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MACHINE FOR WIRING OORKS IN BOTTLES. No. 295,735. Patented Mar, 25; 1884.

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MACHINE FOR WIRING GORKS IN BOTTLES No. 295,735. Patented Mar. 25, 1884 a i lar section, looking 1n the opposite direction;

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, MACHINE FOR WIRINGCORKS IN BOTTLES.

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; Be it known that I, ORAMILLE O. GARPEN TER, of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Machines for 'Wiring the Corks in Bottles; and I hereby declare the following to be a full and clear description thereof.

The object ofthis invention is to construct a machine for putting wires over the tops. of

corks in bottles and twist the said wires with wires which are placed by the machine around the necks of the bottles, so as to hold the corks in their positions in the bottles.

The construction and operation of the said machine will be readily understood by. referen cc to the accompanying drawings, in wl1ich- Figure l is a side elevation of the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of it. Fig. 3isageneral plan. Fig. 4 is afront end elevation. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional elevation of .the machine, taken on longitudinal sectional elevation of the parts the lineme of Fig. 1, and looking toward the rear end of the machine. Fig. 6 is a rear end devotion of themachine. Fig. 7'is a transverse sectional elevation of the machine on the line y y of Fig. 1, and looking toward the front end of the machine, so as to show the cuttingoff shears. Fig. 8 is a detailed plan of the sliding shaft and its attached operating-jaws which hold and twist the wire. Fig. 9 is a shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 9? is a. partial section of Fig. 9 011 line 00 so, looking toward the front or closing end of the jaws. Fig. 9 is a sin1icatch mechanism. Fig. 11 is a detailed view ofsliding follower and clamps. Fig. 12 is a detail view, showing the mechanismin section for clutching the gears 13 and B Fig. 13 is a detailed viewof the spring for allowing the lateral movement of the nippers.

All of the operative parts of the machine are attached to or supported by the bed-plate or-table A, which,when the machine is in operation, is raised up on legs or other supports, a, soas to make the top of the table or bedplate stand atan elevation of about three feet (more or,less) from thc'floor on which the operator stands.

Secured to the top of the bed-plate or table A are stands or bearingsupports A A for the journal-bearings of the shaft l3 and for other purposes. The front one of these sup ports, A, besides furnishing abearing, forthe said drivingshaft, also provides bearings for the nippers for holding the front end of the twisted wire in proper position with respect to the cork of the bottle and the cam for operating said nippers; also the shears for cutting off the wire after it is twisted properly on the bottle; and likewise the holder ofthe mouth of the bottle when it is placed in the machine, all of which specific parts of the machine will be presently described. 1

