US1955012A - Cigarette making machine - Google Patents

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US1955012A
US1955012A US598822A US59882232A US1955012A US 1955012 A US1955012 A US 1955012A US 598822 A US598822 A US 598822A US 59882232 A US59882232 A US 59882232A US 1955012 A US1955012 A US 1955012A
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Molins Walter Everett
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/39—Tobacco feeding devices
    • A24C5/395—Tobacco feeding devices with arrangements in the hopper, e.g. for spreading, tamping

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  • This invention relates to cigarette making mathe gear box 14, and is arranged to contact with chines, and refers more particularly to the toan arm 15 pivoted at 16.
  • the arm 15 has a bacco feeding apparatus of such machines, and further arm 17 fixed thereto and the movement has for its object to provide a device for autoof the arm 15 is communicated to the spindle 12 5 matically supplying uniform quantities of tothrough link 18 and lever 19.
  • a stop screw 20 bacoo to the said tobacco feeding apparatus. prevents lever 15 from falling below a fixed point.
  • the invention consists of a device for auto- As the arm 13 revolves in the direction of the matically supplying uniform quantities of tobacco arrow once every two minutes (for example) the to the tobacco feeding apparatus of a cigarette arm 15 is lifted and the flap 11 is moved into the 39 making machine, comprising a tobacco container position shown in Fig. 2. As the mechanism falls adjacent to the hopper of the feeding apparatus, back when the roller on arm 13 passes the point and means for periodically transferring a quanof the lever 15, a dash pct 21 prevents the parts tity of tobacco from the container to the hopper. from falling too rapidly, and thus avoids shock or he invention will be more particularly denoise.
  • Fig. 1 is a view partly in section of a tobacco as it requires and the surplus falls back into the feeding apparatus showing the invention applied compartment as the flap recedes, it being under-'- thereto. stood that the tobacco in the flap will pull back a 39
  • Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. l with the parts in a certain amount from the hopper owing to the difi'erent position.
  • fact that the strands of tobacco are tangled with Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a portion of one another.
  • the flap 11 may also be operated Fig. 1 taken in the direction of the arrow A.
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 3. links to facilitate the filling of the normal hopper
  • carded roller 1 picks up tobacco from a hopper In order to assist in dividing the tobacco when 2 and delivers it to a combing roller 3 which the flap 11 falls back to its ordinary position so carries it beneath a brushing roller 4 after which that the tobacco still contained in the flap will 33 it is removed by a picker roller 5 and showered easily separate from that portion of the tobacco on to a distributing roller 6.
  • the ridge 10 may The tobacco is then picked from the roller 6 have a separating device 22 fitted thereto.
  • the by another picker roller '7 and showered into the separating device preferably comprises a coarsely filling trough 8 of the cigarette making machine.
  • threaded rod which does not rotate, but is car-
  • the sides of the ried on springs 23 and is rapidly vibrated endwise hopper are extended away from the feeding roller by a cam 24.
  • An additional spring 25 which may as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and a bottom plate 9 easily be changed is provided for the purpose of is arranged between the two extended sides to adjustment. form a large container or compartment into It is found that when the rod is oscillated, it
  • a pronged member 25 adjust- 45 is curved as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 so that a too much of the tobacco in the container tumment from the normal hopper. mg the pronged member the quantity of tobacco
  • a flap 11 is pivoted to the sides of the hopper transferred at each movement of flap 11 may be on a spindle 12 and forms the rear wall of the regulated. 5O compartment.
  • the invention is of course, applicable to types of by suitable mechanism to sweep part of the mass tobacco feeding apparatus other than the one of tobacco contained in the compartment over mentioned. the ridge 1G.
  • the mechanism for operating the the tobacco flap which is shown on the drawing comprises a is kept at a satisfactory level in the normal hop- 55 revolving arm 13 driven by reduction gearing in per, and the operator merely has to fill the con- 11o tainer from time to time and is relieved from the ,par u o a ly nt i 3 and a supply container, of means tobaccoinv the container necessity of spreading and distributing the tobacco in the hopper as has hitherto been usual.
  • a cigarette making machine the combination with a feed hopper, of a tobacco supply container located adjacent the feed hopper, and a swinging flap for thrusting tobacco directly from the supply container into the hopper.
  • the combination with a feed hopper, of a tobacco supply container located adjacent the feed hopper, and a reciprocating element movable periodically to transfer tobacco directly from the container into the hopper.
  • a filling trough and feeding apparatus for delivering tobacco to the trough, the combination with a feed hopper for delivering tobacco to said apadi n sa hopper, and a reciprocating element driven in timed relation With said feeding apparatus ⁇ for periodically transferring a quantity of tobacco directly from said container to said hopper.
  • a receptacle fortobacco providedwith means for separating the same into two comrespectively as a feed'hopper for moving I toward and across the said separating means, whereby a quantity of tobacco maybe delivered to the hopper, and a member provided with prongs disposed adjacent the said separating means to retain the bulk of partments serving and a supply container,
  • .asupply container of means for moving the tobacco in the supply container and to regulate the delivery of tobacco.
  • a receptacle for tobacco having an inwardly protruding bottom wall forming a partition separating the receptacle into a feed hopper and a supply container, of means movable within said supply container and in close proximity to said bottom wall for thrusting tobacco from the container into the hopper.
  • the combi nation with a receptacle for tobacco having an inwardly protruding bottom wall forming a partition separating the receptacle into a feed hopper of means movable within said supply container and in close proximity to said bottom wall for thrusting tobacco from the container into the hopper, and a device adjustably positioned adjacent the partition for regulating the quantity of tobacco delivered to the hopper.
  • the combination with areceptacle for tobacco provided with means for separating the same into two compartments serving respectively as a feed hopper and in the container toward and across the said separating means, whereby aquantity of tobacco may be delivered to the hopper, an adjustable gate adjacent the said separating means for regulatmg the deliveryof tobacco and means adjacent 3;
  • said separating means and oscillatable transversely of the direction of movement of the tobacco for facilitating separation of the shreds or'tobacco.

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US2416020A (en) * 1941-07-22 1947-02-18 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for feeding cut tobacco

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US2416020A (en) * 1941-07-22 1947-02-18 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for feeding cut tobacco

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