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Patented Aug.j3, 1880.

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'V. A. KING. Machine for Heading Cartridge Shells.

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uri-nn @rares aren VICTOR A. KING, OF lNEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNUR TO THE WINUHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY, 0F SAllIE'PLAC/E.

hflACl-HNE FOR HTEADBNG@ iARTRlDEsHLL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters-Patent No. 230,638, datedAugust 3, 1880'. l

' Application Bled January (l, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR A. KING, of New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain Improvements in Machines' for Heading Cartridge-Shells, of which the following is a speciiication.

M y invention relates to machines for heading cartridgeshells; and theinvention cousistsinV a novel construction and arrangement of mechanical devices whereby the vshells are automaticall y ied into the die, headed, and removed therefrom, all as hereinafter more fully set forth, Figure l is a perspective view of a machine embed-yimg` my invention.v Fig. 2. is `a transverse vertical section, and Fig. 3 a side elevation, ofthe lower portion of the machine, with the parts enlarged, to more clearly illustrate ,the operation ofthe various devices; and Figs.

4, 5, and 6 are perspective views of shown detached and more in detail.

Cartridge-heading 'machines are usually made with a series of dies mounted in a dialplate arranged to Vrotate at intervals, and thus bring'the dies successively under the headingunch. P The object of my invention is to dispense with this dial-plate, with its series of dies, and to substitute therefore a single stationary die, and to provide means by which the shells shall be taken from a trough, carried to and inserted into the die, then headed, and removed therefrom automatically. 4

In the drawings, A represents the upright frame ofthe machine, which may be made of any size yand style required, and B is the bed ofthe same. Across the upper part of the frame is mounted a crank-shaft, C, connected by a pitman to a cross-head, D, in which is mounted the'hcading-pnnch or bunter I, as usual. 0n the right-hand end of this shaft C portions `is secured a wheel, E, which has on its inner face a cani-groove, as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 1, in which a'stud or pin projectingi'roi'n the face of a rod or plate, b, engages, this latter being connected by a collar to a vertical rod, F, which at its lower end is connected to a pivotcd lever, a, the inner end of whichI lever is brought directly under thedie ,being threaded on its exterior rests the mandrel L, which supports the shell within the die while being headed. 'This niandrel L, as shown in Fig. 2,l is provided with an enlarged head, t, at its lower end, so that when not raised by the rod L' it will rest firmly on the end of the tubular support .0, which, and provided with a jamnut, P, can be adjusted and held at any desired height, so as to hold the mandrel L at the exact point desired in order to properly head the shell.V

The canhg'roove of the wheel E is to be so constructed and adjusted as to cause themandrel L to rise and shove the headed shell part way out ofthe die, as the bunter l rises' after it has operated on the shell, and to let the mandrel L rest stationary on its support 0 whilethe heading operation is being' performed, as in Fig. 2.

Upon the left-hand end of the crank-shaft is secured a cam-wheel, V, as shown in Fig. l, for the. purpose ot imparting motion to the oted crank-lever, M, which, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3; is connected by a rod, N, to a reciprocating feedbar, K, which is mounted in suitl able bearings in such aposition that when moved forward its inner or front end shall be' brought' exactly in line with and directly over the die G, the latter holder or plate, S, in such a manner that it can be adjusted accurately in relation to the bunter I.

This feed-bar K has its front end made concave or notched to properly receive and center the shells, which are delivered to t,'"one at a time, from an incl-ined trough or guide, J, arranged directly over it, as shown in Fig. 2, and to its under side there is pivoted a lever er iinger, i, which, as show has its outer end nent so as to grasp the shel s rmly between being secured in a die- -feeding devices, this earn V operating a--pivit and the end of the feed-bar K, there being a spring, o, arranged to bear upon this lever e', and make it press upon the shell, and hold it secure While being carried forward to the dieG. A stationary pin, h, is so located that as the IOO feed-bar K is brought back `withits frontend under the mouth of the trough J in position to receive a shell therefrom, the rear end of lever i willstrike upon the sideot' this piti h, and

5 as' 'their inclined surfaces move one upon the other, thereby force down the front end ofthe lever i and open the space between it and the end of bar K, so as vto permit a shell to enter without obstruction.

dropping from the trough at once, and to hold the shells therein while the feed-bar-is carried forward, a sliding` detent or rod, d, is arranged so'that its frontend shall entera slot in the 15 bottom of trough J fareuough to prevent the lower shell therein from falling' out, as shown in Fig. 2.

spring,j, arranged to press and hold it for-v ward; and to retract it at the proper time, it zo. has a pin, c, arranged' to be hit bya pin or projection, c, on the bar Kras thelatter colnes back into position to receive another shell.

