US325492A - Machine for bundling hoops - Google Patents

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MACH-INE E'ORBUNDLING HOOPS.

No. 325,492. Patented Sept. l, 1885.

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VILLIAM BOVKER, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR BUNDLING HOOPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 325,492, dated September l, 1885.

Renewed July E20, 1885 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, VILLIAM BOWKER, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines foi-Bundling Hoops; and l do hereby declare the same to be described in the following specification', and represented in l the accompanying drawings, of whichM Figure l is a top View, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 an end view, of a machine embodying my invention, the nature of which is deined in the claims hereinafter presented. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the shaftactuator, to be described.

The said machine has in it two sets of curved standards, those of one set being marked A and those of the other A', each standard, on its 'inner or bundling edge, being semicircular,

and at top provided with an inclined bar or guide, a, extending from it, as represented. fIhe three standards A at one side of the machine are arranged at equal distances apart, and directly opposite the other three, A', at the opposite side of the machine, the curved bundling edges of each set projecting toward those of the other, as represented.

Each curved standard A and its opposite standard A' extend upward from and aresupported. by a bed-frame, C, to which there is applied, so as to be capable of being moved from one toward the other of the said standards A and A', a duplex curved standard, B, formed and provided with two inclined guides, I), projecting upward from it and connected at their upper ends, as represented. Each bundling-edge of the standard B is semicircular, as shown at. c.

Each standard B is provided with mechan ism for moving it rectilinearly and alternately toward the standards A and A', directly between which it is situated, such-mechanism being a toothed rack, d, on the bottom of a standard, and a pinion, e, to engage with such rack, and fixed concentrically on a shaft, f, extending across the machine. Furthermore, each duplex curved standard B does not range with its two cooperative standards, A and A', but is alittle aside of their range, in

order that when the said standard B is moved into action with either of the said standards A and A the said standard B may pass by such standard A or A Without butting against it. On turning the shaftf one Way the three duplex curved standards B will be simultaneously moved toward the standards A, and on revolving the shaft the opposite Way the *standards B will be moved toward the standards A. From each of the three outside standards at its foot there is extended horizontally a straight rail or projection, g, which, when the standard B is in movement, enters a correspondingly-shaped opening or slot, h, in its base.

For turning the shaft f there is fixed ou it a hand-Wheel, i, besides which there are on the shaft two ratchet-Wheels, lo Z, to each of which there is fulcrumed on the shaft a forked lever, m, having within it a slidepawl, a, provided rvith a spring, o, for raising it out of engagement with the wheel. An auxiliary lever, p, fulcrumed to the lever m, hasits shorter arm extended through the slide-pawl n. By pressing the longer arm of the auxiliarylever p up to the lever im,v the pawl will be forced down into engagement With the ratchet-wheel. so as to revolve it when the lever mis turned the right Way on the shaft f. The teeth of one ratchet-wheel are pitched the opposite way to those of the other of said Wheels.

The middle standard of each of the sets A and A' is not immovable relatively to its bedframe (Las is each of the others with respect to its bed-fra me, but is pivoted thereto, and, besides, such standard has an arm, s, extended from it, as shown in Fig. 3, there being apvided with a set-screw, u, for clamping it to the arm. This arm and Weight are to determine the amount of pressure to which the hoops are to be subjected in the process of bundling them, the degree of the pressure being varied by moving the Weight either Way on the arm.

Over the bundling mechanism is the rotary hoop-receiveuE, which consists of two S shaped bars, w', and a horizontal shaft, 1v, extending through such bars at their middles, all being as represented. This receiver has plied to such arm a sliding weight, t, pro- ICO its shaft-journals supported in bearings in two curved standards, F, arranged as shown. At one end `of the shaft there is xed to it a ratchet-wheel, y, with which a pawl, z, pivoted to one of the standards F, engages, such being to keep the receiver from revolving while in (tlle act of being loaded with hoops to be bun- At one end of the machine is the vibratory hoop-adjuster G, which is aplate pivoted at its lower part to the floor, and by rods a' connected with the wrists of t-wo crank-wheels, b', fixed on a horizontal shaft. c', provided at its middle with a pulley, d', for revolving it through the action of an endless belt applied to such pulley. Ihe adjusterGextendssomewhat above the standards F.

In 'operating with the machine the hoops to be bundled are laid upon the lower horns of the receiver in suflicient quantity to form a bundle of them, after which the pawl z is to be drawn out of engagement with the ratchetwheel y. On this taking place the receiver will partially revolve and discharge the hoops,i between one set of the curved bundling-standards and the three duplex curved standards. Theselatter are next to be moved toward the set of bundlingstandards in a manner to crowd the several hoops into a fascicle or bundle, the median standard moving on its fullcrum and forcing upward its arm s and weight t, and thereby indicatingthat the hoops have been properly pressed together. I generally connect with the arm sthe wire of a gong-bell, in order that on the arm being moved upward the bell may be sounded, and thus notify the attendant that the hoops have been properly pressed together. While they are being laden on the receiver the adjuster in its movements toward them will force them more or less lengthwise, so as to bring in or nearly into one plane with each other those ends of them which may be next the adjuster.

The receiver, after each discharge of hoops from it, will be in position to receive others,

Awhich may be supplied to it while a person may be binding together the pressed hoops bef'ore removing the bundle of them from the machine. Prior to such removal, however,y the receiver is to be revolved, so as to discharge its load into the space between t-he movable duplex curved standards and the other set of bundling-standards toward which the duplex curved standards are next to be moved, in order to fasciculate the hoops between it and the said set of bundling-standards, the movements of the duplex curved standards being effected either by means of the hand-wheel or by the levers, pawls, and ratchet-wheels of the shaft f.

I claim in the hoop-bundling machinel. The combination of the rotary receiver E, the two series of curved standards A and A', and the intermediate set of duplex curved standards, B, theselatter standards being mov` able toward each of the sets A and A', and provided with mechanism for effecting such movement, as set forth, the rotary receiver being arranged over the aforesaid standard, and consisting of the two S-shaped bars fw and the horizontal shaft fr, extending through them and fixed to them at their middles, all being substantially as represented.

2. The combination of the adjuster G, having mechanism for reciprocating it, as described, with the rotary receiver E, the two sets of curved standards A and A', and the intermediate set of curved duplex standards, B, these latter standards being provided with mechanism for moving them toward either set of standards A and A', as specied, and the adjuster being arranged opposite one end of the rotary receiver, so as when the receiver is being laden with hoops to move relatively to them in a manner to force them forward to bring into one plane, or thereabout, their ends next adjacent to the adjuster.

3. The combination of the rotary receiver E with the series of duplex curved standards B, movable, and provided with mechanism for moving them, as described, and with the two sets of curved standards A and A', having each of their median standards pivoted to its supporting-base, and provided with an arm and adjustable weight, all being substantially and to operate as set forth.

4. The combination of the two inclined guides a, extending upward from the stationary curved binding-standards A and A', and

the two inclined guides b, extending upward from the intermediate movable binding-standard, B, with such standards, and with the rotary receiver E, arranged over them, and consisting of the two S-shaped bars, and the horizontal shaft x, extending through lsuch bars at their middles, all being arranged and to operate substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM BOVKER.

Witnesses:

B. H. EDDY, E. B. PRATT.

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