USRE11777E - Paring and coring machine - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM II. BOUTELL, OF ROCHESTER, NEYV YORK.

PARINGl AND CORING MACHINE.

SPECIFIGATION forming' part of Ressued Letters Patent No. 11,777, dated October 17, 1899.

Original Nol 590,205, dated September 21,1897. Application for reissue iiled August l, 1899. Serial No. 725,763l

To a/ZZ whom, it' may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BOUTELL, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paring and Coring Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description. Y

' My invention relates to improvements in paring and coring machines of the class set forth in my prior patent, No. 405,825, dated June 25, 1889, which are particularly applicable for use in preparing apples for canning, drying, cooking, and similar operations, and has for its object the production of a device of simple construction and economical manufacture which is highly eliicient and durable in use; and to this end it consists, essentially, in the general construction and arrangement of the component parts of a paring-machine, all as hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

In describing thisinvention referenceis had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figures l and 2 are respectively top plan and front elevation, partly broken away, of my improved machine, illustrating its general construction and arrangement, the parts being shown in their position assumed when about to operate upon an apple or other article to be pared. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on line?) 3, Fig.

1, the parts being shown in their position assumed after the apple or other article has been pared and cored and before its discharge. Fig. is afront elevation, partly broken away, of my paring-machine, the parts being shown in their normalposition when about to receive an apple or other article to be pared. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the detached carriage, illustrating particularly the cams provided thereon, the cutter being shown as operatively secured to the carriage and a portion of the revoluble pin-carrying gear or Wheel for reciprocating the carriage being indicated by dotted lines. I Fig. 6 is a horizontal section Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the detached rocking head and the cutter carried thereby. Fig. 8 is a detailvertical sectional view taken on line 8 8, Fig. 5, illustrating particularly the adjustable connection to the carriage of the arm for supportingthe rocking head; and Fig. 9 is adetail elevation of the latch for holding the corer and controlling the operation of the corer and adjacent portions of the carriage and frame.

The frame A may be of any desirable form, Y

size, and construction, and is here illustrated as composed lof uprights or standards ot a', upper and lower cross-bars 0.2 a3 between the opposite extremities of the standards, and aprojecting arm a4, extending laterally from the upper end of the standard d. Intermediate portions of the standards ct a' are provided with bearings a5 for supporting ashaft B, connected to actuate the support B for the apples or other articles being trimmed.

The support B is mounted upon the end of the shaft Badjacent to the` standard a, and

Vthe opposite end of the shaft B projects be-A yond the standard a and is provided with a gear B2, meshing with a driving pinion or gear B2, provided with a suitable crank B4, partly broken away, for rotating said gears in the direction indicated by arrows 1 and 2, Fig. 2.

The spindle B5 of the driving pinion or gear B3 is secured to an adjustable support B, which facilitates ready adjustment of the gear or pinion B3 either to take up Wear of the gear B2 or to permit effective engagement with a new gear B2. The support B6 is preferably hinged at b and is provided with slots Z9 for receiving clam pin g-screws b2, projecting from adjacent portions of the frameA. When desired to adjust the support B6, t-he clampingscrews b2 are loosened, the support BGis rocked on its pivot b, and the clamping-screws are then actuated to firmly hold the support in its adj usted position.

The support B', previously mentioned, for the apple or other article to be pared may be of any desirable form, size, and construction, but preferably consists of a tip or sleeve removably secured to the shaft B and having its free end provided with engaging spurs or projections h2. The shaft B, also previously mentioned, is preferably formed hollow for receiving a core-discharging rod or bar B2,

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struction. One end of the discharging bar or rod B7is engaged by an apple or other article' this movement of the lever B9 and is after--` ward engaged and rocked downwardly by a revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin B11., Fig. l, when the apple or other article has been pared and cored, whereupon the arm B8 moves the rod or bar BT longitudinally forward for discharging the core. The projection or pin B11 may be mounted upon any suitable support, as a revoluble feeding gear or wheel D, presently described. As the particular construction of the core-discharging mechanism, consisting of the rod or bar B7, the lever B9, and the projection or pin B11, forms no essential feature of my present invention, it is unnecessary to further illustrate or describe said parts.

C is a carriagemovable forwardly and backwardly along the frame A for actuating the paring-cutter and the corer. This carriage may obviously be of any suitable form, size, and construction capable of the desired operation and may be suitably guided along the frame. IA have here illustrated the carriage as provided with eyes o c, fixed to a rod c', having its opposite ends movable lengthwise in eyes a7 upon the frame. The mechanism for reciprocating the carriage C preferably consists of a driving wheel or gear D, mounted on a spindle d, journaled in the frame A, and meshing with a bevel-gear B12, fixed to the driving gear or pinion B3, previously described, for rotating the gear D in the direction indicated by arrow 3, Fig. 2.

