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1,571,961 T. A. NEVINS MATCH MAKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 28, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet l A non/v5 rs Fel.l 9 i926.

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T. A. NEvlNs MATCH MAKING MACHINE Filed NOV. 28,l 1922 4 SheebS-Shee' 4 Y E//////////////////////////////////////////////////A Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOm A. NEVINS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB, BY HEBNE ASSIGNIENTS, TO HERCULES HATCH CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MATCH-MAKING MACHINE.

Application led November 28, 1922. Serial No. 608,865.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. NEvrNs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Match-Making Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. l

The resent invention relates to new and useful improvements in match-making machines, and it pertains more particularly to that type of machine employed for manufacturing match packets or matches in book form.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a new and improved form of mechanism for formino' the strips which form the back of the match packets.

It is another object of the invention to provide a new and improved folding mechanism whereby the books al'e bent or folded to form a closed packet containing matches.

Suction or vacuum has been heretofore employed in the feeding of the strips, but in suc 1 to employ a mechanically driven or controlled valve whereby the vacuum is intermittently broken to release the strip from the vacuum feeding mechanism. The vacuum mechanism described has disadvantages. among the greatest of which is that when the vacuum is broken a sudden release of the strip causes thesame to become disarranged with respect to its holder or carrier and thus rulns the operation of the machine. i c

It is a further object of the present invention to provide ,a suction or vacuum feeding -niechanism wherein the vacuuln is maintained constant, and the movement of the carrier or holder of the strips forming the match book serves to move the match book out of contact with the nozzle of the suction device, thus eliminating the neces! sit of a mechanically timed valve for estab-A lis Ting and breaking the vacuum or suction of the feed. With the above and other objects in view reference is had to the accompanying drawin in whichf igure 1 is a top plan view of a machine constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation thereof;

mechanism it is the common practice Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing the operation of the suction or vacuum feed;

Fig. 4 is a detail top plan view of the vacuum feeding device;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the folding in one station;

Fig. 6is a similar view showing the final folding mechanism and its operation;

Fi 7 is a detail view partly in section, showing the manner of the operation of this folding mechanism.

Figure 8 is a detail vertical sectional view of the mechanism employed for feeding the matches to the match cover blanks.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character designates the machine bed, and said bed is supported by means of legs or the like (not shown). Mounted on the bed 15 are two bearings 16, and revolubly mounted in said bearings 16 is a shaft 17, which extends longitudinally of the bed. The reference character 18 designates a power pulley, and said pulley is carried by a shaft 19, to which is secured in such manner as to rotate therewith, a clutch collar 20.A This clutch collar 20 is adapted to engage a clutch collar 21 carried by la gear immediately below a. gear 22, whichlatter gear is mounted upon the shaft 17. The reference character 23 designates a lever pivoted as at 24, for operating the clutch collar 20. By this mechanism it is apparent that when the clutch collar 20 ,isk engaged with the clutch element 21, the gear (not shown) will be operatively con` nected to the shaft 19, and will serve to drive the gear 22, and through the medium thereof, impart rotary motion to the shaft 17.

Mounted'in bearings 25, is a shaft 26, which extends at right angles to the shaft 17, and said shaft 26 carries a bevel gear`27 `ada ted to vmesh with a bevel gear 28 operative y connectedv to the shaft 17 in such a manner that said bevel gear` 28 will, through the medium of the bevel gear 27, drive the shaft 26. Mounted in bearings 29,

is a shaft 30, and said shaft 30 has operatively connected thereto a bevel gear 31,v

which in turn meshes with a bevel gear 32 carried by the shaft 17 in such a manner that through the medium of the bevel gear 31, the bevel gear 32 will drive `the shaft 30.

As more 'clearly -shown in Fig. 2, bearing members 33 are securedto the under face of the machine bed 15, and mounted in said bearing members 33, is a shaft 34. This shaft 34 has, adjacent the power end of the machine, a gear 35, and at the other end said shaft is provided with a bevel gear 36, which in turn meshes with a bevel gear 37 carried by a shaft 38, and upon the opposite end of the shaft 38, a crank 39 is carried. This crank 39 has a crank pin 40, and said crank pin 40 serves to drive a Geneva move ment 41, more clearly shown in Fig. 2. Ad-

justably secured to the Geneva movement by means of bolts or the like, 42, is a sprocket wheel 43, said bolts 42 passing through arcuate slots 44 to provide for the adjustability of the sprocket wheel.

