USRE11798E - Paring and coring machine - Google Patents

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PAHING AND BORING MACHINE.

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w. H. BuuTELL. PABING AND CORING MACHINE.

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PARING AND GURING MACHINE.

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`PARINJI AND BORING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATESl *PfrlazNTy OFFICE;

WILLIAM H.' BOUTELL, OF ROCHESTER; NEW YORK,

PA'RING AND OORING .'MACHINE.

sPEcIncATIoN forming part ef :reissued Letters Patent No. 1 1,798, dated l.Tammy 2, i900.

originaria. sooojdma september, 21, 1897; Application for nime mea oaobsrze, I1ste. sei-n1' No. 734,995. 4

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H.. BQUTELL,

of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, have invented nerr -and useful Improvements inqParing and Coring- Machines, of whichthe following, taken `in 'connection 'with the accompnnyingdrawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

-My invention relates to improvements 'in paring and coring machines of the class set forth in my prior paten t,-No. 405,825, dated J une 25, 1889, which Aare particularly applicable for use in preparing apples forcanning,

drying, cooking, and similar operations, and

hasfor its object the production of a device of simple construction and economical manuand pointed out in the claims,

facture which is highly etlticient 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 In describing thisi nvention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which like letters in dicate corresponding. parts in allthe-views.A

[Figures 1 and'2 are respectively top plan and front elevation, partly broken-away, of

my improved machine, illustrating its vgeneral construction and arrangement, the parts being shown in their position assumed when about to operate upon an apple or other arti" cleto be pared. -Fig. yisV a longitudinal ver tical sectional view taken on line 3 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. 4; is a front elevation', partly broken away, of my paring-machine, the parts being shown in their normal position when aboutto receive an apple -or other article vto be pared.-

3 Fig'. 5 is a rear elevation of the detached carriage, illustrating particularlythe cams provided thereon, the cutterbeing shown as op-- eratively secured to the carriage, and a portion of the revoluble pin carrying gear or wheel for reciprocating the carriage being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section'take'n on line G 6, Fig.'2. Fig. ,'7 is a top plan view of the detached rocking head and the cuttercarried thereby. Fig. 8 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on line 8 8, Fig. 5, illustrating particularly the adjustable connection tothe carriage Vof the arm for supporting the rocking head; and

Fig. 9is a .detail elevation yof the latch forv holding the corerv and controlling the opera..-`

tion of the corer and 'adjacent portions of the carriage and frame.

The frame Amay-be' offany desirable foimr4 size, and construction `and is' here illustrated as composedA of uprights or standards a a', upper 'and lower 'cross-bars a2 a.s between the. opposite extremities of' the standards, and a projecting arm c,.extending laterally from vthe upper end of the standards a.: Intermediate portions of' thestandard's a a are provided Withbearingsa5 for'supporting a shaft B, connected to actuateth'e support Bf for the applesorother articles being trimmed'.

The support B' is mounted upon the end of the shaft B adjacenttothe standard a, and the'opposite end of thev shaft B projects beyond the standard a'and is provided With` a.

gear B?, vmeshing vwith. afdrivingpinion or gear-B3, provided Witha suitable crank B4,

partly brokenv away, for rotating said gears -in the ldirection indicated by arrows lv and 2,

receiving clamping-screws'bz, projecting from ladjacentportions of the frame A. When desired toadjust Vthe supportjBs, the clampingscrews b2 are loosened, thesupport B6 is rocked on its pivot b, and the clampingscrev'vs'are then actuated to iirmly hold the support yinits adjusted position. y

, The support B previously mentioned, for

the apple or ,other article to be pared may beA of any desirable form, size, and construction, but. preferably consists'of a tip or sleeve re# movably secured to the' shaft B and having its free end provided with 'engaging spurs or projections b5.. The'sh-a'ft B, also previously men-tion'ed, is preferably formed hollow for receiving acme-discharging rod or bar B", which is of any desirable form, size, or con- Ico struction. One end of --the discharging bar or rod B" is engaged by au apple or other articlexwhen forcedlengthwise of the support B',

gear or wheel r the particular construction of the core-dis- 5o at Fig. 2. The cani and the opposite'end of said rod or bar en-V gages, and rocks `backward an arm B of a'lever B9, pivoted at b* to the frame A.V Anadditional arm B1 of the lever B9 is rocked up- 5 wardly by this movement ofthe lever B9 and is afterward engaged and rocked downwardly by a revoluble eccentrically-arranged proj ection or pin B11, Fig. 1, when the apple or other article has been pared and cored, whereupon xo the arm Bs moves the rod or bar B7 longitudin ally forward for discharging the core. The projection or pin B11 may be mounted upon any suitable support, as a revoluble feeding D, presently described. As

charging mechanism, consisting of the rod vor bar B", the lever B, andthe projection o'r pin B, forms no essential feature of my present invention, it is unnecessary to further'illuszo trate or describe said parts.

