US584655A - Cigarette-machine - Google Patents

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`JUAN DE .DIOS TEJADA, OF OOXSAOKIE, NEV YORK.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,655, dated June 15, 1897. u Applicationled'uly 25,1896- Seral No. 600,459. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, J UAN DE Dios TEJADA, of Ooxsackie, in the county of Greene and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,Cigarette-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rlhis invention relates to machines for mak# ing cigarettes of the class in which a paper wrapper is employed.

The object of `my invention is to provide a machine for making cigarettes combining ac-` curacy and rapidity in its action and in which all the operations for the making of a cigarette shall be automatic.

The invention consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter specied, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a cigarette as completed by one example of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a machine for making the cigarette shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plani view thereof. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, on au enlarged scale, opposite to that of Fig. 2, with certain parts omitted to more clearly show other parts. Fig. 5 is a section through the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. G is a partial' elevation and partial section, with certain parts omitted, through `the line 6 6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 shows'a cigarette of modified construction. Fig. Sis a side elevation of a machine for mal;- ing the cigarette shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a sectional View of a part employed for tucking in the ends 'of the paper, showing the tucker in one of its positions. Fig. 10 is a rear side elevation thereof. Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 9, but showing the tucker in another of its positions. Fig. 12 is a diagrammatic view of a cam employed for causing the desired movements of the ers. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the cam and the tucker connections and showing the cam in one of its positions. Fig. 14 is apartial section and partial elevation thereof. Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 13, but showing the part-s in another position. Fig. 16 is a partial section vand partial elevation thereof. Figs. 17 to 22 show the same parts in diiferent positions. Fig. 22n is a detail showing a movable guide-plate employed. Fig. 23 is a sectional elevation of the machine,. showing a modified construction wherein the paper is supplied from a roll g. and Fig. 24 shows a cheroot-shaped cigarette that may be made by slight modifications in the fdrmers.

Referring, first, to the example of my invention for making the cigarette shown in Fig. 1, in which the ends of the paper are not folded or tucked and in which oneedge ofthe paper is secured to the body by means of an adhesive material, A designates a hopper or feedreceptacle for the tobacco, in which a revolving stirrer a may be placed, the outlet of the hopper A communicating with chambers a', in which the revolving and coacting filler-formers A A2 are placed.

i The iiller-formers A A2 are cylindrical in form, with longitudinal channels a2, conforming in cross-section to one-half the circuni ference of a filler. .The edges a3 of the channels are preferably made quite sharp, so as to cut or sever a ller from the mass of tobacco.

Rotary motion is imparted to the filler-form-V ers A'l A2 from the main shaft 1 by means of a gear-wheel 2 on the main shaft, meshing With a gear 3 on the shaft of the 'filler-formerA', and a gear 4 on the shaft of the filler-former A2, meshing with the gear 3. One of the fillerformers7 as here shown the filler-former A2, is adjustable relatively to the other, so that the cutting edges a2 of the respective fillerformers may be moved toward or from each other. For this purpose I journal the shaft of the filler-former A2 in sliding bearings, which may be regulated by means of screwbolts 5, extended through tapped holes in the wall of oneof the chambers al.

From the iiller-formers the compressed or formed fillers drop alternately through chutes 6 7 to the wrapping-aprons B B. For directing` the formed fillers to the chutes 6 7 alternately l employ a deflector-plate S, which is pivotally connected to the apex of the inclined bottomed walls 9 of the chutes. The deflector 8 is moved back and forth to its two positions by means of cams 10 11, engaging with fulcrumed arms 12, one arm of which is designed to engage with lugs 13, projected from the outward ly-extended ends of the pivot-rod of the IOO deliector, and the other arms being extended into the line of movement of the cams, as plainly shown in Fig. 4. The cams 10 11 are mounted at opposite sides ofthe machine on the journals of the paper-feedin g rollers 14 15, the said journals being extended through bearings in the side frames A3 of the machine. The paper-feeding rollers 14 15 for a portion of their circumference are provided with longitudinal oorrugations or teeth 16, and the remainder of the circumference is smooth, as shown at 17. They are located at opposite sides of the upper end of a paper-receptacle 18, within which the sheets of paper 19 of the required size are placed. Rotary motion in opposite directions is imparted to the feedingrollers from a sprocket-wheel B2 by means of the sprocket-chain 20, engaging with a sprocket-wheel 21 on the journal of .the feeding-roller 15, which has on its opposite end journal a gear-wheel 22, meshing with a gearwheel 23 on the journal of the roller 14.

