US80204A - Charles mtjller - Google Patents

Description

c. MULLER.

Cigar Machine.

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Be it known' that I, CHARLES MLLER, of,Albany, in the county of Albany, andfState of New York, have invented a new and improved Cigar-Makers Machineg and I do hereby deblare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to` make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming -part of this specification, in which-` Figure 1, sheet 1, is a side 'elevation of my invention.4

.Figure 2 is a front elevation. V' l,

. Figure 3 is a. view of the position'of scoop S, wrapper a, and trough O, during the finishing process off'llihg the cigar-wrapper by my machine.

i Figure-4 is a view of scoop S.

On SheetNo. 2, Figures to 7, inclusive, illustrate the various stages `ofthe process of. manufacturing cigars by my machine. l i f Similar letters of reference indicate'like parts in all the figures.

The principalobject of my invention is to facilitate the manufacture of cigars by means of a nuaehine,couA sisting of a. self-weighing scale, which is filled from a revolving drum, as will be more fully hereinafter described` Another object of my invention is to enable the operator to place the proper amount of filling into the wrapper, andl also'ltoA give the wrapper so filled the best possible form, preparatory to the rolling up of the wrapperl or binder, which is accomplished by means of a scoop, held and operated by the hand of the'cigar-manufacturer,

and used in combination with a curvedmetallic plate, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

My invention consists in the construction of a. drum orreceptacle, into which the lling or prepared tobacco is placed, and by the revolution of` said drum the lling is caused to pass througl1 openings in its circumference, and dropping upon a poised scale, which, when filled, empties its contents into a hoppeplaced below it, and thence intoA a trough, where it is further manipulated, as will be more fully described, in combination with a'series of levers, a cord and weight, and ratchet-wheel and its detent-pawls, as will be hereinafter more fully described. I A

A designates the drum, which is lmade cylindrical in its central portion, and conical at its ends, as shown in fig. 2, sheet 1. It is made of `this shape so as to vcause the cigar-fillings placed within it to fall more easily from the'openings e e,'in its central portion, and to enter the hopper D D beneath it.

E designates a scale-pan, formed with sides and a back end, as shown in iigs. 1 and `2, Sheet No.' 1. Said scale-pan has an arm, Z, extending from itsbacl: end, as shown iu fig. 1, sheet 1. The arm Z is suspended.`and revolves or tnrns'upon apivot or wire, Z'. Underneath and at the end of arm Z- is a rod, g, having a set-screw, G, at its outer end, and an elevated weight, F, attached to its inner end. "i Said weight F slides upon the arm Z of the scale, and is regulated by the set-screw G.

Projectingy from one side of' the arm Z is a wire, p, which strikes the lever L when the Scale-pan is llcd and tipped down'by thc weight of the lling thrown into it from the drum A. Thevlever L being attached to lever H by connectingn'od K, as shown in the same figure on Sheet No. 1, dcprcsses the,opposte en d of lever H, and' causes the detent a to engage in the teeth of the ratchet-wheel B, and -stops the motion of the drum A until thc scale-pan E is returned to its horizontal position, ready to be again filled.

l) P designate'a hopper placed below the scale-pan E, and a little forward of the same, so as to receive the surplus fillings that may fall from hopper D D when the scale-pan Eis down. The surplus fillings willfall upon the back end of the scale-pan, and be'conducted into the hopper PIP', 'as may readily be `seen by an inspectionA of'hg. 1, sheet 1. A

R R designates a hopper, into which the contents of the scale-pan E are received and conducted into trough O, 'which is placed at ythe bottom ofthe machine, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, on Sheet No. 1, and in all the gureson Sheet No. 2.

vO designates a receiving-trough, which may be made of the form shown in iig. `l,h sheet 1-, or as shown in.

all the figures onSheet No. 2. The back end of said trough O is curved, as shown at in vfigs. 1, 2, and 5, on Sloot No. This curved form `of tbe back end of 'the trough renders it casyfto remove the filling from the trough to the binder or wrapper U, by means of the scoop-S, as shown in fig. l5, Sheet No. 2. i

W designates a metallic plate fastened to the bottom 'boa-rd of the machine, and at the end ot' and under the trough O, as shownin lig, 1,'sheet 1.` The outer end of said plate Wis curved upwards, and nearly vsemicircularly, as shown in the same figure.

