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UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

SAMUEL I-I. THOMPSON, OF SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA, AND EUCLID M. COOKE, OF Sl/VEPSONVILLE, NORTH OAROLNA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO 'WILLIAM I. JORDAN, OF SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA.

' CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,759, dated January 5, 1892.

Application filed November 28. 1890. Serial No. 372,900- (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: of Fig. 6. Fig. 16 is adetail perspective view 5o Be it known that we, SAMUEL I-I. THOMP- of the rider or folder. Fig. 17 is ahorizontal sON, ot' South Boston, Halifax county, Virsectional view on line 17 17 of Fig. 7. Fig. ginia, and EUOLID M. COOKE, of Swepsonville, 18 is a vertical sectional view on line 18 18 ot in the county of Alamance and State of North Fig. 17, the parts being shown as in the dotted Carolina, citizens of the United States, have position in Fig. 17. 55 invented cert-ain new and useful Improve- The frame of the machine, which is desigments in Oigarette-llflachines, of which the t'olnated by 1, is provided at and near its front lowing is a specification. end with bearings for the transverse parallel Io This invention relates to that class of cigarshafts 2 and 3, carrying rollers 4, over which ette-machines which are adapted to manufacpasses an endless belt 5, the upper portion of 6o ture cigarettes in continuous length; and it which travels over the top of a table 6. The has for its object to construct a machine of latter is provided with side iianges or guards 7 Y this class which shall be simple, durable, and 8 designates a roller the shaft of which is effcientiu operation andin which mechanism journaled in the flanges 7, said roller being shall be provided whereby the supply of toarranged to press or bear against the upper 65 baccoshallbe automatically regulated, so that surface of the endless belt 5. Directly in the cigarettes shall contain an even quantity rear of the roller 8 is arranged the revolving of tobacco and be free from lumps and soft brush 9. yThe endless belt 5 constitutes the zo portions caused by an oversupply of tobacco feeding-belt, upon which the loose tobacco is or an insufficient supply of the same. placed by the operator. 7o

With these ends in view theinvention con- The roller 8 serves to compress and comsists in the improved construction, arraugepact the tobacco, and the revolving brush 9 ment, and combination of'parts which will be has for its object to distribute the tobacco hereinafter fully described, and particularly evenly upon the endless belt.

pointed out in the claims. At the rear end of the table 6 is arranged 75 In the drawings hereto anneXed,Figures 1, a vertically-movable roller 10, the shaft of 1", and 1u are side elevations of our cigarettewhich is journaled in suitable bearings in a machine. Figs. 2, 2b, and 2c are plan views 'yoke 11, which is suitably arranged in such a 3o of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view manner as to be capable of movingvertically.

showing the belt-shifting device. Fig. 4 is a The frame of the machine below the table 6 8o detail sectional View on line 4 4 of Fig. 2L. is provided with bearings for vertical shafts Fig. 5 is a similar view on line 5 5 of Fig. 2". 12 and 13, upon which are mounted the coni- Fig. 6 is a plan View, partly in section, of' the cal pulleys 14 and 15. The shaft 13 is also mechanism for applying the paste. Fig. 7 is provided with a band-Wheel or pulley 16,

a rear elevat.ion,partlyin section. Fig. 8is a which may be driven by a belt 17 from any 85 transverse sectional view on line 8 8 of Fig. suitable source of power.

1". Fig. 9 is a similar view on line 9 9 of Fig. 18 and 19 represent a pair of levers, which 1l. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional View on line 'are suitably pivoted in the frame, and the 4o 10 1() of Fig. 1b. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional meeting ends of which are-provided with segview on line 1l 1l of Figli. Fig.12 isasimimental racks 20, meshing with each other. 9o lar view on line 12 12 of Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a The outer ends of the levers 18 and 19 are view showing the box or casing 113, containprovided with fingers 21 engaging the belt or ing the cigarette-cutting mechanism, in an inband 22, which connects the conical pulleys verted position and showing also the eccen- 14 and 15.

