Patent GB-189906623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match Machines.
Inventor: LIDDLE JOHN
Filed: 1899-03-28
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 6623. Liddle, J., [Wussow, W. H.]. March 28. Cutting -up. -Machinery for making matches comprises splint - cutting mechanism, an endless chain or carrier, splint-heating arrangements, and dipping and discharging apparatus. The blocks of wood, previously cut to the lengths of the splints, are intermittently fed along troughs 50, Figs. 1 and 10, by feed-rollers 58, which are driven from a countershaft 63, by means of a lever 60 and pawl 59. The blocks are forced towards the feedrollers by pushers 51, which slide in slots in the bases of the feed - boxes and are actuated by cords 55, Fig. 10, and weights. A spring 66 presses the pawl 59 against the ratchet-wheel. In order to enable the feed to be controlled by hand, a wheel 65 is fitted upon the shaft 57 of the lower feedrollers. The splints are cut from the blocks by a series of circular cutting-edges formel in the ends of parallel cutters 73, Fig. 10, secured within a vertically-reciprocating cutter bar 75, which slides in guide-ways in the machine framing. The cutters 73 are removably attached to the bar 75 by a holding-plate 79, to which a locking-plate 80 is hinged, and secured by a spring catch 82. The projecting ribs formed on the blocks by the circular cutters are cut off by a trimming-knife secured to the frame 75. A splint-supporting plate rests on the front part of the frame 75, beneath the cutters, and is adapted to be introduced beneath the splints after these have been cut, and to force them into the carrier during the upward stroke of the frame 75, which is actuated by means of connecting-rods of adjustable length. The splint-cutting mechanism can be thrown out of action, when desired, by means of a clutch on the main shaft 21. During the operation of forcing the splints into the carrier, the thrust is partially taken by a roller which is mounted on a shaft 48, Fig. 1, and bears upon the carrier. The carrier 1, made up of a large number of parallel bars mounted in a series of connected links, travels upon pulleys C, D, E, I, D', 2, 3, D', E', E', D<3>, C', and along guide-ways F, F<1> ; the pulleys D, D', D<2>, D<3> are mounted upon bent levers 6 pivoted to the machine framing and held in position by springs 6<1>. Funnel-mouthed apertures are formed in the bars for receiving the splints. The pulleys I are mounted upon arms 7, which can be adjusted vertically by means of racks 11 and pinions 9 on a shaft 8. That part of the carrier which is between the pulleys D' and D, and passes the splint-cutting mechanism, is moved intermittently by the toothed wheels K, K<1>, the teeth of which engage with the ends of the bars of the carrier ; the remainder of the carrier is moved continuously by the toothed wheels L, L', and L'. The wheels K, K<1> are driven by gearing and pawl-and-ratchet mechanism actuated by a connecting-rod 35 and disc crank 34 on the main shaft 21 ; the wheels L, L', L' are driven by toothed gearing 24, 26 from the main shaft. Disengaging-mechanism is provided for throwing the driving-mechanism of the wheels K, K<1> out of action. A shifting-bar 14, actuated by the handle 15 or handle 20, is connected by links 13, 17 respectively to cranks 12 on the shaft 8, and pivoted levers 16, which carry pulleys M, serving to depress the carrier.