The package ,or pile of cut papers 19 is placed on a follower 24, impelled vertically in the receptacle 18 by means of sprin gs 25, the top sheet of paper bearing against the lower side of a retaining-strip 26, extended across the top ofthe receptacle 18. The sheets of paper are fed to the respective aprons B B through apertures 27 in the sides of the receptacle 18, and after the sheets shall have reached their proper positions on the aprons plnngers 28 force the edge of the paper upward against adhesive-applying brushes 29, insertedA in the outlets of the adhesive-con- 'rainer 30, which is located over the feedingrollers.

It will be observed that the rollers 14 15 successively feed the sheets of paper in the opposite directions, and that when the smoother surface 17 is over the paper the feeding of the sheet will cease.

I will now describe the means for rolling the paper around the formed tobacco filler. The endless aprons B B' are in constant motion, excepting a short stop during thel time of applying adhesive material to the paper, and as the operating parts for the respective aprons are alike I will describe but one.

The apron B extends around a roller 31, having journal-bearings in the side frames of the machine, thence around a longitudinallyribbed feed-roller 32, havin g j ourn al-bearin gs in the side frame, thence around a roller 33, also having journal-bearing in the side frames, and then over doubling-rollers 34 35. To insure a close contact of the apron with the feed-roller, I may employ a presser-roller 36, bearingagainst the apron on the outer side opposite the feed-roller.

Rotary motion is imparted to the feed-roller by means of the sprocket-chain 20, which has several sets or series of laterally-extended sprockets 37, adapted to engage in notches 38 in vthe peripheral flanges of the Wheel 39, mounted on theshaft of the feed-roller. The

sets of lateral sprockets 37 are so spaced one set relatively to another that when the sections of the chain from which the lateral sprockets are omitted pass over the wheel 39 no motion will be imparted thereto and consequently the apron will be at rest during the time required to force the edge of the paper against the adhesive-applying brush.

It may be here stated that motion is imparted to the sprocket-wheel B2 in unison with the similar sprocket-wheel B3 by means of a gear-wheel 40 on the shaft of the wheel B2, meshing with the gear 4. A drive-wheel B4 is mounted on the shaft 1, upon which the wheel B3 is also mounted. The wheel B3, through its sprocket-chain 41, operates the parts for the apron B in the same manner as the parts 4coacting with t-he apron B are operated. p

The (Lloubling-rollers 34 35 are movable toward and from each other and the ends of the rollers project through horizontal slots 42 in the side frame A3 and have journal-bearings in rock-arms 43 44, fulcrumed on pins 45, extended from the side frames through elongated openings in the arms intermediate of the ends. The doublers are forced toward each other by means of cam projections 46 on vertically movable and oscillating rods 47, contacting the inner surfaces ot the lower extensions of the rock-arms. The doublers are moved from each other when the cam-surfaces 46 are moved out of engagement with lower ends of their rock-arms by springs 48, having the ends secured to the lower portion of the respective rock-arms of each pair. The office of these doublers is to fold the apron over the upper side of the cigarette, as shown in the apron B in Fig. 5, after a section of the apron shall have been drawn down between the doublers by means to be described. At the upper ends the rods 47 have fingers 49 extended from them at substantially right angles and through vertical slots 50 in the side frames A3, which, in connection with the slots 42, form substantially cross-shaped openings.

As before mentioned, the rods 47 have a vertical reciprocating movement and also an oscillating movement toward and from the side frames. With this end in view each rod 47 passes loosely through a block 51, which has rocking or trunnion bearings 52 in posts 53, extending from the side frames. The rod 47 has an inwardly-turned lower end 54,which extends into a cam-groove 55 in the outer face of a cam-wheel 56. The cam-groove 55 is substantially triangular, and its side walls en gaging with the end 54 of the rod 47 or an antifriction roller or ball carried by said end will cause the vertical movements of the rod, and the face projections 57 58 within the groove 55 will throw the lower end of the rod 47 outward and consequently the iinger 49 will be moved inward.