tric disk 108, supporting said box, mounted 23 is a bracket having a slotted arm 24, in 95 upon the shafts 107, thelatter being shownin which is pivoted a link 25, the upper end of section. Fig. 14 is a detail view of plate 109. which is pivotally connected with a lever 26. Fig. 15 is a detail sectional view on line 15 '15 The opposite end of the latter has a laterallyextending stud 28, the outer end of which engages slot 29 in the lever 18. A connectingrod 30 connects the yoke 11 with the lever 26. The ends of the link 25 are adjustably piv- 5 oted in their respective slots, in lorder that the throw of the lever 26 may be regulated as may be desired. The upper end of the shaft 12, carrying the cone-pulley 14, is provided with a worm 31, meshing with a gear 32 upon the end of the shaft 3, thus transmitting motion to the said shaft and to the endless belt 5.

By the'meohanism which has been just described it will be seen that when tobacco is supplied to the machine to a rapidly or in too great quantities the vertically-movable roller 10 will be raised or lifted. lever 26 which is connected by the stud 28 with the lever 18 will thus also be lifted and the levers 18 and 19 will be manipulated to shift or movethe belt 22 in an upward direction upon the cone-pulleys 14 and 15, the latter of which is mounted with its large end or base downward, while the former is inverted. The speed of the feed mechanism will thus be instantly slackened. lf, on the other hand, there is an insufficient supply of tobacco, the operation is reversed and the speed of the feed mechanism is instantly increased. It will thus be seen that by this mechanism the tobacco will be fed evenly and regularly under the roller 10.

32u designates a supplementary feed-table, at the ends of which are mounted rollers 33, carrying an endless belt 34. Between the flanges 35 of this table are mounted the pressure-roller 36'and revolving distributing-brush 37. -To the latter, as well as to the roller 8 and brush 9, motion may be transmitted in any suitable manner from the driving mechanism. The tobacco passing under the brush 37 will be distributedl evenly and accurately over the surface of the feeding-belt 34.

At the rear end of the table 32a is a spout or hopper 38, the mouth of which is contracted so as to lit between the endless chains 39, by means of which the tobacco is to be compacted into a continuous rod or filler for a cigarette. The said chains 39 are composed of links 40, suitably connected and provided in their opposing faces with semi-cylindrical grooves or recesses 41, having sharp edges 42. The said chains are mounted upon horizontally-arranged wheels 43 and 44, the former of which are grooved to accommodate the chains and the latter of which are provided with teeth or sprockets 45 4to engage recesses 46 in the rear sides of the links 40, `which are thereby pre- The wheels 43 are vented from slipping. placed a suitable distance apart, so as to space the chains 39 sutliciently to admit the spout ofthe hopper 38. The wheels 44 are placed closely together, so as to press the sharp meeting edges of the links of the two chains 39 into. contact with each other. lntermediately between the wheels 43 and 44, at a point directly in rear of the hopper 38, idlers 47 are The end of ltheI arranged to press the chains 39 in the direction of each other.

In the frame or table of the machine, below the front ends of the chains 39, are journaled a pair of shafts 48, carrying rollers 49, over which passes an endless belt 50, the upper portion of which travels over the table 51 directly below the chains 39. The rear en'ds of the latter are covered by a plate 52, between which and the table 51 the said chains are closely fitted. The semicircular recesses in the said chains will th us, together with the table 51 and covering-plate 52, form a close passage, in which the tobacco is gradually compressed until it issues from the meeting ends of the chainsin the form of a cylindrical rod or filler, which is now readyvto receive the paper cover.

The spool or roll from which the paper is supplied as a continuous ribbon is suitably arranged under the table of the machine, as shown at 53, and the ribbon 53h-is carried in an upward and rearward direction under the wheels or pulleys 44. In rear of the said wheels is arranged a slightly-curved trough 54, over which the paper ribbon passes, so as to receive the rod or filler as thelatter issues between the said wheels 44.

