New or Improved Machinery for Making Cigar Fillers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left 10th Feb 1890 Accented. 22nd Mar.. 1990
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Machinery for Making Cigar Fillers.
We EDUARD HERMANN LANGER and PAUL EMIL HAHN both of Scheibenberg in
the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention consists in certain machinery for making or use in making cigar
fillers, the said machinery being constructed and adapted to operate as hereinafter
described.
The tobacco leaves of which the cigar fillers are to be made are placed in a hopper
having within it two rollers revolving at unequal speeds and provided with knives to
cut the leaves to the desired length and then carry them down at a desired rate onto
a horizontal table or slab below the rollers and along which the said leaves, are slid
until they pass down an inclined chute and aro taken by feed contrivance.
The relative position of the parts is such that those leaves drawn down by the
cutter rollers and not used or taken as quickly by the feed contrivance as they are
fed thereto by the said rollers will be carried up again into the hopper behind one of
the cutter rollers.
The feed device comprises two endless revolving aprons suitably guided upon rollers
so that for a certain length they lie parallel. to each other to receive between
them the leaves sliding down the chute and convey them or
a portion of them
into a receiver below. This receiver is a sliding reciprocating block having a recess
or slot cut therein at a suitablo place to receive the portion of leaves fed therein as
aforesaid when the block is in its proper position under the feed aprons. The sliding
movement of this block brings the slot under a reciprocating vertical pusher which
passes down into the slot and drives out the wad of leaves therein into a device for
rolling the same.
The rolling mechanism comprises a cylindrical drum or segment of a cylindrical
drum having in its periphery a longitudinal recess or bay, two or
more exterior
supporting rollers, an apron stretched upon the drum.and the rollers, fixed at one end
and connected at the other to a roller with pinion and gear movable with the drum
and certain other parts hereinafter referred to.
The aforesaid vertical pusher having first descended and pressed the apron down
into the bay in the cylinder and retired will upon its next descent place the tobacco
wad into the recess so formed and again rétire. The drum then revolves, and the
entrance to the recess will become closed by the passage of the same under one of
the exterior rollers, the apron passes round this roller, the wad will be now firmly
held in a bight of the apron which is nipped up between the exterior roller and the
face of the drum:
The continued rotary movement of the drum will cause a rolling of this bight until
the following edge of the segment of the drum having passed under the exterior
roller, the rolled wad becomes free to fall out, and accordingly falls out into the drum
and is received between guides therein onto a piston block. The drum being geared
to be reciprocated' will now return on its former course and the wad will be
carried in this position until the said holding device is upside down over a tray
having a number of parallel slots and which is intermittently moved to bring the
slots successively in position. The piston is then caused to press down the wad or
filler into the said recess thereunder and leave the filler therein for subsequent
covering etc. in the usual way.
;
The several parts of this machinery are geared for simultaneous relative action.
They should be made adjustable for making different sizes of fillers.
Dal 1:04 1000
[Price 18. 1d.]
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants;

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Machinery for Making Cigar Fillers.
We, EDUARD HERMANN LANGER and PAUL EMIL HAHN both of Scheibenberg in
the Empire of Germany, 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 :-
This invention relates to the appliances for making cigar fillers and has for its
purpose to provide a machine, by means of which tobacco leaves can be formed into
fillers in a completely mechanical and automatic way. This working of the tobacco
by a continuous process is effected not only in a peculiar manner but also by means
of particular dispositions and mechanisms.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Sheets I to V, in which like
letters refer to like or analogous parts.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of the whole of the working mechanism, a filler being
in course of preparation;
Fig. 2 the same, while the filler is being placed into the rolling drum ;
Fig. 3 is a section of a portion of the apparatus showing the movement of the
aprong and internal mechanism of the rolling drum; while the wad is being
shaped;
Fig. 4 the same with the wad introduced into the recess formed by the guidings
and placed on the piston block o.
Fig. 5 is an elevation illustrating the modes of movement and counting.mechanism
of the tray N, and the engaging and disengaging thereof.
