US1038983A - Machine for affixing closures to vessels. - Google Patents

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A. B. STARR. v7 MAGEENE FOR AFFIXING GLOSURES T0 VESSELE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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A. B. STARR.

MACHINE FOR AFFIXING GLOSURES TO VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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A TTORIVEY A. B. STARR.

MACHINE FOR AFFIXING GLOBUBES T0 vBssELs.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 21, 1911.

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MACHINE FOR AFFIXING GLOSURES T0 VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

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MACHINE FQR AFFIXING GLOSURES TO VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

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MACHINE FOR AFPIXING GLOSURES T0 VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Application filed July 21, 1911. Serial No. 639,825.

To all whom it may concern:

"Be, it known that I, ALDEN B. STARR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New York, inthe county of New York and State of. New 'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machinesfor Aflixing' Closures to Vessels; and. I do art to which'it appertains to make and use hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the inveir tion, such as will enable others skilled, in the P the same.

JjThe present invention relates to machines for applying or aflixing end closures to vessels, and has as its object to produce a machine of that character avherein the-vea sels are continuously fedto theclos ure afiixing mechanism, the closures aflixed to the -vessels, and the vessels with applied clo- F2o broken operation.

sures removed, all in one continuousg and un- The invention further contemplates providing a closure affixing machine embodying a duplex mechanism and an arrangement for feeding the vessels, with loosely applied closures, from a constantly moving column to the two closure ahixing means, thus increasing the efliciency and the general output of the machine to the end of greater economy in the manufacture of-the articles. With these and oth'er objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views :--Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of the machine. Fig. 2' is a side View in elevation thereof. Fig. 3 IS a rear view in elevation of the same, with parts omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. 4 is atop plan iriew of the machine. Fig. 5 is-a top plan view taken on the line 5-5of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is adetail side yiew in elevationof the closure afiixin-g mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the vessel support and holder and associated parts, taken on line E---7 of F ig. 2. g

1 Referring to the-construction in detail, the machine comprises a frame 1, mounted on a suitable support or base 2, and supporting a superposed frame 3. The frame provided ;with two forwardly extending table 5, constructed with a trough-like section 6 designed to receive aconstantly inov ing'column ofvessels in substantially that manner indicated in Fig. 4... The vessels are delivered onto the tray 5 through the medium of a conveyer belt 7, traveling about apulley 8, that is mounted on a shaft 9 j ournaled in the brackets 4.x The shaft 9 derivesrotation from a driven beltlO, run- 11mg on pulleys 11 and 12, which are mounted, respectively, on the shafts-9 and 13;

The moving column of vessels to have closures applied is brought against a-st-op or ahutment 14' (see Fig. 5) and thence de diver-ed alternately to the closure affixing mechanisms, ,one ofwhich is disposed-ioeither. side of the tray or table 5. The means for delivering the vessels-in saidalternate manner consists of a pair ofarms 15 secured to a vertically disposed bar 16, that is mounted on a carriage 17 that has reciprocating movement in a guideway- 18 (see Figs. 2 and 5). Thecarriage bar 16" projects through a slot 19 in the top 20 of- Sept. 17,1912.

the frame 1, and has engagement-with the a slotted end 21 of a lever 22, which is mounted to oscillate on a pivot 23 secured to the under side of said frame top 20. The arm 24 of said oscillating lever has a roller 25 7 (see Fig. 1) designed to travel within a cam-way 26 of a drum 27, and said drum- 27 is fixed to rotate with theshaft 13 (see Fig. 5); ferred to, the lever 22 is .oscillate'd andcauses the arms 15 to engage the vessels with loosely applied closures, and deliver said vessels alternately to the closureaffixing mechanisms. s

The closure aflixingmechanisms comprise each (see Figs. 6 and 7 a rotatable head or support 28, having a 'sleeve portion .29 that Through the mechanism just 're-" rests on a bearing surface 30,-which is formed integral with the frame surface 20..

