US907705A - Labeling-machine. - Google Patents

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H. SGHAPBKAHM al o. SGHLL. lLABBLING' MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 16, 1907. 907,705.

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H. SGHAPBKAHM & o. soHBLL.

LABELING MACHINE. aPrLIoATIoN FILED un. 1a; 1907.

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H. SOHAPEKAHM & 0. SGHELL.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 16, 1907.-

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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H. SGHAPEKAHM & O.SOHELL,

LABBLING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED M1116, 1907.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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HERMAN SCHAPEKAHM AND OTTO SCHELL, OF NEW ULM, MINNESOTA.

LABE LING-MACHINE.

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Specication o Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1903.

'Aspiration nel nach' 1e, 1907. seria No. 362,677.

To all whom it 'may conce-rn;

Be 1t known that we, HERMAN SoHA1 ntable in position to pass through openings underneath the ends ofr the label holders are Kann and OTTO ScnnLL, citizens of the l two pairs of bent lever arms 6 and 7, the

United States, residing at New Ulm, in-the county of Brown and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Labeling-Machines, of which the following is a s eciication.

-Qur invention re ates to improvements in labeling machines vits object being particu-- larly to provide a machine of simple and convenient construction for 4gluing labels upon bottles. I

v To this end our invention consists in the features ot construction and combination hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specilication, Figure lis a front elevat ion oi' our improved machine with the parts shown in position to glue the labels upon a bo ttle Fig. 2 is a side elevation oi' the same; Fig. 3 is a detail showing the lab el holders and. a

glue distribute-r; llig. 4 is a iront elevation oi the upper end oi our machinevin normal position; Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional and side elevations, respectively, of a glue holder or distributer forming partei our invention; Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the upper end oi our machine; Fig. 8 is a side elevation oi the upper end of our machine; Fig. 9 is a detail of part of the actuating mechanism for the glue distributors; Fig. l0 is a detail view oi partei the actuating mechanism for an indicatorforming part of our invention, and Fig. 11 is a side view of the label holder support.

ln the accompanying drawings A represents the frame work of the machine sup.- ported upon suitable feet 2. Carried by the upperend of the machine is a horizontal table 3, which supports the label holder support B and the label aiiixing mechanism. Thelabel holder support is removably secured in the plate 3 as indicated in Fig. .1.

, The label holder support 4as shown is relatively hi fher at its front end to receive the neck of t le bottle and is provided with {lexible label holders 4 centrally secured to the support as by means of screws 5. The label holders 4 correspond in number and length to the number and length of the labels to be A affixed to the bottle, two being shown in the drawings; Y' one to affix the labels to the body of the bottle and the other to alIiX the labels to the bottle neck. Arranged below the lever arms 7 being connected to the arms 6 by rods S. The pair of lever arms 6 have central fulcrum support 9 upon a block l() and have pivotal connection 11 at Athen lower ends with the links l2, the .lower ends of the links 12 being slidablc in vertical slots i3 in the l'rairiework. The block l0 is supported upon a bar 14 which bar is slide-.ble in. bearings l5 carried by the framework. The

bar ll is adapted todae raised by means ot' a tree-.die 16 having tule-rum support 'i7 in the lower end ot the machine, sald treadle being connected at its rear end by an arm l? a with ,rearwardly extending support 18 upon bar.

In order to deposit glue'upon the ends ot" the labels i9 we provide glue cups or receptacles 20 adjustably supported upon the ends of arms 2l.,` the arms 2l being carried by transverse shafts 22 having journal sup Port 23 upon the table 3. rthe shaft' 22 fr each made in two fgaonnected mei give relatively higher support ior tr iront cups so that in operaiimi the said cups will stand in proper position with reference to the bottle. end by a link 2e' with a bent lever arm the'link 24:v having slidable connection 3v n said arm. T he lever' arms cach have l'ulcrum support 26 and in the operation oi 'the machine engage et their lower ends with the recessed ends 2T oi the block: l0, as herein after pointed out. Springs are arranged in connection with Vvthe lower ends of arms 25 to take up play of the parts.

ln order to register the number ci to which labels are ai'iixed we provide dicator 35 secured upon the back oi the i; chine and connected by lever arms 36 with a tripping lever 37 whit h in turn enga-gos with a lever 3S having iulcrum support 39 upon the adjacent link and normally engaging with the pin 40 which connects the link and arm 25, 'lhe engagement oli-the lever with the pin 40 holds the like 25 and com nected mucilage cups from movement.- 'Ille tripping lever 37 is connect-ed, as shown in Fig. 7, with atrigger 4l extending through. the back 42 of' the machine.

