US806486A

US806486A - Machine for boxing matches.

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Publication number: US806486A
Application number: US17468503A
Authority: US
Inventors: William H Parker
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1903-09-25
Filing date: 1903-09-25
Publication date: 1905-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 1922-12-05

Description

N6. 806,486. PATENTED DEG.5,1905.

W. H. PARKER.

MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25, I993.

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PATEN TBD DEC. 5. 1905. 1 W. H. PARKER. MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED 8BPT.25, 1903.

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WITNESSES:

ATTORN EY.

WILLIAM'H. PAR ER, or mssmunnw JERSEY. MACHINE FOR Boxme. MATCHES.

Specification of Iiett ers Patent.

'Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed September 25,1903. Serial No. 174,685-

' To all whom/it may concern:

Beit known that 1, .WILLIAM H. PARKER, of Passaic, Passaic county, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Boxing Matches, of which the following isafull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relatesto a machine for discharging matches from the frames in which they have been held while being dipped. The mechanism embraces'a'means for feeding the frames and punching a successive row or rows of matches'from these frames. At the same time the belt or other means for holding the trays feeds them in such a wayas to catch the matches as they are ejected from the frame, and the number of matches necessary to, fill the different-size trays is regulated as to, their admission thereto by the speed at which the trays travel.

The machine is compact, andthe simplicity of its mechanism assures its operation.

To these ends my invention consists of'certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will hereinafter be. described and claimed;

- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification; in which similar figures of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a side view or the machinewith a portion of the machine-frame and matchholding frame broken away. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of the front of the machine, being broken.

be used fitted with upright 11.

Fig. 4 is aview of a portion of the machine, showing the relativeposition of the tray-carrying belt. r

In the drawings any form of frame can 7 Fitted in hearings on the frame is the driving-shaft 12, on which is secured, on or near either end, a slotted cam 12, in the groove of which runs a roller 12 securedona slotted bar 13, the slot fitting the shaft 12 and the bar sliding in the guides 14. Secured to the said bar 13 are the link or links 15, connecting with pawls-16, pivoted in thebearingsfl, that are secured to the machine-frame. These pawls act to hold the match-framesin theirv properpositions by engagement with the teeth 18 on the strip 19. A suitable number of rollers 20 serve to keep the frames close up to the machine-frame and also receive the pressure of the thrust when a row or rows of matches is orare dis- 7 teeth willdothe same. 7

backup the match-holding frames-and also charged, as will be described. An eccentric 21 'on the shaft 12 gives, by means of the rod .22,

a reciprocating motion to a bar 23, sliding in guides 25, which has a series of punches 24 in line with a row of holes in the match-holding frame, and those in line with'the machineframe pass also through eyelets or the like in said machine-frame, as evident from Fig. 1. Now as the shaft revolves the eccentric 21 gives to the punches 24 a steady reciprocating motion, and at its extreme backward point, as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 1, the cam 12 is designed to throw-the bar 13, and consequently the links'15 and pawls 16, quickly forward and then' backward to advancethe match-holding frameone tooth, which coincides with a row of matches; but, this is not essential, as a repeating-trip with smaller The rollers 20 act to prevent any side motion of the-same to throw the line of holestherein out of the path of travel of the punches on the bar23.

On the shaft 12 an eccentric or similar throwing mechanism 28 is fixed that operates to oscillate a lever 29, being adjustable in a slot 29"" to regulate the throw of the lever. A pawl 30 in a slotengages a ratchet 31 to give a'step-by-step motion to a shaft 26, that is suitably connected to a pulley torotate it; but in the present instance a pair of

sprockets

32 and 34, connected by a chain 33, (see Fig. 4,) are shown. Around, the pulley 35- and a similar pulley on the other side of the frame a belt 36 is passed that is provided with clips orother means to hold the trays to receive the matches. As these trays travel with intermittent motion across-the machine the matches as ejected by the punches, as seen more particularly in Fig. 1, fall into them,

and the trays thus become filled by the time they have traversed the distance. Larger trays would require a slower speed, and vice versa, or the bar 23 canv be replaced by one having two ormore rows of punches 24. It will be seen that by this unloader matches are passed directly from theframes into the trays without any intermediate handling,'.and

a large saving of time and space is the result.

As shown in this case, the frames holding the matches are fed by gravity; bfit a positive feed may be employed, and anykind of match-holding frame can be u eas This machine insures the desired position of the matches in the boxes, the heads all lying in the same direction, and the desired uniformity is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for boxing matches, a suitable frame, a match-holder adapted to gravitate within the frame, racks attached to the match-holder, escapement-dogs connected to the frame and adapted to act in conjunction with the racks of the match-holder to permit intermittent movement of the said match-.

holder, means for moving the escapementdogs, suitable ejector-plungers for removing the matches from the match-holder, a suitable conveyer adapted to carry trays for receiving the matches from the match-holder, and a power-shaft by which the ejector, escapementdogs and conveyer mechanism are operated.