The shaft B, besides having on it the driving gear-wheel B, by which it is driven, carries a cam, B for imparting a longitudinal 1 head, C,which is seated in the stand A, bolted to the bed-plate A. The said shaft is rotated inthe said sliding head 0 by means of a gear wheel, 0 which. is actuated by the train of 8c gearing hereinafter described, the said gearwheel 0 allowing the shaft 0 to slide longitudinally within it bymeans of a longitudinal groove, 0, in the periphery of the said shaft, and a key or tongue attachedto the said wheel 0 and depending into the said longitudinal groove. A standard, 0, bolted to the bedplate A, is secured to the yo ke 0 which embraces the wheel 0 thus providing. against any lateral movement of the latter upon the shaft 0. The sliding head 0 is moved longitudinally in the machine by means of afol: loweror lever, D, and its actuating-cam B The upper end of the said follower or lever is attached to the sliding head 0 by means of a link, (2, so as to allow the sliding head to move in a straight line, while the top end of the said lever describes a small arc of a circle. The lower end of the said lever or followeris slotted for. the fulcrum-pind, and the fulcrum-lug A to which it is fulcrumed, is also slotted vertically, so as to move the fulcrumpin up or down, as occasion may require, to increase or diminish the length of throw of V the top end of the lever or follower, and consequently the amount of longitudinal movement of the sliding head 0. This isfor adjusting the machine to different work or different-sized bottles. A pin or sheave, D, attached to the said follower or lever D, is engaged by the rotating cam B and moved as the said cam rotates, so as to carry the sliding head 0 forward and backward at each rotation of the said cam 13. The operating-jaws E E (which carry the wire to and twist it around theneck of the bottle) are attached to the front end of the sliding shaft 0, and moved forward and backward, and rotated by and with the said shaft. The cam B is constructed so as to move the sliding shaft and its operatingjaws forward and backward quickly for the most of the longitudinal movement, and then slowly forward for a short distance, so as to accommodate the jaws to the operation of twisting the wire on the bottle, the jaws being required to move toward the bottle as the act of twisting the wire shortens it, and consequently the distance between the jaws and the bottle. The quick-moving part of the cam is shown in Fig. 1, between the points I) and I), while all of the rest of the periphery of the cam-i. 0., between the points b and b -the cam is made so as to move the lever D and its attached parts just enough to accommodate the jaws to the twisting movement above described. The operating-jaws E E are pivoted at 6, near their central part, to a transverse bar or head, E, which is securely fixed to thefront end of the sliding shaft 0. The front ends of the said jaws are arranged to close tightly together, as shown in Figs. 3 and 8, and the rear ends of them are separated several inches apart, and attached by the follower-links E E to a sliding collar, E, which slides on the sliding shaft 0. The opposite ends of the links E E are respectively attached, by hinge-joints or pivotpins 6 0 to the jaw-pieces E and the sliding collar E". This construction of the operating-jaws and the'open position of the said jaws are shown in dotted lines, and the closed position by the full lines, in Fig. 8. A coiled spring, E, surrounds the sliding shaft O, in front of and pressing against the sliding collar E, to press it back and open the jaws, when the spring catch 0, shown in Fig. 10, releases the said sliding collar at the extreme forward limit of its movement, as presently explained. \Vhen the sliding shaft 0 is moved backward, just before it reaches the extreme limit of its movement,the rear end of the sliding collar strikes the stop E and then the continued rearward movement of the said shaft causes the said collar to slide relatively forward on it, and thus close the jaws, and as soon as they are closed the spring-catch e engages in a notch or hole in the shaft 0, and thereby holds the jaws closed tightly until they make their next full movement forward; and then, just as soon as the nippers F grasp the wire which projects in front of the ends of the operating-jaws, the tappet h (connected with and operatedby the the lifting table G) releases the springdetent e and allows the spring E" to throw the jaws open; and as soon as the jaws are thus opened they are moved rearw ardby and with the sh aft 0 until the stop closes them again, as above described. The stop is made adjustable, so as to close the jaws at any desired point. The mechanism of the other parts of the machine is such that as soon as the jaws E are closed the shaft 0, to which they are attached, commences to rotate, and this rotation of the said jaws twists the wires betweenthe bottle and the end of the jaws just enough to tighten the wire on the cork, and during this twisting operation the cam B moves the jaws just far enough ahead to take up the shortening distance made by the twisting wire. The rotation and forward and rearward movements of the shaft 0 are made by the gearing'and camconnections between the twoshafts, so that at each revolution of the driving-shaft B the sliding shaft 0 makes one complete movement forward and backward, and a sufficient number of rotations to thoroughly twist and tighten the wire on the cork in one bottle, and the length of the throw of the said shaft backward and forward is just enough to feed out through the jaws E wire enough to cork one bottle.

The bottle to be corked or wired is placed on the table G, which slides up and down in ways 9, and is moved up by treadle G, lever G, and connecting-rods G G". The weight V at therear end of the lever G acts as a counter-weight to help raise or balance the table. A sliding rod, H, actuated by the cam-faced attachment 2 of the table G extends longitudinally therefrom through the machine in any convenient or suitable location, and actuates the tappet h and the clutch H at the proper moment to make the mechanism of the machine act in harmony with themovements of the said bottle-table, and thereby places all of the movements of the machine automatically under the control of the operator, who moves the treadle G and places the bottles on the table G. In utilizing this provision of 'the machine, a bracket or arm, F, attached to the table G, is connected by a conmeeting-rod, F with the cam F, which operates the nippers F, to close them tightly on the wires X as soon as the said wires are thrown forward far enough for'the nippers to receive them. The cam F is constructed, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to close the nippers F before the table G reaches the full upward limit of its movement, and hold the nippers closed a 'pin, f, which projects from the front of the support or standard A. The pin f is made long enough to allow the strap f, with the nippers, considerable lateral movement, for

the purpose of preventing the nippers from interfering with the removal of a bottle from the machine; but a spring (see Fig. 141) habituw ally throws the nippers F up against the machine or the support A. The clutch H, operated by the sliding rod H, couples the gear- .wheel I to the driving-shaft I, so as to start the rotary mechanism of the machine at the proper moment the position of the table G (with a bottle on it) requires the rotary movements of the machine to commence to harmonize the whole operations of the machine. The shaft I is to run continuouslyby means of a belt or gearwheel, (not shown.) but by means of the clutch a, H the shaft B, with all the mechanisms operated by it, is started and stopped with each raising and lowering of the table G. The

