US1556389A - Cigar-warapping machine - Google Patents

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i JASPER STANLEY WINGET, OF YORK. AND AUGUSTIN CONVERSE WINGET,.0F TYRNE,

PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-W'BAPPING MACHINE.

Application iled December 18, 1923. Serial No. 681,367.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, JAsrnn STANLEY iViNuET, of York, in the county of York and State ot Pennsylvania, and AUGUSTIN CoNvmzsE iVINoE'r, of riyrone, in the county of lBlair and State of Pennsylvania, citizens. of the United States, have invented r character wherein there is provided an et 'fective construction Jtor very rapidly wrapping finished cigars with either tin foil or tissue paper. y

One of the joint inventors of the present automatic machine has previously designed and constructed a cigar wrapping machine 4which works, so far as the operation upon thecigar after it has reached the wrapping bed of the machine, in a somewhat similar manner to the present invention. Appli cation for patent was made upon the first mentioned machine July 7, 1920 and bears Serial No. 394,464 now Patent Number 1, 487,649. This machine however is not completely automatic and the present invention in 'addition to being completely automatic has many improvements embodied in it over the previous machine and those improvements together with their Vimproved results will be described and pointed out in -V the following specification and accompanying drawings.

The primary object of our invention is to provide'an efficient construction'of wrapping machine for wrapping finished cigars with either tin foil or tissue paper or such other paper as may be desired. Y

Another object of our invention is to provide an automatic machine for rapidly and eiiiciently wrapping finished cigars with tin foil or tissue paper, or the like.

Another object of. our invention is to provide an' automa-tic machine for wrapping cigars in tin foil, tissue paper or the like, in' which both the 'finished cigar and the material/in which it is wrapped is delivered automatically to the wrapping mechanism and the cigar is automatically carried forward in the machine and delivered wrapped into a suitable receptacle or the like.

Another object of our invention is to provide an automatic machine for wrapping finished cigars in tin foil, tissue paper or the like which automatically irons, crimps and compresses the wrapping material and cuts o the surplus material at either end of the cigar.

Many other specific objects and notable improvements of construction and improved results of our machine will appear in the following description and accompanying dra-wings..

Su'mmarizing our machine in general descriptive terms it maybe characterized as one in which a .belt receives the tin i'oil or tissue paper Wrapper and cig tr, and a -combined oscillating or reciprocating roller and wrapper ironing, crimping, compress ing and cuttingpif mechanism is used to effect the desired result. In general' this part ofthe machine is similar to the previously mentioned machine, upon which application for patent has been previously made. In addition' to the above mechanism and construction there is combined an automatic means for delivering the cigar and its wrapper to the'belt, both mechanisms being driven by suitable power means to constitute as a whole a completely automatic machine from the time the' cigar. is placed in the feed hop er until the cigar is delivered into a suitable receptacle in its ,finished wrapped condition.

- In the drawings:v

Figure lis a View in side elevation-of a machine embodying our invention. Y l Figure 2 isan end view ofthe machine. Figure 3 is view in side elevation of our machine, theview being taken ,from the opposite side from that shownin' Figure 1, the.,

`feed irripper being shown in section.

Figure el is en enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional View of the machine showing the paper and cigar feeding virieclieziisms `and the rolling belt together 'with the oseilletiiig or reciprocating ironing, .crimpu ing, compressing and cuttixz'gw mechemism,

Figure 5 is e. fragmentary View in side elevation showing the cigar depositor and its operating mechanism, tlieciger.

sliovvn deposited upon the Teelt emi tlie tiri foil about to be delivered to the belt pre peretory to the Wrapping operation,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary verticel sec tional View of the feed hopper end feed rolln Figure 7 is a, etailecl vertical sectional View showing theI edgustmg mechanism of the leed plate guides.

Figure 8 is e. top view ofilie cigar depesi- 1knife of the Wrapper-cutting mechanism.

Figure ifi is a; vertical sectional view ci the machine, the yrepper-cuttmg niecliemsm`- being shown, in ruil lines.

