IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR BUNDLING AND TYING BUNDLES OF CHIPS AND OTHER MATERIALS."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Matthew Glover, of Leeds, in the County of York, for an
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR BUNDLING AND TYING
BUNDLES OF CHIPS AND OTHER MATERIALS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Matthew Glover at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th December 1880.
MATTHEW GLOVER, of Leeds, in the County of York. 'IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR BUNDLING AND TYING BUNDLES OF CHIPS AND OTHER
MATERIALS."
When my Invention is employed for bundling and tying chips I convey them
from the chopping or cutting machine within a spout or conductor thereto. In the
spout or conductor I provide a set of rollers or rubbers which alternately reverse
the position of the chips after being cut, this being for the purpose of overcoming
the irregular thickness thereof, enabling them thereby to be more closely packed
in bundles. After this reversing operation the chips are carried forwards by rollers
of a roughed, canted, or other angular or irregular periphery, these being caused to
rotate, shake, or sieve the splinters or waste pieces from amongst the chips, which
are conducted forward on an endless band or sheet (to which a continuous or
intermittent forward movement may be imparted) and dropped into cylinders or
boxes provided to receive them on the bundling and tying machine; any required
number of such boxes or cylinders may be employed. An agitator employed in
connection with each cylinder or box for the purpose of shaking the chips during
the filling operation in order to make the bundle compact previous to being tied
up. On each cylinder or box being filled a plunger is brought into operation,
whereby the chips are forced therefrom into a compresser or gripper which holds
them tightly together for and during the tying operation. The compressers may
be actuated on spring or dead weight principle.
For the tying operation the wire is conducted into the machine at one side and
drawn forward by a sliding piece or shuttle mounted on the framework to the
other side, at which the end of the wire is received and gripped by a self acting
dog attached to the framework until the shuttle or sliding piece has returned to
the opposite end, when an arrangement of nippers is brought into operation in the
Price 71

page_text: sliding piece or shuttle, which cuts the wire to length; at the same time a rod
actuated by the shuttle relieves the wire from the self acting dog. The tying
operation now commences, and for this purpose over each compresser is mounted a
pair of arms in suitable bearings on a vertical shaft. The outer extremity of each
arm is provided with a gripper. The arms are moved downwards and seize the
wire, and afterwards, on an upward movement being given thereto, carry the wire
with them, closing their extremities immediately above the bundle; then a rotary
motion is imparted thereto through the vertical shaft, whereby the wires are
twisted together and so secure the bundle. The tying operation being now
completed the bundle may be removed by any convenient means.
The cylinders or boxes may be stationary and the chips fed onto them in that
position, or may be mounted side by side on a sliding piece and moved forward to
the feeder to be filled. When filled the plunger is brought into operation and the
bundle forced therefrom into the compresser; the wire then may be passed round
the bundles under and over each alternately by the attendant and afterwards
tightened thereon. This operation is effected by a rising rod with a nipper at its
end and having two expanding side arms which conduct the wire (after being cut)
closely round each bundle ready for tying by hand, or the wire being fed through
an intermediate gripping apparatus, which being caused to rotate twists the wires
round each other, thus securing the bundles tightly. The wires may in this case
be cut by ordinary nippers for separating the bundles.
In all cases as the cylinders or boxes are being filled I by preference employ
agitators or means for agitating the chips.
As a modification of the above I cause the bundles of chips to rotate with their
compressers (or whilst being held by the compresser) either in opposite or the same
direction as each other for twisting or tying the wires. When caused to revolve in
one direction an intermediate stationary piece is employed to hold the wire
stationary during the rotary motion of the bundles, but when the bundles rotate in
opposite directions no intermediate piece is required.
Other materials may be bundled and tied in this machine with slight modifi-
cations.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Matthew Glover in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 20th June
1881.
MATTHEW GLOVER, of Leeds, in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR BUNDLING AND TYING BUNDLES OF CHIPS AND OTHER
MATERIALS."
