US967187A

US967187A - Cigar-making machine.

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Publication number: US967187A
Application number: US9806902A
Authority: US
Inventors: Oscar Hammerstein
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-03-13
Filing date: 1902-03-13
Publication date: 1910-08-16
Anticipated expiration: 1927-08-16

Description

0. HAMMERSTEIN.

GIGAQ MAKING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED 11.13. 1902.

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OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 1%, 191 Application filed March 13, 1902. Serial No. 98,069.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Oscar IIAMMERSTETN, laterally therefrom. a citizen of the United States, residing in i The rolling table and rollers may receive the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and motlon 111 any suitable manner, the essential State of New York, have invented certain I condition being that the rollers shall receive t 1 table by the hand operator, and not drawn new and useful Improvements in Cigara rotary motion to rot-ate the bunch, and mo- Making Machines, of which the following tion of translation shall take place either by is a specification. the rollers or the rolling table, so as to pro- My invention relates to cigar making maduce a relative movement between the rollers chines and has for its object to produce a and rolllng table, such as Wlll cause the machine which shall as nearly as possible Wrapper to be peeled from the rolling table, imitate hand labor, and which at the same rather than to be drawn laterally therefrom. time shall be so simple in construction that 11} the present instance 1 have Shown the it may be readily operated by an ineXpe rolling table as rece ving a movement of rienced person translatlon 111 two directlons at angles to I am aware that cigar machines hav each other. This motion may be produced heretofore been devised, but such machines In any suitable or desired manner. One have for the most part required skilled labor mechanism for moving the table is shown 111 to operate them, and consequently the cost the drawlng. In this drawlng the rolling of operation was considerable. I have found table 1 is shown as provided with a wrapper that by imitating hand labor closely a sucsupport or suction box 3 having an air pipe cessful cigar machine can be produced which shown diagrammatically at 41 leading therecan be operated by unskilled labor. from. The wrapper support is also pro- In the accompanying drawing I have vided with a curved or beveled breast adaptshown one machine in which my invention is ed for the formation of the head of the embodied, it being understood that other cigar. The wrapper support 1 is pivoted at forms of machine than that shown are 5 and rests and traverses upon a suitable equally within my invention. traveling bed 6 which is adapted to move In this drawing, Figure I is a plan View laterally upon a suitable support table 7. of the machine; Fig. II is a transverse sec- The bed 6 is provided with a suitable rack tion thereof on line AA of Fig. I; Fig. 8 with which engages a pinion or pinions 9 III is a side or end elevation of the machine mounted upon a shaft 10, rotation of which looking from the left of Fig. I; Fig. IV is shaft will cause the bed to be moved in one a detail sectional view showing the mountdirection or theother across the support or ing and transmission gear of the rollers; table along the line A-A in Fig. I. A suit- Fig. V is a detail view of a modified form of able stop pin 11 may be provided on the rolling table; Fig. VI is a section on line table 7 with which a lug 12 on the bed 6 is BB of Fig. V; Fig. VII is a section on adapted to contact, the lug line CC of Fig. V. ating to stop the motion of the bed in one of The principal parts of the machine illusits directions of movement. trated in the drawing are a rolling table des- For a purpose presently to be explained a ignated 1 1n the drawing and a plurality clutch member 13 is rigidly attached to the of rollers cooperating therewith. These rollers are designated 2 in the drawing and are so mounted with respect to the rolling table that a cigar bunch a. held between the rollers will bear upon the rolling table so that the rolling table, which is given a motion of translation by suitable means, one of which will presently be described, will serve the purpose or function of a rolling table, and will also take the place of another roller; the wrapper being peeled from the rolling table in precisely the same manner as the wrapper is peeled from the rolling shaft 10 and cooperates with a clutch member 14: carried by a sleeve 15 mounted loosely upon the shaft 10 and free to move laterally thereon, and provided with one or more pulleys 16. In the present instance as the pulley 16 is turned by hand I have shown but one pulley.

It will be understood that the rotation of the pulley 16 will communicate motion to the bed 6 through the medium of shaft 10 and pinion 9. Any suitable means may be employed for imparting rotation to the rollers 2. In the present instance I have shown and pin coopera driven pulley 17 coupled with the pulley 16 by a belt 18. The shaft 19 of the driven pulley is carried by brackets 20 or otherwise suitably supported and is provided wit-h a pinion 21 adapted to mesh with pinions 22-- 2324 carried by the shafts 27'-26-25 of the rollers 2. The shafts 252627 are carried in the end brackets 28, which by means of a connecting bar 29 and handle 30 are secured together to constitute a frame, which frame preferably turns upon the shaft 27 as a pivotal axis. The object of turning the frame upon the shaft 27 as a pivotal axis is to cause the rollers to hug the bunch as closely as possible as they are swung into position, so as to efficiently hold the wrapper thereto and turn the same down snugly against the bunch to form the tuck.

