USRE5893E - Improvement in machines for bundling kindling-wood - Google Patents

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UNITED V:STATES PA'rENr OFFICE.

FREDERICK MrERsoE NEW YORIQN.

IMPRovi-:MENT IN MACHINES FOR -BNDl- ING KINDUNG-woo.

Specification forming part of Letters Fatent No. 74,407, dated February 1l, 1868; reissue No. 5,893, dated May 2o, 1s74; app1ieation filed February 4,1874.

To. all. who/ml it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK MYERS, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a' Machine for Bundling Kindling- W'ood, of which. the following is a specification:

Figure' lL 1"-.is a transversejvertical section through middle-of the machine. Fig. 2 is a. cross-section of the same through the line x x, Fig.. l". low the line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. a is a detail section of the clamps.V Fig. 5 is a detailsi'de ele? vation of the chute. Fig. G is a bundle'of the. fagots bound -with wire. Fig. 7 is a detail viewof catch in the bottom of the boxes? Fig. 8 is a`detail 'view of a portion of one of the clamps, exhibiting the points for confining the Wife.'

Similar letters of 'reference in'lioate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improved mashine for bundling and tying. fagots of kindlng-wood in a form ready for sale 5 and it consists in an endless belt or carrier, provided with fagot-receptacles, which receive and gage the fagots and carry theml to compressing-jaws, which are provided with a guideway or groove to permit the passage of the wire .about the l bundle of wood heldin the clamp. The wire is fed' from a reel or spool by mea-ns of feeding-rollers, passes through a twisting-spindle, and, when passed about the bundle and out oil' by a cutter, it is twisted by such spindle; and when the bundle is completed, .it is removed from the bnndlefforming devices into a. chute by a plunger. g

'A" A A 'A A are rollers,revolving on shaft 'A' inthe frame C, and carrying a suitable ,endless belt, B, provided with fagot-carrying boxes, or fagot receptacles or frames D. A chute, E, is fixed above the frame on standpasses on, the bottom e is made to follow.

closelyafter, and in contact with the rear end2- Fig. 3 is a' plan view of the parts be- I wheels H H. I

tion from a pinion, K, keyed on a shaft, L,

of the box, so that the throat of the chute is left open but an instant. Motion Jis imparted tothe bottom e by means of a slotted plate,

j, pivoted to e, at j', Fig. 5, and in the slot of said plate the pin r of thev bottom e travels the entire lengthof the slot, thus allowing the bottoms to move the required distance before it draws the bottom 6" after it. Suitable springs care attached to the pins rm on the bottom e, and to some fixed point, as the plate P. This spring bringsk back the bottom e to its normal position under the throat of the lehntev after it has become disengaged fromv the forward end of the box'D. travel in their slides by means of pins r 1W, two in number yon each side of 'each bottom, whereby the. latter can pass the angles'in the sidess- -When the bottom elpas'ses from un;

derneath the chute, and enters the inclined part of the slide, it isborne' upward fromthe' box, and the edge ofthe bottom e is at length disengaged from the box by rising above the latter, and, obeying the tension of the spring o, ies back to its first position; which 'closes the lower throat of the chute. In so doing it strikes forcibly against t-he bo'tt'ome', which was drawn forward by the said slotted plate j, to, close the chute' immediately. after the tilledbox passed forward and forces it back,

and both bottoms are then in their original position. `The. chuteis inclined so ,that the v fagots may slide down regularly, and fall parallel to each other into boxes, and the inlelination serves at the same time to prevent tom plate, and friction-rollers 1' r work 'on piv- Cams E E ots on the exterior of the clamps.` l are keyed on shafts F ,l/,having toothed The wheel H receives its molprovided with acrank-wheel, M, for a pulley, for the a'pplicationof steam or other power. I is an idle-wheel onthe end of a shaft, 1', for

