US1443332A

US1443332A - Cloth ok

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Publication number: US1443332A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1923-01-23
Anticipated expiration: 1940-01-23

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Jan. 23, 1923.

A. VANDERVELD. CLOTH 0R R'IBEoN MEAsuRlNG I VIACHINE1 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 FILED Auc.ll,1921,

Ill M lnveor Anfhonjwandeueld Patented Jan. 23, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY-VANDERVELD, OF GRAND RAPIDS, lYIICHIG-AN, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO STEPHEN E. PARRISH, OF GRAND BPIQS, MICHIGAN.

CLOTH OR RIBBON MEASURING IMCHINE.

Application filed August 11, 1921. Serial No. 491,323.

if @ZZ whom 'it my concern Be it lnown that I, ANTHONY VANDER- vnLn, a citizen ci the United States 01"' America, residing` at Grand Rapids, in the county oit Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cloth or Biblion li/leasuringh'lachines; and l 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, f

rThis invention relates to cloth or ribbon measurina` and cost computing machines' or' the character shown in my prior application Yfor patenhtler. No. 'el0,58, Filed Jan. 28, and patented June 20, 1922, 4Patent Nui 1,420,612. p

The present invention has for its primary object and purpose, the provision oi means used in cor'ie :tion and combination with the ineasuiinp, niefhanism of the structure for aiiiiizni'atically intei'ggicsingr a stop for the eni1i^"'ice olf cloth or the lihe into the machine it has once been operated through a cie ot op .1, until such time as the brui-:e mechanism iorining a part of the mechanism has lr i'eleas d to permit the measuring' mechanism return to its initial position, with the indicators at zero position, the stop means used beingI automatically mme-l o"t oi 'the waff and to an inoperative po .on with the release of the brain mechanism. A further object ci' the invo'fi'tion is to piwwide :t means olf this character which .is very simple in construc-v tion and operation and which does not in '7; wav interfere with thev effective operain ofthe machine other. than above stated, this insuring' that the beginning?,l of va meas lon will, at all times, be with dic-:iter mechanism at its initial Zero Mn. v I' The construction embodying my invenoif which the above described i others subsidiar)v thereto are illustratedv in the acroniin which. .s L tial side elevation and sec- "iew vertically through 'the machine 'j the stop mi nher'in operative poli O 'if/.cntai section substantiall.i7 ane oi line Q-2. orn l.

' mentarv side elevation with Aillustrating' the means .used for operating the presser' roller to inoperative position.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken through the front portion oi the machine and looking` to the rear, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view 0i' the front end of the machine.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different i'igures of the drawings.

ln the construction of the measuring` machine, a base l is provided on and above which the mechanism is mounted, the same being" enclosed in covering casing havingsides 2 and 3, a back d, top. 5 and partial iroit side 6 which entends downwardly to within a coinparativelv short distance from the base. The top 5 has a relatively large rectanenlar opt-ming;` therein which is filled with or other transparent material 7, while the front G has an opening therethrough filled with a glass 8.

At vthe lower iront portion of the machine bciow the loweiI edges of the 'front 6 oi' the casing; and adjacent portions of the

sides

2 and 3, a table 9, Fig'. 5, with depending sii'les-and iront 10 is secured, completing the cl'finq for the enclosure of the mechanism, a .ot il being' lett for the entrance of the cloth over the table and between the measuring; and presser rollers, will later appear'.

The hase l supports a supporting frame structure for carrying the mechanism of the inacl'iine, said Yirame includingside plates Qa and 3a', a rear plate 4a and a front plate Gf', all spaced wfrom and paralleling the vertical` sides Q and 8, the back l and the front G of the enclosing casing, as shown.

.il measuring roller l attached to a shaft 13 mounted between vthe iront and rear iranie plates 2:1 and 6 is located directly over the table 9. Shaft 'i3 carries a pinion lelwhich drives a train o'l' `gearing', indicared as n whole at (see Fig. l), with which is associated shaft 16 driven by the gearing. The size or' the roller 12 is such and the design et the gearing' between L is such that the shatt it and the shaft it. mal-res one complete revolution with each yard ci' foods passed through the machine in .Contact with the measuring roller. in inllO 'gearing described serves to tension the spring and store up energy tending to return the mechanismto initial position when `free to `do so.l

The indicating cylinder 17 carries a series of indicating characters indicating fractional parts of the unit of measurement which are lsuccessively visible through an opening 20 in a sheet metal plate21 located dlrectly under the top of the casing as shaft 16,v is rotated, thereby indicating the fractional parts of each yard of goods passed through the machine as the same is drawn therethrough.'

