US1336549A - Wrapping-machine - Google Patents

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E. D. ANDERSON. WRAPPING MACHNE. APPLlcATuN mw JUNE 12. :91:14

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WRAPPING MACHINE.

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Patented Apr. 13, 1920 E. D. ANDERSON.

WRAPPING MACHINE.

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Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

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WRMPiNG MACHINE.

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5B. SDERSUN. WRPPNG MACHINE.

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WRMPING MACHINE.

APPLICATIGN FILED JUNE l2. 19H'.

1,336,549. Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

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ERNEST D. ANDERSON. OF NEW YORK. N. Y.. ASSIGNOR- T0 E. D. ANDERSON INC.. 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.. A CORPORATN @F NE?! YORK.

WRPPING-MAG-llNE.

Application filed June 12, 15,1374

llf it known That l, ERNEST l). ANDER son. a vilizvn oi' thv` llnitml Hiaten. and rosidont. ol' Non' iin-li wily. borough ol' Maw hatt-an, in lla oonnly of New York ami Stato ol' Non' York. have invinml i'f-irtain non' anal mei'nl linprl'wernents in Wi'appin;^ llavhinl-S. olA whilih the following a spewil'li'zilinll.

Sly invention has reference to improve4 nnnt in lnarhinvs for Wrapping altioles or pavkagv nl' goods and has for its ohjoct to pim'iilv simple' and effective means: to supply altifj-lfs ami wmppers theiel'ol Snovusively, to apply thv ai'tirlcs to the n'iaplwls. and to r-losv thi3 wrappers around thvy arliilfs anfl fleflii'efi the w appui packages.

ln variying ont my invention l provid?, nnanfn snvh :n a magazinv. to vonlain the al'til'les or' Failingaa to he wrapped, means to supply Wrapiwrs fm' {lnallic-lis. moans to siiw'i-a. i\'vl \f 'i'm'l the! wrappers and. ille aitclwy into njnxnapositirm nll tvnipoaily Iftain thv al'tii'ls opposing thv ni'al'lni's. means to lnish lla :xviii-los with lho wrapr para into a passage ol' vhaniwl nhinvin thi Tappi-Fa aii patially fohlwl annual ila arliclus. miams lo closv oi' lolal gnuijwliiig portiona ol' thv n'i'alipei's upon thv artivh. nml moans lo :lis-^li:1igvtl|v nlalilnal nl'liclw.- or packaggvn.

ln the vmlmilinalnt ol' my invenion illusn ll'nwl in lla :a'lolnpanying drawings tlm aiianggvnimit is .ann-h that thv` wmpiims are anwwasivi-ly l'inl lo a x'vvevei to Lianpln'ai'ily i'otain thv .iaiipm's in a` position snlif'ian iially on (algo. anll the aitielo :im Sai-vv Hivvly. rial to a iiainer in pnion latwwn nvh i'vl'ainml wrappinx` ancl a plnng'vi'. n'hviv thi` alliviiw are lvsrnpi'nfllil)y i'ilninial in punition to parlait. tiax plnngm' to adv-(inve nnel push lin ai'ilhs against th@ vrlaplwis Hinl'vasiivli'. nnil thenre to push thv assomhlml \\'rawi. :nal thv ai'tieles togothir into hi ai'minaiil passage or Phannil for rawing prvliminaiy folding of the wraplwe-S ovvi' lha oilfJeJ-e of the articles. the n'i'apnis :unl ai'liwhs living' SllfciSSiYvly pnslnnl hy thv plunger' into a position for thi operation, upon Pluijm-ting' portions of lla wrappers. of folding lm'ifses to vomplete the folding or dosing of the wrappers npon thex a rtif'los, and for ilisvharge of the wrappml artivles oi inir'kages from the mzwhine.

My invention comprises novel details o Specicaton of Letters Panini..

ln'vnlvil Apr. 3. 1920,

inipmwnaai anal combinations of parts that. will ha :now fully horcinaltcl' set forth amI than miniwl ont. in the Claims.

vfvrsfn-a ia to he had to the accompanyingl drawings foi-ming part hereof, wherein,

Figui@ l isf a 'fi-rml elevation of a wrapping maviine @mlnnlying my invention. the plnagm' living ilhatmlml at the Commemomvnt of ita working' Stvoke; Fig. 2 is an onlalfgiel mr'iion snllslnlitially on the line 2, I?,

