April '7, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented June 7, 1927.

l FiF-LCE.

BUNCH FORMER.

"/.Appn'catim inea Aprn' 7, '1925. serfal No.' 21392.

vThis invention relates to e inachinei'lfor use in the 'manufacture of' cigars and itis; more especially, a inuchinefor/forming bunches and conveying thein tothe rollers.

One of fthe obje'cts'lof the invention 'is to provide a machine otthis character' which will'not only` properly 'compress andf'shtipe the? bunches 'but will l r'lso 't'rirnif both? ends of the'bunch priorv to thes"deliverythereof fron/i the machine.

Another object 'is to provide 'la *bunch former whi'h canbe operetediat'higlrspeed, :does notlrequi're the usefv :inexperienced operator, und which een be fused with er without other bunching' `devices,` 'therebyto perfect the bunches.

A stillj further' object 'is to provide a `ina- 'chine which reduces thea'rnount of'binder, filler and wrapper necessary' toproducei a finished cigar, therebT effecting-'e considerable saving in production. n

Another object is to :provide 1n c'igar buncher` adjustable to forni cigars loit different Isizes :ind which not only places the 'bunches under` desired lpressure Aduring the shaping operation but also automatically dis ledges the' bunchesfsuccessivelyso as to"de f liverthern reaidily tol the roller. 4

A v'further object is to'previde le'rnachine the operation off which isv constantlyunder the control of` the; 'person feeding -it :sot-hat the speedof opertion will depend -upon the speed ot the operator.

Withthe foregoi rg and othenobje'cts in view which willaliip'eares the Vdescription proceeds, the invention-residesfin the cornbine-tion and` arrangement et parts and in the 1details ot construction hereinfterdescribed and 'claimed,` it being ti-Irderstood -tht changes in the lprecise embodiment `ettlhe invention herein disclosed Inay be -inade within the' scope of whzitis claimedw'ithout departing froml thev spirit of theinvetion;

n the"'acc`on1panying )drawings thefpre- Iterre-d form' of the invention'has'been shown.

In said drawings, 'Figure' 1 is a siz'de elevation of the machine. "'Figure'- 2 is n *verticalv` lcingitu'dinal"sectin through the lconveyor portion thereinv aiand the parts cooperating therewith. Y Y p l' Figure 3 is anenlztrgedrsectin Toniline S-,Eig'urel 'K V Y l igure "f1 is en enlarged lsection ien 'll'rne Figure2. l lFigure ffis tnfenlarged hs'ectinen"flirte 'f--tfFigure-e. e' I l faces lof the crossstrips. `sure plate=22 1s extended under and secured "tur-ned free end; orn'ii'ngan abutment 24. TA spring'25 is interposed between tongue 23 vl-igu'rel 6 -isat4 tlieforms. e fEiguref`7-Y1sa perspective view of onefvof Lthe e] e'ctors used linxthe forms through onefof thelfo'rms. -`-F=1 `gure19` is aipln' View ofthe ejecter operafting lever. i v

Referring to thef'iguresfby charecters of I'reference 1! desig'ni'tes vthesupporting freine of the-'machine in which ere-j ournaled 'transyeindQ'andfe chain 10; treinen electric niet-or 11. The operation of this motor can be controlled by ai switch 12 including a-oot ylever Aorf tread'le -13 elocitedwat.` the feed end "oi" the '-Inachine. "Frame 1 supports, at the feed end ai ttble lflfor'use by.tlie^operato`r venden- -othertablell' issupfported' by the other end portion of the frame 1 for the cigr rollers.

An/elongated tnble 16 is extendedbetween the1sprock'etsx'f'ofl each pair endv has 'bearings 17 through which' the shafts 2 extend,

thesev "shaftsbeing arranged transversely of theta-ble. K 'Secured to a-ndle'xten'ding laterally beyond'andsupporting the table 16 are 'cross members 18. provided with 'upstanding rodsl19 extendingj through the ends of cross lstr'ips l 20 and *zdjusta-'blv connectedto them ley-"nuts- 21 engaging theupper vand lower An yelongnted presto the crossstrips20 and secured to the bot'- tom ot-th'isfplate above thespace ybetween the sprockets 'nt thev feed end yot the'machine is f u closing tongue 23 which is inclined downwardly-towardtable lflfan'd has an Vupand plate-122 nd 'servesto :hold the tongue '-23' yie'ldingly; pressedr downwardly.

