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US2842035A
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  • the present invention relates to a packaging machine and more particularly to an apparatus which may be used for counting and packaging newspapers and the like.
  • the present invention provides a means which automatically counts the papers after they are delivered from the press and stacks the newspapers in a bundle and provides means for tying the bundle. This is accomplished through the combination of a photoelectric counting device with a suitable mechanical linkage for moving the piled newspapers.
  • a photoelectric counting device with a suitable mechanical linkage for moving the piled newspapers.
  • the mechanical actuating mechanism there is provided a number of fractional revolution clutches and these clutches are described more specifically in my Patent No. 2,695,087 issued November 23, 1954.
  • the present application is a division of the application resulting in the above-identified patent.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my packaging machine
  • Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic elevational view of the control mechanism for the machine of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of the control mechanism of Fig. 2;
  • Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are diagrammatic views of the machine of Fig. l showing the sequence of operation thereof.
  • the newspapers come rapidly olf the printing presses and a large number of men are employed to count the newspapers and to tie them in appropriate bundles. These are the bundles which are distributed to the local paper boys.
  • the newspapers as they come off the press are generally indicated by reference numeral 1.
  • a counter 2 (whose operation is to be described later with reference to Fig. 2) counts the newspapers as they leave the press.
  • Supporting member 4 is pivotally mounted at 5 to posts 6.
  • Belt crank lever 7, connected to gear 8 through linkage 9, is iiXedly mounted to the supporting member 4.
  • One revolution of gear wheel 8 will cause the supporting member 4, through the action of linkage 9 and the belt crank lever 7, to pivot in a clockwise direction through stripper bars 10, thus stripping the papers from supporting member 4 and causing them to drop into the packaging cavity below.
  • the supporting member 4 Upon completion of the revolution of gear wheel 8, the supporting member 4 will have returned to the position shown in Fig. l.
  • the counter 2, as described below, determines when gear wheel 8 is to be actuated to drop the papers into the packaging cavity.
  • crank shaft 13 which is driven by a motor 14 through a belt drive 15.
  • crank shaft 13 is constantly rotating in the direction of the arrow.
  • crank shaft 13 Fixedly mounted to crank shaft 13 is a sprocket 16 which through chain 17 drives sprocket 18, with a 1 to 1 ratio between sprockets 16 and 18. Periodically and under control of counter 2, sprocket 18 drives gear Wheel 19 three quarters of a revolution through a fractional revolution clutch.
  • the ratio of the number of teeth on gear wheel S to the number of teeth on gear wheel 19 is 3 to 4, so that for every three quarters of a revolution of gear wheel 19, gear wheel 8 will rotate a full revolution.
  • belt crank lever 7 During the revolution ⁇ of gear wheel 8, when belt crank lever causes support member 4 to rotate clockwise, belt crank lever 7 also actuates linkage 21 which, in turn,
  • support member 22 causes support member 22 to rotate in a clockwise direction about its axis 23 to hold the oncoming papers until support member 4 is returned to its normal position.
  • Needles 24, rotatably mounted at 25 to frame 26, are connected through linkage 27, sprocket 28, and chain 29 to sprocket 20.
  • the ratio of the number of teeth in sprocket 28 to the number of teeth in sprocket 20 is three to four, so that, for every three fourths of a revolution of sprocket 20, sprocket 28 will rotate a complete revolution.
  • Sprocket 16 is connected to sprocket 20 through a fractional revolution clutch according to the present invention.
  • Spools 30 are mounted to frame 26 and carry twine or wire 31 for tying the bales of newspapers.
  • the twine is fed through needles 24, the ends of which cooperate with a tying mechanism (which is not shown and which forms no part of the present invention) in the packaging cavity.
  • the fractional revolution clutches between members 18 and 19 and between members 16 and 20 are controlled by the supplementary control arrangement indicated generally at 2 in Fig. 1 and shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3.
  • a pawl 35 engages a ratchet wheel 36 causing the ratchet wheel to move clockwise one tooth for each paper passing by pawl 3S.
  • Wheel 37 having teeth 38 rotates with ratchet wheel 36 causing tape 39 to move.
  • Tape 39 is provided on one side with slots 40 and on the other side with slots 41. Beneath the tape are positioned two lamps 42 and 43.
  • Immediately above the lamps and opposite the tape are two photo-electric cells 44, only one of which is ⁇ Shown in Fig. 2.
  • the photoelectric cell is connected through an amplifier to a solenoid 4S which actuates control element 45a.
  • the control element 45a is connected to each of the two fractional revolution clutches used with the machine.
  • slots 40 or 41 As one of slots 40 or 41 passes between its respective light and photo-electric cell, the light is permitted to shine through the slot exciting its respective photo-electric cell which, in turn, causes its respective solenoid 45 to actuate a control element 45a in one of the fractional revolution clutches.
  • the ratio is 5 to 1.
  • the slots 40 with their respective photo-electric cell and solenoid arrangement are associated with the fractional revolution clutch between members 18 and 19.