Gis a carriage movable forwardly andbackwardly along the frameA for `actuating the paring-cutter and the. corer. This carriage may obviously be of any suitable form, size,

and construction `capable of. the d'esiredfoperation and may be suitably guided along the frame." I have here.- illustrated 4the carriage as provided with eyes c c, ixedto 'a rod-c', having its opposite vends vmovable:lengthwise 3o in eyesa7 upon the frame. The mechanism for reciprocating the" carriage C preferably consists of a drivin'gwheel orgear D, mount-l ed on a spindle d, jeurnaledin theframe A andV meshing with 4a bevelgear B1?, iixed to 3 5 the driving gear or pinion B previously de,-v

scribed for rotating the gear Din the direction indicated by arrow'3,- Fig. 2.

The gear or wheel D is formed `with a :series of eccentrically-arranged`-projections or pins,

4o which engage suitable cams upon the car-- riage C, and as the gear D is revolved the carriage is reciprocat'ed along the frame A. The vend of the carriage C adjacent to the gear or wheel D is provided with a depending'cam c,- extending beneath the spindled. Asuitable projection or pin'd, mounted on the gear D, engages the cam c and forces the carriage forwardly for returning the paring-.cu tter and corer to their normal ositlon, as illustrated and the projection 'or pin dZ are so relatively arranged that the forward movement of the carriageto its normal position is comparatively rapid.

Directly above the cam c is a second cam c, extending upwardlyyabove the spindle d for quickly retracting the carriage intoits position assumed .when the paring-cutter, presently described, is engaged with the apple or other article to Vbe pared. Invadvance 6o of the cam cs are a series of comparatively similar cams c c5 o6 c7, arranged one in .ad-

vance of the other, the outer cams having' their engaging faces formed of greater cur- Avature than the face or faces of one or more of the intermediate cams for moving the carriagerearwardly slover when its'paring-cutter is engaged with the ends of the article bee. n j Y .11,798

ing paredr- The cams c3, c,-c", c", and cT are preferablyformed by a series of [ribs upon the lface of the carriage C vadjacent to the driving-gear D, but may obviously be formed by a seriesof grooves, if desired. The cams c4 c5 c c7 are engaged by a series of eccentricj allyLarranged projections orpins d", which arelsecured 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 d. A suitable spring ca, mounted o'n the rodc, engages one of the eyes a" when the carriage appreaches the limit ofits rearward movement and operates to cushion said carriage. c

,The projection lor'pin d, previously descrbed,x which engages the .cam c2 of .the carriage C, also "engages the cam cs and moves the carriage Cgrearwardly, so thatthe corresponding projection or pin dais moved into engagement with the cam of. As the movement ofthe carriage effected by the engage- 9e` `ment 'of the vcam ca'nd the projection or-pin.

d isl comparatively rapid and as said projection or pin d. mustengagethe cam c before the projectionv or pin Jleaves'the cam c, the rib forming .said cam c3 is 'preferably adjustg able on the carriage C. Said rib is preferably' formed of spring material, and 'its lower `end, is, fixed to the-'carriagel C by pins. c, and its upper end is engaged by a'suitable adjusting-screw c1, which takes up all wear andinsures the desired engagement of the cam o*y and the corresponding' projection or pin d".

As clearlyse'en at Fig. l1, the cams c* c. c" c" are arranged nearer to the wheel D than the cams cc, and are there fore movable in.planes at one side ofthe planes of movement of-said cams c2 c.- The projections or pins d, are therefore formed shorter thanI the projection or pin d', a portion-of which is movablein a planeat one side oi.l or 'beyond .the plane of movement of' the projections or pins da in order that Athe p ius di may revolve without engaging the cams c ca.,

The .carriage C carries a rocking head E, which supports the paringcutter, and is mounted-uponan arm O', extending laterally from the carriage C and adjustably secured thereto. The arm 'O' is provided with a slot IIO or aperture()z for receiving a clamping-bolt C", secured to a similar' arm 10, fixed to the -highly essential, as it is necessary to permit of more or less adjustment of said cutter. j

