US1387373A - Capping-machine - Google Patents

Description

D. FASSON.

' CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1920.

mm Aug. 9,1921.

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D. FASSON.

CAPPING MACHl-NE.

I APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1-920. 1 ,387, 373, Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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ATTORNEY.

PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL FASSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CARING-MACHINE.

Application filed April 23,

To all whom it mag concern: i

Be it known'that I, DANIEL FASSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Capping- Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to capping machines andit consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention isto provide a machine of simple and durable structure adapted to be used to advantage for applying the caps to cans, jars or other containers and which includes means for supporting the container, which means is adjustablein order that it may receive containers of dif ferent sizes and means adapted to be operated by a footlever and engageable with the cap for forcing the same down and in position upon thebody of the container.

With this object in view,the machine includes a frame having the foot lever fulcrumed thereon. Abody is mounted upon the frame and a tableis movably mounted with relation to the body. Means are provided upon the body and adapted to be used for adjustingthe table vertically. A panel is pivotally mounted upon the body ata point above thetable and operating means connects the panel with the said foot lever whereby the panel is swung in a downward direction as the .foot. lever is depressed. Spring means are provided for normally holding the foot lever in an'elevated position.

.In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the capping machine,

Flg. 2 is a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same,

Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away. I

The capping machine comprises a frame 1 which Is preferably formed from sections of pipe joined together in a suitable manner. A foot lever 2 is fulcrumed at the lower portion of the'frame 1 and is provided at its free end with .a treadle 3; A rod 4 is pivotally connected with the'intermediate portion of the lever 2 and is con- Specification of Letters Patent.

1920. Serial No. 376,118.

nected at its upper end with a spring 5, the upper end of which is connected with the upper portion of the frame 1. The tension of the spring 5 is such as to normally re tain the free end of the lever 2 in an elevated position.

A table frame 5 is mounted upon the base frame 1 and is provided at its rear side with an upwardly disposed hood portion 6. Vertically disposed shafts 7 are journaled upon the table frame 5 and are provided at their lower ends with beveled pinions 8 which mesh with similar pinions 9 mounted upon a shaft 10 journaled in the lower portion of the table frame and extending transversely across the same. A crank handle 11 is mounted upon one end of the shaft 10 and is located adjacent the outer surface of one side of the table frame. It is apparent that when the shaft 10 is rotated by using the crank handle 11 that the inter-meshing pinions 8 and 9 will rotate the shafts 7. The shafts"? are exteriorly screw threaded and the threadedportions of the said shafts are Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

received in internally threaded sleeves 12 which are fixed to the rear edge portion of the table panel 13; Therefore as the shafts 7 are rotated as hereinbefore described, their screw thread engagement with the sleeves 12 will move thetable panel 13 vertically. The table panel is provided at its rear edge with an extending flange 14:. A shaft 15 is journaled at the upper rear portion of the hood 6 and is provided at one end portion with a radially disposed arm 16 havin shoulder. 17 A set screw 18 is adjustai -mountedinthenhood 6 and has anend portion located in the path of movement of the shoulder 17 and serves to limit the swinging movement ofthe arm 16. A rod 19 is pivotally connected at its upper end with the free end of the arm 16 and is connected at its lower end with a stirrup 20 which is pivotally connected with the intermediate pivotally connected at their lower ends with arms fixed to the end portions of the shaft 15. r

In operation, the can to which the'cap is to be applied is placed upon the panel 13 with the rear side of the can or container in contact with the flange 14: of the panel 13.

The cap is placed in position upon the top I of the canor container and by turning the shaft 10, the table panel 13 is elevated whereby the cap is brought to a position approximately in a horizontal plane with the inner edge of the panel 21. The operator then places his foot upon the treadle 3 of the lever 2 and depresses the free end of the said lever whereby the rod 19 is moved longitudinally and the arm 16 is swung about the axis of the shaft 15 and the shaft 15 is turned. This moves the free ends of the arms 23 in a downwardly direction whereby the rods 22 are lowered and the free edge of'the panel 21 is swung from an upper to a lower position whereby the said panel 21 assumes the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Thus the under surface of the panel 21 comes in contact with the upper surface of the cap and forces the cap down in position over the body of the container or about the opening at the upper end thereof. lVhen the operator removes pressure from the free end of the lever 2, the free end of the said lever is swung to an upper position under the influence of the spring 5 and the rod 19 is moved in an upward direction whereby through the connecting parts, the panel 21 is moved from the dotted line position as shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in heavy lines in the said figure and the container with the cap applied may be removed from the table panel 13.

A scale 24 is mounted at the side of the hood 6 and a pointer 25 is mounted upon the table panel 13 and is adapted to move over the graduations of the scale 2tas the panel 13 is adjusted vertically, therefore, by observing the relative position of the pointer 25 with respect to the graduations of the scale 24:, the operator may judge, before applying the container to the table panel, as to what position the table panel should be adjusted to in order to receive the particular container preparatory to applying the cap thereto. In other words, the scale and the pointer may be used to effect the adjustment of the parts of the capping machine to accommodate containers of different sizes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A capping machine comprising a base frame, a lever pivoted thereon, spring means for normally retaining the free end of the lever in an elevated position, a table frame mounted upon the base frame and having an upwardly disposed portion, a table panel mounted above the table frame means for adjusting'the table panel vertically with relation .to the table frame, a shaft journaled in the hood portion of the table frame, an

arm carried by the-shaft and operatively connected with the lever, a stop member adjustably mounted in the hood located 1n the path of movement of the arm, and a capping said table panel being provided at its rear edge with anupstanding flange, a hood portion mounted upon the table frame, a shaft journaled under the hood portion, means for turning the shaft, a stop member adjust ably mounted in the hood and adapted to limit the turning movement of the shaft, a capping panel pivotally mounted upon the hood, means for swinging the capping panel and operatively connecting thesame with the shaft. 1 i V In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

NIOOLA SALVIA, ANGELO Pn'r'rnonn.

DANIEL FAssoN.

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