US1538079A

US1538079A - Can-marking machine

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Publication number: US1538079A
Application number: US687319A
Authority: US
Inventors: Aldertoli John
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-01-19
Filing date: 1924-01-19
Publication date: 1925-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 1942-05-19

Description

diay 19,, 1925.

J KRLBERTOLE CAN MARKING MACHI'NE 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR J. ALBERTO/J ATTORNEY.

May 19, W25. 1,538,079

J. ALBERTQL! CAN MARKING MACHINE Filed-Jan 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

y w, W25. 2 5mm J. AFYAEEFZ'RTQLJ CAN MARKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 19, 1924' :s Shee Anew/EM time and labor is provided for the packer. As a. certain grade of fruit is picked up, the

cans as marked and delivered from one end cf the mechanism will be used, and as an other grade of fruit is picked up it is packed in differently marked cans taken from the other end of the mechanism. Various systems and methods of marking and handling the cans, depending on the fruit at hand and marking mechanisms for difi'erent marksv and then on each operation of the marking mechanisms, cause cans having different marks to be delivered at spaced but accessible I points near him.

The mechanisms 4 and 5 are identically constructed and each comprises a shaft 9 which is journaled in and extends between the plates 1. This shaft supports a plurality of marking rollers 10 and a special marking roller 11. Each of the rollers 10 is provided with a slot 12 providing for movement of the rollers into and out of marking position, and for removal of the rollers from the shaft. The shaft carries projections 13 which are adapted to engage in sockets 14 formed in the rollers at the inner ends of the slots 12, in order to provide for rotation of the rollers on turning of the shaft. To releasably hold the rollers in operative posi-' tion on the shaft, there 'are provided spring urged friction balls 15 adapted to. engage the shaft as shown in Fig. 6. These balls are fitted in openings on opposed sides'of the slot and are urged outwardly by spr ngs 16 so that they set up sufficient friction. to maintain the rollers in place but will yield and permit the rollers to be moved out of marking position orofl of the shaft. The peripheries of the r'ollers are formed with grooves 17 in which are mounted marking strips 18 being secured by suitable fastenings 19 adjacent the terminals thereof, which terminals are disposed on opposite sides of the slots. These strips are preferably formed of rubber and are inked by an inking roller '20. The roller ll is provided with a peripheral groove 21 in which marking dies 22 may be mounted. The dies make marks which identify the packer or date the cans, or make any other designations that maybe necessary. On this roller there mounted a rubber friction ring'23 which is adapted to engage thecans discharged between the plates 1 and tocause the cans to be moved downwardly into position to be marked when the shaft is rotated.

The rollers 10 are sub ect to being moved into and out of marking position in order that marks may be madeat diil'erent levels or points on the cans and there are pro vided arms 24 having circular, openings 25 in certain ends, in which'openi-ngs are re ccived annular projections 26 provided on the sides of the rollers. The projections 26 and the arms as are provided with slots corresponding to the ones in the rollers but which slots in the members 24 are closed at both ends. These arms 24v are provided intermediate their ends with slots 27 through which a rod 28 extends in order to support said members, the rod being fas; tened to and between the plates. The outer ends of the arms 24 are pivoted'as at 29 to the levers 30, which at their upper ends are pivoted on a rod 31 supported by ex tensions 32 of the plate ll The levers are of different lengths so 4 rollers be readily pulling out one ofthe love: an arm 24: is pulled outwardly causi L) the roller to which itis attached to b correspondingly moved and be disposed. in non-marking position.

Just below the'oppcsite ends of the chutes 7 and 8 there is provided a guide member 33 which is yieldingly forced towards the marking rollers by a spring mounting ar- 'rangement, generally designated 24. the cans discharge from the chutes '2 and. between the plates, they are engaged between the yielding guide and the rubber ring n guished. On

on the roller 11. On rotrdzingthe shaft the cans are forced downwardly by said'rubber ring and are guided forwardly at the same time by the yielding guide 33, so that they will come in contact with the rollers which ,1. the different happen to be in marking position. Engagement of ti ie cams with the marking, rollers cause the cans to be rotated so that they are advanced and will drop From between the guides and rollers out onto the table, or as shown, through the small discharge chute 35. The shaft has a gear ififixed to one end thereof. which gear meshes, with a drive gear '37 mounted on one of the plates of the frame. on one side of the gear 37 is a- 3 disk 38 to which a handle 39 is attached. The disk 38 is provided with a notch or shoulder 39 which is engaged by a spring urged pawl or a detent it), the arrangement beingsuch that this pawl prevents rotation or the disk In one direction.

