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940- M. PARIDON MACHINE FOR BOOKING MATCHES 2 Sheeis-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 21,. ,1940

M. PARIDON MACHINE FOR BOOKING MATCHES Dec. 31, 1940.

Filed Feb. 21,, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 0% mm mm mm, a

Patented Dec. 31, 1940 UNITE s orrics Michael Paridon, Barberton, Ohio, assignor to The C Diamcnd Match Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application February 21, 1944 Serial No. 320,002

6 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for booking matches, and more particularly to a machine of the type disclosed in United States Patent No. 1,042,472, dated October 29, 1912. The machine forming the subject of the patent mentioned comprises a carrier consisting of an endless chain of pocketed links (each including a resilient clamping member constructed and arranged for intermittent movement along an extended path 10 in which are included in succeeding order mechanism whereby flat covers for match books are folded at one end and inserted in the adjacent links of the carrier in such manner that the folds project rearwardly of, and the bodies of the covers are clamped in, the links; mechanism whereby conventional match strips are pushed flatwise into the respective links and with the bases of the cards within the end folds of the covers, the matches thus being clamped against the bodies of the respective covers; mechanism whereby the associated cards and covers are stitched or otherwise fastened together while they are borne by the carrier, and mechanism whereby frictionpaint material is applied to the exterior of the re- 25 spective covers during their travel. In the absence of a cover or covers from a carrier link or links when they leave the match card inserting mechanism, the uncovered cards (unless they have been promptly removed by an attendant) progress to the painting and other succeeding mechanisms included in the book making cycle, thus requiring the temporary stopping of the machine and the manual removal of the match card or cards. 7

The object of my invention is to provide the booking machine with a simple and efiicient attachment whereby the match cards that have been inserted in carrier links from which the covers have been omitted are rapidly removed-from the links, and this without interference with the properly associated cards and covers borne by the carrier, which attachment is conveniently interposed between the stitcher and the frictionpaint applying mechanism.

With this object in view my invention comprises novel features of construction and combinations of parts which in a preferred form of embodiment of my invention will be hereinafter described; the scope of the invention being expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a partial front elevation of a match booking machine equipped with match card removing mechanism embodying the principle of my invention, only so much of the machine being shown as is necessary to illustrate theinvention.

Fig. 2 is apartial plan of the machine, including the match card removing mechanism- Fig. 3 is a plan of the said mechanism and ads jacent portions of the guide trough and endless carrier of the booking machine.

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are transverse vertical sections in a plane through the said mechanisms, as on the line :r-a: of Fig. 3, showing the mechanism f, in succeeding positions in relation to a carrier link and its contents.

Referring to the drawings, l0 designates the supporting frame including the table I l of a typical match booking machine; It the main cam '15 shaft which extends longitudinally of the frame and beneath the table, and I3 a portion of a carrier which is intermittently actuated by and from v the cam shaft through suitable gearing. The- H carrier comprises an endless chain of pocketed20 links adapted to travel in a longitudinally extending guide trough I4 which is suitably supported at the rear of the table, each link of the chain including a base l5 with parallel side walls It having inwardly overhanging flanges ll, and including also a spring clamping leaf 18 which is secured at one end to the base and inclined upwardly and rearwardly so that its free upper end coacts with the under surfaces of the flanges. N

At one end of the machine are two spaced hoppers 59 each adapted to contain a pile of flat book covers (C). The lowermost covers of the respective hoppers are ejected therefrom, and, in a dwell of the carrier, are presented to mechanism including swinging blades 29 effective to -'35 fold the leading ends of the ejected covers and insert them in the adjacent carrier links. The folded ends of the covers thus inserted project through'the rear of the respective links while the bodies of the covers are yieldingly clamped m against the flanges ll of the links by the spring leaves l8. In the continued travel of the carrier the covers are presented to mechanism including a pusher 2| whereby match cards (M) are inser ed in the links which were previously preili sented to the cover-inserting mechanism. If the links have been properly supplied with covers the cards are pushed between the springleav-es and the under surfaces of the respective covers so that the uncut bases of the cards are embraced BO by the folded ends of the complementary covers.

If, however, a cover or covers be absent the card or cards will simply be entered and clamped in the link or links.

Usually two counterpart cards of matches, one

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hangs the path of the carrier.

card superposed on the other, are inserted in each link. The contents of the links are then presented to wire stitchers (S) which are supported by a frame 22 spaced from the adjacent end of the frame l and are actuated in timed relation to the carrier I3 by suitable gearing, including a chain 23 passing about a sprocket wheel 24 fast on the drive shaft 25. The channel section'26 constituting an extension of the trough,

spans the space between the two frames I0 and 22 and underlies the stitcher heads, thus guiding the carrier below the heads and presenting thereto, for binding, the basal ends of the complementary cards and covers contained in the links. The assembled book elements, when bound, are transported by the carrier to friction paint-applying mechanism (F); thence to the succeeding stations in the book making cycle.