The function of the fin gers 49 is threefoldthat is, they serve when in their extreme upward and inward position as stops to temporarily prevent the iiller from rolling to its final place between the deublers 3i 35, then they move outward and downward along the end of the filler to the ends of the paper upon which they bear, then their continued downward movement draws a section of the apron down, and with it the paper and filler, then they are drawn slightly outward, serving to straighten the paper andto act as stops to prevent the tobacco from escaping from the ends of the wrapper, and the continued downward movement carries the doublers to the position shown in connection with the apron B in Fig. 5. After this operation the fingers are again drawn outward, upward, and inward to their initial position. Of course the `cam-groove and its projections and depressions are suitably shaped and spaced for these operations. The rod 47 may be held in engagement with the cam by a spring 59.

Coacting cams 5G are mounted on a shaft 60, which has at one end a peripherally notched sprocket-wheel Gl, Withwhich the sprocket-chain fil engages and operates' with a momentary stop at the same time and in the same manner as heretofore described in connection with the feed-roller of the apron.

The operation of thisexample of my invention -is as follows: The filler is dropped from the filler-former onto the paper in position on the apron and against the fingers 4.9, where it is held during the applying of adhesive material `to the paper. The apron now takes motion, and the 1in gers operate, as before described, to draw a section of the apron down and the doublers inward at the same time. The continued movement of the ,apron will roll the paper iirmly around `the filler and press the glued portion of the paperin close contact with the. formed body. After the complete rolling the parts operate to separate the doublers. Then the apron-section resumes its initial position and -ejects theinished cigarette, which may then Vroll down the apron to a receptacle placed to receive it. During the operation of rolling a cigarette the position of the apron between the rollers 3l 32 isas shown in full lines in Fig. 2. Upon the completion of a cigarette the slack is taken up by a take-np roller G2, which has its `journal-bearings Vin blocks movable in longitudinal slots in the side frames and connected to springs 63, which at their opposite ends are secured to a iixed portion of the inachine.

lt is obvious that the spring-impelled takeup roller after the rolling of a cigarette will take up the slack of the apron, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.`

The machine thus far described and as before stated is for making the cigarette shown in Fig. l.`

I willnow describe the modicaiions of the machine for making the cigarette `shown in Fig. 7. j

It is to be understood that the main fea tures of this machine and their operation are thesame as those heretofore described in con-` nection with the first example, the modifications residing, mainly, in the means and operation for tucking in the ends of the paper of the cigarette shown in Fig. 7, in which no adhesivematerial need be used and therefore mechanism for applying it may be omitted, and there are certain other modifications, as will more fully appear.

Projected inward from the upper end of the rod 47a is a finger 64, which performs the drawingdown and paper-smoothing service like the finger 49, heretofore described. It also serves as a support for a tucker-iinger 65, which is movable longitudinally through `an opening in the rod Maat the upper side of the finger G4.. This tucker-iinger is made substantially in the form of a stub-pen, and, infact, stub-pens may be employed for the purpose. The sides of the finger are curved `downward and rearward from Vthe point or `side frameAS, and it also has a pin G8, ex-

tended into the cam-groove 69 of the camwheel 70. This cam-groove is oval in contour, and its base is provided with cam proj ections and depressions, which are distinctly shown in the diagrammatic view Fig. l2, and are as follows depression 71, projection 72, depression 73, projection 74, depression 75, projection 7G, depression 77, projection 78, depression 79, and projection 80. j

It will be seen that the depressions 7l, 73, 7 5, and 7 7 are all in the same plane and that the depression 79 is in a plane nearer the frontface of the cam-wheel and that the sev eral projections extend to different planes with the exception of the projections 74 76, which are in the same plane.

