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A. E. SLADE, Administratrix. GIGARETTE MACHINE.

Patented July 16, 1895.

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No. 542,974. Patented July 16, 1895.

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FLORANOE J. D. CHAPPELL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF'TO S. O. SLADE, OF SAME PLACE; AMELIA E. SLADE ADMINISTRA- TRIX OF SAID CHAPPELL, DECEASED.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,974, dated July 16, 1895.

Application filed June 19, 1890. Serial'No. 355,987. (No model.

To all whom it may concern: chine, showing the'mechanism for delivering Be it known that I, FLORANOE J. D. GHAP- and cutting the continuous cigarette. Fig. PELL, a citizen of the United States, residing 12 represents a rear end View of a portion. of at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have the machine, enlarged, showing the cuttinginvented certain new and useful Improveknife in detail. Fig.13 representsatop plan 55 ments in Cigarette-Machines; and I do declare view of the same portion of the machine. Fig. the following to be a full, clear, and exact de- 14 represents a rear side elevation of the hopscription of the invention,such as will enable per, enlarged, showinga portion of the toothers skilled in the art to which it appertaius bacco-distributing mechanism and eccentric 10. to makeandusethesame,reference'beinghad on driving-shaft. Fig. 15 represents an en- 60 to the accompanying drawings, and to the letlarged longitudinal view taken through the ters of reference marked thereon, which form. hopper of the machine. Fig. 16 is a plan view a part of this specification. ofthe hopper and parts contiguous thereto.

This invention relates to certain improve Fig. 17 is a vertical transverse section on [5 ments in that class of machines for making lines 00 x of Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is a detail ver- 65 cigarettes in which the cigarette is formed tical transverse section on line 00 m of Fig. 6. continuously and cut into proper lengths, and Fig. 19 is a detail showing the mechanism for it has for its object to provide for automatiapplying paste to the wrapper. Fig. 20 is a cally moving the paper, distributing the todetail view showing the position of the wrap- 20 bacco, forming the cigarette, pasting the overper while the paste is being applied thereto. 70 lapped edges of the same, quickly drying, Referring to the drawings, A indicates a and, finally, cutting the continuous cigarette horizontal table supported upon vertical legs into suitable lengths, as more fully hereinafor uprights B", the extended sides being upter explained. I held by oblique braces D. The lower ends 1 The above-mentioned objects are obtained of the legs are securely fastened to a suitable by the means illustrated in the accompanybase E or to the floor of the building, so that ing drawings, in WhlOl1- the table will be firmly supported. Near the Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the left-hand or forward end of the table and to machine complete. Fig. 2 represents a front the under side thereof are secured two hang- 0 end elevation thereof. Fig.3 represents a deers F, which have bearings for the shaft of 80 tached perspective view of a cutter for the the roll of paper'G, which consists of a strip tobacco before it feeds it into the chute to be of suitable width for the wrapper of the condistributed to the paper. Fig.4 represents a tinuous cigarette. transverse sectional view of the former At the extremity of the left-hand or fornear the delivery end, looking toward thecutward end of the machine is secured a frame 8 ter and in the reverse direction to Fig. 18. H, in which are journaled the shafts of two- Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevation, in detail, of rollers I,- over which the paper from the roll one side of the machine, showing the pasting ispassed, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. mechanism thereof. Fig. 6 is a top plan view K indicates a hopper, which is located on 0 thereof. Fig. 7 is an elevation similar to that top of the table near the forward or left-hand 0 shown in Fig. 5, representing the opposite end thereof. The said hopper is supported side of the pasting mechanism. Fig. 8 is a upon standards L, as particularly shown in detached vertical section view of the inech- Fig. 2 of the drawings. Below the hopper anism for supplying thick paste to the pasteand connected therewith is a distributingapplying disk of the machine. Fig. 9 is aperchamber B, the lower sides of which are ex- 95 spective view of a portion of the machine, tended downwardly, forminga chutem,which showing the former and the pasting, closing, extends longitudinally over the course of the and drying mechanism. Fig. 10 isa detached paper strip. Within the distributing-chamview of the drying devices enlarged. Fig. 11 her is located a longitudinally-disposed cutis a side elevation of a portion of the mater N, having spirally-arranged fluted blades ICO P, provided with sharp cutting-edges, which shear the tobacco as it descends from the hopper and cut and deliver it in proper quantities to the distributing-fingers, hereinafter mentioned, which carry it down through the chute to the paper strip. The journals of the said cutter have their bearings at each end of the distributing-chamber, the forward journal projecting beyond its bearing and having fastened on it a miter cog-wheel Q, which intergears with a similar wheel Q on an oblique shaft R, journaled in hearings in the standards S, secured to the base of the machine or the floor of the room in which the machine is located. The said shaft is also provided with a mitered cog-wheel T, which intergears with a similar mitered cog-Wheel at one end of the main driving-shaft of the machine, to be more fully hereinafter described.

