USRE10966E - Cartridge-loading machine - Google Patents

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CARIVTRI nee- OADIN MAc Hal-NE.

srscrrlca'nourom g part of Reissued Letters Patent No. masseuse November 13 1888.

Original No. 360,043; dated March .29. 1867. Application for reissue filed Septemberl5, 1888. Serial No. 285,559.

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citizen of the United States, residing at Oin- .cinnati, in the county of Hamilton: and State of Ohio, have invented certain.- new and useful Improvements in CartridgeLoading Machines; .and- Ido' herebyfdeclare: that the fol 'lowing'is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable-others skilled in the art to .,which itfappertainsf to.

. f make and. use the same,;- reference being had to the accom nyingdrawi'ngsg'lorminga-part of this speci cation. Y

My invention relates to -'iinprovements in 1:5 machines for IOadingeartridge-sheHs.

, The device-consists, primarily, of-ami'rcniar' table peculiarly actuated and revolving within astationary"table,'the revolving table'b eing provided with the shell-holding cases, thefilling device being supported by the stationary Thetables, filling devices; and means at actuating them will be hereinafter morefully. r b

hrs-wings, in whichg Figure- 1 is a vertical section of my device;

nd shown in the accompanying Fig. 1?, a detail cross-section through" the cam-wheeland rollers; Fig; 2, a perspective" view of the device and" its supports. Fig. '2

' v fiedfform of shaft for actuating the 'filling' is a perspective view of a modification-of the central-shaft connections with the loading devices; Fig.3, a vertical section of a modidevices; Fig. 4, a detail side view of a modification in the method of connecting the actuatingshaft with the wad-cutting and fillingdevices, the radiating levers being dispensed with; Fig. 5, a side elevation of a modification of the spiral flange on the camwheel, Fig. 6, a detail view-pf one of the roll-.

ers bolted to a. circular plate or flange on the hollow shaft; Fig. 7, a vertical section of sup ports for shells while the wadsare being rammed;- Fig. 8,,a side elevation'ol' the same, showing means of adjustment for regulating the pressure; Fig. 9, a plan of the modified cam-wheel; Fig. 10, a side elevation of the camwheel for actuating the central shaft;

Fig. 11, a plan view of the same; Fig. 12', a-

side elevation of wheel for rotating the mov;

able table; Fig. 13, a bottom plan view of same; Fig. 14 a top plan view of the machine; Fig.15, a vertical section of one of the shelloases with a shell partially inserted; Fig. 16, a detail perspective view of.-a modification'of Fig; 17, a side elevatiouof thesh'ell-placer and the shells totheplacer; Fig-19, avertioal secof the tion, and'Eig. 22a side elevation, of the pews j derdoading device; Figi.23; a section of the slide for receivin and discharging the pow;

front view of the same; Fig. 28, a verticalseca vertical section, of'the indenting-device;

:anism; Fig.{'34, atop plan view of t e shellclamp and clutch; Fig. 35, a si e view, partly in section, of the device for filling and compressing ball-cartridges; Fig. 36, a side view of the forked extensionof the actuating shaft, and Fig-37 a cross-section of the'wheel for rotating'the movable table. sectionat the shell'-placer,-showing the open-- in g in the stationary table and the shell-holder projecting over the opening therein; Fig.- 39, a section at the sheil-e'xtractor, showing the opening in the stationary table, the cartridgeholdersecured to the movable table, and the ejector passing through the shell-holder.

The object of my device .is to readily and rapidly fill and cap cartridge'shells by continuous and automatic movements.

There have been devices heretofore usedin which the shells have beenloaded from recepthese devices the wads have been first out and then placed in receptacles, and then fed into the shells from said receptaclesrlu my device the pasteboa'rd, felt, or wad material, is fed from a strip wound, on rollers and auto" actuating mechanism; -Fi'g.'18, a longitudinalsection of the feeding device for conducting v tacles containing powder, shot, and wads. In 9 the shell-placer removed from the machine tion-0f the capping device; Fig. 20, atop view cap-separator; Fig. 21, a front eleva-- .de'r into the ishel Fi g. a detail side view of thepowder-gage; Fig-25, a vertical section of the shot-hopper; Fig: 26, a side view of one of the wad cutters and placers; Fig.'27, a v.70 tion of same; Fig. 29, a side view,- and Fig. 30'- i Figs. 31 and 32, enlarged .detai'liviewsiof the indenting-points; Fig. 33', a sid'eview of the; shell-extractor and upper wad-printing mech- Fig. as isa' i revolving table and operating the filling de tating the movable table A. The central shaft,

'- with the center of the cam-wheel d. It will lnatically cut and rammed or pressed into the shell, thus saving time and labor in their re placement and economy in first cost of material. v v

To attain these ends I have constrnctedthc device here illustrated, and which consists,

generally, of two principal parts viz., a circular stationary table, B, supportingjthe various filling devices, and a revolving table, A,

carrying the cases which hold'thc shells while they are being borne from point to point. These tables aresupported by any suitable stand, table A is rotated by means of a camwvheel, d, turned by a suitable pulley, E, connected with any power device.

complishes the twofold purpose of turning the vices. In Fig. 1 there is shown the means for ro- M, is connected to the a, and has two forked side of the shalt and bearings for the motor-shaft. The shaft M is perfectly straight and rises directly in line cam-wheel d by an arm, extensions m", on either be seen that the cam j, Fig. 11, whichlifts and lowers the shaft M, isessentially the same as shown in Figs. 2 and 9, exceptlthatit is'in the reverse position as related to the cam for .movi ng the table.