Suitably mounted in the frame of the machine, in rear of the wheels 44, are two pairs of shafts 55 and 56, which are placed slantingly or inclined, with their upper ends tilted in an outward direction. Upon the said shafts are mounted the band-wheels or rollers 57 and 58, the former of which are larger than the latter and are placeda greater distance apart, so as toreceive the paper ribbon containing the filler from the trough 54. The latter, being slightly curved, as above described, will impart to the ribbon a slight curve as the latter enters between the endless belts 59, which are mounted upon the rollers 57 and 58. The rear ends of the belts 59, passing over the rollers 58, are placed a distance apart at their lower ends which is equal to the diameter of a cigarette. It will thus be seen that the belts 59 will serve to fold the edges of the IOO IIO

paper ribbon in an upward direction against the sides of the rod or ller.

Suitably mounted upon the table or frame of the machine near the rear end of one of the belts 59 is a series of brackets 60, which are curved over the upper edge of the belt 59 and serve to support a curved shield or rider 61, which serves to fold one edge of the paper ribbon down against the rod or ller. ln order to retainl the paper in this position, an additional shield or rider may be suitably arranged in rear of the rollers 55, so as to bear against the folded edge of the paper as the latter issues between the endless belts 59. This additional rider, however, may be dispensed with when desired.

The frame or table of the machine is provided with grooves to accommodate the lower edges of the endless belts 59, which latter are thus prevented from becoming entangled with the paper and injuring the same. Between the belts 59 the bed of the table supporting the paper and tobacco is flat, as will be seen in Fig. 10 of the drawings. The lower ends of the shafts 55 are provided with bevel-pinions 62, meshing with pinions 63 upon a transverse shaft 64. The latter is provided at one end with a gear-wheel 65, meshing with and receiving motion from a gear-wheel 66 upon a transverse shaft 67, having pinions 68 meshing with pinions 69 upon the lower ends of the shafts 70, carrying the chain-wheels 44. The pinions 68 are placed on the outside of the pinions 69, while the pinions 63 are placed on the inside of the pinions 62, so that motion shall be transmitted in the propel' direction to the chains 39 and belts 59. The shaft 67 is also to be provided with a band-wheel 71, which is connected by a belt 72 with a pulley 73 upon a counter-shaft 74, which is suitably journaled in brackets 75, extending upwardly from the sides of the frame of the machine. The counter-shaft 74 is driven directly from the source of power, and it is provided with a wheel or pulley 7 6, from which motion is transmitted by a belt 77 to a pulley 78, mounted upon a short shaft 79, which has an additional pulley 80, connected by the quarter-twisted .belt 17 with the pulley 16, to which motion is in this manner transmitted to drive the feed-belt 5. The belt 34 is driven from one of the transverse shafts 48. The revolving brush37 may be driven directly from the counter-shaft 74, and the revolving brush 9 may be driven from the counter-shaft 74. The carrying-belt 50 is driven from the gear-wheel 66 upon the shaft v67 by interposing a pair of idlers 81 between the said gear-wheel 66 and a spur-wheel 82 upon one of the shafts 48, carrying the rollers 49, upon which the said belt is mounted.

The frame ofthe machineis provided in rear of the endless belts 59 with bearings for a pair of transverse shafts 83, carrying rollers 89,0ver which passes an endless belt84, which is made of leather of about l'ive-eighths of an inch in thickness and which is provided with a central semicircular groove 85. A similar belt 86, having agroove 87, is mounted upon rollers 88, the shafts of which 90 are suitably mounted in the frame. The belt 86 is shorter than the belt 84, the rear portion of which only is in contact with the said belt 86. The meeting faces of the said belts are in contact with each other, and the grooves and 87 together form a cylindrical tubular passage. The two rear shafts 83 and 90 are provided with gearwheels 91 and 92, meshing with each other, and motion is thus transmitted to the upper shaft 90 from thelowershaft 83. The gearwheel 91a of the forward shaft 83 is driven by an idler 93, interposed between itself and the gear-wheel 65 upon the transverse shaft 64. The gear-wheel 94 in turn meshes with the gear-wheel 66 upon the shaft 67, from which it receives motion. i

