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- ALBERT A HEYMA1 ⁇ T-,-0F BALTIMORE,- MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR '10 UNIVERSAL arena MACHINERY co.-, Incl, OE BALTIMOR MARYLA D.
- This invention relates to a method of forming ci'gars, one of the objects'of thein vention being to produce aplural'ity of cigars of exactly the same quality, a uni form blend or mixture of toba'ccobeing ob' tained' by one step in theinethodj.
- Another object is to provide cigars of uni-f form size, the blended" bunches of tobacco being cut and shaped in a novel manner constituting another step" in the i'netho'itl.
- Another object of the invention is to produce cigars which, when of one grade or blend, will be identical and without the Vvariation in strength or quality which it has heretofore been practically impossible to avoid.
- each 'tr'ay will be provided with a single layer of tobacco of'thesame grade.- WVhere, however, a blend is to'be used in the formation of the cigars, certain of the trays Specification of LettersPatent.
- Patented Au 31,1915 Patented Au 31,1915.
- Figure 1 is a plan View of a series of trays for' receiving layers a of tobacco in carrying out the firststep of the process.
- Fig. 2 a transverse'section through conveyer chains upon which the trays are mounted, said trays being shown in elevation and there being shown above the traystrimming knives whereby'the tobacco layers are out 01f along the edges of the'traysfin carrying outthe second step of the'method.
- Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of a case and showing trays therein whereby the layers of trimmed tobacco may be cured prior to being supplied to the bundle or stack forming mechanism.
- Fig. 1 is a plan View of a series of trays for' receiving layers a of tobacco in carrying out the firststep of the process.
- Fig. 2 a transverse'section through conveyer chains upon which the trays are mounted, said trays being shown in elevation and there being shown above the traystrimming knives whereby'the tobacco layers are out 01f along the edges of the'traysfin carrying outthe second
- FIG. 4c is a perspective view of one of the trays in position at one side of the mechanism provided for holding the stack or bundle and for forming the bunches and shaping said bunches.
- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a pneumatic conveyer which can be employed for lifting the layer of tobacco from the tray and depositing it within the bundle or stack holder.
- Fig. 6 is asection through the tray and showing the conveyer in position thereabove.
- Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the stack or bundleholder and showing several layers deposited therein, the position of the conveyer above the holder being indicated .by dotted lines.
- Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the bundle or stack compressing and severing head.
- Fig. 9 is an end elevation thereof.
- FIG. 10' is a plan view of the stack or bundle holder and of the shaping mechanism at the sides thereof.
- Fig. 11 is an enlarged transverse section through a portion of the stack or bundle holder and showing the compressing and severing head in position immediately subsequent to the compression of the stack or bundle and the separation thereof into separate bunches.
- Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the cut-off and feeding head used at each side of the stack or bundle holder.
- Fig. la is a view showing diagrammatically, the relative positions of the parts of the shaping mechanism during the feeding of the severed bunch thereto.
- Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 145 and showing the relative positions of the parts during the shaping of the bunch and the application of the binder thereto.
- Fig. 16 is a view similar to Figs. 14: and l5-and showing the relative positions .of the parts during the discharge of the shaped bunch after the'application of the binder thereto.
- Fig. la is a view showing diagrammatically, the relative positions of the parts of the shaping mechanism during the feeding of the severed bunch thereto.
- Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 145 and showing the relative positions of the parts during the shaping of the bunch and the application of the binder thereto.
- Fig. 16 is a view similar to Figs. 14: and l5-and showing the relative positions .of the parts during the discharge of the shaped bunch after the'application of the binder thereto
- FIG. 1'7 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing modified means for depositing layers of tobacco successively within the stack holder.
- Fig. 18 is a similar view showing another means for depositing the layers in the stack holder.
- Fig. 19 is a side elevation showing the means whereby layers can be lifted successively from a continuously moving conveyer and carried-to the stack holder.
- Fig. 20 is a view partly in section showing a stack holder which can be of considerable length and in which may be formed a stack which does not require separation into bunches but which, instead,
- Fig. 21 is a plan view of the meeting ends of twovtrays so shaped that, when trimmed, the layers, when superimposed, will produce a stack havin serrated ends.
- Fig. 22 is a detail view of a combined cutofi and feeding head utilizing a serrated knife whereby, when the bunches are cut ofi' in lengths, they will be formed in one end with V-shaped incisions, and at their other ends with tapered projections whereby, in the shaping of the bunches, said bunches can be formed with tapered ends without producing undesirable compression of the tobacco at the ends of the bunches.
- characters of reference 1 designates trays having foraminous bottoms and the trays may be sup ported by a conveyer 2, the chains of which have been shown in section at 3 in Fig. 2.
