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B. H. EISENHART. MACHINE FOR QUTTING AND BUNUHING MATCH STICKS.

- Patented Nov 7, 1893.

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EDWARD H. EISENHART, on NEW YORK, N. Y.-

MACHINE FORVCUTTINVG AND SBUN-CVVHING MATCH-STICKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,293, dated November 7, 1893. Application filed March 15,1893. Serial No- 466,088- (llo model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. EISENHART,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the vcounty of New York. and

provide new and improved means for operatingon suitable veneering of the desired dimensions to sub-divide it into match sticks or splints and wind or roll them into a bunch for, the dipplng operation by which the usual;

match heads are supplied.

To accomplish these objects myinvention conslsts 1n the features of construction and the combination or arrangement of parts here-' 'lnafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which Flgure 1, is a vertical central sectional view of a match cutting and bunching machine constructed 1n accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the cutter-carrying-rollerl verse sectional view showing the guideway for the veneering and the strippers or clearers .for the cutter-carrying-roller. Fig. 4, is a detail sectional view showing a portion of the toothed cylinder, and Fig. 5, is a detail sectional view showing portions of the toothed cylinder, the guideway, and the tapes.

In order .to enable those skilled in the art to makeand use my invention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to'the drawings wherein-. The numeral 1 indicates a framework of any suitable construction, having bearings for the roller shafts 2 and 3 that carry the tapes orbands 4 and 5. The upper end por- V tionof the framework also supports a swing.

I -,;i ng= frame 6 in the outer end of which is mount- .i ed a'take-up roller 7, for winding the tapes .or bands to roll ,or' bunch the match sticks as I will hereinafter appear.

7 riphery' to form a series of teeth"9,--whichn1ay Fig; 3 is'a detail trans be of any form or shape suitable for the conditions required to pick-up or take the match sticks and deliver them between the tapes or bands. 7 I

. The roller which carries the tape or band 5 is located below the axis of the toothed cylinder 8 and the tape or band 5, passes partially round the latter and is connected with the take-up roller 7. The tape or band4 passes round a guide-roller 10 and thence extends approximately in a horizontal plane to and round a guide 12, from which point it extends partially round the toothed cylinder and is connected with the take-up roller 7. The toothed cylinder is provided with a central circumferential groove 13, for the reception of the tape 5, in such manner that match sticks or splints passing into engagement with the teeth of thecylinder 8 will be carried upward and deposited between the two tapes or hands, and sincethe latter are wound or convoluted through the medium of the take-up roller 7, the match sticks or splints will be rolled or wound into a bunch whereby they can bedipped into a composition for supplying the usual match heads.

The framework 1 supports a horizontal table or platform 13 havingan overhanging portion 14 at each side to form a guideway for the passage of a sheet 15 of veneer, the

longitudinal edges of which extend under the overhanging portions 14 and are thus held down fiat while the sheet travels in a horizontal plane. The table or platform is cut away intermediate its inner and outer end portions for the reception of a cutting bed which is composed as here shown, of a revolv- :while the cutter-carrying roller 18 is located above the sheet of veneer. vtend longitudinally along the peripheryof the roller 18 and are separated by spaces co-or- The cutters 17 exdinate with the thickness of the desired sticks "or splints. The thickness and width; of the sheetfof veneer are such that when it is subdivided by the cutters the match sticks or splints will possess the desired dimensions as regards length and thickness. The sheet of veneer is fed to the cutting roller 18 and cutting bed 16 which parts co-operate to incise the veneer at regular intervals and thus subdivide it into match sticks or splints which follow along the horizontal guideway to the delivery end thereof, at which point they are taken or picked up,one at a time, by the teeth 9 of the cylinder 8 and are carried upward and deposited between the tapes or hands 4 and 5 which latter are wound or convoluted by the take-up roller? to roll the match sticks or splints into abunch. The roll being formed on the take-up roller 7; rests upon the circumference of the toothed cylinder 8, which latter thereby operates to rotate the take-up roller by the frictional contact of the roll being formed with the circumference of the toothed cylinder, and as the roll increases in diameter, the frame 6 automatically rises. The periphery of the cutter roller 18 is designed to revolve at a much greater speed than the periphery of the cylinder 8 and this may be accomplished by any suitable driving mechanism, but as here shown the shaft of the toothed cylinder 8 is geared by the gear wheel 19 with a gear wheel 20 on the shaft of the cutter roller 18. The shaft of the toothed cylinder 8 maybe driven by any suitable motor. Inasmuch as the take-up roller 7 is rotated through the medium of the toothed cylinder 8, the tapes or bands are caused to travel and the approximately horizontal portion of the tape or band 4, at a point between the guide rollers 10 and 12,

operates against the upper surfaces of the sticks or splints to feed them toward the toothed cylinder. The feeding efiect of the tape or band 4 can be increased, if desired, through the medium of apresser 21, mounted on a frame 22, which is pivotally supported at one end as at 23.

