US818247A

US818247A - Machine for ironing fold-collars.

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Publication number: US818247A
Application number: US25104005A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lewis R Heim
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-03-20
Filing date: 1905-03-20
Publication date: 1906-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 1923-04-17

Description

223. Apparel Apparatus,

g No. 818,247. PATENTED APR. 17, 1906.

' L. R. HEIM.

MACHINE FOR IRONING FOLD DOLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED HAB.20,1905.

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PATENTED APR. 17, 1906.

L. R. HBIM.

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2,23. Apparel App MACHINE FOR momma FOLD COLLARS.

APPIQIGATION YILED MAB-.20, 1905.

I" 223. Apparel Apparauus,

PATENTED APR. 17,. 1906.

L. R. HEIM.

MACHINE FOR IRONING FOLD COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAKZO. 1905.

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PATENTED APR. 17, 1906,

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MACHINE FOR IRONING-POLD COLLARS.

APPLICATION nun) MAR 20 1905 LEWIS R. HEIM, OF DANBURY, CQNNECTT MACHINE FOFFIRONI NG FOLD-QOLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 17, 1906.

Application file rl llamh 20,1905. SerialNo. 251.040. 1

I Y 1Z- whom it may concern; a torsion-spring 12, which tends to swi g the 7 3e itknown that I, L'EwrsR. HEIM, ,a citiarm outward inamanner to tighten the Q T. 8. I I jzen of theUnited States, residing inDanbury, 13 is an upright pressure-roller which is ro- Fairfield county,fConnecticut, have invented tativoly mount ed in a bearing 14 on an arnr 5 certain new and useful 1m rovements in Ma- 4 15, mounted to swing about a journal 16 he- 60 I chines for Ironing Fold-Co ars, of which the low the bed. This arm is coupled at its free following is a specification. end to a spring 17, which tends to draw t lt This invention relates to that class of launroller 13 up against the belt 8 and press the dry-machines wherein rollers, and sometimes latter in between the two rollers 4, as seen in -'j-- a belt on said rollers, are employed for iron- Fig. 1. The spring has a rod 18 and nut 19 65 ing collars- The atent to Heim and Targett for regulating its tension. On the journal of g N02 780,750, of anuary 24,1905, and the the r0 ler 13- is a s ur-wheel 20, which gears Y patentv to myself, No. 783,433, of February withthe wheels or driving the roller 13. I 28, 1905, show characteristic types of the Mounted on-the bed isastandard 21,1nade' I 5 class of machines to which this invention behollow, as seenin Figs; 6,-and 7, so as tobe 7o longs. It may be stated briefly that in this heated by gas and also so fthat it may receive 7 class of machines as heretofore constructed steam and supply it in snifall quantity, ifir the folded collaris'fed into the big'ht of. the quired, to the inner surfaceiof the collar pass-'-' ,lq-tl'nee rollers of lthe machine over'a standard, ing over its upperi 'edge- This" standard.- isx', 20 and as it is drawn in "asaddle-like ironer on similarto thatsho'wn in mybiore-mentioned i or over thestandard irons When the col- Patent No. 783,433}. The steam is admitted it {lariissuesfrorn-the rollers,it is not further toa' cavity 22.;inlits'interior from a pipe 23, v f acted upon. 'andithe'gasisadmitted'aunder it from a pipe i Accordino to thepresent invention, the 001- 24. The steam escapes from'thestandardat j 1 v lar is guided into the bight of the rollers by slits 25 in the walls of the chamber or cavityi'8o Y the standard, and means are employed for 22, near the upper edge of-the-standard. ironing or polishing the folded edge of" the Over the standard is a guide 26, which may collar as the latter emerges from the rollers. be saddle like, but which is, as herein. shown, The machinewill be hereinafter described in the form ofa grooved roller orfwheel. This 5 c in detail, and/it s novelfeatures carefully dewheel is ona shaft rotatively mounted in a 85 I ifined in-the claims. v i a bearing 27 and driven by miter-gears from an Inthe accompanying drawings,which' serve upright shaft 28. This shaft 28 has on its to illustratean embodiment of the invention, lower end, below the bed, a spur-wheel 29, Figure 1 is 'a'plan of the machine: Fig. 2 is a which gears with one of the wheels v5 for driv-j 5 side elevation-with the bed or support in secing. The bearing 27 v is movable up and e tion. Fig. 3 is a front elevation withthe bed down over a tubular flanged bearing-piece 30, Y 7 S01 sup ort in section. Fig. 4 is an underside secured to the bed by a screw 31, and a slight i j;,view s owing the driving mechanism. Fi adjustment of the heightofthewheel 26 is ef- 5 is a sectional detail viewof one ofthe roll fected by a screw 32, set in the flanged base' i 4o ers. Figs. 6 and? are sectionaldetail views of the bearing-piece 30. The bearing 27 rests '5 of the standard. Fig. 8 isasectional detail on the head of said screw. I

