US1300219A - Eyeleting-machine. - Google Patents

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C. MACK.

EYELETING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED mm: 19. 1916.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

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' GU02 new c, MACK.

EYELETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. I916.

Patented Apr. 8,1919.

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a a ste eyelets'ihthe latter .",automatically and I inserted, as wel s 'iirib iiaiid eeeeat e .nnxenrs, N

that I; CARL M'Acxg'a citizen United States, and resident of the cohhtyo'f Queens, in the city Neafl lForh'have invented oer- Improvements in Eye- 'hich the following is a n e I 3.5 $1. letmg Maclilnes,

. =g"rhe:presea "invention relates to machines 10'?designed to" afiiX "eyelets to; papers, textile fabrics,"dressedleather, or other sheet mate rialfand; it appertainsmore especially to a device 7 his 'ehar'acter wherein the eyelets "to be fixed-are supplied automatically "15froiii-a;magaz1ne containing the same.

e cts of' the invention is to "produce aii' 1m ed machine for the pur 'peee'sser forth, iii'ieans of which the eyeete'ca n eitherhefedfsingly from the maga- .20fz'i1ieaifdfforcedit mega a certain thickness of paper or the lik" piercing thereof l yer of "the i *the imachin'ef b Other 'bbjeclfs?andiadvantages' of the in vention' -will become apparent as the specil; Witli the" aforesaiijl objects in view, the

'45 inventitnw ea'sists o'fv-the improvements,

I never 5 construction, arrangements and combinati ons of hereinafter described; dei fir'ied ii ii the. sabji-ne'd 'c'la'ims, and illuswtrated in atheirfpreferredi embodiments by" {toe the? annexerr' drawiegs, wherein I like ele-- ntents a re the same reference aha-race Ytliroiig ou b lixli- Q Z I OB Q HENRY .c.

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.zilififliilhTING-MACHINE.

E enne-m lPatenteid Anne, 1919.

i916. 's'eriaii lie/164,510;

In the said drawings-2+ =F1gur e- 1 1s a rear elevatlon of a device embodying a convenient form of the inven- I tion, especially adapted for fastening paper sheets to ether;

Fig. 2 1s a right hand side elevation of the device disclosed by the preceding view, parts being broken away and other parts shown in section;

device; I

Fig. 4 is; a sectional elevation of the device, looking from the front thereof, that is, the side opposite that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentarybottom' plan view 'of an element included in Fig 2-; l and f Fig. 6 shows diagrammatically the action of the eyelet setting and feeding mechanisms in several operative positions.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thefsame' The advantages of theinvention are best i ,7 realized 1n a structure comprising, as shown,

' a magazine communicating at a right angle,

or approximately so, with an eyelet guide these elements being mounted at one side of and operated by an eyelet setting plunger, adapted to impart thereto a compound swinging and rocking motion, as hereinafter described. Referring to the several the numeral 11 therein denotes a base or foot plate, from which extends an arm 12,

carrying a housing 13. These various'elements may be hollow, as shown. Holes 14 are-provided in the base to receive screws for holding it to a primary support, and a plate 15, covering the upper end ofthe housing is similarly fastened thereto, as by screws 16'. H g

x The said housing 13 is formed with a guide) 18, for a plunger 19 and with bearings 20 20"., for a spindle 21. An operative connection is effected between the plunger and the spindle, the same being shown in the present jexemplification of the invention as "consisting of a rack-22,-carried by the said plunger and engaged by a pinion 23, fizged-- to the said spindle. To the outer end of the latter is secured a crank ,arm 24, carrying at its free extremity a stud 2 5', on which is mounteda knob'26, for convenience in' manipulation. Although this views aforesaid,

ferred one, it should nevertheless be under? stood that any other suitable combination or end of the plunger, and the barrelcoi'itain- 111g the-spring 1s closed-at, the top byaneans construction is here represented as the prearrangement of parts may be employed instead.

movement of a shouldered impaling pin 30. The latter is slidably guided in-the lower ofa screw-plug 31. v Below the pin 30, and

disposed in direct alinement therewith, is a prercmg stud 3'4 extending upwardly from an anvil'plug 35, set in the base 11, centrally beneath the said plunger. 1

The last mentioned elements may be used .alone :to punch or pierce ,a layer otpaper, fabric, or llke material placed upon or over the stud 34:. As, will be noticed-by reference .to Fig. 4,'thisstud is-slightly dished on top,