' Figure l5 is e. plan viewshowiiiff tile operation of the ironing, crimping, compressing and cutting-o. mechanism. :it stages 4from Vthe time the cigar is deposited kupon 'the ybelt until it is delivered in its Wrapped condition.-

"Figure i6 is a fragmentary detailed View in sideelevetiori of e modilied :form ci the machine, particularly for use upon. tissuepeper.

Our 'mventicii embodies e driving meclievmism .ge iced or roller plete 'B7 e wrapping loelt C5 e Wrapper Afeed mechanism i3, a wrapper cutting mechanism "E, e feed liepperflf, fee hopperuroller Gr, the cigejr ci@ positmg mechanism l-Lthe Wrapper receivf ingland depositing meclieriisrfi l sind an ce cillziting or reciprocating ironing, crimping7 compressing and cutting-o .mechanism Jy ell of Whicliis supporteflupontlfne machine frame l. i

Machine frame.

i' The mscliine iframe may be iii :my suitable form butv in timee'rnioodiinaeiet shown in the drawings itconsists of the four legs l upon the ulpper end of which iswcerriecl the liol low rectangular iframecr base 2. intermediate the height of the frame there are suitable horizontal braces 3 and below' these mein .roller oeil ir which extends to l leed portion ll.

remise@ braces there is supporie o. siielilor supple mental lisse fl upon which is supported amil carried the driving mechanism A. Below the shelf i there are shown suitable flanges 5 upon che legs l of the frame for receiving a. sliding drawer orI the like if desired.

Beal or roilcr'plaze anni bei# The bed or roller plete :is clearly appears in Figures 5, 7 and 10 of the drawings is approximately rectangular 111 sliepe and is Supported upon tile base 2 by suitable legs 6l terminating in the feet i Wlicli are bolted,

I in piece es at 8. The legs ii egtencl upv/*Arch ly emi the becl B es e Wliolfe is curved. es

.clearly appesi-rs in the cir.Wifftggs7 more perticulerly Figure 5. The beclcomprises the end 9 over "which the cig-er rst rolls, the becl being out out'beyond this point as :it l0 leeviiige central solid curved portion or tlievoppos'ite end of the machine. icsiticsi. beneath the mem roller bed portion ll. and gourrislleii in tlie side Walls i2 of the local are 'two or transversely extending; rods i'wlfiich support tlie two frames le upon time top edge of which are mounted the games l5. These guides lieve their top edfes tape-reel imvardlytcwerds 'the mein ro ler eetl portieri il. clearly. epgiears in Figure 7 of the. drawings and carry' the in warrlly taperefl peels or elts i6.

Passing through the wo frames lll is a threaded 4bolt i'' tlie center portieri of the bolt being. formed into a `suitable rouglieiied heeel i8 by Wliicli the bolt /caii be rotated. The opposite emls 19 and 2O oi' the bolt 17 are provided with mele :incl female threads so that when the bolt rotated the distance lietween'the two frames ffl/.i can lie adjusted. This erliustment of cou/rse is provideol pri- 'merily for allowing tli'e izclglustment of the guide peels l@ in respect to the main roller lied portion il. This horizontal ecljustment makes it possible to ilse the machine upon cigars of rlist'erent lengths es the endeof the cigar beiiiglcperstecl upon roll 'upon the pad. giiies 16 es the cigar p'asses'over the The bed plete guides l5 ere attacher? to the frame le tliru'li tlie meoliiiiiiv of suitable bolts'Zi sind mits 22 whereby there 'is provided a. vertical adjust? ment of the guides if it is desired. To facilitate tice rotation oli the bolt 17 one eucl "of the bolt is provided with a. Slot- 23 fory the reception of e screw driver or the likev l The roller belt C. has its one emi 2l 'clampeci iii place, by e cross liar 25 which lli() ings. This shaft Q6 is provided at one end with a head 28 and its opposite end .with a ratchet 29, Eetween the head 28 and the supporting nieinber 27 there is mounted a spring 30. The ratchet E29 is intended to engage a suitable stop and inasmuch as there is a surplus length of belt wound around the. shaft 26 the belt can be lengthenedor 'shortened at will. As clearly appears in AFigure 7 of the drawings the belt C is ot a width to extend over the guide pad 16 in the position shown in this figure which position of the guides is such aste receive a cigar of the greatest length manufactured.

