US105458A - Improved soap-cutting machine - Google Patents

Description

2 Sheets-Sheet.1.

W. & H. N. :HUM ISTON; .soAP CUTTING MACHINE.

No. 105,458. Patented July 19, 1870.

I panying drawings, which form part of this our specification.

drawings to be made on two p1eces of paper.

. described.

wILLIs HUMIs'roNAnn HORACE N. HUMIsron, on'rnornnw YORK.

SOAP-CUTTING MACHINE.

Specificationtin-thing part of Letters Patent No. 105,458, dated July 19, 1970.

- T0allw7i0qn itinay'coucem: p I Beit known that we, WI LIs HUMIsrornof the city of Troy,;Ncw York, and HORACE N. "HUMISTON, of the same place, have invented anew and Improved Soap-Cutting Machine;

and wedo hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,

reference being hereby. had to the accomand make a y Like letters represent and refer to like or correspondingparts:

' As a matter of convenience, and to better illustrate our inventiomlwe have caused the sheets or separate -'Fig1n'es1 andfi, Sheet I, are perspective viewsof our improved soap-cutting machine n d fferent positions,- showing the various.

parts thereof, more fully herein after described and set forth. Fig. 3, Sheet II, ,is a plan or elevation, whereinj are more clearly shown-the various parts of our improved machine, each being more fully hereinafter describedand set forth. Fig. 4, Sheet 11, is an enlarged per-- spective viewof .tthe device for stampingthe soap with the makers name, orother device desired, to use, theoperation and theconnection oflthe same with the ,other parts of "the machine. "being more fully hereinafter de scribed. Fjggjo, Sheet II, is also a'jperspec; tive View of the machine, showing "the under ing the mechanism by which the same 'is op- 1 erated, all being-hereinafter more fully de; scribedpand specified. -Fig. 6, Sheet II, is a I perspective viewof the drying board or frame, onto which the soap is-run after being cut in any desired form, {and more fully hereinafter Figs.7,'8, and 9, Sheet II, are viewsshowing the mechanism by which said drying board or .framefis opened or spread apart, thereby allowing air to penetrate all parts of the soap placed thereon,in the manher and for the purposes herein art-er more any described and seti'forth". "Figfi 10, Sheet II,..is

a view showing the slotted bars into andby meansof Whichthe cutting-wires are secured and heldiii their proper position, aSinore fully hereinafter described." The nature of our saidinvent-ion and improVement-s consists in theme and employment of three si iitably-constructed tables' or' carriages, upon and over which the soap being out passes in and during therseveral processes of being trimmed, cut into bars, and dried,'said tables or carriages being con-- structed and arranged substantially in the a manner and for the purposes more fully hereinafter described and set forth. I

. It also consists in the use and employment 'of adjustable wires for the purpose of cutting structed die or stamp, in connection with :the

trimming or'c'uttm g carriage or frame, and so arrangedas to plainly stamp upon eachpiece or bar of soap cut the makers name, or other .device desired, substantiallyin the manner and by the means hereinaften more fully de{ scribed and'set forth, v It also ,consistsin the employment or aspur or cog wheel, in combination with a lever or arm projecting from and connected to the die or stamp, whereby and by means whereof the said stamp or die is allowed to drop or fall at any desired parts, of the slab' of soap being trimmed, substantially by the means and for v the purposes hereinafter described and speciside of the same,'and more .clearly 'represenfied. V 1 i V I j -It also consists in the use and employment of a 'coiledspi'ing, or its equivalent, in combination with the -sp-ur-wheel and the die or stamp, wherebythe force of the blow of said stamp or die maybe regulated and governed, as more fully hereinafter described and set forth. v

It also conslsts in the use of one or more adjust-able drying-carriages, so constructed and arranged that, when the soap has been cut and run upon the same, it may be spread apart; or opened, thereby allowing the air to freely circulate through the soap, in the manner, bythe means, and for the purposes here inafter more fullydescribed and set forth.