wires :0. as m as, which are used with this machine are carried on the spools J J 2 J 3 J, the two first of which are attached to the opposite sides of the jaws E,and feed their wires forward through transverse holes in the jaws E, as shown in Fig, 3. The two latter-named spools are attached to the rear end of the slidj l ing shaft 0, which is made hollow, and the 30 wires 02 00* are passed through this hollow shaft to the jaws E, where all of the wires used unite and are twisted intoa wire cord, X, which forms the wiring of the bottle. There maybe two ormore of these wires .used at one time. Where four wires are used the complete wire X is branched off from the nippers, (which hold it during the wiring operation,)

two wires, 00 00?, passing around thebottleneck, and the wires or 00 over the cork. Where only two of the wires are used the spools not in use will simply remain idle. All of the spools are attached to the machine so as to counterbalance each other on the jaws or shaft, as the case may be.

The wires attached to the machine, as above described,and united in and twisted by the jaws E, are applied to the top of a bottle as follows: The front ends of the several wires in l the first instance are twisted up tightly by 1,.

hand, just in front of the jaws E in the first instance-i. e.,on starting anew set of wires but after that the machine does all the twisting. The twisted ends of the wires X, when the jaws are thrown forward, are grasped by table G, with a bottle on it, is raised up so as to.

the nippers F, and just a moment later the press the top of the bottle, with a cork in it, up under the wires m :0 and between the jaws E carrying 'wires or w The mechanism of the parts is such that just an instant later than the time the top end of e the cork in the bottle strikes the wire between the jaws E the said jaws are opened by the tappet h, releasing the spring-detent c and allowing thespring E* to throw the jaws open. The continued carries the mouth of the bottle still farther up between the jaws, and thishelps also to open the jaws E. The wires 00 x, thrown over the cork of the bottle in this manner, are caught between the top end of the cork and the bottom end of the spring-follower K,which slides in the vertical chamber A of the arm or standard A. This sliding follower, thrown down by the spring k, permits the top end of the bottle,when pressed upward by the table G, to rise up into the lower end of the cavity of said chamber A, and carry the wires 00 00 over the cork along with it, the follower K meanwhile holding the wires down on the cork of the bottle, but permitting them to slide over it as the bottle is raised. The front end of the wire, however, is meanwhileheld between the nippers F. A pair of clamps, 7c as shown in detail, Figjll, are hinged to the bottom end of the follower K, and thrown down by small springs, so as to allow the wires to pass between them when they are opened, but centering the wires over the corks when the bottle is raised up, the said clamps closing up with the wires between them when the top end of the cork or bottle strikes them inits upward movement. The frontledges of the said clamps are beveled, so as to allow the wires to slip down off of them when the table is lowered.' A spring catch or clamp, L, is also attached to the arm A,which catches under the neck of the bottle when the table G is lowered, and holds the bottle just in the proper position for allowing the wires to be twisted around the neck of the bottle just below its flange or wiring-lock. This feature of the machine adapts it to long or short necked bottles.

i For the purposeof forcing the loose wires at the rear side of the bottle down to the wiring neck of the bottle when the jaws are thrown back and opened, a finger, M, is pivoted to the cross-bar of the jaws and arranged to be thrown down in front of and between the jaws E, when they are opened, so that the front end IIO of this finger can press the wires down at that r momentto their proper position. This finger is thrown upward by a spring, m, and is thrown forward and down at the proper moment by the sliding rod M, a pawl or detent, m, 011 said rod engaging with a pin, m on the finger bar, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The method of moving said rod M is also shown in said Figs. 8 and 9. p i

M is a lever pivoted to the rod M, and also to a projection, l\ on the shaft 0. The lower end of lever M abuts against a stop, M. The arrangement is such that when the jaws recede the lever M will act to throw the rod M for ward and depress the finger-bar, as before eX- plained. The sliding rodM is held in position next the shaft 0 by loop (1 or in other suitable manner, and is moved by lever M which is loosely pivoted to said sliding, rod, and is pivotally supported by bracket M GX- tending from the shaft. A pair of shears, N

