US915141A - Button-covering machine. - Google Patents

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CHARLES WIEBKE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BUTTON-COVE RING- MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES VVIEBKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button-Covering Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to button covering machines wherein a mold or form is covered by the winding of silk or other suitable covering material thereon, and has for its objects the ready adjustment of the positions of the parts of the machine and also the ready adjustment of the speed of the niold carrying part.

My invention also has for its objects simplicity of construction, ease and reliability of operation.

Other objects of my invention will appear from the following description of the machine embodying my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I will now describe such construction and will thereafter point out my invention in claims.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the button covering machine, partly in section. hig. 1 is a detail elevation of the flat springs of the tension device. Fig. 2 is a front side elevation of the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view, partly in section, of the mold actuating mechanism. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged views of the swiveling bearing for the mold spindle. Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the knurled friction wheel. Fig. 8 is an enlarged rear face view of a portion of the grooved friction disk.

The several parts of the machine are shown as supported upon a base 1. The standard 2 for the winding flier is bolted to this base between guide-ways on the base in the usual manner and is forked at its upper end, and the flier spindle 5 is removably and adjustably held in a sleeve 9 having bearings in these forks 3 and 4, a set-screw 14 clamping the flier spindle in desired position in the sleeve. The flier spindle 5 is provided at its front end with an enlarged portion 6 in which the shank or longitudinal portion of the flier 7 is fitted in a bore at one side of the axis of the flier spindle, and the flier is removably and adjustably held in this enlarged portion 6 by a set-screw 13. The outer portion of the flier is curved through a semicircle and is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 24, 1906.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Serial No. 331,882.

provided with a hook or loop 8 at the end of curved portion and the front end of the ier.

A pulley 10 is provided upon the sleeve 9 of the fiier spindle 5, and this pulley receives motion from a large driving pulley 12 by means of a cord 11 passing over both pulleys. The driving pulley 12 is fitted upon the driving shaft 15, and the driving shaft rotates in bearings provided at the upper ends of standards 16, 17 which extend upward from the base and are bolted to the base between guide-ways in the usual manner. A hand crank 18 is shown secured upon the front end of the shaft for manually operating the machine.

The button or mold carrier comprises a mold spindle 23, the lower portion of which is cylindrical and the upper portion of which is gradually tapered to a point so that the mold may be readily inserted thereon and pressed downward until it is tightly gripped by the tapered surface of the spindle and molds having holes of different sizes may be carried upon the mold spindle. The mold 49 is shown upon the spindle in Figs. 1 and 3. The cylindrical part of the mold s indle 23 is removably and adjustably he d within a sleeve 28 being clamped in the position to which it is adjusted by a set-screw 31, and this sleeve 28 is rotatably held in two arms 25, 25, on a swiveling frame comprising these arms and a ring 24 (Figs. 5 and 6) fitted to swivel on a boss 20 of a bracket 19, this bracket being shown as secured to and projecting forward from the standard 2, which carries the flier. The movement of this swiveling frame 24, 25, upon the bracket 19, permits the axis of the mold carrier to be inclined at the desired angle for holding the mold relatively to the flier. A set-screw 39 holds the swiveling frame in the position to which it has been adjusted.

The mold carrier is actuated from the driving shaft through motiontransmitting means including a longitudinally arranged intermediate shaft 21 which at its end in proximity to the mold carrier rotates in a bearing in the boss of the bracket 19, and has secured upon it at its end a beveled gear 26 which meshes with a beveled gear 27 secured upon the sleeve 28 of the mold carrier. The intermediate shaft 21 at. its other end terminates just below the driving shaft 15 and rotates in a reduced bearing in a spring pin 45, which projects rearward from a bearing stud 42 of a driving disk 30 and which extends through this stud and ro jects forward therefrom and has ahe ica'l spring 47 surrounding it. The spring bears at its rear end against the front end ofthe stud 42 and at its front end against the rear The'feeding and guiding means for the silk or other-covering material comprise a spool face 'of adjusting '1'iut48 ontli'e' spring pin 45. hearing for the interme iate shaft 21; and