The gear or wheel D is formed with a series of,eccentrically-arranged projections or pins` which engagesuitable cams upon the carriage C, and as the gear D is revolved the carriage is reciprocated along the frame A. The end of the carriage C adjacent to the gear or wheel D is provided with a depending cam c2, extending beneath the spindle d. A suitable projection or pin d2, mounted on the gear D, engages the cam c2 and forces the carriage forwardly for returning the paring-cutter and corer to their normal position, as illustrated at Fig. 2. The cam c2 and the projection or pin d2 are so relatively arranged that the forward movement of the carriage to its normal position is comparatively rapid.

Directly above the cam c2 is a second cam c3, extending upwardly above the spindle d,

Vfor quickly retracting the carriage into its position assumed when the paring-cutter, presently described, is engaged with the apple or other article to be pared. In advance of the cam c3 are a series of comparatively similar cams c1 c5 c6 c7, arranged one in advance of the other, the outer cams having their engaging faces formed of greater curvature than the face or faces of one or more of the intermediate cams for moving the carriage rearwardly slower when vits paring-cutter is en-v gaged with the ends of the article being pared.

ranged projections or pins-d3, which are secured to the gear or wheel D, and as said gear is revolved operate to move the carriage rearwardly into position to be again moved forwardly by the engagement of the cam c2 and the projection or pin d2. A suitable spring C8, mounted on the rod c', engages one or" the eyes ai when the carriage approaches the limit of its rearward movement and operates to cushion said carriage.

The projection or pin d2, previously described, which engages the cam c2 of the carriage C, also engages the cam c3 and moves the carriage C rearwardly, so that the corresponding projection or pin d3 is moved into engagement with the cam c4. As the movement of the carriage effected by the engagement of the cam c3 and the projection or pin d2 is comparatively rapid and as said projection or pin d3 must engage the cam c4 before the projection or pin d2 leaves Jthe cam c3, the rib forming said cam c3 is preferably adjust able on the carriage C. Said rib is preferably formed of spring material, and its lower end is fixed to the carriage C by pins cf and its upper end is engaged by a suitable adjustingscrew C10, which takes up all wear and insures the desired engagement of the cam c4 and the corresponding projection or pin d3.

As clearly seen at Fig. l, the cams c1 c5 o6 0"' are arranged nearer to the wheel D than the cams c2 cgand are therefore movable in planes at one side of the planes of movement of said cams 'c2 c3.' The projections or pins d3 are therefore formed shorter than the projection or pin d2, a portion of which is movable in a plane at one side of or beyond the plane of movement of the projections or pins cl3 in order that the pins d3 may revolve without engaging the cams c2 c3.

The carriage C carries a rocking head E, which supports the paring cutter, and is mounted upon an arm C', extending laterally from the carriage C and adjustably secured thereto. The arm C' is provided with a slot or aperture C2 for receiving a clamping-bolt C3, secured to a similar arm C4, fixed to the carriage, and lateral movement of the arm C' is thus permitted by loosening the bolt C3. The end of the arm C adjacent to the carriage C is provided with a clamp or screw C5, having one of its ends passed through an aperture C8 in the carriage and provided with an adjustable shoulder C6, movable along a curved face C7 on the carriage C for permitting more or less vertical rocking movement of the arm C. These lateral and vertical adjustments of the arm C', supporting the rock- IOO IIO

limits the movement of the lower end of the` 'the toothed arm or section c4.

ing head which carries the paring-cutter, are highly essential, as it is necessary to permit of more or less adjustment of said cutter.

The rocking head E consists, preferably, of a spindle e, journaled in ears C9, projecting from the arm C', and provided with a springsupporting arm e and a toothed arm or section e2. As the carriage C is reciprocated the head E is rocked, and this movement of the head E is effected by teeth or projections es e4 thereon, which engage a bar A', provided upon the frame A and formed with a series of recesses for receiving the teeth or projections 93 e4. In order to insure the most effective engagement of the teeth or projections e3 e4 with the walls of the recesses of the bar A', said bar is preferably adjustable lengthwise, being provided at its opposite ends with apertures or slots A2 for 4receiving clampingscrews A3. It is evident, however, that the bar A may be fixed to the frame A, if desired. It is thus apparent that as the carriage C is reciprocated the head E is rocked backwardly and forwardly.