0n the front end of shaft 18 a dish 22 is secured from Which a plurality of pins 23 project forward, being equally spaced apart and adapted to have engagement with teeth 24, Fig. 5, formed on a central enlargement of an indicating member 25 which is loosely mounted between its ends to turn about a horizontal axisy provded by a shaft projecting through and in front oi the front frame v plate 6*. This indicating member includes an upwardly exteiuling arm 2o lformed at its extreme upper end with a rearwardly turned pointer 27 which is designed to pass over a yards indicator scale iforn'ied on the upper side of the arcuate. front portion 2S of the plate 21, as best shown in lli 5 and (Il. In addition, the member includes a downwardly extending arm 2S) which, `adjacent its lower end is bent i'rorwardly and then again downwardly, as shown at 30, to pass through a slot cut in the lower portieri ot a plate 31, Fig. 1, positioned vertically in front of the front frame plate Gn. .lt will be evident that the indicating member 25 is moved with the rotation of the. measuring roller, and the design is such that for each yard of goods passed by the measuring roller the pointer 27 passes from one indicating number o't the scale at 28 to the nexty succeeding higher' number, there being provided withthe indicating cylinder 17 and the scale at 28 with the pointer 27 moving thereover, a complete indication oi. the yards and fractional portions ol a Tard passed through the machine. (lt course, this inachine has the front indicator also as shown in my pending application 'for patent, above noted, the lower arm 29 and pointer SO being a part thereof, but as it is no particular or essential feature of the present invention it is not fully shown and described.

The cloth or like goods passed by the measuring roller is pressed into contact therewith by a presser roller 32 (see Fig. 3)

mounted on and between the ends of levers connected with a sleeve 34 (see Figs. 4C and 5) which is loosely mounted on a horizontal rod 34?. A spring around the sleeve otbears at one end on the base 1 and connects with the other end of one of the levers 33. vThis spring exerts a ltorsional force tending to press the presser roller 32 support 36 and its outer end is equippedI with an operating lever or handle 38. Thuis lever carries a notching knife, not shown, asl the lever and sleeve i'orm no part of `the present invention other than as the sleeve forms the housing in. which a second sleeve 39 is rotatably mounted, itlikewise being equipped with an operating lever 40 at its outer end. This sleeve, at its inner end extends to and is mounted in the support 36a. Sleeve 39, between the

supports

36 and 36 carries a cam member 41 (see Figs. 2 and formed with a section ot reduced radius of curvatiui'e and a second section otlarger radius vof curvature with an inclined shoulder 42 connectingone section to the other over which the forwardly projecting portion 4l?) oit a sprin g brake member 441 rides when the lever 40 is tion. T he brake member 4,4. is secured at its lower end tothe base 1 and at its upper portion is adaptedto bear against a member 4:5 (F 1 to il) rotatable with the shaft 13, thereby holding the sha'lt 13 and associated parts of the measuring mechanism against return movement trom the action of spring 19 until the brake is released. The shaft 13 is shown screw threaded for a purpose fully explained in my pending application for patent above identilied, butwhich is no part oil the present invention and, therefore,unot specifically described in this application. As soon as the lever l0 is lifted. the brake is released und the parts are free to return to initial position by -ijn-ing '19@ The cam member .4.1 is fornjied,with a shoulder 46 the opposite end of the reduced section ciE the caiuwhere it joins with the section o'ilaro'er radius. .hn irregularly shapd stop me: oei l one end on the sleeve having a pin 48 secured thereto which extends across the cam l1 between the shoulders 42 and 116. The stop member li extends forwardlyY nearly to the trout oi the machine and terminates at is loosely mounted at its end in an arm 49 which is adapted to drop onto the table 9 and into a slot 50 (see Fig. 5)' cut in the uppersidethereotl when free to do` so, thereby interpos-ing a positive stop against the entrance of cloth or like goods between the measuring and presser rollers when this stop is down. Normally the stop member 47 is elevated to the position shown in Fig. 3, due to the engagement of shoulder 46 of the cam 41 with the pin 48, this occurring when vthelever `40 is raised to its normal position'when the machine is ready for operation. lWhen thus elevated, the arm 49 at the frontend of the stop member is carried into a slot 51 out in the plate 6*:L for the purpose of receiving the y arm in its upper position; In' suchvupper position, the entrance opening or slot 11 in the casing is free and unobstructed and cloth or the like may be entered therein. v.