In Figs I, II and III, I have shown the rollers as in position to effect the rolling operation and in Fig. IV I have shown the frame as swung upward to permit the bunch to be put in place on the rolling table 1.

It is believed that the operation of the parts so far described will be obvious from the description and drawings.

In order to efiiciently effect the rolling of the wrapper about the bunch means should be provided whereby after the tuck has been formedthe wrapper is presented diagonally to the bunch to be wrapped about the same, and means should also be provided to wrap the head. I have accomplished these objects in various ways. One construction whereby this object may be accomplished is shown in the drawings wherein the pivoted rolling table 1 is provided with a cam surface Blsubstantially parallel with the direction of movement initially imparted to the table by the traveling bed upon which it rests and swings, and with a cam face 32 making such an angle with thecam face 31 as to cause the wrapper to be presented to the bunch at the proper angle. The cam faces 31-32 cooperate with the pin 33 (see Fig. III) so that as the rolling table moves forward with the bed upon which it rests and swings, the face 32 will come in contact with the pin 33 and swing the rolling table upon its pivot 5 for a purpose presently to be explained.

The operation of the construction shown in Figs. I, II, III and IV will now be described. The wrapper b is laid upon the rolling table in the proper position, which may either be marked out or in case a suction box is employed, defined by the apertures thereof. The bunch is put in place on the end of the wrapper and the wrapper end turned around the end of the bunch as shown in Fig. III, the rollers serving, when they are swung from the position shown in Fig. IV, which is the open position, to the other position shown in the other figures, to grip the wrapper firmly against the bunch.

The pulley 16 may now be rotated either by hand or power. The effect of this rotation will be to impart rotary means to the rollers 2 and a forward movement along the line A-A to the bed and rolling table. The rolling table moves forward at such a rate of speed with respect to the rollers as to maintain the wrapper under slight tension so as to wrap it firmly about the bunch.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. II that the wrapper is peeled from the rolling table rather than drawn therefrom laterally, and that the bunch bears upon the wrapper on the rolling table in such manner that the rolling table subserves the function of a fourth roller. It will also be observed that the operations of hand labor are very exactly imitated. As the rolling table continues to move forward the tuck is formed and after the formation of the tuck the apex c of the angle formed by the faces 3132 reaches the pin 33, the pin 33 thus contacting with the faces 32, and as the rolling table continues to move forward the pin 33 cooperating with the cam faces 32 will cause the wrapper support or rolling table to be swung upon its pivot 5, thereby to present the remainder of the wrapper to the bunch at a proper angle. When the rolling table has proceeded sufficiently far to wind the wrapper about the bunch, until the head .is reached, the head former 5, which is curved or beveled to match the shape of the head of the cigar being made, has arrived in position,for instance, the dotted line position shown in Fig. I. The head forming operation now takes place. For this purpose it is sometimes advisable to permit the headformer or rolling table to stop while the rollers continue their rotation. For this I have shown two different constructions, whereby this purpose may be accomplished. In Figs. I, II, III, IV, it may be accomplished by moving the sleeve 15 laterally in the direction of the arrow in Fig. I, thereby separating the clutch members 13-14 and permitting the shaft 10 to remain at rest, but the rotation of the rollers to be continued. The operator by dipping her finger in a little paste and holding it upon the portion of the wrapper which is to surround the head of the cigar, can paste the head at the same time that it is being formed; it being understood that the rollers cooperate with the curved face of the head-former 5" to form the head. It will be seen that as the bunch bears upon the wrapper on the rolling table the wrapper is peeled from the rolling table and not drawn off laterally therefrom, and this rolling or peeling op eration in conjunction with the cooperation of the rollers or wrapping device is to be clearly distinguished from the operations wherein a rolling and peeling action is not effected, but the wrapper is drawn laterally i from a wrapper support and subjected to considerable tensile strain.

