Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1898-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1898

page_text: 6. About the shaft A10 is pivotted a T-lever A20 (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) and levers A21
and A22 (Figs. 2, 3 and 5) coupled together.
7. A series of 4 tappets A10, A17, A 18 and A19 arranged on the shaft A³ cause an
intermittent oscillation of the levers A1 and A22 by striking projections A 23 A 24 A 25
and A2 on the latter.
8. Another series of two cams or tappets 27 and 28 also mounted on the shaft
A9, cause the oscillation of the lever A20
9. The coupled levers A21 A 22 with slotted heads transmit. their reciprocating
motion to the brackets Be B7 (Figs. 3 and 5) supporting the ovoid bar and
consequently movement is also transmitted to the latter.
10. To a cross stay A29 connecting the levers A21 and A22 is secured an adjustable
screw which at each of its oscillations strikes the projection of a small carriage
carrying the pawl of the mechanism A7 thus causing the advance of the carriage A³
supporting the moulds.
11. On the cross stays A1 and A2 are pivotted the pedals of an instantaneous
disengaging gear A30 connected to the driving pulley A₁5.
.12. A channel A² (Figs. 1 and 3) is arranged in the table A¹ in the transverse
direction of its length and receives the carriage A³ (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10) provided
with a set-screw A. To this carriage A³ are successively secured moulds A5 say
of wood for receiving the fillers of the cigars.
13. A notched bar or rack A6 is secured under the carriage A³. A device A*
with a pawl and spring, secured under the table A at a suitable point, serves to
advance the carriage A³ with its mould A5 at the desired moment.
14. Two frames B are secured to the table A¹ at the right and left hand side of
the carriage A³.
15. A small table B¹ (Fig. 1) serving as a rolling surface is secured between the
two frames B.
16. A protecting plate B21 is slid into the grooves in the interior of the frames B
just above the moulds. This arrangement prevents tobacco dust that might have
escaped from the pocket of the apron B, from falling into the cells or divisions
of the moulds.
17. At each side of the frames B are mounted guides B2 B3 B4 B5 in which
slide brackets B6 B7, the heads of which form bearings to receive the ends of
the pivot of the ovoid bar O.
18. Above the guide B2 is arranged a guiding bar 01 (Fig. 8) on which
slides the bar 02 of the ovoid bar O whereby the latter is caused to oscillate at
the moment at which it reaches the table B₁ so that its desired inclination
during the rest of the stroke is ensured.
19. The ovoid bar O works in the transverse direction relatively to the small
table B¹ (Fig. 7). Its ends supported in the brackets B and B are provided on
one side with a grooved sector 03 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) with which engages a
helical spring 04 for returning it into its vertical position when at rest. The
other end is provided with a bar 02 (Fig. 8) serving as a guide for maintaining
its inclination during its course across the small table B₁.
20. A shaft B provided at one end with a ratchet wheel and arranged between
the frames B serves to fix one end of an apron B and to determine its length. The
other end of this apron or band B is secured at the back in a fixed clamp E (Figs. 6
and 10).
21. This apron B driven by the ovoid bar O receives and rolls in its wrapper the
tobacco serving for manufacturing the fillers of cigars.
22. Two trunnious B10 (Figs. 1, 2 and 10) secured at each side at the back of the
frames B, receive and serve as pivots for slotted levers B¹¹.
23. These slotted levers B are connected together by a cross stay B39 (Figs. 1
and 2) to which is connected the head B40 of an adjustable connecting rod. (Figs. 2
and 10), the other head of which is connected to the end Y of the T-lever A20.
24. To the upper brackets of the frames B is secured a long conduit B12 in front
of which are secured at each side uprights B¹³ B14 B15 B16 forming a guide. In

page_text: this guide moves a cutter-driver B". The width of this conduit B12 can be
regulated by means of two angle irons B1 and B20 (Figs. 1 and 10).
25. At the back of the cutter-driver B17 and in line with the conduit B12 is
arranged a horizontal table C constituted by two parallel and superposed plates C¹ C².
The lower plate C2 is provided with notches or roughened parts destined to cause
the advance, equalisation and distribution of a suitable quantity of tobacco serving
to form the filler, under the cutter-driver B17.
26. The portion C2 of the horizontal table C may be removed and replaced by
another part 2 of different dimensions, according to the requirements of the
manufacture.
27. Above the plate C¹ are arranged 4 slotted angle-pieces C3 C4 C5 C6 (Figures 1,
2, and 10) enabling the whole part C to advance when it is placed on the tobacco
and to move backwards when it is suspended.