V"lvlou'nted on: the side' portions `r ofthe table -1f6 areffsupporting 1l frziin'es 26 on which are secured? parallel rails "27 veach fof which has! an "inwardly-'extending --iengel 128. `These rai-ls alre parallel with the fplate. 22 and extend ``eloseto but arespaced frinthesprockets f3. inn. v'endless eo'nveyor is used in Vconnection with the sprockets 3 sindaisstorfxned:ofconinesting Alinks 129 :which `engage s ,the 1hdolzed 'oo l `rFJgu'reS is a-c'e'ntral transversev section gstgng 'seid sprock'etfmay receive motion 'i ends 30 of strips .3l extending from the ends of trough or box like containers 32. Thus the conveyor or belt formed in thiswmanner will be properly engaged by the sprockets and Will be actuated thereby Whenever power is applied. y

Each container'. 32 is open at its ends to receive a block 33 in the outerface of which.V

its other end, as shown at 38. This yoke is pivotally connected at 39 to the advancing side of the container' 33 and a spring 40 is located at the pivot 'for holding the `form member 3,6 normally removed from recess 34.

Slots 4l are formed in the bottoms of the recesses 34 and each slot has ears 42 slidably mounted therein.. These ears extend from an arcuate ejecting plate 43 made up of opvpositely extending Wings as shown particularly `inFigure 7. 'A pin 44 is extended from each ejecting plate through the bottom of the block 33 and container 32 and has a head 45 at its free end. A spring 46v bears against this head and serves to hold the ej eeting plate 43 normally flush with the bottom of recess 34.

Arms 47 are extended at right angles to the bottom lott each container 32 and have outturned ends carrying rollers 48. Y

The plate 22 does not entirely bridge the space between the shafts 2 but terminates at one end in advance oi' the sprockets at the delivery endet the machine.- An ejecting lever 49 is located under the rails 27 and has laterally extending arms `S0-between its ends provided with depending` ears 51v pivotally connected to the frame 26 as shown particularly in Figure 2. One end of this lever is inclined upwardly andtoward the feed end of the machine, said end portion being downturned to provide a defiecting tongue52. The other end of the lever is extended up- Wardlytoivard the delivery end of the machine and has a head 53 beneath but close to the path oit those containers 32 travelling toward the delivery end of the =machine. The lever isso proportioned and located that when the pin 44 oit one form arrives in positionabove head 53the container 32 of another form vvill come against and deflect tongue 52 so as to cause the head 53 to thrust upwardly against the head 45 of the pin 44 thereabove, thereby to elevate or dislodge the filler contained Within the form in Which the pin is mounted. v

The operatonwho is .the bunch breaker, is

located at the feed table 14 andthisoperator bunches the'iiller in one hand and apencase thebunch. This bunch is then placed in the orm-block33 positioned at t in Figures l and 2. The machine is then started by means ot' the treadle 13 until another form is brought-toposition a. This second form block is filled and the same operation is repeated, the machine receiving an .intermittent' motion due to the starting and stopping oi the'inotor. As soon as the machine is started the toi-m block which has just been filled ata passes ,under the tongue 23 Which, being engaged by yoke 37, causes said'yoke to swing against ythe action of spring 40 and.

bringthe movable former 36 into the recess Y form passes between the knives any` portie-ns y of the bunch projecting beyond the .open ends 35 oi recess 34 Will be directed into the slots 55 and'be severed by the Walls of the slots.v As each form passes from under plate 22 at b in Figures l and 2 the spring 40 Will cause the movableform member 36 to swing out of recess 34, this movement continuing until extension 38 comes against the plies thereto just enough binder to properly side ot' container As each form arrives in position above the head 53 another form actuates theV lever 49V to shift the ejector plateY 43 and dislodge the bunch. Thus when the form is brought to a lpartly inverted position abovetable l5 thebunch Will be delivered" therefrom on to the table .Wherethe Wrapper can be applied 'in the usual o r any preferred manner. r