Attention directed to the tact that. one y end of the guides slide upon and are supported by the horizontal end portion Blot' the bed plate. B, (lembi/ned ironing, crimping, compressing cmd cutting-off moc/ummm.

The mechanismA for ironing, crimping, compressing and cutting-oli" thel cigar wrapas it is applied which we have designated generally as J, is supported between the, two upwardly projecting arms or rods 32, the lower end of which rods are pivotally mounted upon the inner side of the niachine as at 33 upon the horizontal braces 3 of the -niaehine trame K. The upper ends 34 of these rods extend above the highest pointrot' the roller bed B. As previously mentioned this roller hed is curved andthe curve of ythis bed is preferably in the are of a circle drawn from the center of the pivotal shafts 33 upon which the arinsf32 are 'mounted Extendingtransverse and rotatably supported between the upper ends 34 of the arms. 32 is a rod or shaft 35 which for the exception ol its extremities is squared. Suitably attached to the outer ends of the shaft 35 u on the outer sides of the rods 32 are depent ing arms 36 each of which carry a roller 37.

A pair of horizontal' Imovable supports 38p are carried upon the squared portion of the shaft 35 intermediate its ends and Within 'thesesupports is mounted a shaft 39 which has its opposite ends 40 and 4l provided with male and female threads. The shaft .39 is provided wit-ha roughened portion 42 by which it may be rotated.l Each ot' the y `nuova-ble supports 3S has a pair of outwardly extendingr lugs 43 and a shaft 44; supported. between the upper ends 31 of the arms 32 passes through these outwardly extending lugs. v

le have termed the shaft 44 the grip carrying rod and supported upon this 'rod between the lugs 43 pf each ot' the movable supports 33 is a pair of gripping and cut-- ting arms l5. one aini being pivoted to the lugs 43 as at 46 andthe other arm being piv-l 1 oted to the lugs at 47.

These gripping and cutting ariiis ar;` approximately inverted U-shaped and their upper ends are adapted to act as cams against the outer tace otl the horizontal snpports 38 as will be hereinafter described.

Due to the. tact thatl the shal't 3D is provided with niale and t'eiiialc` threadsl the supports 38 together with the gripping arnis Ll5 can be adjusted to and aivayft'roin cach other in accordance with the length ot the cigar being operated upon by the machine.

Hopper and hopper fee/ Z 'ro/.

rllhe hopper F is provided with an. open top 48 and slanting end'walls 49, and fastened iipoii the outer sides 50 ot the hopper are horizontal strips 5l with downwardly iflepeiiding langes 5&2 adapted for sliding engagement with the top edge 53 ot the housing 54 which housing is supported upon the base 2 by suitable legs or supports 55 as at 56. The bottom ot' the hopper F is Closed by a sliding gate 57. lVith a hopper constructed iiithis manner it is possible to reniove the hopper from the machine and willi the bottoni gate in a closed position lill the hopper with cigars and replace it upon,

, as at 60,50 that they way swing with the top edge of the hopper as the pivotal point. Extending lengthwise the interior of the hopper and between vits outer side walls 50 and the inner side walls 58 are rotatable shafts r6l extending outwardly beyond the end 4.9 of the hopper and terminating in handles 62. Positioned at a- ]ilurality ot points along the shafts 6l are outwardly eX- tending arms 63 which are adapted to engage the inner walls 5S of the hopper and push them inwardly as the shafts 61 are rotated through, the inediuin of their handles 62. Through this arrangement the width ot' the hopper can be adjusted to center cigars of any length abovethe supplemental hopper or housing f-t.