It also consists in the employment of one or more slotted frames, in combination with the cutting and trimmingwires, so that the said wires may be adjusted to cut any size bar de sired, substantially in the manner, by the means, and for the purposes hereinafter more. fully described and set forth.

upon which our machine is placed, which frame is made of wood, and of sufficient size and strength to answer the required purpose. The top of this frame A is L-shaped, and of any required length and width.

B, Fig. 2, is the frame or table, upon which the slab of soap is first placed when it is desired to trim the same, so as to have said slabs all of uniform width. i

0, same figure, is a rectangular piece of wood or metal, about the length of the width of a slab of soap, and by means of which the slab of soap 'is pressed or forced against the cutting-wires, whereby said slab of soap is cut into bars, as more fully hereinafter described.

1), Figs. 1, 2, and 3, represents a wood or metal frame, elevated a few inches above the table B, and is for the purpose of fastening and securing the ends of the'cuttin g and trimming wires a, a and I: b. (Shown at Figs. 1,2, and 3.) This frame D has a slot running the entire length of the top of the same; also, a similar one on the bottom or lower part thereof, as shown at Fig. 10, the slot being marked (1. These slots d in the top and bottom of said frame D are for the purpose of allowing the 7 cutting and trimming wires a. a and b b b to be adjusted, by means of nuts or otherwise, so as to cut any width or size of bar required.

E, Fig. 1, is the carriage or table upon which the slab of soap is run after having been trimmed to the desired width by the trimming-wires a'a-,.Fig. 1. This table or carria-gc E we also design to make of wood, and of size to correspond with the trimmin a .table or carriage I F, Figs. 1 and 6, shows the drying table or carriage upon which the soap is run after passing from the cutting-table -E through the cutting-wires b I), which said cutting-wires may be adjusted to any width, as hereinbefore described. Said slab of soap is run through said cuttingwires b b by means of a rectangular piece of wood or metal, marked G, Fig. 1, and similar in construction to the pieces hereinbeforc described, and marked 0; or, if deemed best, these rectangular cleats C and G may be made stationary, and the tables or carriages B and E themselves made to move and force the slab of soap throughthe cutting and trimming wires a a and I) b but in either case the cleats or pieces 0 and G act as the support or rest for the slab of soap being cut.

The motive power to these cleats or pieces (3 and (r may be furnished by anymechanical devices deemed best, either a rack and pinion, as shown at E, Fig. 1, or by a cord and pulley, as shown at I, Fig- 3. This pulley (marked h) Fig. 8, is firmly fastened to the shaft 1, Fig. 1, running under the machine, and is provided with one or more suitablyshaped notches on the periphery thereof, by means of which the blows of the stamp L, Fig. 3, are regulated, as more fully hereinafter described. I

In the operation of the machine the cord I is wound around the shaft 1', and not around the-spur-wheel It. i V

The machine is designed to be worked by hand by means of the cranks J and J, Fig. 1.

To that partof the frame D over the trimmin g-carriage, and to which the wires a a are attached, I attach a suitable rectangularshaped frame, K, (shown at Fig. 4,) which said frame works or slides in suitably-constructed grooves in said frame D. To the upper'part'of this frame K, I attach, with a 11in gejoint, the stamp or die L, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, which said stamp, as also the frame K, we construct of some metal adapted to the required purpose, and of suitable size and strength. To the lower part of said frame K, and at about the center thereof, we attach securely, but .by a loose joint, the hooked lever or arm M, Fig. 3, which said lever, being fastened at the center thereof, e, Fig. 3, is in a position at right angles with the frame K and stamp L. I

I In trimming the soap placed on the table B, the spur-wheel It will be revolved, thereby allowing thelever M. to 'fall in the notches I. l a

on said wheel 7!, the weight of the stamp or die being sufficient to cause the same to drop when it is not held up by means of the lever M pressing against the natural periphery of said wheel 71 but, if desired to strikea heav ier blow with said stamp, so as to plainly stamp the makers name or other device upon the soap, a coiled spring, N, Fig. 3, may be attached below the lever M, whereby any force desired may be given to said'stamp L. Of course the blows of the stamp L are regulated by the number of notches l in the spurwheel 71, and also by the circumference of said wheel and this wheel must be varied or changed according to the distance required between the devices stamped upon the soap; and this distance, of course, must be changed as often as it is desired to out different sizes of bars.