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l i'The rocking head E consists, preferably, of a spindle e, journaled in ears C9, projecting from the arm C' and provided with a spring supporting-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 eiected by teethor projections e3 e4 thereon, which engage a bar A', provided upon the frame iA and formed with a series of recesses for receiving the teeth or projections e3 e4'. ,In order to insure themost effective engagement of the teeth or projections es e* with the walls of the recesses of the har A', said bar is preferably adjustable lengthwise, bes,

ing provided at its opposite ends with apertures or slots' A2 for receivingclamping-screws Af. may be iixedto the frame A-,i-f'desired. It is thus apparent that .as the carriage C is reciprocated the head E is rocked backwardly and forwardly. f

The paring-cutter E is fofv any desirable form, size, and construct-ion, unnecessary to herein further 'illustrate' r 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 etherein and its upper extremity hinged to thetoothedarm or section e2. An adjustable shoulder or nut f upon the shank f adjusts the paring-cuttervertically and rests upon opposite projections e, of limited width, for permitting the hinged movement of the upperend Aof the shank f, whichmispassed through .a perforation or :slote7 in the arm or section e2. A'stop-shoulder'l, movable lengthwiselon the spindle e, between the arms e e,V

is-rmly-held infposition'by a clamp and en-- gagesthe adjacent portion of the cutter-shank fand 'limits the movement of the lower end of the cutter-shank ftoward the spindle e, as

" eiected by the spring F', immediately described.

A spring F' forces the paring-cutter toward.,

the-shaft or spindle e intopos'ition to engage the article mountedupon the support B', previously-described. AThis spring preferably Aso n in other wolds; 4when paring th'eends 'ot'said consistsof asubstantially horizontal coilF2 and arms Fa F4, extending laterally from the coil F. The coil F2 is arranged above the arm e', and the arms F5 F4 are connected, ref spectively, to the shank fand the arm-e'. The

arm F3 is preferably passed through an aperture in the shan-k .f 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 e', 'which forms an ad.- tj ustable support for the spring-arm F.

mit the paring-cutter to rock laterally independently of the head E and enable the knifel to eifectually pare uneven surfaces.

It is extremely desirable to prevent the par ing-cutter F from rocking laterally independently of the head -Eat the comnmsncement and end of ithe" operation of said cutter, or,

It is evident, however, that the bar A'v This v arrangement and connection of the spring perarticle. This object 4is eected\by forming one tooth or projection es of the toothedarm or section e of greater length than adjacent teeth or projections of' 'said toothed arm or section, as the outer teeth e4 thereof,.and'by engaging the projecting portion of thetooth e3 and a shoulder F upon the paring-cutter shank f with an engaging face A, preferably formed upon the bar A'.' A4 is arranged out of aline'ment with the re- -The engaging face cesses of the bar A' andvextends lengthwise Y in a plane 'substantially coincident with the extremities of said recesses. Said faceA is formed with an inwardly-extending cnt-out A5, which is alined with one of the recesses y off the bar A and receives the upper end of the elongated tooth or projection eswhen the paring-cutter is engaged with the intermedh ate portion ofthe 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 length-` wise of the shank f. Itis thus apparent that when the 'paringfcutteriirst engages the adjacent end or portion of the article"being pared the projecting portion-lof the tooth or projection e3 and tlieshoulder F6 are engaged. .'with the face Afandprevent the cutter from rocking laterally independently of the he'ad E, that as the .rocking-head carrying the paring-cutter isrocked 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 VA'the elongatedtooth esfregisters withthe cut-out A5 in the engaging face-A4 and the shoulder F6 is rocked outwardly from engagement Withsaid engaging face,- thns permitting the paring-cutter torock laterally'inde-v -pendently of the head E, and that as 'the carriage continues itsl movement the tooth i e and the shoulder F? engage with the portion of the face A4 on the opposite side of the cut-'out A5 and again holdthe paring-cutter from rocking laterally independently of the headat the time said cutter is engaged with the oppositeendjof y the article being. pared.