, asat 36,-presenting at thatv point asharp formed, the plunger is next: withdrawn so.

cutting edge which readily pierces or punches a hole through the material operated'upon, whenthe plunger is forced down against the same. The hole having been as to enable the impalingpin3O to receive an eyelet, as E, which .will be forced to enter the previously.punchedhole 1n the material vwhen the plunger is-caused to descend again and the impaling pinagain registers with the stud 3st. d urther downward travel of" theplunger operates to press the lower sharp-edge of the eyelet, against an annuvil 35, that surrounds the central piercing stud 34, thereby causing the said lower edge larly recessed or groovedpart 37 of the antoroll over and flatten out, producingin effect afiange corresponding't o the head of the eyelet and forniingtherewith a pair of parallel retainers between which. the layers. ofinat-erlal are securely fastened together.

The mode of procedure just outlined con- .forms-in substance with the practice 'genen ally followed in this art.

A gage 40 1s provided, to assistfin correctl-y locating the material; to be .eyeleted witha relation to the .plniclnfor instance, in. squaring" sheets .of paper. that are to be -bound together and insuring that the eyelets-be inserted uniformly in parallelism withone edge thereof at. any specified disiscarried :bya rod 4 1. which may be. adjustably held inposltion by' means of a screw 42, in the lowerpart of. thearin ,12.

Suspended atone side of and offset from the plunger v19, is a, guide or-chute 50,-for the eyelets Th1sgu1de inch des. shallow grooves 51, located internally on opposite sides thereof in position to receive the flange of each eyelet as it slides between them, and" ab ito fadmitl of thisarrangement. 1

- the arm'ao jects downwardly in a direction, opposi te central channel 52; of greater "depth and justsufficient 'idthtoprovide a clearance forthe tubular eyelet shank or'bodyl The two grooves and the channel are covered by a removable plate 53 held by screws 54 to the sides of the chute.

An arm 55 extends inwardly from one "side of the said chute, below the c ent er'of is provided at its inner end with a hub 56 having a hole 57 through which is passed-a screw 58, received] at its oppositeends in ears 59%, 59" projecting. outwardly'from the rear of the housin The screw- 558. thus affords a pivotal means of suspension forthe arm and the chute 50 connected therewith. Moreover, the ends of the hub are rounded. as shown in Fig. 1, and the hole therein is made of somewhat larger diameterthan the screw158, as seen in'Fig. 2,to

' result that thechuteis permittedconsiderable freedom of movement. especially the upper end thereof. which not only isenabled- -to swing in a vertical;plane,'but 1 also has a \vabbling or rocking motion sidewise. These combined swinging and rocking movements are particularly -advanta, ;eous in insuring thev proper descent 'of the eyelets, which-aredeposited in a magaZine GO, attached to and communicating with' the, upper endof the -cl1ute,.preferably at a right. angle, as shown. I The. action is such'as to preclude,-.the bridgmagazine'. n

Referring further to the arm 5 5,:it will be noted that the same is provided at its upper edge with a rearwardly pointedspur 64 adopted to beengaged by a detent,whicl r as shown may be in the nature of a latch '65, pivotall'y suspended from a"; screw or .pin

(36, passed through upper extensions.'ofthe cars 59*, 59F,abovethe hubfi56 of the said arm. lVh-en the eyeletchute 50-is swung upward to bring the spur-64 onthe arm 55 ing or building up of the eyelets within the.

gravity thereof, .toward the housing 13, and.

allow the arm 55 a certain amount of lats eralplay between the ears 59*. 59, with the thereof into engagement withthis latch .65,

- it is held in an inoperati 'eposition, as indicated in Fig. '1. Theachute can likewisebe rendered inoperative and maintained in raisedposition, independently of any latch or detent, simplyv by causing the upper end thereof to lean over and rest-against the corresponding endhofthe housingj13. as will I be readily understood. the arm 55being sufii-... .tance previously .determmed.v This gage eientlv: long and free to m'oveabout the pivot $011 the .nncjlersideofgtihe said hubyati s"])1"()\fi( le'l a stop 67 which proand" chute: i onl 'swingain a single direction, "but asi'soon as the stop has been-withdrawn the" arm and :the chute areeagaina tree-toreceive the .comp]und oscillatory and rocking movement .rer d-i' iih' a a the plunger during-its 'downstroke. stop 67 guides the.

merit with' 'these earsgiit guides the arnr rich- 9, 'wayfthat 1 they can lbhfofi a Thefswin iii g matron imparted I to flt-he-.seyelet chute-is" 'erived directly fromtheplunger "19, without any intermediate connections.