The blades of the cutter N out against the edge of the knife N, which is inserted in the chamber 13 through the horizontal slot N in the side of the latter, the knife being adjustably and removably held in place by the bolt N passing through the transverse slot N in the bracket N secured to the side of the chamber B, in order to permit its ready removal for sharpening and subsequent adjustment.

The chute m, which may be regarded as a part of the distributing-chamber, at the rear side is provided with a series of parallel slots,

through which are adapted to work a series of distributing-fingers U, which seize the tobacco as it is cut from the supply in the hopper and discharge it through the chute upon formed of a the paper. The said fingers are series of bent wires, constituting levers, which are secured to the forward side of the sliding rocker-shaft V, the opposite ends of which are carried in slots o in the standards V, secured to the top of the table, the rear side of the said shaft being connected by a forked arm V to an gle-lever V at the elbow thereof, the base of one arm of the said elbow-lever being pivoted to the table, while the opposite arm projects rearwardly and is connected with the collar W encircling the eccentric \V upon the main driving'shaft, to be hereinafter mentioned. It will now be evident that upon rotating the eccentric the fingers will be thrown forward and downward and drawn upward and backward, thus causing the tobacco cut by the cutter to be fed.

Below the chute is located the paper-guide X, consisting of two lateral flanges Y at the top of a split standard Z, secured to the top of the table and extending longitudinally under the chute, the said devices forming the bed upon which the continuous cigarette is formed. The said flanges at'their upper ends are curved inwardly, so as to partially fold the paper as it is carried forward to the former, in order to wrap the tobacco in the continuous paper wrapper. The split standard, which is provided with the lateral supporting-flan ges,is also provided with bolts B, by means of which its two members may be drawn together to hold the separate guides of different size. The forward end of the guide extends beyond the 'hopper and chute and connects with a former C, which commences asa semicircle in cross-section at its point of connection with the guide,it having flanges Y thereon, and is gradually contracted and curved toward its delivery end, one side being made to overlap the other at such end, and in order to form a tube of uniform diameter, being bent back upon itself, as shown in Fig. 8, so as to serve as a guide for that edge of the paper that is laid over the other, the paper passing through the said former being wrapped around the tobacco, ready for the pasting operations, which occur at the next step in the operation of the machine. The delivery end of the former C terminates justin front of the paste-applying disk D and guide-rollers E E. These rollers have their journals mounted in hearings in the upper end of the. standards F F, adjustably secured to the table, so that the rollers may be set to or from each other, according to the diameter of the cigarette to be formed in the machine. The adjustment of the standards is affected by means of a bolt G, having a fixed nut H and a thumb-nut ll, the base of one standard being slotted and confined by a bolt and nut I to the table in such manner that itcan be moved back and forth to any desired position. The rollers are grooved at their peripheries to correspond to the contour of the cigarette and below them extend longitudinally the split standard Z and bed X, which support the cigarette as it passes through the rollers during the pasting operation.

The pasteapplying disk D is mounted upon an oblique shaft 1, having its lower journal-bearing in a block M, secured to the table of the machine in such a position that the edge of the disk at one side will pass between the overlapped edges of the paper wrapper around the tobacco as the paper and tobacco pass from the former. The shaft below the disk is provided with a series of conepulleys N" for the purpose hereinafter explained. The upper end of the oblique shaft has its bearings in the bent end of a standard P, which is secured to a block M, above mentioned.

The letter R indicates the bracket, which is bent at its rear end and slotted at such bent portion, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, and confined adjustably to the standard 1 by means of a clamp-nut S for the purpose hereinafter explained. The said bracket has a vertical extension having a split-ring seat T, in which is supported a paste-distributing funnel U, the funnel being designed for thin liquid paste and provided with a cook or valve V, by means of which the flow of the paste to the disk below may be regulated.

W indicates another bracket, which is ad- ICC , j ustably secured to the standard B by means of a clamp-nut S and which carries adistributing-roller T, bearing against the upper face of the paste-applying disk and which distributes the paste to the edge of the upper side of the disk ready to be applied between the overlapped edges of the strip of paperinclosing the tobacco as it is delivered from the former. This bracket is adjustable to any angle.

