US48141A - Improvement in machines for making cigarettes - Google Patents

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3 Sheets-Sheet i. M. J. LOPEZ Y MANOZ.

CIGAR MACHINE.

No, 48,141. Patented'Jline 6,1865,

3 Sheets--Sheet 2 J. LOPEZ Y MANOZ. 01111111 111110111115.

110. 48,141. Patehted June a, 1865.

- J 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. M. J. LOPEZ Y MANOZ.

01am MAGHINE.

N 48,141. PatntedJune 6, 1865.

p vsary forone cigarette.

per into the machine.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

-MANUELJ. LOPEZ Y MUNOZ, on HAVANA, CUBA.

IIMPROVEMIENTIN MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARETTES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,141, dated June 6, 18(i5.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MANUEL J. LOPE -2 'IMUITIOZ, of the city of Havanmin' the Island of Cuba, have invented anew and Improved Machine for Making Cigarettes; and I do hereby declare that the following'is' afull and exact description-of the same, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure I represents a longitudinal section of the machine, Fig. 11 is a plan ortopview of the 'sam'e,-withsome of the upper parts removed. Fig. ,[II is-an end viewof the same.

Fig-IV shows .the driving-wheels and shafts through which the different motions are obtained. The other figures show details,"and will be referred to in the description.

.. In the accompanyingdrawings, AA repre sent the side frames, upon which a hopper, B,

is-fastened to contain the tobacco and for makin g the cigarettes. Into, this hopper B a shaft,

a, is fitted, provided with prongs or points e e,

"projecting upward and downward, to shake up the tobaccm'soas to "allow thesarn'e .to fall easily downward. For this purpose avibratory IUOtlOLLiS communicated to said shaft (1 through an arm, 15, fastened-to the end of said shaft, and'connected through the-rod. 16 with a pin, 17, attached to the eccentric'wheel' 18,

:secu'red on the end of the main driving-shaft f S. ==In the lower part of this hopper B a drum, .0, is placed, provided with a cavity,.89, conv-v taining the exact quantity oftobacco neces-.

runsinsuitable bearings in the frames A and A, and is provided at its end with a pinion, D,.capable of sliding on the smooth surface'of a ring, E, fast on the driving-shaft S, and at the same time'capable of being turnedarotlnd. by teeth 40 and 41, attached at different points onthe circumference of this ring F is a guide-pulley, provided with large flanges for the purpose of guiding the paper 'forthelcigarettes into the machine. This pul- My runs on' cen'ters'lattached to the frames A and A.

G G are the feeding-rollers to bring the pa- The roller G runs in bearings-in the frames A A, and i Provided at one end with a pinion or teeth wheel, 42, to

give motion to the same, as will be hereinafter The shaft of this drum:

described. The roller G runs'in hearings on theendof levers d d,turnin g on centers f fixed; to theframes A A. The other'eud of said levers d d are acted upon by'springse'igc, so as .to press the surfaces of the two" reilers 130-- gether to produce the required friction on the paper. A small pinion, 3, on the roller G, mesh-' ing into a corresponding pinion, 2, on the roller G, com

municates the required motion to the latter. 1 z 7 3 On the driving-shaft S awheel, H-,(see Figs. II, III, and V,) is fastenedphavinglon part or .its circumference teeth A5 cut or attached. A

pinion, J constructed similar to theinion D, is made to work upon 1 said wheel H, and capable of being turned around by the said teeth v45.; This pinion J is fast on a shaft, H, run ning in bearings .A and A this shaft 11 a pinion on teeth wheel, 43, is

fastened, working into an intermediate wheel,

44, which latter meshes into the pinion 42 fast on the roller-shaft G, and commuuicatesin that manner the desired motion to'saidshaft Gr, and which latter communicates through the pinio'ns 3 and 2 K is the cutting-bar, and L is the cuttinglinife, acting together to cut the paper after-the desired quantity necessary for a cigarette has been moved intothe machine. This cuttingbar. K is firmly secured totheframe A, and to a frame, A; (Seeblue lines in'Fig. II.) The knife L turns oua-pin,46, fast to the frame A, and is operated by a rod, formin g a connection between the said knife L and a slidiu'g bar, Id, working in suitable guides in the frame B, and operated by the crank 21 on the end. of the shaft P.

and a pinion, 20.

