US301897A

US301897A - Machine

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Publication number: US301897A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-07-15
Anticipated expiration: 1901-07-15

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E. JORDAN. CAN FILLING MACHINE.

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CAN-FILLING lMACH-HNE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 301,897, dated July 15,1884.

` I `lnplication filed May ill), 1894 (No model.) f

To @Z5 whom, L' may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND JORDAN, of

Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful 5 Improvement in Can Filling Machines, of

. which the following is a specification.

My invention embraces an apparatus for automatically filling cans with fruit, meat,fish, or other substance preparatory to hermetieal l y .sealing them 5 vand it consists in a machine hereinafter fully described. f

In the accompanying `drawings, Figure l represents a front View of. my improved can filling machine,- and also a partial section view taken through R R, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a crossseotion of my improved machine, taken atline fr ac, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents an end View ot' the same, showing the ratchet and cams for' operating the can-filling mechanism in point of line y y, showing the position of ratchet after a can has been filled. Fig. 4 is an end view of the ratchet and its position when ready to bind a can. Fig. 5 represents a longitudinal section of the ratchet-arm, taken through line z e, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a cross sectionv of the can-feeding device, taken atline w w, Fig. l. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the cylindrical cutter and its operating-sleeve,taken at line o o, Fig. l. Fig. 8 represents a crosssection of the box supporting and guiding the cylindrical and straight cutters, taken at line a a, Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a vlongitudinal section of the filling and supporting tube, with a can in position to be filled, t'aken through linet t, Fig. l. Fig. l() is a top View of the reciprocating slide, which moves the cans onto the filling and supporting tube, and holds the same while being filled. Fig. l1 is a cross-seetion ofthe weighted piston, taken at line gq, Fig. l. Fig. l2 is a side View of thepaekingplunger, which pushes the contents from the cylindrical cutter into the can.l

Similar letters Ot' reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.v

A represents the frame suitably supported on .legs L, provided therefor.v

va, represents a feed-chute, open at the top, one end connected with an opening in the feedhopper.

a2 represents the ears on the under side of the chute. Y

a represents a plunger, with a curved face sllding in c.

a8 represents a segmental oscillating plun*` ger conforming to the circular face of a', Vand 55 volves, and to which the straight stationary 6 5` knife a is attached.

o7 represents a cylindrical knife revolving in box a5. A portion of the knife is cut away to admit the contents of the hopper into the aperture in the knife. knife is brought to a cutting-edge,which works against the edge of stationary knife a, producing a shearing cut, the cavity in the knife forming a circular mold, approximately the size and shape of the can to be filled;

b. Fig. 12, represents a reciprocating adjustable plunger sliding in and through the knife.

b2 represents a sliding gate, covering the outer end of the knife al. and the inner end of the tube b3, Fig. 9, on which the can is placed 8O to be. filled.

' b3, Fig. 9. represents a tube rigidly attached to the box-a5 in line with the cylindrical knife, where the .can is placed to be. filled.

c, Fig. 6, represents a chute for feeding empty chainl d, attached to hook d', passing over sheave-wheel cl2. The Opposite end of the chain 9 5 is attached to lever df.' rlhis lever is pivoted tothe frame and actuated by cam dL on the main shaft S. c is drawninwardly by coiled spring d5, Fig. 2.` The segmental plunger a8 is actuated by chain c, Fig. 2, one end made roo vfast to wheel e secured to one of the trunnions of as, and the opposite end to lever c, Fig. 2.

One surface of the 7o The opposite end of the lever is pivoted to the frame and is actuated by cam cion the main shaft S. Areversible oscillating motionis imparted to aS by chain ci attached to the wheel on the opposite trunnions. The chain passes over idler el. The opposite end ofthe chain is attached to a similar lever, es, pivoted to the frame and actuated by cam c on the main shaft. The weighted piston a4, Fia. l, is attached to a lever by a connecting-rod, and is moved upward by chain b attached to the end ol' lever f. The opposite end of this chainis attached to lever f 2, pivoted to the frame, and is actuated by cam f3 attached to the main shaft S, and is moved downward by its own gravity and the adjustable weightf. The adjustable weight is movable on the lever f, to regulate the pressure on the material under the piston. The cylindrical knife is rigidly attached to sleeve g, Fig. 7, and is rotated forward to make the cut by chain g attached to wheel g2. The opposite end of the chain is attached to lever g pivoted to the frame and actuated by cam g attached to `the main shaft S. A reverse motion isimparted to the knife and sleeve by chain attached to wheel g, The opposite end of the chain is attached to lever gl, pivoted to the frame and actuated by cani gi on the main shaft S. The plunger I) slides in and is supported in the cylindrical knife.

lL represents thestem of the plunger, moving in and supported by a guidein the frame. h represents the guide in the frame.

if represents an adjustable clamp, one end attached to the stem ofthe reciprocating plunger and the opposite end to chains h and 7L". rllhe chain l1." is attached to clamp h2 and passes over idler Il", andthe opposite end is attached to lever 71., pivoted to the frame and actuated by cam h?. This` mechanism is for imparting a forward motion to the reciprocating plunger. A reverse motion is imparted to the plunger by chain I1.4 attached to clamp 712, passing over idler hs, the opposite end attached to lever h, pivoted to the frame, and actuated by cam 71" attached-to the main shaft S. A downward motion is imparted to gate Z, provided with a projecting stem, K2, moving in a guide in the frame. The gate moves in a groove in plate carrying b, Fig. Ll, and forming a part ofthe box KT represents the plate.

