US514589A

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Publication number: US514589A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1894-02-13
Anticipated expiration: 1911-02-13

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A. E. DEGOUPLE. V MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF NON-PASTED TUBES FOR 1 GIGARETTBS.

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I A.. E. DEGOUFLB. MACHINE FOR THE MANUFAUTURE 0F NON-PASTED TUBES FOR GIGARET'I'BS.

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ANATOLE E. DEOOUFLE, PARIS, FRANCE.

MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF NON-PASTED TUBES FOR CIGARETTES.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,589, dated February 13, 1894.

Application filed September 27, 1890. Serial No. 866,298.

(No model.) Patented in England July 19, 1886, No. 9.368; in Germany July 25, 1886,1lo. sarss; in Switzerland February 1, 1889, No. 386, and in France September 12, 1890. N

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANATOLE EDOUARD Dn- COUFLE, of the city of Paris, Fran ce, have invented an Improved Machine for the Mannfacture of Non-Pasted Tubes for Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification, and for which I have obtained Letters Patents in the following countries, to wit: Great Britain July 19, 1886, No. 9,368; Germany July 25, 1886, No. 38,766; Switzerland February 1, 1889, No. 386, and France September 12, 1890, No. 208,197.

My invention relates firstly to mechanical devices for the continuous manufacture of paper tubes, which are not pasted, and secondly to the grouping and correlation of these various mechanical devices fromwhich there results a machine which is, so far as I am aware, novel as to its action and arrangement, and a product remarkable both for its uni formity and quantity.

According to my invention the paper, arranged in the form of a bobbin or reel, is transformed into a closed tube by the internal interlocking of the longitudinal edges of the endless paper; then cutters divide this closed tube into definite lengths.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved tube machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the machine with some of the parts removed. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the tube forming mechanism. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the spindle for forming the tubes. Fig. 6 is a plan of the same. Fig. '7 shows five detail views of the interlocking folder. Fig. 8 is a view on line l-2 of Fig. 4. r Fig. 9 is a crosssection on line 3- of Fig. 4, showing also the tube in course of formation. Fig. 10 is a cross-section of the paper tube as shown in Fig. 9. Fig-.11 is a cross-section on line 5-6 of Fig. 4, showing also the tube in course of formation. Fig. 12 is a cross-section of the paper tube as shown in Fig 11. Fig. 13 is a cross-section on line 78 of Fig. l, showing also the tube in course of formation. Fig. 14 is a cross section of the paper tube as shown in Fig. 13; and Fig. 15 shows a completed tube cut to length. 7

A foot or stand a supports a cast-iron ta ble 0. on which are arranged component parts of the machine.