The supplemental housing 5d has inclined ends 64 and 65. The end 65 ot this hopper extends to its bottoni but its opposite end 64 bulges outwardly as at 6G to torni a hollow circular cylinder G7 with an open bottom 68. l

Rotatably mounted within the hollow cyliner 67 upon a transverse shaft 69 is a cylin er 70 having centrally located in respect tov its length and completely encircling its lll() llO circumference a plurality 'of pockets- 'Z1V @hay im; cent-ered in the supp= nen al `1opper by fiemas of the guides Q1' ns wmch i wxvh maya an impor a knife L',

cion of The Qufzng ma heal knife 05 as my 105. The Wedge smfres the hoff; e had( )ust su'hcxenk* far so 'that i l Ye?- Suitably mounted upon the rear edge of the,

will also naturally follow that as the vertical lif'rappcr receiving 'and depositing mechamsm.

This mechanism is designated generally by the numeral l and receives the wrapping material as it is cut oli by the knife and deposits it upon the belt C.

This mechanism comprises in detail a U- shaped frame comprising two legs 108 and a top or bed 109. The lower ends of the legs are pivoted to the supporting arms 78 as at 110l and this U-shaped frame works against the spring tension of the coil springs 111.

top 109 of this mechanism are vrip-standing ears 112 which pivotally 'support as at 113 the arms 114 which'carry between them the cross-bar or gripper jaw 115. ThroughI the medium of a coil spring 116 or the like the gripper jaw is normally held down upon the base or what in reality is the lower jaw As this entire mechanism ismoved in its are upon its pivotalsupports 110 in a manner which will be hereinafter described it assumes the two'positions shown in full and dotted lines in'Figure 5.

llf'hen the device is in the position adjacent the cutting knives of the wrapper cutting-off mechanism, as shown in dotted lines of Figure 5y and in full lines of F igure 16, the trigger 117 which is carried by the jaw 115 and extends downwardly through and 'backwardly beneath thebed or lower jaw 10fl`strikes the outwardly extending arm 118 which is pivotally supported vas at 119 upon the lower end of the vertical upright 93 of thev wrapper cutting-off mechanism. Ast-he gripper mechanism moves towards the knives the trigger of the gripping jaw strikes the arm 118 which lifts the gripper The pivotally mounted jaw goperating arm 11S is held in its normal upright position as shown in Figureili of the drawings through the medium of a spring 120.

It is at the time when the gripping mechanism is in place against the knives to receive the wrapping material that the f knives are operated and cut oflv a predetermined amount of wrapping material. To accomplish this the vertical knife must descend and the Jaw operating arin 18 is carried by one of the knife uprights or carriers 93 this arm must move with the upright.` The arm 118 is against the jaw vtrigger but the vknife descends this Yarm rofates downwardly upon its pivot against the tension of the-spring 120 and thereby passes the trigger which of course allows the gripping jaw to descend under the power of its spring 11.6 thereby gripping the wrapping material which has been out by the knives, and pushed forward by the roller 80. Gig/ar depositing mechanism.

This mechanism is designated by H and appears most clearly in Figures 3, et and 5 of the drawings although it is shown in Asome of the other figures. Figures 8 and 9 are detailed views of this mechanism.

The purpose of this mechanism is to receive the cigar after it has passed through the feed hopper and the cigar is deposited upon thisl i'nechanism by the feed hopper roller. As the feed hopper roller deposits the cigarupon the mechanism, the mechanism is located below and slightly in back of the feed hopper roller housing.

The position of the cigar depositing mechanism when it receives the cigar from the feed hopper rorller is shown in Figure l and the'position of the mechanism as it deposits the cigar upon the roller belt is shown in Figure Broadly this mechanism comprises ywhat we have termed the cigar receiving arms which are designated by the numeral 121 and the upper cigar clamping jaw 122 and lower cigar clamping jaw 123.