. The instant the feed-bar starts forward again the deient d is thrust forward. by its spring,

2 5 and by pressing against thelowermost shell in Ille trough holds it against a small projection, z, upon' the upper side or flanges ofthe trough,t ius preventing the shellsironi falling out until thedetent is again 'fbrcedback by l 3o the return o t' the feed-bar.

The Vtrough-J', as here shown, is composed Aof two parts-p-onc horizontal, whichis entirely open on its upper siile, nndan inclined part which has a narrow iiange proiecting inward 35 from each side at its upper edge to hold the shells in position as they slide or roll down the incline. The horizontal portion is merely to enable the operator to conveniently arrange the shells transversely therein 4with their 4o .months or open ends all to one or the other side, according to vthe direction in which the feed-bar is iliade to rotate, Tas hereinafter explained. lt. is, however, obvious, that this horizontal portion of tlie trough may be dispensed 45. with without aifecting the operation of the 4machine, and that ahopper or platform may .be substituted for it it' desired, or be added to tical positionpand to accomplish this result(l l1- cut 'a groove, k, in the side of thefeed-bar,

55 asshown in Figs. 2 andA 3, in which th'e'inner end of aguide pin o'r screw, l',rests, so that as the bar K moves toward the die it Ais caused to make a quarter turn-in its bearings, and .thereby turn the' shell which `it is 'carrying for- 6o wrdjfrom the liorizontalto-the vertical positioiniii being represented inthe act of thus turning" the shell in Fig. 3. By tllismean's the shell is transferred from the hopper to a position. directly over the die G, where it is 6 5 held bythe feed-bar until the bunter I has del scendedf far enough 'to press' the open end ot the shell into the die far enough to holdl it se- To prevent more .than one of theshells ironr This detent d is provided with a when, by the continued ascent of the crosscure, when the feed-bar is'drawii back by means ot the cam V, as before described', the lever or iinge1-ibeiug'madc to yield bythe 7o backward pull onit, and thus made to slip otf the shell and loose its hold on it,`thus leaving' the shell in the die. As this takes place the bunter I descends, pressing' the shell down upon the mandrelLwithin thedie,and headsit. 75 The shell, having been thus headed, must be taken out of the die to make room lor the next one; and vto effect this I provide a lifter, R, which, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, consist-s ot' a lia-t bar or plate having` a circular 8o notch or recess in one edge Vof such a size as 'to lit' half-way, more or less, around theshell as the latter is raised from the die by the ele` vation of the mandrel L, as previously ex plained. v'lhis plate orlii'ter 1t is rigidly at- '85 taohed to ashort vertical rod or stem which is fitted within a sleeve, T, secured to the crosshead D, as shown in Fig. 1, and, as'shown-in l1`ig. 4,=the vertical stem of the lifter R has, bearing on its upper end within the sleeve, a 9o .spiral spring, 12;, and a pin, i', which works in a curved slot, a, in the side ofthe sle'eye, protrudesfrom its side, as shown clearly in the drawings.

Upon the dieholder or bed of the machine, 95 directly under the stem of the lfterR, is located av stop, q, which is made adjustablcier tically, andso that as the lifter lt descends its lo\ver'end,p, will' strike orbear upon this stop q, which will thus hold it while the sleeve T xov continues its descenti and as the lat-ter slides upon the stein of lit'er It its curved slot a operates upon the pin 1), and thereby causes the lifter R to" swing away from' the shell, as shown in Fig'. 4,just before the shell is pressed x05 completelyinto the die, thus 'getting outof the way otl the descending bunter as the latter completes its stroke to make the head on the lshell. As the cross-head and vbunte'rrise again the mandrel L pushes the headed shell dshort 1 1c distance upward, when the lifter 1t, being operated upon by the-springen, has its pin r forced downward in the curved slot n, which ycauses the lifter to swing inward and engage under 'the head of theshell, 'as 4shown in Fig. 5, ngi',

