US1054764A - Match-making machine. - Google Patents

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H. A. GSELL. MATCH MAKING MACHIB.

APPLICATION FILED 5212129, 1911.

Patented Mar. 4., 1913.

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Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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HENRYALFREDGSELL TTQRNEY HENRY ALFMD (Er-SELL, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

MATCH-MAKING MACHINE.

To all whomi't may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ALFRED GsELL, a citizen ofthe Swiss Confederation, residing at Paris, France, have invented new and useful Improvements in Match-Making Mashines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, of the same. l

My present invention relates'to a matchl0 making .machine of the kind described in provide a machine of this kind, wherein a` plurality of rows of splints is inserted at the forward stroke and also a plurality of rows 5 oi splints at the backward stroke of the devices. This. result ist attained by the-use of vtwo pairs of slides, one-pair of slides serv'- ing to insert splints atthe forward stroke,

while the second `pair of'slide's serves to in-V sert lsplints at thebackward stroke, thel Asplintsbeing delivered from'a single hopper.

- My'inventionwill be readilyunderstood from the following description taken in con- .nection with the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 isavertical longitudinal section through the hopper and slides, showing the guide' pulleys over which is guided the-chain of dippingebars,V Figa 2 isl a vertical lgross section through' the hopper andthe iipper slide along'v the center' lines of the hopper Fig. 34 is a front view of the slides su r.

posed one above 'each other during 'the sp int i 'insertingoperation. y. the slides showing `grooves .of differentl depths, the dipping bars v showing thezrespective scheme of the perfosunerposed one above each other 'during the splint inserting operationthe slides show? inggrooves of equal depths` the dipping bars showing .the respective scheme of the perforations. Fig. 5 is 'a side view of -th'e' raising mechanism for the two tonged up-.' per cross bars. and the vertically movable..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 9, 1911.

and exact description voi" splints by each 'thev `'slides 121,22, which are alsofprovid'sd with..

rations'. Fig.' 4fy is a front view of the slides` Serial No. 648,511.

guide-way for the tongued lower cross-bars,

the Ahopper being suppressed.-

Arranged below-the usual hopper 1 is a reciprocating carriage 2 being actuated by two lat-eral levers`35 connected to an eccentric tappet and carrying at oppositesides grooved slides 3, 4 'between which is ar ranged a plate 5 having a smooth upper surface overtopping the surface of, the slides 3, 4 by? the thickness of one splint. The grooves of the`slides' 3, 4. may be'made of equal depths or of -diterent depths, according as it is desired to insert one or two rows slide at each operation (seeFigs. 3 and 4). vThe grooves of these slides are open on bot-h ends, 'however' the inner ends thereof may be temporarily closed by tongued cross-bars 6. and Z respectively, movable and guided vertically and provided at their'upgi-ier ends withrolllerst?, adapted to rollron stationary guideways 9, 10 and vertically L.,rnovab'le guidew'ay 11. The latter is securedto or. made integral with-two tongued cross-bars 13, 14 niovably arranged on opposite sides of the hopper 1` in g piece 1h. Sliding block `313: provided with a vpivoting arm 16, lcoiinected'to a' suitY able driving' 'part (cam or thelike) ofthev machine. whereby .said cross-bars 13, 11k andguide-way -11- are 'raised and lowered to about the-thickness of amatch' .at suitable intervals hereinafter referred t0.-

Fig. 5 shows the sliding block 3.41130. which i are connected the tcne'uedcross- bars 13,14

and guide-way 11. 'In 'the spaces 36 lleft .open the' ends' of the horizontally movable vfthe hopper 1 are recipr0 guide lbarstl2 .of cated, the .spaces '.36 -allowing the, sliding block' 3 4 tobeverticall-ylowered "and raised 'about a 'few millimeters.. The carriage'2 carries horizontal Ibolts '17. 18serving to guide the supports 19, 2() of vertically and horizontally Imovable grooves of equal orfdiierent depths.v 'The siuoports of these slides are'providedwith' .rollers 23,24 adaptedto roll oil-rails 'having -an upper central horizontal-'position 25 1and. two opposite lower horizontaljportions 26,'l '2"1'. these horizontal portions being. connected bv' inclins '28, 29. .The groovesfof theslides' 21,22, fareiopenon both ends, 'the front-,sides af. 'ne slides-a, i Serving as fer-e1@ Patented Mair. 4,1913.

respectively on its guidel bars l2k `and guided by sliding block 34 andy connect-4 splints in the slides 21, 22, when passing below the hopper 1, While at the moment of the inserting operation the front sides of the cross-bars 6, 7 serving as rest for the splints in the slide-s 21. 22.

lThe endless chain formed of the splintbars 33 passes over the guide pulleys 31, 32 arrangedat opposite sides of the hopper 1, the carriage 2 with the slides 3, 4, 21, 22, being reciprocated between the pulleys 31, 32.