Fig. 6 is a plan of the devices shown in Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is an elevation of the same while the tray is being displaced.
Fig. 8 is a plan to the elevation Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 represents on an enlarged scale a vertical section of the rolling drum,
Fig. 10 a horizontal section thereto.
Fig. 11 is a section of the piston block o.
Fig. 12 is a side view of the roller E illustrating its movement and couplings.
Fig. 13 a front view to Fig. 12.
Fig. 14 is a side view of the whole machine,
Fig. 15 a front view thereof, and
Fig. 16 is a plan of the feeding hopper with the knife rollers.
The improved machine is constructed and operates as follows:-
The whole tobacco leaves are placed into the receiving funnel A, having at the
bottom two rollers B B provided with knives 6 and revolving at different speeds.
Said rollers pass the cut tobacco down on to the slab a; any surplus of tobacco cut
beyond the quantity to be worked or capable of being worked by the machine is
carried back into the funnel by means of the knives b of the roller B, which for this
purpose are situated above the slab a' and allowed to seize the accumulating tobacco
thus returning it to the funnel.
The tobacco required by the machine passes from the table a into a narrow
channel C, formed by endless aprons or bands c and d which are moved by means of
rollers D and E. Through the channel or passage C the tobacco arrives in the
aperture of the sliding reciprocating block F, adapted to move horizontally and
actuated by the mechanism R consisting of parts G and H. the aperture of block F,
which latter slides on the plate e, is placed at the proper moment above a rolling
device J, while at the same time the tobacco wad is pressed down by means of a
push K into the rolling apron g. This process is effected by co-operation of the
following parts.
The push K situated in front of sliding block F and movable up and down by
means of lever O, with nozzle h, and guide pins i and k, makes two downward
movements during one working period of the machine, one of these descents serving
to form a receiving bight in the rolling apron g on drum J, while by the second

page_text: descent of push K the tobacco contained in slide block F, which meanwhile has
advanced, is pressed into the bight of apron g Fig. 2. Subsequently said apron
rolls the tobacco wad, by the drum revolving in the direction indicated by an arrow
Fig. 3, a prolonged rolling of the filler being thus produced by aid of the
rolls m' and 'n guiding the apron. After the rolling period the finished filler is not
only removed from the apron but also compressed in a mould. To effect this, the
following contrivance is provided. The hollow rolling drum J is fitted with a special
guiding in which moves the piston block o, actuated by crank p and rod y by
means of rack bar I, drawing rod and crank M on main shaft s, in connection with
wheel ton shaft u, which latter passes centrally through the pivots of rolling drum J.
The said pressing mechanism comes in operation when the rolling drum J is at rest,
Fig. 1, by the influence of pin v; which, during the corresponding period, is. caused
to engage with the drum J by an inclined surface won rack bar L overcoming the
action of a spring connected with said pin. The piston block o is moved downward
and the wad, previously deposited in the bay of drum J, and held by the side <,
which has a degree of elasticity corresponding to the thickness of the wad, Fig. 11,
is pressed into the mould of tray N.
Thus one working period is completed and the process repeated for the next
filler.
The rolling apron i.e. the expelling mechanism thereof and the tray N for receiving
the finished fillers co-operate in a particular manner Figs. 5 to 8. The required dis-
placement of the mould tray after the finishing of each filler is effected by means
of a special device consisting of two clicks y and z. The click z is adapted to engage
with tray N through the mould apertures for the narrow ends of the fillers thereby
determining the degree of intermittent movement of the tray; while the click y
catches for the same purpose into the opposite or broad ends of the moulds. The
movement of click is produced by a nozzle a¹ provided on the upright shaft P
Figs. 6 and 8, said nozzle pressing against the elastic lever 6', connected with the
click Z, and operating the latter at the moment the displacement of the tray coin-
mences. The lever being then released from, the pressure of the nozzle, the
click z is allowed to slide along the tray until it enters into the next mould aperture.
