US281517A - Cigar-bunching machine - Google Patents

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F E KELsEY. CIGAR. BUNGHING MACHINE. N0. 281,517. PafientedJuly 17, 1883.

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FREDERICK E. KELSEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ClGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 281,517, dated July 17, 1883.

' Application filed December as, 1882 (Nd model.)

To alZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERIOK E. KELSEY, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Bunching Ma:

My invention relates to improvements incigar-bunching machines; and it consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, hereinafter described, and pointed out'in the claims. v

In order that my invention and-the uses for which it is designed may be clearly understood, I will hereby describe the manufacture of two kinds of cigars; but first I will state that the tobacco that is to form the central part and bulk of the cigar is called the filler. The portion of tobacco-leaf that is wrapped around the filler is called the binder, and the next and outer covering is the wrapper. The end of the cigar that is to be lighted is called the tuck, and the end that is held in the mouth is called the head. In one class of cigars what is known as the longer filler is used. Thisconsists" of pieces of leaf may be free from inequalities, in order that it may smoke freely and burn evenly. After the tobacco has been selected for this purpose there will remain a large percentage of it that is too short, or is in some other way unsuitable for this kind of filler. To utilize these fragments they are reduced to auniform small size and called scraps, and known as scrap or short filler. A, device for placing the binder aroundthe filler and forming it into the proper shape for a cigar is called a bunching-machine. In making this kind of cigar by hand, when scrap-filler is used, much difficulty is encountered in distributing and retaining the cut filler in such quantity and position as to give the desired sizegand shape to the cigar; also, the edge of the binder is liable to be thrust into the filler or to be doubled back on itself; or a portion ofthe filler may be scattered between the folds of the binder, any of which accidents injure the cigar, and are also liable to injure the temper of the man who is smoking it.

Many ineflicient devices have been used for making this kind of cigar. In some of these devices rollers have been used, similar in some respects to the rollers that I use in my device; but I have no knowledge of any such device that has given satisfaction to the trade, or that has been in general use previous to my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing a supporting-frame and rollers, and the spur-gearing, pulley, and clutch for operating the same, and, on the left-hand side, showing the device for operating and adjusting a stop that extends into the chamber that is surrounded by the rollers. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, showing the pointed stops that operate in the central chamber, and the three .back rollers, and also the bottom roller, in section. Figs. 3 and. 4 are end views, the former showing the top rollers open to receive the filler; also showing the devices for weighing and discharging the filler into the central chamber of the rollers, and the device for opening and closing the top rolls, and showing, on the left hand, a flexible table, on which the binder. or wrapper is placed to be fed into the machine. Fig. 4 shows the top rolls closed. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal view of asizing-box, in which the filler is weighed and adjusted to give the proper shape to the cigar, and, by means of attached levers, the saidfiller is dischargedinto the aforesaid chamber of the rollers.

In Fig. 1, A represents a supporting-frame, with the standards a wand a, the two former supporting all of the rollers except the two top rollers, and supporting, also,.one end of the driving-shaft B. The other end of said shaft is supported by the standardv a. The said shaft is provided with a driving-pulley,

to which is attached the clutch b. The said clutch is provided, in the usual manner, with a .lever for operating the same, and'to one end of tached leading to the treadle on the floor, h is pressed between the said arms, forcing whereby the clutch may be operated and the rollers stopped or started by the foot of the operator. 7

To the shaft B is also attached a small pinion, that engages the like pinions, b, that are attached, respectively, to each of the rollers, by means of which the rollers move simultaneously and in the same direction. These rollers are placed in such relative position to each other that they inclose a central space or chamber of suitable size for forming a cigar. This chamber is shown in Fig. 2, and also in the end views, Figs. 3 and 4. In this chamber, as shown in Fig. 2, are two pointed stops, and C. The latter is formed 011 the end, and is a continuation of the driving-shaft B.

The stop 0 terminates in a spindle running through the block a in such manner that while the said stop is free to revolve on its spindle it is supported and controlled endwise by the movements of the block 0. The said block has its support in a thimble, c, that is a part of the standard a. The said block is provided with the adjustable ring 0, that acts as a stop against the said thimble, and controls the dis tance that the stop 0 extends into the said chamber, which in turn gages the length of the cigar. The ring 0 is connected with the bent lever D, which in turn is connected with and is operated by a treadle. The spring d holds the parts in position with the stop 0 thrust into the said chamber, while the stop (1 allows the stop 0 to be drawn back only far enough to disengage the cigar and allow it to be removed from the machine.

In Fig. 4 it will be seen that the arms a are continuations downward of the standards a, and that to these arms are pivoted at their lower ends the arms G and G, and that these arms support the top rollers, E and E. The arms G and G, pivoted on arms a are of course attached alike to both ends of the said top rollers.

In Fig. 4 is shown the orifice O in the standard a, through which the block 0, Fig. 2, operates. The rollers, as shown in Fig. 4, are in position to compress and roll the cigar into proper shape.