.[n the operation of the machine, assuming that the operator wishes to mark the cans delivered from the mechanism 5 at one end, with a single mark adiacent the bottom'of the can, and to ma ,ans delivs l "to the other end of adjacent the 30 are max. which will in in marking rollers are Under these packer would hand to pack machine with a single mark i in esns coming from nnr'l are rulvnnceel downwardly on "hine, :n'ul the fruit at rotation of the rollers.

f om the other 3. A can marking: machine coniprisingn 3n operation is frame, a plurality of sets of nmrking 1ne2nthe g'nii'tieular nickel hers in the frznne nrrangecl to lllltliQ n'nirks .t ers who would he required to at tli'llerent positions on cans, means {or rofnrtlier handle the cans after tilting the said members, means for moving ween necked. U21 turning the the snirl members into and out of marking i ear :7, tl'irong'h one position, gu'kle members ielrlingly engagi i. f 1. n L only of/ chenisxn operates toclisins" and Forcing cans into engagement with ronerl .rrmrlrerl. {in thesaid marking members, means for causing ssh 421, Win cans to gravitate into position of engagel revolntion (A inent with saidv yielding means and marking members, sei cans being advanced and rotated by contact with shcl rotation of 'eiel 80 is marking n'ieznhers.

4;. Again marking mechanism comprising :1 trains, a shell; revolvnble in the frame, a I plurality of marking rollers mounted on the shaft for rotation with the shaft and 8 for movement into and out of n'mrking posit on, means for s lectively moving the rollrs laterally e to the shaft into and h hi; adjusting; the out of marking position and. means tor con- K112i i diff r t ducting; cans to be marked into engagement 90 i0 liggigngtg "with IOllBIS. .LLll s o? materiel 5. A marking machine comprising; a 11 d t, h frame, a plurality of marking rollers k s 'icljgntifL mounted in the frame, a non-rotating or designation is the ercnate guide between which and the roll- 9 ers, cans engage and are caused to travel around said marking rollers on rotation of g 11- said rollers, means conducting cans into poa, Millers t8 sition to be engaged between the guide and h rollers, means or rotating the rollers anrl trip Tea-ember plates 1 l 6 cans, she

' grngpgygg 49 means for selectivelv moving the rollers into 50. en and out of marking position.

A. can marking; machine comprising a irsn'iei a shaft revolvsble in the frame, a

in L h il kplurality of slotted rollers shiftably in; Summer mounted on angl for rotation with the shaft i or: "contact and receiving the shaft in the slots thereof, bi said rollers being snifteble laterally with Q respect to the shaft, means for r'eleasingly hairline; each on the shaft, means for cans throngl the frame, means for the in position to he engaged ns for rotnt' the shaft and rollers, means for selective moving the rollers rela e to the shaft towerus and U5 away from the path of movement oL Mn cans.

. cam my 'ing mechanism comprising email a 21 frame, a. shalt revolvaliile in the frame, a one of" the plurality oi marking; rollers relnovalily and L0 nlustshly mount-ell on the shaft, each of which rollers provided with a slot extenolino from the center thereof out through its "periphery and in which slot the shaft is received, means locking: the rollers for rot.a-- with the shaft which means yieldingly the rollers in locked positimn and pen its lateral sjustrnent et the rollers rela- --e shaft, conducting cans I ers and means for selectively shifting the rollers laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft to move the rollers into and out of marking position.

8. A can marking mechanism comprising a frame, ashaft revolvahle intlie frame, a plurality of marking rollers removahly and adjustably mounted on the shaft, each of which rollers is provided with a slot eX- tending from t-the center thereof out through its periphery and in which slot the shaft is received, means locking the rollers for rotation-with the shaft which means yieldingly holds the rollers in locked position and permits lateral adjustment of the rollers relative to the shaft, means for conducting cans to be marked into engagement with the rollers and means for selectively shifting, the rollers laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft to move the rollers into and out of marking position without interfering with marking operation. v

9. A mechanism for marking cans comprising a plurality of separately operable can marking mechanisms, a single file can 1 feed chute for delivering cans towards said mechanism and branch feecl chutes leadingchute and for causcans at a point convenient or accessible to the ope ator.

JOHN ALBERTOLI.