'in Fig. 5i: Fig. is a Cross Section suhstantially on the line` Il, 3, in Fig. l; Fig. l is a .swl'ional vivw through the magazine anel. lia-lling ilmiws foi' the articles t0 be wrapped: Fig. 13 is a plan View of the mnifhine: lf'igf. i3 la a pmspovtive vini-.f of an zii-fiala aelaptml to hv n rappml in ae'voi'flam'e n'ih my invvninn; Fig. T is an enlarged aia-tional vien snlmtantially on ih@ line i', T, in Fig. l: Vig. N i5 a Neotion substantially on tlm plan@ nl' thv line. 8. 8. in Fig. 7, and also snhslantiallv on lha piani. olg the line 2. in Fig. .3; Fig. li is a View similar to Fig. H. ill\l:-t1ain;rk parts in lifl'lf-i'ent` osiliom: lligv lll ik a favo View ol the delivering @nel of thv fnlmtv 'fox' thil :1i-tidos., looking "from he lofi' ou the plano of the line lil. l0,

in Vio'. H; Fig. ll a [lei ail of part olf Fig. lll: liig'. l2 1s an oral View of the mauhme, partly in svitlon. looking from tno lofthanel sull ol Fig'. 1: Fig: l is a cross section on thv hmx l. i3. in Vig. 1: Flg. i3 1S a cross mation through wx'agipvx' l'olelmzs: Si', in an opi-mulini punition: Fig. ll is a. ain'tiion on the iiinlll. la. in lll: Fig. liis a poiwlaaiwf View: mi a wrapped package; l* 1g. l i. a pai-fh sia'linn-.il i'i-ax View of the Amarhiialooking from tho niv oppoifo To hal Ain-Mi in Fig. i Vig. li" is a Seollonal vic-w hnggii thv rinato for the articles near tia* loam vial thvreof. the section being lalivn siilianliall. on the lintx 1T, 17.1.11 Fig. T: Fig. l* is an vnlalgrlal seitional plan Yiiw. Snhsl'anlinlly on ihn limJ 1S. 18. in Fior. lll. illnstrating stationary folding devices im* "wrappmn: Fill. 19 is a vertical section, nihsanialli' on the lino ll). 19. in Fig. '18, pai-ta living unitn-fl: Fig. 2l) is sectional vivw Similar lo n poi-tion of Fir. 18, illustrating a preliminary Stpp in olding the n'rappr upon an aitii'le l. as the article and iirappv aw pnslnal into the stationary folrler; Fig. 21 is a (Toss section on the line 2l. in Fig. 9A). diagramlatically. illnsrating a primary Wrapper folding step; Fig. 22 is a perspective View diagramv matieally illustrating the wrapper in a primary partly folded stage; Fig. 23 is a seetional view substantially corresponding to Fig. 21, but taken on the line 23, 23, oi' Fig. 19; Fig. 24 is a perspective view illus'- trating a partly folded Wrapper as would appear after passing the folders 103, 104; Figs. 25 and 26 are respectively pers-peotive and face views illustrating operations ot' the folders. 59, G0; Fig. 2T is a detail view illustrating the appearance of the wrapper after said folders have been withdrawn therefrom; Figs. 2S and 29 are perspective views dia fralnmatically illustrating operations of fo ders 57, 5S, and Fig. 3U is a detail view illustrating one of the retaining stops for the wrappers of magaY zine' 40.

My improved machine may comprise any suitable frame for supportingthe operating parts hereinafter referred to. I have shown such frame Acomprising a standard or upright 1, provided with a table top or plate 2. At 2l is a magazine or reeeptaele for articles or goods 4, which are shown stacked in said magazine and. adapted to he fed or delivered successively therefrom. L have shown the stack of artieies resting;r upon the bottom 5 of the magazine, which bottom is shown extending to a downwardly disposed Chute 6, the articles 4 being adapted to slide over the curvedpart 5 to enter the rhnte. The lower end of the chute is secured upon table 2, and the. upper end may support the magazine. 'Upon the bottom plate 5 that is extended -to one side of the magazine is a reciprocative pusher plate or bar i operative in guides 8 on said bottom (Figs. '1, 4, 5 and 16). Said pusher is` shown provided with a downward projection 7 passing througl a slot 5* in bottom plate 5, and eonnerted to a link or har 9 shown pirotall-y connected with a lever or rork arm 1l) which is shown )i\v4 otally supported at 11 upon the chute 4ig. l). Then lever l() is rocked the pusher 'a' will he reeiproeated to discharge or feed the artieles -l successively from the bottom oi the stack to chute (l. The lower end of ehute 6 -is shown provided withV a terminal stop 6 for the artirles 4, (Figs. 7 and '17), providing'a `retainer' for said artiele, and the opposite side walls of the ehute are open or eut awayat G". 6" (Figs. T, 8 and il). :it

