IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF LOZENGES AND LIKE ARTICLES OF CONFECTIONERY
Year: 1884

page_text: 1 JAMES LUKE COLLIER, OF Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, Confectioners'
and Bakers' Machinist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF
LOZENGES AND LIKE ARTICLES OF CONFECTIONERY" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in machinery or apparatus for the
manufacture of lozenges and like articles of confectionery and the invention
consists in an improved method of delivering the lozenges upon boards or trays by
means of an inclined plane and in an arrangement of guide plates in such a
position as to separate the lozenges from the scrap thereby avoiding all complicated
movements also in a combination of working parts for the purpose of cutting out
all kinds of lozenges, medals and such like articles of confectionery and biscuits
the said parts being arranged to work in combination with a pining or rolling
apparatus such as that described in the specification of Letters Patent granted to
me dated the 3rd day of October 1881, No 4282.
For this purpose I employ two side frames at a suitable distance apart at one
end of which is placed a rolling or pining apparatus such as that described in the
specification of my said Letters Patent. The other ends of the side frames are
set at an angle of about forty five degrees; at the top of the inclined plane so
formed is a roller working freely in fixed bearings. At the bottom of the inclined
in the side frames. Suitable screws are so arranged as to force the said bushes
plane is another roller working freely in bushes, these bushes move freely in slots
downwards for the purpose of tightening the band hereinafter described, between
the two first described rollers is a dead plate capable of being adjusted to suit the
cutters by means of regulating screws from the top side of the plate.
On the top of the frame and a little in front of the pining rollers is another
roller working between the side frames in a line with the top of the frame; this
roller acts as the driving roller for the pining rollers and also for an endless band
of rubber (or other suitable material). This band is carried by the said roller
along the top of the frame or table and over the roller at the top of the incline
then down over the dead plate along under the bottom roller and under the driving
roller and then again along the top of the table.
on each of which pillars or guide rods is a shoe or bush; working freely between
Fixed to each side frame at about the centre of the incline is a pillar or guide rod
ID

page_text: these shoes is a frame or bracket bolted to the shoes and serving to keep them in
their places at the same time allowing them to move freely along the said guide
rods. At about the centre of the framework and in a line with the guide rods is
the main driving shaft; fixed on each end of this shaft outside the framework is
an excentric and on each end of the shoe is a pin or projection; by means of a
connecting rod on each side of the frames communicating with the excentric by
means of excentric straps the other end being connected with the projections on
the shoes the said shoes receive a reciprocating motion. The brackets between
the shoes connecting them together are formed with a slot extending the greater
portion of their length, this is so arranged that cutters of any pattern can be fixed
to the brackets by means of set screws at each end. These cutters consist of a
number of tubes set into a bar in a line and of such a length that they strike the
rubber band upon the dead plate at every downward stroke. Fixed between the
guide rods is a steel plate at a short distance from the band; through this plate
are holes corresponding with the tubes and allowing the tubes to pass freely
through them; below this plate is another plate in a line with the underside of
the same; this plate is a permanent fixture. Across the top of the guide rods is a
moveable bar connected with the cutters through each end of which bar is a hole;
each guide rod is reduced in diameter at the top end thus forming a shoulder; to
the end of each rod is fitted a nut, the last described bar fits across the top of
these rods and rests upon the shoulders thereof and are kept in position by means
of the said nuts.
Fixed to the bar are ejectors corresponding with the tubes and fitting closely
inside and projecting a short distance through the same when at the top of the
stroke. This last named bar and the cutter bars are changeable.
On the end of the driving roller herein before described is a ratchet wheel fixed
to the shaft also a lever and a pawl engaging with the ratchet wheel and working
freely on the shaft. This lever is connected with the main driving shaft by means
of a connecting rod worked by means of a crank pin or excentric giving the rubber
band an intermittent motion.
In a machine of this construction the lozenge paste emerges from the pining
rollers in the form of a sheet of proper thickness and is carried forward by means
of the rubber band along the top or table and down the incline and under the steel
plate; at each revolution of the driving shaft the cutters descend through this
plate and strike the paste and cut out the lozenges; the lozenges are carried up
through the plate inside the tubes and just before arriving at the top centre are
forced out by means of the ejectors before mentioned; the lozenges fall or slide
down the fixed plates before mentioned and fall upon boards placed underneath.
The scrap paste passes down the incline and falls into a box or on a board placed
for the purpose. The steel plate fixed between the guide rods also serves to keep
back the scrap from being carried up with the cutters.
The colour printing apparatus described in my Provisional Specification dated
the 22nd day of January 1884, N° 1909, can be conveniently fixed to the herein-
before described machine for the purpose of printing medals, conversation lozenges
and the like.
G. F. REDFERN,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London.