I) is ashaft arranged in bearings 19 b bolted to the upper side of the table. This shaft carries a cam c' which operates the tube cutter. A cam g is also mounted on the shaftb to feed forward the paper intermittently when it is desired so to feed it. The shaft 1) is driven by the intermediate shaft 0 provided with the pulleys 0 0 the liy-wheel 0 and a spur-wheel b gearing direct with another spur-wheel Z2 on the shaft 1). The paper 19 rolled up on a bobbin or reel 13' mounted loosely on the axis of a forked headstock p is led over a first roller 19 carried at the end of a long flexible spring 19 which is fixed to a projecting part 29 0f the frame. From the roller 19 the paper is led over the roller 19 which 1mmediately precedes the formation of the tube. The bobbin or, reel 19', which is loose on its axis, is subjected to the action of a brake or pallet 13 rubbing at its free end against the metallic ring which forms the boss of the bobbin or reel. From the last guide-rollerp the paper 13 passes through an opening in the support f of the counterpart 7 of the stampj thence it is conducted into a shaper q (supported on the pillar Q),in which is suspended the end of a cylindrical spindle r. The paper taking the cylindrical section has its edges bent toward the connecting piece q of the spindle. This spindle r is adjusted ii the shaper g by a screw (1 tapped into a gap of the-shaper and bearing on a prolongation of the said spindle. Beyond the shaper q the paper incloses or surrounds the spindle '1', which, being of cylindrical form on its under side, preserves the cylindrical section of the paper. On its upper side the spindle r is hollowed out into a longitudinal groove r into which are folded down the edges of the paper by means of a presser 3 having a special acting surface, as shown in Fig. 11. The presser is suspended at the end of a spring 8' which is supported on the pillar Q. At the end of the groove r in the spindle the paper surrounds the folding devicet let into the spindle, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. The folder or former t is a piece of strong, fine grained metal pierced with a conical way having a tolerably large entrance and every small outlet. A slit t, Fig. 7, widened out and then progressively reduced in size, forms the opening of thisway at the upper face of the piece. The folded down edges of the paper follow the slit t and are rolled, folded, hooked or interlocked one in the other, as the paper advances, by the decreasing sections of the folder or former 25. Just before the tube reaches this piece If it engages in a shaper u (Figs. 1, 2 and 4) loose on the spindle and concentric therewith, which shaper prepares the fold for closing, and limits the diameter of the tube. A fingeru projects from '0 and takes behind the shaper, thus preventing longitudinal displacement. Then at the outlet of the folder the tube enters between the milled roller r (Figs. 4., 5, 6 and 8) let into the spindle r, and the feed rollerv placed immediately over it. The milled roller 0" and the feed roller i; exert upon the paper, which they draw forward between them, a pressure, with or without creasing, which completes the closing of the preceding fold by incorporating, one in the other, the various thickness of paper which have been brought together by the action of the folder 23. By these means thelongitudinal joint is obtained as shown in Fig. 15. The paper receives the required motion of translation either continuously or intermittently. When the motion is continuous the roller n has imparted to it a continuous rotary motion by any desired means; but when the motion is intermittent it is produced by means of a rack a: which is raised and lowered alternately by lever g operated by the/cam g, as shown in Fig. 3. This motion of the rack m transforms into an intermittent rotary motion, in one direction of the feed roller '0 by means of pinion a." and the wheel 164, both loose on the shaft of u having thereon pawls to engaging a ratchet a fast on the shaft of v, or on any other suitably arranged pawl and ratchet mechanism. The feed roller '0 may be rotated sufficiently by a single movement to produce a feed of the paper equal to the length of the cigarette tube; or it may be rotated so as to correspond to the feeding forward of half a length, as may be arranged. In the latter case the feeding forward of a complete length of tube is effected at two operations. WVhen the paper tube leaves the closing devices o and o it is completely closed throughout its length, with the edges of the paper folded or interlocked into one another and placed inside the tube. It may be thus produced in any lengths, and even in a single length equal to the total length of the paper on the bobbin or reel.

For cutting oif the tubes to length equal to that the cigarette is intended to have, there are placed near the closing devices r o and immediately after the front end of the spindle T, which is formed preferably as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, two branches 2" 2' jointed together at i see Fig. 3. are held normally closed by a spring 4 and are opened by the act-ion of a cam 2' which makes a half turn between the said branches. The movement of this cam 2' is efiected after each feed of a length of tube by means of the cam '11, the lever i, the connecting rod or link i and the lever i The front ends of the branches 1"? are furnished with blades i which can be easily and quickly mounted and dismounted for sharpening or replacing. It will thus be seen that when the rear ends of the pivoted members are forced apart the blades on the front end thereof will come together and sever the tube. The feeding roller v rests, by the ends of the axis on which it is fixed, in the bearings 12 provided with hinged caps having locking springs '0 as shown in Fig. 3. This arrangement allows of the feed roller being quickly removed when inspection of the folder becomes necessary. By tightening up the screw g the front end of the spindle is raised more or less, that is to say, the milled roller r is pressed more or less toward the feed roller 2;. This is a simple and certain means of regulating the pressure, with or without creasing of the fold forming the longitudinal joint of the paper tube. By varying the diameter of the feed roller o the feed forward of the paper is modified proportionally, and different lengths of tubes can be obtained at pleasure.

The action of the machine is such that the various operations above described are effected in regular order, so that a paper tube is manufactured at each revolution of the shaft 1).

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a machine for making non-pasted paper tubes, a continuous tube forming mechanism consisting of a shaper q, a loose shaper u, a cylindrical spindle r, presser 8, folder t attached to spindle r, milled roller 1*, feedroller '12 and automatic cutting device i, F, all said parts being combined and adapted to operate substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a machine for making non-pasted tubes an edge creasing and interlocking mechanism combining therein a spindle r, a loose shaper u, a former t a milled roller r arranged within said spindle, and a creaser or roll 1) located directly above said roller r all said parts being combined and adapted to operate, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

ANATOLF. E. DECOUFLE.

Witnesses O. BLITEN, GEORGE LAURENT.

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