US1592426A - Machine for packing biscuits - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STUART HILDER, OF GLEN CARLYN, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SHREIODED WHEAT COMPANY, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR PACKING BISCUITS.

Application filed September 30, 1922, Serial No. 591,673. Renewed March 15, 1926.

The invention relates to packing machines, having for an object the provision of improved means, involving an endless packing conveyor, for packing cereal filamentous biscuit in containers or cartons carried by said conveyor. The invention is designed to provide means for this purpose which shall be of simple construct-ion and certain and reliable in operation. Other objects and advantages will hereinafterappear.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as set forth in the appended claims.

According to the embodiment of the invention illustrated herein, twelve biscuit, delivered from a conveyor, for instance the conveyor disclosed in the copending application of E. P. Webster, Serial No. 560,134, filed May 11, 1922, by suitable means, for instance those disclosed in the copending application of E. P. Webster, Serial No. 571,825, filed June 29, 1922, are removed from said table into four containers, present-ed to the table at different levels, so that one charging operation will deposit a different layer in each container. The containers, which are carried upon an endless chain packing conveyor, are then moved each to the next successive position and the charging operation repeated. After leaving the last charging position the containers are moved upwardly, into the cartons, the latter having been fed to clips forming part of the conveyor assembly. The charged containers, located within the cartons, are carried around by the conveyor to reversed position, resulting in the change of the biscuit load from the bottom of the container to the carton bottom, the containers being thereafter withdrawn upwardly from the cartons, thelatter being then removed from the chain for delivery to a suitable sealing machine.

In the accompanying drawings, illustratin the invention:

igure 1 is a side view of the conveyor assembly, the biscuit feed table and a por; tion of the rake device for feeding the biscuit along said table. I

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, together with the packer feedand insert paper devices,

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic side view of the reciprocatory delivery and insert paper head.

Figure 9 is a section on the line 99, Figure 1, showing the biscuit, insert paper and carton feed and the carton discharge devices in retracted position.

Figure 10 is a similar view, with the feed and discharge devices in projected position.

Figure 11 is a side view of the biscuit feed or rake device, a portion of the oven conveyor being shown in section.

Figure 12 is a detail section of the rake head, taken on the line 12-12, Figure 11.

Figure 13 is a detail edge'view of a rake tooth, with its supporting members.

Figure 14 is a detail plan view of a toothsupporting link, partly broken away.

Figure 15 is a detail fragmentary section. taken on the line 15-15, Figure 5, and showing a portion of a carton-supporting frame, with a carton located therein.

Figure 16 is a detail fragmentary side view of a delivery head and associated parts, in the positions taken during a delivery stroke.

Figure 17 is a similar view, with the parts in the positions taken during a retractive stroke.

Figure 18 is a detail side view of a port-ion of a carton feeding conveyor.

Figure 19 is a similar view of a portion of a carton removingconveyor.

Figure 20 is a side view of the biscuit feed rake and releasing cams with the parts in positions taken during the feed stroke of the rake. r

In these drawings, numeral 40 represents an endless chain conveyor, passing over sprockets 41, 41, and intermittently driven from shaft 42, "through Geneva gearing 43. Related to each link of chain 40 1s a packer element 44, comprising a supporting frame secured to the pintles of the chain and extending outwardly therefrom. Each support 45 carries in slide bearings thereof a v container 46, having a bottom wall 47 and three lateral walls 48, adapted to fit loosely within the carton to be packed; the remainin top and lateral faces of the container belng open. The containers are positioned within their supporting frames by means of anti-friction rollers 49, mounted on the containers and engaging the walls of a cam track 52. The free ends of the supports 45 are suitably formed to receive and hold the cartons 28, the closed bottoms of the cartons engaging the top Walls 50 of the supports and the top end flaps 28 of each carton being engaged by clips 51 of said supports. I

The biscuit are delivered from a horizontal table 26 in four aligned groups, each group shown as consisting of three biscuit, disposed in parallel relation. Portion 53 of the cam track 52 is suitably inclined to position four containers 46, registering with the four groups of biscuit on the table 26, at the proper levels to receive respectively a first, second, third and fourth layer of superposed biscuit, upon action of the delivery device. Each period of movement of conveyor 40 is sufiicient to move the containers 46 the space of. one link and into the next succeeding delivery position. so that upon movement of a conta1ner through the four delivery positions it will receive a full charge of twelve biscuit.