The paring-cutter F is of any desirable form, size, and construction, unnecessary to herein further illustrate or describe, and is provided with an upwardly-extending shank f, having its intermediate portion movable lengthwise of the spring-supporting arm e in a -slot e5 therein and its upper extremity hinged to An adjustable shoulder or nut f4 upon the shankfadj'usts the paring-cutter vertically and rests upon opposite projections e of limited width for permitting the hinged movement of the upper end of the shank f, which is passed through a perforation or slot e7 in the arm or section e4. A stop-shoulder I, movable lengthwise on the spindle e between the arms e e2, is rmly held in position by a clamp i and engages the adjacent portion of the cutter-shank f and cutter-shank j' toward the spindle e as effected by the spring F', immediately described.

A spring F' forces the paring-cutter toward the shaft or spindle e into position to engage the article mounted upon the support B previously described. This spring preferably consists of a substantially horizontal coil F2 and arms F3 F4, extending laterally from the coil F2. The coil F2 is arranged above. the arm e', and the arms F3 F4 are connected, respectively, to the shankfand the arm e. The arm F3 is preferably passed through-an aperture in the shankf and is secured to said shank by an adjustable support f5, and the arm F4 is passed through one of a series of perforations in the arm c', which forms an adjustable support for the spring -arm F4. This arrangement and connection of the spring permit the paring-cutter to rock laterally independently of the head E and enables the knife to effectually pare uneven surfaces.

lt is extremely desirable to prevent the parin g-cutter F from rocking laterally indcpendn ently of the head E at the commencement and end of the operation of said cutter, or, in other words, when paring the ends of said article. This object is elfected by forming one tooth or projection e3 of the toothed arm or section e2 of greater length than adjacent teeth or projections of said toothed arm or section, as the outer teeth e4 thereof, and byengaging the projecting portion of the tooth c3 and a shoulder F6 upon the paring-cutter shank f with an engaging face A4, preferably formed upon the bar A'. The engaging face A4 is arranged out of alinement with the recesses of the bar A y and extends lengthwise in a plane substantially coincident with the extremities of said recesses. Said face A4 is formed with an inwardly-extending cut-out A5, which is alined with one of the recesses of the bar A and receives the upper end of the elongated tooth or projection c3 when the paring-cutter is engaged with the intermediate portion of the article being pared, and said cutter F -is permitted to rock laterally independently of the head E. The shoulder F6 is of any desirable form, size, and construction and is preferably movable lengthwise of the shank f. It is thus apparent that when the paring-cutter iirst engages the adjacent end or portion of the article being pared the projecting portion of the tooth or projection e3 and the shoulder F6 are engaged with the face A4 and prevent the cutter from rocking laterally independently of the head E 5 that as the rocking head carrying the paring-cutter is rocked by the rearward movement of the carriage connected thereto and the engagement of the teeth or projections e4 with the Walls of the recesses of the bar A' the elongated tooth c3 registers with the cutout A5 in the engaging face A4 and the shoulder Fi is rocked outwardly from engagement with said engaging face, thus permitting the paring-cutter vto rock laterally independently of the head E, and that as the carriage continues its movement the tooth e3 and the shoulder F6 engage with the portion of the face A4 on the opposite side of the cut-out A5 and again hold the paring-cutter from rocking laterally independently of the head at the time said cutter is engaged with the opposite end of the article being pared.

The corer- Gis of any desired form, size, and construction and preferably consists of a tube Ysecured to one end of a support or lever g, pivoted at g to the carriage C. The opposite end of the support orlever g is provided with separate bearing-faces g2 g2, formed by a suitable slot, and these bearing-faces are adjusted toward and away from each other by a suitable clamp or bolt g3, the under face of which forms the outer wall of the slot forming the faces g2 g2. The frame-arm a4is provided with bearing-faces as, having downwardly-deflected or laterally-extending portions a" at their free extremities, and these faces are preferablyformed by a slot am. A suitable latch His pivoted at h to the car- Ioo riage C and is provided with a laterally-extending end interposed between the faces g2 g2 and arranged beneath the bearing-faces a8.

The corer is arranged normally in an inclined plane, as illustrated at Fig. 4, and the lateral end of the latch isarranged at the bases of the deflected portions a9 of the bearing-faces as; As the carriage is moved rearwardly, as previously described, the portion a9 of one of said faces ots elevates the laterally-extending end of the latch H and rocks the support or lever g upon its pivot g until the corer G assumes a substantially horizontal plane in alinement with the support B for the article to be pared. The latch H holds the corer in this position and but a minimum amount of friction is produced by the back- Ward movement of the corer and its support or lever g, as the only surfaces in contact with the latch H are the faces as g2.