- the trays are adapted tobe placed close together and tobacco leaves are arranged in a layer of uniform thickness over all the trays.
- Suitable severing and trimming means such as knives 4 depending from a vertically movable frame 5, may be supported above the trays so that, by depressing said means, any portions of the contents of the trays which may project beyond the exposed or outer edges of said trays will be cut off and the contents ofthe several trays will be severed without waste.
- the leaves of tobacco carriedby the trays will thus be out along the straight edges whereas should the trays be.
- provided with toothed or serrated ends as shown at 6 in-Fig. 21, serrated knives or the like can be used so that the contours of the edges of the layers of tobacco will correspond with the contours of'the edges of the trays.
- a curing rack for the reception of the trays has been indicated at 7 and can be of any construction desired.
- the conveyer 2 is adapted to carry the trays close to or up to a stack holder preferably in the form of a rectangular frame 8, the bottom portion of this frame being sub-divided into parallel channels by partitions 9 arranged in pairs, the partitions .of each pair being slightly spaced apart to form a knife receiving recess 10 extending longitudinally of the partitions. Bunch receiving channels 11 are formed between the pairs of partitions.
- the bottom of the stack holder is closed, as shown at 12.
- Each pair of partitions 9 is surrounded longitudinally by an endless belt 13 mounted on rollers H at the ends of the partitions'and each belt moves oppositely to the direction of movement of the next adjoining belt so that adjoining belts will thus cooperate to eject longitudinally any bunches which may be deposited in the channels 11, as will be apparentby tion of the belts, has: been indicated by: ar-
- Various means may be provided forre moving the layers of tobacco from. thetrays 1 and depositing them in the stack holder.
- One means employed consists of: a rectangular hollow conveyer head 15 the bottom face of which is provided With aforaminous cover 16 coextensive with the tray.
- a flex.- ible tube 17 extends from the interior of head upon the layer of tobaccosupported by a tray, it will be seen that the force of].
- a tray receiver: 18 may behingedly connected, asat'l9, torone wall of the stack holder andthistray holder, which is closed' at its sides and bottom, may.
- holder is adapted to be placed uponathe receiver 18 and, when suction-is set up:thr ough the tube 20, the layer of: tobacco supported.
- a conveyer 22 which. can be operated either continuously or intermittently and. trays may be carried by. this conveyer so as to be brought successively into position under a conveyer heads231 such as shownv in Figs. 5 "and 6 or, if desired, a uniform. layer of tobacco canbe. arranged on this conveyer, said layer being divided into lengths and said lengths being-brought successively into position underthe conveyer head-23 sothat theywill be lifted successively from the conveyer and carried to thestack holder.
- each of'the plurality of bunches thus formedi will be a duplicate of thezother bunches, said bunches being made up of: the same number. of layers arranged in: the same sequence, eachlayer of each bunch. beingcontinuous throughout the length and Width thereofaand the grain of each. layer beingnextendedl in the direction offthe length of'the'bunch.
- the belts 13,. are-set inunot-ion soas to shift the bunches longitudinally. in the directionsindicated: by the arrows in" Fig.7-
- alternate bunches will. be projected beyond one side of theholder 8 while the remaining bunchesrwillibe projected beyond the other projected. from the holder, are devices for shapingthose portions of the bunches sup l 1 off and feeding head has been shown. in de tail, it being understood that one of these heads is to be located at each side of the holder 8.
- Said head includes a backing 28.
- cleats or followers 29 which are parallel and located normally above the paths of the projecting portions of the bunches. Those ends of the cleats or followers 29 nearest the holder 8 are provided with cut 01f blades 30 so that, when the cut-off and feeding head is moved downwardly, the blades 30 will cut oif the projecting portions of the bunches close. to the holder 8 while the cleats or followers 29 will press the severed portions down into the shaping mechanism 27.
- the shaping mechanism is made up of several units along each side of the holder 8, and as the units are duplicates, it is deemed necessary to describe only one of them.
- each unit is made up of an eccentrically mounted roller 31 arranged in the same horizontal plane with a roller 32 on which is mounted an inclined endless foraminous conveyer 33.
- The. upper or outer flight of this conveyer travels over the open face of a suction box 34 the interior of which is connected by a tube 35 to a suitable suction device.
- roller 32 and the eccentric roller 31 are substantially equal to the width of the channels 11 and the pass formed between these two rollers 31 and 32 is located directly under the projecting portion of one of the bunches formed in the holder 8;
- An eccentrically mounted roller 37 is adapted to be shifted horizontally into or out of position above the center of the passbetween the rollers 31 and 32 and another,
- eccentrically mounted roller 38 is adapted to be shifted horizontally into or out of position under the center ofthe pass between the rollers 31 and 32.