The click y is operated by the eccentric shown in connection with an angle lever c¹
and rod d, the latter acting upon the spring e', which, like the click y, is secured to
the slide, and the spring el receiving that portion of the stroke which the click
tends to prevent by its catching into the next mould aperture. The aforementioned
parts so co-operate with the reciprocating movement of the drum J as to cause the
displacement of tray N to be effected during the movement of said drum, while the
movement of the tray is discontinued in a suitable and reliable manner when the piston
block o of the drum is situated exactly above a mould of the tray.
According to the size and shape of the fillers to be produced the respective parts of
the machine are made adjustable. For this purpose the feed device R, Figs. 12 to 15
is adapted to be displaced by means of a special brake contrivance S provided on the
feeding cloth cylinders D and E, thereby allowing the speed of the
d and c,
aprons
Fig. 1, to be changed, the brakes S being stationary on the cylinders D and E, which
are loose on shafts g' and '; consequently, by tightening the screw ", said shafts
can be more or less braked and the feed rollers caused to participate in a corresponding
degree in their revolutions.
When the tray N is filled, the shaft 's is disengaged and the machine stopped
thereby allowing the tray to be removed and replaced to recommence the work.
The machine is actuated from the shaft k', which may be revolved by hand or other
suitable power, and from which the cutter rollers B receive movement through cord
pulleys T and U and wheels V and W, while the feeding rollers D and E are operated
through the upright shaft P, pinions Y and Z and partially toothed wheel A¹.
The disk and push K are worked by co-operation of the crank pivots, curve
slots m² provided in the sliding cheeks H, disc G, pins i and k and nozzle lever O, the
push K being returned to its normal position by the action of spring n'.
The feed roller D receives movement through the cranks disks o' and pl and

page_text: drawing rod q' which latter is guided in a slot by means of a pivot to ensure its
proper movement.
The rolling drum J and the piston block device thereof are operated from the
crank disk M through lever s¹ with drawing rod r by means of the rack bar L, which
is partially void of teeth to effect the arrest of the drum J when required. The
device for the intermittent operation of the mould tray N is actuated by the
eccentric B and nozzle a¹ on shaft P, while the stoppage of the whole machine
is effected by the action of the abutment & connected with spurwheel on the dis-
engaging contrivance D' which consists of the coupling piece v' actuated by lever u',
but may also be operated by hand. The eccentric E actuates the click w' for the
counting wheel C which causes the machine to be disengaged on each filling of a
mould tray.
The improved machine works in an easy, rapid and reliable manner and is applicable
for producing fillers of every kind and size from any sort of tobacco.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1) A machine for mechanically and automatically producing cigar fillers, in which
the tobacco is cut by means of cutter rollers B, passes through a feeding channel C
into a slide block F and hence by means of a push K to a rolling drum J, the tobacco
wad being rolled by an apron g of the latter and subsequently pressed by a piston
block o into one of the moulds of an intermittently movable tray N, substantially as
set forth.
2) In the machine forming the subject of claim 1) the device for operating the
rolling drum J and piston block o, consisting of the partially toothed bar L which is
actuated by crank disk M, drawing rods and levers and acts with its inclined
surface won the engaging pin and operates through wheel the drum J, and
through wheelt the shaft u from which the piston block o receives its reciprocating
movement by means of crank p and rod 9, substantially as set forth.
3) In the machine forming the subject of claim 1) for the purpose of automatically.
producing the intermittent movement and the stoppage of the mould tray N, the
combination with clicks and y of a nozzle a¹ on shaft P, eccentric B₁, angle lever c
drawing rod d, slide Q and spring e' substantially as illustrated and described.
z
4) In the machine forming the subject of claim 1), for the purpose of automatically
effecting the stoppage of the machine, after the moulds of tray N are provided with
finished cigar fillers, the combination with a spur wheel C of a click w, eccentric E¹,
arm or peg t, lever and coupling piece vl, which latter is also adapted to be
operated by hand through handle F, the whole being connected and operating in the
manner substantially as set forth.
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Dated this 8th day of February 1890
EDUARD HERMANN LANGER.
PAUL EMIL HAHN.
By Huelser & Co.,
142, Fleet Street, London, Attorneys.