The end of the corer G adjacent to the support B is of suicient diameter to encircle said support, and as the carriage completes its rearward movement the corer enters the article being pared in the usual manner and severs the core from the remaining portion thereof. As the carriage is moved forwardly to its 'normal position the pared and cored article, which then encircles the corer, is carried by the corer until the latch H is depressed by engagement with the deflected portion d of one of the faces a8, whereupon thecorer-s'upport is rocked on its pivot g', and the apple is engaged with a stationary arm Gr 'upon the carriage and is forcibly discharged from the corer.

In the operation of myinvention, as will be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, the apple or other article to be pared is placed upon its support and the feed-wheel is rotated and operates to rotate the apple-support and move the carriage in one direction along the frame, thus actuating the rocking head and the cutter carried thereby and effecting the paring of the apple. The continued movement of the feed-Wheel brings the corer into operative position and effectsv removal and discharge1 of the pared apple and core, whereupon a fresh apple is engaged with the machine.

The. detail construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention may obviously be somewhat changed, and consequently I do not herein limit myself to such exact detail construction and arrangement.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other, and a series of revoluble eccentrically-arranged proj ections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with the cams for feeding the carriage in one direction, and means for moving the carriage in the opposite direction duringthe partial revolution of the projections or pins when disengaged from the cams, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a paring-machine, the combination ofY one in advance of the other for feeding the carriage in one direction, and an additional revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin movable into and ont of engagement with the additionalrcam secured to the carriage for moving the carriage in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the former revoluble projections or pins when disengaged from the cams engaged thereby, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams iiXed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other and having engaging faces of different curvature, means for adjusting the position of one of said cams, an additional cam secured to the carriage, a series of revoluble eccentricallyarranged projections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with said cams, arranged one in advance of the other for feeding the carriage -in one direction, and an additional revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin movable into and out of engagement with the additional cam secured to the carriage for-moving the carriage in the opposite direction `durin g the partial revolution of the former revoluble projections or pins when disengaged from the cams engaged thereby, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other, an .additional cam secured to the carriage and extending beneath the former cams, a rotary wheel, an eccentrically-arranged projection or pin secured to the wheel for engaging the additional cam and one of said series of cams, and additional eccentrically-arranged projections or pins secured to said Wheel for engaging the remaining cams fixed to the carriage, substantially as set forth.

5. In a paring-machine, the combination of aframe, a cutter, a carriage reciprocallymovable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other, an additional cam secured to the carriage,a series of IOO izo

revoluble eccentrically-arran ged projections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with the cams arranged one in advance of the other for feeding the carriage in one direction,aud an additional revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin movable into and out of engagement with the additional cam secured to the carriage for moving the carriage in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the former revoluble projections or pins when disengaged from the cams engaged thereby, and a spring for limiting the movement of the carriage in one direction, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and a bearing-face arranged out of alinementwith the recesses, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the frame, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being elongated and movable into engagement with the bearing-face of the frame, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7.' In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and having an engaging face extending lengthwise in a plane substantially coincident with the extremities of said recesses, said engaging face being` provided with an inwardly-extending cut-out alined with one of said recesses,

' a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the frame, an intermediate tooth or projection of the rocking head being elongated and engaged with said bearing-face and the walls of its cut-out, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a bar adjustable lengthwise on the frame and provided with a series of recesses and a bearing-face arranged out of alinement with the recesses, means for holding the bar.

in its adj usted position, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the bar,

one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being elongated aud movable into engagement with the bearing-face of the bar, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage, and a paring-cutter supported by the head and rocking laterally independently of the head, and means, substa-ntially as described, for intermittently preventing the cutter from rocking laterally independently of the head, substantially as and for the purpose described.

IO. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and a bearing-face, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of -the frame, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being movable into and out of engagement with said face, a paring-cutter supported by the head and rocking laterally independently of the head, the cutter being provided with a shank having a shoulder as FG for engaging said bearing-face, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

11. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a seriesof recesses and a bearing-face arranged out of alinement with the recesses, a carriage movable along the frame and provided with a laterally-extending adjustable arm, means for securing the arm in its adjusted position, a rocking head journaled in the arm and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the frame, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being elongated and movable into engagement with the bearing-face of the frame, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New 11th day of July, v1894.

WILLIAM I-I. BOUTELL.

. Witnesses:

CLARK I-I. NORTON, K. H. THEOBALD.

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