Againstthe wheel Z, fast on'thedriviug shaft S, a segment, L, is fastened-in such 'a position that by the revolution of the shaft S said-segment L" will mesh into, the pinion 20,

turning thereby the same, and consequentlythe shaft Pand erank 21, and through which motion will be given to the sliding bar k, which said motion is communicated to the knife L, whichlatter, acting against the edge of the cutting-bar K',.will cutoff that part of On the'end of motion to..the rollerG. (See,

This shaft P runs in. I

hearings in the frames'B and B, "and is'pro-v 'vided on its other end with a disk-wheel, '19,

the papervwhiclrhas been pushedz-into the ma chine.

To look the shaft P,and to prevent the motion of the knife L at all times, except when operated by the action of the segment L, alocklever, 22, acted upon 'bya spring, 23, and provided with a small pulley at its'end,is arranged,

working against the surface of the disk-wheel 19 during the revolution of the shaft 1?, and

the roller 0 a pinion, 12, is arranged, meshing into a pinion, l4,fast on a small shaft-,o,running likewise in hearings in. the projection m. This pinion 14 meshes into a pinion, 13, arranged near the middle-of the roller w,-and communicates the motion given to the roller '0 to this roller w. The circumferences of the rollers 12 and to nearly touch each other, and the-outside circumferences of the pinions 12 and 13 are made to correspond withthe circumferences of their respective rollers. (See Fig. V1.) The rollers *0 and w run in suitable hearings in the swinging frame X X. The

shaft of the'roller 42. extends through the frames and receives at one end the pinion 6,.

which meshes into thepinion 5, from which it receives the" required motion. end of the shaft of roller 1: a pinion, 7, is attached, meshing into a pinion, -8, which latter works the pinion'9, attached'on the end of the shaft of the roller 10, and communicates thereby the desired motion to said roller w. Figs. VI, VIII.) The rollers sand '0 receive their motionsfrom the pi'nionii, meshing into their respective pinions 4 and 6, as above de-- scribed. This pinion 5 is fixed to a pinion, W, and turns, together with the same, upon a stud fastened in the-frame A. (See Figs. III and IV.) The pinion W is made to work into the teeth 50 49, as well as-upon the surface of the wheel W, fastened on the'driving-shaft S,

faudis constructed similar to the pinions D and J. r

The swinging frames X X are fastened to the frames A A by means of the pins y,'(see Figs. III and V111,) capable of swinging upon said pins, and are held in the desired position against the frames A A, and so that the pinion 6 will be in gear with the pinion 5 by means of'spring-cattahesm attached to the frames .A A, acting upon pins or projections 1- attached to the frames Xand X. The frames of the bar X. Y

To the hub of the wheel H an arm, q, is attached, and to the wheel W a .pin, q",'is attasted, which, during the revolutionof the said X X are firmly connected together by means On. the other (See wheels, come in contact with the spring-catches 1", so as to throw the same clear of the projections 1', and allow thereby the frames X X to be moved on the studs y. This motion is produced by means of an arm, p, fast'ened to the frame X, coming in contact with a pin, 2, fastened to the wheel W. p

To the bar X a bent lever,'T,'- is hinged, capable of turning on the center pin, t, and acted upon by a spring, 2, fast to the bar X, pressing said lever T outward and downward. The upper-end of the lever is made nearly as wide as the cigarette is long, (see Fig. VIII,) and shaped so as to lit loosely between the rollers v and v. The lower end of this lever Tis acted upon during the revolution "of the driving-shaft 'S by projections or cams U and [1 attached to "said shaft'S.

E is a lever turning looselyon afixed centhe shaft S in such a manner that through .said cam this lever E shall take firm hold of the bar X and hold the same, and conse-' quently the frames X X, close to the frames A A in the required position until the springlevers 9" are thrown clear of the projections 7', when the surface of this cam F will likewise allow the lever E to fall by its own weight clear of .the barX, and allow the frames X X to be movedinthe manner abovedescribed.

N is the forming-lever attached to a'crankshaft, andguided at its upper end by a friction-roller, m, between projecting flanges, and near its lower ,part by flanges m at its sides and attached to the hopper B. I The crank-shaft O, which operates this forming-lever N, turns in suitable bearings in the frames A A, and is provided at its end with a pinion,

Y, similar in construction to the pinions J and D. This pinion moves upon the surface of a wheel, W, attached to the driving-shaft S, and

is capable of being worked by teeth 24., 25, and 26, attached at different points around the circumference of the wheel W. Through these teeth the crank-shaft 0 receives motion, either to make-afull revolution or only to make part of a revolution, and consequently alonger or shorter amount of motion will be communicated to the forming-lever'N, as may be required, for the purpose hereinafter explained. To this shaft 0 a small arm, I), is attached, acting upon a spring-lever, w, and acted upon by a spring, as, for the purpose of bringingthe shaft 0-, and

consequently the forming-lever N, back again into its upward or top position whenever only a motion less than theifull motion has been communicated .to said lever N or to the shaft 7 0. A earn, a, provided with one tooth on which a catch-lever, it, works, is attached to this shaft 0, for the purpose of stopping the upward motion of the lever N, and to prevent the same being forced up beyond thefixed position by the action ,of the spring-lever w against the arm b.

