US610252A - Machine for papering and piling artificial honeycomb foundations - Google Patents

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No. 510,252. Patented sept. 6, |398. E. B. wlalsn.

MACHINE vFR PAPE-RING AND PILING ARTIFICIAL HONEYCOMB FOUNDATIONS.

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COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR PAPERING AND FILING ARTll-'ICIAL HONEYCOMB-FOUNDATIONS.

SIPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,252, dated September 6, 1898i.

Application nea November 5,1897. serrure. 657,488. N0 man To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. WEED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medina,

in the county of Medina, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Papering and Filing Artificial Honeycomb-Foundations, of which the following, with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to a new and novel means for piling artificial honeycomb-foundations with interposed sheets of paper for packing and other purposes.

The objects of the invention are to provide means for placing sheets of paper between the sheets of artificial honeycomb-foundations and for piling the said artificial honeycombfoundations, with their interposed sheets of paper, in suitable piles to facilitate handling and packing the same, to keep the artificial honeycomb-foundations separated and secure against adhesion between them, and to prepare such foundations for safe handling and shipment.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the description thereof.

Reference is here made to the claims for a complete statement of the nature of my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is an inner end view of the Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the piler. Fig. 5, Sheet 1, is a perspective view of the papering device detached. Fig. 6, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the papering device with paper thereon and an artificial honeycombfoundation partly moved from it. i Fig. 7, Sheet 2, is a side view of the ratchet mechanism used for lowering the pile. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the ratchet mechanism. Fig. 9 is an elevation of the piling-box filled with artificial honeycomb-foundation and interposed sheets of paper. Fig. 10 is an enlarged side View of broken sections of artificial honeycomb-foundation with interposed sheets of paper, and Fig. 11 is an enlarged plan of a broken section of an artificial honeycombfoundation. p

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in the drawings and specification.`

In practicing my invention the Work may be done by any suitable mechanism adapted to place the sheets of artificial honeycombfoundation in order upon sheets of paper, al-V lowing the sheets of paper to adhere to the sheets of artificial honeycomb-foundation and then piling them as described. It is con-t venient to have a number of sheets of paper in a pile and place the artificial honeycombfoundation on top thereof. Only the top sheet will adhere. In preparing the artificial honeycomb-foundations and the sheets of paper preparatory to be piled any known means may be employed. I have described herein, however, a means for favosing sheets of wax and cutting them to a required size in making artificial honeycomb-foundations, as well as the present invention for piling the articial honeycomb-foundations with interposed sheets of paper. The machine described herein for making the artificial honeycombfoun dations is that described in United States Letters Patent No. 598,060, dated January 25, 1898. This machine forms no part of the present invention, except as a part of it may perform its usual functions and at the same time serve as an element of the machine herein described for papering and piling the artificial honeycomb-foundations. The latter machine is well adapted to be used in connection with the said artiicial-honeycomb` foundation machine, though it may be used with any form of an artificial-honeycombd foundation, machine or independently. The mechanism herein described for papering and piling the honeycomb-foundations is the preferred embodiment of my present invention.

I will first briefly describe the favosing or artificial honeycomb foundation machine, next describe mypaper-in g and piling machine and its operation in detail, and then describe the connection of the papering and piling machine with the favosing-machine.

A is a roll of sheet-wax that is partially immersed in a tank 1. The sheet of wax A from the roll A passes under the roller l* and then over the roller l), that is journaled upon the supporting-frame B. The function of the IOO roller b is to prevent the sheet of wax from dragging over the edge of the tank and the machine-frame and injuring the sheet. The sheet of wax passes from the roller b between the brushes 2 and 2a and thence through the guide 3 and between the die-rolls 4: and 4a. The die-rolls are driven from the shaft 10C through the gears to and 4d. Power is communicated to the machine through the pulley 10d. From the die-rolls the sheet of wax A passes onto an endless carrier 6. Said endless carrier is an endless web of any suitable material that travels around the rollers 6a and 6b. Upon the shaft 6C, on which is fixed the roller 6, is fixed a gear 61. The endless carrier is driven from the shaft of the die-roll 45" through the pinion 6G, the intermediate gear -6f, and the gear 6d.