- These rollers 31, 37 and 38 and the elevator 33 can be rotated in any desired manner and it is not deemed necessary to illustrate or describe mechanism provided for that purpose. It need only be stated that before the cut-off and feedin heads are moved downwardly as hereinbefore described, the upper concentric rollers 37 of the several units are shifted horizontally out of position above the passes between the rollers31 and 32 so that, when the cut-off and feeding heads are lowered, the severed lengths will be pressed downwardly into the passes between the rollers 31 and 32 and onto the rollers 38.
- a binder is-placed obliquely upon the upper or outer face of the conveyer 33 and'suction is set up through the box 34: and tube 35 so that the binder Will thus be caused to adhere to the conveyer.
- the conveyer is moving continuously during the rolling of the severed portion of the bunch it will be seen that as soon as the binder is placed on the conveyer andsuction is set up, the said binder will be caused to move upwardly into the path formed between the conveyer and the rolled bunch.
- an adhesive upon the upper corner of the binder it will stick to the bunch so that the said binder will wrap around the bunch.
- rollers 31, 37 and 38 can be so shaped as to give the cigars any desired longitudinal contour. WVh'ere the ends of the cigars are to be tapered it is desired to remove some of the tobacco therefrom so that there will not be undesirable compression of the ends of the cigar.
- the trays can be provided with serrated ends as shown at 6 in Fig. .21 and instead of providing straight blades 30 upon the cut-off and feeding heads, V-shaped blades can be used, as shown at 40 in Fig. 22 so that one end of each severed portion of a bunch will be V-shaped while the other end of said severed portion willbe formed with a V-shaped recess.
- tapering of the ends of the severed portion of the bunchfor the purpose of producing a cigar having tapered ends will not result undesirable compression of the tobacco at the ends, and consequently, the draft through the cigar will not be interfered with.
- the layers can be formed in a narrow stack of the width of an ordinary bunch.
- Mechanism for this purpose has been shownin Fig. 20 wherein a holder 41 has been shown provided, at its sides, with belts 42 the adjoining flights of which are adapted to move in the same direction.
- the top of theholder is open and head 44 vertically the layer of tobacco supplied to the holder can be quickly cut into strips which will be deposited one upon the other in the holder.
- the belts 42 can then be actuated to shift the bunchthus formed longitudinally out of the holder 41 after which said bunch can be cut off in lengths and the various lengths shaped in the manner hereinbefore described.
- each layerbefore being placed in a stack can beofthe same size asor smaller ,to form bunches of uniform size, sub ect1ng than the bunch to be formed so that-there sultant stack will form either a complete bunch or a part of a bunch.
- step in the method of producing a,plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging the filler stock in separate substantially unbroken layers 0f substantially uniform thickness and area, eachlayer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, the grain of the stockof'each layer-being extended in the samegeneral direction, then superimposing the layers bodily to form a stack, the grain of all the layers being extended in the same general direction, and then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size.
- the herein described step in the method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first forming the stock in layers, each layer being formedof aplurality ofxleaves of substantially the same grade, the stock of one layer being dif ferent from the stock of another layer and eaclrlayer being substantially unbroken and substantially uniform in thickness, all of thelayers being coextensive, and then conveying the layers bodily in predetermined succession to a stack holder.
- step 4 The hereindescribed step in the method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes firstarranging stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then moving the layers bodily to superimpose them to form a stack, cutting through'the stack to form bunches of uniform size, and subjecting the severed bunches to the action of shaping rollers.
- the herein described method of producinga plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging stock in separatesubstantially unbroken layers of sub stantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then moving the layers bodily to superimpose them to fOTII1tStaGk, tl18I1 cutting through the stack the severed bunches to the action of shaping rollers, and feeding a binder to each bunch while acted upon by the rollers.
- the herein described method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform thickness and area upon invertible foraminous trays, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then holding the layers in engagement with the trays by air pressure during the inversion of the trays in predetermined succession to deposit'the layers in a stack holder, and releasing the layers from the inverted trays when positioned above the stack holder by relieving the layers from'the air pressure.
- the herein described method of producing a pluralityof cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging the stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then moving the layers bodily to superimpose them to form a stack, then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size, then projecting the bunches longitudinally from their original positions, severing the projecting portions of the bunches, and rolling the several portions about their longitudinal axes.
- the herein described method of pro ducing a plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging the stock in separate substantially unbroken'layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then separately and bodily moving the layers to superimpose them to form a stack, thencutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size, then projecting the bunches longitudinally from'their original position,
- the herein described method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging the stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then separately and bodily moving the layers to superimpose them to form a stack,-then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size, then projecting the bunches longitudinally from their original positions, severing the projecting, portions of the bunches, then rolling the severed portions about their longitudinal axes, and feeding a binder to the severed portions while subjected to the action of the rollers.