28. Shafts C7 and C8 pass through the slots or guides of the angle
pieces C3 C4 C5 Cº.
29. The journals of the shafts C7 C³ are secured to the horizontal ends of bell-
crank levers CC CC12, the vertical portions of which are connected by
links C13 C1 and cross stays C15 and C16 (Figures 2 and 10).
30. To the edges of the long conduit B12 are secured 4 uprights C17 C18 C1 and C20,
the upper ends of which are connected by two cross stays C21 and C22 about which
are pivotted the bell crank levers C9 C10 C11 C12
31. The bell crank levers C, C are provided with two extensions (23 (24 which
are adapted to lie under the pivots B33 and B of the cutter-driver B17, between the
latter and the slotted levers B¹¹.
32. A spring C25 (Fig. 10) one end of which engages with a hook C20 secured to
the part C¹ of the horizontal table C, the other end being secured to the centre of
the stay C21 is destined to effect the return movement of the table.
33. At the back of the conduit B12 below it, are mounted two rollers D and D¹
round which is placed an endless band D2 (Figures 1, 2 and 10).
34. The end of the spindle of the roller D carries a ratchet wheel (Figs. 1 & 2)
having a pawl D* connected at the point C80 by a link D5 to the mechanism for
advancing and withdrawing the horizontal table.
35. Two rods C27 C28 (Fig. 1, 2, 3 and 10) each having a long slot, are arranged
at each side of the long conduit B12. The heads of these rods are connected to
the end of a bar C29 secured for the purpose across the part C¹ of the horizontal
table C. The slots of the rods C2 C28 engage at each side with the free portions of
the pivot of the ovoid bar O so as to enable said bar to impart its advance movement
at the desired moment to the horizontal table C.
36. To prevent any disturbance of the tobacco used for manufacturing the fillers,
two pivotted spring-controlled blades C31 C32 (Figs. 2 and 10) are arranged on a
part C¹ of the horizontal table C and prevent the latter from moving back at the
moment except when it is completely suspended.
37. In front of the conduit B12, on the same plane with its bottom, is secured a
counter-cutter B22 (Figs. 2 & 10).
38. Immediately under the counter-cutter B22 is secured, by means of two bearings,
an oscillating plate B2 provided with springs destined to prevent a portion of the
tobacco from falling before the descent of the cutter-driver B17.
39. The cutter-driver B" sliding in guides constituted by the uprights B13 B14 B15
and Be consists of a frame B24 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10) to the lower end of which are
secured two adjustable buffers B25 B20 (Figs. 2, 9 and 10). On the inner side there
is secured to this frame a cutter B27 destined to sever the tobacco; on the outside a
movable plate B28 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10) is provided with two guides or slots B29 B30
with which engage two screws B31 and B32 secured to the frame B24. Each of these
screws is provided with a spring for applying said movable plate B28 against the
frame B24. This plate serves to maintain the portion of tobacco in place when the
latter arrives under the cutter B, and to bring it, in co-operation with the latter,
into the pocket of the apron B°. On the cross-stay B 42 which connects the

page_text: uprights B13 B B15 B16 is secured a curved spring B serving to press the
cutter B17 against its concounter cutter B22.
40. At each side of the frame of the cutter B17, at the top, are secured two
pins B33 on which oscillate bearings B and B of the guides of the levers B¹.
41. Between the uprights B13 B14 B15 and B10 and the bearings B35 B3 is a space
for enabling the extensions C23 and C2 of the bell-crank levers to rest against the
pins B33 B34
42. To prevent the plate B28 from descending too low or rising too high,
stops B7 B88 are arranged.
43. At the end of the small table B¹, under the front end of the ovoid
bar O (Fig. 6) is arranged a mechanism, comprising a fixed clamp E and movable
clamp E¹ destined to receive the filler rolled in its wrapper and to give it a suitable
shape so as to allow the buffer E², sliding vertically between the clamps E and E¹
to push it into one of the divisions or cells of the mould.
44. The springs E³ placed at the right and left hand sides, in front of the movable
clamp E, serve to close the latter after each reception of filler.
45. The buffer E2 is attached at its sides to two connecting rods E E which, in
their turn, are connected by means of a shaft E (Figs. 2 and 3) allowing of their
pivotting about it to the end of the lever A 20. The heads of these connecting
rods project beyond the buffer E2 thus serving as a stop to the ovoid bar O which,
when at the end of its stroke, strikes the buffer E2 which is thus caused to move
and open the movable clamp E2 (Fig. 6) and thus a passage is opened for the filler
wrapped in its covering. After the clamping device E2 has resumed its vertical
position, the filler is ready to be pushed into one of the divisions or cells of the
mould.