In this instanceran unbroken. spiral flange, a, operates the table.

musing it to start and stop in its revolution .andpoiut towardthe-center as radii.

This flange is embraced by connected with the arm 0, which rests in and is pivotedtoasliding frame, e, which has horizontal hearings in f. In the middle portion of arm 0, and sliding frame 0, and running lengthwise, there is a shalt M freely passes, and of suflicient extent to permit. said parts to move back and. forth .without striking the shaft. I; On the outer end of'the arm 0 there is a small roller, g, whieh plays in grooves in wheel h, (which is solidly secured to shaft G, and therefore to table -A,)

as the spiral flange a revolves the sliding frame a (orlthearm 0) back and' forth. A bottom plan of the grooves in wheel h is shown in Fig. 13.

In Fig. 12 the wheel is in its proper POSi, tion,.and shows more clea'rlythe flanges in-.

closing the grooves. The grooves 10 are straight These grooves are employed to hold the table stationary while the filling and wad-cutting de-" vices arejn operation, the small roller 9 occnpying them for three-quarters of the revolution of d. The curved grooves lare employed to move the table. The roller 9 moves outward from the center along I: and back to-' ward l. The roller, moving rigidly in a straight line through the diameter of h,forces the wheeL her the table A around one eig'hth of its revelation. The question; here arises, How shall we prevent g from returning-in k, or how shall described;

such as shown in Fig. 2. The movable This cam-wheel a'cguided in grooves of-the- 'wheelthau the lower portion,

two ball-rollers, b,

slot through which the, mentary suspense,

ingtbearm c to tilt and:

ofa ratchet onthe under side, eccentric gearing;

we compel it to take groove '2, 2" Thisis accentplished by the shape of thegrooves and the pivoted frame of the The curved grooves l',which causethemqve ment of the table,ar e greater in depth tnan the the inner end of the groove l,it.is lifted byxthe' action of flangea and operating-rollers b snfli ciently to .pass into k, where it 'is'moved outwardlyalong k by the ogee portion of the flange between radii 4 and 5.' the outer end of k'it'is'again thrown upintol by the portion; of the flange between radii 4 and 1, when the The flange a of wheel d is beveled to engage arm .0, hereinafteritob'e 7.

. straight groove k, thus afl'ording an unbroken curve throughout their "length. 'YVhen the roller g, by means ofthe ogee curve or flanges a, lying between radii 2 and 3, Fig". lhrmhes 0n reaching operation-is again repeated.

the flanges at: the rollers. The rollers bare' cut intwo or horizontally at b,so as to avoid friction. The upper portion of-the flangea being farther.- away from the center of the p it will travel faster I than the lower portion, provide for the excess'ot' 'motion of the upper portion of the rollers they meant awayhori zontally, as at b. The object of the "flanges, impinging against the'bevels of the flange is to and in order'to produce a'perpendicularmovement for engegslots 1, as befOredescriBedQ. This is'acconiplished by means o the flange a moving out from and V at the proper pointsmite-revolution;

From radii 2 to 3 the rollers b, embracing in toward the centervof the wheel, d

ing and disengagingfrollerg:front the curved the flange, niovethe'table .oneeig-hth of a revolution while the filling devices are in inoand-then from 3 to 4 the rollers one throw down its'jouter end "containing roller g,

audythis tak'es roller 9 out the'deepest por.- tion of the. curved slotlfand while ing done .the'rammers' areeuteringand the devices arebeing-op'erated by the downward stroke.

From 3 to 5theogeepart'of the flange moves the sliding frame c with the arm- 0 outward, carrying the roller 9 through'theshah low straight slot k. At the same time the filling devices are all "held stationary at theibot tom of the stroke, I the shells. From 5 to l the rolleleb are caused to'descend oue' ineh toward the center,- causing g to. rise upiinto the next curved slot I. At

this is betherammers being within the'same time the filling-devices are carried" up to thetop of the stroke.- These movements will be found to be smooth, positive," and easily performed, and the device for effecting them is simple and easy of operation. It is evident that tableAmay benperatedby means jbutin none of thwe movenients can there be the same curacy, and freedom from'jar just described. V v In the loading. of shotgun-shells eight disas in themethod or by means of positiveness, ac-

- to escape friction.

-3, 'tion, j-,-for the purpose ofprotectingthe edge tinct devices are employed, and thesedevices havemotion imparted to them by the mechanism just described.

By referring'to Fig. 14,11 is the shell-placer, where the shell is put into the case 0 and started on its round. I) is the capper; c, the powder-loader; d, the cutter and placer of the felt wad; -c, the shot-loader; f, the cutter and placer of the pasteboard wad;'g', the indenter, and h the extractor of the loaded shell.

of these several devices. In Fig. 15 there is shown a sectional view of one of the eight shell-cases in the act of receivingia. shell. These cases are bolted to the re volving table A, with the-part for holding the she ll reaching over the stationary table B and rating nearly upon it, there being just room These cases are 'made'to fit closely about the shell, and are provided with a seat for the flange. They are open at thebottom, and the shells are shoved. into them from beneath,as into the breech of a gun.