In Figs. V, VI and VII I have shown means whereby the head former alone may be held still and the remainder of the rolling table permitted to traverse onward. In these figures the rolling table has a separate suction box 35 sliding 011 guides 34 and covered by the head former 5. The head former is also provided with a finger piece or abutment 86. When the rolling table shown in Figs. V, VI and VII is used in lieu of the rolling table shown in Figs. I, II, III and IV the operation is the same as that described for the construction shown in Figs. I, II, III and IV with this difference, that when the time for forming the head of the cigar has arrived the head former may be arrested and held stationary by the contact of the abutment or finger piece 36 against the finger of the operator or other suitable stop, and the remaining portion of the rolling table allowed to continue its movement.

I am aware that it has been proposed to employ a belt or apron to cooperate with rollers in rolling cigars, the portion of the wrapper on the belt receiving the thrust of the bunch, whereby the wrapper which is supported upon a wrapper support extending beyond the path of travel of the belt is drawn from the said wrapper support. I do not claim such a construction. A type of this construction is shown in Fig. 35 of Patent No. 535,048 dated March 5, 1895.

The reason for maintaining the head former stationary as above described is to permit the wrapper to be wound on the bunch in a straight line, that is without the spiral movement with which the wrapper is wound on the bunch during the rest of the operation. In the construction shown in Figs. I, II, III, and IV this is accomplished by stopping the entire table and in the form shown in Figs. V, VI, and VII, the head former is held by the finger of the operator during the remainder of the operation.

I-Iaving described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch receiver having the general configuration of the bunch, of means for holding the bunch against the receiver, and means for producing a movement between the receiver and the holding means to wind the wrapper about the bunch.

2. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch receiver, of a wrapper support arranged to hold the bunch thereagainst, and means for producing a movement between the support and the receiver to wind the wrapper about the bunch.

3. I11 a wrapping mechanism, the combithe receiver means for giving the wrapper support a movement during the wrapping operation.

l, In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support, of a bunch receiver having the general configuration of the bunch in which the bunch is rotated, the

bunch being held between the support and during the wrapping operation, and means for giving the wrapper support a movement during the wrapping operation.

In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support, of a receiver, the bunch being held against the receiver by the support, means for operating the receiver to give the bunch a rotating movement, and means for giving the support a movement to deliver the wrapper.

6. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper sup oort having a plane face, of a receiver in which the bunch is rotated, the bunch being held between the support and the receiver during the wrap ping operation, and means for giving the wrapper support a movement during the wrapplng operatlon.

In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support having a plane face, of a bunch receiver having the general configuration of the bunch in which the bunch is rotated, the bunch being held between the support and the receiver during 1 0 the wrapping operation, and means for giving the wrapper support a movement during the wrapping operation.

8. I11 a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support having a plane face, of a bunch receiver, the bunch being held against the receiver by the support, means for operating the receiver to give the bunch a rotating movement, and

means for giving the support a movement to deliver the wrapper.

9. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support, of a receiver against which the hunch is held and in which it is rotated during the wrapping operation, and means for producing a relative angular movement between the support and receiver during the wrapping operation.

10. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support, of a receiver against which the hunch is held and in which it is rotated during the wrapping operation, and means for producing a relative approaching movement between the support and receiver during the wrapping operation.

11. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrapper support, of a receiver agamst which the bunch 1S held and in which it is rotated during the wrapping operatlon, and means for giving the support an; angular'movement, during the wrapping operation.

12; In a wrapping mechanism, the combination, with a wrapper support, of a receiver against which the bunch is held and in which it is rotated during the wrapping op eration, and means for giving the support anapproaching movement during the wrapping operation.

13. Ina wrapping'mechanism, the combination with a bunch receiver, of a wrapper support provided with a pressing surface .locatedoutside the line which the wrapper occupies when it is on the support, and means for producing a, movement between the receiver and the support.

ltn In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch receiver, of a suction wrapper support provided with a pressing surface lying outside the field of suctlon, and means for producing a movement betweenthe receiver and the support.

15. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch receiver, of a suction wrapper support having a plane face and having a pressing surface lylng outslde the field of suction, and means for produclng a movement between the receiver and the support.

16. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a suction wrapper support, of cooperating wrapping means against which the bunch is held by the wrapper support, and means for producing a relative angular movement between the support and the cooperating wrapping means during the wrapping operation.

17. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a suction wrapper support having-a pressing-surface located outside the field-of suction, of a cooperating wrapping means against which the bunch is held by thewrapper support, and means for producing a relative movement between the support and the wrapping means during the wrapping operation.

18. In a wrapping mechanism, the combination with a suction wrapper support provid'ed with a pressing surface lying outside the field of suction, of a pair of wrapping membersagainstwhich the bunch is heldby the wrapper support, and means for giving the wrapper support and wrapping mem bers movements to supply the wrapper and rotate the bunch to wind the wrapper thereon.

