US2400616A - Apparatus for feeding spangles to spangling machines - Google Patents

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APPARATUS FOR FEEDIfiG SPANGLES To' SPANGLING MACHINES C. WEISS May 21, 1946,

Filed Nov. 23, 1944 cam. .BY (C7 ATTORNEY Patented May 21, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT orFlcE APPARATUS FOR FEEDING SPAN GLES TO SPANGLING MACHINES Charles Weiss, Corona, Long Island, Y., as-

signor to Joseph Brandt & Bro. Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 23, 1944, Serial No. 564,747

10 Claims.

the objects of the present invention is to re.

duce to a considerable extentqthe amount of floor space required for feeding the spangles and the companion thread or string tov the spangling machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a thread and spangle feeding apparatus with means for positively advancing the thread and the spangles in the course of the travel of the thread and spangles from the supply spool to the spangling machine.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying illustrative drawing. 4

In the drawing: V

Fig. 1 is a side view of the spangle and thread feeding apparatus embodying the, present'invention, said feeding apparatus being shown in association with a spangling machine illustrated more or less diagrammatically;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of part of the feeding apparatus of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a view, on a larger scale, of part of the apparatus on the line 33 of Fig. 1; i

Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the lower part of, the lower support. I v

As illustrated in the drawing, the spanglefeeding apparatus supplies the spangles l and the string l2, which is threaded through said spangles, from a spool M to a spangling machine IG, said supply spool being mounted in elevated position in respect to the intake of the spangling machine. It will be understood that string l2 carrying a multiplicity of the spangles l0 through which said string is threaded and on which said spangles move ,while being fed to the spangling machine 'is unwound from spool [4 while the thread and spangles travel to the spangling machine, said spool being [provided with a suitable friction brake (not shown) to provide for the tensioning of the string while it is being unwound.

The feeding apparatus of the present invention comprises means for supporting the spangles ID for movement toward the spangling machine. Said supporting means comprises a lower downwardly inclined support in the form of a trough or ramp l8 and an upper downwardly inclined support in the form of a trough. or ramp 29 which is positioned above trough l8.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, trough i3 is inclined downwardly toward the spangling machine while upper trough 20, positioned above trough l8, is inclined downwardly toward the upper partof lower trough it! from a point above the lower part of trough I18; Trough l8 comprises a bottom 22 and opposite side walls 24, and similarly trough 25 comprises a bottom 26 and opposite side walls 28; The lower downwardly inclined trough.v i8 ,is supported in any suitable way as by-vertical supports 3t and 32, and the upper downwardly inclined trough-2i! is supported by side members-34 and 35 secured to the opposite side-Walls of troughs l8 and 20. The spool id is mounted for rotation at the upper ends of vertical members 38 secured to said walls 28 of,

trough 20 at, the upper end of the latter.

It will be understood thatas the string 12 and the spangles 10 travel to the spangling machine they move downwardly from supply spool M to the lower end of trough 20 in a direction away from the spangling machine and then in the opposite direction down trough it toward the spangling machine. The means for reversing the. direction of movement of string 12 and spangles It! comprises a driven roller 4i) positioned at the lower end of upper trough 26.

More; specifically, as here shown, said driven roller 40 is fixed to a shaft 42 which is journalled for rotation in bracket arms, secured to trough 20 at the lowerend thereof. A pulley 46 is fixed to shaft 42 and is driven bya belt 48 whichin turn isdriven by a pulley 50 which is fixed to the driven shaft 52 which operates the roller Ed at the lower end of trough I8. Said shaft 52 is driven by a pulley 53 operated by a belt 55 driven at the proper speed by a part of the spangling machine as described in said' Brandt patent. Belt 48, which drives pulley 46 for rotating roller 4B, is crossed 'so that the roller 40 at the lower endv of upper trough 21] rotates in a counterclockwise direction while roller 54 at the lower part of trough IBrotates in a clockwise direc tion (viewing Fig. 1). Thus, rollers 4!! and 54 are driven in unison by belts 48 and 55 to advance'the spangles toward the spangling machine. Roller 56 is driven by a pulley 51 operated by belt 59 driven by pulley E! on shaft 52.

From roller 54 the string I2 and the spangles iii 55 pass to and are engaged by the driven roller 55.

