US1102493A

US1102493A - Machine for facilitating packing.

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Publication number: US1102493A
Application number: US67349112A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mario Gianini
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-01-25
Filing date: 1912-01-25
Publication date: 1914-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 1931-07-07

Description

M. GIANINI.

MACHINE FOR FAGILITATING PACKING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. z5, 1912.

1,102,493, Patented July 7, 1914.

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THE NDRRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

M. GIANINI.

MACHINE FOR PAGILITATING PACKING.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.25, 1912 1,102,493. PatenteaJuly 7, 1914.

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MARIO GIANINI, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR FACLITATING FACKING.

Specification ot' Letters Patent.

Patented July "Z, 191s.

Application led anuary 25, 1912. Serial No. 673,491.

chines for Facilitating Packing, of which y the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to a machine the purpose of which is to facilitate the filling of receptacles, and which is particularly useful under conditions where a great number of receptacles are to be filled with small quantities or portions of different kinds of goods, suoli as different kinds of candies. Such boxes are frequently packed with the different kinds of candies arranged in layers. lt is the usual practice to place a number of these boxes on a table or several tables and the operator fills the boxes layer by layer. This arrangement necessitates the use of a very considerable floor space cntailing a large expense in rent.

rlhe object of this invention is to produce a machine occupying a small floor-space andwhich will enable a great number of receptacles, such as candy boxes, to be presented to the operator in succession so that the different layers, or different kinds of candies, may be conveniently placed in the boxes. ln the operation of the machine, the operator places a layer of a certain kind in the boxes which are simultaneously presented to her, and then advances the mechanism of the machine to present the next set of boxes. A layer of the same kind of candy is then placed in that set of boxes, and so on, until all the boxes in the machine have been provided with this layer. A supply of another kind of candy is then placed convenient for the operator and the boxes are advanced again in succession to receive the new layers in the same manner as that described. rl `he receptacles or boxes are held upon carriers or hangers. held within a case of vertically elongated form, and the carriers present themselves successively to the operator. On account of the vertically elongated form of the case the machine enables a great number of the receptacles to be handled and filled upon a relatively small I floor space.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supporting and f guiding the carriers so that the receptacles will be conveniently presented to the opera- 1 tor and held stationary while the receptacles are receiving the candies. f

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the supply receptacles while the boxes are being packed.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully walls 3 of the case; and these chainsare guided over sprocket wheels el, which are supported from the cover 5 of the machine on suitable brackets 6. Near the floor these chains are guided unoer similar guide wheels or sprockets 4 which are supported on brackets 6 near the bottom of the machine, as indicated. The forward wall or plate 7 of the machine is provided with an opening 8 andthe chains 2 are guided out through this opening to form loops 9 passing around guide pulleys orsprocketsvl() mounted on suitable brackets 11 attached to the front of the case, asshown, And onthe inner `side of the case near these openings guide pulleys or sprockets 12l are provided which guide the chains in passing through the opening. Between the chains I provide a plurality of lhangers or carriers 13,

which are in the 4form of swings or hamthe form of tri-angular plates offset near'the y 60 mounted on the ends of a cross-shaft 31 i l pivots 14, land between these end plates horij support the receptacles which are to be.

' filled.

zontal-bottom plates 1G are provided which end plates l5, as shown. llhe direction of v the arrows on Fig. 1, .that is, the forward i movement of the chains is that indicated by vruns of the chains pass upwardly. In this way the carriers arel made to vpass, out through thel opening 8 into a-receiving position, thatis, a position such as that indicated by tlie carrier 18 at the front of the machine. v It should be understood that these carriers are merelyk suspended from their pivot pins 14. In order to .hold the carriers 13 fixed against swinging on their pivots when presented tothe operator, that is, when` in their receiving position, I' provide vguide cams 18 and 19, which are disposed on leach side of the machine and mountedl on suitable brackets 19a attached to the front of the case. The cams are attached to' yokes 19b seated on the brackets 19a. rFliese cainsare of the form shown f most clearly in Fig. 1. The rear cam 19 is of substantially bow shape so as to present a curved guiding lip 20'on its lower end,

j guideway which is formed between the guide cams, as shown.V When the lugs or dogs 17 are in this position evidently they will -hold the carrier 13a-fixed, that is, they will prevent any swinging movement.

