US1053706A - Packing-box for folding-machines. - Google Patents

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G. 0. L. GARDELL, I PACKING BOX FOR FOLDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEI, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913 4 SHEET S SHBEI' 1.

o. 0. GARDELL. PACKING BOX FOB. FOLDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION IILBD JUNE 1, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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I) woe Mom C. 0. L. *OARDELL. PACKING BOX FOR FOLDING MACHINES.

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c. 0. 'L. OARDELL. BACKING BOX FOR FOLDING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED JUNEII, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. cnahtns 6.4L. CARDELL. OF PFlARL RIVER. NEW YORK. ASSIGNOR To nnxren ronn'nn column, or PEARL RIVER. NEW YORK. A conronnrxon or NEW Yonx.

a To all whom it may concern.-

' Be itknown thatl, (hpunLns t). L. (An- DELL, a citizen of the United States. and a of mechanism for. packing the folded sheets 1 resident of Pearl River, ltocklaml county. State of New York. have invented certain new and useful lmproven-ients 1n lackmg- Boxescfor Folding-Machines. of which the following is a specificatior. I

The presentinvention; relates to the type of proper dimensions to coiiperatef with the receiving table or platform when adjusted to reccivethe largest size of folded sheets or' signatures for whlch adapted. ,NVith such packing mechanisms. the stack retaining barrier must have a sut-licient length of stroke into and out of operative position to clear the receiving, table or platform wheniit is in position to receive the largest folded sheets or signatures. This requirement as to the stroke of the barrier produces an unnecessarily. long stroke when the receiving table or platform is receiving a smallerfolded sheet or signature.

The object of the present invention is to improvethe "construction of such packing mechanisms for folding machines by which thest'ro'ke of the. stack retainingbarrier may' be reduced toa minimumwithont interfering with the adjnstab'ility of the packing box't'o suitvarying sizes ,of folded sheets or signatures. 'In accomplishing this object. I have produced a packing box in which the stack retaining barrier is mounted upon the reeeiving't-ableor platform and is vertical] adjustable therewith, and the distance which. the barrier tingers project above the. surface of the table or platform, being independent of the various adjustments. The operating jmechanism for the stack retaining barrier includcscertain adjustable parts in conne'cthe mechanism is Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 1. 1911 Serial No. (1609.

PACKING-BOX FOR FOLDING-MACHINES.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

tion with the barrier to movewith the table or platform when it is adjusted to suit the size of folded sheets or signatures produced. in order that. my invention may be' fully understoothl will first describe the same with rct'cremrc to the accompanyingdravvings, and afterward point out thencvelty more particularly in the annexed claims.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a sideeleva- (ion of my improved packing mechanism' f or folding machines. Fig. :2 is a sectional plan view of the same. certain parts being re moved in the interest of clearness. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 3---8 of Fig. .l. and Fig. lis a transvcrsc sectional elevation taken on'the line l-4 of Fig. 1. showing thereciprocating packing devices and omitting the table and adjustable rcciprocatingfba rrier.

In illustrating my invention. l have shown only a .part of-thc delivery end of any suitable folding machine to which my unprovemcuts niav be applied. l

1 represents the t'rann-work of thefolding machine at its delivery em I p 5J5 imlicatc thc final compri ssiim and delivery rollcrs tln'ough whij'cli thetioxnpletcly t' olded :shcel's'or signatures spams and by which they are dropped intothe packing box. 'lhese dclivcuv lt)lltt' 5 are suitably journaled in the frame 1 ol the. folding machine. Below the rollers 5 is a transverse shaft ltlse'cured at its ends in suitable bran-kets indicated at ll and supporting between its ends a plurality of depending gravity dogs 12 which are free to more in oue direction under the action of'fhei packer fins gcrs and are held against moveincnt in the opposite direction by su'itable shouldered collars -to support the stack of folded sheets or si natures at the top to maintain them out of the path of succeeding sheetsorsig natures which nredroppc'd'from'the delivery rollers This part of the mechanism isvcry common in the art. I

15 is the table or platform of the packing box upon which the successive folded sheets or signatures are dropped on edge. This table or phi-tform 15 is mounted upon suitablesid brackets indicated at ltl which are formed with outwardly presented ears 17.

having vertical guide openings through which extend the vertical bars 18 mounted at their ends "I brackets It and 20 secured nus the vertical bars 18 has rack teeth 18 cut" into it.' A transverse shaft 21 is freely jourthe rack teeth 18 naled in bearings formed upon the ears or lugs 17 and has small gears or pinions 22 cut upon it in proper position to mesh with just referred to. The shaft 21 is provided at one end with a suitable hand wheel 23by which it can be rotated. Adjacent to the hand wheel 23, shaft 21 is provided with a ratchet wheel 24 with which engages the gravity awl or dog 25 journaled at 26 upon one the table supporting brackets 16. 21 forwardly the table 15 can be raised upon the supportlng bars 18 to bring itcloser' to the'delivery rollerspreparatory to receiving smaller folded sheets or signatures. By disengaging the shaft121 can lower the table sheets or signatures.

