US1706714A - Handle-affixing machine - Google Patents

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March 26, 1929- A. VAN VEEN ET AL 1,706,714

' HANDLE AFFIXING MACHINE Filed Sept. 18, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet IIIIIIIIL.

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ANTON VAN VEEN, or HARTFORD, AND GEOBGEAF. MATTESON, or ROCKY HILL, CON- NECTIGUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE ULLER RUS COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CON- NECTICUT, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT. v

HANDLE-AFFIXING mACHINn' Application filed September Our invention relates to the classof machines employed for attaching handles to Various articles, the machine herein illustrated and described being especially constructed for the attachment of brushes to handles, and an object of our invention, among others, is the production of a machine by the use of which handles may be affixed in a particularly rapid and efiicient manner. I

Oneform of device embodying ourinvention, and in the constructionand use of Which the objects herein set out, aswell as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a machine embodying our invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the machine with parts broken off to show construction. I

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section illustrating the mechanism for operating the pusher slide. i

Figure 4 is a top View with partsremoved and with the parts of the mechanism in the position assumed in a preliminary step in the operation, parts also being broken away.

Figure 5 is a View in vertical section.

through a portion of the machine on a plane denoted by the dottedline 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4, but illustrating the position of the parts of the machine at the termination of theoperation in aflixing a handle.

Figure 7 is a view in vertical cross section on'a plane denoted by the dottedline 77 of Figure 4.

In the accompanying drawings 'the numeral 10 denotes the table or base of our improved machine that maybe supported in any suitable manner, as upon legs 11. A driving shaft 12 is mounted in bearings in a bracket 18 secured to the under side of the table 10, and as shown in Figures 2, and 7 of the drawings. The shaft 12 may be rotated as by means of power. applied to a driving pulley 14, and conveyed by a belt In the structure herein illus- (not shown). trated the pulley 14 is mounted to rotate freely upon the driving shaft and a clutch 15 of any suitable construction is employed for connecting the pulley to the shaft. A hand wheel 16maybe secured'to the shaft as a means for manually rotating it if de- 18, 1924. Serial No. 738,493.

sired. A clutch actuating lever 17 is pivotally mounted on the bracket 13 and is provided with a handle 18 by means, of which i pivotally mounted'at the lower end of a bracket 25 secured to the under side of the table and projecting downwardly therefrom and as illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 5 of the drawings. A crank pin26. projecting from the side of the cam 23 extends into a block mounted for sliding movement in a slot 27 in thelever 24, and the upper end of said lever is connected by a rod 28 with a pusher slide actuating stud 29 secured to and projecting from the under side of a pusher slide 30 mounted for sliding reciproeating movement on the table 10, and as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. In'the structure herein shown the rod 28 extends through a pivoted block in the stud 29 and is operatively connected therewith, as by means of a spring 31 thrusting with one end against the stud and with its opposite'end against a head, as. nuts 32, secured to the end of the rod 28.

The slide 30 has a recess 33 in its upper surface to receive articles, as handles 34, to be affixed to the shank of a mop, brush 'or of V-shape with its widest dimension at the upper side of the slide. This recess is formed in a forwardly projecting ledge 35 extending at the front end of the pusher,

and a pusher block 36 is secured to the slide in position to make contact with the handles or other articles for the purpose of forcing them onto the shanks of the mops or similar articles, this block being separate from the slide in order that different blocks to conform to the shapes of different articles may be employed. The block herein shown has a recess 37 within. which screw-eyes on the ends of'the handles project, so that the ends of the handles rest squarely against the working face of the block 36.

' The handles are supplied to the recess 33 i similar art cle, this recesspreferably belng i in front of the pusher block 36 as by means of a chute 88 extending downwardly from a hopper 39, said chute being formed on a standard 70 that supports said hopper, the second handle from the bottom of the pile handlesresting upon a rib 40 upon the slide 80 when the bottom handle in the pile is being pushed forward. An agitator 41 is mounted for swinging movement on the bottom of the hopper to insure the feed of the handles through the outlet in the bottom of the hopper, the shaft 42- of this agitator having. an arm 43 secured thereto and connected by a rod llwith a lever 15 pivotally attached to the side of the hopper and adapted to be operated as by a roller l6 pivotally mounted on the side of the slide 39, and as shown in Figure 2 of the draw ings. 1

From the above description it will be seen that the articles, as handles, are automatically fed from the hopper 89 into the path of movement of the pusher block 36 and by the action of the slide 30 operating said block the handles are automatically pushed forward and forced uponshanks 17 of articles, as brushes 18, while. said shanks are securely held in a manner now to be described.