0 here shown, is the same as that illustrated 'in Fig. 3 of the above mentioned Brandt patent. It will be understood, however, that it is within the scope of the present invention to utilize means other than that herein specifically illustra-ted for periodically releasing the spangles forv movement from the feeding apparatus to the guidechute 62 of the spangling machine.

It will be understood that as the span'gles' lil' 1 move downwardly on string lZ. from -spool l4,

said spangles are supported on. the bottom of trough and move downwardly on said trough 7 bottom. Likewisasaid spangles are supported by the bottom 22 of lower trough I8 while they move downwardly on said trough. As the spangles move downwardly on said troughs, they are retarded by the frictional engagement of said spangles with the trough bottoms and that the string; l2 drawn from spool I 4, while being fed into the spangling machine, moves in'-rela-.-

span gles and relieves string l2 7 from harmful tension so that said string is notrequired tomove the spangles around roller 40. It willbe-undeb. stood further that by reason of the construction and arrangement of the feeding apparatus of the present inyer itionfthe required floor space is considerably reduced as compared with the floor space required for the feeding apparatus illustrated in the abovementioned patent to Brandt, while on the other hand, the advantages of the feeding apparatu shown in said patent are retained in the feeding. apparatus of the present invention. Further, it will be understood that the apparatus shown in the accompanying drawing at the lower end of'trough I8, beginning with roller 54 and including all of the parts of the apparatus at th right thereof, including spangling machine, .are' all as illustrated and described in said Brandt patent, except that roller'shaft 52, which corresponds to the shaft of roller 60 of the apparatus illustrated in the Brandt patent, is provided with a pulley 50 for driving belt 48. Thus, it is seen that the apparatus illustrated in the Brandt patent can b readily adapted, pursuant to the present invention, to embody the principles and advantages of the present invention. v e 7 While I have shown and described the presently chine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally thereof' during the feeding operation, an upper ramp inclined downwardly in a direction away from the sp'angling machine; a lower ramp inclined downwardly toward said machine, said upper [preferred embodiment of my invention in the ramp having its lower end positionedabove and spaced longitudinally'from the lower end of the lower ramp, means on'saicl upper ramp spaced from the lower end thereof for supportingaa spool of said spangle-carrying thread, said thread being movable at uniform speed downwardly on said upper ramp, asthe spool is unwound, to said lower 'end' of the upper ramp and then downwardly at the same uniform speed on said lower ramp, and means at the lower end of said upper ramp for directing the thread and the spangles carried thereby from said upper ramp to said lower ramp. 1

2. In apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said span'gles being carried by said thread and'm ovable therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, an upper ramp inclined downwardly in adirection' away from the spangling machine,- a lower ramp inclined downwardly toward said machine, said upper ramp having its lower end positioned abovean'd spaced longitudinally from the lower end of the lower ramp, means on said upper 'ra'mp' spaced from the lower endjthereof for supp'ortinga spool of said spangle-carrying thread, said thread being movable at uniform speed downwardly on said upper rampjas the'spool'is unwound,*to saidlower end-of the upper ramp and then down wardly at the same unifornrspeed on said lower ramp, and a driven roller for directing and mov ingthe thread and the spangles carried thereby from said upper ramp to 'saidlower ramp' for movement downwardly of said lower ramp toward the spangling machine.

3; In apparatus for. feeding a'th'read and spangles' mounted thereon to a spangl-i'ngmachine, said spangle being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinallythereof during the feeding operation an upp er ramp 7 inclined downwardly in a direction awayifrom the spangling machine, a lower ramp inclined downwardly toward said machine, said upper ramp having its lower end positioned above and spaced longitudinally from'thelower end offlthe lower ramp, means on" said upper ramp fspaced from the lower end thereof for supporting a spool of said spangle jcarrying thread, said threadbeing movable at uniform speed downwardly on said, upper ramp, as the spool i unwound, to said lower end of the upper ramp and then downwardly on said lower ramp, a driven roller for directing the thread and the spangles carried thereby from saidupper rarnpto' said lower ramp for movement at the same uniformgspeed downwardly of said lower ramp towardthe s'pangling machine,,a driven roller at the lower, part of said lower ramp for advancing thethread and spangles toward the spanglingmachinaand means for driving said rollers in unison. l 4. In apparatus for feeding a thread. and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally there of a during the. feeding operatiornfan upper ramp 'inclined downwardlyin a'direction away from the spangling machine, a lower rampjinclin'ed downwardly toward said, machine, said-upper ramp having its lower-endpositioned above'and spaced longitudinallyfrom thelower endof the lower ramp, means on said upper-ramp spaced from the lower end thereof for supportingiaspool of said spangle-carrying ,thread, 'said thread being-movable at uniform speeddownwardly on said upper ramp, a the spool is unwound, to said lower end of the upper ramp and then downwardly at the same uniform speed on said lower ramp, and power driven rollers spaced from each other longitudinally of the direction of feed of the spangles and thread down the lower ramp to advance said spangles toward the spangling machine.