  • Slots 41 with their respective photo-electric cell and solenoid arrangement are associated with the fractional revolution clutch between members 16 and 20.
  • the clutch between members 18 and 19 will be caused to operate by control element 45a causing a group of ten papers to drop into the packaging receiving cavity.
  • the clutch between members 16 and 20 will be engaged causing needles 24 to move down to tie the package of 50 papers.
  • Figs. 4 through 7 show generally the sequence of operation of the parts at the time of the tying operation.
  • supporting member 4 has just dropped the last load of papers into the package receiving cavity.
  • the clutch operating needles 24 have just been engaged and ram 11 is about to compress the papers into the iinal package.
  • ram 11 has begun to move away from the packaging cavity while needles 24 have been moved t-o a position in which the tying operation is effected.
  • Fig. 7 shows the ram 11 at the extent of its return stroke, the package of newspapers has been tied, and a new length of string has been brought up from the tying operation to start a new package.
  • a counting and packaging machine for papers and the like comprising a conveyor for supplying papers to the machine, a transfer carriage comprising a rack mounted adjacent the end of said conveyor to receive papers from the conveyor, a packaging chamber disposed in spaced relation to the conveyor end, means pivotally mounting said transfer carriage for movement between the paper receiving position adjacent the end of said conveyor and a paper discharge position in the packaging chamber, said means including a motor having a rotatable shaft, a fractional revolution clutch connecting the shaft to the carriage, a control element for causing the engagement of the fractional revolution clutch, paper counting means for operating said control element at preselected intervals determined by the papers counted, a package tying arrangement adjacent said packaging chamber, a ⁇ second fractional revolution clutch connecting said package tying arrangement to said rotating shaft, a second control element for said second clutch, and means connecting said second control element to said counting means for operating said control element at additional preselected intervals determined by the papers counted.

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July .8, 1958 COUNTING Original Filed April ll. 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS July 8, 1958 J. F. LARKIN COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed April ll, 1952 DDUDDDUDDD INVENTGR .//r/vas AMPK/N,
ATTORNEYS July 8, 1958 J. F. LARKIN 2,842,035
COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE Original Filed April l1, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 @ff/M INVENTOR JAI/m55 fM/vmf,
ATTORNEYS United States Patent COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE James F. Larkin, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Original application April 11, 1952, Serial No. 281,821, now Patent No. 2,695,087, dated November 23, 1954. Divided and this application August 13, 1954, Serial No. 450,346
1 Claim. (Cl. 93-93) The present invention relates to a packaging machine and more particularly to an apparatus which may be used for counting and packaging newspapers and the like.
Heretofore there has not been provided any suitable means for counting and packaging newspapers as they are delivered from the press. Generally speaking a number of counters are stationed at the end of the press and these persons count the papers as they are delivered from the conveyor and when a suitable number is reached stack the papers and remove them. This is a highly insufcient system and results in a considerable waste of manpower.
The present invention provides a means which automatically counts the papers after they are delivered from the press and stacks the newspapers in a bundle and provides means for tying the bundle. This is accomplished through the combination of a photoelectric counting device with a suitable mechanical linkage for moving the piled newspapers. In the mechanical actuating mechanism there is provided a number of fractional revolution clutches and these clutches are described more specifically in my Patent No. 2,695,087 issued November 23, 1954. The present application is a division of the application resulting in the above-identified patent.
Referring to the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my packaging machine;
Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic elevational view of the control mechanism for the machine of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of the control mechanism of Fig. 2;
Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are diagrammatic views of the machine of Fig. l showing the sequence of operation thereof.
According to the present practice, the newspapers come rapidly olf the printing presses and a large number of men are employed to count the newspapers and to tie them in appropriate bundles. These are the bundles which are distributed to the local paper boys.
Referring to Fig. l, the newspapers as they come off the press are generally indicated by reference numeral 1. A counter 2 (whose operation is to be described later with reference to Fig. 2) counts the newspapers as they leave the press. As the newspapers come oi a belt 3, they are caught by a supporting member 4. Supporting member 4 is pivotally mounted at 5 to posts 6. Belt crank lever 7, connected to gear 8 through linkage 9, is iiXedly mounted to the supporting member 4. One revolution of gear wheel 8 will cause the supporting member 4, through the action of linkage 9 and the belt crank lever 7, to pivot in a clockwise direction through stripper bars 10, thus stripping the papers from supporting member 4 and causing them to drop into the packaging cavity below. Upon completion of the revolution of gear wheel 8, the supporting member 4 will have returned to the position shown in Fig. l. The counter 2, as described below, determines when gear wheel 8 is to be actuated to drop the papers into the packaging cavity.
As the papers are dropped into position, ram 11 is constantly compressing the papers into a package. The
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ram is actuated through link 12 connected to crank shaft 13 which is driven by a motor 14 through a belt drive 15. During normal operation, the crank shaft 13 .is constantly rotating in the direction of the arrow.