When my Invention is employed for bundling and tying chips I convey them
from the chopping or cutting machine within a spout or conductor thereto. In
the spout or conductor I provide a set of rollers or rubbers which alternately
reverse the position of the chips after being cut, this being for the purpose of
overcoming the irregular thickness thereof, enabling them thereby to be more
closely packed in bundles. After this reversing operation the chips are carried
forward by rollers of a roughed, canted, or other angular or irregular periphery,
these being caused to rotate, shake, or sieve the splinters or waste pieces from
amongst the chips, which are conducted forward on an endless band or sheet (to
which a continuous or intermittent forward movement may be imparted and
dropped into cylinders or boxes provided to receive them on the bundling and
tying machine; any required number of such boxes or cylinders may be employed.
An agitator is employed in connection with each cylinder or box for the purpose
of shaking the chips during the filling operation in order to make the bundle
compact previous to being tied up. On each cylinder or box being filled a plunger
is brought into operation, whereby the chips are forced therefrom into a compresser
or gripper which holds them tightly together for and during the tying operation.
The compressers may be actuated on spring or dead weight principle.
For the tying operation the wire is conducted into the machine at one side and
drawn forward by a sliding piece or shuttle mounted on the framework to the
other side, at which the end of the wire is received and gripped by a self acting
dog attached to the framework until the shuttle or sliding piece has returned to
the opposite end, when an arrangement of nippers is brought into operation in the
sliding piece or shuttle which cuts the wire to length; at the same time a rod
actuated by the shuttle relieves the wire from the self acting dog. The tying
operation now commences, and for this purpose over each compresser is mounted a
pair of arms in suitable bearings on a vertical shaft. The outer extremity of each
arm is provided with a gripper. The arms are moved downwards and seize the
wire, and afterwards, on an upward movement being given thereto, carry the wire
with them, closing their extremities immediately above the bundle; then a rotary
notion is imparted thereto through the vertical shaft, whereby the wires are
twisted together and so secure the bundle. The tying operation being now
completed the bundle may be removed by any convenient means.
The cylinders or boxes may be stationary and the chips fed on to them in that
position, or may be mounted side by side on a sliding piece and moved forward to
the feeder to be filled. When filled the plunger is brought into operation and the
bundle forced therefrom into the compresser; the wire then may be passed round
the bundles under and over each alternately by the attendant and afterwards
tightened thereon. This operation is effected by a rising rod with a nipper at its
end and having two expanding side arms which conduct the wire (after being cut)
closely round each bundle ready for tying by hand, or the wire being fed through
an intermediate gripping apparatus, which being caused to rotate twists the wires
round each other, thus securing the bundles tightly. The wires may in this case
be cut by ordinary nippers for separating the bundles.

page_text: In all cases as the cylinders or boxes are being filled I by preference employ
agitators or means for agitating the chips.
And in order that my Invention may be more completely understood reference is
given to the accompanying Drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.
The chips may be feed to this machine as follows:-
In the spout or conductor which is used to convey them from the chopping or
cutting machine I provide a set of rollers or rubbers which alternately reverse the
position of the chips after being cut, this being for the purpose of overcoming the
irregular thickness. After this reversing operation the chips are carried forward by
rollers of a roughed, canted, or other irregular or angular periphery, such rollers
being caused to rotate, shake, or sieve the splinters or waste pieces from amongst the
chips which are conducted forward on an endless band or sheet to the forming and
bundling machine. The above arrangement is similar to what I usually employ
in connection with the chip cutting machine described in the Specification of the
Letters Patent granted to me the 28th July 1874, No. 2638.
One arrangement of forming and bundling machine is shewn at Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, in
which Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 an end elevation, Fig. 3 a transverse section
through A, B, Fig. 1, Fig. 4 a plan looking at the top.
a, a, are the standards or pillars supporting the machine; b, the bed or frame-
work; c, the box or hopper into which the chips are dropped. This box c is
provided with a sliding door d, which can be arranged to work automatically or by
the attendant for the purpose of allowing its contents to pass into the cylinder e
provided on the framework below it. After the chips are passed into the cylinder e
I cause them then to be shaken into position therein by an agitator f, to which is
imparted a lateral reciprocating movement, such movement being produced by the
eccentric g on the driving shaft h and transmitted thereto through connecting rod i,
levers j and k, radial arm 7 on stud m attached to the agitator f. When such
reciprocating movement is imparted to the agitator f the radial arm 7 is brought
into position 1, shown at Fig. 4, by means of the cam n on the shaft o, which
operates upon the radial arm 7 through the runner p, levers q, and rod r. When
the agitator f is required to be at rest the radial arm is drawn into position 2,
Fig. 4, by means of a spring or its equivalent, and is retained in that position by
the catch or projecting piece 8 until again acted upon by the cam n. The required
rotary motion is imparted to the shaft o from the driving shaft h through worm tand
worm wheel u.