Mounted upon the sprocket wheel 43 is a sprocket 45, and at the opposite end of the machine a sprocket 46 is rotatively mounted, as at 47. Passing around the sprockets 43, and 46, is an endless conveyer 48, and said endless conveyer serves to carry the elements forming the completed article, through the machine to the several positions in which the separate operations are carried out. As best seen in Fig. 2, this conveyer 48 comprises a plurality of carriers 49, which are connected by means of pivotal links 50. Each of these carriers 49 has a depressed portion 51 in which the various elements are packed to be retained.

Carried .by a standard 52 secured to the main bed 15 is a hopper 53, and said hopper is adapted to carry elongated strips of cardboard or similar material from which the books containing matches are formed. This hopper is provided with a spring 54, by

means of which the cardboard strips are prevented from accidental displacement from the lower end of the hopper. This spring, however, permits of the withdrawal of the cardboard Strips from the bottom of the hopper by the vacuum or suction device.

' Tie bearings 25 heretofore mentioned are carried by standards 55, and, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3, the shaft 26 projects beyond the innermost bearing 25. This shaft is formed with a crank arm 56, and said crank arm is adjustable circumferentially of the shaft 26 by means of a screw 57, said crank arm being split as at 58. Connected to the crank arm 56, as at 59, is a lever 60, and the opposite end of said lever is provided with an elon ated slot 61.

Pivotally secure as at 62 to the standard 52 heretofore described as carrying the hopper 53, is a right-angular member 63. This right-angular member 63 has its upper end provided with a pin 64 adapted to operate in the elongated slot 61 of the lever 60. The opposite end of this right-angular member is provided with two arms 65, more clearly shown in Fig. 4, and each of these arms is provided with a nozzle portion 67. Leading from the nozzle portion 67 to a suitable vacnum producing device (not shown) is a tube 68, by means of which vacuum is created at the nozzle 67. In order to form a more 1'- fect grip on the cardboard, the nozzle 6 is provided with a friction producing insert 68 1n the form of a rubber gasket or the like. Connected to the bearing 25, as at 70, is a spring 69, and the opposite end of the spring is connected to the pin 64 heretofore mentioned. The mechanlsm 'ust described is 1ocated preferably at the rlght of the machine and overlies the conveyer 48 heretofore mentioned.

Carried by the front of the machine is a feed guide 71, and said feed guide 71 is adapted to receive the match strips 72, it being understood that two of these match strips are fed together to the machine, and the match strips are moved by a step-by-step mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described. These match strips are fed towards a cutting mechanism of conventional form, and after they are cut they are fed into the machine by a feeding mechanism common to this type of machine and designated by the reference character A in Fig. 2.

Carried by the shaft 17 is an eccentric 74, and operated by the eccentric 74 is a rod 75. As more clearly shown in Fig. 5, the lod 75 operates a lever 76, pivotally mounted as at 7 7, and to which lever 7 6 the rod 75 is pivotally mounted as at 78. This lever has an angular-1y disposed extension 79, and ri idly secured thereto is a substantially rlghtangular nger 80, which is adapted to swin in a vertical plane as indicated by the fu and dotted lines in Fig. 5. This finger is adapted to swing upwardly and bend the material fiom which the book is formed, from the dotted-line position to the full-line position shown in Fig. 5, upon each operation of the eccentric 74. It is to be understood that this mechanism is mounted behind theconveyer 48, as' clearly, shown in Fig. 5, and that overlying this mechanism there is a guard 81, whlch serves to hold the matches in engagement with the material from which the book is formed. To the left of this mechanism, there is a second folding mechanism, and said second folding mechanis-m is adapted to fold over that section of the material forming the book which constitutes the cover or flap in the finished product.