' against the action ot'thc springs 71/.

shaft 0, which comes in contact with pins or projections'27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, fixed on the side of thewhe'el W, and through which, said pinsacting against the arm Y, a short motion- .is communicated to the forming-lever N.

R It are'small shafts supported in bearings in thefram'es F F, situated at each end of'the cigarette when in the machine. The inner end of these shafts is bent'and provided with a flatpointed lever, ltgthe upper surface of which,

when at rest, willbe just belowthe paper of the cigarette. Between the bearings of this shaft a pinion, 32, is fastened to said sha'ftlt, working into a-rack, 33, guided'in the frame F. The lower end of the'rack 33 is attached to a lever, N, fast ona shaft, T; This shaft T runs in hearings in the frames AA, and

i is provided at its end with an arm, 34, connected through the rod 35 with a lever, M, movingon a fixed center, 36, attached to the frame of the machine. I

' To the side of 'the'wheel Z a projection, J, is attached, which, during the revolution of saidwheel, comes in contact with the lever M, communicatingto the same tbedesired motion, which is communicated to the shaft T, and through its ar1ns'N"N to the racks 33, which latter, acting in the pinions 32 fastened to the shafts It, communicate to said shafts, and con-. sequently to the levers R, the-required mo-' .tionabout one-half of arevolution.

Q Q, are levers turning on fixed centerss, fastto theframesA A. These levers are situated near the center, between therollers 'v t on each side, and clear of the cigarettes. The

heads of these levers are placed a little on one side of thelevers It, sufficiently that they may clear each other in their respective. motions.

This-leverQ is connected through the rod 11 with aspring-lever, h, turningon a fixed ecu-- whereby. the desired motion is given to said shaftP, and consequently tothe arms g, to opmate the averse, and consequerrtlythc levers Q, as above -descri-bed.- v r The wheel- Z may be provided with teeth and operated by a pinion, to give the desired motion to the shaft ,S, or the same maybe turned byany other and 'convenient device.

The operation of themachineris as follows: l\-Iotion" bcing-' given to the shaft S in the direction indicated by the arrow, Figs. IV and V, the feeding -.rollers G G have drawn part of the paper necessary for making one cigart ettc into tho-machinebytheaction of the teeth 45 on wheel H, upon the pinion J, which, as

above described, operates said feeding --roller through the gearing 43, 44, and 42. Atfthe same time'the forming rollers have been put in motion'by the action of the teeth 50 on the wheel W upon the pinion W, to which latter the pinion 5is connected, operatingthepinions 4 and 6, and througb,""the same the formingrollers aw and a w,as above described. The, paper used for making the cigarettes is. taken from an endless roll of paper running freely in supports some distance from the machine; The

same passes over the guide roller-1F and between the feeding rollers G G, between the cutting; bar K and the knife L, over the dis- 'tance or brace bar M, and upon the rollers u 12; When the shaft S has revolved through that part of the circle to the line marked 52" the required quantity of paper for o'neeigarette has been moved upon thefori'n'ing-roll-v ers, andthe teeth 45 of the wheel H come then out of gearwi-th the pinion J, and consequently the feeding of the paper ceases, be-

ing then only held fast between the surfaces of said feeding-rollers.- The motion of the forming rollers continues some little time to 'getthe paper to lie smooth and even upon the rollers 12 c; When thedriving-shaft S has been turned to the line marked 53, Fig. IV,

the motion of the forming rollers is stopped,

on account of the tooth 50 coming clear of the.