In order to give the desired shape to the bundle I employ the formers v, which
are gradually brought together during the agitating operation, thereby bringing the
chips into a proper form to be passed from the cylinder e.
This operation is
effected by means of the snail cam w on the worm wheel u, the required motion
being conveyed thereto through runner x, levers y and z and rod 21, the levers z
being attached to the formers v, as shewn. After the chips have been arranged
within the cylinder e they are pushed forwards into position shewn at 3. This
operation is effected by the cam 4 imparting a forward movement at the required
time to the plunger or piston 5 through the rod 6. The piston or plunger 5 after
its forward movement is brought quickly back into position shewn at Fig. 1 and 4
by means of the spiral spring 7.
When it is preferred to open the sliding door of the box or hopper c automatically
I provide a projecting piece 8 on the plunger 5, which on its return stroke raises the
weighted lever 9 clear of the catch 10, when by the operation of a spring or its
equivalent the sliding door d is withdrawn. The end 11 of the weighted lever 9 is
of hinged form so that the projecting piece 8 only acts upon it in its return stroke.
The door d is afterwards preferably closed by hand.
It is necessary after the bundle has been moved into position, shewn at 3, that it
should be compressed prior to the tying operation; this operation is effected by the
belt 12, which may be of steel or other suitable material, which is drawn tightly onto
the bundle, compressing it thereby. The tightening operation is produced by a

page_text: cam 13 on the shaft o through the medium of the runner 14, levers 15 and 16 on
the shaft 17. Lever 16 being coupled to a vertical rod 18, at the upper end of
which the crosshead 19 is attached. A toggle joint is formed at 20, and by a
downward movement of the crosshead 19 the levers 21 and 22 are caused to move
outwards, drawing the belt 12 tightly round the bundle in so doing, the ends of
the belt 12 being attached to the levers 21 and 22 at 23 and 24. The springs 25
are employed for slackening the belt 12 after the tying operation has been
completed.
The tying operation may be effected by hand or by the machine, which will be
described hereafter. Motion is imparted to the driving shaft h through driving
pulley 26.
Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are respectively a front elevation, side elevation, and part plan,
looking at the top, of a modification of bundling machine, such machine having one
arrangement of tying arrangement applied thereto.
The uprights or standards are shewn at 27, on which is supported the bed or
framework 28 containing any required number of cylinders 29, in which the chips
are formed into bundles preparatory to being tied. Above these cylinders 29 is
provided a wagon or box 30 mounted on wheels 31, which are arranged so as to
run freely when required on the rails 32. The wagon or box 30 is divided into
compartments 33 corresponding with the cylinders 29 in number. Each compart-
ment 33 is provided with hinged door or doors 34. These are retained closed by
the catches or projections 35 on the levers 36 fixed on the shaft 37, mounted in
suitable bearings 38 on the box or wagon 30. The centre one of the levers 36 is
prolonged at 39, so that it comes in contact with a stud or projection 40 on the
piston or plunger 41 on its return stroke; by so doing the catches 35 on the
levers 36 are removed, and doors 34 fall into the open position shown at Fig. 5,
allowing the chips with which each compartment 33 of the wagon or box 30 to fall
into their respective cylinders, after which the operation of agitating and forming
the bundles in the manner herein before described and shewn at Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4
is performed.
The compressing of the bundles is also effected in the same manner, except slight
alterations of form necessary to suit the altered arrangement of machine. The
lettered parts of this arrangement correspond with those in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4,
After the bundles have been compressed sufficiently each bundle is tied with wire.
and for this purpose the wire 42 is passed under and over each bundle, as shewn,
and is conducted through the bosses 43, in which are provided the slots or recesses
44, through which the wires 42 are passed. This part of the operation being
completed, the wires 42 are twisted round each other until they are sufficiently
tightened on the bundles. The rotary motion to give the required twist is
imparted to the bosses 43 through gearing 45 from quadrant 46, motion being
imparted thereto from some convenient moving part of the machine. The tying
operation being completed, the wires 42 are cut for the purpose of separating the
bundles; this operation may be effected by hand or by the shearing levers 47
operating thereon in conjunction with the bosses 43. Motion is imparted to the
levers 47 from some convenient moving part of the machine.
