US1110794A

US1110794A - Button-attaching machine.

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Publication number: US1110794A
Application number: US79195513A
Authority: US
Inventors: Allen Johnston
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-09-26
Filing date: 1913-09-26
Publication date: 1914-09-15
Anticipated expiration: 1931-09-15

Description

A. JOHNSTON.

' BUTTON ATTACHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1913.

Patented Sept. 15,1914.

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A. JOHNSTON.

BUTTON ATTAGHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION rum) smmzs, 1913.

1 1 10,794. Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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A. JOHNSTON.

BUTTON ATTACHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED snruxze, 1913.

1,1 10,791. Patented Sept. 15, 1914..

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1913.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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UTTO rmenians MACi-IIN Beit knownthat I, ALLEN JOHNSTCN,3. citizen of the United States, residing in Ottumwa, in the county of Wapello and 'State of Iowa, haveinvented a newand, useful Improvement in Button-Attaching Machines, of which the following is a specification. g I

This invention relates to improvements 1n button attaching machines and more partic- .ularly to machines for attaching shoe but tons to shoes. v

-.Objects of the invention are to provide a machine of the typeaboveindicated which isof simpleconstructiom of high "capacity and whichv automatically accommodates itsizes- 1' Another object of. the invention isto provide a button attaching machine in which self .tothe attaching of buttonsof different thewire, which forms the attachingTstaple, is fed through the eye ofthe button severed andformed into a staple at one station and the button with its staple moved to another station where the staple is clenched to the shoe or other article, thereby providing ample time for the operator to place the shoe or other article to which the buttons are to be attachedin proper positionand without danger of displacing the buttons during the wire feeding and staple forming operation. 7 a

i The inventionfurthermore consists in the improvements in the parts and devices and in'the novel combinations of theparts and devices as herein, ,shown, -'described and claimed.

In the drawing specification, Figure 1 is a top plan-view of a machine embodying my improvements, parts being broken away and other parts being shown in section to better illustrate the mechanism. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the machine shown in F ig, 1, several of the pa'rtsbeing shownin se'ctiontobetter 1llus- I trate their construction and operation. Fig.

3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line-3-3 of Fig. 2, the gear on the driving shaft being shown in full.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the "line 4+4- of Flg. 2; and

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are detail sectional views showing three different positions of the disk and adjacent parts employed 1n cutt1ng, forming the staple and clenching lttO the fabric, Fig. 5 showing the position where Specification" of Letters Patent.

forming a of this wire has :been severed'and thestaple formed and Fig. 7 showing-the position ofthe parts 111121, prior to thestaple being clenched tothe i a r c.

. Patented Sept. 15; 1914, Application filed SeptemberZG, 1913. Serial No. 791,955, i Y

UNITED STATES? PATENT O 7 E-v the wire which forms the staple has just been fed through the eye of the button, F ig.

6 showing the position of the parts when the p 11 having secured to'the-armature shaft thereof a small gear 12 meshing with] a larger gear 13 secured to a horizontally extending driving shaft 14 mounted in suitable bearings'on the base 10. Mounted infbearing 15 and parallel to the shaft 14: is ashort oscillatable shaft 16, to theouterend of;

which is secured an annular disk 17 having I slidably mounted therein a bar-18which acts as a staple driver, as will appear hereinfl after, the upper end of which is provided with a slot or recess 19 adapted to receive the eyes 2O of the shOe buttOns 21 which feed by gravity down a chute 22 secured to a bracket 23 attached to the machine:

Bodily movable with the bar 18 and also in-H dependently movable thereon is another bar 24 having arecess 25-at the outer end there-- of adapted to receive the heads of: the but--' tons 21 and, as more clearly shown; in Fig. 2, 1

the bar 24 isyieldingly pressed outwardly by a coil spring 26* and-is limited in its movementsrelatively to the bar-18 by'pin 27 and slot 28. The inner end of'the shaft 16' has secured thereto a lever arm29. to which is pivotally connected a link 30, the other end of which is pivotally connected to a rocking lever 31operated by a cam 32 secured to q theishaft 14, said lever 31 being-held in en-} gagement with the cam 32by a spring 33.;