pinion W. ln that position the teeth 25 on the wheel W operate the pinion Y on the end of the crank-shalt O, and act upon the same until the revolution of the shaft S has passed the space from line 53 to line 54, causing thereby the shaft Oto make a full revolution, and consequently giving the sameamount of motion to the forming-lever N. By this motion 'of'the lever N the sam'e'has been moved upon a the paper and downward between the formingrollers 21 w and c 'wgcarrying the paper,- which is still held firmly between the feeding-rollers G G,downward,and thus forming a cavity in the paper, or bending said paper into the space formed by the forming-rollers. The latter part of the revolution 'of the crank-shaft O- has brought the forming-lever N again out of the space between the foriningroller's and clear of the same, as well as of .the end of the paper, The teeth 41 of the wheel E act now upon the pinion D, which latter operates the drum 0 in the hopper B and turns. said drum around, so that the tobacco which has fallen in the cavity 29 insaid drum is brought downward and ab lowdfthtfifall out of the bottom opening of thehopper B into the bent part or cavity of the paper between the formingrollers. During this-revolution of thedriving-sliaft the arm U on said shaft has likewise moved, so as to act now against the-lower part of the lever T,forc-. .ing thereby'the upper end ofsaid lever inward toward the fori1iing-roller's,$and ac'tinglthu s against .theback Ofthe forming-lever N so as to move the same over the space between the rollers'v c and over the tobacco which has fall-i en upon the paper. The tooth 26cm the wheel Wacts now upon the pinion Y, moving thereby the crank-shaftO aboutone-iifth around,whereby the crank is moved nearer toward the hopper and moved somewhat downward. By this operation the forming-lever is brought likewise lower down upon the tobacco, and directly over the middle of the same. The pin 27 on the side of the wheelW operates now the arm Y. on the end of the crank-shaft O, causing thereby, through said crank-shaft, the forming-lever N to move downward, so as to act upon the tobacco which has fallen upon the paper and vdistribute the same evenly over its whole'length.

While the lever N acts thus upon the tobacco the same holds likewise the paper fast against therollers v w. Atthe same time this opera tion is performing, the teeth of thesegment L come into the teeth of the pinion 20, fast to the end of" the shaft P, operating thereby said shaft, aswell as the crank 21 and consequently the slidingbarjk and rod 9, so as to move the knife L against the lower cutting-edge of the cutting-bar K, and-cut thereby the paper through. The completion of the revolution of the'shaft P will bring the knife L back again Y into its original position, as represented in the drawings, and the lock-lever 22,'which during therevolution was forced out of the recess in the disk-wheel 19, falls again into the recess,

and thus locks the shaftP., a-s well as all parts connected with the same, during the remaining v part of the revolution of the machine.- The forming-lever N is then moved again upward, when the pin 28 acts again upon the arm Y, and consequently uponthe forming-lever, so

- as'to move the same again downward. During this motion of :thc'forming-lever the same has taken hold of the end of the paper and turned or laid the same overthe tobacco The teeth 1 act one after the-ether. upon the arm Y, and

consequently upon the forming-lever N, givingthe same each time a slight .down ward motion, thereby pressing each ti metheci garette sli gh tl y together at fthe side nearest the roller v-and assist the rolling up of the'same.

edge of the forming-roller N is sligh tl y serra ted,

The lower and its innerand lower surface is covered witharfelastic an-d rough-surface- -such as indiarubber, cloth, or hair-to} take easily holdof the paper without tearing the same. 'During each action of the pins 27, 28, 29, 30, or 31 upon the crank-shaft O and lever N through the arm Y the arm I) presses upon the spring-lever a:, forcing the-same downward, whereby, as soon as'either of the'above-mentioned pins has finished its action upon the arm Y, this crankshaft 0 will be acted upon by this' 'spring-lever as through the arm b, turning said shaft 0 back again, so as to bring thereby the forming-lever N back again into its top tposition-until'stopped by the lever n comingagainst the tooth on the cam at, fast to said shaft 0. When the teeth 49 have passed the pinion W the motion of the forming-rollers is stopped. The. projection or cam U acts now upon the lower end of. the leverT, moving therebythe upper end of said lever between the rollers 22 o and upon the rolled cigarette, so as to hold the same fast be tween its end and the rollers w w. The cigarette, which is now held tight, as above described, rests with its ends upon the small 1evers R R. The projection 11 comes now in contact with the arm Q, fast to theend of the shaft P, operating-the same in such a manner that the arms y will press upon the levers h, soas to move the same dow'nward,'and consequently likewise the levers Q, by which operation the upper part of the ends of thefpa'per of the cigarette is pressed downward and inward, and closed over-the tobacco through the ends of said levers Q. Before the ends of the levers Q'are moved away and are still holding the paper ends pressed down the projection J acts against thelever M and operates the same,

so as to move, through its connection, the sh afu T, which latter, through its arms N, operates the racks 33, pinions 32, and consequently the shafts Rand their levers or arms'ltfl communicating thereby to said shafts about one-half revolution, by which'operation these arms R,

which, asiabove described, were situated'justbelow the cigarette, are turned around, so as to move nearly upon the. said cigarette,-and.