Fig. 8 a front elevation, Fig. 9 an end elevation, Fig. 10 a plan looking at the
top; Figs. 11 and 12, 13 and 14, 15 and 16 represent details of various parts of
my further improvements in machinery for bundling and tying chips.
48, 48, are the standards on which is carried the bed 49 and framework 50 of
the machine; 51 is the driving shaft mounted in suitable bearings 52 on the
bed 49. The box or wagon is shewn at 53 which receives the chips from the
hopper 54 after been conducted therein by the travelling sheet 55. The hopper 54
is provided with a sliding door 56, which is opened by the wagon or box 53 on its
return from supplying the cylinders 57 with chips, and for this purpose I attach
an arm 58 to the box or wagon 53, which comes in contact with the hinged catch 59,
and in moving into the position shewn in Drawing pushes the sliding door 56

page_text: (through which openings 60 are provided) so as to bring such openings 60 in a
position to allow the chips from the hopper to pass into the compartments 61 in
the box or wagon 53. This being done the box or wagon 53 is again moved
forwards with a fresh supply of chips to the cylinders 57, and in doing so the
hinged catch 59 is relieved from the arm 58, and the sliding door closed over the
openings in the hopper by means of the spring 62. The bottom of the box or
wagon 53 is also provided with a sliding door 63, having openings therein of a
similar description to the hopper door 56. At the edge of the door 63 a recess is
formed, into which drops the hinged catch 64, whereby the door is retained closed
until the hinged catch 64 is relieved from it by a projecting piece placed in a
suitable position. The moment this takes place the door is opened by the spiral or
other spring 65, and the chips wherewith it is charged are deposited in the
cylinders 57. The door is afterwards closed again on returning to its position
shewn in Drawings by coming in contact with the upper end 66 of the bell crank
lever 67. 68 represent the sliding rods which carry the box or wagon 53.
The required intermittent reciprocating motion is imparted from the driving
shaft 51 through crank 69, connecting rod 70, quadrant 71, spur pinion 72, shaft 73,
catch or "dog" 74, which at suitable times comes in contact with the catch pin 75,
and thereby imparts a rotary reciprocating motion to the pulley 76; to this the
cord 77 is attached, through which motion is conveyed to the box or wagon 53.
Guide pulleys 77ª are employed for directing the cord, its movement causing the
box or wagon 53 to move backwards and forwards for the purposes herein before
described.
The cylinders 57 are provided with agitators 78, which are of a similar descrip-
tion to that employed in the herein before mentioned machines, and for the
purpose of giving motion to them I employ a wheel 79, having ratchet teeth 80 on
its periphery, as shewn; this wheel 79 being caused to revolve operates on a
projecting piece 81 attached to the agitator 78, which in combination with the
spring 82 acting in an opposite direction, a tremulous or shaking movement is
imparted to the agitator 78 for the purpose of arranging the chips prior to being
moved forward to the compresser. The plungers 83, which are employed for
forcing the chips out of the cylinders 57, and are actuated by a cam 84 on the
driving shaft 51 of the machine.
The compressers on this machine may be of a similar description to the herein
before described for the other machines, or, when preferred, I provide the fixed
supports 85, on which the chips rest when forced out of the cylinders 57, and in
order to impart the required compression I employ the sliding jaws 86; these being
drawn down are caused to compress the bundle during the tying operation. The
required pressure is imparted from a cam on the driving shaft 51 operating upon
the compressers through lever 87 and cross head 88. The spiral springs 89
are employed for relieving the jaws 86 after the pressure of the lever 87 has
ceased.
The bundle now being formed and compressed, the tying operation takes place.
