US1296724A - Cigar-bunching machine. - Google Patents

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J. S. WINGET.

CIGAR BUNCHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. IBII.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- J. S. WINGET.

. CIGAR BUNCHING MACHINE.

PLICATION FILED u E18 1 1,296,724. Patented Mar. 11,1919.

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CIGAR BUNCHING MACHINE.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 18. 1917.

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JASPER, STANLEY WINGET, OFYYORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Mar. 11,1919.

Application filed June 18, 1917. Serial No. 175,329.

To all whom it may concern: I I

Beitknown that I, JASPER STANLEY WIN- GET, a citizen of the United States, residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-BunchingMachines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in cigar bunching machines, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a speplates to hold the scrap tobacco within the apron pocket and to make them readily detachable so that the machine can be used for rolling cigar bunches composed of either scrap tobacco or long filler tobacco. 7

Another object of my present invention is to provide a specific form of meansfor yieldingly holding the'bunching apron at the desired tension.

In the acc0mpanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one end of a cigar bunching machine embodying Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a machine embodying my improvement, and showing a modified manner of attaching the yielding end of the apron. V

Fig. 4: is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Fig.4.

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the scrap attachment, showing the parts forming the same and in their separated relation.

Referringnow to the drawings, 1 represents the base of .mymachine which is preferablymade of a rectangular skeleton frame having the flange 2 extending over the top of the'table or bench to which my machine is applied and which holds it against hori-.

zontal movementan any direction. The side walls or bars 3 andtiforming a part of the .7 7 base, midway their length, are provided with downwardly extending rigid arms 5 and '6 preferably formed integral with the bars 3 and 4. The, end bars 7 and 8 of the base have connected thereto the fivertically arranged upwardly 'curvedbars or plates 9 and 10 which are jspacedfrom the bars 3 and f hav? ing spaces 11 between the same and the bars. The walls 3 and 1 are provided with the four inwardly extending cars 12 and 13 on each side through which pass the rods 14, rigidly carried by the lower face of the bed plate'15. This bed plate isofa curved for-m fitting between the plates and supported by springs 16 surrounding the rods 14, and said springs have their lower ends resting upon the upper faces of the ears 12'and' 13 whereby the bed-plate 15 is yieldingly supported for a purpose hereinafter more fully pointed out.

Iam aware that it is not new to provide a cigar bunching machine with adjustable turned portion 17 are the sliding arm por-' tions 19 and 20 of the guards21 and 22, which'extend parallel with the plates 9 and 10 and are adjustably'held by means of a bolt 23, whereby the guards can be moved to, and from each other so that theycome close to the belt which will be later more fully described. These'gu'ards 21, constitute what I term a scrap attachment by means "of whichthe machine, is adapted to make all shaped scrap filler cigars, and which are adjustable in a direction transverse the machine to be adjusted against the edge of wide or narrow belts according to the length of the cigar being made; and is also adapted to make barrelrshap'ed cigars with bothends:

having nothing but scrap, and which guards V i t are detachable when the machine is not being used to make the cheap grade of scrap filler cigars. The forward end of the base" is provided with two upwardly extending ears 2 11 and 25, in which is mounted a shaft 26, uponwhich is wound .a'belt26 and said shaft is held against rotation by means of the ear 24 is provided withfa coil spring 28,

' which bears againstthe jnu'tf 291 carried by the shaft and normally: holds} the ratchet engagement so that the shaft cannot be rotated. When it is desired to lengthen or shorten the belt, the shaft 26 is moved longitudinally which disengages the ratchet teeth and allows the shaft to be rotated so that the belt may be wound or unwound on the shaft to lengthen or shorten the same. The belt 26 extends rearwardly, resting upon the bed-plate 15 and passes downwardly at the opposite end of the bed-plate under the rear bar of the base and is rigidly secured at 30 to the base. The belt is of a length to allow a'loop 27 to be formed therein between the guards 21 and 22 to form a pocket in which the tobacco is placed to roll the bunch. When the machine is used for bunching scrap tobacco, the guard plates 21 and 22 are in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6. When, however, the machine is used for bunching long filler cigars, the guard plates are removed, because they would be in the way if left on the machine. With these guard plates in position the operator cannot properly handle the long filler bunch to properly place it in the apron pocket without disturbing the arranged positions of the long filler pieces, when they are laid in the pocket, and especially is this true when the hunch is composed of half and half, which means half of one kind of tobacco and half of another kind of tobacco. Again the removal of these guard-plates gives more room in respect to the length of a long filler bunch.

The downwardly extending arms 5 and 6 have pivoted in their lower ends the plate 31 to which is rigidly secured the two upwardly extending arms'32 and 33 connected together at their upper ends by the rod 34 upon which is 'rotatably mounted the roller 35, and which is arranged directly over the curved bed plate and travels across the same under the belt 26 and having a space between the same slightly greater than twice the thickness of the belt, whereby the belt is carried across the bedeplat'e with the loop 27 therein and in which is the bunch as shown in dotted 7 lines, Fig. 2 of the drawings. The upper end of the arm 33 is extended upwardly and provided with alateral'longitudinal pin36 carrying the handle, 36, whereby the roller 35 is moved'across the bed-plate. Rigidly carried by the plate 31 .is a bar 37 having a weight 3-7at its outer end which, when the handle is released, rocks the plate carrying the roller back across the bed-plate in a position for another operation.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, mounted upon the'base 1 is a framei38 having-thetwo upwardly extending arms 39and 40, provided with slots 38 adaptedqto receive the shaft 26 on the outsideof the edges oft-he belt whereby the frame 38 is supported uponthe base and held against inward movement. The upper end of the arms 39 and 40 are p'rovidedwith elonextended positions.