page_text: I JAMES LUKE COLLIER of Rochdale in the county of Lancaster, Confectioners'
and Bakers' Machinist do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF
LOZENGES AND LIKE ARTICLES OF CONFECTIONERY" and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in machinery or apparatus for the
manufacture of lozenges and like articles of confectionery and the invention
consists in an improved method of delivering the lozenges upon boards or trays by
means of an inclined plane and in an arrangement of guide plates in such a position
as to separate the lozenges from the scrap, thereby avoiding all complicated
movements, also in a combination of working parts for the purpose of cutting out
all kinds of lozenges, medals and such like articles of confectionery and biscuits, the
said parts being arranged to work in combination with a pining or rolling apparatus
such as that described in the specification of Letters Patent granted to me dated
the 3rd day of October 1881, N° 4282.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawings in which figure 1, sheet 1, is a side
elevation of a machine for the manufacture of lozenges and like articles of con-
fectionery constructed according to my invention; figure 2 sheet 1, is a longitudinal
section of the upper part of the same; figures 3, to 6, sheet 1, are detached views
of some of the parts; figure 7, sheet 2, is a detached front elevation drawn to a
larger scale of the arrangement of cutters for cutting out the lozenges or the like.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
In carrying out my invention I employ two side frames (one of which is shewn
at a, figure 1) at a suitable distance apart, at one end of which is placed a rolling
or pining apparatus (not shewn in the drawings) such as that described in the
specification of my said Letters Patent. The other ends of the side frames at b,
are set at an angle of about forty five degrees or thereabouts; at the top of the
inclined plane so formed is a roller c, working freely in fixed bearings d. At the
bottom of the inclined plane is another roller e, working freely in bushes f; these
bushes move freely in slots g, in the side frames a; suitable screws h, are so
arranged as to allow of forcing the said bushes f downwards for the purpose of
C and e,
tightening the band i, hereinafter described; between the two rollers
a dead plate j, which can be adjusted to suit the cutters by means of regulating
screws k, from the bottom of the plate j, the said screws passing through snugs 4,
cast on the frame of the machine.
is
On the top of the frame a, and a little in front of the pining rollers is another
roller m, working between the side frames in a line with the top of the frame
similarly to the roller described in the specification of my said former Letters
Patent; this roller m, acts as the driving roller for the pining rollers and also for

page_text: the endless band i, of rubber (or other suitable material). This band 2, is carried by
the roller m, along the top of the frame or table and over the roller c, at the top of
the incline b, then down over the dead plate j, along under the bottom roller e, over
a guide roller n, and round the driving roller m.
Fixed to each side frame a, at about the centre of the incline 6, is a pillar or
guide rod p, (figure 7), on each of which pillars or guide rods is a shoe or
bush q; working freely between the shoes q, is a frame or bracket r, bolted to the
shoes q, and serving to keep them in their places, at the same time allowing them
to move freely along the said guide rods p. At about the centre of the frame and
with its axis at right angles to the guide rods p, is the main driving shaft s; fixed
on each end of the shaft s, outside the framework a, is an eccentric t, and on each
end of the shoes q, is a pin or projection u; by means of a connecting rod v, on
each side of the frames a, communicating with the eccentric t, by means of
eccentric straps w, (the other end being connected to the projections u, on the
shoes q,) the shoes receive a reciprocating motion.
The plate or bracket r, between the shoes q, and connecting them together is
formed with a slot (not shewn in the drawings) extending the greater portion of its
length; this is so arranged that bars such as are shewn at x, in figures 3, and 4,)
which are a section and plan view of the cutters and cutter bar) carrying cutters y
of any pattern, can be fixed to the plates or brackets r, by means of set screws z,
at each end. These cutters y, consist of a number of tubes set into the bar x, in
a line and of such a length that they strike the rubber band i, upon the dead
plate j, at every downward stroke. Fixed between the guide rods p, is a metal
plate a¹, figure 2, (shewn also detached in plan view at figure 5) at a short distance
from the band i; through this plate are perforations or holes 61, corresponding
with the tubes y, and allowing the tubes to pass freely through them. Across the
top of the guide rods p, is a bar c¹, (shewn detached in elevation at figure 6)
carrying plungers d', working in the cutters y, as hereinafter described; through
each end of the bar c¹, is a hole e¹; each guide rod p, is reduced in diameter at the
top end thus forming a shoulder; to the end of each rod is fitted a nut f¹; the bar c',
fits across the top of the rods p, and rests upon the shoulders thereof and is kept
in position by means of the nuts f¹.
Fixed to the bar c¹, are the ordinary plungers or ejectors d¹, corresponding with
the tubes y, and fitting closely inside and projecting a short distance through the
same when at the top of the stroke. The bars c¹, and the cutter bars y, are
changeable to allow of any pattern or size of cutters being used.
On the end of the driving roller m, is a ratchet wheel fixed to the shaft, also a
lever and a pawl engaging with the ratchet wheel, and working freely on the shaft.
This lever is connected with the main driving shaft by means of a connecting rod
worked by means of a crank pin or eccentric giving the rubber band the usual
intermittent motion. This driving mechanism is similar to that described in the
specification of my said former Letters Patent and I have therefore not shewn it
in the drawings of my present specification.
In a machine of this construction the lozenge paste represented at g', in figure 2,
emerges from the pining rollers in the form of a sheet of proper thickness and is
carried forward by means of the rubber band i, along the top or table and down
the incline b, and under the steel plate a'; at each revolution of the excentric
shaft 8, the cutters y, descend through the plate a¹, and strike the paste g¹, and cut
out the lozenges, h¹, representing the spaces in the paste from which the lozenges
have been cut; the lozenges are carried up through the plate a¹, inside the tubes
or cutters y, and, just before the cutters arrive at the top of the stroke, the lozenges
are forced out by means of the plungers or ejectors d¹; the lozenges ¹, fall or slide
down a fixed plate j', and fall onto boards or trays k¹, placed underneath. The
scrap paste as shewn at 1, passes down the incline b, and falls into a box or on to a
board (not shown in the drawings) placed for the purpose. The steel plate a',
also serves to keep back the scrap from being carried up with the cutters v.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
(1.) In a machine for manufacturing lozenges and like articles of confectionery,
placing the cutters at an angle of forty five degrees or thereabouts substantially in
the manner and for the purposes herein before described.
(2.) In a machine for manufacturing lozenges and like articles of confectionery,
the combination with a frame provided with an inclined plane, of a series of cutters
working at right angles with the said inclined plane and passing through a per-
forated plate serving to separate the cut lozenges from the scrap paste substantially
as herein before described and represented in the accompanying drawings.
(3.) The improved machine for manufacturing lozenges and like articles of
confectionery as hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying
drawings.