be rotated rearwardly to to suit larger folded The end of the support-lngtableor latform 15 directly beneath the delivery r0 lers 5 is formed with a seriesof parallel slots 15- in which the horizontally; reciprocating packer fingers operate in the. manner presently to be explained; The slotting of the of sup-' end of the table 15 provides a series orting fin ers 1 5, each one ofwhich is ormedwit a vertical opening' lii -for the passage of one of the rods of thevertically reciprocating barrier which will now be descr' bed. p

deemed to and depending from the table supporting brackets '16 are the brackets 30 formed with hearing cars 31 in which re-- I ciprocate the vertical g '-ide rods 32 having secured to them between the bearings 31 the sleeves 33 formed with inwardly presented bosses 34 between which is-su pported a transverse bar This bar 35 carries a plurality ,of collars 36 from each one of which projects a barrier rod 37. JTheserods 37 extend upwardly from bar 55 passing 1 through openings in-guide arms 38 projecting from a metal plate 39 extending transversely beneath the table or platform 15-and secured at its ends tothe supporting brackets 16 of-the table'i'. Thebarrier rods 37 also projectthrough the openings 15of the-table arm's 15 above referred to.

40, 40' are curved bracket arms secured to the table brackets 16 and supporting in their depending ends a transversely extending rock shaft 41, which carries adjacent to its ends inside of the vlora'clmts 40 the rock arms 42 supporting at their; ends the hanger .,.links 43'which are-'journaled upon the bar .The rock shaft 41 has. keyed to one end a rock ar-n'i" 4l'r'connected by link 46 which has swivel connection-+47 with a, rock arm 48. ad ustably mounted upon a vertical rock shaft '49- jpurnaled in bracket bearings 50 By rotating the shaft the dog 25 from the ratchet 24, shaft 49 is keyed a rock manner by -means not secured to the folding machine frame. This vertical rock shaft 49 has a spline groove 51 extending from end to end, and the adjustable rock arm 48 carries, a key screw 52 which engages the spline groove 51 for keying the rockshaft 48 upon shaft 49;- A bifurcated bracket arm 53 extends from one of the table brackets 16 and embraces the verticalrock shaft 49 wlth an ear resting 4 upon each side of the hub ofrock arm 48 so that upon loosening the key screw 52 and adjusting the table vertically, said rock arm 4-8 will be adjusted upon'the shaft 49 to suit the adjustmentof the table, the other operating parts of the reciprocating barrier just described moving with the table becausesupported therefrom. v

At the lower end of. the vertical rock arm 55 having a. with a rock arnif57 serod 56 connecting it I rock shaft 58 carrying cured to a transverse at its opposite end a rock arm 59 from which extends a vertical pitman 60 carrying a guide yoke 61' erative relat'on shaft 62. a e shaft 62 is journal'ed 1n suitable bearings upon vthe frame of the folding mach'ne; and is I, operated in any sh Wu", A spring actuated rod 65 engages the rock arm 57 and extends th'rdugh a guide bracket 66 for moving the; described mechanism in opposition to the ca 64."

The packer fingers up through the slots 15 15 and are mounted at their lower ends upon indicated at 7 0 project adjust-ably secured upon ciprocating bars 73 which are freely journaled in the brackets 74 and 75. One of the 'bars 73 carries" an adjustably securedv sleeve 76 to which is. pivoted a rod '77 extending therefrom toa rock 'arm 78 fixed to, atrans verse r.o ck shaft 79 carryingat its opposite end-a rock arm pit-man 81 havinga guide y0ke 82 guided upon the'sh'aft 62 above "referred to., This guide-yoke 82 carries ananti-friction roller 83 which operates in peripheral-"contact with a controlling cam 84 keyed to theshaft-62.

Aspring actuated rod 85 is connected with the rock arm and extends therefrom through'a' guide bracket BG'fOrcoGperating wvith; the cam 84in producingthereciproeating movements of the packing fingers. v