The periphery ofthe disk 17 moves be-" .tween' two

stationary members

34 and 35 .(see Figs. 5 and 6)., the member 35 having a wire guide 36 therethrough and the member 34: forming a guard'or stop to limit the amount, of wire 37 which isfed during each cycle to form the staple. "The "wire 37 is preferably fed from a reel by a lever38 hav 1 ing a spring-held finger 39 thereon, the lever f 38 being secured tothe upper end of a short, vertical'shaft 10, to the lower end of which is fixed a spring-controlled lever 41 operated by cam42 on the shaft 14. A spring-con trolled detent43 is provided to prevent accidental retraction ofthe wire when the lever 38 is oscillatedb The member 35, at

including; infi'combinationq an 'os'cillatable T the inner end of the uide-hole 36, form'sa "shearing edge with winch eooperatesQa -eub 'ter 4L4 secured to the end of one arm of a 'bell crank lever 45, the other arm. of which v carries an antifrictionroller 4:6 engaging a cam 47 also mounted on the shaft 14.

w 1 By referring to Fig. 2,it will be seenthat t f the cam 47 is provided with a cut-out por tion; or fall A8 rise 49. As shown in saidf;figLllQ,f-fh' Joell-crank is about to be depressed toseyer; the wire 37, at whlc'h tlme heplun r:fiszg rrie it y, 1 carry the lowermost shoe button down with it, 15

after the wire has been fed through the eye h b r 10hr taple driver-18 is moved also until lithe; s ame'; comes; into engagement with [n adj ustable shoulder 51.

.As shownz'in the drawing; the lowerfend the plunger 50 isjprovided with a'groove I will be oscillated to thereby raise the plunv ger -5O anfd; knife 44 to. such n exte'nt'asito,

1 v 52750 receive one edge of, the button eye and thedisk 117- is provided with radially arr ranged grooves-'53 to receive the wire forming the staple. ;;A1i'ned with the grooves 53 on the periphery of, the disk f 1-7 a are also notcjh'esfit which receivethe wire 3 7;before itiscu't; off to; thereby properly position the sam'e After the wireflha's {thus beensevered and the staple,for' nued; the bell-crank clear the; disk ,17 {but not far enough to. per m'it the "remaining buttons the chute 22 to move d0wnwardly. i-Atthls t1me,; the

diskz17 wi be givena quarter turn by means i of 'the .leVer -31Q andxhqtermediate meehanism CQ llHeCtlIlgttllQ shaft This a w ll bring thegbutton withthe stapl opposite a clenching;die 55- mounted on the upper end "of on e" e f-another,bell-crankf lever. 56, theotherfarmzofwhichcarries an antifrie- 7 tion roller in engagement with'andoperated by} a eam 57 secured .tothe shaft 14-. a; NVhen the disk 17 hasjbeen' given; the 'quarterturn;

c asabovedeseribechhthebellcrank 56willbe.

I oscillated it being understood that thefabric i 58, has been previously positioned between the clenchinggdie- 5 5 and the disk 17:, andv substantially; simultaneously there'with a j rock-arm 59, willfbe.moved toward the disk 117 by a;cam' 60;, The rock-arm 59 engages 6O the same with the. button'r-andfstaple outwardly thereby causing; the staple to per h ;forateithe fabric58 and be clenchedythereonr' by; the die 55. 1 After the staple has thus'bee'n clenched, the bell-crank 56, willvber oscillated theextended end of the bar 18 ;andpu'shes back to its normaliposi'tion thereby ermitE ting'the' operator toextract the button from 7 4t8--which raises the plunger 50 with a short,

quick ;motion and allows the lowermost butwill he? fed'through, theeye :of the button a1 t1 1ecycle.of operationsrepeated To k ep the bell-crank 56 in engagement with Eitsoperating cam; a spring-61 is provided anda coil spring 62 is secured at its ends to the bell-crank 45 anclxrock-armie tto keep H theseparts in engagement with::their correspending operating cams. o

a From the foregoing description, it will be: seen thatample time is-provided for the operator to insertthej-shoe or other ,article jtOfWhlCllftllGbHttOIlSJ IIB to, be attachedbe tween the die55 andthe disk 17 ,and furthers; more that the button and staple will bekept in position in the disk 17] after the staple has been formed @by. the frictio'nal' 1 engage- .ltliereoessiitthedisk 17 after which the disk 17' will be turned back througha quarter. revolution and the operations repeated. Afterthe disk 17 has been returned back to theposition shown. in Fig. 2 thefrolleri46' f on the bell-crank-tf; :will drop intothe recess arranged, The yieldinglyymounted-bar 241 v adaptsthe machine automatically for opera tion on buttons of difierent sizes without the necessity of adjusting any of the parts and.