To the center of the paste-applying disk at the upper side thereof is secured a cylindrical receptacle U", having a flanged mouth. The supporting-shaft of the disk passes through said receptacle, and above the receptacle it is provided with a movable sleeve V, having a follower W at its lower end, which bears upon the paste in the-receptacle and presses it outward through apertures Y" to the upper surface of the pasting-disk, where it is mixed with the liquid from the funnel, being thus thinned, it being caused to flow to the-edge of the said disk by the centrifugal force of the rotation thereof, it being evenly spread on the said edge by the distributingroller. The said sleeve is provided with a collar and set-screw Z" at its upper end, by means of which it may be adjusted from time to time in position. A comparatively-stiff paste is contained in the receptacle U and when forced therefrom by the follower, as above stated, flows upon the upper surface of the disk, where it mixes with the liquid from the funnel U and assumes the desired consistency.

The letter A indicates a cured to a yielding block B of rubber or other material attached to the horizontal bracket of one of the standards. This plate is so located as to overset the edge of the paste-applying disk (see Fig. above the upper overlapped edge of the paper of the cigarette and presses it down upon the pasting-disk, so as to insure the application of the paste thereto close the same.

during theoperation of the machine.

The letter C indicates an adjustable closer consisting of a strip of metal bent into the form of a half-circle or approximately thereto at its upper end and slotted longitudinally through its vertical portion. The said closer is adjustably secured to a vertical standard D secured to the front of'the table of the machine by means of a set-screw E so that it may be brought closely down over the continuous cigarette while moving to close the overlapped parts.

151' indicates a grooved which has its shaft journaled I an overhanging bracket G which is slotted through itsvertical portion and adjustably secured by means of a set-screw H to a vertical standard L attached to the front of the table. The groove in the periphery of the pressure roller,

in a bearing in roller corresponds to the size and contour ofv the continuous cigarette and presses the overlapping edges of the paper together, so as to pressure-plate 86-.

of the cigarette throughit. The said foraminous or reticulated tube is inclosed in an oversetting-jacket M which at its forward end has draft-openings for the admission of air'and in the rear to allow the escape of Snperfluous heat. jacket extends gas in regulated to the jacket, so that when ignited therein the heat thereof will quickly dry the pasted parts of the cigarette.

To the right of the drier are located two sets of drawing-rollers l H, which are grooved on their peripheries to correspond to the contour of the continuous cigarette. These rollers may be constructed of any suitable material, preferably of hard rubber, but the grooves in their peripheries are lined with soft rubber or other material in order to grasp and carry forward the cigarette without abrading or otherwise injuring it. The said rollers are mounted upon transverse shafts I-,journaled in pillow-blocks R secured to the top of the table, as shown particularly in Figs. 11, 13, and 14 of the drawings. These shafts of the lower wheels are provided with cog gear-wheels -M", at one end meshing with a common intermediate cog-wheel M mounted in a journal having bearings ina support on the table, so that the wheels will travel isochronously in the same direction when the machine is in operation. The righthand shaft 1 is provided at its rear extremity a gas-jet N through which Into the forward end of this with a miter-beveled cog-wheel N having M.

diametrically-opposite portions of its away, as shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings, forming a mutilated gear. The said cog-wheel N is so located that its cogs will intermitten tly intergear with a miter cog-wheel P on the end of a shaft Q journaled in pillowblock-R", secured to the table, extending longitudinally to the rear end of the machine, having attached to its rear extremity a knife S for the purpose of severing the continuous cigarette into suitable lengths as it emerges from the machine. At theright of the drawin g-rollers is located a delivery guide-tube T having a flaring mouth at its forward end and terminating at its rear end at the rear end of the machine. The cog-wheel N is larger in diameter than the cog-wheel P so as to give such wheel P an accelerated motion in order that the knife may out quickly at the proper moment to sever the cigarette. The knife is composed oftwo curved blades slotted at the shank of one being shoultheir shanks,

cog cut dered, so as to o'verset the shank of the other and permit the blades to move in the same circular plane. The slotted shanks set upon the projecting end of the driving-shaft Q which is squared to prevent them from turning on it, are confined by means of a clampnut V so that the blades may be adjusted when worn so as to deliver at all times a proper draw out to cleanly sever the lengths from the continuous cigarette. This construction also permits the blades to be more readily removed for sharpening.