As more clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7, a cam 82 is secured to the shaft 17,l and pivyotally mounted, as at 83, is a rocking arm 84, one end of which has a roller engaging the cam 82, whereby the arm 84 will be rocked about its' pivotal point 83 upon each rotation of the shaft 17. To maintain the roller 85 in engagement with the cam 82, a spring 86 is employed. This lever 86 has an upwardly and forwardly disposed curved portion 87, which is pivotally connected as at 88 to a rod or link 89. The forward .end

of this rod or link is pivotally connected as at 90, to a link 91, which in turn is pivoted at its upper end as at 92. This link is ada ted to operate a block 93, and secured to t e block 93 by means of a screw 94, is an arm 95, the' outer end of which is curved as at 96. As the block is rotated, the plate 95 is adapted to swing vfrom the horizontal osition in which it is shown in full lines 1n Fig. 7 to the vertical position in which it is shown in full lines in Fig. 6, and in so doing is adapted to engage that portion of the book forming the flap and fold the same over as shown in Fig. 6.

Just beyond this mechanism, is a third folding mechanism, and this third folding mechanism comprises a reciprocating member 97 mounted in guides or bearings 98. The rear end of this reciprocating member 97 is bifurcated, as at 99, and provided with a roller 100, which in turn is adapted to engage a canr101 carried by the shaft 17 in such a manner that each time the shaft 17 is rotated` the reciprocating mem-ber will be moved forwardly and will serve to bend the .upwardly standing flap heretofore men tioned and shown. in dotted lines in Fig. o, downwardly to the, full-[ine posit-ion shownx in FigM 6 where it overlies the flapy or cover as shown.

ln order to cause a reciprocation ot the member- 97 rearwardly of the machine, a spring 102 is employed. After this; has been d'0ne,.the books, are next moved to the staplingl mechanism shown asy of conventional form and designated by the reference character 102i` in Fig. 1.

The feeding mechanisms heretofore referred to is, operated by means of the shaft 30, the forward end of which is provided with a crank 104, to which is pivotaliy connected a lever 105. This level 105'hasvpivotal connection at one end with a rocking member 106` the end of which is provided with a right-angular exten :ion 107. Pivctally connected. as at 108` is a lever 109. lsimilar in construction to the lever 106, and said leves are pivotallv connected by means of a rod 107 By this construction it is apparent that each time the crank member 104 is operated. the levers 106 and 109 will be elevated and again depresi'ed. Simultaneously with this movement a projection 110 on the rod 107 engages between stops 111 and causes a reciprocating movement ot' a member 112 on which the levers 106 and 109 are pivotally mounted as indicated at 113 and 114. respectively.

The device operates in the following manner:

The hopper 53 is filled with the'blanks from which the covers or books are formed and the matches are placed in the feed guide 71, preferably in the form of two superimposed strips. The machineis now started and immediately the feeding mechanism moves the match strips forward or to the right in Fig. 1. Simultaneously with this operation, the suction device has been elevated as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and' has caused the bottom blank to be removed from the hopper 53. As this suction device moves downwardly, the bottom strip is deposited in the carrier 49 of the conveyer 48, which is directlv beneath the hopper 53, it being understo that the conveyor is moved in a step-byst`ep manner by the Geneva movement 41 heretofore mentioned. As the machine continues to operate, the blanks are relnoved singly from the hopper 53 and deposited in the empty carriers of the conveyer as they are positioned therebeneath. WVith the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, a movementof the conveyer to the left of said figure will move the blank out of contact with the nozzle of the vacuum or suction feeding device and will position an empty carrier of the. conveyer ina po-v sition toL receivey one of the blanks upon the next operation of the suction device.4 As shown in Fig; 1, these blanks movey to. the left of the machine, the blanks beingdesignated the. reference character B, and when they reach the position designated by the reerence character Bf' in Fig. 1, the matches; designated by the reference character C... which have. been severed from the strip are moved by the feeding mechanism on to the blank B as designated by the reference character B2 in Fig. l. After this has been done, thev bending mechanism in the form of a curved arm 80 is brought into play and the short end, designated bv the reference character C2, is bent upwardly as shown in full lines in Fig. 5. To maintain this upwardly bent portion C2 in its vertical position. a small stationary guide is employed. The conveyer now moves the blank with the matches thereon to the position designated by the reference cha-rac ter B in Fig. 1, and atthis position the folding mechanism heretofore described and shown in Figi. 6 and 7 is brought into play to close the match book, after which it is l moved one step farther' to the stapling device,- and after the Staple has 4been attached` the match book complete and designated, by the reference character 120, is moved through the machine.