On one side of trough O,and near its end, is'zittached a lcordhf, which runs upwards' to the Atop and back ofthe machine, and is suspended over a pulley, d, andhas a balance-weight, g', attached to it, as shown in fig. 1,Slieet1. Y I M designates a bent lever, having a pulley, e, attached to its upper end, and a balance-n'eight, It or L, at its lciverend; its lower end is also cut away in its central portion, so` as to admit of the passage ot' lever N throughit, as shown in iig. 2, Sheet No.. 1. i s

N designates a lever, one end of which is attached. to u. pivot at one side of the trough O; v Its opposite end has a shoulder, m, cut in to it near its endv for the vpurpose of engaging with a wire, N, placed across and near the bottom of lever M. When the trough O is'thrown upwards' the shoulder or recess m, moving against Vthe pin n, raises the lower end of, lever M, causing .the upper or pulleyend of lever M to raise the bent arm J of lever I, and thus depress the short arm rot' lever'I upon the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and thereby' relieve the detent-pawl a, so that lever L may -Fall again to its normal position, and the drum Alina-y be putfin motion again. v i

'.l designates a suitable frame of wood, into which the various parts of my machine are mounted, as represented in side and front elevations in figs. 1 and 2, Sheet No'. 1. f v

The lower part eti-the machine may be used alone, without the drum and hoppers, and scale-pan and levers'v 'operating the seme, usin` only the cordfand its weight g, thctrough O, the curved metallic plate W, and the scoop. S, all as shown on Sheet No. 2.

S designates a, metal-lic scoop, the form of which is clearly shown in the'drawings. Its use is to draw the cigar-filling -from the back part oil trough O into lthe wrapper or binder U', as shown in figs. 5, 6, and 7, on Sheet No. A l y The operation or mode of using my invention will be as follovvs:

The filling for thecigars having been previously prepared and reduced to the right size, are put into the drum A, which is provided with a door, b, and is made to revolve upon proper bearings by means of a clank, C, oir 'a belt, or by any suitable power. A-'tvrapper or hinder, U, is placed upon the metallic plate W, one-half' oi' said wrapper or1 binder hanging over the edge of the`plate W, as shown in tig. 4, Sheet No. 2.

The quantity of fillingnecessary for the cigar having` been-deposited by the scale-pan E, as-above'described, or in any othermanner, the scoop S is then used, as shownv in lic. 5, to draw the filling z' upon the wrapper or binder U, and to compress the seme into the curved recess formed by the metallic plate W, as shown in lig. 6. The hand of the operator holding the scoop S in the position shown in iig. 6, hethen throws up the trough O, as shown in `iig. "t", the cigar is thenv rolled and finished in the usual well-knovvn manner.

It will he seen that the Weight of filling required for the different sizes of cigars is regulated by the position of the balancc-\veigbt F, which'is doneby turning,l the set-screw G, to :titer4 the distance oi' the elevated Weight Firo'm the fui'crum Z. ofthe scale-beam or arrn Z. I

By this process of manufacturingcigars they may b e made ot`-a more uniform size, weight, and shape'than theycan be by the usual ordinary mode -or process.

Having thus'described the vconstruction andthe inode of operation of my invention, what I claim as' new, and desire to secure by' Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of trough O'with the curved metallic plate W, or its equivalent, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i' v- 2. The scoop S', in combination with the trough O and curved plate lV.

3. .The combination of drum A, hoppers D D', P P', and R R', scale-pan E, ratchet-wheel B, levers H and I, M and N, substantially as and fori the purpose setforth.

4. In combination with the' subject-matter of my third claim, the trough O, metallic curved plate W, and cordj' and weight g, substantially as shown and described. i

i 5. The within-described process ofmanut'acturing cigars, substantially as shown andin the'inanner set forthl.

o f CHARLES MLLER. Witnesses:

O. FAsoLD'r, S. Mauna.

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