Fixedly mounted to crank shaft 13 is a sprocket 16 which through chain 17 drives sprocket 18, with a 1 to 1 ratio between sprockets 16 and 18. Periodically and under control of counter 2, sprocket 18 drives gear Wheel 19 three quarters of a revolution through a fractional revolution clutch. The ratio of the number of teeth on gear wheel S to the number of teeth on gear wheel 19 is 3 to 4, so that for every three quarters of a revolution of gear wheel 19, gear wheel 8 will rotate a full revolution.
During the revolution `of gear wheel 8, when belt crank lever causes support member 4 to rotate clockwise, belt crank lever 7 also actuates linkage 21 which, in turn,
causes support member 22 to rotate in a clockwise direction about its axis 23 to hold the oncoming papers until support member 4 is returned to its normal position.
Needles 24, rotatably mounted at 25 to frame 26, are connected through linkage 27, sprocket 28, and chain 29 to sprocket 20. The ratio of the number of teeth in sprocket 28 to the number of teeth in sprocket 20 is three to four, so that, for every three fourths of a revolution of sprocket 20, sprocket 28 will rotate a complete revolution.
Sprocket 16 is connected to sprocket 20 through a fractional revolution clutch according to the present invention.
Spools 30 are mounted to frame 26 and carry twine or wire 31 for tying the bales of newspapers. The twine is fed through needles 24, the ends of which cooperate with a tying mechanism (which is not shown and which forms no part of the present invention) in the packaging cavity.
The fractional revolution clutches between members 18 and 19 and between members 16 and 20 are controlled by the supplementary control arrangement indicated generally at 2 in Fig. 1 and shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3. Referring `to Fig. 2, a pawl 35 engages a ratchet wheel 36 causing the ratchet wheel to move clockwise one tooth for each paper passing by pawl 3S. Wheel 37 having teeth 38 rotates with ratchet wheel 36 causing tape 39 to move. Tape 39 is provided on one side with slots 40 and on the other side with slots 41. Beneath the tape are positioned two lamps 42 and 43. Immediately above the lamps and opposite the tape are two photo-electric cells 44, only one of which is `Shown in Fig. 2. The photoelectric cell is connected through an amplifier to a solenoid 4S which actuates control element 45a. The control element 45a is connected to each of the two fractional revolution clutches used with the machine.
As one of slots 40 or 41 passes between its respective light and photo-electric cell, the light is permitted to shine through the slot exciting its respective photo-electric cell which, in turn, causes its respective solenoid 45 to actuate a control element 45a in one of the fractional revolution clutches. With the type Iof machine described herein, there are more slots 40 than there are slots 41. In the present example, the ratio is 5 to 1. The slots 40 with their respective photo-electric cell and solenoid arrangement are associated with the fractional revolution clutch between members 18 and 19. Slots 41 with their respective photo-electric cell and solenoid arrangement are associated with the fractional revolution clutch between members 16 and 20. Thus, in the present example, for every ten papers counted, the clutch between members 18 and 19 will be caused to operate by control element 45a causing a group of ten papers to drop into the packaging receiving cavity. For every 50 papers counted and dropped into the cavity, the clutch between members 16 and 20 will be engaged causing needles 24 to move down to tie the package of 50 papers.
Figs. 4 through 7 show generally the sequence of operation of the parts at the time of the tying operation. In Fig. 4, supporting member 4 has just dropped the last load of papers into the package receiving cavity. The clutch operating needles 24 have just been engaged and ram 11 is about to compress the papers into the iinal package.
1n Fig. 5, the ram has completed its compressing stroke and the needles 24 have carried the end 31a of the twine 31 counter-clockwise into `slots 11a in the ram 11.
In Fig. 6, ram 11 has begun to move away from the packaging cavity while needles 24 have been moved t-o a position in which the tying operation is effected.
Fig. 7 shows the ram 11 at the extent of its return stroke, the package of newspapers has been tied, and a new length of string has been brought up from the tying operation to start a new package.
Itis to be understood that the relationship between the various elements as set forth above is not exact -but is given to show generally the cooperation between the parts during the packaging operation.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
A counting and packaging machine for papers and the like comprising a conveyor for supplying papers to the machine, a transfer carriage comprising a rack mounted adjacent the end of said conveyor to receive papers from the conveyor, a packaging chamber disposed in spaced relation to the conveyor end, means pivotally mounting said transfer carriage for movement between the paper receiving position adjacent the end of said conveyor and a paper discharge position in the packaging chamber, said means including a motor having a rotatable shaft, a fractional revolution clutch connecting the shaft to the carriage, a control element for causing the engagement of the fractional revolution clutch, paper counting means for operating said control element at preselected intervals determined by the papers counted, a package tying arrangement adjacent said packaging chamber, a `second fractional revolution clutch connecting said package tying arrangement to said rotating shaft, a second control element for said second clutch, and means connecting said second control element to said counting means for operating said control element at additional preselected intervals determined by the papers counted.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,221,196 Lewis Apr. 3, 1917 1,600,958 Hart et a1 Sept. 21, 1926 1,770,973 Coy July 22, 1930 1,985,547 Quick et al Dec. 25, 1934 2,606,483 Forbes Aug. 12, 1952
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