- the herein described step in the method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes first arranging filler stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then superimposing the layers bodily to form a stack, and then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size.
- method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality which includes arranging a plurality of holders close together in separate groups, spreading tobacco leaves of one grade over all of the holders of one group to form a single layer of uniform thickness and quality, spreading tobacco leaves of another grade over all of the holders of the other group to form a single layer of uniform thickness and quality, and severing each layer along the meeting edges of its holders, thereby to divide the layer into separate sections without waste, and then section of the other layer.
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A. A. HEYMAN.
METHOD OF FORMING CIGARS.
APPLICATION FILED NOV. x5. 1913.
1 ,152,022. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.
5 SHEETS-SHEET I.
Witnesses Inventor Attorneys.
A. A. HEYMAN.
METHOD OF FORMING CIGARS.
APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 1913.
1,152,022. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.
5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
Inventor,
Attorneys.
Witnesses;
COLUMBIA FLANDGRAN! 60-. WASHINGTON, D. C.
A. A. HEYMAN.
METHOD OF FORMING CIGARS.
APPLICATION FILED Nov. 15, 1913.
Patented Aug. 31, 1915.
5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
Inventor,
M Attorneys,
COLU IA P AN R N D C Witnesses- A. A. HEYMAN.
METHOD OF FORMING CIGARS.
. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 19I3.
1,152,022. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.
5 SHEETSSHEET 4.
Inventor y I 7 I 4 I Attorneys COLUMBIA FMNOGRAPH CCL, WASHINGTON. D. c.
A. A. HEYMAN.
METHOD OF FORMING CIGARS.
APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 19m.
1,1 52,022.- Patented Aug. 31', 1915.
5 SHEETSSHEET 5.
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Witnesses Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH c0. WASHINGTON. n c.
ALBERT A: HEYMA1\T-,-0F BALTIMORE,- MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR '10 UNIVERSAL arena MACHINERY co.-, Incl, OE BALTIMOR MARYLA D.
METHOD or FORM'iiIG o'IGARs.
To all whom it m ay concern Be it known that I, ALBERT A. HEYMAN,
a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimora'in the State of "Maryland, have invented a new and useful Method 'of Ferm ing Cigars, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to a method of forming ci'gars, one of the objects'of thein vention being to produce aplural'ity of cigars of exactly the same quality, a uni form blend or mixture of toba'ccobeing ob' tained' by one step in theinethodj.
Another object is to provide cigars of uni-f form size, the blended" bunches of tobacco being cut and shaped in a novel manner constituting another step" in the i'netho'itl.
Another object of the invention is to produce cigars which, when of one grade or blend, will be identical and without the Vvariation in strength or quality which it has heretofore been practically impossible to avoid.
A further object'jis to provide a method whereby all cigar's'of one grade which may be produced, will have the layersof different grades of tobacco arranged in the] same sequence, each layer in each cigar'being of substantially uniform thickness and being substantiallycontinuous from one end to the other of the cigar so that the draft through all of the cigarswill be the same and each cigar willbe free of objectionable air spaces such as might be caused by breaks in the layers, andthe grain of all'ofthe'layers will be extended in thedirec'tion of the length of the cigars- Vith the foregoing'and other objectsin view the invention consists in certain steps in the method of producingv cigars, which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, p In carrying out the invention it is designedto use a number of trays or other suitable receptacles each of which is adapted to'hold a single layer or thickness of tobacco leaves. Where the ci ars'to be produced are to be of the same grade of tobacco throughout, each 'tr'ay will be provided with a single layer of tobacco of'thesame grade.- WVhere, however, a blend is to'be used in the formation of the cigars, certain of the trays Specification of LettersPatent.
Patented Au 31,1915.
Application ine'a ud ehiteris, 191a. serial y-o. 801,178. s
being'deposited and} on this a layer of an-- other grade, etc., this procedure being followed until a stack orlbundle of desired thickness'h'asbeen produced with layers arranged in the order desired. Upon the 'c'o1npletlion oftheformation of the stack which, obviously is made up of substantially unbroken layers, each layer'being practically of uniformthickness, the said stack or bundle is divided in the direction of the grain so] as to produce separate bunches, each bunch being of such bulk that,"whenshaped or rolled, it will produce a cigar of the, desired thickness; If'desire'd, however,
instead'of forming a stack or bundleand dividing it into separate bunches, a longnarrow stack or'bund-le can be produced, the
same-bei'ngso proportionedlas to obviate the necessity of separating it" longitudinally. Upon-the completion of the formation of the bunches, the same are cut .ofl" into lengths and the said lengthsare shaped by rolling them," after which a binder isapplied.