Above the endless carrier 6 upon a pipeshaft 51 are fixed two circular knives 5 and 5, that roll in contact with the endless carrier to trim the edges of the sheet of wax. These knives are kept warm by hot water or steam passing through the pipe-shaft 5b from the pipe 5C.

Above the endless carrier 6 is a pipe-shaft 8, fixed to which and rotating with it is a cutoff knife 8b. On the outer end of the pipeshaft 8 is a gear 81. Hinged upon the pipeshaft 8 is a frame 7a, that carries a roller 7.

'The roller is in frictional contact with the endless carrier 6 or with a sheet of wax carried by the endless carrier. rlhe endless carrier and the fioating roller 7 together constitute a gripping device to pull the favosed wax sheet from the die-rolls and prevent its adhering thereto. The cut-off knife 8b is kept warm by hot water or steam passing through it from the pipe 5d, that is connected with any suitable source of supply. The cut-off knife 8" is revolved from the fioating roller 7 (which is driven by friction with the endless carrier 6) through the gear 7b, fixed to the shaft of the roller 7, the intermediate gear 7, and the gear Sil.

The mechanism so far described in detail constitutes the preferred embodiment of the invention covered by said United States Letters Patent No. 598,060, dated January 25, 1898. I will now describe the preferred einbodiment of my invention in mechanism for papering and piling artificial honeycombfoundations.

Standards 9 9, attached to the machineframe beyond the endless carrier 6, have a roller 9n journaled thereon. This roller is driven by the crossed belt 10, traveling over the pulleys 10d and 10b, the first of which is fixed upon the main shaft 10c and the second of which is fixed upon the shaft 9c of the roller 9.

Journaled to the standards 1l 1l', that are attached to the end of the main frame B, is a roller 11a. This roller is driven by a belt 12, that travels over pulleys 11c and 11d, that are fixed upon the shaft 9c of the roller 9a and the shaft 11e of the roller 11, respectively.

J ournaled in the standards 9 and 9 above the roller 9 is a friction-roller 9b, and journaled in the standards 11 and 11' above the roller 11a is a friction-roller 1lb. The roller 11a and the friction-roller 11b above it serve as a carrier to take the artificial honeycombfoundations, with their adhering sheets of paper, from the pivoted paper-holder to the piler box or receptacle described herein.

Pivoted to the frame at 13n is a paper-holder 13. Upon this pivoted paper-holder 13 are placed a number of sheets of paper P in a pile, which sheets of paper are to be interposed between the sheets of artificial honeycombfoundation F F. The sheets of paper P P are held by the point 13b of the spring 13C. A weighted lever 14 is pivoted to the frame B upon a rod lata. One end of the lever bears against the under side of the pivoted paperholder at a point beyond the pivot 13a. Suspended from the other end of the lever by a chain 14C is a weight 14h. The action of the weight through the lever 14 elevates the forward end of the pivoted paper-holder 13 for the purpose herein stated. After a sheet of articial foundation leaves the cut-off it is carried forward by the carrier 6 and caught between the feed-rollers 9 and 9h and by them is thrown onto the paper on the pivoted paper-holder 13. The forward end of the pivoted paper-holder being elevated, the friction-roller 11b forms a stop for. the sheet. A gear 15 is journaled in a standard 15 and is in mesh with a gear 16, which is in mesh with the gear 8 of the cut-off. A sprocket-wheel 15b is attached to the shaft 15C, that is driven by the gear 15 and revolves with said gear. Standards 17 17La are attached to the frame and form the bearings for a shaft 17 above the pivoted paper-holder 13. The shaft 17 is driven from the sprocket wheel 15b by a sprocket-chain 17b anda sprocket-wheel 17c on the shaft 17. Attached to the shaft 17 is a cam 17I and also a brush 17e, that serves as a carrier to remove the sheets of foundation, with sheets of paper adhering thereto, from the pile of paper on the paper-holder. In the revolution of the shaft 17 the cam 17 d forces the forward end of the pivoted paper-holder down, and the friction of the brush 17c carries or slides the sheet of artificial honeycomb-foundation to the rollers 11 and 11b. The Wax adheres slightly to the top sheet of paper and carries said paper with it. Tissuepaperis preferably used. The top sheet easily tears loose from the spring-point 13b. The rollers 11n and 11b carry the sheet of artificial honeycomb-foundation, with the paper adhering to its under side, into the piler box or receptacle 26. The friction-roller 11b not only aids to conduct the sheet from the apron to the piler box or receptacle, but also serves as a stop to the sheet when it is thrown onto the pivoted paper-h older. If a stationary stop IOO IIO