Rotatably mounted between the legs 55 which support the feed hopper is a horizontal shaft 124 'upon which is mounted an upwardly extending U-shaped frame comprising` the side frame members 125 and the cross frame members 126 and 127. The lower cigar clamping jaw 123 is suitably fastened as at 128 to the upper end of the side frames 125 and has'a flat outwardly extending portion 129 upon which the cigar isladapted to rest. The upper cigar clamping jaw 122 is pivotally mounted as at 130fto the upper ends of the side frame 125 so that the two jaws are in Aseparatdd relation. Suitably fastened to the cross frame 126 which is rotatably mounted is alrearwardly extend-l ing operating arm. 131 the front end of which has pivotal connection as at 132 with the upper cigar clamping jaw while the opposite end of the arm has connection with a coil spring 133 which spring is connected to the machine and tends to Ahold the rear ond of the operating arm down. Support-y ed upon a suitable standard 134 is acain 135 which engages the lowerend' of the rod 136 which has pivotal connection with the operating arm 131 adjace'nt'its rear end at the point '137. The cam i'sso shaped as clearly appears in Figure 4 of the drawings that it tends through its engagement with the rod 136 to hold the rear end of the 0perat lower the upper pivotally mounted clamping f 1:0

jaw and a continued forward movement o Cil positioned miiway the ende of ihe she upon which it is mounted amd encircling the shaf, between its ends and the freine 137e eoii springe 138 which' have oneen` eeened to elle lege es; et 139 and their' other ends fastened to the eide heme@ 125. his construction it wiii be seen that 'Ween the shaft is roteed io een? the iframe 'gippei' jews fori-mid it is miei/ed. against 'the tension of theee ceii springe which tend at all times to infime; imi heid the 'frame beck to its noma poeiiioii which is ihetsho-Wn in Figure e of the diewiegs,

Pivoteiiy supported; es ein epee suieebie e-rms 1221 which ere 'aseneci to the euppiefiiiente hopper ere the eige? receiving uirjzs 121 Wiiicii have outweciiy extending poi'zions, 21,2 heoeevh che hopper ioli '70 wiaie there azgeggreeiite emie extend rearward- .iy ere piwioeo. with smell Weights '143 ie' eoiiaieiiy heid eine sieges" 1li/1. eee the feeii hopper mii ZG ie rokeee, dieciion indicated by arrow eigms mii emi drop outwai'diy fiom iie pockets 71 upoiijixe eceiving; arms and iii@ Weight 0f 'iiie' eige-r is suieient bo overcome iie weights 143 of time nemo and lower ehe upon the fiiened portion 129 iower cigar demping jaw 123. I The means foi'impm'mg motion 'toiusemile-mechanism Wiii be ieiser deeerbed iogggeihel' with iile 'time ai 'which 11h15 motion miie@ piece m respect to the cbmponenc opfemzieg parie of elle entie machine.

Meeuwen iii'eeeei et eine me howevertime ziie relier: beit C which exfrom @ne emi, 01 relier be@ o'iiie f 'me oiiiey; eiii of the machine Ioieed between ehe Shaa 26 and be miie. heini upon. e roileifi which is eeri rozeteiaiy molmed shafe its ends joli'fiieied in the uppei? of 511e mais of eide amis 32 ef iie and euviiigei? mechanism. )on 111e ek in bei@ C between ez '1&5 :mii tire that iiie eige? mg mecha? am eienoeiie `he eigens ee appears o iie @im-Winge ieition diee 'zo ehe iii-ici; time iii-e eem 135 which ep@ of the drawinge is of' euch e ebepe eine ie causes the rofi'l' no close rte @iger deposit mgmeenemsme lippe? gew 122 ee 'iols mesi mici m further *in :demping gew the f alger le eposled upon ehe C? as cleeriy in Figure 5 Ehe lizewmes.

affine lL'zrwei'ciiy against "'he time the l Y The driving; mechanism es e `Winnie is @eeigmeied 'by the numeral A and ie ieeeted imneeii the be oi iie machine freine- K,

emp orzeci upoo the shelf or sup-piemenei' be f1 ofthe supporting frame( The diivinp; mechanism is peei'ebiy difieren @Hough the meiiium oi" mi eieeirie moi-oi* 141@ and there i's provided the usuel fuse 110x M9 imm. *which ieed ei'the eiecrotatabiy supported as eff/158 in the 'uppez end of 'the 'fei'iic'ei support 159, is a geen wheel 160 the teeth 161 of which are iii? mesh wih the wenn gea-r 153. The gem' 13()d ie keyed to the sheft. Mounted iooseiy on thefsiiaf so iim it will' rotate with it is e iergvze eem 162 which is approximately elliptical in shape and oonoentiieeiiy mount ed upon the Shaft 156 as eieeiy appears in Figure 5 of tile drawings. Suitabiy fas tened upon one end of the eem 162 is another cem oi relier i'unway'l. Mounteei on the shef 15,6 beiween the .eem 162" anni tile 1mbl 151- 0;? the gear Wheeil'@ is a euppiemental eem 165 which 1s eppreximzleiy the vseme shepekas fsiie larger cam and 1e else Cneen tieaiijv mounted upon the simil; 156. The