5. In apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, a plurality of inclined supports positioned one above the other, a lower one of said supports being inclined downwardly toward the spangling machine and an upper one of said inclined supports being inclined downwardly toward the upper part of said lower one of the supports and in a direction away from the spangling machine, means provided in the apparatus for supporting a spool of the spangle-carryingstring for the unwinding thereof while the string and spangles move downwardly on said supports, and power operated means for directing the string and spangles from the lower part of the upper support to the upper part of the lower support for movement down said lower support, said thread being moved at uniform speed longitudinally of said supports.

6. In apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, a plurality of inclined supports positioned one above the other, a lower one of said supports being inclined downwardly toward the spangling machine and an upper one of said inclined supports being inclined downwardly toward the upper part of said lower one of the supports and in a direction away from the spangling machine, means provided in the apparatus for supporting a spool of the spangle-carrying string for the unwinding thereof while the string and spangles move downwardly on said supports, and a power driven roller for directing the thread and the spangles carried thereby from said upper support to said lower support for movement downwardly of said lower support toward the spangling machine, said thread being moved at uniform speed longitudinally of said supports.

'7. In apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, a plurality of inclined supports positioned one above the other, a lower one of said supports being inclined downwardly toward the spangling machine and an upper one of said inclined supports being inclined downwardly toward the upper part of said lower one of the supports and in a direction away from the spangling machine, means provided in the apparatus for supporting a spool of the spangle-carrying string for the unwinding thereof while the string and spangles move downwardly on said supports, a power driven roller for moving and directing the thread and the spangles carried thereby from said upper support to said lower support for movement downwardly of said lower support toward the spangling machine, a

power driven roller at the lower part of said lower support for advancing the thread and spangles toward the spangling machine, and means for driving said rollers in unison, said thread being moved at uniform speed longitudinally of said supports.

8. Apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, said apparatus comprising a plurality of inclined supports positioned one above the other, a lower one of said supports being inclined downwardly toward the spangling machine and an upper one of said inclined supports being inclined downwardly toward the upper part of said lower one of the supports and in a direction away from the spangling machine, means provided in the apparatus for supporting a spool of the spangle-carrying string for the unwinding thereof while the string and spangles move downwardly on said supports, and power operated means spaced from each other longitudinally of the direction of feed of the spangles and thread down the lower support'to advance said spangles toward the sp-angling machine, said thread being moved at uniform speed longitudinally of said supports.

9. Apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and mov able therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, said apparatus comprising a first longitudinally extending support inclined downwardly toward the spangling machine, a second longitudinally extending support positioned at a higher level than said first support and inclined downwardly in a different direction, means provided in the apparatus for supporting a spool of the spangle-carrying string for the unwinding thereof while the string and spangles move downwardly on said supports, and power operated means for directing and moving the string and spangles from the lower part of the upper support to the upper part of the lower support for movement down said lower support, said thread being moved at uniform speed longitudinally of said supports.

10. Apparatus for feeding a thread and spangles mounted thereon to a spangling machine, said spangles being carried by said thread and movable therewith and longitudinally thereof during the feeding operation, said means comprising a first longitudinally extending support in clined downwardly toward the spangling machine, a second longitudinally extending support positioned at a higher level than said first support and inclined downwardly in a different direction, means provided in the apparatus for supporting a spool of the spangle-carrying string for the unwinding thereof while the string and spangles move downwardly on said supports, and a driven roller for directing and moving the thread and the spangles carried thereby from said upper support to said lower support for movement downwardly of said lower support toward the spangling machine, said thread being moved at uniform speed longitudinally of said supports.

CHARLES WEISS,

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