In Fig. 3 the top rollers are shown as opened to receive the filler, and also is shown the device for opening and closing these rollers E and E. This device consists of the levers H, i'ulerumed 011 and attached to the rod h, and to which are attached the bosses h and the pins 71 I will here say that as there are arms G and l attached to each end of the top rollers, as aforesaid, so there are two levers, H, each of which is attached to its respective end or the 7 rod h.

It will be seen in Fig. 4 that when the rollers are closed the pins If engage parallel seats on the arms G and G, and hold the arms and attached rollers in position. When the levers are pressed downward, the said pins are forced from their seats, and at the same time the boss them apart, as shown in 'Fig. 3. {The levers terminating in the handle H being also attached to the rod h, the rollers may easily be opened and closed by simply moving the said handle.

In Fig. 5 is shown an enlarged sectional view, and in Fig. 3 are end views of the sizingbox I. Thisbox is made of suitable length and width for passing between the opened rollers, as shownbythe dotted lines in Fig. 3. It is also made of suitable depth to contain the amount of filler required for a cigar. This box may be made in a variety of ways, but I prefer one similar to that shown. This hasa false bottom or plunger, '1', and has attached the rod 1, terminating in a knob for pressing upon with the hand. One or both of the sides open partially on pivots j, as shown at J, giving a wider space for introducing the filler. To the pivots jis connected a spring, j, which turns said pivots to return the leaf J toward its original position. To the said box is attached the lever L, which is pivoted to the standard Z, located in such position as to guide the box between the rollers E and E. When the said box is in position for receiving the filler, it rests upon the pointer-rod k, which in turn rests upon the balance-beam K, which is fulcrumed at k, and is provided with the weight is placed in the box the side J is pressed'in upon the filler and holds it in place, while the box is by the hand turned to an inverted position between the rollers, as aforesaid. Next, by pressing upon the knob of the rod 1' the plunger i is made to discharge the filler 'into the chamber aforesaid. A spring, as at i", or two springs, as at i, or all of them, may be employed to return the plunger to its position; or the springs may be omitted and the plunger left to fall back by gravity when the box is turned back to its first position.

It will be seen that the rollers E and E, when opened, form, with the rollers below, a deep chamber to receive the filler, for the said filler before it is pressed by the rollers is quite bulky. The top rollers are now closed, and the train of rollers set in motion, compressing and rolling the filler into the proper shape. Next, the binder is placed on the table F and passed along until it is engaged by the fluted roller '0 and drawn by it into the machine, where'it is wrapped around the filler. The table F is made elastic, and has a slight play between the roller 0 and the next lower roller, so that it may bend down slightly when thick places cigar, are made pointed, so as to extend a short distance into the respective ends of the filler, and are so shaped that the respective cavities left in the ends of the filler will admit of the filler being compressed at the ends and formed into the desired shape.

I do not limit myself to the. precise construction herein described, as in different parts of the device other means for obtaining the same result will readilybe suggested to a competent mechanic.

What I claim is- 1. In a cigar-bunching machine consisting, 1

essentially, of a system of rollers, an elastic table upon which the wrapper or binder may be spread out, the said table extending between two of the rollers, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

2. The combination, witha series of rollers, of two upper rollers arranged to open and close, the levers G G, arranged in pairs at the opposite ends of said upper rollers and pivoted thereto, and means for operating said pairs of levers simultaneously, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the upper rollers of a series of cigar-forming rollers, of the pivoted levers G G, supporting said upper rollers, the lever H, provided with the boss h, arranged between the said levers, and the pins If h arranged to compress the said levers, and suitable means for operating the said lever H, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the two upper rollers, E E, and with levers H H and levers G G, diverging at their upper ends and supporting said rollers, having the boss h arranged between them, and the pins h N, arranged opposite the outer edges of said levers, of the shaft h, and the lever H, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the series of cigarforming rollers having the two upper rollers arranged to open laterally, of the sizing-box I, supported by the lever L and post Z, arranged to swing forward and downward and discharge its contents into the space inclosed by the rollers, substantially as described.

6. The sizing-box mounted on a pivoted arm, having the upper portion of one or both of its sides pivoted, and provided with suit able means for automatically returning said pivoted side or sides toward their original positions, substantially as described.

7 The combination, with the sizing-box mounted on a pivoted arm and adapted to swing outwardly with its open end upward for receiving the filler, of the spring-retracted plunger and suitable means for operating the said plunger to discharge the filler, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with the sizing-box arranged to stand normally with its open end upward, and also mounted on a pivoted arm to swing forward and over the rollers for discharging the filler, of a scale-beam and its co-operating devices, arranged to receive the weight of said box when it is swung outwardly to receive the filler, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 8th day of December, 1882.

FREDERICK E. KELSEY;

Witnesses:

G. H. DORER, GEO. W. KING.

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