It is tobe understood that various mechanisms may be} employed-for carrying out the' process hereinbefore outlined and in'the i accompanyingdrawings one type of mech-' anism has been shown'more or less diagrammatically;
- Inthese drawings :Figure 1"is a plan View of a series of trays for' receiving layers a of tobacco in carrying out the firststep of the process. Fig. 2 a transverse'section through conveyer chains upon which the trays are mounted, said trays being shown in elevation and there being shown above the traystrimming knives whereby'the tobacco layers are out 01f along the edges of the'traysfin carrying outthe second step of the'method. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of a case and showing trays therein whereby the layers of trimmed tobacco may be cured prior to being supplied to the bundle or stack forming mechanism. Fig. 4c is a perspective view of one of the trays in position at one side of the mechanism provided for holding the stack or bundle and for forming the bunches and shaping said bunches. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a pneumatic conveyer which can be employed for lifting the layer of tobacco from the tray and depositing it within the bundle or stack holder. Fig. 6 is asection through the tray and showing the conveyer in position thereabove. Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the stack or bundleholder and showing several layers deposited therein, the position of the conveyer above the holder being indicated .by dotted lines. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the bundle or stack compressing and severing head. Fig. 9 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 10' is a plan view of the stack or bundle holder and of the shaping mechanism at the sides thereof. Fig. 11 is an enlarged transverse section through a portion of the stack or bundle holder and showing the compressing and severing head in position immediately subsequent to the compression of the stack or bundle and the separation thereof into separate bunches. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the cut-off and feeding head used at each side of the stack or bundle holder. Fig. 13
is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section,
through a portion of the stack holder and showing a bunch projected to position under the cut-off and feeding head and above the shaping mechanism, a binder being shown in position upon said mechanism ready to be delivered to the shaped bunch. Fig. la is a view showing diagrammatically, the relative positions of the parts of the shaping mechanism during the feeding of the severed bunch thereto. Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 145 and showing the relative positions of the parts during the shaping of the bunch and the application of the binder thereto. Fig. 16 is a view similar to Figs. 14: and l5-and showing the relative positions .of the parts during the discharge of the shaped bunch after the'application of the binder thereto. ,Fig. 1'7 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing modified means for depositing layers of tobacco successively within the stack holder. Fig. 18 is a similar view showing another means for depositing the layers in the stack holder. Fig. 19 is a side elevation showing the means whereby layers can be lifted successively from a continuously moving conveyer and carried-to the stack holder. Fig. 20 is a view partly in section showing a stack holder which can be of considerable length and in which may be formed a stack which does not require separation into bunches but which, instead,
is of the same crosssectional area as the bunch which might be produced by longitudinal separation as hereinbefore set forth. Fig. 21 is a plan view of the meeting ends of twovtrays so shaped that, when trimmed, the layers, when superimposed, will produce a stack havin serrated ends. Fig. 22 is a detail view of a combined cutofi and feeding head utilizing a serrated knife whereby, when the bunches are cut ofi' in lengths, they will be formed in one end with V-shaped incisions, and at their other ends with tapered projections whereby, in the shaping of the bunches, said bunches can be formed with tapered ends without producing undesirable compression of the tobacco at the ends of the bunches.
, Referring to the figures by .characters of reference 1 designates trays having foraminous bottoms and the trays may be sup ported by a conveyer 2, the chains of which have been shown in section at 3 in Fig. 2. The trays are adapted tobe placed close together and tobacco leaves are arranged in a layer of uniform thickness over all the trays. Suitable severing and trimming means, such as knives 4 depending from a vertically movable frame 5, may be supported above the trays so that, by depressing said means, any portions of the contents of the trays which may project beyond the exposed or outer edges of said trays will be cut off and the contents ofthe several trays will be severed without waste. If the trays are provided with straight edges, the leaves of tobacco carriedby the trays will thus be out along the straight edges whereas should the trays be. provided with toothed or serrated ends, as shown at 6 in-Fig. 21, serrated knives or the like can be used so that the contours of the edges of the layers of tobacco will correspond with the contours of'the edges of the trays.