95 designates a paste-box, which is located adjacent to the front end of the belt 84. At each side of said paste-box is located a pulley 96, and a third pulley 97 is mounted in a `bracket 98, which extends over the edge of the belt 84. An endless band or ribbon 99, which is preferably made of steel, is mounted to run over the pulleys 96 Vand 97 and through slots 100 in the sides of the paste-box, where the said band thus receivesacoating of paste. The shaft of one of the pulleys 96 carries an additional pulley 101, whichis connected by a band 102 with a pulley 103 upon the transverse shaft 64, from which the endless pastingband is thus driven. A bracket 104, extending over the opposite edge of the belt 84, carries an idle-pulley 105, which simply serves to retain the partially-finished cigarette in the groove 85 of said belt. The unfolded edge of the paper receives by contact withA the endless pasting-band a light coating of paste, and it is subsequently folded down over the edge which has previously been folded by a suitable brush 106, which is extended over the edge of the belt 84 directly in front of the superimposed belt 86.` The latter, in connection with the belt 84, serves to compress and to iinish the cigarette. An annularly-grooved guide-roller,`as 162, may be arranged in front of the belt 86 to guide the cigarette between the latter and the belt 84.

On issuing from the belts 84 and.86 the cigarette is to be cutinto pieces of properslength, and this cutting operation is performed by mechanism which we shall new proceed to describe.

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SSuitably mounted in the frame of the mal chine adjacent to the rear ends of the belts 84 and 86 are a pair of vertical shafts 107, the upper ends of which carry eccentric disks 108. eating plate, which is mounted to slide in suitable bearings, which may be dovetailed to retain the said plate in position. The plate 109 is provided ywith slots 110, rengaging the eccentrics 108, which will thus serve to impart a reciprocating motion to the said plate. The shafts 107 are geared together `by aninterposed idler 107, so as to rotate in unison. The reciprocating plate 109 is provided with brackets 111, carrying the guide-tubes 112, the front ends of which are made slightly daring or funnel-shaped for receiving the cigarettes.

113 is a box having circular holes 108 in its bottom, wherein fit loosely the eccentrics 108. The box stands above the reciprocating plate 109 and carries a transverse shaft 114, having an eccentric 115, upon which is mounted a strap 116, having an arm or connectingrod 117, which is pivotally connected with an arm 118, extending downwardly from a rockshaft 119, which is journaled in one of the upper corners of the box. The rock-shaft 119 has an additional arm 120 extending through a slot 121 in the box and carrying a curved knife or cutter 122, which extends between the guide-tubes 112. One end of the shaft 109 designates a longitudinally-recipro- IIO 114, which extends through the side of the boX,is provided with a pulley 123, which may be driven by a band 124, passing over suitable guide-pulleys 125 to a pulley 120 upon the counter-shaft, the guide-pulleys 125 being sufficiently remote from the lpulley 123 to allow the belt to yield slightly as the plate and box move, and thus not interrupt the rotation of the shaft 114. Shafts 107 may be suitably geared to gear-wheel 01 upon shaft 83.

By the mechanism which has just been described it will be seen that only a longitudinal reciprocating motion is imparted to the plate 109, while to the box 113 a curvilinear motion is imparted by the eccentrics, which extend through its bottom. The speed of the said plate and box which have these different movements in unison is so gaged as to correspond with the speed at which the cigarette issues between the belts 84 and 8b'. To the knife or cutter 122 a rapid vibratory motion is imparted, which enables it to cut through the cigarette whenever by the motionv of the box the said cutter is carried into contact therewith. The cutting mechanism, it will thus be seen, moves along with the cigarette while the latter is being severed, and the length of the pieces that are cut off may be determined by the degree to which the disks 108 are mounted eccentrically upon the shafts 107. f