` shaft is j ournaled on the back of the frame were used, the wax would adhere to it, while the action of the roller tends to throw the sheet downward and forward and prevents adhesion thereto.

Pivoted to the rear of the frame at 18 is a lever 18. A link 16 pivotaliy connects one end of the lever 18 with a crank 16b on the shaft of the gear 16. The opposite end of the lever 18 is connected by achain or long link 18b with the arm 19 of a bell-crank lever,which is attached to the rock-shaft 19. Said rock- 22, which supports the piler box or receptacle 26. The receptacle 26 is open in front and at the inner end, as illustrated. The arm .191 of the bell-crank lever on the rock-shaft 19 is connected, by means of the link 20, with the arm 21, fixed on the rock-shaft 2l. Said rock-shaft is journaled in the front of the frame 22. A flap 23 is hinged at 23 to a shelf 22, extending out from the front of the frame 22. Rigidly attached to the flap 23 is an arm 23". A link 24 forms a'pivotal connection between the arm 23b and the arm 21, fixed to the rock-shaft`21. A weight 25 is attached to the arm 19 of the bell-crank lever on the rockshaft 19. As the forward end of the lever 18 is depressed through the action of the crank 16b and link 16, gravity will cause the arm 19 to drop, and through the arm 19h, link 20, arm 21, rock-shaft 21, arm 2lb, link 24, and arm 23 the iiap 23 will be moved to a perpendicular position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. When the forward end of the lever 18 is raised, the iiap 23 will assume the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, this being the position of the flap when the sheet is thrown into the piler box or receptacle. Just after a sheet of artificial comb-foundation enters the piler box or receptacle 26 the iiap, through the mechanism described, assumes the perpendicular position and, coming in contact with the exposed edge of the sheet of artificial comb-foundation last thrown into the receptacle, causes the sheet to line up with the pile in the receptacle. Thus as each sheet enters the receptacle the pile is evened.

It is necessary to lower the box as each sheet enters it in order to keep the top of the pile of articial honeycomb-foundations and .interposed sheets of paper in the piler-box below the upper side of the lower forwardingroller 11, I provide for this in the following manner: Pivoted to the arm 19, fixed to the rock-shaft 19, is a rod 27, which operates a spring-pawl 27, pivoted to its upper end. The pawl 27 is adapted to engage a ratchetwheel 28, that is journaled in the rear of the frame 22. Fixed to the ratchet-wheel 28 lis a pinion 28, which meshes with a rack 26h, that is attached to the back of the receptacle 2G. As the rod, 27 is raised by the arm 19c through the action of the rock-shaft 19 the spring-pawl 27 engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel and lowers the piler-box lby means of the pinion 28, meshing with the rack 26h. The length of throw of the ratchetwheel 28 is governed by aguard 29, which is fixed to a yoke 29, that is pivoted on the axle 30 of the ratchet-wheel. The guard 29 is raised or lowered by means of the thumbnut 29b on the screw 29, which is pivoted at 29d to one arm of the yoke. It willreadily be seen that the tooth of the ratchet-wheel which shall be engaged by the pawl is determined by the position of the guard 29, and hence the throw of the wheel is regulated by the guard. To facilitate the raising of the receptacle after the pile shall have been completed, cords 30 30 are attached to the back of the receptacle and passed over pulleys 30b 30, attached to the frame 22, and have weights 30 30 attached to their free ends.

