Improvements in Machinery for Filling the Slide Cases or Boxes in which are Packed Cigarettes, Cigars or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: DE MULTICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling the Slide Cases or Boxes in
which are Packed Cigarettes, Cigars or the like.
We, EDWARD THOMAS POLLARD and BERNHARD BARON, both of 4, Saint James'
Place, Aldgate, London, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in machinery for filling the slide cases
or boxes in which are packed cigarettes, cigars, or the like.
In Specification to Letters Patent No. 11,870 of 1898 there is described a machine
adapted to print form and fill such slide cases and afterwards to insert same in
an outer case and it is the object of the present invention to apply to such
machine a more perfect arrangement for the filling part of the operation though
the use of the invention is not confined to the particular machine in connection
with which it is hereinafter described.
In carrying out the invention we provide for the cigarettes or other articles a
hopper the bottom of which is curved or sloped so as to direct the contents to one
point in which is an opening provided with a grid forming a number of com-
partments side by side such number corresponding to the number of cigarettes in
a row to be inserted in the slide case. The hopper is provided with means for
rocking it so as to cause the cigarettes to fall down to the opening and keep
the compartments filled.
Beneath such compartments is a space sufficient to receive one or more rows
of cigarettes which rest upon a bottom plate, and adapted to reciprocate in this
pace and move upon the bottom plate is a slide or plunger suitably operated and
uided the forward movement of which will thrust the row or rows of cigarettes
nto the slide case, such plunger occupying the space which the cigarettes pre-
iously filled and which space is occupied by a further row or rows of cigarettes
fter the withdrawal of the plunger. As the cigarettes leave the space they
ccupied and before they enter the slide case they may be passed between a pair
f light springs (and under a guide if desired) such springs serving to keep them
lose together so that they enter the slide case easily.
Dated this 11th day of September 1899.

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Filling the Slide Cases or Boxes in
which are Packed Cigarettes, Cigars or the like.
We, EDWARD THOMAS POLLARD and BERNHARD BARON, both of 4, Saint James'
Place, Aldgate, London, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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This invention relates to improvements in machinery for filling the slide cases
or boxes in which are packed cigarettes, cigars or the like.
In Specification to Letters Patent No. 11870 of 1898 there is described a
machine adapted to print, form, and fill such slide cases and afterwards to insert
same in an outer case and it is the object of the present invention to apply to
such machine a more perfect arrangement for the filling part of the operation
though the use of the invention is not confined to the particular machine in
connection with which it is hereinafter described.
In carrying out the invention we provide for the cigarettes or other articles, a
hopper the bottom of which is curved or sloped so as to direct the contents to
one point in which is an opening provided with a grid forming a number of com-
partments side by side, such number corresponding to the number of cigarettes
in a row to be inserted in the slide case. The hopper is provided with means
for rocking it so as to cause the cigarettes to fall down to the opening and keep
the compartments filled.
Beneath such compartments is a space sufficient to receive one or more rows
of cigarettes which rest upon a bottom plate, and adapted to reciprocate in this
space and move upon the bottom plate is a slide or plunger suitably operated and
guided the forward movement of which will thrust the row or rows of cigarettes
into the slide case, such plunger occupying the space which the cigarettes pre-
viously filled and which space is occupied by a further row or rows of cigarettes
after the withdrawal of the plunger. As the cigarettes leave the space they
occupied and before they enter the slide case they may be passed between a pair
of light springs (and under a guide if desired) such springs serving to keep them
close together so that they enter the slide case easily.
In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated a manner of carrying our
invention into effect in connection with the machine heretofore referred to.
In these drawings-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine generally having the present improve-
mments applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the hopper and parts employed for feeding the
cigarettes into the slides or inner cases.
Fig. 4 is a plan of same.
Fig 5 is a cross section through Fig. 4 and
Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the plunger shewn in the three preceding figures.
The fixed cigarette hopper 44 in the machine referred to is replaced by a
moveable hopper 44 pivoted at 45 to a receptacle 46 the upper part of which is
rounded at 47 to allow the hopper to rock on the pivots and to assist in sup-
porting same. This receptacle is divided by thin diaphragms 48 so as to form
a number of partitions corresponding to the number of cigarettes in a layer which
are to be inserted into the slide. Thus in the drawing, five partitions are shewn.
The receptacle is provided with a bottom 49 and is held in a pair of brackets 50 50
by set screws 51 such brackets being secured to the top of the machine. The