The said bottoms' transmitting the motion from Hto H', where'- by the vcam E' 'and other parts are operated. The teeth of H' engagevwith a toothed wheel, J, keyed on the same shaft A' of roller A", whereby the belt B, working on the rollers A, is moved. The cams revolve in different directions, but are keyed onV their shafts in such relation withthe clamps and each other that they will close/the 'clamps at the proper time. The' clamps may be provided with springs 8, following the general contour ot' the cam, bolted to the cam at 8', Figs. land 4, and pass around to the screw1 .gf' near the point of the cam. A slot, s', in the spring s, which incloses the necks of the screws s", allows theln a yielding motion to furnish a yielding surface to the profile of the cam, so that, if from any cause, such as knots in the fagots, the clamps do notshut completely, the cams will pass by Y the rollers r without injury, closing the cams as much as maybe, thus allowing the machine to continue its work without stoppage.. A spring projection, c, on the top, or uniting thev face v of the clamp Gr', asl shown in Figs. 1 and 4, prevents any of the fagot-s from rising as the clamps close. An arm, b, fixed on the frame C, disengages the spring-catch a", that holds the bottom d' of the box shut when the box is immediately over the clamps, allowing the fagots to pass to the clamps when the cams E E' come in contact with the rollers r r, close the clamps G' G', and hold the wood firmly therein.

from the spool by the rollers Ih h, between which it passes, and is conducted on through the hollow shaft p of the bevel-pinion's X and O; thence it passes on between the edge of a cutter, f, and a notched plate, l, for receiving the points of the said cutter, and enters a slot, f

m', in a vertical spindle, m., Figs. 1 a11d3, after which the wire continues along over a lifter, u', working in the grooveof the clamp-G,iuto the groove in the clamps, and around the exterior of `the body of fagots, as shown at Fig; l, when it emerges from the groove, and passes again through the slot m. The cutter f then severs the wire, after which the v'bevel-wheel O', to'which the spindle mis fixed, revolves and-twists the ends of the wire, thus lookin g its ends securely, as shown at Fig. G.z The wheels, connecting with and actuating the frame C.Y A pin, b', standing out horizontally from the side ofthe cam E, strikes against the lever um'. As the cam revolves,.it raises the lifter n', elevating with it the wire n, which, just prior to this, moves on and is-cut o', so that the two ends of the wire are brought together A spool, N, Figs. 1 and 3, contains the binding-wire n, which is drawn oit for twisting. Small projecting points, standing out from the inner faces of the groove in the clamps, prevent the wire from springing, so that its passing end will not catch against the fagots. Their number may be' increased, as found desirable. These points arelocated at b", Fig. 1, and are shown attached to the clamp G', b" at Fig. 8, that point being found, by experiment, the place where theyare needed. A nut and spring, N, Figs. `1 and 3., on ,the spool N, enables the latter to be adjusted with reference to its friction in order that the wire may be drawn off' with greater or less facility, as circumstances may require. The spindle m enters an opening, m", in the clamp G. A halfwheel, S, (shown dotted-in Fig. 1,) is keyed on the shaft F', and its teeth engage a pinion, T, Fig. 3, on a shaft, t', held in bearings t. At

the end of the shaft t is the roller h, which,in-

connection with a similar one immediately below it, draws the wirefrom the spool and pushes it on through thehollow shaft p and the grooves in the clamps, as before described,v anda small pinion,t", engaging with a similar one attached to the lower roller h, gives the latter motion.' A quarter-wheel, H" H", (shown in Fig. 1,) keyed on the shaft F', engages a pinion, W, on the end of shaft zo, having bearingsW' W', Fig. 3, which pinion W gears into thebevel-pinion X on the aforesaid hollow shaft p. This pinion has a hole to correspond with the borer of the said shaft, or Vis set on the end of the shaft, as shown in Fig. 1". At the opposite end of` this shaft p is another bevel-pinion, O, engaging with a similar one, O', (see Fig. 1,) to which latter is attachedthe vertical twistingspindle m, before de-.

scribed; and when WV is revolved the spindle m is simultaneously turned by the revolution of the intervening bevel-gears. The h alf-wheel S'a-nd the quarter-wheel H", when set on the shaft in thc position shown in Fig. 1, and in their relation with the other parts, will engage with their respective pinions T and W, and l.cause the timely revolution of the latter to draw and push the wire, and lock the same when cut off, in the manner before described. The cutter fis pivoted to a lever, f', at f'", the said lever being pivoted to the frame at j-'ll is shown in Fig. 1, is keyed on the shaft F, and, when revolving,- strikes against the oblique edge of the lever j" and causes the latter to l thrust lth'e cutting-point of the cutterf against the wire n passing over the notched plate l, thereby severingit. On Veach side of the clamps aregnideplates i and i", Fig. 2, at a dista-nce apart corresponding with the length of the fagots, and they guide the fagots properly to the clamps, so that their ends shallbe evenwhen clamped and bound. The plate i" is provided with a circular door, i, hinged tothe plate at o'. The plate-i has acircular disk, i',

not hinged, but supported centrally by an f arm, V, bolted to an upright, V", forming part of a horizontal bar, V', supporting the whole. This bar has alongitudinalmotion in An. arm, G, the dotted outline of which) guides ll 13', forming part of the plate Il,- by.