view of the mounting of theironing-wheel. 15;, Near the point where the collar emerges 1 designates the bed or support froln'the rol ers is mounted a smoothing or 2 is thedriving-shaft, mounted rotatively" i'rcning wheel 33. This wheel is grooved art'l in bearings below the bed. 3 i'sthe drivingz :fis secured to a shaft 34, which is driven by [00 pulley on said shaft. 1 'bevsl gears 35 from an upright shaft 36, bear- I '44are two upright rollersrotativelymount ing at't-git's lower end a spur-wheel 37, which ed in long bearings in the bed and geared T th one of the. wheels .5 for driving. 'gether by spur-wheels 5, and" 6- is aw oyvsEthemanner .of mounting the wheel on the journal of one of said igollers 33jnidetail, a'ndas this constructlon is 10 5 This wheel gears'witha gcrew or {o stantiall jthe same-astliat of the-"wheel the main shaft for 'drivin About the OllQi he" ilin Fig.'"8 serve equally well 4 is a belt or band 8,.whicl1.;-ta es aboutiam this figure it will be noted that I ,upright tightening-roller 9,- fmoimted n an mounted in along horizontal arm10,iwhichswiingsab ta 0st h'lch ismount dfon talhrr ekete I 10 arm 39, springing from an upright sleeve 40, which fits slidably over an upright bearing 41 on a flange or base 42. The upright shaft 36 finds a bearing in the part 41, and the boss of the bevel-wheel on the shaft 36 rests on the top of the sleeve 40. To prevent the sleeve from turning axially, a slot 43 at its lower end engages a stud 44 on the bearing 41. To regulate the height of the wheel 33, the base of the sleeve rests on a screw 45, Fig. 2, set in the flanged base 42. This base is secured to the bed by a screw 46.

The bearings of the shafts which carry the two wheels 26 and 33 and the bevel-gears for driving them are shown in the principal views as inclcsed in hoods 47, each made of two sections, and in Fig. 3 one section of the hood at the left is omitted to disclose the mechanism. These hoods are merely to house the parts and are not essential to the invention. In

Fig. 8 the hood is omitted.

The wheel 33 and roller 13 are heated by gas-jets from the pipe 48 and its branch 49. The vertical adjustment of the wheels 26 and 33 need only be slight, and it can be effected without disengaging the spur driving-gears.

Fig. 5 shows the construction of the upright rollers 4. The roller is recessed circumferentially and provided with a face 50, of

0 rubber or similar soft material. The roller is hollow and is mounted on an upright shaft, having in it a bore 51 to receive oil for lubrication.

The ironing-wheel 33 is driven at a speed 35 somewhat greater than that at which the collar moves, and the effect of this is to cause the periphery of the wheel to rub and smooth the fold of the collar. The pressure of the wheel is very light, as the collar will not be supported directly beneath the wheel.

It should be understood that wheels for ironing the edges of flat collars have been before employed, but the wheel 33 is not intended for this purpose. It is used in operative connection with means for shaping a fold-collar, and is for ironing the fold of a shaped or curved collar. The devices heretofore employed were not adapted to accomplish this.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim 1. A machine for the purpose specified, having amechanism for shaping and feeding the collar, means for folding and guiding the collar into said mechanism, and an independl ent rotating ironer, adjacent to the outlet of said mechanism, so disposed as to iron the fold of the shaped collar as it emerges from said mechanism.

2. A machine for the purpose specified, having mechanism for feeding and shaping the folded collar, means for folding the collar and guiding it into said mechanism, a rotating ironer for the fold of the shaped collar, said ironer being disposed adjacent to the oint where the collar emerges from the feedlng and shaping mechanism, and means for adjusting the height of said ironer.

3. A machine for the purpose specified, having mechanism for feeding and shaping the folded collar, means for folding the collar and guiding it into said mechanism, a rotating grooved ironing-wheel disposed adjacent to the point where the collar emerges from the feeding and shaping mechanism and in position to bear on the fold of the collar, and means for imparting to said wheel a peripheral speed greater than the speed at which the collar is moved.

' 4. A machine for 'the purpose specified, having mechanism for feeding and shaping the folded collar, means for folding the collar and guiding it .into said mechanism, a rotatable, grooved ironing-wheel disposed adjacent to the point where the collar emerges from the feeding and shaping mechanism and in position to bearon and roll over the fold of the collar, and means for driving said wheel.

5. A machine for the purpose specified, having a feeding and shaplng mechanism for a folded collar consisting of two upright, r0- tating rollers provided with faces of soft material, a spring-actuated pressure-roller, an endless belt on the two upright rollers, and means for tightening said belt, means for 5 folding and guiding the collar into said shaping and feeding mechanism, and an adjustable rotating ironer disposed adjacent to the point where the collar emerges.

6. A machine for ironing fold-collars, hav- I00 ing a feed mechanism comprising two upright rotating rollers 4, provided with faces 50 of soft, yielding material, a spring-actuated pressure-roller 13, an endless belt 8, on the rollers 4, and means for tightening said belt, means for guiding the folded collar into said feed mechanism, and a rotating ironer situated adjacent to the oint where the collar emerges from the fee mechanism.

7. A machine for ironing fold-collars, havno ing a feed mechanism prov1ded with a heated pressure-roller, means for guiding the collar into the feed mechanism and for steaming it,

and a heated, rotating ironing-roller disposed near the point where the collar emerges from I r 5 the feed mechanism and in position to iron its upper, folded edge.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 16th'day of March, 1905, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS R. HEIM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. FIRTH, HENRY G. HOSE.