US1792692A - Honey-section machine - Google Patents

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Fel?a 17,1931. Q HOLM 1,792,692

` HONEY SECTION MACHINE Filed March 27, 1928 v si \\\\f Patented Feb. 17,v 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHRISTIAN I-IOLM, OF GENOA, ILLINOIS nolvianr-sno'iiolv MACHINE Application led March 27, V1928. Seralllo.` 265,663. i

, machine whereby to finish theseotion in neat form.

A furtherobject'lof theinventionis to providea stop deviceto controlthe action of the hot plate to a desired limit, whereby to eliminate undesirable'after eects incidents to the thevariously adjusted sealing of the foundation.

' A still' furtherw object of the inventionr is to construct the stop device referred 'to with 'adjustablemeana in order to suit the same to positions of the foundation guide block. V

A fina-1,- but nevertheless important object of the invention is to construct the novel stop device with few andV simple yparts and so design the same that it may be applied to the standard machine without particular skill.

With the above objects in view and any others that may suggest themselves.v from the specification and claims to follow, a better understanding of the invention may be' gained by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Y `Figure 1 isa generalvertical section of so much of the machine involved inthe patent referred to as applies to ymy invention, the view being similarV to Figure 4in the patent; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the, hot plate to the extent involved by myinvention;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing one modification; Fig. 4 is a sectionon the line 4- 4 of Figure 3;and Figs.5 and 6 are sections showing two other modifications.

To those familiar with the artV of fastening foundations in honey sections, and especially with the machine illustrated inthe patent referred to, it will be recalled that, in accordance with the drawing, the section 10 isdeposited in a frame'll, and that the hot plate 12 operates under a guide block 13 against which the honey foundation 14 is held. The forward stroke of the hot platefmeets the bottom of the foundation and thev foundation being of wax, such bottom is momentarily melted,.,the operator quickly lowering the foundation to secure the same to the ioorof the section 10. The hot plate is in the mean'.- time permitted to recede under theA guide block 13.. Under present conditions, the receding frontal edge 12al draws with it a coat# ing or deposit of the melted wax, spreading thev same upon the .under side of theguide block inpart and permitting some to remain in suspension orpossibly depend to some extent. Qn the next forwardA stroke, the edge '12a of the hot plate picksup the y'depositfof Vthe guide block and carrying the excessive wax permits fsome to drip onto the floor 11a i of the frame before the nextv section is deposited. A The floor'lla thus becomes smeared with the residual wax and when the new section is mounted someV of this wax` is transferred to the bottom of the section, causing the same to become smeared and soiled.

Y Since honey sections are made and intended to be maintained scrupulously clean, it will be seen `that an unsatisfactory condition is had by the development mentioned. 'It has been t my intention to. eliminatev the staining and soiling of the section inthe manner stated above by employing the new stop device first referred to in a manner now to be described. h1By referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, the forward stroke of the hot'plate 12 is indicated bythe directional arrow, the extent of this-stroke being denoted by'dotted linesat the left. As previously mentioned, the hot plate is causedrto recede under the guide block 13, the extent being to an appreciable distance.4 VI have found Ythat limiting the recession of the hot plate 12 to a point flush with the front edge of the guide block 13 accomplishes my main object, and I have shown the hot plate by full lines in this position. By receding no further than the position noted, it will be realized that the residual wax is not carried under. Athe guide block and deposited or smeared thereon, so that no` ac- Y cumulation of this wax can occur. In other words," 1f a small coatmg of wax'rem'ains on the edge 12a of the hot plate 12, it will be merged into the wax foundation the next time the hot plate negotiates the latter. Thus, with no excessive coating or accumulation of wax on the edge 12a of the hot plate, there is at no time so much wax as to drip down upon the floor plate 11a of the frame. The latter remaining clean, the sections must needs remain in their original state of cleanliness when removed from the machine.