A stationary clamp jaw .19 is secured. to a block 68 on the table 10. at or near one end thereof and a movable clamping jaw is pivotally attached to the end of a clamp lever 51,, pivotally mounted on a stud 52 secured to said block 68, said lever having a handle 53 by means of which it may be manually operated if desired. A link 54 connects the jaw 50 with aplate 55 rigid with the stud 52, as a means for maintainin the clamping edge of said aw always in the same relative position with respect to the fixed jaw 49. The movable jaw 50 has a lip extending underneath an overhang 1g projection on the fixed jaw to prevent said movable j aw from rising during the clamping operation, and as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. Shank supporting jaws 56 are pivotally mounted, as on guides 57 forming grooves in which the slide 80 moves, said jaws having grooves in their adjacent ends to receive the brush shank. These jaws are held in their closed positions, as means of springs, as shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. A positioning lever 58 is pivot-ally mounted on a guide 57 and is spring pressed into its operative position, as shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, and vhen mounted in this position its end forms a stop to receive and determine the proper position of the brush shank before the latter is clamped by the action of" the clamp j aws 419 and 50. A retaining lever 59 is pivotally mounted on the table 10 with. one end overlying the path of travel of handle towards the brush shank, and in a position to overlie said handle and prevent it from rising when 1t is being forced on to the brush shank. This lever 59 has an arm 60 connected by a link 61 with the clamp lever 51, or handle thereof, sothat when said lever is moved to place the jaw 50 in clamped position the end of the lever 59 will be moved into position so that a handle will pass under it and be held from rising, as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. A strap 62 underneath which the lever 59 extends is employed to support said lever from any rising movement. j

The clamp jaw 50 is mechanically oper .ated as by means of a clamp actuating lever of bell crank form and comprising a lever arm 63, cam arm 64 and shaft 65, mounted in a boss 66 on the under surface of the table 10, and as shown in Figure 2 of the draw ings. The arm 63 is in contact with the lever 51 to move it against tension of its spring 67, and the arm 64 is in contact with the cam, 28 to be actuated thereby, said cam being of proper form to impart regularly timed movements to the clamp jaw.

A counter of any of movement of the handles may be em.- ployed to register the number of handles affixed by the operation of the machine.

The members of the'clutch 15 are diseir' gaged by a cluth actuating spring 71, one end of which is secured to the handle IE8 of the clutch actuating lever 17 and the other end of which spring is secured to the frame of the machine, and a clutch holding lever 72 is pivotally mounted on the frame of the machine, its end being in position to engage a stud 73 on the handle 18 and thus hold the clutch parts engaged for operation of the machine, said end also engaging said stud. on its opposite side to prevent movement of the handle 18 to start the machine. Said lever 72 is provided with a, handle 7 as a means for operating said lever.

In the operation of the machine, the clutch acti'iating lever 17 having been, by operation of the handle 18, actuated to engage the clutch parts, the machine is set in motion. A brush having been placed with its shank between the jaws d9 50 and with its end against the end of the positioning lever 58, as the cam 23 rotates it withdraws fromv the arm 64 of the bell crank lever and permits the spring 67 to act to close the clamp jaws to hold said shank. In the further operation of the machine the lever 24 is actuated tomove the pusher slide 30 forward, and the latter pushes the bottom handle in the pile in the chute 38 forward from underneath said pile, in this operation the second handle from thebottonr of the pile resting upon the rib 40, as hereinbefore described. As a handle moves forward. its end first strikes v the counter arm 69, thus operating; the regsuitable construction with an actuating arm 69 located in the path isterto record the passing of the handle. he end of the handle next passes under the retaining lever 59 that has been projected by the action of the clamp lever 51' across the groove in which the handles travel. The end of the handle next makes contact with the end of the brush shank held by the jaws, the end of said shank passing into an opening previously formed in the handle and 01" a size smaller than said shank. As the handle passes onto the shank under the force of the pusher slide 30, the end of the handle strikes the shank supporting jaws56 and JUShGS them out of the way. The handle having been moved far enough to properly attach it to the shank the cam 23 actuates the clamp jaw 50, through theconnections hereinbetore described, to loosen the brush shank, and the brush with the handle ailixed is removed by the operator of the machine and another brush is placed with its shank between the jaws for a repetition of the operation of the machine as above described.

When it is desired to stop the machine for any reason the handle 74 that is in convenient position, is pushed to one side by the operator to release the lever 72 from the stud 73 and the spring 71 immediately actsto disengage the clutch parts and the operation of the machine ceases.

In accordance with the provision of the patent statutes we have described the principles of operation of our invention, together with the machine which we now consider to represent the besuembodiment thereof, but we desire to have it understood that the machine shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set out.