and holds said support in substantially the plane of the table 5, whereby the vessels may be readily deposited thereon. by the reciproeating carrier. The support 28 is recessed to'receive a disk 31 and allows said-disk to have a slight axial movement-therein.- A shaft 32 is secured to the disk 31, andfex- .saidarin is secured to the frame l QThe tends through a sleeve 33,and t its lower end engages with one'endof a lever 34 that j is mou ntedon a pivot-35 onan arm 36, .anduf lower end of the sleeve 33 in like manner engaged. by a roller 38 on a lever 39, which 1s likewisetpivota lly mounted on the pivot 35. The levers 34-and 39 are adapted .to be engaged and actuatedby cam elements 40,

Q41 and 42, respect-ivelyg The cam elements- 40 and 41 are so disposed that as soonas the carton body rests on the support 28 the dis'k. 31 is caused to rise slightly within said. 10.

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body, and centers and holds the, same in Immediately following this, both I evers, (34 and '39) are engaged by the cam elements 42, and cause the rod and sleeve 33 to rise together and bring the loosely applied closure-onthe vessel into 'eng'agement with the mandrel 43, when it is crimped on the'vessel by a followingspin- .ning operation. The. members providing the cam elements .40, 41, and 42 are mounted to rotate with a shaft 44, that is journaled in arms 45. and 46, which are supported f from the frame 1; and. said shaft 44 is driVen from itheshai't 13' through the medium of a bevel gear 47 and'48.; ,The'ma n dre1s143' aregmoun-ted' cit-shafts 49 jour naled to rotate in adjustable cross-head I 50 and afi-xedcross-head 51., The fixed engagement with a movable cross-head 50, which it is designed toadjust through they cross-head. 5.1 is secured by -bolts '52 against 'the face 53 of an "upward extension. 54 of the superposed 'frame 3. The; adjustable; cross-head is :provided with-bolts 55' that ,fit within vertical-slots 56, formed in f the.

face 53 of saidtrame extension 54. A screw rod-57' is journaled in'a bearing '5S or'rthe frame 3 and a similar"bearing 59.011 the fixed crosshead 51, and has screw-threaded Yfmediurn' ot'saidscrew rod by turning the hand wheel, 60 secured to said screw rod.

lars 61 and 62, through the medium "of wh-iel said shafts are held against axial movement? with respect to their bearingsin the movable'cross-head.

l'The mandrels are. driven through the me dium of ropes'63, and pulleys 64 that are splined on the mandrel shafts 49,'and-- pulleys 65 mounted onthe shaft 66, journaled in the yoke frame -71. Said shaft 66. is

driven by a belt (not shown) running over a pulley 67. Y The said pulley 67 is loosely mounted on-th'e shaft 66,- and is adapted to.

y be rotated therewith through'the agency of afriction clutch 68 splined on, said shaft,

and which may be thrown into and outof engaging position by a forked lever 69 (see Fig. 3) pivoted at 70 to a yokeframe extension 71. The arm 720i the forked lever 69" is pivotally connected to a rod 73, through the medium of which thefriction clutch is adapted to be actuated.

"tightening bolt 84.

8 111 13 (see Figs. 2and-3).

The "spini'iing toolswhich cotiperate with the.rotatablemandrels 43 to crimp or otherwise secure'the closures to the vessels, corn The slide sections and are connected by a right and left hand threaded bolt 78,

through'the medium ofwhich the degree of movement or throw of the spinning roller "sist each or" a grooved roller '74, that is mounted on a two-part slide 7 and 7 6 'mounted in a casing 7,7,and adapted to be intermittently actuated to bring the grooved roller74 into and out of operative position.

74 may be adjusted; and suchadjus'tment is made secure by a pan of setscrews 79.

The slide section '78 is provided with anelongated a erture 80 within which. :1 Wed eblock 81 is adaptedto move and cause the inward movement of said shots to bring the spinning roller 74. into c06pera-tion with the mandrel. The wedge block 81 is constructed with a tubular stem portion 82 that receives a rod 83, which rod is designed to have adjustment said'stem, and is secured therein through the medium of the rod 83 carries a 'roiler 85that travels within a cam way 86 of a camdisk BZ that is fixed to rotate withthe shattt13. The rotation of the disk 87 causest-he spinning roller to be moved into engaging position through the. medium of the wedge block 81, and for 1nov-- The lower end of the ing said spinning toolti'om'such engaging position the tool supporting slide (75 and 76) is provided witha retraction spring88 that is secured at one. end, to the slide sec-., ticns 76'and at the-other end to a bracket arm 89 that-is; mounted on the slide 'casing. '77. The cam disks 87 are connected to be continuously-driven from the-driving shaft 66 through themedium of bevelgears 90 and 91 which drive a vertical shaft 92, and