By mounting the pressure plate 22 adjustably, it becomes possible to vary the pressure-exerted by the form members upon the bunches therebetween. V

Obviously the forms can be of different lengths and can` have recesses 0i' dierent sizes so that cigars of different shapes .and sizes can be produced. The knives 54 are provided with clips 56 Which clamp upon the cross strip 20 on Which they are mounted, therebyenabling the knives to be adjusted for' use in connection vWith forms of ditl'erent lengths.- f

that is claimed is: Y

l. In a cigar buncher a conveyor, forms carried thereby having open ended bunch receiving recesses, movable form. members adjacentto but normally outside of the recesses, means operated by theprnovement of the conveyor for shifting the movable form members into the recesses to compress bunches therein, and cutting elements cooperating With the ends of the recessed forms for severing material projecting from the open ends of the recesses.

2. In a cigar buncher an endless conveyor, a pressure member adjacent thereto, bunch receiving recessed form members movable With the conveyor, form members movably mounted relative to the recessed members and normally located out of the recesses, cooperating means upon the pres-l sure member and the movable form members for directing said members into the recesses to compress bunches therein and to maintain the bunches under pressure during a portion of the travel of the conveyor, an ejecting member in each recessed form, and means operated by each form for actuating the ejecting member of another form.

3. In a cigar buncher a pressure member, form members arranged in pairs, one member of each of said pairs being movable successively into engagement with the. pressure member to compress a bunch between the form members of each pair and maintain a plurality of bunches underpressure, means for automatically separating'the form member of each pair successively While moving out of engagement With the pressure member, and means depressible by a form member of one pair for lifting a compressed bunch from the separated form members of another pair.

4. In a cigar buncher the combination With an endless conveyor and cooperatin bunch compressing forms normally space apart, of spaced knives, a pressure member, and means for actuating the conveyor to successively close together the cooperating` forms and direct the forms between the knives.

5. In a cigar buncher a conveyor including a container having open ends, a recessed bunch receiving` block removably seated in the container, a form member movablerelative to the container and normally outside of the recess, an elongated pressure member adjustable relative to the conveyor and` eX- tending longitudinally thereof, and means movable with the conveyor for movably engaging the pressure member to direct the movable form member into the recessed block and maintain it in the recess during a portion of the movement of the block with the conveyor.

6. In a cigar buncher an endless conveyor,

separate pairs of relatively movable form members movable With the conveyor and normally spaced apart yieldingly, fixed means for holding the form members closed together to hold a bunch under compression during a portion 0f the movement of the conveyor, ment carried by one form member of each pair, and means operated by one form member of each pair for actuating the ejecting element of a form member of another pair.

7.- In a cigar buncher an endless conveyor, a pressure member, laterally adjustable knives supported by the pressure member, cooperating bunch compressing forms movable With the conveyor between the knives and along the pressure member, one of saidv forms having a bunch receiving recess With open ends, and means carried by the other form for cooperation With the pressure member to direct said form into the recess to compress the bunch therein. i

8. In a cigar buncher an endless conveyor, a pressure member, laterally adjustable knives supported by the pressure member, cooperating` bunch compressing forms movable With the conveyor between the knives and along the pressure member, one of said a spring restrained ejectingy elef forms having a bunch receiving recess With open ends, and means carried by the other form for cooperation With the pressure memi ber to direct said form into the recess to compress the bunch therein, and means for adjusting the pressure member relativey to the conveyor for varying the pressure upon the bunch in the recess.

9.'In a cigar buncher a feed table, a delivery table, bunch receiving forms for conveying bunches from the feed table to the delivery table, and means for holding a plurality of bunches simultaneously under compression Within the forms during said movey ment. 1

l0. In a cigar buncher a `feed table, a delivery table, bunch receiving forms for conveying bunches from the feed table to the delivery table, means operated by the movement of the forms for placing a plurality of bunches therein under compression and maintaining them under compression during a portion of the movement from one table to the other, and means for successively lifting the bunches automatically Within the forms prior to reaching the delivery table.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn, I have hereto aflixed my Signature.

CHARLES A, RINKER.

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