The letter W indicates the main shaft of the machine, which gives motion to the entire mechanism thereof. The said shaft extends longitudinally along the rear of the machine, having its hearings in pillow-blocks X (See Fig. 2 of the drawings.) The forward end of this shaft is provided with a miterwheel W", which intergears a similar wheel T on the oblique shaft R before mentioned. Said shaft R is provided with a grooved pulley- Y from which passes a band Z Fig. 1, to one of. the grooves on the cone-pulley N of the pasting device hereinbefore described. The rear end of the driving-shaft W is provided with a beveled gear-wheel A, which meshes with the beveled gear-wheel A on the shaft 1', giving motion to the train of gearing driving the drawing-rollers and the cutting-knife. The main shaft (see Fig. 1) is provided with crank-arms B, with which connect the pitmen G which are connected at their other ends to the cranks D on the axle of the fiy-wheel E journaled in bearings in the standards F secured to the base G which is fastened to the base of the table or the floor of the room in which the machine is located. The cranks D are provided with treadles H, by means of which the machine may be put in motion by the feet of the operator, who sits upon a suitable'seat in front of the machine and watches the paper and tobacco as they pass by the scallops c in the former.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood in connection with the above description, and is as follows: The paper is fed in at the forward or left-hand end of the machine and is partly folded in the guide X, during which the tobacco is distributed on it from the hopper, being placed thereon by the distributing-fingers working in the distributingchamber. The paper then passes to the former, where it is folded around the tobacco, its one side slightly projecting to pass over the pasting-disk. The paper then passes forward between the guide-rollers, receiving the paste from the paste-distributing disk in the meanwhile on the under side of the edge of the paper. The upper edge of the paper is pressed to the pasting-disk by the pressureplate, after which the cigarette passes under the closer and pressure-roller, by means of which the overlapping'edges are united. The cigarette then passes through the drier and between the drawing-rollers, being finally passed through the rear guide-tube and emerg ing at the rear end of the machine, where it is cut into proper lengths by the rotating knife, which makes one-half revolutions rapidly, remaining stationary until ready for another quick drawingcut.

Instead of treadles a fast and loose pulley may be mounted upon the shaft and the shaft driven by a suitable belt extending from a proper driving-wheel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The cutting knife, consisting of two blades having slotted shanks, in combination squared journal, over which the slotted shanks of the blades fit, and the clamping nut whereby the blades are adjustably secured to the shaft, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with split standards having adjusting bolts B, of a guide consisting of two flanges having their lower ends clamped in the said standards, each of the said flanges having its upper end concaved and bent inwardly to hold a paper ribbon, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a chamber having slots in the rear side thereof, a sliding rocker shaft, fingers projectingthrough the said slots and having their ends secured to the said shaft, an elbow lever having its lower end pivoted and its elbow pivoted to an arm projecting rearwardly from the said shaft, and a revoluble eccentric having a collar thereon secured to the rear end of the said elbow lever, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a chamber having slots in the rear side thereof, of slotted standards, a shaft mounted in the slots of the said standards, fingers projecting through the slots in the said chamber and having their ends secured to the said shaft, an elbow lever having its lower end pivoted and its elbow pivoted to an arm projecting rearwardly from the said shaft, and a revoluble eccentric having a collar thereon secured to the rear end of the said elbow lever, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a suitable curved guide having edges bent inwardly, of a former fitting thereto and having its one end corresponding in shape to the said guide and tapered therefrom to its opposite end at which point one edge thereof projects over the other and is bent back upon itself, the said guide having at an intermediate point scallops 0" below the level of the bent edges of the guide, substantially as described.

6. The combinationwith a disk having a perforated paste receptacle mounted thereon, and a liquid receptacle adapted to deliver its contents directly upon the said disk, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a disk having a perforated paste receptacle mounted thereon, a liquid receptacle adapted to deliver its conupon the said disk, and a disl tents directly with the knife actuating shaft having a I 542,974 tributing roller bearing upon the said disk; wheel upon the transverse shaft, substansubstantially as describe tially as described. 1o

8. The combination with a driven trans- In testimony whereof I affix my signature verse shaft having drawing rollers thereon, in presence of two witnesses. 5 of a mutilated gear wheel mounted on the said FLORANOE J. D. OHAPPELL.

shaft, and a longitudinal shaft havinga knife Witnesses: blade thereon and having rigidly secured 'HATTIE J. SMITH, thereto a pinion engaging the mutilated gear W. CLARENCE DUVALL.

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