An Improved Machine for Bronzing Cigarettes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Bronzing Cigarettes.
I, WILLIAM GOODACRE PLAYER, of Castle Tobacco Factory, Nottingham, in the
County of Nottingham, Tobacco Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention (communicated to me by Ewald Koerner, of Zollenstrasse 15,
Dresden) 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 a machine for "bronzing" cigarettes designed to act
in conjunction with that class of machine for making cigarettes which are known
as continuous machines," that is to say a machine in which a continuous length
of paper wrapped tobacco is formed and afterwards cut up by suitable mechanism,
forming part of the machine, into convenient lengths known as cigarettes for
smoking and it is the object of the present invention to construct a machine for
bronzing, or printing in bronze, or gold, any matter required, such as the brand,
trade mark, or name of the manufacturer, upon the paper employed to envelop
the filler of tobacco prior to such paper being submitted to the action of the
various devices for or wrapping it around the said filler.
In carrying the invention into effect the web of paper is first submitted to the.
action of a printing device of any convenient form, but which device instead of
printing the desired matter in ink impresses the paper with gold size or other
solution which will cause the bronze, to adhere thereto where impressed with the
size or the like.
The paper is then carried over suitable guides to a device for impressing the
bronze upon the previously sized portions of the paper. This device consists
of a case of convenient form secured to any convenient part of the cigarette machine
and having inside the case a revolving drum or cylinder having a series of trans-
verse channels or recesses and having the spaces upon its periphery between such
channels covered with plush or like soft material designed to pick up and retain
the bronze or other powder until it is in contact with the prepared portions of
the paper when the powder will adhere thereto.
The paper is held in contact with the periphery of the cylinder by means of a
loose roller around which the paper passes and which is adjustably supported
by a stud secured to the back of the case. The paper after leaving the channelled
cylinder passes upwards to the top of the case and whilst so passing is subjected
to the action of a revolving brush driven at a high speed and which brush removes
any superfluous bronze which may have adhered to the paper, the bronze thus
removed falling to the bottom of the case to be again picked up by the plush
upon the channelled cylinder.
To assist the removal of the bronze a pivotted arm is caused to tap at intervals
upon the front of the case, the paper after leaving the brush aforesaid passing
to the cigarette forming mechanism.
In order that the invention may be the more readily understood drawings are
appended in which:-.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a front view with the front of the case removed, and
Fig. 2 is a section on line A, B, of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the
arrow a.
A, is the frame of the cigarette machine to which is secured the case B, shaped
as shown in Fig. 1, and in the lower part of which is mounted the drum C,
provided with a number of transverse peripheral channels I), the periphery of
the cylinder between the channels being covered with plush or a like soft
material E. At the lower part of the case B, is a small well F, indicated by
dotted lines Fig. 1, within which is placed a supply of bronze powder and which
powder is picked up by the said material E, and applied, thereby to the surface
of the paper X, which has previously been impressed with gold, size, or the like
by suitable printing mechanism of which the arm G, would form part, the printing
mechanism, however, not forming part of the present invention has been omitted
from the drawings.
The paper passes from the printing mechanism through an opening in the side
of the case at H, and around the adjustable roller I, secured to the back of the
case, the case itself being secured by screws or the like to the frame A, of the
cigarette machine. The paper whilst passing over the roller I, is in contact
as aforesaid with the cylinder C, which cylinder is supported as shown in Fig. 2,
upon a spindle J, carried by the bearing K, and which spindle J, has at its outer
end a worm wheel L, driven by a worm M, which may be secured to a shaft
operated in any suitable manner from the cigarette machine.
It will be seen on reference to Fig. 2, that the worm wheel L, has upon its face
a projection N, adapted to engage with the end N¹, of the curved lever N2, pivot-
ally supported by a bracket N³, secured to the frame A.
The outer end of the
lever is held by the spring O, in contact with the front plate of the case B, and
against which it is caused at intervals to knock by the projection upon the worm
wheel L, thereby causing the gold dust to fall to the bottom of the case into the
well F.
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In contact with the surface of paper is a revolving circular brush P, adapted
to remove superfluous powder and driven by a belt passing around the coned
pulley Q, attached to the end of the spindle R. for which a bearing S, is provided.
The brush P, may be formed as shown in Fig. 1, with a wooden annulus T, to
which the bristles are secured, the said annulus being clamped between the
discs T, T, mounted upon the reduced end of the spindle R, and secured thereto
by the screw U.
The front of the case is provided with plates V, V1, V2 one of which V, may
be hinged as indicated by dotted lines at V³, Fig. 2, so as to permit of ready
access to the brush and web X and the other plates may be secured by screws
passing through the plates into the holes W, formed in the projections W₁, W.
W3 W4, and W5.
The paper after leaving the brush passes through an opening in the case B, at
We, and is led around the guide pullies Y, Y¹, to the cigarette machine.
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—
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1. In a machine for "bronzing' cigarettes the combination with suitable
printing mechanism of a revolving channelled drum or cylinder having upon
its periphery plush or other soft material adapted to pick up the bronze, gold,
or other dust or powder, and apply it to the prepared portions of the paper and
a brush arranged to rotate with its periphery in contact with the paper to remove
the superfluous dust therefrom and a means for tapping or knocking upon the
case of the bronzing mechanism to assist in causing the dust to fall and collect
so as to be picked up by the rotating cylinder, all substantially as described and
shown in the specification and accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. The combination and arrangement of parts forming a bronzing machine
for cigarettes acting and constructed, substantially in the manner set forth and
shown by the accompanying specification and drawings.
T1
ONAL
TL 1000
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.