Just above the location ofthe carrier 13a I provide a serv-ice shelf 22 which ispreferably disposed in an inclined positionand attached to the forward wall of the case. The

' lower edge of this shelf is vprovided with. a

cleat-23 which prevents the stock boxes or receptacles 24 from sliding off. YJ ust above the service shelf 221 provide a plurality of supply shelves 25y which are also attached' tothe forward wall of the case, and these latter shelves are adapted to receive supply boxes 26 holding candies ofdifferentkinds.

In order to enable the chains 2 to be advanced, the foremost pulleys 4 at the upper end of the case'are provided ywith shafts 27'v which project through the side walls and carry sprocket wheels or pulleys 28. Over `these pulleys 28 endless chains 29 run,'pass ing up from sprocket wheels or pulleys 30 mounted directly under.- the shelf 22. On the end of this shaft 31 there'is provided a bevel gear`32,'at the right of the machine, which meshes with a bevel pinion 33 carried 'held on the carrier 13a.

on a horizontal shaft 34 mounted in a suitable bracket 35, as shown in Fig. 2, and provided with a crank 36 for rotating the shaft. This crank 36 is within convenient reach of the operator who may sit'upoii a bench or stool 37 in front of the machine and in a convenient position for filling the boxes 38 T he gearing driven by `this crank 3G and the sprocket wheels or pulleys Q8 are arranged so that several turns of the crank are -required to advance the next carrier 13b into the operating position before the case. From this arrangementit will readily be seen that a very small force is required to be applied to the crank.`

In operating the machine the operatorA places a box or boxes24 on the service'shelf 94.2 holding a certain kind of candy. When i a layer has been placed in all the receptacles 38V on one hanger or carrier 13` the next hanger is advanceduntil all the receptacles withinthecase are provided ywith the'same layery A box having ay different kind O -f candy is then placed on the service shelf 22, and this operation is repeated until the boxes have all been completely filled. The

covers are then applied and the filled boxes are then wrapped and removed.

Filling candy boxes as described is'desir-k. able by reason ofthe fact that the open boxes are inclosed in thel case during thev operation and to a considerable extent kept from the dust which'would deposit on them if they were otherwise exposed, as on filling tables. f

each operator about 48% as'compared withv packing on tables in the usual way.`

Having described my invention what claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent n 1. A receptacle holding machine compris-- ing a frame, a pair of endless chains, a plurality of i carriers lattached substantially equidistant on said chains, meansfor guiding said chains to forni loops outside of said frame, said carriers havingwprojections at the ends thereof, and means near the forwardV side of saidk frame to advance said chains, and'iixedcams'adapted to receive said proJections when said carriers pass around said loops, and adapted to hold said carriers against swinging upon their pivots.

s. A machine for fastening ai@ suing of candy boxes comprising va case, a pair of endless chains, guide pulleys for said chains within said case, a pair of guidepulleysoub side of lsaid case adapted to guide saidy chains outwardly to form loopson the exterior of said case, a plurality of carriers pivotally supported between said chains,

- y 100 The use of this invention also insures a e thereby are being filled.

1,102,493 l l a means for advancing said chains t0 advance New York and State of New York this 22nd said carriers successilvely into a filling poday of January A. D. 1912. sition between said oo s and means near said loops for holding carriers against MARIO GIANINI' swinging when the candy boXes carried Witnesses:

' f DANIEL DALEY, Signed at New York city in the county of EDWARD A. EATON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of I'atents, Washington, D. G.