Portion 54 of the cam track 52 is oppositely inclined to the portion 53, and serves to raise the containers 46 and to insert the same, with their charges of biscuit, into the cartons 28 held in the frames 45 as stated. Semicircular portion 55 of the cam track will serve to hold'the containers in the cartons while the same are carried around the end sprocket 41 of the conveyor, when the biscuit will come to rest upon the bottom of the carton. Inclined portion 56 of the cam track will now serve to withdraw the containers upwardly from the cartons, leaving the biscuit properly packed in the lat ter. semicircular portion 57 of the cam track serves to bring the containers, around the other end sprocket of the conveyor, into the original charging position.

The cartons are designed to be fed to the supporting frames 45 of the packer elements 44 in reversed position, or with their open tops resenting downwardly, the end flaps 28 0 said top and the side flaps 28 thereof lying in the planes of the corresponding carton walls. In moving into seated position in, the acker the end flaps 28 will be guided by Haring projections of the clips 51 into the pockets provided between said clips and the side members of the frame 45,. Suitable guide flanges of the frames 45 insure registration of the carton with its seat, and suitable stop walls of said frame serve to limit the movement of the carton and to locate the same correctly in the packer element. The upper corners of the opposite lateral walls 48 of the containers 46 are beveled, being designed to cam the side flaps 28 of the cartons outwardly, in the upward movement of the container, so that these flaps may not interfere in the packing operation.

The means for feeding cartons to the packer elements of the conveyor 40 and fol removing the filled cartons therefrom consists of a shaft 58, disposed longitudinally of the conveyor and having operating connection with shaft 42. This connection may consist of oppositely extending arms 59, fast upon shaft 58 and carrying each an anti-friction roller 60, adapted to ride upon the periphery of its respective cam 61, the pair of cams 61 being rigidly mounted upon shaft 42 and serving to impart a reciprocatory rocking movement to shaft 58. Arms 62. secured upon shaft 58 carry each a yieldably mounted pusher head 63, one head 63 being suit-ably located over shaft 42 to push an empty carton fromthe clip 64 of a suitable conveyor device into seated position in the frame 45 located at the time being be.- tween the portions 53 and 54 of. the cam track. The other head 63 is suitably located to push a charged carton from the frame 45 located for the time being at the inner end of the inclined portion 56 of the cam track into position in the clip- 65 of a suitable conveyor device or onto a table. The cams 61 are designed to impart an intermittent re ciprocatory motion to arms 63, so that a carton will be fed and a carton discharged at each pause of the intermittently movable conveyor 40.

Simultaneously with the carton feeding and discharging operation, it is designed to deliver a row of biscuitfrom the table 26 into the four containers located for the time being opposite the inclined portion 53 of the cam track. For this purpose a lever 66, fulcrumed upon a shaft 67 and having link connection 68 with one of the arms 62, has pivotal connection with a frame 69, upon which a delivery head 70 is pivotally mounted, this head having a sliding movement across table 26 in the operation of lever 66 and serving to push the biscuit into the containers 46.

Associated with this biscuit delivery device is a device for feeding strips of insert paper designed to lie between the layers of biscuit in the carton, these strips also .serving to present a smooth surface over which the upper biscuit layers may be delivered to the container. For this purpose a plurality of ribbons -71 of paper are passed eachfrom a main supply roll (Figure 10).