extending ends of the two cams :ire im op-` po'site directions. 'i'ne smell cem is igiciy ieeiened to the iuige Cem,

Upon one eide the m1311653 is oxrevfileii wih e hub 166 which ila-ie ormee. therein l ii/iomiii Upon ehe sigef 156 and edepged,

locke it meinem eoteion upon the shegfi'; ie

eY miie? 122. @hie Geiler is providedw'h 'heed/i 173 which lare adapted to engage he teeth 167 of the hub 166i.; Suromidin "tile eiielft bearing 158 is @suitable coiiepiing 1701 which is eciepieci to 110141 the teeth .of he ,shaft-156 between the eolien: 112 am ebelbackwardly extending bracket 17 which is carried by the upright. lesr 1.19 as at 176 is au arm 177. The front end 178 of this arm is provided with an extension 179 which is cam-shaped' and is adapted to engage the vertical pin 168 of the cam hub 166,

The opposite end 180 of the arm 177 extends rearwardly from the pivotalv point of the arm and is engaged on its upper face by a cani 181 which is mounted upon the shat't 182 whichl is rotatably supported at one end upon the frame leg: 1 as at- 183 an'd supported at its other end in a downwardly extendingr bracket 184 carried by the cross brace 3 of the frame.

The end of the shaft 182 adjacent the frame lep- 1 is provided with a crank arm 185 to which is suitably attached'wh'at we have termed the clutch lever 186 which extends outwardly and upwardly and terminates at a point above the base Q of the frame in a handle 187. Extending through the handle'is a set sere-w 18S which is adapted to engage the upper face. of the frame 2 and `control the extent of the downward movement of this clutch handle. The v ertical leg-ot' the clutch handle passes through a U-shape'd strip 189 which acts as a guide'- way. Extending outwardly from the bed.

21 2 into the guide 189 is a pin 190 whichis adapted to engage the notch 191 in the clutch handle, when desired, to retain the clutch handle in its depressed or downward position. Si Suitably .carried upon the .li-shaped bracket 175'is a bracket 192. Suitably at tachcd to'this bracket and bearing against it and 'the outer end 180 ofthe arm 177 is a coil spring 193 which eX'erts a continued upward pressure against the outer end of this arm andthereby normally holds ther cani shaped end 179 downwardly upon the cam hub 166.

From the construction just described it *will be seen that with the clutch handle in the position shown in Figure 2 that. the cam shaped end or linger 167 is normally held down upon the hub 166 and that a 'coniplete rotation ot1 the hub 166 will cause the vpin 168 to engage. the cam finger. A s the cam finger is pivotally supported. at the point 194- the vertical pin will push `this finger towards the- Harigel 195 ofthe collar 172, thereby pushing the collar 172 horizontally against the tension of the spring' 174 and eventuallycausing the disengagement ot' the teeth 167 and 17 As soon as these 'teeth become disengaged the shaft 156 together with the gear wheel 160 will rotate but the cams163 and 1 65will not rotate asthey are mounted loosely upon the shaft. T he collar I 172.whieh is connected to the shaft 156 is the main driving'ineans of' these cams.

msm J back and forth upon its pivotal supports.

It will be further seen that by pushing the clutch arm 186 downwardly and taste-ning it in this position by engaging its notch 191 under the pin 190 that the linger cam 179 will be lifted above the top of' the vertical. pin 168 and allow a continiied and indefinite rotation of the shaft 156 without disengaging thehub or collar 172l from the cam hub 166. coil spring 196 tends to normally hold the clutch handle up and thereby disengagethe cam 181 from engagement with the outer end of the arm 177.