also serves toyprovide a yieldable clamp for the button while the wire for the staple is; 5

being fed through the eye thereof.

modifications may be made in the details of- Although I haveherein shown and de--' scribed what I now consider? the preferred 'constructionand arrangement of jpartswithout departingfrom'thespiritiof the inven tion, andall such changes and-modifications are contemplated; as come within the scope "of the/ claims appended,hereto. 1 I 1 Iclaimzfi v I 1 .1. machine ofgthe character described includmg, il ixco'mbination: an oscillatable membermovable .from one" position to an other, and, havlngga per odjof rest at each position; means. for feeding av button to sa d member, a staple driver mounted on and carried-by said member, a-staple former co operable with said member; "afterthe button has been fed and whenthe latter is in one position to form. a piece of wire passed through the eye-of the button yintoazstaple w a clenching die cooperable with said driver when said member is incits other position,

and mechanism for oscillating said member, substantially asispecified.

A machine of the-lchara cter described disk; a staple driver slidably mounted on said disk; 'a staple former cooperable with.

said disk when the latter is in one position to thereby form a staple from a piece; of wire; a clenching die cooperable with said driverwhen the disk is in another position, said disk having a recess therein in which a'button having a staple through its eye is adapted to be carried from the first named position to the second named position, substantially as specified.

3. A machine of the character described including, in combination: automatically operated wire feeding and cutting means, a member having a recess therein adapted to be positioned adjacent the wire cutting means, means for feeding a button into said recess, and a staple former cooperable with said member and movable into said recess to form a staple from a cut piece of wire, the

staple passing through the eye of a button.

rigid bar therein, said bar havinga recessed end adapted to receive a button head, wire feeding and cutting mechanism, and a; former cooperable with said member to bend a cut piece of wire passing through the eye of a button into a staple, thefformer also cooperating with said yieldably mounted bar to yieldingly clamp a button during; the staple forming operation, substantially: as specified. y p

A machine of the character described including, in combination: a recessed memher: a staple driver slidably mounted]. on sald member, said driver having 1ts ends slotted and adapted to receive the eye of a button; a yieldingly mounted bar having an end recessed and adapted to receive the head. of a button; and a former cooperable with said recessed member to. form a staple from a piece of wire passing throughthe eyeofa button, said former also cooperating with said bar to yieldinglyclampa button therebetween during the staple forming operation, substantially as specified. 7

6. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a chute arranged to contain buttons to be fed .by gravity; a recessed member located adjacent the'lower' end of said chute and having a staple driver slidably mounted thereon, said driver be ing slotted at one end and adapted to receive the eye of a button; a yieldingly mounted bar on said member having a recessed end adapted to receive the head of button; and a former in ovably mounted relatively to said member and cooperable therewith to form a being recessed at one end to receive the eye of ,a' button; a,v former movable back and formed staple carrie staple from a piece of wire, said former, also cooperating with said bar tov yieldingly clamp the button during the staple form-1 ing operation, said former being movable across the endof said chute and assisting in timing the feeding. of the buttons, substantially as specified; j

7 A machine of the character described including, in combination: a chute arranged tocontain buttons tobe fed by gravity; a

movably mounted member disposed, ad acent the lower end of said chute, said mem ber. having a recess thereln in which is sl1dably mounted a staple dr1ver,, sa1d driver forth past the endofsaid chute and oooperable with said member to forma piece of wire into a staple, said former when in front of the end of said chute preventing feeding of the buttons; a clenching die;and mechanism for moving said member to bring the staple formed adjacent the. feed chute to a position adjacent said clenching die, substantially as specified.