Two or more slots, 1" .arran ed at equal dis-" i g tances around the case and extending from near the top to one-third or more of the'distance downward, afford openings for the passageof indenting-points, to make indentations for holding the load in place. extending around thetop, is'a slightprojecof the shell.

In order to "aid in guiding the powder-gand shot, and alsoin. compressing the wads to fit the shell, the top of the shell-case is made flaring or beveled, as at k. The shell is'shoved up'into the case through an'opening in the table B, and is held in place until the case is i moved away from the opening by means of spring-catches Z", which fly together the momeutthc flange of the shell passes them. .iucline, m, (with one-eighth of an inch or more fall,) is provided to shove the shellup as the case is moved forward should the placing device from any cause fail'to accomplish itsfnll stroke.

The shellplacing device (shown in Fig. 16) receives theshell from the feeder. lThe pocket n, which receives the shell at an angle, is

made to swing on a pivot in a perpendicular direction. \Vhen theshell enters the pocket, it is moved forward into an erect position,

Then the bolt or piston o' is shot forward, car-- rying the shell into the.case,which stands over it. These two movements are accomplished by means of the sliding camleverp', (which is connected with one of the radiating levers.) 'lhe stroke being downward, the first effect is to move't'hc lever 0, operating the pocket n,

and then holding it still while the lever 0,

I will now describe in succession and order each lever p contains a cam-slot, g", which is eccentric at its upper portion, while the lower.

portion conforms to the pivot of pasits' center. In this cam slot plays the rollerr', couuected with the piece n 12.. As the lever 12 into a vertical position and then to hold it in this position'while the bolt o shoves the shell into the case. The throw of the'bolt ois reg-' ulated by the adjustable collar 0, held in place by a set screw. There may be other 'ways'de- While the pocketa 'is'in position for receiving theshell from. the feeding-tube it isv practically a'continuation and part of it, and as vised for eli'ecting these movements; but the one just-described is, regarded as preferable.

it is thrown forward into an-erectposition it leaves the bottom of the'tube open, and-nat-- urally all the shells would, drop out. vent this a flange or cut-off, as 9, (see also q, Fig. 16,). is attached to the pockets and moves forward with it to closethe bottom of the tube, the pocket being just deep enough 0n the inside,

to receive one shell. The shells Jare thrown To prepromiseuonsly into a hopper, 1, and. are conducted (the'proper end foremost); the placer.

The hopper is widespread at the topflbut con-..,

tracts toward the bottom tonearly the width of the diameter of the shell, and finally. terminates ina long narrow trough tilted at an angle of about forty-five degrees. An endless belt, s7, runs along the narrow bottom of the hopper, drawing the shells along lengthwise one by one and depositing them in the narrow Ice- descending trough t, down which they slide endwise. 1 With some shells thebutt-s will be. foremost, and with others-the reverse. The ob- 'ject now is to turnthesejlatter, so that all shall go'down'with butts foremost,-and so enter the. pockets, This is accomplished by'gravity and the peculiar construction of the f'eedtube. The buttendz being much the heavier, it will 'go'down first if :the shell can be brought on a pivot'n'ear the middle. ing ismade in the bottom of the trough it near To effect this an openit's'lower end, as atuZ-less in wi-dth'than the length -of'fa shell.

This forms a shoulder, 17", at 1 th is point. 'Now the sh'ells,cqming butt foremost, wfilhuaturally tilt immediately on coming to the opening and continue'down."

Those-the reverse will pass on over the opening'until the tip rests on the opposite side,'and

the birtt is-permitted to drop in the opening first, asshown in the drawings." '1 will, preferably, have several such openings on the way i from the hopper to the shellfplacer. The pulley w, for carrying the belt 8, may be run in connection withthe shaft which turns the camdiameter but little larger' than the shells, in order that they'may beguided ac'curat elyinto 3 vwheel D. Theshellsbeforereaehing their ter minus pass intoa narrow tube, :11, having a- 2o ating devices, is con nected with' the pocket'a, in which they closelyfit. A.

before stated, as soon as a shell enters the pocket nit is erected, the guard q is moved forward with it jso-as to cut oil the feed, the

piston forces it upward into the placer, and when it descends again the table moves to the right to the c'apper and a new shell-case is presented for another shell.

The caps .are'fed to the 'capper. by means orin the passage-they. are turned overon their 'haeksor solid-ends. At A they enter, one

at a time," through an opening in. the side of a perpendicular tube, B, and 'rest on thetop end'of. the-bolt or piston .C. The piston is shoved upward by means-of the. lever D, which, as in thejinstance of the a.lever, N. The cap is thus shoved into the seat provided for it in the base of the shell,which stands immediately ove'rit,-as here shown. The tube B is'set somewhat loosely in the stationary table B, and is capable of being moved up and primer.

down. -0n the toppart of this tube, as at E,- is a die set with the initial letters of the shell company, the size or gage of theshe'll, and the 3o.