46. An alarm device may be arranged in front under the conduit A² of the
table A¹ (Fig. 2). As soon as a mould is filled with fillers, this alarm device
announces it by ringing a bell.
STARTING AND WORKING OF THE MACHINE.
To start the machine, first a mould is placed on the carriage A³ and the latter
pushed the pawl A' having been lowered-under the small table (Figs. 2 and 10).
Then the attendant standing at the back of the machine fills the conduit (§ 24)
with suitable tobacco, operates the disengaging gear A30, and the machine is driven
by the pulley A 15, as explained in § 4.
During the working of the machine the attendant continues to feed the conduit
by placing more tobacco on the endless band D2 as the previously placed tobacco
is automatically advanced.
Another attendant stands in front of the machine and is provided with tobacco
to be used for the wrappers of the fillers. After each rising of the cutter-driver,
he places one or two wrappers or leaves-according as the manufacturer thinks
suitable on the small table at the spot where the band or apron Bº (§ 21) forms a
pocket.
The cutter-driver operated in the manner set forth in §§ 8, 22, 23 and 40, descends,
severs the required portion of tobacco, causes the small spring controlled
plate 23 to turn and carries together with the movable plate B28 (§ 38, 39 and 42)
said portion of tobacco into the pocket formed by the apron B³.
During the descent of the cutter-driver (§ 22 and 40) the extension of the
bell-crank levers C23 C 24 (§ 31 and 41) are lowered, causing the four bell-crank
levers to turn and raise the horizontal surface C in the direction parallel to the
conduit B². At this moment the blades C31 C32 (§ 36) release their hold and the
resetting spring returns the horizontal table C into its former position. Then when
the cutter rises, said extensions press on the layer of tobacco in the conduit B12 and
automatically take up another portion.
The cutter B having ascended, the ovoid rule O pushed by the tappets and
levers described in § 7 and 9, advances oscillates so as to take the desired inclina-

page_text: tion (Figs. 18 and 19) and drives the apron B with the portion of tobacco required for
one filler which is rolled up in its wrapper (Fig. 7). At the end of its forward
movement, the ovoid bar O strikes the heads of the rods E and E, moves away
the buffer E2, which in its turn moves the movable clamping device E¹ and enables
the filler rolled up in its wrapper to drop between the clamping devices E and E¹
(Fig. 6).
At the same time that the ovoid bar O pushes the heads of the rods E' and E³,
it moves by means of the rods with long slots C27 and C28 (§ 35), the horizontal
table C which is at this moment lowered, in order to bring a new portion of tobacco
under the cutter-driver B. During this moment the adjustable screw arranged
under the cross-stay A2 of the coupled levers A2 A2 has struck the projection of
the small carriage supporting the pawl A7 and caused the carriage supporting the
moulds (§ 10) to advance to the extent of one notch or tooth.
In its backward course, the bar O enables the springs E3 to return the movable
clamping device E, and the buffer E2 then comes to lie above the filler, and is
ready to push the latter into a division or cell of the mould (Fig. 10) which takes
place at each intermittent oscillation of the lever A 20.
This operation continues until the alarm device (Fig. 2) notifies by ringing a bell
that the cells of the mould are all full.
The mould is then removed and replaced by an empty one which can be done in
a moment and the work continues.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what
inanner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
1. A tobacco feeding device comprising a horizontal table C constituted by two
plates and having a rectilinear forward movement and horizontal rise before
beginning its backward rectilinear motion, in combination with an adjustable
conduit B12
2. A cutter-driver with a movable plate B28 and adjustable buffers having an
intermittent vertical reciprocating motion in combination with an oscillating
plate B2, adjustable conduit B12 and band or apron B serving to roll fillers for
cigars.
3. An ovoid bar O of the kind described in combination with a band or apron
serving to roll fillers for cigars.
4. An arrangement of clamps E and E¹ with buffers E2, in direct combination
with a rolling device for fillers of cigars, placed directly above a mould.
5. A construction of carriage A³ carrying the moulds placed directly under an
arrangement of clamps E and E' provided with a buffer E².
6. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete apparatus
for use in the manufacture of cigars substantially as described or illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd do of Oatalion 1808
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.