8. Amachine of the character described including, in combination: a chute arranged to contain buttons to be fed by gravity; a

movable member located adjacent the lower end ofsaidchute and having a recess therein; a staple driver slidably mounted on said member and havingone end thereof slotted to receive the. eye of a button; a former movable backand forth across the end of said. chute and cooperable with said member tobend a piece of wire into a staple,

the movements of said former timing the, feeding of the buttons; and a clenching die opposite which a formed staple is adapted to be brou ht when said member is moved, substantially as specified. i

9. A machine of the character described including, inrombination: an oscillatable disk having a recess therein in which is slidably mounted a dr ver, one end of said driver being slotted toreceive the eye of a button fed to the disk when the latter is in one position; a former movable into said recess and cooperable with said disk to form a piece of wire into a staple. when said disk is in said position; a movable clenching die; means for oscillating said disk tobring a named position, substantially as specified. 10. A machine of the character described including, in combination: an Yoscillatable member having a staple driver reciprocatingly mounted in a recess therein, said driver having one end thereof slotted to receive the eye of a button; a yieldingly mounted bar located adjacent said driver and carried by said member, said bar having one end thereof recessed to receive the thereby opposite said clenching die; and a device for reclprocating said former. when the disk ism. said last I forming operat1on; a clenching die; mecha nism for oscillatingsaid ,member to bring ing-through' the eye of a button into a staple and place thesamewithinsaid recess,-

said former cooperating With said bar to yielding'ly clamp a button during the staple the formed staple carried thereby to a psition opposite the said clenching die, and

' a device for movingsaid plunger vhen said member is inthe lastnamed'position, to

' thereby c mh the s'ta'pl to an article held betw'e'en the clenchih die and said member, substantially as'sp ecified." v v 11'. A- machine of the character described including, in combination: an oscillatable disk having a staple driver reciprocatingly mounted in recessftherein; a chute arranged to contain buttonsto be fed by gravity, the lower end of said chute being located adj acent'th)periphery of thesaifd disk and opposite the recess therein when the disk is in one position, Wire feeding means; a movable tvire'cutti'ng knife; a

former e'ooperable' with said disk and inov-l able Within the recess therein to form a staple from a severed piece of Wire, :said' former being located adjacent the lower end of said feed chute; a mo'vably mounted said disk to bring formed staple and button: carried therebyto a position opposite the clenchingdie; and a device for moving said driver when the diskis in the" lastnamed position to thereby clench the staple to an article heldbetween the clenchingclie and said disk, substantially specified;

12: In a machine "of the characterdescribed, staple forming; mechanism incl-uding a relatively stationary female die having a recessed portion to receive button having an eye thereonand a movable' nale die arranged to move into the female die to form 'a' staple linked with, the eye of the butsidesthereof arrangedp'arallel to the line of movement of the reciprocating male die andcu-t-avvay to one side of said grooves to receive the heaclof a button,.said grooves tially as specified.

as'it is] formed and to frictionally ,hold it and the button therewith in "14'. In a machine of the character de scribed, vvi're' feeding mechanism and staple formind'mechanism', the latter comprising a relative ystationary-femaledie and a rec p-i rocating male die, the female die being provided With Wire-receiving and positioning notches atthe outer end thereof and having'a recess to receive a button in Which the button is positioned before the wire is fed so that the wire, when fed, passes through Elle eye" of the button, substantially as speci- 151 A button attaching machine including, in c0mbination': automatically operated Wirefeeding and cutting means; a memher having a recess therein adapted to be being arranged toreceive partsof thestaple place, substan-v positioned adj acent thevvire cutting means, saldrecess' being large enough'to rece ve button to'be attached; a staple former co operable With said member and movable into a part ofsaid recess to'form staple from cut piece of Wire passingthroughthe 1" eye of a button; and means cooperable With sa'idiormer to hold abutton insaid recess dining the staple forming operation, sub- 7 stantially as specified.

clenching die; mechanism"; foroscillating ar'male' die'movableinto and cooperable With saidfemale die to form the staple from the Wire previously passedfthrough the eye of the button, substantially as specified,

, I'TQA machine of the character described comprising, in combination: an oscillatable I member adapte'id to carry a button and to intermittently move from one operative position to another, a staple former' cooperable'ivith said member When in one position, and clenching die I cooperable with saidmeinber When in a second position, substantially specified.

Signed thisQQd day of September, 1913, inthe presence'of two itnesses. j ALLEN JOHNSTON.

k A, G. HAnnow, RJWtFUNK.

co ji' 61 this patent iiiajte obtained as five cents sa ty addressing as Commissioner of Patents,

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