The operation is as follows: The parts being in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the pairs of slides 3, 21 are superposed and about to insert splints in the splint-bars at A (Fig. 1), while the slides 4, 22 of the second pair are arranged in line behind each other, the slide 22 being just below the hopper 1 to receive splints in its grooves. `The carriage 2 being now moved to the right, the slide 22 filled with splints, will be pushed to the right by the slide 4, and when the lat-ter cornes below the hopper splints will also be delivered into its grooves. At this moment the tongued cross-bars 13, 14 and guide-way' 11, will be raised to the thickness-of a splint, whereby the rearend of the grooves of the slide 4 will be closed by the tongued cross-plate 7, the tongued cross-bars 13, 14 being then in position to prevent the feeding of more than one splint lfrom each groove of saidslide 4. The movement to the right being continued, the rollers 8 of the cross-plates 6, 7 will come upon the 'stationary guide-way 10, whereby said l gB. l).

" stop of the .y hopper to be' "filled vwith splints.

carriage des plate-is held in its raised position for the insertion of the splints in the splint-bars at During the movement to the right, the rollers 24 roll downwardly along theincline 29 whereby the slide 22 is lowered below the slide 4. At the end of the stroke to the right', the two slides 4, 22 are just above each other for the insertion of splints at B as shown by the dotted lines, which represent the position of the inserting apparatus with its two slides, 4', 22 in position at B in Fig. 1. In the meantime thetongued cross-bars 13,14 and guide-way 11, have been lowered again to the thickness of one splint.

At the beginningv of the movement to the right the slide 3 is moved to the rightwhile the slide 21 remains in its position until the bolt 17 strikes against its abutment, whereupon the slide is also moved to the right and raisedgin line with the slide 3, as its roller 23 rolls upwardly along=the incline 2.8. The roller 8 of the cross-plate '.6 coming upon the lowered guide-wavll,

said cross-plate will be lowered, and Athe slides 3, 21 pass successively below thehop.- perl, untill thel slide 21 is brought below' the Now the 2 ismoved to the left, and as soon as 'the slide; 3 is brought below the hopper,

the cross-plate 6 and guidegway y11, will` be raised as before and the slide 21 lowered again when the roller 8 of the cross-plate 6 has reached the stationary guide-way 9.

During the movement of the carriage 2 to the left, the slides '3, 21 are brought above each otherv as already described fortheinsertion of splints at A.

It will be seenfrom the foregoing description that a plurality of rows vof splints are inserted at the stroke tothe right as well as" 'at the stroke to the left, the splints being de livered from a singlehopper.' 'The parts are arranged in such ,mannerA that the'rows of perforations into which no splints are in! serted at A, receive 2splints at B Vfrom the slides 4, 22.A After the *splint bars are moved around. the pulley 32, all the perforations thereof are filledwit-h splints.

I wish it to be understood that vertically movable slides 2122 may be omitted in the arrangement described without depart ing from the scopeof the ininntion;l

Having fully described -myk invention, what I claim and desire'toV secureby Letters Patent is: i

1. In a matchlmaking,miachinefthecombination *withl a 'hopper .for delivering splints, guide-gflieys' on opposite` sides of sa aj bars passing overgsaid'.guide-pulleys, a carriage reciprocate'd "between saidl` `pulleys hopper, are. a chain of .perforated dipl 'Y ani below the hopper, and agrooved slide? at opposite sides of 'said'carriaga splintsare inserted'in lthe.,perforated dip,-A ping bars on each guide-pulley," subst-'ani tiall;T as set forth.l ,'f fr 2. In a match-making lthe .combination with a hopper"fordeliveringsplints, guide-pulleys on opposite l per, anda chain of perforated dipping'bars passing over said ,guide-pulleys, arcarriage reciprocated between vsaid.j :nilleys kand below the hopper, groovedf slides secured to opposite sides of said carriage, vertically mov-'- able cross-plates, adapted to l temporarily close the `inner endsof the. grooves of said slides, and means for raisingV and lowering so. .that

sides of. said-l h'opsaid cross-plates at certain intervals, substantially as set forth.

3. In a match-making machine, the combination with a hopper. vfor ,delivering splints, guide-pulleys on opposite sides of. said hopper, y l ping bars passing ,over said 'fguidepulleya a carriage reciprocated between said pulleys and below the hopper, grooved^slides se cured to opposite sidesof said carriage, vertically movable vtongu'ed cross-plates,

adaptedto temporarily close 4the inner ends o the grooves of said slides, rollers atthe up-V per ends of said cross-plates, station ary horlzontal vguideways at opposite sides ofthe hopper and above the carriage,

stationary guide-ways and whereonsaid rollers are guided, vertically'movable gulde- 'way bet-weer. said and a chain of perforated dipadjacent tothe hopper, vertically movable ltf's-ngued cross-bars on opposite sides of the latter and attached to said movable guideway, and a. suitable mechanism for raising and lowering said cross-bars at certain Aintervals, substantially as set forth.

4. In a match-making machine, the combination with a hopper for 'delivering splints, guide-pulleys on opposite sides of said hopper, and a chain of perforated dip; ping bars passing over said *guide-pulleys, a carriage reciprocated between said pulleys andbelow the hopper, -,grooved slides secured to opposite sides of said carriage, ver-A tically movable cross-plate at the inner ends of the grooves of said slides, vertically and horizontally movable slides, normally in line with the slides secured to the carriage,

and means for lowering said movable slides below the former for .inserting splints' in the dipping bars, substantiallyv as set forth. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' HENRY ALFRED GSELL. VVitn'esses:v

DEAN B. MASON, T. SICLENKORAN.

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