12 is a plunger guided to pass through said openings G, 6" oi' the chute to push articles 4 therefrom. Said plunger is shown rarried by a rod i3 'suitably guided to reeiproeatf' in a hearingr 14 earried hy the main frame (Figs. l and 16). A crank arm la is shown pivotally connected with a link 1li whieh in turn is pivotally connected at iT with rod 13, Whieh crank arm is supported hy a sha l't 1S carried by a bracket or standard l!) on the main frame. A erank arm Q0 seeured to said shaft is pivot-filly oonneeted at 2l with a rod :22 shown having a forked o1' slotted end guided upon a shaft (Fig. 16). The shaft :23 is jourualed in suitable hearings 223" upon the main frame, and is shown provided with a gear wheel 2.3 in mesh with a gear wheel 2o upon a drive shaft 27 that is journaled in hearings 28 upon the main trame. A rain 2li is adapted to eoperate with ploieetion 22 on rod 22, for reeiprm'ating said rod (Fig. 16). (fain 21 may he rut in the face oi tlie gear wheel 25 in the forni oiA a ram-groove, or may he formed separately troni said wheel to be driven hy .shaft 23. Shaft 2T may he rotated by anyY suitable means, as hy a' pulley :'29 receiving a belt from a power source, elutelrmeans at il() being adapted to he open ated for starting and slrqinping said shaft. 'hen shaft :2T is rotated the/plunger l2, through the liu-ans described.` will he ria-ip` roe-ated to push artieles l from the retainer at the lower end of the chute. Since the plunger 12 passes transversely through said retainer to disrharge goods or artirles therevfrom. and sinee the latter are i'ed suceessirely to the ehute, and may remain one against another therein as in Fig. 5, the plunger l2 provided with a rearwardly extending guard lll (Figs. l, T and 1h) to hold bark artirles in the chute while the plunger operates. When the plunger is withdrawn from the retainer at the lower end of the rhute a sluveeding article l may advance into position opposite the plunger, and .so on sneeessively. (Figs. T and .\t the goods delivery side of the ehute is loealed a wrapper receiver. shown in the forni of a compartment 52 havinglr a elosed bottoni 32 and spared walls 252 provided with opposing openings Ilz". lh which are in register with the delivery openinglr ll" ol' thiI ehute 6 (Figs. l` H and .l), Wrappers fill are adapted to he fed suruessively into wrapper receiver 32 to rest on edge in posi tion opposite the article l at the delivery end of chute l.- to he, pushed therefrom through the opening 32 (Figs. H and il). To guide the goods into the wrapper rf reiver :l2 against the sueeessive wrappers4 therein, l provide movable guides 34 whieh are shown pivotally supported hy rods (Figs. T to lli). The guides $54 ma): he seeured to said rods and the latter may he iouruah-d in lo'mkets or thelike ll (serured upon the einde), whereby said guides may swing imo the opening f3" at the delivery side oi' tile elude (Fig. H) and may swing outwardly into the wrapper reeeirer :l2 through its opening 3:2" (Fig, il) to guido the :trtirles l ilu-rethrough. Springs at 37 eoperatiiuf with rods 255' and with the adjai rent hrarliets 25? serve to operate guides 84 to (-lose thorn into openings l5 of the retainer at the end ol' tlul rhnte., stops 3H on said rods lll() lill heineV adapted to engage projections or stops 39 upon the ehute to retain the guides 3J: in the eloeetl position (Fig. il) and to permit the guides to Swing* outwardly. It will lie noted that the wrapper reeeiver 39. ieoeatefl on one side of the retainer at the delivery end ot chute 6 so that when plunger 12 advanees it will push article 1 against the guides 34. thereb)r causing the latter to tilt. whereby said article may he pushed against the wrapper to push the latter through opening 32d of receiver 3Q successively, such aetions occurring eaeli time plunger 12 edvanees. lVhile the plunger is adveneed helvond the chute 6 the guard b1 will bear on the guides 34 to permit Withdrawal of the plunger from the chute, since the guard 31 is at least as wide as the plunger.