? ward, its shoulder F, pressing against the size of the-shot. As the piston 0 passes unbottom-of the tube, causcs'it'to make impressions of its letters or nnmberson the base of the shell. There may also he a chisel or analogousprojectiou to compress the base about the To afl'ord a firm resistance to this upward pressure, a piston, G, is made to descend on the inside of the shell by means-of thesame lever N and press down against the bottom while the piston C is passing upward.

The caps are taken from a hopper bymeans ol'abelt, (as in the ease of the shells;) only in this case the belt is of thick leather with perforations large enough to receive a'cap edge. 45.

wise. They are thrown one after another into toward y. Being heavier on one side than the otber,'as they come down to the dividing-ridge at 1' they tilt on one side or the other, according to the weight,'.and, curving away on either side in opposite directions, enter the trough 3/ exactly the same,with the solid sides all facing one way.

- -The shell havin'g'been capped. it is turned to the powder filler or loader. first, of a hopper, J, containing the powder,

' and'a tube, K, (preferably of gun-metal,) for eonnectingthehopper withthe feeding apparatus L The hopper is supported 1w rods or braces M',.Figs.2land 22. The object of thus elevating the hopperis to carryit above the heads of the workmen, thus enabling them to escape harm should an accident occur.

Great care is taken to provide against explosions'of the powder, allbearings'being made of iron or brass, so as to avoid sparks generated by friction. If, perchance, there should other oper-.

This consists,

' l losesbe an explosion,the gases will pass outthrough the tube K. It is preferable'to have the hopper J in a room ad the force of an accidental explosion will be away from the operating device.

In Fig. 22 I have shown more particularly acent to the machine, the pipe K passing through a partition, so that r and then out to discharge it into the side of the slide N closing the opening P and preventing it from discharging its contents;

or theplate may'be inthe bottom of the box inclosing the slide. 1

Fig. 23 shows a transverse section of the slide, in which -P is the opening in the slide which receives and contains the charge from the tube K, standing just above it, and Q is where the charge is delivered; into the shell, which stands at. the moment just below. The

opening P is made adjustable to suit the size of charge desired bymeans of the movable plate R, which is bent downward into the open ing and closely occupying one side. This plate; may have a scale marked on it for the various In order that'thcrc may'always be powder in the hopper,

I have provided a gage so arranged that the operator can tell at a glance just how much powder is contained. An inside pivoted lid, U,

iloads and regulated by a set-screw, S, Fig. 22. mg

lies on top'of the powder and descends as the powder is'discharged. This lid has an indicator, T, attached to it on v the outside of the hopper and shows the'gradual discharge of the powder. This may be ac-' complished without the indicator by having no the hopper made of strong glass, or byhaving a slot downthe side of a metal hopper in" the narrow trough H., Fig. 20, and roll down which glass'is fixed, so'that the be seen as it descends. per inay be round and powder may- In thiscase the hopfiaring or jar-shaped. 1

The lid. may also be of glass, to afford light i from above.

The shot are received from a hopper and discharged into the shell by the same kind of -slide as N, connected with the .tacle, and, if necessary,

the same kind of a cut-ofl mechanism. The hopper itself is of peculiar construction. In order to relieve the heavy weight of the shot,a sloping bottom, V,

narrow chamber X, slide and roll into the opening whenever presented. To make a perfect separation and pre vent the shot from tilated, there is a thin-.pointed steel blade spring, Y, that rests down on the slide, and, as the slide is drawn out, cuts through between the shot for the charge and that to remain.

powder-recep- [2o isemployed, which throws the shot towardthe' 12 5 small opening W, which lets them into the where they rest upon the Y becoming choked and mur33 There 'is alsoa shot-gage for this hopper,'which vconsists simply of a sheetriron plate-restingof the shell.

. plays up and down.

reaching up through thelid,'makes the .de-

scentperceptible to the eye. Glass may also be used, as described, for the powder-hopper.

The shell having been charged with. powder, ;it is whirled to thefelt-wad cutter and placer.

. and placing the feltwad onthe powder and i There are two-wad cutters- -one for cutting the other for cutting and placing the paste- .board'wad on the shot.' W-ad cutters and pl'acers have "been used for the'filling of Yeartridge-shells'in which by a single stroke the. wad maybe cut and carried down into the shell; In this case, however, the rammer is simply a punch which'performs the double work of cutting and placing. \Vhile this is simple-it is detective, in that'it will not admit of the wad being cut larger than the diameter It is'also well known that when the wad is cutof the exact diameter of the shell,

. or (asv is generally the case) just a little less than the diameter, the wads soon work loose and the charge is liable to work out. In my device, while the cutting and placing are accomplished by the single stroke of a common lever, the cutter and rammer are separate, and 30 is a steel tube, inside of which a solid rammer This steel tube cuts the. wad, then stops, while the rammer, movingeach has a movement of its own. The cutter on,'ca'rries it down into the shell. By this adjustment the wad may be cut larger than the internal diameter of the shell, and by the rammerbeing slightly smaller, with the aid of the beveled top of the shellcase, may be compressed tightly into the shell. A narrow strip of felt or pasteboard, unrolled from a reel suspended from above, is passed between the roll-' ers A, by which it is carried under the cutter B". These rollers must move while the cutter is raised and the passage is cleared. This is efl'ected by means of a saw-toothed flange, O, on the under side and running aroundnear the edge of the revolving table A. There are eight of these saw-teeth, one for each movement of the table. The side of these teeth which gives movement to the rollers is very gradual in'its slope, so as not to give too quick and sudden a'motion to the rollers, thus causing them to slip on the material which they are feeding. Theseteeth throw down the lever'D, which is of bell-crank formandconnected with the ratchet on the rollers by the rod or link E. The lever is thrown up again, (so throwing back the ratchet to take a new hold,) after it has passed the point of Ithe teeth, by means of a spring, as F. In order to adjust the throw of. the rollers or the feed of the strips, the link E is attached to the sleeve G, which is moved up and down by nuts placed on either side, thus increasing or decreasing the leverage of lever D. The ranuner H having completed its downward stroke, the wall is placed in the shell. 7