8l is a stop-plate for stopping the tobacco filler directly between donblers 34 35. It

82, extended across the machine above the apron. At each end the stop-plate has apin 83, extended outward through an opening in the end of the guide or boxing 82 and into the line of vertical movement of theiingers 64. The stop-plate is locatedv over the outer doublingfroller, (herein indicated asthe roller 35,) as' plainly shown in Fig. 22a.

`having journal-bearings in sliding boxes 3S.

From the boxes 8S arms 89 extend through bearings OO 91, secured to the side frames, and at the ends these arms 39 have antifriction-rollers which bear against the periphery IDC :is movable vertically in a guideor boxing tro of the cam-wheels 70 and are held in engagement with the cam-wheels by means of sprin gs 92, abutting at one end against the bearing 90 and at the other end against a collar on the arm. Obviously when the antifrictionrollers are against the projected peripheral cam-surfaces 93 95 of the cam-wheels the bearing-roller will beforced away from the apron and the smooth roller 86 may turn without imparting motion to the apron; but when the antifriction-rollers enter the depressed peripheral cam-surfaces 96 97 the presser-roller will be moved against the apron to press itl firmly against the feed-roller, so that motion will be imparted to the apron.

The operation of this example of my improvement is as follows: It is to be understood that the oval cam-groove 69 causes the up-and-down movements of the rod 471. I will, therefore, in describing the action refer to the projected and depressed surfaces of the cam. Figs. 13 and 14 show, substantially, the first position` of the rod-47a. As it moves upward the projection 8O rocks the rod, so that the tucker-iinger will strike against the end of the guide or boxing 82, with the tucker-iin ger against the pi n 83. By a further upward and inward movement the tuckeriinger will be forced back until its point is flush with the end of the linger 64. Now the paper is in place, and the parts begin to lower and move outward to the position shown in Figs. 15 and 16. During this operation the formed ller has rolled down the chute against the lowering stop-plate 81, the rod continues to lower, but no rocking motion is impart-ed to it,while the pin 68 is in contact with the surfaces 79 78. The surface 78 is slightly proj ected, so as to maintain the relative inward extension of the fingers during the change of pivoted center of the rod 47 n on its downward course. On the continued downward movement the fingers 64 engage the paperand press it against the edge of the belt, and the same with the filler is drawn down between the doublers to the position shown in Figs. 17 and 18. At the end of this movement the rollers of the arms 89 enter the peripheral depressions 96 97 and the apron turns to make a complete rotation of the cigarette to wind the paper to completion. After this windin g the cam-surface moves the bearing-roller away from the apron, so that it ceases to rotate. The rod 47 is now rising with the pin 68 in the depression 77, allowing the rod to work to draw the parts 64 65 away from the apron and paper tube, and by this outward movement the outer end of the tucking-linger strikes against an abutment 98, forcing the tucker forward, and the several parts are now in the position shown in Figs. 19 and 20. Next the finger 68 rides upon the projection 76, and the tucker-finger is moved inward in the are` of a circle and, engaging the upper side of the paper tube, tucks in the upper side of the end, as shown in Fig. 22. At the end of this movement the pin 68 enters the depression 75, and the rollers of the arms 89 enter the peripheral depressions 97, which, being one-half the length of the depression 96, will allow a one-half rotation of the cigarette to bring the unfolded sides of its ends upward. After this half-rotationthe apron comes toa halt, and the finger 68, riding upon the projection 74, operates the tucker-finger, as before described, to tuck in the ends of the side of the cigarette now uppermost. The cigarette is now completed, and the parts resume the positions indicated in connection with Figs. 13 and 14, and the cigarette rollsv down the apron to a receptacle or table.

In -the modification shown in Fig. 23 means is provided for feeding a continuous strip of paper 99 and severing therefrom pieces of the required size for a cigarette. The strips are fed from rolls by means of feed-rollers 14 15, as heretofore described, over platens or bed-pieces 100, and the pieces are severed by cutter-blades 101, carried by the plungers 28 and coactin g with cutter-blades 102, affixed to the container for adhesive material.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a machine made in accordance with my invention is adapted to the making of cigarettes with a straightcylindric and pasted wrapper taken from a package previously cut. or from pieces severed by the machine from a continuous strip, and that the machine may be adapted to the making of cigarettes with the ends of the paper folded or tucked like those generally used in Spanish America and named in Cuba Corrientes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a cigarette-machine, a hopper, forming-rollers in said hopper, a traveling rollingapron, doublers arranged beneath said apron, means for moving said doublers toward and from each other, means for drawing a section of the apron between the doublers, a wrapper-receptacle arranged below the hopper, means for forcing the wrappers upward therein, and a wrapper-feeding roller having a lon gitudinally-corrugated surface and a plain surface, substantially as specified.

2. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of a container for loose tobacco, a filler-former operating therein, an endless traveling rolling-apron, a chute for directing a filler to said apron, doublers for doubling a section of said apron, means for feeding a wrapper to the apron, a stop for holding a formed filler on the wrapper over the doublers, fingers for drawing a section of the apron, with the wrapper and filler, between the doublers, and means for straightening the wrapper on the apron, substantially as specified.

3. In a cigarette-machine, the combination with a traveling rolling-apron, ofmeans for feeding a wrapper thereto, doublers for a section of the apron, and means for drawing a section of the apron andthe wrapper between the doublers, means for imparting a longitudinal movement to the drawing device, to straighten the wrapper,substantially as specified.

4. In a cigarette-machine, the combination with a traveling rolling-apron, doublers for a section thereof, rods having fingers for engagin g the edges of theapron and a wrapper thereon over the doublers, and means for imparting a vertical reciprocating and also a rocking motion to said rods, substantially as specified.

5. In a cigarette-machine, the combination with filler-feeding mechanism andl a traveling rolling-apron, of the doubler-rollers, fulerumed rock-arms carrying said doubler-rollers, and having cam-surfaces, the verticallyreciprocating and laterally-rocking rods having cam projections for engaging the cam-surfaces of the doubler-carrying arms, and cams for imparting the said motions to said rods, substantially as specified.

G. In a doublecigarette-machine, comprising two traveling rolling-aprons, mechanism, substantially such as described, for conforming a section of both aprons to a formed filler, a paper-feeder for each apron, a tobacco-receptacle common to each of said aprons, a fillerformer in said receptacle, a deflector for alternately opening and closing passage-ways leading from the former to the respective -aprons and means for operating` the deflector, substantially as specified.

7. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of a filler-former consisting of grooved cylinders geared to rotate in unison, a traveling rolling-apron, a feed-roller therefor, the doubler-rollers, the vertically-reciprocating and outwardly-moving fingers for drawing a section of the apron between the doubler-rollers, and a sprocket-chain engaging with a sprocket-wheel Aon the shaft of one of the form er-cylinders and imparting motion to all of said parts, substantially as specified.

S. In a cigarette-machine, the combination with a forming and rolling device, of a receptacle for wrappers, a follower for forcing a package of wrappers upward in said receptaoperating the doublers, means for feeding a wrapper to the apron, means for drawing a section of the apron and the wrapper between the doublcrs, means comprising pen-shaped fingers for tucking the ends of the wrapper after the rolling thereof, and swinging arms to which the fingers areadjustably attached,

substantially as specified.

10. In a cigarette-machine,the combination with forming androlling mechanism,substan tially` such as described, of the vertically movable and rocking rods, the ingers projected inward from the upper ends thereof, the tucker-fingers mounted on and movable longitudinally of said first-namedfingers and means for operating' said tucker-iingers, substantially as specified.

11. In a cigarette-machine,the combination with a hopper, a filler-former and a traveling rolling-apron, of a wrapper-feeder, tuckerfingers for the ends of the wrapper, a stopplate for holding a filler in place on the wrapper, thev said stop-plate being moved by the tucker-fingers, substantially as specified.

12. In a cigarette-machine, the vertically movable and swinging rods, means for moving said rods, the fingers extended rigidly from the upper ends thereof, the tucker-iingers movable on the first-named fingers, means for moving said sucker-fingers and abutments against which the ends of the tucker-ngers may strike to move them longitudinally, substantially as specified.

JUAN DE DIOS TEJADA.

Vitnesses C. SEDGWICK, C. R. FERGUSON.

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