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receptacle is open at the ends as shewn in Fig. 5 the height of the opening
(together with the thickness of the plunger hereafter described) determining the
number of layers of cigarettes which are to be thrust into the slide.
the drawing two layers of five (or ten cigarettes in all) will be pushed out.
plunger is adapted to reciprocate in the opening above the bottom 49 and con-
sists of a part 52 having grooves 52ª to receive the ends of the diaphragms 48
which do not quite reach down to the bottom of the receptacle 46. The height of
this part 52 is determined by the heighth of the opening in the ends of the recep-
tacle which it should just fill or occupy so that the desired number of layers either
one two or more may be pushed out at each forward movement of the plunger.
In addition to the part 52 which moves upon the bottom 49 the plunger consists
of a lower guiding portion 52b, a space being left between same and the part 52
to allow of the bottom 49 entering therein. The part 52b is grooved at 53 53
to receive projections 50 50 on the inside of the brackets 50 which serve to.
guide the plunger. In the underside of part 52ª is pivoted a link 53 to which
in turn is pivoted a lever 54 pivoted at 55 (Figs. 1 and 2) to a bracket fixed to
the frame of the machine. The other end of the leyer 54 is pivotally attached to
a link 54 (Fig. 2) having forked ends 54b which pass on either side of the spindle
of the feed drum for the paper web, and such link 54ª carries a roller 54° which
works in a cam groove 54 of a disc 56 secured to said spindle the revolution of
such cam disc thus reciprocating lever 54 and plunger 52.
The hopper 44 is reciprocated by a lever 57 pivoted at the other end to the
reciprocating biock 77 the purpose of which is described in said prior specifica-
tion. At the exit end of the receptacle 48 are a pair of spring plates 58 which
converge together at their ends and rest on the bottom 49 which is prolonged
into a nose portion 49 outside the receptacle. These springs direct and slightly
compress the cigarettes as they are forced out by the plunger so that they shall
be certain of being able to easily enter the slide which is situated in a recess 34
of the disc 33 one of which recesses provided with an open slide is brought in
line with the springs 58 at the moment the plunger begins to move forward this
forward movement driving out of the receptacle 48 the desired
cigarettes, so that the plunger 52 occupies the space previously taken up in the
number of
receptacle by such cigarettes and prevents others from falling down until it is.
withdrawn when the same operation may be repeated.
By the rocking of the hopper 44 the cigarettes are kept rolling about so that
the partitions of the receptacle are kept filled.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:―
1. In a machine for filling the slide cases or boxes in which
cigarettes, cigars, or the like, the employment of a rocking hopper for holding
are packed
such articles substantially as described.
2. In a machine for filling the slide cases or boxes in which are
cigarettes, cigars or the like, the combination with a fixed receptacle having
packed
means for separating the contents, of a hopper pivotally attached to such recep-
tacle and forming the upper part of same, and means for rocking such upper part
or hopper substantially as described.
3. In a machine for filling slide cases or boxes in which are packed cigarettes,
cigars or the like, the combination with a receptacle having means for separating
the contents thereof and a plunger adapted to work in same, of a bottom piece
for such receptacle an extension or nose portion forming part of such bottom
piece and spring plates situated above such portion whereby the contents may
be slightly compressed as they are forced out of the receptacle and before they
enter the slide case substantially as described.
4. In a machine for filling the slide cases or boxes in which are packed
cigarettes, cigars, or the like, the combination with a receptacle of a bottom

page_text: piece, an opening above same for the discharge of the articles a plunger adapted
to work above such bottom piece and a lower guiding portion forming part of
such plunger adapted to work beneath the bottom piece substantially as described.
5. The improved arrangement construction and combination of rocking hopper,
receptacle, plunger, and connected parts substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 11th day of June 1900.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agent for the Applicants.