under a roll 72 mounted upon shaft 67; upwardly to and between rollers 73 and 74 mounted on frame 69, thelatter being adapted to prevent backward movement of the paper, and thence horizontally over the delivery head 70. An arm 75, pivoted to lever 66, is provided with a plurality of forked extensions, each overlying a paper ribbon 71 and having in the reciprocatory movement of lever 66 movement across the face of delivery head 70, the active movement of lever 66 causing arm 75 to feed a length of paper from each roll inwardly beyond the edge of the feed head and over the biscuit engaged thereby, the paper being at the same time carried, with the biscuit, into the containers 46. A knife frame 76 has pivotal connection with frame 69 and operating connection 77 witharm 75, where by as-the delivery head arrives at the end of its active stroke, cutting edges 78 of the knife frame, cooperating with the edges of the delivery head, will act to cut the projecting portion from the paper ribbons, followerextensions 79 of the knife frame simultaneously descending to insure proper location of the paper strips. Spring-carried rolls 80 serve to lift the arm from the paper ribbons during the return stroke of lever 66. The insert paper supply would require infrequent renewal, since each carton uses but one strip from any one roll.

Means are provided for regulating the feed of biscuit along the table 26, so that they may be fed in groups of three, each group located charged.

According to the application Serial No. 560,134, 'hereinbefore referred to, the bisopposite a container to be cuit are deposited upon the bakingconveyor 1 in transverse rows, with slight intervals between the biscuit of a row; and according to the application Serial No. 571,- 825, previously referred to, the biscuit removal device,16 feeds the biscuit from this oven conveyor 1" along table 26 with' no substantial alteration of the intervals therebetween. In using the devices of these applications' in connection with the present machine. therefore, certain modifications of application 571,825, are employed and constitute the above mentioned feed regulating means.

short distance before contacting with a device 25*,of head 17, the resulting relative movement of the heads being designed t effect a raising or lowering movement, as the case may be, of rake frame 16 by means of bell levers 22 having link connection with head 17 and with frame 16 By this means frame 16 being at one end of its stroke and lying partly above conveyor 1, will first be lowered until certain of its teeth 25 en'- gage between the biscuit 1 upon a tray 3 of the conveyor; then said frame will be moved laterally of the conveyor, to remove the biscuit from the tray and to advance them along the table 26; then said frame will be lifted sufficiently to allow the teeth 25 to clear the biscuit, and finally the frame will be returned to its first position, ready to repeat the operation upon arrival of asucceeding tray 3 in .line with the teeth 25.

The teeth 25 are connected with the frame 16 by means of parallel movement links 31, 31, and are capable of vertical movement from their normal position, against the tension of springs 16, as shown in application 571,825.

The three teeth 25 furthest from the conveyor 1 are designed to feed three biscuit opposite the container 46 which is to receive a fourth layer of biscuit, and this may be 16 hereinbefore described. The next three teeth of the rake must release the biscuit.

when they have arrived opposite the container which is to receive a third layer of biscuit, or before the action of said first three teeth is completed, and this is accomplished by means of acam track 81. positioned to act at the proper time upon antifraction rollers 82 mounted upon lateral extensions of the pivot pins 30 of said three rake teeth 25 and serving to raise said teeth against the tension of the springs 16 thereof and to hold them raised above the biscuit level until the rake as a wholewis raised as previously described, Similarly, cam track 83, offset from track 81 and lying out of the path of rollers 82, cooperates with rollers 84 of the succeeding three teeth of the rake to release the biscuit carried thereby when they have come opposite the concuit.

Obviously, this arrangement will allow 'for considerable latitude of design in the conveyor 40, since the spacing of the packer elements, from center to center, may be varied as desired. a

It maybe noted that, in order to reduce the speed of the various operating parts of the and packing devices, and particutransverse row upon conveyor 1.

larlythat of the rake 16, with relation to the rate of deposit of the cereal band upon the conveyor by the reducing machines of appilcation 560,134, the tray 3, illustrating in part herein, would be a twenty-four biscuit tray, allowing twenty-four biscuit to each In this case two packing machines would cooperate with conveyor 1, from opposite sides thereof, to which biscuit would be fed by oppositely acting rakes 16, in the mannersetforth in co -pending application of E. P. Webster, Serial No. 589,719, filed September 21, 1922. The depositing means of application 560,134, would transfer twenty-four instead of twelve biscuit at a time from the conveyor whereon the cereal band is laid down to the oven conveyor, the latter being driven at half speed, and the oven being of twice the width and half the length of the oven contemplated in said application. This twenty-four biscuit tray with half-length chain would i so be much lighter than the twelve biscuit device.

lVhile biscuit feeding means are disclosed in the present application and, are employed in direct combination with the packing devices, yet the latter may be used to advantage in connection with a manual feed or stacking system, owing to thecadvantagespresented by the open-side container.