The lever arms 6, as shown, are preferably' VEach shaft is connected at one `and carrying a mucilage brush or distributor pin 40, the lever 38 will be carried away from Y bottle is removed releasing the trigger the Each of the mucilage cups or holders carries a detachable cap 28 held in position by a spring 29 engaging with a pin 30 carried by the cup, said cup haring an open outer end 3l. l lin filling the cup the cap 28 can be removed.

ln operation with the parts standing in ositioa shown in Figs. 7 and 8, with a num er of labels face downward upon the holders 4 a bottle 32 can be placed upon the holders be ing guided to os-ition by the guide 33. As the bottle is p aced in position it will engage and depress thetrigger 41 turning the lever 37 u on its pivot and raising the lower end of the ever 38 to throw said lever out of engagernent with the pin 40, and simultanee ously actuating the indicator 35 through'the lever arm The releasing of the lever 38 from the pin Ll0 leaves the arms 25 free to be turned upon their pivots by the block l) which stands ready to drop by gravity into the position shown in Fig. 4, rl he block l() in dropping turns the arms 25, also turning the connec ed glue cups against the outer ends of, the label holders and depositing glue thereon. As the block l() is raised it will lirst turn the levers 25 upon their fulcrum carrying the glue holders away from` the labels. The raising of the block l() raises the levers 6 and 7, the lever arms 12 sliding in the slots 13 and as the arms l2 reach the upper ends of the slots', the continued u ward movement ofthe block lO will turn t e arms 6 and 7 upon their lulcrum connection 9 into the position shown in Fig. l This movement of the arms 6 and 7 raises the ends ot the label holders and turns them inwardly against the sides of the bottle, as shown in llig. l, pressing the supported labels against the bottle and causing the upper labels to adhere. rl`he troadle then being released the parts will drop to the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8 with the lever 38 in engagement with the pin 40 holding the parts in position for a second operation ol' the machine. It will be evident that when the parts as heretofore described are carried to position shown in Fig. l by the disengaging ol the lever 3S from the the lever 37 and be free to swing upon its pivot 39. 'l bus when the treadle is depressed to lift theblock l() and turn the levers 25 into position shown in Fig. l the lever 38 'will by gravity swing into locking engagement with the pin 40. 'l hereafter when the block will drop as far as the inner ends of levers 25 upon which it will be stpported and the inner end of the lever 37 will spring past the inner end of the lever 3S into the position shown in Fig. 7 ready for another operation ol the machine.

We rlaim- I y l, ln a nia/'bine of the class described, the i combination of a flexible label holder, means for distributing glue upon the outer en ds ot' labels resting upon said holder, stationary bottle holding means supporting a bottle upon said labels, lever arms arranged below combination of a flexible label holder, pivotally supported glue distributing devices an ranged upon opposite sides of said label holder, actuating means for carrying said glue devices against the ends ol labels resting upon said holder, means supporting a bottle u on said label holder, and vertically slidM a le means arranged below said label holder for turning the ends thereof upwardly and inwardly upon a supported bottle.

8. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of a flexible label holder, glue devices having swing support adjacent to the ends of said label holder, actuating levers for said glue devices, pivotallv connected le vers supported below the ends of said label holder, and means for raising said levers and turning the same upon their ivots and for turning said glue distributing devices against said holders.

ln a machine of the class described, the combination of flexible label holders, glue distributing means arranged adjacent to the ends of said holders, lever arms slidably supported below said. holders, means for actuating said lever arms comprising a treadle and a connecting rod between said treadle and-arms, and means connected with said arms for actuating said glue distributing devices. I

5. ln a machine of the class described the combination of label holders, glue distributing devices arranged in connection with said label holders, lever arms slidably fulcrumed below said holders, means for raising said lever arms against said holders to turn the same CII against a superimposed bottle, and means" actuated by said lever arms for turning the glue distributing devices a ainst the labels arranged upon said label ho ders.

6. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of label holders, glue distributors havinO1 swing support adjacent to the ends of said label holders, lever arms having slidable fulcrum support below said label hold ers, treadle actuated means for raising said lever arms to carry the` ends of said label holders upwardly and inwardly upon a superimposed ottle and means actuated by said lever arms forturning said gluing devices downward upon said label holders.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination or' flexible label holders, glue distributing devices having swing support @caros arins having slidable fulcruin support below said holders, treadle actuated nieans for raising said lever arms and turning them inwardly uien their fuleruin to carry the ends of said abel holdersupward and inward. against a supernn osed bottle, and nieans actuated from sai lever arms for carrying said glue distributing devices against labels arranged upon said holders.

8. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of a iiexible label holder, glue devices having swing support adjacent to the ends of said label holder, actuating levers for said glue devices, pivotally connected levers below the ends of said label holder,

means for raising said levers and turning the saine upon their ivot and for turning said glue distributing evices against said holder,

and indicating mechanism operated by the placing of a bottle upon said holder.

9. ln a machine of the class described, the

combination of flexible label holders, glue distributing devices arranp'ed adjacent to the ends of said holders, means for carrying` said glue devices into and out oi' engagement vwith the upper faces of said label holders, means for carrying the ends of said label holders against a superimposed bottle, inilicating mechanism, locking means connected vwith said indicating` ineehanisin for holding said glue devices in inoperative position and a trip actuated by placing` a bottle upon said label holders to release said locking` mechanism.

In testimony nf'hereoi" we aiiix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

HERMAN SCHAPEKAl-llv OTT() SCHELL.

Witnesses W. E. Koen, p M. MULLEN.

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