A rod 52 extends through sleeve l39v and through supports 36Et and 36", it at its outer end having yan operating handle or lever 53 attached. At its inner end between the supports 36a and 36", a cam 54 (see Figs. 2 and 4) is secured which is adapted tov actuate a' lever 55 pivotally mounted between its ends, one end bearingagainst the cam and the I other passing under the free end of the lever (See Figs. 2, 4.and 5.). When lever 53 is moved to lower position, cam 54 rides over the end of the

lever

5,5 and `serves to thereby move the presser roller 32 away from the measuring roller and hold the sameaway until lever 53 is moved again to upper position.

In the operation of the machine, it being at initial position and with the indicator mechanism 'at zero positon, and with the presser roller moved away from the measur- -ing roller, brake 44 being free from engagement with the member 45, cloth or the like may be introduced between the rollers,

whereupon the lever 53 is raised and the presser roller brought against the cloth to press it against the measuring roller, as in Fig. 3. The cloth may thenA be drawn through the machine actuating the4 measuring roller and connected mechanism, the indicator mechanism showing the' amount of cloth or like goods passed. 1When the required amount has been measured, all of

thev levers

38, 40 and 53 are depressed, the cloth being notched, brake 44 set against member 45 and the presser roller moved to lower position. The brake holds the measuring and indicator mechanism against return. Atithe same time, the opei'ation of setting the brake has moved cam 41 so as to permit the stop member'47 to :tall by gravity against the upper side of the cloth, indicated at C. The cloth may non be freely drawn from the machine and the required amount cut oil' at the notch made.` the stop member seating in the groove or slot 50 in table, and blockingthe entrance of cloth between the rollers until such stop member is lifted.. This is done by .raising lever 40 so that cam shoulder 46 en- It will be apparent that the brake setting and stop dropping operation is entirely independent of the operation for separating the measuring and presser rollers. Each is done independently by an independent mechanism. The operation of the stop member toreitheroperative or inoperative position is intimately connected with the brake setting and release, and has no connection with the presser roller operation.'

The advantages of the stop member are sell' evident. The machine must be set at zero at the beginning oi every measuring` operation and there can be no likelihood of having the indicators show the sums of two or more lengths of goods measured, as the stop bar absolutely prevents introduction of goods when the indicators show other than Zero, due to the' fact that the brake mechanism must' be released in order to elevate the. stop member to upper inoperative position, and such release of the brake immediately frees the mechanism so that it will return so thatthe indicator mechanism indicates zero position.l

The appended claims deiine the-invention, and I consider the invention to include all constructions coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a machine for measuring cloth or like material, the combination with afmeasureinent indicator, measuring mechanism for operating the same, including movable members for engaging the material to be easured, means ior releasing engagement between said members and the material at the end of a measuring operation, means for returning the indicator to zero position, means independent of the means for releasing engagement between said members andv said material for stopping and holding the measuring mechanism and indicator operated thereby in iixed position at the end oi a measuring operation, said last mentioned means being operable to release the measuring mechanism to return to initial position and the indicator to return to zero position, and means automatically released ly the setting of said stopping and holdingl means for prevent-ing entrance vot' material between the said moiable members. substantially as described.

In a machine :tor measuring` cloth or like material.y the combination with a measurement' indicator, measuring mechanism for operating the same by the passage-of said materialtherethrough, means for returning theineasuring mechanism and indicator to initial zero. position, brake means for holding the measuring mechanism and indicatoil in fixed position at the end of a y measuring operation, and means automaticallyreleased by the setting of said brake means for preventing entrance otmaterial into the machine until thebrake means is released, substantially as described.