Obviously, the machine is adapted for packing various fragile articles, or articles requiring to be regularly disposed in the cartons or boxes.

I claim 1. In a machine for packing biscuit, a horizontal platform, an endless conveyor for feeding cartons past and in register with said platform, means in part carried by said endless conveyor for delivering successive rows of biscuit to said cartons, and means for feeding successive rows of biscuit upon said platform and therefrom upon said delivery means.

2. In a machine for packing biscuit, a horizontal platform, an endless conveyor for feeding successive cartons past and in register therewith, means in part carried by said endless conveyor ,for delivering successive rows of'biscuit to said cartons each row as aunit to a carton, and means for feeding successive rows of biscuit upon said platform and therefrom upon said delivery means.

3. In a machine for packing biscuit, a horizontal platform, means for feeding successive rows of biscuit thereon, an endless conveyor for feeding successive cartons past and in register with said platform, means in part carried by said endless conveyor and working within the cartons for delivering said successive rows of biscuit thereto, and means for feeding the successive rows of biscuit from said platform upon said delivery means.

I." 4. In a machine for packing biscuit, a horizontal platform, means for feeding successive rows of biscuit upon said platform, an endless 'conveyor for feeding successive cartons past and in register with said platform, means in part carried by said endless conveyor and working within the cartons for delivering the successive rows of biscuit theretoeach row as a unit to a carton, and means for pushing the successive rows of biscuit from said platform upon said delivery means.

5. In a machine "for packing biscuit, a horizontal platform, means for feeding succe *ive rows of biscuit thereon, an endless c nveyor for feeding successive cartons past a d in register with said platform, means in part carried by said endless conveyor and including a series of laterally open containers working within the cartons for delivering said successive rows of biscuit thereto, and means for feeding the successive rows of biscuit from said platform to said containers.

6. In a machine for packing biscuit, a horizontal platform, an endless conveyor for feeding successive cartons past and in register with said platform, means in part carried by said endless conveyor and including a series of laterally open containers Working within the cartons for delivering successive rows of biscuit thereto, and means for feeding successive rows of biscuit upon said platform and therefrom to said containers, a plurality of rows of biscuit simultaneously to a plurality of said containers.

7." In a machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless packing conveyor having a series of containers and adapted to carry a succession of cartons; and means for removing biscuit from the support and delivering the same to said containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to move the containers withinrthe cartons, to reverse the containers and cartons and to withdraw the containers from the cartons.

8. In a machine for packing biscuit, .a support, an endless packing conveyor having a series of laterally open containers and adapted to carry a succession of cartons, and means for removing biscuit from the support and delivering the same horizontally to said containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to move the containers within the cartons, to reverse the containers and cartons and to withdraw the containers from the cartons.

9 In a machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless packing conveyor, having a series of laterally open containers. and adapted to carry a succession of cartons, means for moving the packing conveyor intermittently, and means for removing successive transverse rows of biscuit from the support and delivering the same to the said for feedinga succession of cartons to'the packing conveyor, means for moving the 1 packing conveyor intermittently, and means for removing rows of biscuit from the support and delivering the same horizontally to said containers during the stoppages consequent upon the intermittent movement of the 1 conveyor,

the packing conveyor being adapted to move the containers Within the cartons, to reverse the same and to Withdraw the containers from the cartons, and means for removing the cartons from the packing conveyor.

11. In a machine for packing biscuit, a

support, an endless packing conveyor hav-' ing a series of containers open.at top and side, said conveyor adapted to carry a succession of reversed open top cartons, and means for removing biscuit from the support; and delivering the same horizontally to said containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to move the containers upwardly within the cartons, to reverse the containers and cartons and to Withdraw the containers from the cartons.