The operating devicejs' 'attached-tojlever N at point I, Fig. :26. In g-theizrl'ront Iiview, Fig.

' 27 ,of thewad cutter and 'p'lacerthere is shown the face of rollers A.,, (which may be smooth, eori-ngated,- or. toothed the arms J,

which connect'with the cutter B, and their.

'rela'tion on; either side with .the rammer H. --In the sectional side view, Fig.--28', the passage K, t'h roughwhichthe wad-strip p .is'uow closed by the descent of the cutter-'andraiiimer. The strip-passes inat the right and the refuse passesout at the left. The die-plate U containsja circular opening, into which-the vcutter closely fits, cutting the wad in its downward passage. This plate is preferably of bell-metal, to avoid steel'coming against steel and strikingfire, and yet at the same time presenting a hard knife-like edge against which'to cut. The relation or .the cutter 'B and rammer His here fnlly shown, the ram mer being inside the cutter. Inoperation they start together above the opening K, the 1 Y.

rammer being drawn up inside the-center, say, half an inch. They descend in that way until the cutter has passed through the wada rollcr,'N', attached to two cogged segments,-

0, one-on either side of the rammed; These 'cogged segments fit, one each, into the cogged The'ramm'er continues on, carryrco heads of the arms J, which, as beforedescribed, connect with and operate the cutter 13*. It is therefore evident that when H ,be-

cam M, the segment 0, which will cause the cutter B to descend a certain distance, and then he stopped and held in its position by the-perpendicular portion of the slot until the cam portion returns tocarry it up. Thecutter,may be madesquare at the end, and be --Ij1o gins to descend it will move, by means of its used as a punch for the p'asteboar'd wads, or A may have a chisel-shaped edge for the felt strip.

After the last wad has been placed above the-shot, as described, it is necessary to hold the wads and charge in place. Ordinarily this is done by crimping the shells; but Luse an indenting device and indent the shellsjust over the upper wad. The wad having been placed upon the shot, the case and shell. are

tn rned' to the indenter, whih is shown in- Figs.

29 and 30. -It is provided with a rammer for compressing the load after the last wad has been placed, and with means for making in-. dentations at lhe moment when the greatest pressure is being exerted by the rammer. P

'is said rammer, and Qone of the ind-enters,

there being two or more, but prefcrablythree.

- The ram-mer, with the indenters out, descends to the full length of its, stroke, where it remains until the indenters are driven into the side of the shell and withdrawn, when all are again raised. This compound movement is all produced by the single stroke of a lever,

N, attached at R, and'by means of the same cog and cam arrangement just described inecunection with the wad cutter and placer, only in this instance there is a reversal of the parts; The-lever N takes hold of the arms S, which have flattened heads containing the came, by which the cogged segment is moved a certain distance and thenarrested, and so operating the ranimer P by means of the gear-v ing before described. The iudentersQ are preijerabl y pointed and triangular inshape, as in Fig- 31, so that the indentations left in the shell are triangular and pyramidal in, shape, their basesbeing cut out and pushed in over the wad, as described and claimed by me in Letters Patent No.

299,162. At the end of the rammer there are depressions in the sides to accommodate these indentations, as indicated in Figs. 29 and These'indenters, instead of being pointed and triangular, may berounding,- as shown in Fig.

32, providing they have a sharpened projecting edge for cutting the base of the indenta tions and pushing them' in over the wad.

- terior convexlindentations, the arc 'shaoed base being .cnt away and pressed inward.

These indenting-points are made adjustable -by nut'and screw, as T, to accommodate the wearing to which they aresubject; They are driven in and out by means of sliding'bars U,-

- P, moving up and downwith it and remainshell,'-'so that the shell yields as'thcframmer having a slanting projection which plays up and down in slots cut in the head-pieces, in which the indenters are sch-and actingon the principle of a cam. These sliding bars U are supported by and have bearings in the arms V,.whichf are firmly attached to the rammer ing stationary withit. The bars Ill-are connected with] the head-piece W, which is a- .movable sleeve around the rammer 1, and is operated by the arms S}, as described.