My main accomplishment is, therefore, 4to limit the recession of the'hot plate to the position described, and this I wish .t0 claim as new. Incidentally, I have devised a simple means to accomplish this end without altering the standard machine, but wish to .state that, although I have illustrated and described this means and also two modifications thereof, I do not wish to limit myself to any particular means for stopping the hot plate at the point considered; any suitable means will come within the principle lof my invention. A

To describe the principal means referred to, I will first makereference to an elongated slot'15 found in the hot plate 12 of the standmachine, at the rear. This slot is now used to guide the motion Vof the hot plate along a cross-head 16 carried by a bracket 17projecting yfrom the base of the machine. Since the cross-head is stationary and seats in the slot`15, it steadies the forward and rearward motion of the hot plate, so as to render the front edge 12al thereof in proper alinement with the honey section and the guide block 13. In applying the novel stop device, I construct a hook 18 of stiff strip metal which I catch in the front end of the slot 15, as shown. The upper section of the hook is bent up and horizontally perforated with a tapped bore to receive a screw 19 directed from the front. To the rear of the hook bend 18a the screw receives a lock nut 20, which enables the screw to be made fast relative to `the hook at any desired position in its travel. The rear end of the screw extends to meet the cross-head 16, and it will be seen that by properly adjusting the screw in a forward or rearward direction, the recession of the plate may be limited to the point of locating the frontal edge 12a of the hot plate even with that of the guide block 13 as the end of the screw strikes the lcross-head 16. The adjustment of the screw is a very simple matter, since the nick in the head of the screw is readily accessible with a screw-driver from the front of the'section frame, and a small plier or wrench may be used with ease to tighten the lock nut 20. Y

Thus the` novel stop device is really variable abutment fjor the cross-head 1 6, and it has occurred to me that a modificationcould easily be devised in the form shown in Figures 3 and il, In this instance, I perforate the hot rlateto reeeire a 1.091.@21. from below, a

washer 22 above the hot plate, an eccentric disk 23 next, and a securing nut 24 finally. The profile of the disk 23 is such as to constitute the same as an abutment in the nature of the end of the screw 19 relative to the cross-head 16. Thus, by shifting the position of the disk around in one or the other direction, the extent of the abutment is adjusted to suit, the nut 2-/1 being tightened after the proper adjustment has been made. Y The second modification employs the perforation referred to in connection with the iirstmodification, and may be understood from Figure 5. In this instance, the replica 25 of the screw 19 is used, but a screw 26 is used as a support for the same to pass downwardly through the perforation and the securing nut 27, The head of the screw is in the formof a post 28, which is tapped in the same way as the original bend 18a, likewise receiving a lock nut 29. This modication, like that of Figs. 3 and 4;, makes use of an independent perforation in the hot plate,and does not depend on the slot 15. Thus, `it can be used for a machine in which the cross head 16 is disposed for the same operation, but minus a guide slot 1,5. Where the machine is built to include the main embodiment of my invention, the most logical method occurring tome for mounting the screw 19, etc.` would be to substitute for the hook 18 and its bend 180, a tongue 18?) directly struck up from the metal of the plate 12, as indicated in the modification of Fig. 6, to appear and serve as the bend 18a in the present main embodiment.

vIt will be seen in conclusion that my improvement makes for a neat disposal of the honey section, and eliminates the usual mess and general dissatisfaction experienced with structures of the prevailing type. As the same time, my improvement does not involve expensive or complicated parts but rather furnishes a simple attachmentV which may be applied in a few minutes to serve the purpose intended by my invention.

I claim 1 A honey foundation` fastener comprising a frontal guide block, a hot plate reciprocable relative to the latter, and means `to curtail the receding stroke of the hot plate whereby to prevent the forward edge thereof from passing the forward edge of the guide block.V

2, A honey foundation fastener comprising a frontal guide block, a hot plate reciprocable relative to the latter, and means to limit the receding stroke of the hot plate whereby to locate the forward edge thereof substantially even with the forward edge of the guidel block.

3. A honey foundation fastener comprising a support, a guide block, a hot plate movable relative to the support, and an adjustable stop for the hot plate.

4. A honey foundation fastener compris- Y ing a support, a guide block, an apertured hot plate movable relative to the support, a standard anchored in the aperture of the hot plate, and a stop limited by the support.

. 5. A honey foundation fastener compris- `ing a support,`a guide block, an apertured hot plate movable relative to the support, a standard formed with a hook to engage the hot plate by Way of the aperture, and a screw disposed in the standard and adjustable relative to the support to limit the movement of the hot plate.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

` CHRISTIAN HOLM.

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