We claim j 1. A handle machine including handle feeding means, a reciprocahle pusher arranged to receive handles from the handle feeding means, said pusher including a portion to support the handles and an abutment for drivingly engaging the handle ends, and a holder located in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to detachably receive articles to which the handles are to be aiiiXedJ 2. A handle aiiixing machine including a hopper to receive handles, a reciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said hopper, said pusher including a portion to support handles and an abutment for driv-' ingly engaging the handle ends, a holder located in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to detachably receive articles to which the handles are to be aiiixed, and a handleagitating means located in said hopper and operatively connected with said pusher.

3. A handle aifixing machine including handlefeeding means for supporting handles, a reciproc'able pusher arranged to receive handles l rom said feeding means, a

holder arranged in the line of reciprocation. of said pusher and adapted to detachablyreceive articles to which the handles are to be aflixed, and a bloekreinovably secured to said pusher and positioned to engage said handles and force them on to said articles.

4. A handle ailixing machine including handle feeding means for supporting handies in superposed relation, a reciprocable I pusher arranged to receive handles from said feeding, means'and having a ledge to receive the bottom handle of the pile, and a raised portion to receive and support the balance ofthe pile, and a holder arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receive articlesto which the handles are to; be affixed. 5 A handle affixing machine including handle feeding means, a reciprocablepusher arranged to receivehandles from said fe-ed- 7 ng means, a holder arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to be periodically operated to secure articles to which handles are to be affixed, and means connected with said holding means and with said pusher to impart definitely timed periodical operations to said holder and movement to said pusher to force said handles on to said articles. e

6. A handle affixing machine including handle feeding means, a vreciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said feed ing means, a holder'arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher andadapted to reinovably receive articles to which the handles are to be afiixed, and mechanism including an actuating member for periodically operating said holder and foroperating said pusher to impart definitely timed relative lDOVOIUGDtS thereto.

7. A handle aihxing' machine including handle feeding means, a reciproeahle pusher rranged to receive handles from said feeding means, a holder arranged in the line of.

reciprocationof said pusher and adapted to I removably receive articles to which the handles are to beaihxed, and mechanism including a rotatably mounted actuating member for periodically operating said holding means and for operatin said pusher to impart definitely timed relative movements thereto,

-8. A handle afliXing machine including handle feeding means, a'reciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said feeding means and to force them on to articles to which theyare to be affixed, a holder arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably. receive saidarticles, a member to periodically operate said holding means, a member to operate said forcing means, and a single actuating member to operate both said forcing and said holding members.

9. A handle al izin machine including handle feeding means, a reciproeable pusher mounted to receive handles from said feeding means and force them on to articles to which they are to be aliixed, a holder arranged in the line 01": reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receive articles to which handles are to be Lilli-16d, a pivotally mounted lever for periodically operating said holding means, a pivotally mounted lever for operating said forcing means, and a. single actuating member to engage and operate both of said levers.

10. A handle atlixing machine including handle feeding means, a reciprocable pusher arraz ged to receive handles from said feed ing means and force them on to articles to which they are to be atiixed, a holder ar ranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receive said articles, a member to periodically operate said holding means, a member to operate said forcing means, and a single rotatably mounted actuating member engaged with both said holding and forcing members to operate them.

11. A handle ailining machine including handle feeding means, a reciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said teeding means and force them on to articles to which they are to be atiixed, a holder arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receive said articles, a pivotally mounted lever for periodically operating said holding means, a pivotally mounted lever for operating said forcing means, and a single rotatably mounted actuating member engaged with both of said levers to actuate them.

12. ll. handle affixing machine including han lle feeding means, a reciprocable pusher 2 *nged to receive handles from said feedn'ieans and force them on to articles to which they are to be a'fiixed, a holder mounted in the line oi. reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receive said articles, means for periodically operatsaid holding means, to secure and release said articles, and means located in the path of movement oi said handles for supporting said articles, said means being temporarily removed from said path by said handles in their movements.

13. A handle affixing machine including handle feeding means, a reciprocable pusher mounted to receive handles from said teeding means and force them on to articles to i res,

ing means and force them on to articles to which they are to be alliXe'd, a holder mounted in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receive said articles, and a retainer overlying the path of movement of th handles to prevent them from rising during the aliixing operation.

15. A handle aliixing machine including handle feeding means, a reciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said feeding means and force them on to articles to which they are to be allixe'd, a holder mounted in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and including a movably mounted clamp jaw for holding said articles, a lever for operating said jaw, a retainer movably mounted to overlie the path of movement of the handles to prevent them from rising during the aiiixing operation, and a connection between said lever and said retainer for operation or the latter.

16. A handle ailixing means including handle feeding means, a pusher reciprocably mounted to receive handles from said feeding means and to impart affixing n'rovement to the handles, and means located in the path of movement or said handles away from said supplying means for holding articles to which the handles are to be aliixed, said holding means being released by the movement of said handles toward said holding means.

ANTON VAN VEEN. GEORGE F. MATTESUN.

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