Theshellsstand on the upper plate of cases containing coiled springs X, Figs. 7and8, th plate being exactly'the size of the-butt'of the bears'do'wn. The pressure exerted may be regulated and the devices be made'self-adjnst ing to various loads. This is accomplished by means ofthesprings'X pressing against a movable plate. Y, and are adjustable'in 'their-ten sionirom beneath by the set-screw Z. These cases are set in the stationary table'B, the

In! 1 thisinstanee the rounded indenters forminonthe pasteboard wad the initial 0f the loading company and the designation of the load, so that a gunner, by picking up a' shell, can see whether it is the particular make he wants, as well as the size of the sho tbuck, duck, quail, &c. Again, itse'rves' to seize and hold the revolving table in exactly the right place fer'all tlg cases to be entered by the various filling devices consequent u'ponthe rollers R not always'tightly and firmly embracing the flange P, (see Fig. 5,) and by the tendency of the revolving table to rebound when suddenly Stopped. The actuating mechanism is attached to a radiating lever at X The-shell is driven downward'ont of the case by the rod table B, through which it passes into a box below. This rod Y, in pushing out the shell,

lower end istherei'ore provided with a dfe, as Z, which contains the designating letters and figures before mentioned. This die, bymeans of a screw shown at the bottom, can be removed and replaced by another as often as there is a change ip the loading. For instance, a thousand shells containing N o. 4 shot may be filled. When No. 8 shot shells are to be filled, it will simply be necessary to put in that p,articular die, and so on for eachparticular nunr her, To keep this die inked, an ink'-pot, A, is provided. which has a narrow neck, B, with a small opening through the center to conduct the ink to the cup 0, containing an inkpad. This ink-pot is pivoted at D; Now, as the rod Ynears the top of its stroke, the upper partof the ink-pot is tilted backward and downward until the ink-pad is thrown up against the die Z1. This is the limit of the stroke. The instant the rodY starts downward the ink-pot is swung upward, causing the ink-pad to move from under Z" and out of the way. This is accomplished by its connection with lever E, which is directly to throw in and out the clutch 'F. The coilspring G is used to relieve the sudden and hard-pressure of thcink-pad. The lever E 'is operated by the cam 1-1,-similar in form to ward stroke is begun the lever E" throws in the clutch- F", and then remains stationaryuntil the return-stroke isnearly completed,-when it flies back, the clutch -is..w-ithdrawn, and'the -revolving table is permitted to move. vcr E may work directly in the cam H; but

give ease to the movement:

In Fig. 34 wex-h'ave atop view of a part of the clutch F, showing the: mannerin' which it; embraces and clamps the shell-case G with the curved prongs. K. The clutchF" is adjustable by a. screw taking hold of the'pivo't L, so that as the'prongs wear away they can be moved forward, so keeping. them tightly pressed-against the case 0 when they are employed that shown in the wad-cutters and the indenters. It will be seen th at the momentthc downthe combination of links I and :J 'is added to I forms a threefold function, for it also prints Y, there beingan opening in the stationary presses down upon the pasteboard wad. The

. may use radiating levers N,Fig. 1, attached.

-.to the central shaft, said levers beingsupthe-tube containing the balls.

mer for pressing the balls into the shells, and

cutter may be dispensed with.

thrown'iu. This clutch F may be dispensed with if the device for rotating the table Ais :e'mployed, asset forth in Figs. 9 and 13.

I In case the machine is used for loading ballcar'tridges, the shot-filler and pzisteboard-wad If the shells are .of metal, the indenter mayalso bedis pensed with. In this case a device such as shown rn'mg. will be used for filling and compressing the balls. -In this device-M is N is the ramis connected with the levenN at 0 A link,

1", is connected with a slide similar to that shownin the shot and powder leaders. The opening in this need not be adjustable, but just large enough to receive vone'ball at a time. This slide r'eceivesinto its opening a ball, and

then is moved forward until the ball is directly under the rammer N, and just in time to be caught by it and carried down into the shell, which stands in line underneath. .This movement is effected through the link-P, connecting with-the swinging arm Q; which contains acam-slot, R, in which moves thepin S, projecting from the rammer N. As the rainmer jrises, and-when near the top oi'itsstroke, the

slide is moved back-to receivca ball. The in-- stant the rammer starts downward the slide is thrown outward in time to bring the ballnndcr it. The halls may be fed by'hand into the tube M, or by belt similar to that described in connection with the I cappcr, taking them from .a hopper. If slugs are used, they may 'besorted', and the proper ends turned fore most by gravity, like the shells on their way from thehopper to the placer. Difl'ereut means for. rotating the movable table and operating the filling devices may be supported bylhe stationary table B by meansused than the'ones particularly claimed. 1

ported by-a secondarytable, H, secured to or of feet I- lmay alsohave a head-block, U, Fig; 4, the radiating arms of which connect .directly with the devices; or the arms may support a rim, V, which may be connected by links above or below, as at W. Figs, 3, 5,

and 9 show another form of cam-wheel, by

means of which the revolving table may be operated, This wheelG has a flange, P, the spiral part Q of which causes the table to move, being placed opposite that part ofthe cam which holds the filling devices in sus- R, Figs. and 6,'arc teeth or rollers bolted to the circular plate F, secured to the bottom being equal to-the wldth or thickness of the flange. The flange 'throwsoff one pair of these'rollers at S,- Fig; 5, and takes on'another pair at T. The spiral portion of the flange is made tap'ering toward the end, ue-' cessitated by'its diagonal direction and the swinging-to one side of the pair of rollers as the circular plate F turns on its center. The. cam-wheel D is driven by any suitable pnlley, and accomplishes the double purpose of operating the filling devices and turning the revolving table. Itfirst operates the devices, and then holds their movable .parts suspended while it turns the table onc-eighth of its revolution, or farenough to movea given case from onev filling device to another. The

first effect is accomplished by means of lift-1 ing and lowering a perpendicular shaft, M, which at the top is connected with levers N, radiating to the various filling devices. The next effect is accomplished by means of the spiral flange passing between the teeth or rollers on the hollow shalt G, before referred to. lhis'shaft (l is secured to and moveswith tableB, and is made hollow for the passage of the shaft M. In Fig. 3, K isawheel working in cam J, and is connected by an arm, L, with shaft M. This shaft is bent inward at O and thrown forward by the arm L, in' ordea to 'bring it into the center ofhollow Sb3-ftrG,WhiCh' devices without departing from the spirit of my invention. j I