It will be seen that the endless carrier 6, described herein, constitutes a part of the means employed to pull the favosed sheets from the die-rolls and serves as a support for the favosed sheets while the knives of the artificial honeycomb-foundation machine are cutting the sheets to a size to form artificial honeycomb-foundations. Vhile performing these functions, it also serves as apart of the papering and piling device to carry the cut artificial honeycornb-foundations to the feed-rollers 9 9b', that place the foundations upon the pile of papers. i

The paperin g and piling device maybe used independently of the favosing-machine herein described, in which case any desired means may be employed to place the artiiicial honeycomb-found ations upon the pile of paper upon the pivoted paper-holder.

The operation of the parts of my present improvement has been stated in connection with the detailed description thereof, and no further description of my papering and piling device is needed.

The means herein described may take on various modifications without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not therefore limit my claims by the detailed descripn tion given.

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What I claim, and desire to secure by Leti ters Patent, is-n 1. An artiicial-comb-foundation papering and piling device consisting of a receptacle for receiving sheets of foundation with adhering sheets of paper; a holder for sheets of paper; a feeder to place foundations into conmeans for placing sheets of artiicial combfoundation consecutivelyinto contact with said pile of papers whereby a sheet of paper will adhere to each sheet of foundation; and a carrier to remove the said foundations with the adhering sheets of paper from the pile of paper.

3. A pivoted paper-holder, a carrier for carrying foundations to the paper-holder, a reeeptaele, and a carrier to take sheets of foundation with adhering sheets of paper from the paper-holder to the receptacle.

4. The `combination of a pivoted paperholder for supporting sheets of paper, rollers for earryin g foundations after they shall have been out to a required size onto paper held by said paper-holder, means for elevating the forward end of the paper-holder, a revolving stop at the forward end of the paper-holder, a driven shaft arranged above the paperholder, abrush fixed to said shaft and adapted to engage the foundation-sheets, and a cam on said shaft for depressing the forward end of the paper-holder, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a pivoted paperholder having a Weighted lever adapted to elevate its forward end and a spring-Clamp for holding sheets of paper on top of the paper-holder, with means for conveying foundations after they shall vhave been out into sheets of a .required size onto the paper on said paper-holder, a stop at the forward end of the paper-holder, a driven shaft arranged above the paper-holder, a earn fixed on'said shaft and adapted to depress the forward end of the paper-holder, and a brush fixed to the said shaft and adapted to engage the foundation-sheet at the time that the oaln depresses the paper-holder, substantially as described.

6. An artifieial-comb-foundation piling deviee consisting of a receptacleopen in front and on the rear end and adapted to be raised and lowered in a suitable frame, in Combination with a rook-shaft journaled back of the receptacle, a bell-Crank lever having an arm 19h, a roekshaft 2l having an arm 2l and a downwardly-projecting arm, a connectingrod 20, a iiap hinged in front of the receptacle, an arm extending outwardly from the flap, a rod connecting this arm and the downwardlyprojecting arm of the rook-shaft, and means for operating the bell-crank lever, substantially as described.

7. The combination of de-rolls, an endless carrier and a gripping-roller to take favosed sheets of wax from the die-rolls, a knife for cutting the favosed sheets into foundations of a required size, a paper-holder pivoted in front of the' endless carrier, rollers for oonveying the foundation-sheets into the paperholder, a receptacle, means for carrying the foundation-sheets from the paper-holder into the receptacle, and means for automatically.

arranging the foundation-sheets in a uniform pile in said receptacle, substantially as described.

8. The combination of.die-rolls, means for Conveying favosed sheet of wax from the dierolls to the eut-off knife, a paper-holder pivoted forward of the eut-off knife, means for carrying the foundation-sheets from the eutoff knife onto said paper-holder, a Weighted lever adapted to elevate the forward end of the paper-holder, a revolving stop journaled in standards at the forward end of the paper-holder, means for depressing the forward end of the paper-holderat intervals, and

vmeans for carrying the foundation-sheets from the paper-holder into the receptacle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in lthe presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD B. VEED. "Witnesses:

FRANK SPELLMAN, HArrrn BUsHER.

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