Ti thi end th low'eriextremity of" the cover plate53"for the chute is curved forwardly aiidextendedbutas arcs, in order that it reachbeyond the front'side of the plunget, as indicated in Fig.-2, when the arm 55 in unla'thd the chute 50 tilts l arward tyingown' iveight', funtil arrested by the stop 67 meeting the rear wall of the housing 13", between'the ears 59*, 59. The lower end of the saidcover plate is formed with an 'obliqueslot' 69', Figsg'f, 2 and 5 to afford a clearance for "the impaling pin 30, when the curved portion" of the plate underlies the plunger, 'Thenth'e lower rounded extremity of'the; latter is in position to be driven against 'theco'rrespondingly curved part 68,

'whichit encountersupon the turning ofthe crank. in therequn'ed direction therebycausing the magazine end of the eyelet chute to swing up towardthe housing, until the lower "endof the chute has beencleared by As the chute while the slotted lower portion thereof traverses the path of the plunger, no sidesnain worth speaking of 1 s exertedon',the pin 30. p The before described grooves 51 and channel 52'cons't'itute a raceway for the eyelets inside the chute 50; The lower terminal of this racewayis curved in conformity with the cover plate'53', so'that'theeyelets E slid-' ingf by gravity under the same will come one after another into the path of the plunger 19, with the outer and lowermost eyelet directly beneaththe impahng pin 30. Consequently when the plunger descends, as ndicated in,Fig."2',the pin passes'through this eyelet and operates to segregate and away"from lthe other ones, as the ull it p forced rounded "end ofthe" plunger is being pastthe cuter edgeof the curved part 68 of, the chute, 3

In order-to "prevent the eyelets that re- Zin ain" in the chutefffrom'sliding out prematurely therefrom, 'a retainer isprovlded,

wliich niay cbnyeniently be in theshape of a "ievei-7og-having an' ""upjturned portion 71.

' Thislever is shown aspivoted "on theshank "of ascrew "72, entered 'into'tlie underside of a heel-portion 73-,fermea at the lower part of "the chute Ag 'torsienspring 7- holds the lever 70 jupf-again'sta stop- 75,; pro ect1ngdownwardlyfrom the heel 73, Figs. 1 and 5, sothat th'e .upturnedjportion 71'o'f the lever blocks" the wayo"the eyelets; To accomco-acting elements, now to be described'in modate' the: impaling v pin 30: the retaining 'levera70isnotched at 7 6, andhas the inner dace of) its upturned portion beveled, as indicatedat- 7,'so' that-when the pin drags 'tliereong incidentally to pulling or. .l'orcin out: the eyelets, the beveled. portion will glide off the said-pin anduthereby cause the-lever to swing to one side, permittingia;previ=ously impaled eyelet to i befawithdrawnz, T Immat ately thereafter, the retaining, lever snaps back into its normal position in. rearofl'the impalin'g pin, and thus holds the line or column of eyelets that advances toward it from going any farther. The said spring 74, is contained within a recess 78, formed in the heel portion 7 30f the ehute50.

The hereinbefore mentioned magazine 60 comprises a receptacle of substantially pyriform outline, as viewed in plan, one side thereof drawn to a taper and fastened to a backing piece 82. The latter constitutes an attachment to the chute 50, to which it is held from the rear by screws 83. Prefer ably, this backing piece is composed of three succession: First, an apertured plate 84 is made to extend transversely across the interior of the magazine, presenting therein a plurality of openings 85, the lowerportions whereof are widened as at 8 6, Fig. 4, to accommodate the heads of theeyelets, when the latter are lying with their tubular shank portions uppermost on the bottom 87 of the receptacle. Secondly, a guide plate 88 is setabove the bottom 87,-at a sufiicient distance therefrom rear of the apertured plate aforesaid to'provide a-clear space for the eyelets to'slide under the guide, without permitting them, however, to 'tip or turn over ontheir' sidesand become stuck between the opposed surfaces 87 and 88. A passage 89 is formed between the latter-. namedwsurfaces with its sides converging in conformity with the tapering rear portion of the magazine and terminating in an aperture 90, which leads out of the backing 81 at asubstantially right angle into Owing to the and there make a quick quarter turn so jas 12 to drop from .the magazineainto the chute, where the head of the eyelets becomes at once engaged by thelateral grooves 51;, the shank following thecentral channel Thirdly,