which the guides are secured to the frame C. The disk-z" is thus provided with a horizontal motion, and by this motion the bundles ot fagotsare thrust ont ot 4the clamps, when the wire is locked and the clamps relaxed, as before mentioned.- The door/i is provided with al springat its hinge v, exerting its tension to keep the door vertical, but sniiiciently yielding. to permit the door to turn and allow the bundle of fagots to be -thrust out by the disk i. l The apron -Z delivers the wood out ofthe machine'. This plunger or disk 'i' is operated by means of an arm, It, on the shaft F, which, iirre\ *olviiig, strikes againstV a lever, V', pivotcdflat m" to an upright, mm', standingonand forming part of a projection, mH", Figs. 1 and 3.- A vertical spring, q, returns the lcvei "VQ-and consequentlyY the disk fi', to their lusual positions, after the arm R has passed. The plates i and fi are bolted to the frame bottom C by bolts i", as shown at 2.,

'hcn the boxes-'pass over the clamps, after having discharged the t'agots therein, the bottoms d' are thrown up and spring into the catch a", before described, as cach one passes ovcr'thc -rollcr A. It', as is sometimes the ease, they do not catch, then a broad'spring, 31', consisting ot' a bent metallic sheet having a vertical part, is bolted to th e frame .0,as shown, presenting' a surface immediately underneath thc chute, and which comes in 'contact with the box-bottom rl', and closes it.` .The end which thus comes in contact with the bottom :l is over the. roller, as shown in the drawing, und closes the bottoin'betbrc the box comes in position under the chute. The boxes are attached to the belt byclasps at middle points between the ends ot' the boxes, so that they can pass over the rollers without st aining the belt, asshown at D', Fig. l".

The advantages ot this machine lonsist in the rapidity with which it performs the work, thus dispensing with the great number ot' persons required heretofore for bundling and tying fagotsA of' kindling-wood for market.. The cost of the wire is estimated to be less f ters Patent- .1. In a wood-bundling machine, an endless belt-feed, carrying fagot-rcccptaclcs to gage the quantity of and deliver the wood tothe compressors, substantially as specified.

2. The clamping-jaws herein described, provided with a groove or passage for the wire, substantially as set forth.

3. Clamping-jaws, herein described, provided with a wire guidewa-y, and combined with rollers for feeding such wire to the jaws, substantially as described.'

4. The combination, with the wire-feeding mechanism, of a wire-cutting mechanism and a wiretwisting mechanism, substantially such as described, to move the wire around the fag-ots, and then cut the wire and twist the ends of the wire together, as set torth.

5. The combination, with the clamping-jaws, Aof the lifter to raise the end of the severed wire to the eind ot' the twisting-spindle, as'and for the purpose described.

6. The combination, with the clamping-jaws, f

ot' guide-plates arranged in a plane parallel to the plane in which the jaws move, and adapted ,to the length of the wood to be bundled, to even the ends of the fagots as they pass to the jaws, as set forth.

T. The combination, with the clamping-jaws, ot the projection to prevent the fagots from rising as the jaws close, as set forth.

S. lhe reciprocating plunger arranged at one` side ot', and combined with, the vbundle forming and fastening mechanism, and witlra chute at the opposite sideof such mechanism, the plunger operating to remove the coinpletcd bundle from the compressing device into the chute, substantially as described.

9. The woodafoi'nprcssing clamp, provided with wire-.guiding grooves, combined with operating-cams, substantially as described.

l0. The cam provided with a yielding spring l of corresponding shape, as and for the purpose set forth.

l1. lhe guide c, having the angular' slot e', in combination with the chute Ef", sliding bottoms c" and e, angular `slotted plate j, and spring o, substantially as described, and .for the purpose specified. i

12. Segmcntal gear-wheel S, shaft t', provided with pinion D, rollers h h, and hollow shaft p,"in combination with the slotted spindle m and wire-cutter j', substantially as described.

\\"itnesses: FREDE HUK MYERS.

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