It must be remembered that thesev various actions are continuous, automatic, and rapid. One person can take charge of a maehineyi-t' only being necessary. to' see that the various hoppers and wad-strips are kept supplied.

Having thus described my invention, what' Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters v Patent, is 1. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination, with a m ovable'table and means for actuating the same, of a-stationary table sup porting the shell-filling devices and provided with an opening for the passage of the shell to a shell-holder, an incline to force the shell up as the case is moved forward, and springcatches to hold the shell in place until'thecase is moved away from the opening in the table, as set forth.

2. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination, with a rotating-table carrying a'series of shell-holders, of a stationary table hav ing adjustable plates supporting the shell as it'stands under the indentcr and the wad cutters and placers, said plates being vertieahy adjustable, whereby the pressure upon the shells may be regulated while the loads are being compressed, as set forth.

In a cartridge-loading machine, thecombination, with a stationary'jtable provided.

with adjustable plates for supporting the ICO shells while under the indeuter, wad-cutter, and rammer, of a revolving table and mechanism for moving it within the stationary table, and a series 'of shell-holding cases secured to said movable table, said cases being open at top and bottom and extending over the stationary table as a base beneath the filling deand for the purposes set vices and over openings in the table to serve as passages to" and from the cases, as set forth.

4. In a cartridgerloading machine, the com bination, with the shell-indenting gnechanism automatically actuated, of a series of shellholding eases secured to a revolving table and carried thereby, said cases having slots for the passage of the indenters, said indenters pass ing through the slots and forth.

5. The combination, anism and a shell-feeder, of a shell placer consisting of a pivoted pocket normally opened toward the shell-feeder and turning into line with the shell-holding ease, and provided'with a bolt or piston to force case, as set forth.

6. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination, with the table, of ahollow shaft, the upper end of which is secured to the rotating table, a solid shaft passing through the hollow one and connected at its upper end with the filling devices on the stationary table, a ,camwheel connected to and intermittently rotating the hollow shaft, and having also a camconnection with the solidsha'ft, whereby the latter is longitudinally reciprocated, said connections being so arranged that the movement of the shaft intermittently rotating the movable table to carry a given cartridge-shell from one filling device to the nextin theseries,

" in turn actuating the said filling devices, as

I supporting the filling devices,

set forth. 7

7. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination, with a stationary table supporting the filling devices, of amovable table, a hollow shaft connected thereto, a solid shaft re-' ciprocating through the hollow shaft and actnating the filling devices, a reciprocating siid ing frame connected to and rotating the movable table, a flanged cam-wheel imparting motion to the reciprocating frame and to the solid shaft, and a motor for actuating said camwheel, as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination, with the stationary table supporting thefilling devices, of a mov-- able table carrying the shell-holders, a shaft connected to the filling mechanism, a shaft connected to the movable table, and a wheel, h,-for actuating the same, a slotted sliding frame provided'with anti-frictionrollers,which engage a series of flanges sliding frame, whereby the filling devices .are first operated and then held until the table is turned far enoughto move a given cartridgecase from one filling device to the next in the series. asset forth.

9. The combination, with a stationary table a rotating table carrying the shell-holders, and the shafts con- 6. nected to said rotating table and filling de vices, of a' single spirally-flanged cam-wheel connected with the shaft, which actuetes all the filling devices, as set forth.

' sh aft seen red thereto,

body of the shell, as

with the filling mech-- the shell into the shellf will alternate, the hollow shaft the solid shaft' on wheelh to op-v erate the same intermittently, and a spirally'-, flanged wheel actuating the solid shaft and 10. In a cartridge-loading machine, the com .biuatioii,

the filling device-emf the movable table, ahollow a w'heel'for actuating said shaft, said wheel having grooves, as described,

a reciprocating slidingframe having anti-fric tion'rollers and-imparting motionto the grooved wheel through the intervention of a pivoted arm having a roller engaging the with the]stationary.tablesupporting v grooves, and a flanged camwheel engaging the friction-rollersand imparting motion to the sliding frame-and to a solid shaft'connected to the filling devices, whereby the shafts are in termittently and independently-actuated and the rotating table intermittently turned andheld in position, as and for the purpose set forth.

, 11. The combination, with-the movable table and shell-holders and the stationary table havi ngan opening for the passage of the shells, of a shell-placer swinging on a pivot'in a perpendicular direction and provided with a bolt to force the shell from the pocket into ashellholding case, as set forth.