A curing rack for the reception of the trays has been indicated at 7 and can be of any construction desired. .The conveyer 2 is adapted to carry the trays close to or up to a stack holder preferably in the form of a rectangular frame 8, the bottom portion of this frame being sub-divided into parallel channels by partitions 9 arranged in pairs, the partitions .of each pair being slightly spaced apart to form a knife receiving recess 10 extending longitudinally of the partitions. Bunch receiving channels 11 are formed between the pairs of partitions. The bottom of the stack holder is closed, as shown at 12. Each pair of partitions 9 is surrounded longitudinally by an endless belt 13 mounted on rollers H at the ends of the partitions'and each belt moves oppositely to the direction of movement of the next adjoining belt so that adjoining belts will thus cooperate to eject longitudinally any bunches which may be deposited in the channels 11, as will be apparentby tion of the belts, has: been indicated by: ar-
Various means may be provided forre moving the layers of tobacco from. thetrays 1 and depositing them in the stack holder. One means employed consists of: a rectangular hollow conveyer head 15 the bottom face of which is provided With aforaminous cover 16 coextensive with the tray. A flex.- ible tube 17 extends from the interior of head upon the layer of tobaccosupported by a tray, it will be seen that the force of].
the suction will cause thelayer: oftobaoco to adhere to the'foraminous'faoe 16.so that,
when thehead 1 5 is shifted away from. the tray, the layer of tobacco will be carried therewith. The head 1*5' can then beplaced directly over the stack holder-and, Whenthe 2 suction through the tube 17 is broken in any suitable manner, thesupported layer of:
tobacco will be released and will thusgravitate into the stack holder. 1
Instead of utilizing a conveyer such as.
shown in Figs.- 5 and 6, a tray receiver: 18 may behingedly connected, asat'l9, torone wall of the stack holder andthistray holder, which is closed' at its sides and bottom, may.
be provided with a flexible tube 20-opening thereinto and connected to asuitable suction device. The tray'containing the layer of tobacco to be deposit'edE'in the stack.
holder is adapted to be placed uponathe receiver 18 and, when suction-is set up:thr ough the tube 20, the layer of: tobacco supported.
by the tray Wlll bG=GHlISGdI to adhere-thereto so that the receiver 18 can thus be swung about its hinge-19 sov as toxassume an inverted position above the stack holder 8,
this movement being effected without. displacing any part of the layer of tobacco Another means for directing the layers-of.
tobacco into the stackholder hasbeen shown in'Fig. 18-. By referring to this figure'it will be seen that an open trayxsupporting.
. the stack holder and'the tray 1 on whichthe layer of tobacco is arranged, placed.- in. this of the tray so that the saidlayer will thus be brought to position above the holder 8 without becoming displaced relative to the tray and, assoon. as thetray is brought to a stand above-the. holder 8,..the layer of to, bacco will gravitate into the holder In Fig. 19. I have illustrated: a conveyer 22 which. can be operated either continuously or intermittently and. trays may be carried by. this conveyer so as to be brought successively into position under a conveyer heads231 such as shownv in Figs. 5 "and 6 or, if desired, a uniform. layer of tobacco canbe. arranged on this conveyer, said layer being divided into lengths and said lengths being-brought successively into position underthe conveyer head-23 sothat theywill be lifted successively from the conveyer and carried to thestack holder.
After. apredetermined number of layers of tobacco-have beenplaced' in the holder 8, these layers eitherbeing of the same kind of tobacco or of different kinds, as before pointed out, the compressing and severing head shown in. detail 'in Figs. 8 and 9, is brought into This-head is made up of' a backinga24r ghaving' a-series of parallel compressing cleats'25' constitutingfollowers;
these cleats or followersbeing spaced apart suflicient distances toreceive betWeen-them' the pairs. of partitions 9 when the head is loweredintothe h0ldery8: Supported hetweenthe-cleats-or followers 25 are severing knives. 26, these knives extending downwardly-belmv the cleats or followers'and being adapted,when the head: is lowered, to enterbetweenthe partitions of each pair;
With the stack made up of the superim posed layersiof tobacco resting onthe partitions 9, the compressingand severinghead islowered so. as thus to cause the knives 26 to. cut through. the" stackpthese' knives at the sametime entering the spaces 10 while the cleats or followers 25. will press the bunches thus formed, into-.the channels 11, as shown in! Fig. 11.. Thuseach of'the plurality of bunches thus formediwill be a duplicate of thezother bunches, said bunches being made up of: the same number. of layers arranged in: the same sequence, eachlayer of each bunch. beingcontinuous throughout the length and Width thereofaand the grain of each. layer beingnextendedl in the direction offthe length of'the'bunch.
After the compressing and severing head hasibeen raised; out. of-engagement with the bunches producediin the mannerset forth, the belts 13,. are-set inunot-ion soas to shift the bunches longitudinally. in the directionsindicated: by the arrows in" Fig.7- Thus alternate bunches will. be projected beyond one side of theholder 8 while the remaining bunchesrwillibe projected beyond the other projected. from the holder, are devices for shapingthose portions of the bunches sup l 1 off and feeding head has been shown. in de tail, it being understood that one of these heads is to be located at each side of the holder 8. Said head includes a backing 28.
having depending cleats or followers 29 which are parallel and located normally above the paths of the projecting portions of the bunches. Those ends of the cleats or followers 29 nearest the holder 8 are provided with cut 01f blades 30 so that, when the cut-off and feeding head is moved downwardly, the blades 30 will cut oif the projecting portions of the bunches close. to the holder 8 while the cleats or followers 29 will press the severed portions down into the shaping mechanism 27.