Krepresentsalever, one end connected with stem K2 pivotedto the frame at li, and the opposite end working on the face of cam K4.

1i represents a guide in the frame in which the stem moves. An intermittent rotary method is imparted to the part molds c c by ratchet-wheel, pawl, and lever working on a cam.

m represents a gear-wheel with ratchet-teeth in the side, rigidly attached to shaft c`l,to which one of the part-molds is rigidly attached.

m represents a pawl-lever working loosely on shaft c2, and the opposite end is pivoted to the connecting-rod m.

m, Fig. 5, represents a sliding pawl aetuated by a coiled spring, and works on the ratchet on the side of the wheel m.

m3 represents a connecting-rod, one end attached to pawl-lever m and the opposite end to lever mi m* represents the lever pivoted to the frame and actuated by cam mi on the main shaft S. The cam moves the connecting mechanism downward and spring mf brings it back.

Fig. 4 represents the reverse position of Fig. 3.

m7 represents a wheel similar` to m', rigidly attached to shaft c", on the opposite end of which a partanold is rigidly attached and meshes with the gear m.

m8 represents a bent lever. The long arm of t-he lever is provided with a hook acting on the'face of the ratchet-teeth on mi, to stop the gear-wheels at a given point. The short arm of the lever works between the collars on the conneetingrod on, \Vhen the mechanism makes an upward motion, causing the pawl to engage with the ratchet-teeth, the lever-collar on the connecting-rod strikes the under side of the short arm of the bent lever, thereby drawing the hook from the ratchettooth 0n wheel m7, bringing it to the position shown in Fig. 4. XVhen the connecting-rod makes a downward motion, collar mmstrikes the upper side of' the short arm of lever m, causing the hook to move toward the center of the wheel m7 to meet the ratchet-tooth, and thereby produce a positive stop, as shown in Fig. 3. A reciprocating intermittent motion is imparted to slide p, a plan view of which is shown in Fig. 10, by chains, lever, cam, and spring.

p represents an adjustable clamp, one end attached to the stem of the slide, and the opposite end to chains p2 and p. Chain p is attached to clamp p' and passes over an idler, p4, and the opposite end is attached to lever p5, which is pivoted to the frame and works on cam p, which imparts a backward motion to the slide, and a projection on the cam carries the slide backward to free it from the partmolds, as indicated in Fig. l. A forward motion is imparted to the slide by chain p", one end attached to clamp p2, passing over an idler, pl, and connected with coiled spring p" attached to the frame.

R R represent a fast and a loose pulley attached to short shaft S' ljournaled in the frame. On the opposite end ot' shaft Sis a pinion, R', meshing in a larger gear-wheel, R, rigidly attached to the main shaft S, which is journaled in the frame.

Operation: The circular-faced plunger a', Fig. 2, is drawn outward and segmental plunger a8 is moved outward and upward. The substance to be placed in the can is then placed in the feed-chute a in front of the eireular-faced plunger a. rEhe plunger then advances bythe action of the spring d, and remains at rest while the segmental oscillating plunger carries the substance into the opening in the hopper a under the weighted pis' ton c,the segmental plunger remaining at rest IOO IIO

until after the weighted piston passes the opening in the hopper. As the weighted piston descends, it forces the material through the open space into thecylindrical knife, remaining at rest until the knife makes a one-half revolution, cutting off the exact `quantity of material to fill one can. After the knifehas made the half-revolution it remains at rest un-l til the plunger b has forced the contents out of the knife into the can. At the same time plunger b makes a backward stroke the knife makes abackward half-revolution, leaving the opening in the knife open, ready to receive another charge. Immediately preceding the forward motion of the plunger, gate bt is drawn downward to allowthe material to pass from the knife to the can, and closes immediately after the plunger makes its backward stroke. rlhe motion ofthe part-mold wheels c c', Fig. 6, takes a can from the bottom of chute c, and while the part-mol d wheels are at rest they hold the can in the mold in line with the center ofthe filling and supporting tube b, Fig. 9, and the cylindrical knife and plunger b, as shown in Fig. 6. The forwardmotionof slide p frees the empty can out of the mold onto the tube b, as shown in Fig. 9, while plunger b forces the material out of the knife, into the tube bf, into the can, and against the end of the same, forcing the cans with the contents from the tube back into the mold, carrying the slide p with it against its spring-pressure. At this stage of the operation a projection on the face ofthe cam forces the slide backward, and frees the same from the molds, which then make apartial revolution,freeing the can from the molds into the discharge-chute,and at the Sametime bringing another can into position to be forced onto the tube, as before described.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a can-filling machine, a circular-faced plunger having a reciprocating travel in a feed-chute to. carry the material under the segmental oscillating plunger, as described.