head, the lifter is drawn upward, thereby drawing the. shell entirely out of the die and off of the mandrel L. C

v In order to remove the shell from the lifter rec afterithas been thus draw-n from the die, I art range a knock-ott', H, in such a position that as the cross-head has nearly completed its upstroke this knock-cti` will be moved suddenlyat right-angles to theline ot'movementoi' thecross- 1 233 head, and by striking theshell with its bente'nd,

as represented in Fig. 6, will knock it clear of the lifter. This knock-oli' may be constructed in any suitable manner, that'shown in thedrawings being a very simple method, though probi3@ ably not exactly such as willl -be usedin con; 'structing'full-sized machines. As shown in Ithedrawings, it consists of u. smallrod lor strong wire pivoted to the frame ofv the ma.-

' neocon y 3 chine, an chown in Fig. i, with iteifulper end beul; inward, ao as to lic-struck bythe crossyhead at the proper instant as the latter rises, thus Vcausing its loner end to swinginward.

under the lifter'and Vlimoni: od the shell, as

above described. VA springky, Final, is 'arranged to operate upon the hnockoiiii in nuclei' a manner an' to 'throw itslower end bach'. ontot the way the' moment thefcross-head has deonded far-enough ,to ceasebearing against itu upper arm.

de shownin FignLB'and 3, thc ieedbarin connected to its operatingpitman orrod N by ineann of a loose collar, in, which -is held beifs tween two collare, 'n n, which are fastened by f set-serene, no that byloosening them the iced har ctinbe adjusted hack or'i'orward, as may be' necessary to bring it to the exact position required fordelivering the shells to the die G.- So, too, by means ot' .the nuts o' o' on rod i?,

lFig. l., the stroke of the rod L' may be adinsted no as to. reine tile mandrel L and the shell upon .Sheik-an denerilninl.I

it 'moreor llena ont ot' the die, as 'may-be required to'enabl'e the-lifter tol operate upon the 'Aspreriouely described, the mandrel Lean in like rnannerbe adjusted .by meane of its .screw-support U, aa can also theJ lifter R by means of its screw-stop q; and. thus it' will besccn provision is made for accurately adjusting all tlicsevarioun parte eo they can ybe made to operate at thcexact times required and in perfeci; harmony.- i

-' 'iFrom tlie foregoingdeecrption the operar tion ot' the machine will readily 'be understood by those skilled in the art. A idesire, however, to add that, while theconstruction and ar rangement ofthe4 machine, or of thedevices composing it, an herein shown and described, are simple and. compact,'i donot wish vto be 'understood as limiting myself' "to this precise construction or arrangement, ,as it is obvious that they niny be varied without materially changing the machine or its operation.

. From the description and illustration heret with given any mechanio'skilled in the art can readily vary the detalle by .suhatitn'tinn,r welll kiioivn mechanical equivalents for many of thc connecting' or operating devices or parts,'and still have essentially the saine machine. H

In constructingt'nlieized machines they may,

and probably will, bevaried in their details from that herein described, thisV being' designed to explain andillnstrate thc principle and inode oi' operation ot'a machine embodying my invention.

Haring thus described my invention, what i claim isi 1. The combination, in a cartridge-heading machine, of a holding-die, G, a reciprocating heading hunter or punch, I, and a reciprocating feed-intr, K, arranged to receive the shells in ahorizontai position-and turn them to an upright position While carrying them to the die, Substantially as described. A 2. in combination withv a holding-die and' heading punch' or bunter, the reciprocating mandrel L and shell-lifter R, arranged to opcrate Substantially. as set forth,

3. in combination with the. die G, reciprocating mandrel L, and shell-glitter R, the linoclr- Y od' H,'arrangedto operate substantially as described.-

d; The combination, suhstantialiyjufs before `vplate R, provided with aaien), p, carrying a pin, r, andthesleeve T, 'provided 4with the curved clot u and spring o, the whole being arranged to operate substantially ae and for the pnrpoeeset forth. A 7 The combination, substantially as before set forth, oi' the reciprocating .and laterally- 'niringiugehell-lit'ter R, and the adjustable etopq, `for adjusting and regulating the movementel oi the shell-lifter, ae net iorth.

8.".ihge reciprocatingnnd turning' shell-cnrrier K, adjuetahiy connected to its operating mechaniein, enbstantially as described.V

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