The shaping mechanism is made up of several units along each side of the holder 8, and as the units are duplicates, it is deemed necessary to describe only one of them. As shown in Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16, each unit is made up of an eccentrically mounted roller 31 arranged in the same horizontal plane with a roller 32 on which is mounted an inclined endless foraminous conveyer 33. The. upper or outer flight of this conveyer travels over the open face of a suction box 34 the interior of which is connected by a tube 35 to a suitable suction device. The suction through the conveyer 33 and the box 34:..TS'
normally cut off in any preferred manner, as by means of avalve 35. The greatest distance between the roller 32 and the eccentric roller 31 is substantially equal to the width of the channels 11 and the pass formed between these two rollers 31 and 32 is located directly under the projecting portion of one of the bunches formed in the holder 8;
An eccentrically mounted roller 37 is adapted to be shifted horizontally into or out of position above the center of the passbetween the rollers 31 and 32 and another,
eccentrically mounted roller 38 is adapted to be shifted horizontally into or out of position under the center ofthe pass between the rollers 31 and 32. These rollers 31, 37 and 38 and the elevator 33 can be rotated in any desired manner and it is not deemed necessary to illustrate or describe mechanism provided for that purpose. It need only be stated that before the cut-off and feedin heads are moved downwardly as hereinbefore described, the upper concentric rollers 37 of the several units are shifted horizontally out of position above the passes between the rollers31 and 32 so that, when the cut-off and feeding heads are lowered, the severed lengths will be pressed downwardly into the passes between the rollers 31 and 32 and onto the rollers 38. The position of the material immediately prior to being severed and depressed is illustrated in shaping units, the rollers 37 are shifted horizontally back to their initial positions, one of the units being thus illustrated in Fig. 1-5. The several rollers are then rotated simultaneously and, by reason of the factv that they are eccentrically mounted, they will operate to grip, roll and release the bunch so that the action set up will be substantially like that produced by the hand of a person engaged in forming cigars, it being customary for such a person to compress the bunch in the hand, then open the hand and again compress the bunch, this action causing the bunch to gradually rotate in the hand as it is successively gripped or compressed. After the bunch has been compressed and rolled until the desired shape has been ob tained, a binder is-placed obliquely upon the upper or outer face of the conveyer 33 and'suction is set up through the box 34: and tube 35 so that the binder Will thus be caused to adhere to the conveyer. As the conveyer is moving continuously during the rolling of the severed portion of the bunch it will be seen that as soon as the binder is placed on the conveyer andsuction is set up, the said binder will be caused to move upwardly into the path formed between the conveyer and the rolled bunch. By placing an adhesive upon the upper corner of the binder it will stick to the bunch so that the said binder will wrap around the bunch.
during the further rotation thereof, there being another portion of adhesive upon the lower corner. of the binder so that, upon the completion of the. binding operation, the said binder will remain fastened in place. As soon as the binder has been applied in the'manner described, the lower roller 38 isshifted. horizontally from under the shaped bunch and said bunch, having the form of'a cigar, will drop into a chute 39 or other receiver from which it can be removed and a finishing wrapper placed thereon, whereupon the cigar will be ready for use.
It is to be understood of course that the rollers 31, 37 and 38 can be so shaped as to give the cigars any desired longitudinal contour. WVh'ere the ends of the cigars are to be tapered it is desired to remove some of the tobacco therefrom so that there will not be undesirable compression of the ends of the cigar. In order to effect this result the trays can be provided with serrated ends as shown at 6 in Fig. .21 and instead of providing straight blades 30 upon the cut-off and feeding heads, V-shaped blades can be used, as shown at 40 in Fig. 22 so that one end of each severed portion of a bunch will be V-shaped while the other end of said severed portion willbe formed with a V-shaped recess. Thus; tapering of the ends of the severed portion of the bunchfor the purpose of producing a cigar having tapered ends will not result undesirable compression of the tobacco at the ends, and consequently, the draft through the cigar will not be interfered with. p
As before stated, instead of utilizing a broad stack made up oflayers and subsequently cutting the stack longitudinally to form separate bunches, the layers can be formed in a narrow stack of the width of an ordinary bunch. ,Mechanism for this purpose has been shownin Fig. 20 wherein a holder 41 has been shown provided, at its sides, with belts 42 the adjoining flights of which are adapted to move in the same direction. The top of theholder is open and head 44 vertically the layer of tobacco supplied to the holder can be quickly cut into strips which will be deposited one upon the other in the holder. The belts 42 can then be actuated to shift the bunchthus formed longitudinally out of the holder 41 after which said bunch can be cut off in lengths and the various lengths shaped in the manner hereinbefore described.