The wire 90 is fed into the machine at 91, and passed through an adjustable
bearing 92 on the bracket 93, which is attached to the frame work 50, as shewn at
Fig. 8, and is seized and drawn forward by a self acting dog 94 on sliding piece 941
mounted on a shaft 95 within the framework. To the other side at which the end
of the wire 90 is received by a self acting "dog" 96 carried in bearings 97 on the
bracket 98, and held or gripped by it until the shuttle or sliding piece 94¹ has
returned to the opposite end, when an arrangement of nippers or shears 100 on the
shuttle or sliding piece 94¹, acted upon by the inclines 101, are brought into
operation; these cut the wire 90 to length, at the same time a rod 102, actuated
by the shuttle 941 through the medium of an adjustable stop 103, raises the self
acting "dog" 96, and releases the wire 90 ready for the tying operation. The
required reciprocating movement is imparted to the sliding piece or shuttle 94
through cord 104 from pulley 105, which is actuated by the driving shaft 51 in

page_text: the manner hereinbefore described for the wagon or box 53. The guide pulleys 106
are employed for directing the cord employed in this arrangement.
The tying operation is effected by the arms 107, which are hinged on brackets 108,
carried on the hollow shaft 109; these arms 107 are provided with the sliding
pieces 110, the lower ends of which are formed, as shewn, to cut the wire, and
also afterwards retain it (by means of the bevel form thereof) whilst it is being
twisted or tied. The arms 107 being open in position, shown at Fig. 15, move
downwards and sieze the wire 90. An upward movement is afterwards given
thereto, carrying the wire 90 with them, at the same time the extremeties of the
arms 107 are gradually closed together, and when sufficiently closed the sliding
shears or pieces 110 cut off and retain the wire. A rotary motion is then imparted
thereto through the vertical shaft 109, whereby the wires are twisted together and
the bundles secured. The rotary motion is imparted to the shaft 109 from
pulley 111 on driving shaft 51 through belt or cord 112 conducted to the loose
pulley 113 on the vertical shaft 109 by guide pulleys 114, such motion being
stransmitted from loose pulley 113 when required through friction plate 115, which
is keyed or otherwise fastened thereon. In order to stop the motion of the vertical
shaft 109 when the arms 107 are exactly at right angles to the bundles of chips, I
employ a finger 116 hinged at 117, which at an arranged time passes or drops into
a recess in the friction plate 115, and thereby arrests its motion. This operation
of the finger 116 is produced by a cam 118 on driving shaft 51 through rod 119,
levers 120, and vertical rod 121. The required vertical movement for the shaft 109
is imparted from cain 122 on driving shaft 51 through lever 123, adjustable
connecting rod 124, bell crank lever 125, and vertical connecting rod 126. The
sliding pieces 110 are actuated from cam 127 on driving shaft 51 through lever 127ª,
adjustable connecting rod 128, bell crank lever 129, vertical connecting rod 130,
and sliding plate 131 operating at the upper ends of sliding pieces 110 which are in
contact therewith. The closing operation for the arms 107 taking place when the
hollow vertical shaft 109 is rising is effected by the levers 132, the required motion
being imparted thereto through rod 133 (within the hollow vertical shaft 109),
lever 134, stop 135, which retains the end of the lever 134 whilst the vertical
shaft 109 is rising, thereby giving motion to the lever 134, and raising rod 133,
which having an enlarged part 136 at its lower end in contact with the levers 132.
In order to allow of a little surplus wire to suit the varying sizes of bundles I
employ the pins 137 attached to levers 138; these are passed between the wire 90
and the bundle, and remain there until the wire is drawn up by the arms 107 until
the closing of the arm commences, after which the pins 137 are withdrawn. This
operation is effected by a cam 139 on driving shaft 51 and connecting rod 140.
I would have it understood that any of the hereinbefore mentioned feeding,
agitating, forming, and compressing arrangements may be used in combination
with tying apparatus herein described and shown at Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, and 16.
I would further remark that other materials than chips may be bundled and
tied in any of the hereinbefore mentioned machines.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and described with the
aid of Drawings how the same may be carried into practice, I would have it
understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details or configuration of the
parts I have described and shewn, as the same may be varied or modified without
departing from the nature of my said Invention, but what I do claim and desire to
be secured to me by Letters Patent is,-
First. The arrangement, construction, and application of bundling machine, shewn
at Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
Second. The arrangement, construction, and application of bundling and tying
machine, shewn at Figs. 5, 6, and 7, substantially as and for purposes herein set
forth.
Third. The arrangement, construction, and application of bundling and tying

page_text: machine, shewn at Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, substantially as and for
purposes herein set forth.
In witness thereof, I, the said Matthew Glover, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Eighteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty one.
M. GLOVER (L.S.)