19. In a cigar making machine the combination of wrapping devices, means for actuating'the same, a rolling table adapted to support the wrapper, and provided with means for holding the wrapper stationary thereon, said rolling table serving as a complementalmember of the wrapping devices to effect the rolling, and being so located with respect to the wrapping devices as to receive the bunch directly against the wrapper supported on said rolling table, and means for efiecting relative movement between the rolling table and the wrapping devices whereby the cigar is rolled directly on the table.

20. Ina cigar making machine the combination of a rolling table having means for holding the wrapper stationary thereon with automatic wrapping devices, the said rolling table receiving the thrust of the bunch directly against a wrapper carried thereon, and means for effecting relative movement between the rolling table and the wrapping devices, whereby the cigar is rolled directly 011 the table.

21. In a cigar making machine the combination of a set of wrapping rollers, means for rotating the same and a wrapper support or rolling table, having means for holding the wrapper stationary thereon, which wrapper support or rolling table is so located with respect to the rollers that the rolling takes place on the rolling table, which thereby forms a complemental member of said rollers, and means for effecting relative movement between the rolling table and the rollers.

22. The combination in a cigar making machine of a rolling table having means for holding the wrapper stationary thereon with means for rolling the cigar directly on the said table, which table receives the thrust of the bunch directly against. the wrapper thereon, while the wrapper is under the influence of the holding means, and means for effecting relative movement between the rolling table and the means for rolling the cigar.

23. In a cigar making machine the combination of a rolling table having means for holding the wrapper stationary thereon with a set of wrapping rollers, the said wrapping rollers and rolling table being so located with respect to each other that the bunch is rolled directly in contact with a wrapper supported upon the rolling table whereby the said rolling table subserves the function of another wrapping roller and means for effecting a relative movement between the rollers and the rolling table.

24. In a cigar making machine the combination of a traveling rolling table having means for holding a wrapper stationary thereon, with a set of wrapping rollers, the said rolling table and rotating rollers cooperating with each other to wind the wrapper around the bunch, the said rolling table receiving the thrust of the bunch upon a wrapper thereon, and means for effecting a relative movement between the rolling table and the wrapping rollers.

25. In a cigar making machine the combination of a rolling table, having means for holding a wrapper stationary thereon, with a set of wrapping rollers mounted above the said rolling table and in such proximity thereto as to hold the bunch firmly against the wrapper on the rolling table so as to roll the cigar directly upon the rolling table, and means for effecting relative movement be tween the rolling table and the wrapping rollers.

26. In a cigar making machine the combination of a rolling table provided with an element of a head-forming means, wrapping rollers adapted to roll the cigar while the same is in contact with the rolling table and head-forming element, means for producing relative movement betweenthe rolling table and the wrapping rollers and means for maintaining the element of the head-forming means stationary during the head-forming operation.

27. The combination in a cigar making machine of a movable rolling table, provided with an element of a head forming means, wrapping devices adapted to roll the cigar directly upon the rolling table, and means for effecting relative movement between the rolling table proper and the headforming element, so that said head-forming element may remain stationary while the rolling table continues to perform its function to facilitate the rotation of the bunch.

28. In a cigar making machine the combination of a rolling table having means for holding a wrapper stationary thereon, a series of wrapping rollers adapted to hold the cigar firmly against the said rolling table and means for imparting to said rolling table two movements in directions at angles to each other, one a pivotal movement, and the other a movement of translation.

thereon, with means for 29. In a cigar making machine the combination of a set of rollers, a rolling table having means for holding a wrapper stationary imparting rotation to the said rollers and for producing relative movement between the said rollers and the rolling table, the said rolling table performing the double function of supporting the wrapper and facilitating the rotation of the bunch.

30. In a cigar making machine the combination of wrapping devices with means for actuating the same, a rolling table having means for holding a Wrapper stationary thereon in a position which it maintains while the rolling is being effected, and means for bringing about a relative movement between the rolling table and the wrapping devices, the said rolling table receiving the bunch directly against the wrapper which is supported thereon and serving as a complemental rolling member.

31. In a cigar making machine the combination of a table adapted to support a wrapper and provided with means for holding said wrapper stationary thereon, wrapping devices adapted to engage a bunch, the'bunch being held in contact with the wrapper on the table, means for producing a relative movement between the rolling table and the wrapping devices whereby the bunch is rolled over the wrapper, and means for actuating the wrapping devices to effect the wrappmg.

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE Evnms'rn Mouse, CONRAD KREMP.