an inclined partition 91 isprovided in the magazine, the same extending .froni thetop of the backing piece 82 down to the upper edge of the apertured plate 84. The oilice of this-inclined" partitionis to utilizeath e force-of agitation to which the eyelets are subjected through the compoundmovement llnparted to the chute and 1nagaz1ne, as' they slide up and down the partition 91 with such other evelets as may have alread" "shows these'elements in varying positions,

gathered or ecome packed in immediate proximity of the latter, aiidthusbre'ak up any tendency thereof to bridge or arch in front of the exit a1')ertures'. Those eyelets which have passed through the openings 85, in theplate Share prevented for the inosft'part from sliding again"therethrough,

"as the wabbling or rocking motion brings them opposite thesolid portions of the said plate,- and then'ext downward oscillation'of they drop in succession", through the opening 90.

For the purpose of enabling the operator of the device to detect and dislodge imperfeet eyelets,.-if the like are perchai'ice deposited'in the magazine and happen to become stuck in the chute or in the interconnecting aperture 90, two'or more slots, as 92 and 93, are formed both in the front'and rear walls of the chute, for instance, opposite the' said aperture, and-at some point Figshl and} a The magazine 60 is provided on topjwith a hinged lid 94:, adapted to'be snapped over a suitable fastening button, as 95. The lid, it is understood, prevents the eyelets from being spilled out while he magazine-is agitated. f

Theaction of "the plunger 19 and of its ii'npa'ling pin 30 upon the delivery end of the chute 50 is clearly illustrated in :Fig. 6,-which respectiv 'ely indicated by the letters A, B, C, and D. As represented at A, the "plunger 19 upon being drivei'rd'ownagainst the lower end of the chute causes it to vrece'de therefrom, and at the same time the pin 30 sliding out of the oblique slot 69 imparts a lateral movement to the chute, which'produces I he Wabbling hereinbefore setforth, due to the peculiar pivot l connection vith'the' plunger housing, that is,the means of suspension. As soon as the pin 30 has come out of the slot 69, and the plunger descends farther past the enclof the chute 50, then the latter shifts to the position indicated at B, which inthe coverplate 53, adjacent to the arm 55,

position it retains until the setting of the 'eyelct is-efi'ected; Nex-Lthe plungeris with- "impalingpinto 'entertheinner end-of the slot- 69=as rep-resentedat D,;the several elements namely.- the pin, I the plunger, 3 an d the chute have regained their i'espectiveor g nal positions, as they appear n 11kg; 2,;zll'ti10llgi1 this figureshows the pin 30v as projecting below the plane of the racewayforthe eyelet-s,'it is understood thatthe;plunger 19 is elevated sufficiently' high for the saidv pinto engage these eyelets :consecutively. v

'While certain preferred embodiments of along the path dethis device'have been'shown and described, it i will be understood that changes in the-form,

arrangements, sizes, proportions; and details thereof may be made, without: departing from the scope of'the mvention as defined by theappended claims I,

Havlng-descrlbed my invention: what, I

desire t'osecuie by-Letters Batentiand claim '1. An eyeleting machine including, in

combination, an atfixmg (lei'lcg means for fe'eding eyelets thereto, and a suspension for 'gravitating eyelet feeder set in motion directly through impact by the end of the latter. I 1.-An eyeleting mach neinc1udmg,.1n

combination, an affixing device," afeeder thereforyand means ,sus1: ending the latter loosely and eccentric-ally whereby it is adapt;

ed to receive a compound swinging and rockingmovement.

5;An eyeleting machine, including, in combination, an afiixing device, a" feeding mechanism therefor, a support, and a; singlepivotal means-suspending sa d mechanism at one'side thereof-fron'i said support below its center of gravity.

' 6.:An -'cyeleting', machine inclu' ding, in combination, an afl'ixmg device. and an overport thereon ofi'setfiomjthe linerofdischarge, the piYOiii for said feeder being-adj acent to it's discharge en'rl, 1

. T's-An eyeleting machin ".cilielaainglin balanced feeder havingasingle pivotal sup v, a a fc i .,bi ra 1 te de'l'lvelf'thej e elets f om saidconta ner to said device by" direct impact from the end of the latter."