In cutting veneer through the medium of a revolving roller having longitudinal knives or cutters on its periphery, the match sticks or splints would likely adhere between the knives or cutters unless some special provision is made to strip or clear the sticks or splints from the cutter roller after the knives or cutters have operated on the veneer. To

accomplish this I provide the cutter roller near each end with an annular recess or slot 24, Fig. 2, which slot is formed by providing each knife or cutter with a recess. A stripper or clearer 25 is arranged to project at one end portion into each annular grooved portion 24, in such manner that the point of the stripper or clearer will lie beneath the sticks or splints and consequently as the cutter roller revolves the sticks or splints are forced radially from the spaces between the knives or cutters. By this means the sticks or splints are held down in the horizontal guideway and are forced to travel in a horizontal plane to the toothed cylinder 8.

' The strippers or clearers 25 are preferably supported by a transverse shaft 26, having its ends arranged in brackets 27, mounted on the table or platform 13. The clearers or strippers may be adjusted relatively to each other to register them with the annularly grooved portions 24 of the cutter roller, by providing the shaft 26 with a screw thread and engaging nuts 28 therewith, as in Fig. 3.

By providing the cutter roller with the annularly grooved portions 24, narrow connecting webs are left between the match sticks V or splints, but the action of the knives or cutters on the veneer is such that ordinarily these narrow connecting webs will be broken. If, however, the webs are not broken by the cutting portion they will be broken by the action of the toothed cylinder in picking or taking up the sticks or splints, one at a time, from the horizontal guideway, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 5.

A machine constructed in accordance with my invention is simple, economical, and efficient in operation and is susceptible of not only cutting the veneer into match sticks, but also assembling these match sticks or splints into a bunch for the dipping operat on.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination witha traveling cutting bed, a rotary cutter roller having longitudinal knives or cutters for subdividing a sheet of veneer into match sticks .or splints, and stripping devices for removing the sticks from between the knives or cutters, of a table or platform extending in opposite directions from the cutter roller and having a longitudinal guide-way along each side for engaging and holding down the veneer before and after it is operated on by the cutter roller, 2. cylinder arranged in juxtaposition to the innor end of the table or platform and having its periphery provided with teethwhich successively take the match sticks from the satd inner end of the table, a lower tape passing partially around the toothed cylinder and an upper tape extending parallel with a part of the table between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder, andpassing partially around the toothed roller, and a winding roller on which said tapes are wound by direct contact with the circumference of the toothed roller for bunching the sticks, substantially as described. I

2. The combination with a traveling cuttin g bed, a rotary cutter roller having longitudinal knives or cutters for subdividing a sheet .of veneer into match sticks, and strippingdevices for removing the sticks from between the knives or cutters, of a table or platform extending in opposite directions from the cutter roller, a toothed, tape-supporting cylinder, stick-bunching tapes passing partially around the toothed cylinder and one of which extends over the table or platform parallel therewith at a point between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder, and a presser acting to press said tape upon the subdiv ded veneer" between the cutter roller: and the toothed cylinder, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a traveling cutting bed, a rotary cutter roller having longitudinal knives or cutters for subdividing a sheet of veneer into match sticks,.strip.ping devices for removing the sticks from between the knives or cutters, a table or platform extending in opposite directionsfrom the cutter roller and. having alongitudinal guide-way along each side for engaging andholdin g down the veneer before and after it is operated on by the cutter roller, a toothed cylinder ar- 5 tape passing partially around the toothed cylranged in juxtaposition to the inner endof the table and having its periphery provided with-teeth which successively take the match sticks from the inner end of the table, alower inder, an upper tape extending. parallel with a partvof the table between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder and passing partially around the latter, a presser acting tov press the upper tape upon the subdivided veneer between the cutter roller and the toothed cylinder, and a winding roller on which the tapes are wound by direct contact with the circumference'of the toothed roller;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 0 'EDWARD H. EISENHART.

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