A large cam 162 is the main driving medium for the oscillating or reciprocating.l ironing, -f zriniping, compressing7 and cutting-'ott' mechanism J. The arm's 32 of this mechanism are provided with across bar or brace 197 in the center of 'which is suitably mounted a roller 198. The connecting rod 199 has a forked end 200 which engages the roller while vits opposite end is pivotally connected at Q91 to a suitable upright 202. The trout edgre of this connecting;` rod is adapted to bear against the cam 162 as clearly appears in Figure 5 of the drawings and a steel insert 203 is provided to'receive wear caused by the vrotation of the cam againstv the rod.

It "ill be. seen that when power is'` applied and the cam 162 rotated the mechawill be oseillated or' reeiprocatied Two rods 261 haring their one endsV ivotally supported at 5205 extend throug i, the ears 206 of the cross arm 197 terminating in a screw threaded endprovided with nuts 207 in front of -which the shafts are encircled by the coil springs208 provided atv each end with washers Q09.

As the mechanism J is moved forwardly and over the roller plate B the ears 206 of the cross arm will engagetl'ie coilspring 208 before the mechanism .lf has reachedthe r est point of the cam will havepushed they mechanism to the end ot' .itsorward stroke' and the mechanism willagain start'back. As the cam is elliptical inshape the -for.

ward and back movemeiit of the mechanism- J is quite rapid and the backward movement oithe mechanism is especially rapid as it is being accelerated bythe action of the compressed coil spring.n Q98 before mentioned and the spring 400.

The small cam is the driving means for the 'feed hopper roller Gr. Airgller 209 which is suitably fastened to theendof the crank arm 219 which isV in turnnigidly connected to the rotatably mounted-'shaft 211 upm@ @armed apoya. 1s im Umm mmm n sized mi; i@ faire @mi upon which "the, cgmf cham m .1:1 momrfiefi. Ae me im 'el' this supplemema from. puing the veca crank afm @33 inventan are the camvmys which. are. mounec upon the base 2 ad; @ber side of' e mle? ipaie. These cam o? rollerways hem SI1- ai; 924iawe tha suppsmenta cam The me's 3T o he zecpmcatng; mecha-- miam m apen ibis camwaj and it is this! camway which mm he `time ai', which ich@ g'rppwf "she @nds o. he siga? Wrapper., By' rsng o? owez'j Y the, supplementa cmwsagr 2&5 ith@ point a'twhicn the wm evenuay 'close is continued. thai: ih@ ends @@he oiga? wrappen am cut off leaves th@ mmhne We. have p'ovidef 43142@ upwmdly extending arma 'pojgac f5 2% mjacmt' the @ges tive rem' @ad o1 ha ioar bed plaie.. These arms am@ mxjusmble verticzaly and .thi upper ands' am im the path of tave ofthe grippe? arms w amike the two for-Ward grip- :md m'e hem twads'their @sawing gripper and deay assure hm Wrapper Quiz-eff? ii: being, lmilersoed. i''has im?, been maa Liam@ before? hat fuss opposing' @ges o mesgrppar arms @uiting l Y The fofzrs 3? of the. mezhzmm m7@ beki. own upon -he mr Gafnway imuga 'the medium o? the spngs 2527.

engage zhe pins ns back its mer's 37 @like the rollers 253 111151 farce. hem upward heeby forcmgthe ms' yare cmvsf and mouned adjustaby upon.

Tu* mism@ we crank mms 250 et the crank arms 249 downwardly which in turn pulls the vertical knife Supports 9?, downward against the eomprcssifin ole the, spring,- l. As the vertical kni'l'c UG is carriefl upon these vertical arms 93 the vertical knife is Aforced downwardljv past thc edge oli the horizontal kni'l'e. therhby cutting ott' a strip ot wrapping material. It is of course understood that ..env the vertical knife des-rends its wedge strikes the horizontal knife plate it has been previously described. c*

The width of the strip of wrapping niaterial which is cut ofi is controlled through the mechanism which rotates the roller'SO and thereby advances the wrapping material between the knife blades.