While the wrappers ma v be delivered into reeeiver 32 in any suitable manner. l have illustrated means for automatieally and sur ressirely feeding' the wrappers toeueh rereiver. For sueh purpose a wrapper inagir zine or guide is indieated at 4U supported h); an upright tl ou the main frame, said maga- "zine havirnr an o ieuinv i2 at the deliverv end for the passage of the Wrappers (Figs. l and Magazine @lll is shown inclined downwardly' with its delivery openingr 4:2 over Wrapper receiver the latter being shown provided with a lip or guide i3 to guide the wrappers into the. rereiver. t il is a pusher for the wrappers, located withn iin magazine Ll() and shown provided with a wheel or roller 45 to roll upon the bottom of the magazine, and having a rod 46 guided by a guide 47 rarried hy the magazine (Figs. l. 2, and .7). The wrappers 33 are. stai-kerl on edge in the magazine 40 and ere pressed toward the deliveryy openirnir i2 or the pusher 'lfl. Means are provided to in? terniittently feed wrappers from magazine -l-l) to reeeirer 32, For sueh purpose l have shown a rotative roller or feeder 4H Seeurefi upon shaft 225 and having a portion of its periphery redueed or eut away at 49, so that onlyY the portion 4H" barring.: the greater diameter will engage the lowerinost wrapper of the stavi( (Fig. litt lll is; :L stop loeated ai a lower eorner at the delivery opening' of magazine l0 (Fig. 30), adapted to resinl disrhargre of the wrappers 33. There nul)r lle a stop 4U at lioth bueh eorners. "l`he arrangement is such that eawli time roller *lf* is rotated. its projeeting porer tion le will engage the lowerniost wrapper and l'eed it l'ronl the magazine. and the lower roi-ner or rorners of sueh wrapper will he mused to paw; the stop or stops 40"l by lwnding lhereorenSubstantially as indieated in Fie'. lll. the rein-.lining wrapper or wrappere in the magazine being retained hy seid stop or slope trom spontaneously falling out ol' tin,- magazine. The wrapper thus removed l'roiu nnip'azine 10 hy roller 48. will pues into the wrapper rereirer lli. and when the redueed portion lH" ol' the roller opp-een the nerd n rapper the latter will not iw lwl until the pron-ting portion in" nexl en gapee ,wild wrapper to l'eed il'. and so on. u'herelijr the urapper1 are l'erl intermittenti) from magazine lil.

(loods or artirles `l are also led interinit tentlmi` to elinte l? in eorrepolnlenee with the intermittent ieedingf of the wrappers. For snrh purpose l neve shown a rod lil Hlidaiile in guides Ell on the mein traine and shown operatively eonnerted with rod hy a liar 51.. whieh rod ill ir; Shown provided wirlI a proieetion 52 adapted to engage lever lll when plunger moves to poeh an artirle l from the chute. to then Cause pusher T to push an art-ille from magazine 2L said pusher retaining: the upper articles of the steel: when thereunder, Rod 4S) is also provided with a projet-tion 53, shown extendiimr from an upright 54 on said rod. the proieetion .33 being in position to engage lever lil to eanw it to rook to return from under the stark of artieles on the return stroke oi' plunger l ready to pueh another artiele from p the. maeaine.

