Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Oct., 1888
I, GEORGE MAXIMILIAN BORNS, of Friedheim, Springfield Road, Wimbledon, in
the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved machine for wrapping journals; and is
intended to fold the journal up in.its_wrapper, fasten the flap of the latter, and deliver
the two in a flattish form instead of in a cylindrical one.
In carrying my invention into effect, I provide a platform fitted with an adjustable
gauge upon which the attendant lays a wrapper and a journal. Besides this platform
there is a second one, upon which a pile of wrappers lies; and which are gummed,
one by one, by a gummer actuated by a cam on the shaft of the machine.
gummer consists, preferably, of an oscillating arm carrying a gum trough, the mouth
of which is furnished with fine wove-wire.
The
I provide a hollow drum rotated by suitable gearing in the frame of the machine ;
and within the periphery of this drum I fix a semicircular line of teeth or half gear
wheel adapted to engage with a pinion on the end of the folding jaws.
The folding or wrapping device consists of two jaws, one of which is adapted to be
automatically raised from the other for the purpose of admitting the margin of
the journal and wrapper. This motion of elevation may be radial or parallel, and
suitable guides may be provided to regulate it.
It is preferably effected by a link, or toggle joint, connected to a push rod passed
axially through the aforesaid pinion, and adapted to be engaged, at the proper
moment, by an arc-shaped cam-ridge upon the internal face of the drum, and to be
returned to its original position when the said cam-ridge has passed the end of the
push rod, which it does at the moment the journal and wrapper are fairly between the
jaws, whereupon the latter are rotated by the pinion and semicircular gearing above
mentioned. Suitable spring surfaces are fitted close to the jaws for the purpose of

page_text: pressing the wrapper and journal thereto during their rotation and also for effecting
the fastening of the wrapper flap.
The wrapped journal is pushed off the jaws by means of a sweeper fitting close to
the latter, and actuated at the right moment, and for the length of the jaws, by means
of a lever and link-gear (to which it is fixed) engaged by a second arc-shaped cam-
ridge on the internal face of the drum aforesaid, or actuated from any part of the
drum shaft.
A suitable spring or equivalent device is provided for effecting the return of the
sweeper.
Dated this 4th day of November 1887.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, GEORGE MAXIMILLAN BORNS, of Friedheim, Springfield. Road, Wimbledon, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, 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:—
My invention relates to an improved machine for wrapping journals, and is intended
to fold a journal up in its wrapper, fasten the flap of the latter, and deliver the
wrappered journal either cylindrical or flat as may be desired.
In order that my invention, and the means by which it is to be carried into
practical effect may be thoroughly understood, I will now describe the same in detail,
referring in so doing to the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as part of
this specification and read therewith.
Figure 1 is a plan of the machine.
Figuro 2 is an end elevation illustrating the gumming device.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the interior of the drum.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation corresponding therewith.
Figure 5 is a sectional elevation of the gripper and its actuating mechanism.
Figure 6 is a sectional elevation of the clutch and driving pulley.
Figure 7 is an end elevation illustrating the gumming device at rest and the flatting
mechanism.
Figure 8 is a plan of the flatting mechanism.
Figure 9, is a front elevation; and
Figure 10, a plan illustrating a modified form of gripper adapted to wrap a journal
up into a flatter form than will the one illustrated in Figures 1 and 5.
Figures 3 to 6 as well as 9 and 10 are drawn to an enlarged scale.
A is the driving pulley; and a, the first pinion, both loose upon the shaft, B, which
is supported in a bearing in the end of the bracket, b, projecting from the machine-
frame.
D is a sleeve adapted to move freely in a longitudinal direction upon the shaft, B,
and the end of the bracket, b. E is a collar loose upon the shaft, B, but connected to
the sleeve, D. by screws, d, and a ring, d¹, so that although it can revolve
with the shaft, B, independently of the sleeve, it must follow the longitudinal
motion of the latter. F is a pin projecting from the collar, E, through the pinion, a.
It is adapted to be disengaged from the drum, A, by the expansion of the spring,,
and to be re-engaged by the motion in the opposite direction of the sleeve, D. This
motion is effected through the bell-crank-lever, F1, which has its fulcrum upon. the
bracket, b. The shorter arm, f, is connected to the sleeve, D, while the longer arm,
is adapted to be raised against the force of the spring, f, by a counterpoise or equivalent
device releasable at the proper moment. Upon the sleeve, D, I form a tooth, d, kept
in contact with the drum, H, by the spring, f