Attention is directed to the fact that the links 252 which Carr),7 the rollers 25.', which operate the vertical knife are i'ree to swing forward but after these rollers have dropped in behind the rollers o7 and the reciprocating mechanism .l starts back therein;7 causing the rollers '57 to strike the rollers 259i 1. the links cannot swing because the;Y are forced againstthe stops or shoulders 254 oi' the crank arms249. The links being unable to swing the roller 253 rides up over the roller 37 thereby moving the end ot the crankarm which is in engagement with the pin 251 downwardly thus bringing the vertical/knife across the face of the horizontal knife.

The specific construction ot the wrapper receiving and depositing mechanism which is designated generallyv b v the numeral l has been previously described.

Pivotally attached to one ot the legs 10S of this U-shaped trame at the point 2:75 is a. crank lrn1'256 which has its lower end pivotally/connected to4 ay bell ,crank 25T which inf/turn is 'pivotally supported from the n bracket 258 at 259. In the lower tace of the bell crankthere is provided a cam shaped Slot 260 which is adapted to receive a projecting Apin 261 which is carried by and extends outwardly from one of the arms 32 of the mechanism J. 'As has been described the U-shaped frame works against the tension of the coil spring 11 when the frame is in the position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. Rubber bumpers 262 which act as stops tor the .frame are mounted in suitable support-sl 263 mounted upon the ends of the roller cainways 244.

From this it will be seen that when the reciprocating mechanism J moves forwardly the pin 261 through its engagement with the cani slot 260 of the bell crank arm 257 lifts the U-shaped frame upwardly upon its pivotal supporting pins 110 until the U- shaped frame. abuts the cutting knives, the Ushapedv trarne` beingl then in the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 5 of the drawings and in full lines in Figure-16.

When the U-shaped frame is in the position shown in Figures 4 and 5 ef' the draw-- ings its gripper jaw 115 is retaining the cigar wraiviper 264 and about to deposit it. in troni ot the cigar which has been previously )laced upon the roller belt C by the cigar depositing' mechanism H.'

As the reciprocating mechanism J moves forward the arm 266 provided with a beveled tace; 267 which is mounted 'upon the leg 32 ot this mechanism strikes the end 268 ot the pivotally mounted trigger 269. The opposite end 270 of the trigger is in engage ment. with a rod 271 which is attached to the gripper jaw 115 ot the wrapper depositing mechanism and this rod extends down wardtvT through the lower jaw 109 of this mechanism. When the varm 266 strikes the lower end et' the trigger it naturally li''s the. opposite. end ot the trigger which in turn exerts an upward Atorce upon the rod 27l therehv lifting the upper gripping jaw lib against the tension' of its spring which releases the wrapper 264 and allows it to fall bv gravit)rv upon the roller belt in front ot the cigar in the manner shown in Figure 15 et' the drawings. A continued forward movement ot this reciprocating mechanism carries the pin 261 out oit engagement with the slot in the bell crank 257'and the spring Y 111 carries the wrapper depositing' mecha; nism on upward to the position where, it abuts the knives. the mechanism J continuing forward to the end of its stroke. Meanwhile the arm 266 has ridden past the trigger 269. When the reciprocating mechanism .l starts back the pin'261 will again engage the slot in the bell crank 257 and earrv the wrapper depositing mechanism downwardly to the position shown in Figure 5 ot' the dra-wings, the trigger 269 having ridden over and past the rear end of the arm 2:66 and again assumed the position shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.

Operation.

liet us assume. that the feed hopper F has been filled with cigars andthe adjustable side walls of the hopper` positioned properly to agree with the length of the cigars. The sliding bottom of this hopper is then pulled to an open position which allows the cigars to fall into the supplemental hopper 54 the guideways 72 ot which have vbeen properly adjusted to the cigar length so as to center it. above the toed hopper roller G.

Tin foil or other suitable cigar wra ping material 87 is on the roller 8G an this roller is eenteed upon its shaft 85 through the medium of the horizontal adjust-abita members 272. The end oi the wrapping material leads downwardly and under the driving rol] 80 asclearly appears in Figures l and 4 of the drawings.

'We will further assume that. the machine sas

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