2; In a machine of the character described, a suitable frame, a match-holder adapted to gravitate with relation to the frame, escapement-dogs connected to the frame, racks carried by the match-holder, adapted to be engaged by the dogs to permit intermittent movement of the said match-holder, a suitable match-ejector, a conveyer adapted to carry trays in certain relation to the match-holder, a power-shaft, means operated by the powershaft for actuating the ejector, escapementdogs and conveyer mechanism, substantially as described. I

3. In a machine of the character described, a suitable frame, a match-holder acting in conjunction with the frame and adapted to move by gravity, dogs for supporting the frame and permitting intermittent movement thereof, a power-shaft, slotted arms fitted on the power-shaft, and taking movement therefrom, suitable connections from the slotted arms to the escapement-dogs, a match-ejector acting in conjunction with the match-holder, means on the said shaft for operating the ejector, a suitable conveyer, and means on the shaft for operating the conveyer mechanism.

4. In a machine of the character described, a suitable frame, a match-holder acting in conjunction with the frame and adapted to move by gravity, dogs for supporting the frame and permitting intermittent movement thereof, a power-shaft, slotted arms fitted on the power-shaft, and taking movement therefrom, guides carried by the frame in which the slotted arms reciprocate, suitable connections from the slotted arms to the escapement-dogs, a match-ejector acting in conjunction with the match-holder, means on the said shaft for operating the ejector, a suitable conveyer, and means on the shaft for operating the conveyer mechanism.

5. In a device of the character described, a suitable frame, a match-holder vertically slidable and adapted to move by gravity therein, escapement-dogs, means carried by the matchholder, engaged by the escapementdogs, whereby the match-holder is supported and is permitted to intermittently move with relation to the frame, a power shaft, slotted arms mounted on the power-shaft, guides in which the slotted arms reciprocate, means carried by the power-shaft for reciprocating the arms, suitable connections from the arms to the escapement-dogs, a match-ejector, and means carried by the shaft for reciprocating the ejector.

6. In a machine for boxing matches, a suitable frame, an upright thereon, a match-frame held against the upright and adapted to move by gravity, racks carried by the match-frame, slotted bars, the slots of said bars engaging the power-shaft, pawls attached to the upright and adapted to engage the racks of the match frame, links connecting the slotted bars and pawls, and means operated by the power-shaft to give a reciprocating movement to the bar.

7. In a machine for boxing matches, a suitable frame, an upright thereon, a match-frame held against the upright and adapted to move by gravity, racks carried by the match-frame, a power-shaft mounted on the frame, grooved cams on the power-shaft, bars having slots in one end engaging the shaft, rollers on the bars riding in the grooves of the cams, pawls on the upright adapted to limit the movement of the match-frame, links connecting the free ends of the bars and the pawls and a guide carried by the frame for the bars.

8. In a machine for boxing matches, a suitable frame, a match-holder, racks attached to the match-holder, escapement-dogs for engaging the racks, a power-shaft for operating the escapement-dogs, match-ejectors, means operated by the power shaft for actuating the ejectors, an eccentric on the power-shaft, a depending arm thereon, a lever adjustably secured to the free end of the arm, a tray-conveyer, suitable shafts for the conveyor, a ratchet on one of the shafts, and a pawl carried by the lever engaging the ratchet, the free end of the lever being loose on the shaft of the ratchet.

9. In a machine for boxing matches, a suitable frame, a match-holder, racks attached to the match-holder, escapenient-dogs for engaging the racks, a power-shaft for operating the escapement-dogs, match-ejectors, means operated by the power-shaft for actuating the ejectors, an eccentric on the power-shaft, a depending arm thereon, a lever adjustably secured to the free end of the arm, a tray-conveyer, suitable shafts for the conveyer, a ratchet on one of the shafts, and a longitudinally-adjustable pawl carried by the lever engaging the ratchet, the free end of the lever being loose on the shaft of the ratchet.

10. In a device of the character described, a suitable frame, a match-holder vertically slidable and adapted to move by gravity therein,

escapement-dogs, means carried bythe matchholder, engaged by the escapement dogs, whereby the match-holder is supported and is permitted to intermittently move with relation to the frame, a power-shaft, slotted arms mounted on the power-shaft, guides in which the slotted arms reciprocate, means carried by the power-shaft for reciprocating the arms, suitable connections from the arms to the escapement-dogs, a match-ejector, and means carried by the shaft for reciprocating the ejector,.a conveyer adapted to carry trays and means connected with the power-shaft for op erating the conveyer mechanism.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name 5 4 to this specification in the presence of two subscr bing Witnesses.

' WILLIAM H. PARKER.

Witnesses:

W. B. HUTOHINSON, J. H. SWETT..