said shaft. SQ-car'ries a screi\ gear 93, en-

g g g withawormwheel 9.4on the shaft Through the "medium" of the to be positioned with respect to the rotatable sapports 28 to receive vessels 'otdii'teren't. lengths, and for bringing the spinning tools 74 'into corresponding positionsea ch of the casings 770i thespinmng'tool slides is, adapted to be ad usted on the superposed .frame 3. The means for effecting this ad justlnent consists in a vertically disposed plate 95 having slots 96t'o receive guide bolts??? carriediby'the slide casing 77. A screW-threaded'rod 98 is iourn'aled in the bearings 99. and 100 on the frame 3, and has screw-threaded. engagement as with the frame casing 77. Said rod 98 is s I adjustable crossh'ead 50the mandrels'43 are adapted constructed. with a squared end 10.2. 110 re ceive a wrench or the like-tor turningsaid rod.

' Onthe completion of each spinning oper-- tit- 103111115 proposed .toremove the vessel noeaeee was applied closure by mechanical means and to leave the vesse support and mandrel free to receive another vessel with loosely applied closure which is delivered by the reciprocating arms 15 from the moving column delivered by the belt 7 (see Fig. 5). To this end each of the closure aiiixing mechanisms has associated therewith a pair of rotatable or'sweep arms 103 mounted on a shaft 104: that is journaled in bearings 105 and 106 on arms 10'? secured to the bracket arms 4 (see Figs. 2 and 8). Each of the shafts 104 carries atit-s lower end a beveled gear 108- in mesh with a similar gear 109 on the shaft 44, and from which shaft, .through the gearing (108 and 109), the shaft 104 is rotated causing the arms 103 to engage with the vessel having the closure aflixed and move said vessel along the trough 110, secured to the frame 3, and of which there is one disposed to either side' of and in the plane of the table or tray 5.

The machine is applicable for putting on both top and bottom closures of a vessel and in' the carrying out of which the vessel body with a bottom closure loosely applied there- 'on is carried to the machine by the belt 7, and in the manner heretofore described the bottomclosure is affixed thereto when the vessel is removed. If the same vessel is again placed on the feed belt but in inverted position and with the top closure therefor loosely applied, the next operation will crimp on said top closure.

It isobvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and. therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is 1. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels the combination of a supporting frame; a vessel feeding mechanism; closure affixing mechanism disposedto either side of said feeding mechanism and comprising each, a rotatable support and bolder; a rotatable mandrel adapted to hold the closure on th'evessel, a spinning tool cooperable with said mandrel; reciprocable slides on which said spinning tools are mounted; a reciprocable carrier operable to feed the vessels'to the closure affixing mechanisms alternately; an arm fulcrumed on the supporting frame and connected with said carri'er; a cam engaging with and operable to oscillate said arm to reciprocate said carrier; a shafton which said cam is mounted;

cam disks mounted onsaid cam shaft; rods engaging with said cam disks;wedges carried by said rods'and' engaging-with the spinning tool slides and adapted to intermittently actuate the same; means connect ed with the rotatable support and holders operable to release the vessels with. applied closures; and rotatable arms operable to remoa'c the released vessels, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels the combination of a'supporting a shaft journaled in the frame; a cam drum mounted on said shaft and having engagement with'said arm to actuate the same; a

pair ofcamdisks mounted. on said cam' drum shaft; means for rotating said cam drum shaft; rods having wedges engaging with said cam. disks and the spinning tool slides and adapted to intermittently actuate said slides means for axially moving the disks of said rotatable supports to release the vessels with applied closures; and rotatable arms operable to remove the released vessels, substantially as described.

In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination of a rotatable support having an axially movable disk; means for moving said disk axially to engage with the inner wall surface of the vessel to hold said vessel, and to bring said disk fiushwith the surface of the support to. permit of removal of the vessel; a mandrel; a spinning tool; and means for feeding the vessels to the support and removing the same therefrom, substantially as described.