)ppt ig the delivery opening; ljf ol wrapper reeeirer Jiri, is a passage or rilannel to reeeive the wrappere` and artieleeA from Suid reeeirer to cause partial vfolding; of the wrapper@l on the artieles. The paesage or rhannel Si is suitably secured upon frame l hy the post 56 (Fig. 12). Then plunger l2 adrunres it will push an artiele 4 from the retainer ot' chute f5 into wrapper reet-viver iii! against the wrapper therein. und 1esili eontinue on thereby pushing said artiele egainSt the wrapper and raming the wrapper with the article to enter passage 55 for first partially foldingr the wrapper over the edges of the article. .\djarent to the receiving end of passage 55 are located opposing primary wrapper folders Uri (Figs. 1S, lh 2G), eo spaced as to permit the artiele it and portions; of they wraliiper to pase therebetween. Folders 102 are mirrf'fwer than the depth or width of pasfafre 55 pro riding; spares on opposite Sides` ollhe fold ers. Said folders 102 will engage the pro jeeting end portiouel 33C of the wrapper. as the letter if; pushed with the artiele l he tween enen folders. whereby the letter will vrauwe the wrapper to he folded at its` lneeting` end portions against the eorresponding ends ot ertiele l. leaving projerting iiaps 32%, f which will respeetively pues in the aforeeaid spaces along the upper and lewer edges of folders 102 as the plunger eontinpes to move forwardly (see Figs. 2li and p Behind the folders 102 are other foilers 93, 104 within passage Spaeed eprt te permit the passage therebetween of the :artic-le 4 and AWrapper thereon. the folders 103, 104 `being shown rounded and llll haringr angolari)4 disposed V-lilil reeesses l (Fig. lil). the upper and lower rooiiileil i'ilges ol' whirh are adapii-fl to respeeliiely engage the projerting' llaps 231i". ll :it the ends ot the wrapper to raiise the saine to he turned against the previously turned iii poi-- tions of the wrapper. siihstaiitialli` as iiiilirated in Fig'. 34. when thil wrapper has reaeheil the position siihsantialiy rorre spondin; lr to the line :24. l in Fig. lil. .\t snrh position the wrapper may he i-onsiilered to he partially wrapped around arti ele Yl. lli Fig. il thil position of the wrap per within passage .7.7 is represented while the wrapper is passingl the [folders W2. and the position ot` the wrapper is indiiated in Fig 2-'5 where the wrapper flaps 2&3". lf are ahoiii to engage the folders lill. lill. lliAv hind the folders lill. lll-l the passage 55 has a rediiied portion fifi (Figs. lH and lil). wliieh is provided between the spared walls ofi" (Fie: 1H). adapted to rereive the par tiall'i l'oliled pai-litige (Fig. 2l) as it is piisheil h v the i'rliinfger heyonil or lieliind t'olders ll'll, itil. to retain the folds of the wrapper so tar eoinpleteil. When the plini- ,qer is stopped at the limit ot1 its forward operating- .stroke and then rei-edes it` will leave the partially wralipeil ai'tirle 4 with portions ot' the wrapper fili extendingr hehind the ariirle. siihstantially as shown in Fig. :34. Said extended portions of the wrapper will then he in position to he lolded hy pairs of n rapper folders 5T. :3H and .39. (it). The folders 5T. 5S are shown opposing and Vertirallf; disposed., and the folders 59. il() are shown opposing and hor`i xontally disposed (at right angles to the folders 5T. 5H). said folders heiiigz adapted to engage respeetively the projeetin; T portions 33% 33". fll". lll of wrapper ll. The folders 5T. .3H are adapted to reeiprorate in i'ei'tiral guides lli rarried hy passage and the folders Sti. ilo are adapted to reeiproeate in transi'i-rse guides (3:5 rarA ried by passage 55. whereinV said foldersu may he guided to rei'iproeate adjarent to the rearward side of artiile -l within passage 55 to fold ihe respeetire, rn'ojertinir portions of the wrapper against the artiele. ily preferenie. the pair of folders 5T, 5B are so guide-l as to travel in parallel planes.r siieh as to overlap against folded portions of the wrapper. as illustrated in Fig. 13a. Means are provided to reripi'ovate the said folders iii' timed relation to the operation or' plunger l2. l have shown projections 64 operative in openings G5. (36 respectively in the folders 57, 5H (Figs. l. t3 and 13). which projeetions extend from shafts 67, (58 suitably joiirnaled in hraekets 6 9, 70 supported hy the main frame. Said shafts are shown provided with erank arms Ti. T2 respectively, which extend toward the projection 53. Said shafts are shown providi-d with .springs TI. Tl tendingA normall)v to more the iraiili arms Tl. TQ tiowaril reeiproi'ative projection 52S. Said rank :irais are shown provided with rollers T5, Til to hear on projertion :33 (Fig. l). lronieetion 52E is shown provided with dogs TT. TH pii'otallr supported on said projeeA tion to eneoiinter the rollers T5. TG to eaiise the ii-spei'tire rranli arias Tl. T12 to spread apart hiring a l'orii'ard stroke of i'iliinger l2. to eaiise the 1lolilers 5l'. .38 to approarh to Fold the respertire parts 33u. 33 of the wrapper over the rearward side ol. an artil ele previouslyY deposited in passage 5.3. Said dogs TT, TH will pass beyond the rollers T5, TIS. duringr l'orward travel of plonger l2, wherebyY the springs Tl. T-l ina)Y valise shafts t. (SH to he roeled i'eieiselyV for f-ieparatin,fr he folders :3T 5h from the wrapper. hel'ore :i sneeeedingr wrapper and an artiile lierein is liroiight io the wrapper t'oliliiig position. Springs T9. 5) seriireil on projet'- iion 525 eoilperate respectively with dogs TT, TH to retain the latter in normal position and to perliiit` said dogs to slide over the corresponding rollers T5. 76 on the retiirn stroke of proieetion l. Vlt will he noted that log TT is loi-ated iii ailianee of dog T8 on the forward stroke ofthe plunger. where! h r aria Tl will he roelreil to valise folder 57 first to ailianee to fold the corresponding part $53 ot' the wrapper against the article, and the dog Tit next will raiise operation of :irin T2 to i'aiise folder 54 to advance to fold the portion lill of the wrapper against` the article. and then i'ontiniieil movement 'of said dogs will eaiise them to pass beyond. the arms T1. T whereupon sprin, r T3. f4 will restore said arms to normal, thereby also causingl the t'olilers 5T. 58 to more olii?- wardly or spread apart. Sinne dog 7T lornateil in adranee of dog i?? the dogr TT will release arin Tl to permit return from the wrapper of folder .GT siilliriently before the adi'aiii'e of folder Fm. i'aiised hy the operation of dopr TH on aria TL. so that folder :'17 will not interfere with the folding of the part li" olt the w rapper over the previously folded part 23" thereof. rThe dogs Ti'. T8 -will snap hark into position opposing the rollers T5. To when released from the latter on the retiirn stroke of projection .73. The folders :39. (Si) will he reeiproeateil to fold the end portions Btl". 38 of' the wrapper over the rear side ot' artirle il diningV a retin-n stroke of the plunger l2 after it has deposited a wrapper and article, in passage 55. and duringr the next for 'ard stroke of the plunger. the folders 57. 58 will fold the portions .'lll. 325D of said wrapper over the aforesaid Jfolded portions 33. 33d thereof. while :i siii'eeeding.r article and Wrapper are heilig.r pushed to wrapper folding position (Fig. 4). For siii-hV purpose I have shown the folders 59, 60 provided with projections lll] 8l, 82 rospectively (Figs. l, 5, l2,