It will be obvious of coursethat mechanism other than that herein described can be used for carrying out the various steps of the process constituting the present invention and for that reason it has not been deemed necessary to enter into a detailed explanation of the construction ofthe various parts or. of the means whereby they may be actuated in proper succession or timed relation.
It has been found that by cutting from the stack bunches of slightly greater width than those otherwise produced and then rolling the bunches spirally instead of in the manner shown, beneficial results can be obtained.
Furthermore whilelayers can be superimposed to form stacks, it is to be understood that each layerbefore being placed in a stack can beofthe same size asor smaller ,to form bunches of uniform size, sub ect1ng than the bunch to be formed so that-there sultant stack will form either a complete bunch or a part of a bunch. The term What is claimed-is:.
,,- .1. The herein described step in the method producing a plurality of cigarsof equal stack to form bunches of uniform size.
2. The herein described step in the method of producing a,plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes first arranging the filler stock in separate substantially unbroken layers 0f substantially uniform thickness and area, eachlayer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, the grain of the stockof'each layer-being extended in the samegeneral direction, then superimposing the layers bodily to form a stack, the grain of all the layers being extended in the same general direction, and then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size.
.3. The herein described step in the method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes first forming the stock in layers, each layer being formedof aplurality ofxleaves of substantially the same grade, the stock of one layer being dif ferent from the stock of another layer and eaclrlayer being substantially unbroken and substantially uniform in thickness, all of thelayers being coextensive, and then conveying the layers bodily in predetermined succession to a stack holder.
4:. The hereindescribed step in the method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes firstarranging stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then moving the layers bodily to superimpose them to form a stack, cutting through'the stack to form bunches of uniform size, and subjecting the severed bunches to the action of shaping rollers.
p 5. The herein described method of producinga plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes first arranging stock in separatesubstantially unbroken layers of sub stantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then moving the layers bodily to superimpose them to fOTII1tStaGk, tl18I1 cutting through the stack the severed bunches to the action of shaping rollers, and feeding a binder to each bunch while acted upon by the rollers.
6. The herein described method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes first arranging stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform thickness and area upon invertible foraminous trays, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then holding the layers in engagement with the trays by air pressure during the inversion of the trays in predetermined succession to deposit'the layers in a stack holder, and releasing the layers from the inverted trays when positioned above the stack holder by relieving the layers from'the air pressure.
7 The herein described method of producing a pluralityof cigars of equal quality, which includes first arranging the stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then moving the layers bodily to superimpose them to form a stack, then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size, then projecting the bunches longitudinally from their original positions, severing the projecting portions of the bunches, and rolling the several portions about their longitudinal axes. c
8. The herein described method of pro ducing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes first arranging the stock in separate substantially unbroken'layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then separately and bodily moving the layers to superimpose them to form a stack, thencutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size, then projecting the bunches longitudinally from'their original position,
severing the projecting portions of the at bunches, and subjecting the severed bunches to the action of eccentrically mounted rollers to shape the bunches.
9. The herein described method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes first arranging the stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform area and thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then separately and bodily moving the layers to superimpose them to form a stack,-then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size, then projecting the bunches longitudinally from their original positions, severing the projecting, portions of the bunches, then rolling the severed portions about their longitudinal axes, and feeding a binder to the severed portions while subjected to the action of the rollers. v
10. The herein described step in the method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, Which includes first arranging filler stock in separate substantially unbroken layers of substantially uniform thickness, each layer being formed of a plurality of leaves of substantially the same grade, then superimposing the layers bodily to form a stack, and then cutting through the stack to form bunches of uniform size.
method of producing a plurality of cigars of equal quality, which includes arranging a plurality of holders close together in separate groups, spreading tobacco leaves of one grade over all of the holders of one group to form a single layer of uniform thickness and quality, spreading tobacco leaves of another grade over all of the holders of the other group to form a single layer of uniform thickness and quality, and severing each layer along the meeting edges of its holders, thereby to divide the layer into separate sections without waste, and then section of the other layer.
' 13. 'In a cigar machine, the process of making cigar bunch fillers, comprising arranging leaves and portions thereof in a substantially unbroken layer substantially of the thickness of a singleleaf, said leaves and portions thereof being of substantially uni-c form grade, and cutting from said layer substantially uniform sections.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.
' ALBERT A. HEYMAN. .Witnesses:
WM. HOLLINGSWORTI-I,
DAVID S. HYNES.
Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor five cents each,by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.
superposing a section of one layer upon a
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