' 8. Aneyeletmginachineincludlng, in com-- .tbination, an affixing devile -an eyelet container, and an eccentricallylsuspended chute a compound constructed and arrangedtoiconvey' the eyelets from said. container to said device by vibratory movement about its means of suspension.

- y 9. An eyelet-ing machine including, combination, an affixing device provided forming part thereof and provided with an [impaling-member, and a wabbling eyelet chute positioned for oscillation by direct contact with the impaling end of said plunr.

' 11. An eyeleting machine including, in

;combination, an eyelet setting lunger hav- -ing an impaling member, a wa bling chute arranged to convey eyelets thereto, and

means for suspending said chute for oscil- -.lation by direct contact with the impaling end of said plunger in one direction and by grayity in the opposite direction.

combination, an eyelet setting plunger, an

12. An eyeleting'machine including, in

eyelet chute having. its, delivery end positioned to bemoved' by contact therewith, a

. tion to the oscillation.

support permitting oscillation of said chute "simultaneously, in two directions, and a stop for the latter serving to locate it with relaplunger concomitantly with the 13. An eyeleting machine including, in combination, anieyeletsetting plunger, an

- impaling element" associated therewith, an eyelet chute adapted for engagement at lts delivery end by. said plunger together with said element, and a means of suspension for saidchute causing it to receive a vibratory wabbling. movement through contact with "either theelement or the plunger.

14. An eyeleting machine including, in

- combination, an affixing device, an oscillatory chute'adapted to deliver eyelets there,

-to,'a container for the eyelets carried by said chute, and means within said container and stationary with respect thereto, serving to utilize the agitationsof the eyelets to pre-' elude their interlocking.

1 5. An' eyeletingmachine including, in.

"combination, an ailixing device, a vibratory magazine having a raceway ada t d to nvey eyelets to said device;- consecutively one bodybflthe magazine into the raeway, and i lnes o ra ivet iirev n accumulation. of eyelets prior-"to theirflreaching' said gulde, by permitting part thereof to sweep away another part from the entrance to the guide, said means comprising an fap'ertured barr1erand ,a part t on disposed obliquely thereto and tov the bottom of said magazine.

'16.'An eyeleting 'ni'achine including, in combination, an affixing device, a magazine for the eyelets, a chute arranged to deliver the eyelets to said device from said maga-.

magazinehaving a raceway designed to con-.

vey eyelets to said device in single file, a

barrier across said magazine formed with plural apertures leading to said raceway, and means within the magazine and stationary with respect thereto and disposed ,obliquely to-said barrier operating to pre vent arching of the eyelets in front of the latter.

18. An eyeleting machine, including, in

combination, an aiiixing device having an impaling member, an eyelet chute, means suspending said chute with its delivery end in-proximity to said device so'as to be oscillated by the impalling end thereof, and other means for holding the chute temporarily out of the plane of actuation.

19'. An eyeletin machine comprising, in combination, an a King device including an .eyelet setting plunger and an impaling pin, an eyelet chute pivoted so as to have a Wab- -bling movement with relation to the last named elements, said chute'being oscillated by contacting alternately with said pin and said plunger, and a' retainer for the eyelets in the "lower end ofthe. chute, the arrangement being such' that, first, the impaling pin retracts an eyelet held by said retainer and, secondly, the plunger swings the chute out of the way.

20. An eyeleting machine including, in combination, an eyelet setting plunger, an impaling element associated therewith, a chute for the eyelets having its delivery-end in the path of said plunger and element so as to be moved thereby, suspending means enabling said chute -to receive a vibratory wabbling motion caused by contact with either the plunger or the impaling element, and an eyelet retainer operated by the with- -drawal of the latter from said end of the chute.

with an-impaler, an'eyelet chute suspended after another, a guide leading from the so as to have a wabbling motion relatively to said clevice ithe lower end of said chute devicePermittinQ the slotted end of theeye- 1 having an; oblique s1ot4i11' engagement with .let'chute to-swing back to its first, position.

said impaler at the beginning of the WOl'k- Signed at the" borough of Manhattan. in

ing sffoke thereof, and meanswfor actuating the county of New York and Statebf New the deviceto causedisengagement of theim- York, this 25th day' of Mav A. D. 1916.

paler from said slot when extn otingan eye- M CARL, MACK. let from the chute hile. the latter is simullvlt nessesz tnfoeo'usly osillated to effect the descent of H. C. KARLs0N,

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