during wh'ich moti'o'n the endsofthe paper will be foldedup (the ends of the levers Q having left the cigarette) and turned over that partof the paper which has been turned down over the tobacco by the action of the levers Q, and thereby tightly closing up the ends of the cig arette. The spring h, acting against the under side of the lever h',;has forced said lever,

and consequently the levers-Q, up again into their original positioman'd the spring 56, acting against 'thearm 57, fast to the shaft T,

will beleft loose upon the pins'or studs 3 The projection 04 on the wheel W comesnowin contaetwith the arm 19 on the side of the frame X, moving thereby the said frames, withall parts attached to theeamqaroun'd'the central studs, y,by which-operation the forming-rollers v w i are moved away from the forming-rollers o to sufficiently to allow the finished cigarette to fall out at the bottom. The teeth 24 on the wheel E act then upon the pinion Y at the end of the crank-shaft), operating thereby the forming-lever N, so as to push firstthe cigarette out of the machineand then to bring said forming-lever into its original position. The frames XX fall then by their own weight again into thespring-catches-r, and the cam F acts again upon the leve'rE to'force the same up Y to lock the crossbarX, andc'onsequent-ly the frames X X, when the machine is againm position to begin the formation of another cig-y arette.

, vWhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,- is.- i

1. The arrangement of the feeding-rollers G G, connected together and pressed together in the manner specified, and worked by means of gearing,'infthe manner andforthe purpose substantially as described and set forth.

2. The arrangement and combination of the cutting-barK and knife L, worked by means of a segment, L, in the manner; and for the purpose substantially, as, set forth. 3. The manner of working theforming-rollers v w bythe'pinions 12 13, in combination withthe pinion 14, when said pinions "12 13 formpart'of the surface of said-rollers.

4. The arran gementof the frame'sXX,swinging upon central studs, 4/. attached to the frames of the machine, and secured in their place duringthe operation of the machine by spring-levers 7" an'da lever, E, acted upon by uarcain, F, in themanner specified.

5.. The arm q and the pin q, or their equivanew, acting upon thespring-levers'r,forthe purpose of disengaging thefsame, in combination withthe" pin or projection 10', acting upon an -arm,p, fast'to the said frames'Xor X, for the p'urpose'of swinging said frames around central studs, y,"th e whole operating together in the manner and for the purpose described.

6. The wheel W, aetin g upon-the pinion W, and the pinion 5, operating, through the pinions and 6, the forming-rollers, in the manner substantially as described.

7. The forming-lever N, attached to a crank 1 shaft 0, and operated by teeth "24 2'5 26and pins or projections 27, 28, 29, '30, and 31, in the manner and for the purposesubstantially as specified. v

8. The arm I), in combination with the springlever w, and the cam n, in combinationwiththe lever n, acting on thecrank-shaft O and the forming-lever N, in the manner described and set forth.

9. The lever T, acting upon the forming-lewer N, and operated byarms orcams U and U, substantially as specified.

10'. Holding the rolled cigarette firmly in its place while the ends of the paper are closed by means of the lever T, operating in the manner specifiedy 7 11. The lever Q, operated in the manner specified, or its equivalent, for the purpose of turning down the upper part of the paper at the ends of the cigarettes.

12. The levers R R, operatin gand arranged in the manner and for the purpose substantiallyas set forth. i

13. Rolling the cigarette by the combined action of rollers 'v'wvv w and. a lever, N,'as described.

14, -Holding firmly'the paper'while being out by the action of the knife L by meansof the feeding-rollers G G, and by theforming lever N, while the latter is acting upon the tobacco and distributin g the same evenly on the paper. if

15. The combination of the feeding-rollers G G', the bar K, and knife L. theforming roll ers ow o w, the forming-bar N, the lever T, r the levers Q Q,'and the levers R B, when-arrangedycoinbined, and working together in-th'e manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth and described.

, 16. The construction of the wheels H, W,E, '1

and W,attached to the driving-shaft and op erating the difierent parts oftthe machine, in the manner and purpose as set forth. I

MANUEL J. LOPEZ YMUNOZQ Witnesses HENRY E.'ROEDER,

WM. Rnrcnnnnn.

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