12. In a-machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless packing conveyor having a succession of containers open at top and side, means for feeding a succession of cartons to the packing conveyor, means for moving'the packing conveyor intermittently, and means for removing rows of biscuit from the support and delivering the same horizontally to said containers during the stoppages consequent upon the intermittent movement of the conveyors, the packing conveyor being adapted to move the con tainers upwardly within the cartons, to reverse thev containers and cartons and to Withdraw the containers from the cartons.

13. In a machine forpacking biscuit, a support, an vendlesspacking conveyor having a series of laterally open containers, and means for removing biscuit from the support and delivering the same horizontally to said containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to present the containers to the hiscuit delivery means at different levels.

14. In a machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless 1packing conveyor having a series of lateral y support and delivering the same horizontally tosaid containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to present the containers to the open containers, and a means for removingrows of biscuit from the biscuit delivery means successively at different levels.

15. In a machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless packing conveyor having a series of laterally open containers, means for moving the packing conveyor intermittently, and means for removing rows of biscuit from the support and delivering .the same horizontally to said containers during the stoppages consequent upon the intermittent movement, the packing conveyor being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means successively at different levels.

l6. In a machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless packing conveyor, having a series of containers and adapted to car'y, a succession of cartons, and means for removing biscuit from the support and delivering the same to said containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means successively at different levels, and further adapted to move the containers Within the cartons, to reverse the containers and car- ..tons and to Withdraw the containers from the cartons.

'17. In a machine for packing biscuit, a support, an endless packing conveyor having a series of laterally open containers, means for feeding a succession of cartons to the packing conveyor, means for moving the packing conveyor intermittently, and means for removing rows of biscuit from the support and delivering the same horizontally to the containers, the packing conveyor being adapted to. present the containers successively at diflerent levels to the biscuit delivery' means, and further adapted to move the containers Within the cartons, to reverse the containers and cartons and to Withdraw the containers from the cartons.

18. In a machine for packing biscuit, a

conveyor, an endless packing conveyor, means for feeding cartons successively to the packing conveyor, means for moving the first named conveyor intermittently, means for moving the packing conveyor intermittently, and means for removing successive rows of biscuit placed by the first named conveyor and delivering the same to the packing conveyor, the latter adapted to deliver said biscuit to the cartons, and means for removing the charged cartons fromthe packing conveyor.

19. In a machine for packing biscuit, a conveyor, a packing device including containers, means for feeding cartons successively to the packing'device, and means for removing biscuit from the conveyor and delvering the same to said containers, the

packing device being-adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means successively at difierent levels, and further adapted to deliver the biscuit to the cartons.

20. In a machine for packing biscuit, a conveyor, means for moving the same intermittently, a packing device including containers, means for feeding cartons successively to the packing device, means for mov-' different levels, and further adapted to move the containers withinthe cartons, to reverse the containers and cartons and to withdraw the containers from the cartons.

21. In a machine for packing biscuit, a conveyor, a packing device having contalners, means for feeding cartons successively to the packing device, and means for removing biscuit successively placed by said conveyor and delivering the same to said containers, the packing device being adapted to present the containers successively and at different levels to the biscuit delivery means and further adapted to deliver the biscuit to the cartons, and means for feeding insert paper coincidently, with the delivery of biscuit to the containers; I

22. In a machine for packing biscuit, a conveyor, a packin device having containers, means for eedingicartons successively to the packing device, and means for removing biscuit successively placed by said conveyor and delivering the same to said containers, the packing device being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means successively at different levels and further adapted to-deliver the biscuit to thecartons, the means for delivering the biscuit to the containers being adapted to coincidently feed insert paper to the containers.