Co-operating with thel conve'ver 48. is a plate 121, which serves to' maintain the completed match books in the conveyer until they reach the point designated by the reference character X, at which point they are discharged into a suitable receptacle (not shown).

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved machine especially adapted for forming match packets or boxes in which the operation is greatly reduced and the travel of the device from one station to the other during the o eration is greatly reduced, thus increasing tie s eed and efficiency of joperation of the machine. Furthermore, by 'the construction of the vacuum or suction ifeeding apparatus, it is apparent that it is not necessary to have a timed valve which will automatically release said vacuum but that sufficient vacuum by this construction can be obtained to position the blanks in the conveyer, and, at the same time, said vacuum is not strong enough to prevent movement of the blanks relative to the vacuum nozzle through the medium of the conveyer.

Heretofore so far as is known, the operation shoWn in Fig. 5 of first folding up the section C2 of the book blank, and subsequently folding the flap inwardly of the book, and last, folding the section C2 thereover just prior to the stapling operation, has not heretofore been emp oyed. I am aware that this operation has been carried out by means of stationary folding guides but movable folding means to perform this operation has not been disclosed in the art.

That is claimed is:

l. In a match-making machine of the type for making book matches, a folding mechanism for closing the book before the stapling operation takes place, said means comprising a rocking shaft and a. hooked member carried thereon and adapted to fold the larger flap of the match book over into position above the matches in the book, and a reciprocating member for folding the smaller flap to position overlying said larger flap.

:2. In a match-makingr machine of the type for making book matches, mechanism for folding'the match books, said mechanism comprlsing vertically movable means for folding the short flap of the finished book to a vertical position, means for folding the long flap of the book in position over the matches, and means for subsequently folding the short flap over the lonar flap to close and maintain closed the match book.

3. In a machine for making` matches of the book type. means for folding the short flap of the book to vertical position, said means comprising a rocking shaft, means for. operating said rocking shaft` an angular projection carried by the rocking shaft and operating therewith, and a substantially right-angular lnember carried by said angular projection and movable in a vertical plane by the action of said shaft, said substantially right-angular member engaging the short flap of the match book duringr its lnovement and moving the same to vertical position.

4. In a machine for making matches of the book type, means for folding the longer iiap of the match book to position over the matches, said means comprising a curved member adapted for swinging vertical 1novement-and adapted in its movement to engage the longer flap of the book and move the same into position over the matches contained therein, and means for operating said curved member, said means comprising a reciprocating rod, a curved member pivotally carried by the bed of the machine and pivotally connected at one end to said rod and a liiven cam for operating said curved mem- 5. In a matclianaking machine, a conveyer, a hopper for containing pasteboard blanks, means for depositing the pasteboard blanks upon the conveyer, means for de positing matches upon the pasteboard blanks, vertically movable means for folding one of theends of the pasteboard blanks to a vertical position, transversely movable means for folding the opposite end of the pasteboard blanks into position overlying the matches carried by tie pasteboard blanks, rec1proeating means for folding the vertically diS- posed end of the blank over the folded end of the blank to close the book. and means for stapling said last folded end of the blank to the body of the blank to maintain the folded flap in closed position, and means for subsequently discharging said completed match book from the machine.

6. In a matchmaking machine. an intermittently movable conveyer, a hopper for carrying match-book blanks, a continuously operating suction nozzle for removing the match-book blanks from the hopperand depositing them upon the conveyer, means for depositing matches upon said match-book blanks, means for foldingr one end of said match-book blanks to a vertical position,

transversely movable means for folding the t opposite end of the matclrbook blanks to horizontal position over the matches carried by the blanks, transversely reciprocating means for subsequently folding the firstmentioned folded end over the second-mentioned folded end, and means for stapling the 1ast-1nentioned folded end to the body of the blank to retain the last-mentioned folded end in closed position.-

THOMAS A. NEVINS.

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