attached to theinside of the standard or arm A, cut off the twisted wires between the bottle and the ends of the nippers as soon as each bottle is wired. This leaves a small twisted wire cord projecting a little beyond the ends of the nippers for the next bottle. The nip pers are operated just at the proper time for this purpose by the rod N and cam N, the said cam being placed on the shaft 13 and operated by it. As has before been stated, this shaft makes one revolution at each full stroke or operation of the machine, so, of course, the cam N can easily be set to operate the shears N just as the twisting of the wire is completed. The sliding shaft is rotated by the wheel 0 which is driven, through the train of gearing B B B from the shaft 13. The wheel 0 has a tongue, I), which enters a longitudinal groove in the shaft 0, and this construction allows the shaft to slide in the said wheel when the sliding movement before alluded to occurs, and at the same time provides an em gagement for the said wheel for the rotation of the shaft when it is required. A clutch, 13, on the gear-wheel B is thrown into engagement by the cam B on the shaft 13, so as to clutch the wheels B and B" together at the proper time to rotate the shaft 0. \Vhcn not shaft, B. The clutch B operated by the cam B is provided with a pin resting within an aperture in the wheel A spring ordinarily keeps the clutch from engagement with gear B; but in the revolution of the cam 13 it strikes the clutch and forces its projecting pin inwardly, through the gear B, into contact with gear 13*, thereby clutching the two gears, for the purpose heretofore described.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a bottle-eork-wiring machine, the combination of a pair of movable jaws with a rotating and sliding shaft to which the jaws are attached, mechanism, as described, for opening and closing the jaws, and a cam rotated byatrain of gearing for moving the jaws longitudinally, whereby the sliding and rotat ing movements of the said jaws, together with their opening and closing movements, complete the wiring of a cork, automatically, at one operation.

2. The sliding and rotating shaft 0, provided with wiring-jaws E, in combination with the sliding collar E, stop E", and spring E, and the detent a, with means for operating the detent, whereby the movements of the jaws are controlled by the sliding shaft and the detent, as described.

3. A vertically-moving finger or wire-dc presser pivoted to the transverse bar or frame of the movable'jaws of a bottle-wiring machine, in combination with a sliding bar for actuating the finger, operated by the longitudinal movement of thesaid jaws, and a leverconnection, as described, so as to throw the wire down to the flange of the neck of the bottle-at each strokeof the machine before the twisting of the wire commences.

4. The vertically-moving finger, M, the sliding operating-bar M for moving the said finger M, and the detent or pawl m and operating-pin m", in combination with the pivoted lever M, constructed and operated as described.

5. The cam B pivoted lever D, sliding shaft 0, with its attached movable jaws E, opening-spring E, and closing stop collar and abutment ll combined and arranged so that at each revolution of the cam B the sliding shaft, with its attached movable jaws, shall make one forward-and backward movement, with the necessary opening and closing of the said jaws, at each revolution of the cam.

6. The combination of the driving-shaft B and sliding shaft 0, and its attached gears, connected together by the gearing-train B 13* 13 0, whereby the sliding shaft and its attached jaws are rotated a sufficient number of times to thoroughly twist and tighten the wire on the bottle duringa fractional portion of the revolution of the driving-shaft, and the forward and backward movement of the sliding shaft is effected during the remainder of the rotation of the driving-shaft.

7. The verticallysliding ta ble G, having cam-faced attachment 2, the sliding rod H, ar-. ranged, as described, so as to be shifted by the engagement of' said attachment 2 therewith, and devices, substantially as described, connecting the sliding rod H with the jaw-operating mechanism, whereby the jaws are thrown into operation by the reciprocation of table G, all the recited elements in combination, as and 'for the purposes set forth.

8. The spring-clamp L, attached to bottle -n1outh holder A K, so as to clasp the neck of bottle just below the flange thereof, and hold the bottle by the top end of its neck during the wiring operation. j

9. The automatic wire-holders k for cen tering the wires over the cork, the said holders hinged to the bottom of the spring-fol-- 10. In combination with the reciprocating table, the sliding and rotating jaws and their operative mechanism, substantially asdescribed, arranged at one side of said table, and the nippers F at the other side of said table, said nippers provided with operative IIO mechanism, substantially as described, by 12. The combination of jaws E, nippers'F, 1o which they are operated to grasp the wires and shears N, with means, substantially as projecting from saidjaws and hold them dur described, for operating the same, arranged ing the backward movement of thejaws, sub: as set forth. 5 stantially as set forth.

11. The automatic nippers F, their operating-cam F connecting-rod F and the bottle-t Vitnesses: holding table, combined substantially as de- M. RANDOLPH, scribed and set forth. FRANCIS Dion;

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