It is essential that chronometrical exactness should be observed in the constructionof theseparts, so that the stamp will strike in the center of every bar of soap being cut. Therefore the cord I, Fig. 3, should be made of metal that has no elasticity, a brass wire being well adapted to that purpose.

The drying-table F (shown in detail at Figs. 6, 7, S, and 9) we design to so construct that after the soap has been cut and run upon the same it may be removed' from the machine, and then opened or *spreadapart, thereby spreading or separating the soap and facilitating the drying of the same. Vhen one such frame has been removed another should of soap to be run upon.

be substituted in its place for the next slab Any suitable device may be used to separate or spread apart these drying-tables, and that shown at Figs. 8 and 9-is well adapted to that purpose.

L, if desired.

The operation of our machine is as follows, to wit: The slab of soap is cut in the usual way, and'is then placed upon the trimming carriage or table B. The crank J being turned,

the slab of soap is forced, by means of the cleat (1, through the trimming-wires ac, and

onto the cutting table or carriage E. If it is desired to stamp the soap with'the 'makers name or any other device, the lever P is dropped, thus throwing the lever orwarm M into gear with the spur-wheel h, so that when said crank J is turned the said spur-wheel h will revolve, and the die or stamp will fall upon the slab of soap every time said armor lever M reaches or falls into the notches Z l in said spur-wheel h. The number and distance apartof said noEches l l, of course, regulate the number of blows'struck by saidstamp L, which said stamp falls by its own-weight, or, if desired, may be aided by the coiled spring N, Fig. 3. The slab of soap, 'being now propcrly trimmed and stamped,rests upon the cutting carriage or table E; By means of the w the drying thereof. frame is then placed upon the machine, and

crank J, rack and pinion, andpiece G, said slab of soap is nowqforccdthrough the cut: ting-wires b b b, which saidwires are adjustable by means of the slotted frame K, and may be any width apart, according to the width of bar desired to be cut. The said slab of soap,

. having been out into bars by the wiresb b,

rests upon the drying-table F, which said table may be removed from the machine, and by means of suitable mechanism spread apart or' opened, whereby the air mayfreely circulate through the soap thereon, thereby facilitating Anotherdrying table or the sameoperation repeated with another slab i of soap.

By the means herein described we are enabled to construct a machine that trims,

stamps, cuts, and dries the soap in. a cheaper,

quicker, and more satisfactory manner than by any machine known for that purpose.

, Having thus described the nature of our said invention and improvements relating to soapcutting machines, what we claim as new and our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, is-

1. The cutting table or carriage E, arranged and combined with the trimming-table B and drying table or frame F, substantially in the ma'nnerand for the purposes herein described and set forthrw v 2. The slotted frame K, or its equivalent, in

combination with the cutting and trimming wires to a and b I), whereby said wires are made adjustable, substantially in the manner, by the means, and for the purposes hereinbe- ,fore described and-set forth.

3. The die or stamp L, used in connection or cutting-table E, substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore specified and described. 1 V

4 The spur or cog wheel h and lever M, in combination with and operating the stamp or die L, in the manner and for the purposes substantially as herein described and set forth.

5. The coiled spring N, or its equivalent, in combination with the arm or lever M and the die or stamp L, whereby greater force may be given to' said stamp, if so desired, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein specified and set forth;

connection and in combin'ationwith the cuttin-g'table or carriage E, substantially in the Y manner andfor the purposes herein and specified. p v 4 7 The adjustable cutting and trimming described wires on a and b b, in combination with the slotted frame K and the cutting and trimming tables or carriages E and B, all arranged and operated substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 27th day of February, A. D.

WILLIS HUMISTON. 4 y HORACE N. HUMISTON. Witnesses G. D. KELLUM, JAMES DALEY.

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