2. In a can-filling machine, a segmental oscillating plunger to lit the circular face of the reciprocating fecdpl u nger to receive and carry the material into the feed-hopper and closethe opening, while the reciprocating piston carries the contents into the opening in the knife, as described.

3. In a can fillifig machine, a feedchute emptying into a feed-hopper, a reciprocating plunger moving in the feed-chute, and a segmental oscillating plunger to move the contents of the feed-chute into the feed-hopper, and to cover the opening therein for moving the material from the fecdehutc to the feed-hopper, as described.

4. In a can-lling machine, a feed-hopper to receive and conduct the material into thc cylindrical part-rotating tubular knife working in the box in the lowerportion of the feedhopper, in combination with a reciprocating plunger to carry the contents of the feed-hopper into the rotating knife, as described.

5. In a can -filling machine, a cylindrical rotating knife, with a section cut away to admit the contents of the feed-hopper, rotating in contact with a stationary cutting-surface,

tents of the knife from the material in the hopper, as described. i

(i. In a can-filling machine, a cylindrical tubular khife, with a part of the surface cut away, placed in a box under a feed hopper and adapted to receive into the knife the required quantity of material to fill a can, provided with a reverse rotating motion to the knife, to separate the contents of the knife from the material in the hopper, as described.

7. In a can-filling machine, a cylindrical reversible rotary knife, with a portion of the surfacecut away to admit the material within the knife, in combination with a reciprocating plunger to force the contents of the knife into a can, as described.

8. In a-can-iilling machine, a circular mold to form the material to be placed in a can into the required cylindrical shape, anextension circular tube, b, adapted to receive and sup-- port the can, and tovconduct the material to the bottom of a can, and a reciprocating plunger to force the material from the mold into the can, as described.

9.` In a can-filling-machine hopper, a rotating cylindrical tubular-shaped knife with part of the surface cut away, rotating in the lower part of the hopper for receiving and separating the quantity of material to be placed in a can from the contents of the feed-hopper, in

icombination with a reciprocating gate, b2, for

retaining the material in the mold when the same is being separated from the contents of the hopper, and opening to allow the same to be forced out of the tubular-shaped knife into the can, as described.

' 10. In a can-filling machine, one or more intermittently-rcvolving part-molds, to receive the empty cans from the can-feeding chute and carry the same in front of extension-tube, and to receive the can when filled, and discharge the same into the discharge-chute, in combination with a reciprocating slide to -force the can onto tube b3, as'described.

l1. In a can-filling machine, feed-hopper a3, with a cylindrical tubular knife at the bottom with suitable aperture to admit the material into the knife, a rotating mold-shaped knife with a part of the surface cut away forl separating the contents ofthe knife from the hopper, an extension-tube, b3, to conduct the contents of theknife to the bottom of the can, a reciprocating plunger working in the knife to force the material through the tubular mold into the can filling the same fromfthe bottom, and a reciprocating slide to carry the can onto the tube, combined and arranged substantially as described, as and for the purposes stated.

`12. In a can-filling machine, -a reciprocating piston, in combination with an adjustable weight to adjust `the force to be applied to the material under the piston, as described.

`forming shearing edges to 4separate the con- IOO IIO

13. The hereindescribed can -flling machine having the following elements: a reciprocating circular-faced plunger working in a chute, a segmental oscillating plunger fitting the circular plunger, a feed-hopper to receive and conduct the material to a circular mold or knife, a reciprocating adjustablyweighted plunger working in the feed-hopper to carry lthe material to the mold or knife, a rotating cylindrical tubular knife, a section cut away working in the bottom of the feed-hopper to admit the contents into the knife, a rotating knife working against a stationary cutting surface to sever the material in the knife from the material in the hopper, a cylindrical tubular mold to contain and form the exact quantity of material to be placed in the can, an extension-tube to receive and support the can to be filled and to conduct the material from the knife or mold to the bottom of the can, a reciprocating gate between the tube and mold or knife to retain the material to be placed in a can when separated from the hopper and to recede to. allow the contents to be moved into the can, a reciprocating` plunger working in the knife to force the material from the knife and mold into the can, two or more rotating part-molds to receive the cans from the canfeed chute and carry the same on a line in front of tube b and to discharge the cans when filled, and a reciprocating slide to carry the cans onto the tube bf and to recede` when the can and contents are forced from the tube by the plunger, as described, with the operating mechanism to actuate the same, substantially as described and shown.

14. In a can-filling machine, a mold-shaped knife, in combination with a feeding-chute or hopper.

15. In a can-filling machine, an oscillating mold-shaped knife, in combination with a piston provided with an adjustable weight.

16. Ina can-filling machine, a reciprocating plunger, in combination with a mold-shaped knife to form the material cutout of the knife into the can to be filled.

17. In a can-f1lling machine, two or more part-mold wheels for feeding empty cans to be filled, in combination with an oscillating moldshaped knife and a reciprocating plunger sliding in and through the knife.

EDMUND .IO HDAX.

\Viinesses:

CYnUs XVILLIAMs, XVM. G. XVILLs.