gated tubular housings 41 and 42. having closed ends 43. Fitting tightly in the housings are members 44 and 45 having reduced mally hold the members 44 and 45 in their The outer ends of the members 44 and 45 are rigidly connected by a rod 48 upon which is rotatably mounted the roller 49 and around which the belt26 passes as clearly shown in Fig.6 of the drawings. In this modification thear'rangement of the spring dispenses with the spring bedplate and the bed plate is rigidly supported upon inwardly extending ledges 50 carried by the curved plates 9 and 10, as shown in Fi 6 of the drawings. 7

11 operation the handle 36 is moved forward so as to bring the roller 35 forwardly adjacent the roller or shaft 26, upon which the belt is wound. The belt 26' is then depressed between the roller 35 and end of the bed-plate 15 forming theloop 27 in the belt. The plates 21 and 22' close the ends .of the loop into which is placed the tobacco to form the bunch. The plates 21 and 22 being adjustable are close to the edge of the belt so that the tobacco cannotfa'll out of the loop. This adjustment of the plates allows differ ent width belts. being used on the machine for making different length cigars 'or bunches. Theadjustment of the belt 26 for v lengthening or shorteningthe same allows of the makmg of bunches of different diameters.

After the tobacco is placed in the loop, the

roller 35 through the medium of the handle is movedrearwardly forming the loop 27 around the bunch. The continued rearward movement of the roller, causes the loop to be rolled across the bed-plate15, firmly compressing and rolling the ,bunch.'. Should there be too much tobacco in the'loop', the

shown in Figs. 5 and "6 should the 'bunch be too large the roller 49 will'move rearwardly. ,agamst the springs 47 and indicate operator that the bunch 'is too' large. p

The roller- 35 is carried entirely across the bed-plate and the loop in this operation to the causes a continued rollingofthe bunch, and i if y when the endof the bed plate is reached the loop opens up and the hunch is removed.

The sidewall ,3lhas adjustably 'secured thereto'by means'of the thumb nut'51 the stop 52, which extends inwardly in the'path r of travel of the arm 32"an'd limits the out ward movementthereof. The stop as shown can be moved so as to stop ,the'carriagefat different points making the filler pocket' opening larger or smaller for the convenience of the operator.

From the foregoing description and disclosure, it will be observed that the bed-plate 15 is supported by the curved bars 9 and 10 and that the bed-plate is relatively much shorter than the length of the rectangular frame 2. This construction provides a space between the-front end 17 of the bed-plate and the adjacent end of the rectangular frame, in which space the belt is formed into a loop to receive the tobacco, and also provides a space between the opposite or rear end 18 of the bed-plate 15 and the other end of the rectangular frame, for the purpose of providing a space for the rolled bunch to fall from the loop and be received upon an inwardly extending flange formed on the rear end of the rectangular frame 2. The first mentioned space may be aptly termed the'loop bunch receiving space, and the second mentionedspace may be aptly termed the bunch delivering space.

7 Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a cigar bunching machine comprising a bed-plate, a bunching apron co-acting therewith and adapted to form a pocket at one end of the bed-plate, the bed-plate having a depending edge adjacent the apron pocket, of guard plates adapted to be located at opposite ends of the apron pocket, each plate having an inwardly projecting arm, and means adapted to attachably and adjustably connect the arms with the depending edge of the bed-plate.

2. The combination with a cigar bunching machine comprising a bed-plate, a bunching apron co-acting therewith and adapted to have a pocket at one end of the bed-plate,

'the end of the bed-plate adjacent the apron pocket having a depending edge, of guardplates adapted to be of the apron pocket, each'plate having an inwardly projecting arm provided with a longitudinal slot, and a clamping bolt passing through the said depending edge and the slots of the arms, whereby the guard plates are readily attachable and adjustable upon the depending edge of the bed-plate for the purpose described.

3. The combination w1 at one end a depending edge, a bunching adapted to have a pocket adjacent the depending edge, of guard plates adapted'to be located at opposite ends 7 th a. cigar bunChing machlne COIHPI'lSlIlg. a bed-plate having located at opposite ends of the apron pocket,

each guard plate having an inwardly extend- 4. The comblnation with a cigar bunching machine having a base, a bed-plate, a

belt and a roller, of a removable frame adapted to straddle the said roller, the removable frame carrying. a horizontally yielding roller over which the belt passes.

55. The combination with a cigar bunching machine having a base, a bed-plate, a belt and a roller, of a removable frame adapted to straddle the said roller and rest upon the base, two cylinders carried by said frame, rods in the cylinders, springs normally holding the rods outwardly and a roller rotatably supported by the outer ends of the rods and over which the belt asses.

6. A cigar bunching machine comprising a base, a bed-plate, a belt passing over the bed-plate, a roller adapted to travel acrossthe bed-plate and form a cigarbunch loop horizontally supported by the base and having closed inner ends, pistons in said cylinders having reduced ends extending through the closed ends of the cylinders, nuts adjustable on the reduced portions of the istons outside of the closed ends of the cyllnders, springs surrounding the reduced portions within the cylinders and normally holding the pistons outwardly, and a roller rotatably supported by the outer ends of the pistons and over which the belt passes, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a cigar bunch: ing machine having a base, a bed-plate, the

base projecting beyond the bed-plate and one end of the base having upwardly pro j ecting ears at its corners, a transverse roller 7 r supported by said ears, a removable frame supported by the base between the said ears, the frame carrying a spring projected roller located in a plane beyond the first said roller, and a belt havingone end connectedwith the firstsaid roller passing around and over the spring projected roller, over the bed-plate and its opposite endconnected.

to the opposite end of the base.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 7 signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JASPER STANLEY WINGET.

Witnesses:

L. K. LAFEAN, 7 URBAN S. Bonn.

Copies of this patent may be'obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. v V

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