which projections are Suitalily guide 83 to reciprocate. Monos, :1ro 'provnlod to reciprocate tilio guides 5), (lll in time-1l' rnlzi! tion to the operntion of tho guidon4 5T. 5h. For suvli purposn l have Shown s-wl firms S4, H5 f-:irriod ivy olinlls Ho, 5T jouruulell in bearings bb Supported liylln ninin frnnu` the free ends of :lrnls HL Hi lining; nnmiluly ronnecnd with the projorlion` (il. Si ns by pin and Slot connortion Si) lFiL'. 5). Shafts 8G, 8T nrc shown. providl-il with rriink :arrob- SBLL Sfll illnt ure shown oxtrinfliiig toward nach other :ind pivolzilly conneciod togntlnr lilv n. pin 9:2 operating in slot@` 92S in sind firms, whereby Said nrnls muy rock logntlnfr, (Fig. 5), A rock :lrzn 94 is connor-lud with Suid pin 9:! and is pivotallv csirriml liv); :i shu't jonrnzilod in :l bearing; {ll mrrill by tllo main rauno. Said Slmft is provided with n. crunk Idrm or projerlion 9T` shown oxtonding' substantially oppositely from the dirnr tion of arm 94 |and connected vnitli spring 98, the opposite end of whirl; is .shown ronnerted with a. projection 99 on n dolivory guidewny 100. A projection llll is shown carried by the upright 54 und :idnptvd to engage and to operate the :iz-u1 JT to canoe: operation. of :irri Sel, Whcroliv pin 92 u'ill vous@ rookin of the` arms Qtr iii ivlaoroliy lo reciprocate t e wrapper foldl 59 and Ui).