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of our improved cigarette-machine will be readily understood. The loose tobacco is placed by the operator upon the feed-belt 5, by which it is conveyed under the roller 10 to the belt 34, said roller 10 serving to actuate the mechanism whereby the quantity of tobacco permitted to pass over onto the belt 34 is regulated. The tobacco then passes under the roller 36 and brush 37, whereby it is evenly distributed over the surface of the belt 34. From the latter the tobacco passes through the hopper 38 to the endless chains 39, which serve to compress and compact the tobacco into the continuous rod, which, on issuing from said chains, is delivered upon the paper ribbon. T he latter, by the action of the inclined belts 59 and the shield or rider 61, is partially folded upon the filler, and the unfolded edge is subsequently supplied with paste from the band 99. The brush 10G next serves to fold the pasted edge of the paper upon the edge which has been previously folded, andthe endless grooved belts 84 and 86 serve to compress and carry forward the cigarette, which is finally cut by the mechanism described above into pieces of the desired length.

Suitable covers are to be provided at the proper places to protect the operating parts of the machine. Such covers are especially to be applied over the revolving brushes 9 and 37, in order to prevent the said brushes from scattering the tobacco.

Vhile we have in the foregoing described what we consider to be the preferred construction of our cigarette-macl1ine,we desire it to be understood that we reserve the right to any modifications which may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the endless feed-belt, a pressure-roller, and a revolving brush larranged above and in contact with the said belt, a vertically-movable roller mounted above the delivery end of the said belt, the conical pulleys connected by an endless belt, a worm mounted upon the'shaft of one of said pulleys, a gear-wheel mounted upon the shaftof one of the rollers carrying the feed-belt and meshing with said worm, and belt-shifting mechanism actuated by the vertically-movable roller to regulate the speed of the feed-belt, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the feed-belt, a vertically-movable roller arranged above the delivery end of said feedbelt and adapted to press against the tobacco passing over the latter, and mechanism for regulating the speed of the feed-belt actuated by said vertically-movable roller to decrease the speed when the roller is elevated, and vice versa, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In a cigarette-machine, the combination of a .feed-belt, the vertically-movable roller mounted in a suitable yoke, the cone-pulleys, the belt connecting the latter, a pair of levers having fingers engaging the belt Connecting said cone-pulleys and provided with segmen-l tal racks meshing with each other, a lever connected pivotally and adjustably with a link which is mounted pivotally and adjustably in a slot in a suitable bracket, a connection between the said lever and the verticallymovable yoke carrying the roller, and a stud 'adjustably connecting the free end of said lever with one of the belt-shifting levers, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. In a cigarette-machine, the horizontallyarranged endless chains composed of links having grooved opposing faces provided with IOO IIO

sharp meeting edges held in contact with each other for aportion of the length of the chains and arranged to receive between them the tobacco from the feed-belt and to compress or compact the tobacco into a continuous rod or filler, substantially as herein set forth.

5. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the horizontally-arranged endless chains composed of grooved links, of the su pporting wheels or disks, two of which are provided with sprockets to engage recesses in the rear sides of the links, the supporting-table, the idlers arranged to force the said chains into contact with each other, an endless band arranged under the front ends of said chains, which are spread apart, a hopper-arranged to supply tobacco between the front ends of the chains, and a top plate forming a cover for the rear ends of the latter, substantially as set forth.

.6. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the mechanism for forming the rod or filler and the paper-supply, of the endless folding-belts mounted upon slanting or inc hned rollers, the upper ends of which are tilted in an outward direction, and means for drawing the paper, carrying the paper and the rod or ller. between said folding-belts, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the curved guide-trough, the means for forming and feeding the rod or filler, and the papersupply, of the endless foldingbelts mounted upon slanting'or inclined rollers, the f ront ends of said belts being spaced to receive the paper ribbon upon which the rod or filler of tobacco has been placed and the rear ends of said belts being spaced at their lower edges a distance apart equal to the diameter of the cigarette, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

vS. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the endless folding-belts mounted upon slantlng or inclined rollers, of the curved guide-trough, and the supporting-table havmg grooves to receive the lower edges of said belts, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth. l

9. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the endless grooved chains arranged horinontally and adapted to compress the tobacco into a continuous rod or ller, the curved trough or supporting-plate arranged at the delivery ends of said chains and adapted to guide the paper ribbon under the rod or filler as the latter issues from between the said chains and to impart to the said paper ribbon a preliminary fold or curve, and the endless folding-belts mounted upon slanting or inclined rollers, the rear ones of which are placed more closely together than the front pue; substantially as and for the'purpose set l0. In acigarette-machine, the combination of the folding-belts mounted upon slanting or inclined rollers, the rear ones of which are placed more closely together than the front ones, and a curved shield or rider supported upon suitable brackets between the rear ends of said folding-belts to fold one edge of the paper ribbon over the rod or filler, substantially as set forth.

ll. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of an endless supporting-belt having a semicireular groove to receive the partially-finished cigarette as it issues from between the folding-belts, an endless metallic band mounted upon suitable supporting-pulleys, a pastebox the sides of which are provided with slots for the passage of said band, and suitable operating mechanism, one of the supporting pulleys of said endless band being journaled upon a bracket extending over the supporting-belt to hold the said endless band in contact with the unfolded edge of the paper ribbon by which the rod or filler is partially enveloped, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l2. In a cigarette-machine,the combination, with the grooved supporting-belt, of an endless pasting-band mounted upon suitably-arranged pulleys, the paste-box having slotted sides for the passage of said band, and a Wheel or idler mounted in a bracket extending over the edge of the supporting-belt, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the endless supporting-belt havinga semicircular groove, and the superimposed correspondingly-grooved carrying-belt the under face of which is in contact with the upper face of the supporting-belt, and the pasting and folding mechanism, said mechanism comprising, essentially, the paste -box having slotted sides, the endless band mounted upon suitable rollers holding it in contact with the unfolded edge of the paper cover of the cigarette, and the folding-brush, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

I4. In a cigarette machine, the cutting mechanism comprising a longitudinally-reciprocating plate carrying a pair of guidetubes, and a box moving on said plat-e in a curvilinear path and carrying a rock-shaft provided with an outwardly-extending arm.V

having a knife or cutter, and mechanism for operating the said reciprocating plate and boX and for imparting motion independently t0 the rock-shaft carrying Vthe knife or cutter, substantially as set forth.

15. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the eccentries IOS, moving in unison, and the plate 109, having slots 110 engaging said eccentrics, said plate carrying the guide-tubes, of the longitudinally and laterally reciprocating box mounted on said plate and carrying a vibrating cutter, and mechanisms for independently operating the said box and cutter, substantially as set forth.

16. In acigarette-machine,the combination, with the eccentries 10S, moving in unison, the plate 109, mounted in guides longitudinal of the machine and having lateral slots 110, through which said eccentries project, and aligned guide-tubes on said plate, of a box resting on said plate and having holes in its bottom loosely litting said eccentrics, a rockshaft journaled in the box and supporting a knife, a pulley on said shaft, and a belt leading from said pulley upwardly to a source of power at some distance above the plate and box, substantially as described.

17. In a cigarette-machine,thecombination, with the mechanism for feeding the tobacco and the paper ribbon for compressing the tobacco into a cylindrical rod or filler .and for folding and pasting the paper wrapper, of a pair of vertical shafts arranged at the delivery end of themachine and having eccentric disks at their upper ends, mechanism for ro- ICO IIO

tating the said shafts in unison, a longitudil In testimony that We claim the foregoing as nally-reeiprocatng plate having transverse our own we have hereto afxed our signatures slots engaged bythe said ecoentries, supportin presence of two witnesses.

ing and guiding devices for the said plate, and

5 a box mounted upon and moved in a curvilin- SAMUEL I-I. THOMPSON.

ear path by the said eecentries above the re- EU OLID M. COOKE. oiplooating plate and having avibiating knife or cutter, and mechanism for operating the Witnesses: same, substantially as and for the purpose J. H. SIGGERS,

ro herein shown and specified. E. G. SIGGERS.

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