Patent GB-1233249-A (GB)
IPC: C14B1/30
Filed: 1968-12-23
Abstract: 1,233,249. Leather working machines. LUIGI RIZZI & C. S.p.A. Dec. 23, 1968, [Jan.27, 1968; Nov.13, 1968], No.61051/68. Heading C6C. In a machine for pressing, defleshing or stretching leather or skins two operating units are provided each consisting of an assembly of continuously driven rollers a, b, c, d or a<SP>1</SP>, b<SP>1</SP>, c<SP>1</SP> d<SP>1</SP>, respectively, the two units being interconnected by a conveyer belt e which is driven continuously and the arrangement being such that upon manual initiation of operation of the assembly a, b, c, d a piece of leather or skin h placed as shown with its upper end on the entry end of the conveyer belt e is gripped by the roller assembly and operated on from its centre line towards its lower end, whereafter it is transferred by the belt e to the assembly a<SP>1</SP>, b<SP>1</SP>, c<SP>1</SP>, d<SP>1</SP> past a sensing device which automatically initiates operation of that assembly whereby the second half of the leather or skin is operated on, the two assemblies being mirror images of one another so that the same side of the leather is treated in each case. Rollers a, b and a<SP>1</SP>, b<SP>1</SP> are pressing rollers, while rollers c, c<SP>1</SP> are counter-pressure rollers for operating rollers d which are defleshing or stretching rollers. Initiation of operation of the assemblies is effected by the pivoting of levers 12, 112 which respectively carry the rollers b, c and b<SP>1</SP>, c<SP>1</SP> so that the roller pairs a, b and c, d, a<SP>1</SP>, b<SP>1</SP> and c<SP>1</SP>, d<SP>1</SP> are moved from open to closed positions to grip the leather or skin. Toggle assemblies 16, 17 and 116, 117, operated by respective links 18, 118 and cranks 19, 119, effect the pivoting of the levers 12, 112, the cranks being rotated by pinions 20, 120 engaging racks formed on pistons 21, 121 in hydraulic cylinders 22, 122. Movement of piston 21 to the left, to open the rollers a, b, and c,d, is effected by admitting fluid via pipe 22b from a manually operated valve. This valve is also arranged in another position to exhaust pipe 22b and supply fluid via pipe 22a to move piston 21 to the right and thereby close the rollers a, b and c,d. Upon completion of this movement of piston 21 the fluid is diverted via pipe 22c to a cylinder 25 containing a piston 24 which, through a rod 23, acts on a second lever 13 carrying the rollers a, d to increase the grip on the leather. As the treated leather is subsequently delivered by the belt e to the second unit it operates a trip switch or photocell controlling a valve which effects automatic operation of the second assembly from open to closed position in similar manner to the operation of the first assembly. In addition, fluid is simultaneously admitted to a further cylinder (33), Fig.7, (not shown) which causes horizontal linear movement of a pinion 30 engaged between a fixed rack 34 and a moving rack 28 to cause an amplified movement of the latter which, through an arm 27, moves a deflecting roller g into a position causing the upper end of the leather gripped by the second assembly to be flipped over the roller a<SP>1</SP> so that the completely treated skin is delivered on to a discharge conveyer belt f .