23, Ina machine for packing biscuit, a conveyor, a packing device having containers, and means for removing biscuit suecessively placed by said conveyor and dellvering the same simultaneously to a plurality of said containers, the packing device being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivering means successively at different levels. J

24;. In a machine for packing biscuit, a

conveyor, a packing device including containers, means for feeding cartons successively to the packing device, and means for removing biscuit successively placed by said conveyor and delivering the same simultaneously to a plurality of said conainers, the packing device being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means suc- .cessively at dilferent levels, and the biscuit delivery means being adapted to coincidently feed a plurality of insert paper strips upon different levels to the containers.

25. In a machine for packing biscuit, a

- containers to said conveyor, a packing device including containers, means for feed ng cartons successively to the packing device, and means for removing biscuit successively placed by said conveyor and delivering the same simultaneously to a plurality of said containers and for feeding a plurality of insert'paper strips at different levels simultaneously to said containers and for severing said strips, the packing device being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means successively at different levels.

26. In a machine for packing biscuit an endless packing conveyor having a series of laterally open containers, a feed table, and horizontally operating means working over said table for delivering biscuit successively to the open sides "of said containers, the packing conveyor adapted to present the table successively at different levels. i i

27. In a machine for packing biscuit,-an endless packing conveyor, having a series of laterally open containers, a feed table, and horizontally operating means Working over said table for delivering biscuit successively to the open sides of said containers, the

packing conveyor being adapted to present a plurality of said containers simultaneously to said table and to the biscuit remova means at different levels.

28. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device having a series of laterally open containers, and horizontally operating means for delivering biscuit successively to the open sides of saidcontainers, said packing device being adapted to present the containers to the biscuit delivery means, successively at difierent levels.

29, In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device having a series of laterally open containers, a feed table, and horizontally operating means working over said table for delivering biscuit successivel open sides of said containers, the packing device being adapted to present a plurality of said containers simultaneously to said table and to the biscuit delivery means at different levels.-

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30. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device having a series of containers, a feed table, means for feeding cartons successively to the packingdevice, and horizontally operatingmeans working oversaid table for delivering biscuit successively to said containers, the packing device being adapted to move the containers within the cartons, to reverse the same and to withdraw the containers from the cartons. c.

31. In a machine for packing biscuit, an endless packing conveyor including an endless series of laterally open containers, and a feed table, the packing conveyor being adapted to present the containers to said table successively at different levels.

to the 32. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device having a series of laterally open containers, and a feed table, the packing device being adapted to present a plurality of said containers simultaneously to said table each at a difierent level. i

33. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device, means for feeding cartons successively to said device, a feed table, horizontally working means operating over said table for delivering biscuit to said packing device, the latter adapted to deliver the hiscuit successively to said cartons, and means for feeding insert paper successively to the cartons operating simultaneously with the biscuit delivery means.

34. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device having a series of laterally open containers, means for feeding cartons successively to said device, a feed table, horizontally Working means operating over said table for delivering biscuit to said containers, the packing device being adapted to deliver the biscuit from the containers to the cartons, and means for feeding insert paper successively to the cartons operating simultaneously With the biscuit delivery means.

35. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device having a series of laterally open containers, a feed table, horizontally operating means Working over said table for delivering biscuit successively to said containers, the packing device adapted to present said containers to said table successively at different levels, and means for feeding insert paper to position above the biscuit being delivered to the containers opcrating simultaneously with the biscuit delivery means. i

36. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device including spaced containers, a table, reciprocatory means for feeding biscuit along said table to position opposite said containers and adapted to separate the biscuit into groups spaced to correspond with the spacing of said containers, and means for delivering the-biscuit from said table to the containers.

37. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device including spaced containers, a table, reciprocatory means for feeding biscuit along said table to position opposite said containers and adapted to separate the biscuit into groups and to modify the intervals between the groups to correspond with the spacing of said containers, and means for delivering the biscuit from said table to the containers.

38. In a machine for packing biscuit, a packing device including spaced containers, a table, reciprocatory means including pivotally supported rake teeth for feeding biscuit along said table to position opposite said containers, cam means for successively lifting said teeth to release the biscuit and sepa rate the same into groups, and means for delivering the biscuit from said table to the containers.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

STUART HILDER.

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