Th1 operation of my improvmmnls may' lio deocribed as follows: Maigrir/.inea 3 will bo charged with zufticlns l. und lungi-ezine, l) will be. charged with Wrnppurs 33, und, oon sidering the pnl-LS at rest. thv puslwr will lio withdrawn from magazine 2l. tlux loading roller 48 will be in an inactivo posil'ion. plunger l2 will lio Witlidrzvwn Vfrom ilux chute (son ,Figa l), und the lolilvr` 5l" .3l-i. 59. (i0 will lio Spread npdrl` uullslnnlinlly :is shown in Fig. lll. lrVitli an :i1-tiri@ :it the retainer or delivery end of' lln. rlinl'o opposing' a wrapper 33 in oceiv' und tlm nin- :fhino boing slnrtvd, tho plunger lz will :u| vanno and will push the nrtivlo l from Yuuid retainer. wlurreupou tho guidon` Ill will bo swung into recvivvr 33 (Fig. lll. o poging suoli wrdpper. Continued nlmnnznnl nll tlm plunger will rauw, llin wrapper und lic nrticln bolind it lo 1w pushed llirough opening 32 of tho receiver into pnusnggo 3f. when)- upon flul top. bottoni und und portions of tho wrnppnr will bn 'l'oldrel rolnl'iwly ro zuftiicll- 4. tho folders 102 lirsl musing tho ond portions of lulua wrnppnr lo bn folded against the enrl 1 of tho article. ne in Fig. AS tho plunger rontinnw to push thv nrtiflo and wrzipln-r flu flaps 33", 331' will ong-ngo the folders 103, lll-fllo lnrn Huid flops ri-lzv tively to the ends ol the :ulirln l (Fig. 'il l. and the lungo;` will then rontinur to puoli the parlulnlly wrappvd ortiz-li iuio thv rvdnned portion l. of the pnumgo until llio plungor reaohw` the limit ol its istrolrrv to r for) lauw llio pnrtinlly Wrapped :irl-icl@ in Suid pnssngn. uw in llw positifin indicated in dotted lino@` in Figi: lil. uluu ilu plunglr rl-i'ldrs. liurilr;I lluf :lforvmeid l'orunrd uiowun nl ol plungl-r 1;. :nul ler-low il* rrmgln lll(x limit ol' iis nrolia. l'luv` prolimliou 52 uili luwlnlv lowr il lo @konz-r llirl pllslui i lo ullvuurv lo piwll lio lou'nrn|o -l urtic'lv Ylo' ilu ymul from nangnxinn l'or llnpoail in rliunI IL lllo fualrd Ill {lu-u pri-willing' nn :lrtirln in rluul i? from worlds@ tlw llnliwry rml of liv rinato. llpon ilu; ulorvnirl rvlurn snol-n ol lll'A plilug'i" liu* projrclion lill uill r-nronuim lie* :win ill' lo oprrnln liu intim' lovvnrd llir riggjlit in Fig, vvlwrifupon tlw :lrni lll will ruuw nrnri 5N) :eini ill lo nimo. u'lwrrliy lfluv :unis il. Hf will luowd lounrd wu'li nllur io posi] l'lw/l'ollrr` full. *lli i'ou'urd i'lln nini pL-r` {'l'igg. :ilu .unl i fold tlm rnd porA ion ill" :..l' flu' vurnppur owl; llu rrui' .nido oli'zirtivll 'l`lnopvmtion ol' lolclrr .ESL 6) upon nifl poe-lions of flu-wwuppw :iro ilingrnmumllrnllj, illus'lrulrd in l-"l`-s if Mnl itl. tho lownr :unl uppnr portion` hijf. :lill or uf \."rnppra' !luu lil-ing' :fol un'l'oldrfd. During` ronlinurd rvlurn nlovmuvnl olI llir plunger ilu proiwiion lUl will par from llirzil'u lll und `spring llo will ruusv i'r^ lo\'u lion of .nid :u'ni lo uornuil. wlmi-voilou liu' :1i-in .ll'u'ill cnuw :mus Hlnnd Hi) lo iw nioa'nrl outwardly lo uitlulinw llu- I'olllors 5? :and (lll from luf folded pui-l` li. Illlf ol' llie vfifaipplr. During iuli rctuln mornA nwn' of ilu' plung'vr llu lending' rollvr lla ill niagnggv llux lmwrniossl wrapper Sl und will fund lillr Nunn inlo rurvivnr 32 lo lin in position oppo;-iu; nn nrliulc l. which will ln rolvnsml by thv plung'vr wln-,n il` [novos linnll)V out ol' tlm dclivvr)r und nl' ('liul'e l. wlurrnupon suoli nrlirln will .nlilll iulo plwiliou opposilv tlu pluugrr l'|=:nl lo llo pusluel` on tlm nnxt Forward Htroln ol tlm plunger. ugaiinsl' lu` fil'e'lrrsziid wrapper in thu rl rvivrr 32:'. in nnlnnlr llolioro (lnsrnllnwlY llpou urli foi-wurd srl-olio of tlnplnngm il Awill muso lin guidon Ill lo llo au'unpk ugfnin lolo revolver ll, und will push Suid :xrlirln l against llw wralppvr in lim rf-roixrr. nlm plhllilr; l'lio ulupplr will: llu nrlii-lv 'l'loni flio re'ilriiir to pumngl ,5in ruining suoli u'mppm' lo lip lolflml in illusoire' llll'oro ilo-- .worilnd one! ais-1 illiwlinlud in ifilgl. During nuria flu-uuml 1i-onu ol' lllv plunn'rr. nel oelon lln' llnlil al A\:|l l slvolr. iluy slop?.` Ti. YH ill opvl'nlv lllr uruw Tl. T2 lo wauw lln Glllerf`v .37. 55% lo npprozuxl; lor 'folding porA rions ;:l. 23W or' tlu proviouslir partially folded wrzippnr, und .winne lulu'` ollilnr 57 moves iu ndvuncr ol' ille l'oldrr 5H flic .foldi-r il? will lold lllv projecting' portion I'll of mid urzippnr :Inziilwl Lllo corresponding sido ol' :irlivlil (Fig. 25)). :also causing lila@ thou gulrtiullj.1 loldvd low-r projecting' portion` 33". 252i ol' will wrapper to be folded with tho portion Bil" l'rosn llio positions shown in lll() lll) lit