to provide for the movement of the shaft thusperrnitted the shaft-bearings are loosely fitted. The purpose of the yielding means for carrying theintermediate shaft 21 is to permit the actuation of this shaft byengagement with the driving disk 30- ofa motionreceiving disk 29 carried by this shaft, and to permit the motion-receiving disk 29 to be adjusted to engage the driving disk 30 at different distances from the axis of the disk so as to vary the speed imparted to the intermediate shaft from the driving disk. The motionreceiving disk 29-is free to slide longitudinally upon the intermediate shaft 21 its boss'h-aving a set-screw 32 which entersa longitudinal slot 33 in the intermediate shaft so as to hold it rotatively to the shaft, but permit it to move longitudinally upon the shaft. The rear face of the driving disk 3.0 is provided with a number of concentric grooves 30 and the motion-receiving disk 29 is tapered to an edge and knurled at its periphery so that it will enter any one of these grooves and} under tension ofthe spring 47 will be held tightly therein-againstthe driving disk so as to berotated by the drivingdisk.* The motion-receiving disk 29'is separately shown in Fig. 7. This thin edge permits the'circula'r grooves 30 in the driving disk to be arranged quite "c'losely-together and thus assures an even adjustment. 1 To shift it fromone groove to another it is only; necessary to press the-"spring pin'4-5 backward, =thereby compressing the spring-47 and motion receivingdisk backward away from the rear face of thedriving disk and then to slide the motion-receiving disk longitudinally on the intermediate shaft-to thedesired new position of adjustment.

vUpon releasing the spring pin the spring restores the motion-receiving diskto engagement with the driving disk'in the groove thereof to which it hafs-been'adjusted and the motion receiving disk will be held in such an in-ten groove until moved therefrom by tional act of adjustment.

To relieve the bearing of thedriving disk 30 from the thrust of the motion receivingdisk, an idle roller 34 bears-against thefront face'of thedriving disk in proximity t'o the outer periphery of this disk, and this idle roller is carried ona stud 35secured-to; the standard; 16, which carries thebe'aring stud 42 of the driving disk. The bearing stud 42 is provided with anannular collar 43 and is secured inplaoe by a nut 44. The driving Thus the spring 47' ro'vide's a yielding disk 30 is shown as actuated from the driving shaft 15 through a toothed pinion 41 on the'driving shaft meshing in an intermediate gear wheel 37 and a toothed pinion 38 secured to the gear Wheel 37 meshing in the teeth on the periphery of the driving disk 30.

50, which rotates upon a stud 51 mounted upon an arm 52 secured to and extending rearwardlyfroni the base. To ease the unwinding of the silk, arotary flier is provided :comprising an arm 53 carried by a hub 56 fitted to rotate freely upon the upper'portion of the stud 51', this arm 53 havingian epe- 55 at its free end which guides the silk in the unwinding movement thereof.- The silk passes from the rotating eye155 upward'and over a guide-loop in an arm 60 extending up from the frame and then downward and through an eye in an arm 61 extending upward from an arm 58' projecting rearward from the standard Thesilk then-passes through a 'loopSof the flier, and from the loop 8 of the flier it passes around the mold 49 upon which it is wound by the flier to cover the -mold.

An exact adjustment of the flier and mold carrieris required for the proper covering of the mold. This may be very readily effected as the flier; spindle 5 may be adjusted'longitudinally or S axially in its carrying sleeve 9 by manipulation-of the set-screw '14, and the radial length of the flier may be independent-liy adjusted by -manipulation of the setscrew-13; and the mold spindle may be ad justed longitudinally or axially inits carrying sleeve by manipulation of the screw 31, and the angular position of the mold carrier may be adjusted by manipulation of the set-screw 39; The aim-dependence of these several means of adjustment;permits eachadjust- -ment to be performed without-disturbance spring pin 47 and motion-receiving disk 29 in the manner already described.

7 It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the construction shown and above particularly described within the principle and scope of my invention.

1 claim as my invention:

1. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier, flier-actuating mechanism and a winding flier, the Winding flier including a spindle, aflier arm carried by the spindle, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the flier-actuating mechanism being connected to the sleeve, the spindle being adapted to be moved axially in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against axial movement.

2. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the flier being adapted to be moved axially, the flier including means for locking the flier against axial movement, and the mold carrier being adapted to be moved relatively to the flier and including means for locking the mold carrier against such movement.

3. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the mold carrier including an axially-movable rotating mold spindle and means for locking the mold spindle against axial movement.

4. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the mold carrier including a mold spindle adapted to be moved both axially and angularly and means for locking the mold spindle against axial movement and means for locking the mold spindle against angular movement.

5. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and an axially and radially movable winding flier, the flier including means for locking it against axial movement and also including means for locking it against radial movement.

6. A button covering machine comprising a winding flier adapted to be moved both axially and radially, and a mold carrier movable to diflerent positions relatively to the flier, the flier including means for locking the flier against axial movement and also including means for locking it against radial movement, and the mold carrier including means for locking the mold carrier against such relative movement.

7. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the flier being adapted to be moved both axially and radially, the flier including means for locking it against axial movement and also including means for looking it against radial movement, and the mold carrier being adapted to be moved axially and including means for looking it against axial movement.

8. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and an axially and radially movable winding flier, the flier including means for locking the flier against axial movement and means for locking the flier against radial movement, and the mold carrier including an axially and angularly movable mold spindle and means for locking the mold spindle against axial movement and means for locking the mold spindle against angular movement.

9. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the winding flier including a spindle, a flier arm movably mounted thereon, means for locking the flier a in against movement relatively to the spindle, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being adapted to be moved axially in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against such axial movement.

10. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the mold carrier including a mold spindle, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being mounted for axial movement in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against axial movc ment.

11. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the mold carrier including a mold spindle, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being mounted for axial movement in the sleeve, means for locking the spindle against axial movement, a swiveling bearing for the sleeve, and means for locking the bearing against swiveling movement.

12. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a winding flier, the winding flier including a spindle, a flier arm thereon, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being adapted to be moved axially in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against axial movement, and the mold carrier including a mold spindle, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the mold spindle being adapted to be moved axially in its sleeve, and means for locking the mold spindle against such axial movement.

13. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a Winding flier, the wind ing flier including a spindle, a flier arm thereon, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being adapted to be moved axially in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against axial movement, and the mold car rier including a mold spindle, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the mold spindle being adapted to be moved axially in its sleeve, means for locking the mold spindle against such axial movement, a swiveling bearing for the mold carrier sleeve, and means for locking the bearing against swiveling movement.

14. A button covering machine comprising a mold carrier and a Winding flier, the winding flier including a spindle, a flier arm thereon and adapted to be moved relatively thereto, means for locking the flier arm against such movement, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being adapted to be moved axially in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against axial movement, and the mold carrier including a mold spindle, a sleeve carrying the mold spindle, the

15. A button covering machine comprismg a mold carrier and a Wmdmg flier, the

Winding flier including a spindle, a flier arm thereon and adapted to be moved relatively thereto, means for locking the flier arm against such movement, a sleeve carrying the spindle, the spindle being adapted to be moved axially in the sleeve, and means for locking the spindle against axial movement, and the mold carrier including a mold spindle, a sleeve carrying the mold spindle, the mold spindlebeing adapted to bemoved axially in its sleeve, means for'locking the mold spindle against axial movement, a swiveling bearing for the mold carrier sleeve, and means for locking the bearing against swiveling movement.

16. A button covering machine comprising a Winding flier, a mold carrier,.a driving disk 'having'a plurality of concentric circular grooves at different distances from the axis thereof,- an intermediate shaft connected to the mold carrier to impart rotation thereto, a motion-receiving disk connected to the intermediate shaft to rotate therewith but be movable longitudinally relatively thereto,

such motion-receiving disk being engageable' in any one ofv the grooves of the driving disk to receive rotative movement from the dr1ving disk, and yielding means controlling theintermediate'shaftto permit the shiftingof the motion-receiving disk into engagement With different grooves of the driving disk and to hold the motion-transmitting diskin contact With the driving disk when thus engaged.

17. A button covermgmachme compns-z ing a'Winding flier, a mold carrier,.a driving disk, an intermediate shaft connected to the mold carrier to impart rotation thereto, a motion-receiving disk connected to the intermediate shaft to: rotate "therewith but be movable longitudinally relative thereto, and

a spring-pin providing abearing forthe intermediate shaft and operative to hold the motion-receiving disk in motion-re'ceiving contact With the driving disk and to permit the motion receiving disk to be engaged With the driving disk at any one of a: number of different distances from the axis of the driving disk.

18. A button covering machine comprising a Winding flier, mechanism for actuating the flier having rovision for adjusting the flier longitudinal y With respect to its axis of rotation, a mold carrier, and mechanism for supporting and rotating the mold carrier about an axis inclined to-the axis of rotation of the flier, said supporting mechanism having provision for angular adjustment of the molr carrier.

19. A button covering machme comprising a Winding flier, and atapered and longitudinally adjustable mold carrier arranged in,

operative relation: With the Wind-ing flier.

20. A button covering machine comprising a Winding flier, means for rotating the flier, a tapered mold carrier, and mechanism for supporting and rotating thermold carrier, and mechanism for supporting and rotating the mold carrier about an axis inclined to the axis of rotation of-the flier, said mechanism having provision for. longitudinal adjustment of the mold carrier.

21. A button covering machine, comprising a Winding flier, a mold: carrier,-a driving disk having a lurality of concentric circular grooves at different distances from the axis thereof, an intermediate shaft connected to the mold carrier to impart rotation thereto, a

motion-receiving disk connected to the intermediate shaftto rotate therewith but be movable longitudinally relatively thereto, and a spring-pin roviding a bearing for the intermediate shaflt and operative to hold the motion-receiving disk in motion-receiving contact with the driving disk and to permit the motion-receiving disk to be shifted into engagement'with different grooves of the driving disk.

In testimonywhereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES WIEBKE.

Witnesses M. M. ALooRN, WM; A. KELLY.

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