80 connected with a'vertic'al guided upon a shaft 62 and I supporting an anti-friction roller 63 in opto a cam 64 fixed upon said suitable formed in the table a cross bar 71 formed with guide sockets 72 the horizontally re In the operation of the improved'packing mechanism, the successive folded sheets or signatures drop from the rollers 5 to'the platform 15 which has previously been adjusted to size of sheets or signaturesheing operated upon.' As each folded sheet or signature reaches the table" 15, the barrier fingers 37 are" drawn downwardly beneath the? surface the proper'heightto receive the of the table and the packer fingers 70 are moved inwardly in t he table slots, to carry the last delivered folded sheet or signature horizontally, along the table'against' the stack or row .of previously. forwarded sigma: tures. Immediately after the ;movement of the; delivered signature past the hne of thev barrier fingers, 3,7, the fingers 37 aga n projcctoabove the surface of the table and the packerfingers..are drawn back, the tingers 37 engage the last forwarded folded sheetLorsignatureadjacent to the table and retain the stack in place. .The gravity retaining fingers 12 yield to permit the action of the packer fingers and,upon the return of the packer fingers avay from the stack,

saidflfingers 12 engage the upper edge of the last sheet or signature and. retain the stack in position at the top. i

The important feature ofnovelty in my present invention is the construction and arrangement of the parts of the packing mechanism by which the table and barrier fingers can readily be adjusted to suit any size of folded sheet or signature to be delivered by the folding machine. It is de-' sirable to confine the movement of the bar rier fingers to as small a compass as practical,

and to have them project uniformly above the surface of the table when they are in retaining position, and for this reason. it is important that they be adjusted with the adjustment of the table. This structure is of great advantage over structures heretofore employed in which the table alone has been adjusted and' the barrier fingers made of extreme length soas to project an extreme distance above the surface of the table when operating upon large sheets. since in this old form of construction, it is necessary to give the barrier fingers a long stroke into and out of operation to suit their operation tothe handling of the largest folded sheets or signatures. In my construction, the ver tical stroke of the barrier fingers is the minimum stroke required to move them into and out of operative position and the stroke the same whether operating upon large or small folded sheets or signatures.

hat I claim 1. in a device of the character describet'l. the combination with a vertically adjustable table of a packing device. a vertical rock shaft. a barrier coiiperating with said packing device. and. means. operatably connect- I ing said 'roclc shaft to said barrier. said means being mljustable along said rock shaft. I I

lo a device of the character described. the combination with a vertically adjustable table. of vertically disposed guide rods. a barrier supporting meu'iher rcciprocably mounted on said guide rods. a j'vacking de vice. a rock shaftjournaled in brackets depending from said table, and means operatably co11nccting sa,id barrier supporting -inember to said rock shaft.

3. in a mechanism of the characterdescribed. the combination with a paper folding machine, of a receiving table adjustable vertically toward and away from the delivery mechanism of said folding machine, a

rwiprocating packing device. a reciprocatmg barriermounted beneath said table and projectinq above the top surface of the table, a vertical rock shaft journaled adjacent to said table. means for operating said rock shaft. barrier-opcrating devices engaging with and operated by said' vertical rock shaft. and means for adjusting said operating devices upon said rock shaft simultaneously with the adjustment of the table. -l-. In a mechanism of the character described. the combimiti n' with a paper folding machine, of. a receiving table adjustable verticall toward and away from the delivery mechanism of said folding machine, a reciprocating packing devicc,a vertically reciprocating barrier mounted upon and beneath sa'id table and projecting above the top surface of the table, a vertical rock shaft journalcd adjacent. to said table,

means for operating. said rock shaft, and

barrier-operating devices including a rock arm keyed to and adjustable on 'said'vertical rock shaft. and a bracket arm projecting from said table and engaging said rock arm to adjust it upon said vertical rock shaft.

5. in a packing.mechanism for folding machines, the combination of the upright connected with said transverse rock shaft, operating mechan sm for rocking said ver tical rock shaft. and a suitable horizontally reciprm-ating packing device mounted in operative relation to said table and said sheet retaining fingers.

G. in a' machines, the combination of the upright table supporting bars, table brackets adjustably mounted upon said bars, means for :uljusting-said brackets upon said bars, a table-or platform mounted upon said brackets, parallel vertical guide rods supported upon said table brackets, a vertically reciptable supporting bars, table brackets adjustpacking mechanism for folding rocating transverse bar'inounted upon said guide rods, a series of sheet confining finsupported upon arms projecting "connected with said cal rock shaft formed with a longitudinal rocking said able horizontally reciprocating packing dekey, groove, a rock arm adjustablykeyed upon said vertical rock shaft and suit-ablyconnected withsaid horizontal rock shaft, an arm projecting from one of said table brackets into engagement with said adjustable rock-arm, operating mechanism for vertical rock shaft, and a suittableand said sheet retaining fingers.

7. In a device of the character described,

1 the combination with a vertically adjustable table, of vertically disposed guide rods, :1 bar-' rier supporting member reoiprocably mounted on said guide rods, a packing device, a rock shaft journalcd in brackets depending from said table, and means operatably connecting said barrier sup orting member to said. rock shaft, said guide rods being mounted to partake of. the vertical movements of said table. CHARLES O. L. CARDELL.

Witnesses EUGENE Kn'ro wm, Comnas Lucas.

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