Fig. 21E to the position .shown in Fig. 'f )t:,' and the folder will operate to fold the remaining projecting portion 33 together with the remaining partiell)7 folded projecting por tions $323". l" of said wrapper over the then presione-ly folded portions, from the posilon illudraied in Fig. '3H to the position. illustrated in Fig. 2U. leaving the wrapped artivle or package in suvh position in the passage. As the. plungea' routinues on lsua-l1 forward stroke. the dogs TT. T8 will pass from the arms Tl, T2 whereupon the, latter u'ii lmap hurl( to the normal position and reuse `spreiuiiing; of the folders 5i', 58 troni the wrapper.` and when the plunger approaches the liniit of its stroke it will push the wrapper. whirl; is then heilig adm ranred to wrapper folding position, against the said wrapped artiele or pavkagr. and 4will push the wrapped article from the wrapper folding position leaving the `suereeding partly wrapped artirle in its plane. Upon the next recession of the plunger the projmtion lOl will again encounter arin JT to canse operation of the folder` In), (it) to fold the portions 332 253'] of the last deposited Wrapper, as' hefore deserihed. and

so on. l

It will he understood that each time that plunger l2 returns from the wrapper folding position (Fig. let) th'e plunger leaves an article in such positiom the side portions 253", Bild of whirhvrapper are folded hy folders 6). titl, during such return stroke of the plunger. and that during each time that the plunger advances and pushes an article in a wrapper,v the portionsI 33, 33h of the said previously deposited. Wrapper are folded by the folders` 5T, 58, nompleting the paekage; also, that earh time the plunger reaches the wrapper folding position, sueh last named package is pushed out of wrapper folding position. another wrapper and article being left in the Wapper folding position upon the suceeeding return stroke of the plunger. The folders 57, 5S retreat from the folding position before nach succeeding wrapper and article reach suoli position. The several packages are pushed successively from passage into guide 100, by' succeeding loi-ward strokes of the plunger. and suoli packages may he removed from the guideway in any suitable manner` it being observed that as a result of each to and fro movement of the plunger 'a complete paekage is produced and delivered.

Having now fdeseribed my invention what Iiclaim isz- 1. rPhe combination of means to retain wrappers, means to suppl)r and. retain articles opposing/(he Wrappers. a plunger at one side and a receiving passage-at the other side of the yretained wrappers and artieles, means to reciprocate the plunger to push artirles and wrappers therewith into the passage for partiall folding wrappers on the articles, stationair)Y folders within the passage to partially fold the u* uppers upon the .articles as they are pushed by the plunger along the passage one after another, a pair of opposing folders movable traneversely of said passage and spaced from the stationary folders on the side awav from the. plunger, another pair of opposing folders at an angle to the first named pair of folders and movable transrersel-x,Y of said passage, and means to more said pairs of folders separatelgy and relatively to the movements of the plunger unfolded h v the stationary fohlers.

The Combination of means to retain wrappers, means to .supply and retain articles opposing tin- \\'rappeix-i, a plunger at one .side and a reeeiving passage at the other .side of the retained wrapper and articles, means to reciprocate the plunger to push artieles andl wrappers therewith into the passage for partially folding wrappers on the artirles, a pair of opposingfolders movable transreKeelyY of said passage, another pair of opposing folders at an angle, to the first named pair ol' folders and movable transverseliF of said passage. means to more one pair of folders tmvard and 'from pro jerting portions of the wrapper while the plunger moves in one direction. and means to move the other pair of folders toward and from projecting portions of the Wrapper while the plunger moves in another direction.

3. The combination of a wrapper receiver having opposed openings, a retainer-for articles opposing seid receiver, a plunger to move articles from said retainer into said receiver to push Wrappers therefrom with the artieleg a receiving passage for said wrappers and articles, wrapper folders xguided to move transversely of said passage,

arms operatively connected with said fold-I ers to reciprocate them, an arm operatively connected with said first named arms to move them together to cause said folders to traverse said passage, an erm eonnected with the last named arm, and a projection operatively connected with said plunger for actuating the last named arm to cause operation of said folders upon movement of said plunger in one direction.

l. The combination of a Wrapper receiver having opposed openings, a retainer for artirles' opposing said receiver` a. plunger to move articles from said retainer into said rereiver to push wrappers therefrom with the articles. a revolving passage for said wrappers and articles, Wrapper folders guided to more transversely of said passage. arms operatively Connected with said folders to reciprocate them.` dogs operatively connected with said plunger to reciprocate them-,with lo uctuute snidfarms when moved in one direction; wruppefolders guided to more transversely lo said passage relatively to the first named foldors, arnjs operatively ronnected with the. second named folders to reciprocate them, :nenne operatively conncvnng smid second n'luned uns for con joint operation, and a projection connected with Salif] plunger for operating the last named means when the plunger moves in 10 another direction to cause operation of said folders.

Signed ut New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 11th day of June, A. D. 1917.

ERNEST D. ANDERSON.

Witness:

T. F. Bommn.

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