page_text: G is a spur wheel fast on the drum, H, which is keyed upon the shaft, I, adapted
to rotate in suitable bearings formed in the frame of the machine. h is a depression
in the face of the drum, H, into which the tooth, d², can be pulled.
In the interior of the said drum I form part of a circle of teeth, h, adapted to
engage during a half revolution of the drum with a pinion, i, fast upon the spindle, j,
of the gripper. This spindle, j, bas its bearing, jt, in a suitable extension of the
frame of the machine. K is a ridge-cam formed upon the inner face of the drum, H.
It is semi-circular in plan and concentric with the drum. k is its lowest; and, ¹, its
highest projection. Its position on the face of the drum is exactly opposite to that of
the gear, , and at a proper radial distance from the axis of the drum to engage with
an anti-friction roller in the projecting forked end of the connecting rod, 1. This rod
lies in the bore of the gripper-spindle, j; and is protruded therefrom by a spring, .
L, L' are the gripper-fingers, of a suitable length. The former is fast to the
spindle, j, and the latter pivotted thereto at, 12, a point above the axis of the
connecting rod, l. The gripper-fingers may be either semi-circular as illustrated in
Figures 1 and 5, or flat as shown in Figures 9 and 10.
I do not confine myself to the use of a spring for closing the finger, L', inasmuch
as the ridge-cam may be circular in plan, and adapted to engage with the connecting-
rod, 1, throughout the revolution, and to both push and retract it.
N is the machine-table supported at a convenient height centrally to the gripper-
fingers, and provided with any convenient adjustable guides.
O is the gumming table upon which the wrappers are automatically gummed one
by one, and o, an adjustable gauge. The gumming device consists essentially of an
arm, P, preferably duplex, pivotted at, p, and raised intermittently by cams, p²,
upon the shaft, I. When these elements are present, the details, so far as relates
to the actual delivery of the quantum of gum and deposit thereof upon the paper, may
be varied.
Qis the gum-trough fast upon the end of the arm, P. q is the metal gumming-
roller, adapted to be rotated past the nose of the trough by a link, pawl, and ratchet
gear. q is an adjustable stop end provided for the purpose of limiting the length of
the band of gum deposited by the roller at each descent.
R is a post;,, two links; and, a pawl engaging in ³, a ratchet wheel, upon
the axis of the gumming roller, q..
The gumming device may consist of a single arm; and the gum trough may have
a coarsely perforated bottom of the same area as the gum band, but I prefer the one
described above.
R' is a spring-wiper of any suitable construction or material adapted to exert a
pressure upon the journal and wrapper as they are being rolled up, and to guarantee
the perfect contact of the gummed band with the relative area of the wrapper.
Instead of a spring-wiper, I may use a roller-wiper, i.e., a roller supported on
springs and adapted to closely follow the journal as it is wound round the fingers.
S is a sweeper pivotted to the frame of the machine at s, and engaging with a
travelling block, s, adapted to slide upon the finger, L'.
T is a push-rod adapted to slide in a suitable guide, t. It is engaged at the proper
moment by a cam-ridge, t¹, on the face of the drum, E, and concentric with the axis
thereof. It is connected with the sweeper, S, by means of a link, 2. T¹ is a returning
spring engaging with a stud on the under side of the sweeper.
U, U, U, U, are pairs of rollers around which are led endless bands u, u². These
are supported in suitable bearings formed in the frame of the machine, and driven in
any convenient way, eg, through lines of gearing from the shaft, I. The back
bottom roller, U₁, is carried by pivotted links, u³, pulled up towards the back top
rollers U by springs, ³. The opposite faces of the bands therefore meet at au
angle.
The machine constructed as above described is operated as follows:-
While the top finger is held open by the cam, K, a wrapper ready gummed is laid
upon the table, N; and, with a journal, pushed forward between the fingers. As soon
as the cam has passed the rod, %, the spring, ", closes the finger, L', upon the journal

page_text: and wrapper, and the gear, ', begins to engage with the pinion, i, thereby rotating
the gripper and winding the journal and wrapper against the spring-wiper, t¹. After
the wrapping has been completed, the cam, t¹, engages with the sweeper; and the
folded and wrappered journal is pushed on to the travelling band, u'. The recess, ³,
next receives the tooth, d; and the spring, /, disengages the pinion, a, from the
pulley, A; while the folded wrappered journal is carried between the back rollers U, U¹,
by which it is flattened. From them it drops into a collecting basket. If a circular
parcel is desired the rollers U, U, U¹, U¹, are omitted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination of gripper-fingers
adapted to be actuated by a cam engaging with a suitable intermediate connecting
rod, push, link, or other mechanism, substantially as set forth.
2. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination of gripper-
fingers, push or connecting rod adapted to separate them, and cam and spring adapted
to operate the said push, substantially as described.
3. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination of gripper-
fingers, sweeper, and cam mechanism for operating the same, as set forth.
4. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination of drum
having part of a circle of toothed gearing, a cam adapted to operate a rotatable
grippor, gearing adapted to rotate the gripper, a sweeper adapted to remove the
wrapped journal therefrom, and a cam adapted to operate the said sweeper, as set
forth.
5. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination of a rotating
gripper, a journal-table, a wiper, and an automatic gumming device consisting of a
gumming trough carried at the end of an arm adapted to be intermittently oscillated
in a plane at right angles to the wrapper-table, as set forth.
6. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination of wrapper-
table, a single or duplex arm adapted to be oscillated in a plane at right angles with
said table, a gum-trough, gumming roller, and link-and-ratchet-gear for intermittently
operating the roller, as set forth.
7. In a machine for folding and wrapping journals, the combination with a
wrapping mechanism as illustrated, of an automatic flatting roller mechanism as set
forth.
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