The attachment embodying my invention for removing match cards from the carrier links from which covers have been omitted at the cover-supplying station, is mounted adjacent the path of the carrier in a location following the card inserting station, preferably between the stitchers and the friction-paint applying mechanism. In the case of a booking machine in which, as herein illustrated, provision is had for the insertion of match cards in plural links during each dwell of the carrier, the attachment includes a corresponding number of card pushing T anisms are identical in construction and operation and therefore a description of one of the mechanisms in the form shown will suffice, as

follows:

Fixed to the rear wall of the trough section 26 are a pair of spaced upstanding brackets 21 in and between which is secured a shaft 28 parallel with and rearwardly of the carrier. On this shaft is loosely supported the rearward end of a forwardly extending rocker head 29 which over- This head consists of a yoke-like body shaped to provide lower and upper members 30 and 3|, respectively, merging with and forming parallel continuations of an inner semi-circular connecting surface 32. The

lower member 30 terminates in a forward downwardly-extending' tail piece 33 that normally gravitates below the horizontal path of the book covers unless supported by a cover in the adjacent link of the chain, the free forward end of .which cover rests upon and is sup-ported by a vertically perforated fixture 34 on the forward wall Of the trough. In that event the rocker is maintained in horizontal position, or substantially so, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

Interposed between and transversely of the rocker members is a shaft 35 which overlies the path of the carrier and which shaft is journaled in forwardly extending bearings in a pair of brackets 36 also fixed to the rearward wall of the i 65, trough. In the present instance one end of the shaft 35 has fast thereon a sprocket wheel 31 which is operatively connected by a chain 38 with a similar wheel (not shown) on a driven shaft of the booking machine, the ratio of the gearing being such that the shaft 35 makes one-half rotation during each dwell of the intermittently moving carrier and one-half rotation during each movement of the carrier. Fast'on the shaft 35 is a cam 39 which rotates in acounter-clockwise direction within the space between the rocker members 30 and 3|, the contour of the cam being such that in an interval of each rotation thereof the cam moves in contact with the upper rocker member in a manner to lift the rocker a limited extent, and then escapes such upper member to permit the rocker to gravitate to down position, the extent of the descent depending upon the presence or absence of a book match cover beneath the tail piece 33. The rocker occupies its down position until the cam again moves in contact with the upper rocker member. Undue upward movement of the rocker when its upper member is engaged by the cam 39 is prevented by a suitably-disposed stop 40 on the adjacent bracket 4! fixed to the shaft 28; it being noted that the interval of contact of the cam with the upper rocker member is such that the nose of the cam escapes such member immediately after the succeeding carrier link bearing a match card or cards, with or without a cover, is brought beneath the rocker, thus affording ample room for the unobstructed passage thereunder of the advancing cover as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5.

Fast on the shaft 35 so as to depend laterally of the lower rocker member is a crank arm 42 to the lower end of which is pivoted, as at 43, the rearward end of an angular dog comprising a forwardly extending arm 44 and an upstanding portion 45; the arm terminating in a depending 3 tooth-like member 46 and the upper end of the arm portion 45 having a lateral roller 41 which overhangs and rests, by gravity, on the upper edge of the lower rocker member 30.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that during the rotation of the actuating shaft 35 the crank 42 and the cam 39 are rotated as a unit in timed relation with the carrier, that the cam eifects and permits the rising and falling motions of the rocker, and that the crank rotates the pivoted dog 44 about the axis ofthe shaft.

It will also be seen that during the rotation of the dog by the crank the path of travel of the dog about the axis of rotation of the shaft is progressively constrained and controlled by the:

contact of the roller 41 with the opposing parallel and curved inner surfaces of the rocker in such manner that in the downward stroke of the crank to a position vertically below the axis of the shaft the cam clears the rocker and the latter descends to and is maintained in horizontal position by the contact of its tail piece 33 with an underlying book cover, the dog then being supported in horizontal position, or substantially so, with its tooth 46 slightly above the cover and rearwardly of the heads of the matches underlying the cover, as seen in Fig. 4. Therefore in the continued counter-clockwise rotation of the crank the dog travels rearwardly and longitudinally of,

but out of rubbing contact with, the book cover,

other carrier link is brought beneath the dog,

whereupon if a cover element be present in the advanced link the rocker will be supported in raised position by the cover, and the dog will travel idly rearward and back again. However,

if the cover element be absent from the advanced link the rocker, descending, will permit the dog to sink below the plane of the match cards, as seen in Fig. 6. Consequently in the next rearward motion of the dog the tooth will abut the opposing match heads (as seen in Fig. 7) and thereby push the cards rearwardly from the link. So in the operation of the booking machine the dog will be actuated in timed relation to the carrier to remove from the links any contained match cards that are not associated with their complementary covers.