12. Ina cartridge-loading machinethe combination, witha cam-slotted lever. of a piroted shell-placer provided with a bolt or piston actuated by the movement or said lever'to force'the shell into a holding-case, the 'upward movement causing the pocket to turn into a vertical position and beheld in said position until the bolt is operated, as set forth.

-'13. The combination, with the shell-supply tube, of the automatically operated shellplacer and actuating mechanism therefor,said

placer having a flange or cut-off attached to,

and moving therewith, which closes the bot-- tom. of the feed-tube and cuts off the sup with, as set forth. 7

14. In a cartridge-loading machine,thecombination,wi th the filling devices and actuating mechanism therefor, of a pivoted shell-placer inclined to the shell-feeder to receive the shells, said placer bein'g actuated by a camslotted lever operated by the central shaft,the upward movement of the lever causing the placer to be raised to an opening leading to the shellrarrier and forcing the shell therein, the downwardmovement of the placer and. the piston tions, asset forth.

15.111 ashell-feeder for machines, the combination, an endless belt on the bottom I row descending trough at the end of the belt, said trough having one or more openings of less width than the length of a shell, whereby the shells are caused to fall butt first into said openings and pass to the shell-placer with the butts presented to the-opening in' the nlacenas set forth.

to their former posicartridge-loading with a hopper, of

16. In a eapper" for-cartridge-loading ma-f chines, the combination, withthe stationary table, of a cap-receiving tube, B',-set loosely therein and having 'a" vertical movement, a die on the top of said tube, and a cap-seating P ywhen the placer swings out of alignmenttheretoosaid lever returning,

thereof, and'a narv plunger reciprocating in such tube, and also pressing upward the same to impress indicating letters or figures on the base of the shell, as set forth. v v

17. In a cartridge-loading device, the combination, with thecap-placing meehanism,of a cap-feeder consisting of a trough,the upper end having two channels to receive the caps from the belt or hopper and entering the main tube in opposite directions, said trough having a twist in the passage, whereby the caps are caused to turn over on their solid ends as they enter the placing-tube, asset forth.

18. The combination, with the central shaft and actuating mechanism therefor, of a wad cutter and placer consisting of a tubular cutter and an interior and separate rammer, said rammer passing throughthe cutter, as set forth. I

19. The combination,with the central shaft and actuating mechanism, of a wad cutter and placer consisting of a tubular cutteractuated by a cam on the rammer and an interior rammer passing through the cutter and actuated directly by the central shaft,as set forth. 20. In a shot-filling device for cartridgeloading machines, the combination, with a movable slide intermittently actuated by a lever connected with the central operating-shaft, of a hopper having a sloping bottom provided with an opening leading to said. slide, the slide having aspring-blade resting thereon to cut through the shot as the slide is moved in and out, as set forth.

21. The combination, with the central shaft and actuating mechanism therefor and wadstrip, of a tubular cutter and a solid rammerpassing through the cutter, said ram merbeiug attached to and actuated directly by the central shaft, said cutter being actuated by a cam on the ram iner, whereby the cutter is carried through the wad-strip and then held in position while the rammer passes through said cutter and presses the wad into the shelhus set 22. In awad cutter and placer, the combination, with the central shaft, of a slotted cam intermittently actuated by the shaft,a tubular cutter and separate rammer, the upper part of said rammer containing a cam, a roller, afid two cogged segments, one on each side' of the rammer and engaging with arms to operate the cutter, thcsegments and eam'eausing the cutter to descenduntil the cam reaches the perpendicular portion of the slot,and then held in position until the rammer completes its movement, as set forth.

23. The combination, with the central shaft,

actuating mechanism therefor, and wad-feeding mechanism, of a tubular cutter, solid rammer, and dieinterposed between the wad-stri p and shell, said cutter and rammer descending together through the wad-strip, the rammer passing through the die on the downstroke of the actuating-cam, the upstroke of said cam raising both cutter and rammer to their normal position, as set fortluv 24. In a wad-feeder for cartridge-loading maehincs,the combination,with the wad-strip, wad-cutter,and actuating mechanism therefor, of the feed-rollers A, lever D", and link E, connecting said lever with is ratchet on the rollers, said rollers being actuated by a toothed flange on. the under side of the revolving table, as set forth. a

25. In a cartridge-loading maehine,the combination of the wad-cutter and reciprocating rammer actuated by.a cam, M, a die-plate through which the rammer and cutter pass,

with feed-wheels for feeding the wad-strip,said wheels being actuated by a link, E, through the intervention of alever, D, connected therewith by an adjustable sleeve,"whereby the feed of the strip is regulated, said lever being actuated by a toothed flangeon the under side of the movable table,'as and for the purpose set forth.

26. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination,with a wad-rammer and its actuating mechanism, of sliding bars having bearings in arms attached to .and moving wit-h said rammer, and indenting-points for cutting the sides of the shell and pressing the base over the wad, said indenters being driven in and out by the sliding bars, as and for the purpose set forth.

27. Tu a cartridgedoading machine,the combination, with the shell-iudente'rs, of the sliding bars U, moving in slots in a movable headpiece or sleeve on the rammer and operated by arms S, said sliding bars supported by bearings VZ-attached to and moving with the rammer, as set forth.

28. In a cartridge-loading machine, the com-

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