3.1111 a machine for measuring cloth' or like material, measuring` mechanism adapted y i holding to be koperated by drawing said material therethrough, a measurementy indicator operoperatingy means for automatically interposing a stop against the introduction ot material into the machine when the kholding mea-ns is set, and moving said stop out oit' the Way when said holding means is released.y

4. In a machine for measuringl cloth or Y like material, measuring mechanism'including a inea-surement indicator operated ,byy drawing the material lengthwise through the machine, means normally tending to re-y turn the mechanism andndcator to initial zero p0sition,jmeans for holdingsaid mechanism and indicator against return, means :for manually operating said holding means tov operative or inoperative positions, and means connected with and operated by said manually operated meansv for interposing a stopy against the entrance of material into the machine during the time the holding means is in operative` position, but permitting free entrance of the material into the machine when the holding means is in inoperative position. t

5. In a machine for measuring cloth or like material, measuring mechanism including `ameasuring and a presser roller, means normally tending to press the presserrollery against the measuring roller,l means for moving the presser roller away from they measuring roller and hold it away theretroimga measurement indicator operated by the measuring mechanism, means normally tending to return the measuring mechanism.

and indicator to initial zero position, mannally operable means for holdingthe same against return, and stop means operable with'said holding means for preventing the entrance of material between the rollers while the holding means is in operative position, but permitting i'ree entrance of the material between the rollers when the holdingmeans is released to inoperative position.

6. ln a machine for measuring cloth or vmeans automatically Operated messes like material, measuring mechanism including a measurenient i indicator operable hy drawing .tl-1e. material `lengtlfiw'ise therethrough, means controlled by the o erator ot the machine for returning the mec ianism and indicator tri-initial zero oston, and

Ey the operator of the kmachu-ie vwhen controllingL Said return means foi-providing a stop against.'

the eiitranceot material intoy the machine except when the` machine is at initial zero position, substantially as described.

Y 7. In a machine for measuring cloth or like Hm-teriel, a measuring and a presser roller between which the material iS driwm meesuln mechanism.. including a measure- `ri1ent indicator driven by the measuring roller, manually operable brake. meansl for holding the measuring roller and associated mechanism in any position to which oper-` ated,4 Spring mea-iis tending to return said measuring roller and associated mechanism to initial zere yosition, and stop member associated Wit brake inea-ns and controlled by the operation thereof tointerpose against the entrance of material between'the vrollers when the. mechanism lis atother than initial Zero position.

y8. In' af machine for moelring cloth oli" like material, a measuring and a presser rollerhetween which the material isdrawn, measurement mechanism including a incasthe manually operable say 'i iuement .indicator driven by ,the measuring l a stop.` member mounted adjacent the shaft,

and interengaging means between l.the cam and said stop member Vfor moving the stop member to inoperative position when the brake is inoperative, said' member moving by gravity to operative posit-ion to stop entrance of materialbetween the rollers when the brake is set, substantially as described. v 9l In a machine formeasuring cloth or like material, aL measuring and a presser roller between which the material measured is drawn lengthwise, measuring` mechanism including a mea-surement indicator driven by themeasuring roller, spring means `tending to return the same to initial zero position, a brake adapted to stop the said mechanism and indicator and hold the 'same against movement-at the endet a measuring operation, a cam for actuating said brake, manually operable means for operating the cam, a vstop member movably mounted adnormally dropping by gravity when :free to do so to therebyprevent entrance of material to be measured between the rollers, and interengaging means between the cam and Asaid stop member whereby movement of the cam when the brake is released lifts the stop member to an inoperative position, and movement of the cam in the opposite direction when the brake is set frees the stop member' to drop to stopping operative position.

10. A measuring mechanism for measuring cloth or like material drawn therethrough7 including a measurement indicator, springmeans normally tending` to hold the mechanism and indicator at initial zero position7 said means being` overcome and energized b y operation of the mechanism7 a brake lor holding` the mechanism and indicator to any position to which operated at the end of a measuring operation, manually operable means for setting and releas ingsaid brake, and stop means controlled by said manually operable means for prevent- Ying entrance of cloth or like material into the machine i'or measurement except when the mechanism and indicator are at initial zero position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signa-ture.

ANTHONY VANDERVELD.