It is to be understood that my invention is not limited to the particular exemplifying form of embodiment thereof herein disclosed, as the mechanisms may be modified within the principle of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a match booking machine having a travelling carrier to receive and transport a succession of assembled covers and match cards, mechanism for ejecting from the carrier match cards from which the covers have been omitted, comprising a match card ejecting member, means for supporting said member and moving it back and forth above and transversely of the path of the carrier, a vertically-movable guide element for said ejecting member, means for actuating said element to effect and permit its upward and downward movements, said element having a depending member which in the absence of an underlying cover descends sufficiently to lower said element with the ejecting member positioned to abut the opposing match card during the rearward travel of said member, thereby ejecting the card from the carrier, and which depending member in the presence of an underlying cover is limited in its descent, thus maintaining the said member with its acting end positioned to move idly over the cover.

2. In a match booking machine having a travelling carrier to receive and transport a succession of assembled covers and match cards, mechanism for ejecting from the carrier match cards from which the covers have been omitted, comprising a match card ejecting member, means for supporting said member and moving it back and forth above and transversely of the path of the carrier, a vertically-movable rocker head overhanging the carrier and mounted laterally thereof, and means for actuating said element to eifect and permit its upward and downward movements, said rocker head having guides for said ejecting member and having also a depending member which in the absence of an underlying cover descends sufilciently to lower said head with the ejecting member positioned to abut the opposing match card during the rearward travel of said ejecting member, thereby ejecting the card from the carrier, and which depending member in the presence of an underlying cover is limited in its descent, thus maintatining the said ejecting member positioned to move idly over the cover.

3. In a match booking machine having a travelling carrier to receive and transport a succession of assembled covers and match cards, mechanism for ejecting from the carrier match cards from which the covers have been omitted, comprising a crank mounted to rotate above the path of the carrier, a match card ejecting dog pivotally connected with the crank and overlying the path of the covers, a vertically movable head for supporting said dog and guiding it in its path during the rotation of the crank, a cam arranged in co-operative relation to said head to lift and permit the descent of said head at determined intervals, said head including a member under the influence of an opposing cover, and means for rotating said crank and cam in timed relation to the carrier, whereby in each rotation of the crank and cam the said dog is positioned to move idly over an underlying cover present in the carrier or to abut and remove from the carrier a match card devoid of a cover.

4. In a match booking machine having a travelling carrier to receive and transport a succession of assembled covers and match cards, mechanism for ejecting from the carrier match cards from which the covers have been omitted comprising a driven shaft mounted to rotate above the path of the carrier, a crank fast on said shaft, a match card ejecting dog pivotally connected with said crank and overlying the path of the covers, a yoke-like rocker mounted for vertical oscillation and aifording a guide for the dog during the rotation of the crank, a cam fast on the shaft and rotatable within the rocker, said cam co-acting with the upper portion of the rocker to lift and permit the descent of said rocker at determined intervals, and said rocker including a depending member under the influence of an opposing card, whereby in each rotation of the shaft the said dog is positioned to move idly over an underlying cover present in the carrier, or to abut and remove from the carrier a match card devoid of a cover. I

5. In a match booking machine having a travelling carrier to receive and transport a succession of assembled covers and match cards, mechanism for ejecting from the carrier match cards from which the covers have been omitted, comprising a driven shaft mounted to rotate above the path of the carrier, a crank fast on said shaft, a match card ejecting dog pivotally connected with said crank and overlying the path of the covers, and means including a member controlled by the presence and absence of a cover to determine the idle and active positions, respectively, of the said dog in respect to the plane of a match card advanced by the carrier to a position below the dog.

6. In a match booking machine having a travelling carrier to receive and transport a succession of assembled covers and match cards, means for ejecting from the carrier match cards from which the covers have been omitted, comprising a match card ejecting member movable transversely and vertically in respect to the path of the carrier, and means controlled by the presence of a cover in the carrier to maintain said member above the cover, but in the absence of such cover to permit said member to descend into abutting relation to the adjacent ends of the matches borne by the carrier.

MICHAEL PARIDON.

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