The corer G is of any desired form, size,

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and construction, vandy preferably consists of fa tube secured to one end fof'a support or lever g, pivoted at g'to the carriage C. The opposite end of the support or lever gis provided with s'eparate bearingfaces g2 g2,formed' by a suitable slot, and these bearing-faces are adjusted toward and awayA from each other" by a suit-able clamp or bolt g'th'e under face of`which forms thle outer wall of the slotforrning the faces g* g?. v The frame-arm af is provided with bearing-faces as, having downwardly-detiected or laterally-extending portions a9 at their free ext-remities,and these faces are preferably` formed by a slota. A suitable latch H vis pivote@ atfh to the carriage C and is provided with a laterally-extending end interposed between the faces g2 g2 and--arrangedfbeneath the bearingfifaces a.

The corer is arranged normally in an inclined plane, as illustrated at Fig. 4, and the lateral end of the latch is arranged at the bases of the deflected portions u? of the bearing-faces a8. As the carriage is moved rearwardly, as previously described, the portion a of one of said faces a8 elevates the laterallyextending 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 lB' 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 backward movement of the corer and its support or lever g, as the only surfaces in contact with the latch H are the faces a,a g.

The end of the corer G adjacent to the support B is of sumcient 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 n.9 of one of the faces as, whereupon the corer-support is rocked on its pivot g', and the apple is engaged with astationaryarm G upon the carriage and is forcibly discharged from the corer.

'In the operation of my invention, 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. The feedwheel is rotated and operates to rotate the apple-support and move the carriage inone direction along the frame, thus actuating the rocking head and the cutter carried thereby -and eiecting the paring of the'apple. The

continued movement of the feed-wheel brings the corer into operative position and effects removal and discharge 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 mayobviously 7be somewhat changed, and consequently I do not herein limit myself to such exact detail construction and arrangement.v

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1 In aparing-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-arran ged projections or pins movable successivelyintoand out of engagement with the cams for feeding the carriage in one direction, and means for moving the carriage .in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the projections or pins when disengaged from the cams, substantially as and for the purpose described.

Vries of revoluble eccentrically-,arranged 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 eccentricallyarranged projectiony 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 fromthe 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 fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other and having engaging faces of' different curvature, means for adjusting the positionA of one of said cams, al1-additional .cam secured to the carriage, a series of revoluble eccentricallyarranged projections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with said IOC for feeding the carriage in onedirection, 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 4during 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. j

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 ofthe other, an additional cam secured to the carriage and extending beneath the former cams, arotary wheel, an eccentrically-arrauged projection o r pin secured to the wheel for engaging ,the additional cam and one of said series of cams, and additional eccentrically-arranged projections or piussecured to said Wheel for engaging the remaining cams fixed to the carriage, substantially as set forth.

5. 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 ofthe other, an additional cam secured to the carriage, a series of revoluble eccentrically-arranged projections" or pins movable successively into and* out of IIC- ' tooth or engagement with the 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 during the partial revolution of the former revoluble projections or pins when disengaged vfrom the cams engaged thereby, and a spring for limiting the movement of the carriage in one direction,substantially as and for the purpose specied.

6. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and a bearing face arranged out of alinement with 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 faceextending length- Wise 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 projection of the rocking head being elongated and engaged With said bearingface and the walls of its cut-out, and a paringcutter `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 adjusted 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 and movable into engagement with the bearing-face of the bar, and va paring-cutter supported bythe rocking head, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

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

IO.. In a paring-1nacl1ine,the combination of aframe 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 cutterbeing provided with a shank having a shoulder as F 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 series of recesses and a bearing-face arranged out of alinem ent 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 speciiied.

, l2. The combination with a frame having an engaging face, a carriage movable along the frame and provided With a pivoted support having a corer at one extremity and an engaging face extending toward the `firstmcntioned engaging face, and a latch secured to the carriage for engaging said faces and holding the corer in operative position, substantially as described.

13. The combination With a` frame having an engaging face, a carriage movable along the frame and provided with a pivotedy support having a corer at one extremity and opposite engaging faces extending toward the first-mentioned engaging face, a clamp for adjusting theopposite engaging faces, and a latch secured to the carriage for engaging said faces and holding thecorer in operative position, substantially as specied.

14. The combination With a frame provided with an engaging `face having a laterally-de- 4liected portion, a carriage movable along the frame and provided With a pivoted support havinga corer at `one extremity and an engaging face extending toward the first-mentioned engaging face, and a movable latch having a shoulder engaged with the faces of the frame and carriage and movable along the deflected portion of the irst-mentioned'engaging face, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attestin'g Witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 11th day of July, 1894:.

'WILLIAM H. BOUTELL.

Witnesses:

CLARK H. NORTON, K. H. THEOBALD.

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