4".- In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination of a rotatable support having an axially movable disk adapted to engage within and'hold the ves-- sel; a rod secured to said disk; a pivotally mounted lever engaging with said rod; a cam engaging with and adapted to actuate the lever to lift the rod and raise and lower said disk; means for actuating said cam; a mandrel; a spinning tool; and means for feeding the vessels to the support and removing the same therefrom, substantially as described.

5. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination of a rotatable supportv having an axially movable disk; a.

mandrel disposed above said support; a spinning tool codperable with the mandrel; means for guiding the vessel to said sup- -port; means for raising and lowering said support'and disk to bring the vessel into and out of engagement with the mandrel; means for moving the disk independently to engage with and release the inner wall of the vessel; and means for removing the released vessel from the support, substantially as described.

6. In -a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination" of a rotatable support; a sleeve on which said support is mounted; a disk mounted within the support; a rod secured to said disk and passing 1 through the sleeve; a mandrel disposed b above the supportya spinning tool cooperable with said mandrel; a pair of pivotally mounted levers engaging with said rod and sleeve; cams engaging with said levers and adapted to actuate the same to lift and lower said rod and sleeve and bring the vessel into and out of engagement with said mandrel; said cams disposed to effectvrelative movement between the rod and sleeve whereby to engage and release the vessel; and means for removing the vessels when released, substantially as described.

7 In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the'combination of aguide-wayfor feeding the vessels; arot-atable support for the vessels mounted adjacent said guideway and normally maintained in the. same plane therewith; a mandrel mounted above the rotatable support; means for raising said support to bring the vessel into e k agement with said m1: zdrel; a spinning'too cooperable with said mandrel; means located within the support for engaging with and holding the vessel and adapted to release the same; and means for removing the released vessel, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for-applying end closures to vessels, the combination of a guide-way for feeding the vessels; a rotatable support for the vessels mounted adjacent said guideway and normally maintained in the same plane therewith; an axially movable disk mounted within said support; a mandrel mounted abdve said support; means for moving said support to bring the vessel into engagement with the mandrel; means for moving said disk axially of the support to engage with and hold the'vessel; said disk adapted to lie flush with the support at the end of the downward movement thereof; and a rotatable device adapted to remove the vessel from said support, substantially as described.

9. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combinationof a supporting frame; a vessel feeding mechanism; a cross head fixedly mounted on said frame; a cross head 'adjustably mounted on said supporting frame; a screw adjusting shaft .journaledin said fixed cross head and having screw engagement with the adjustable cross head; shafts journaled in said cross heads; -mandrels secured to said shafts; rotatable supports mounted beneath said mandrels adapted to engage with and hold the vessels;

means to bring the vessels into and out of engagement with said mandrels; a spinning tool for each of said mandrels; reciprocable slides .on which said tools are mounted; means for reciprocating said slides to bring the spinning tools into and out of sels from said rotatable supports, substantially as described.

10. In a machine porting frame; and holder mounted thereon; a vertically adjustable support'mounted on said frame; a rotatable mandrel journaled in said adjustable support; a spinning tool coiiperable with said mandrel; a vertically adjustable support on which said spinning tool is mounted; and means for rotating said mandrel,.substantially as described.

11. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination of a rotatable vessel support and holder; a rotatable mandrel disposed above said support; a

fspinningtool coiiperable with said mandrel; a reciprocable slide on which said tool is mounted; said slide comprising a laterally adjustable section whereby to vary theextent of throw of the spinning tool; a wedge engaging with said slide; a rod adjustably connected to said wedge; a cam disk engaging with and adapted to actuate the rod to move the spinning tool into position; a retraction spring connected to said slide; means for actuating the rotatable'support and cam disk; and means for releasing the vessel on the completion of the operation, substantially as described.

In testimony'whereof, I aidx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALDEN B. STARR.

Witnesses J. H. Gn'wEoKE, H. S. Roncnns.

working position; and means for removing the vesfor applying end (210- sures to vessels, the combination of a supa rotatable vessel support spinning for raising and lowering the supports

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