Improvements in Machinery for Manufacturing Cigars.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Manufacturing Cigars.
We, PHILIPP WIENER, and JOHANN RUDOLPH SCHMITT, of Bingen on the
Rhine, in the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a cigar rolling machine adapted to be operated either
by human or mechanical power and to perform the whole of the rolling process after
the external leaf and the tobacco it is to contain are supplied by hand.
In the accompanying drawings ;-
Fig. 1 is a side view of the complete machine all the remaining figures being
detail views.
Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a vertical longitudinal section and a horizontal
section of the driving mechanism.
Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the feeding mechanism.
Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a vertical cross section and a plan of the adjusting
mechanism whereby the length of the cigars may be varied.
Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively a vertical section and a side view of the mechanism
for operating the feed.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are respectively a vertical longitudinal section a vertical cross
section and a plan of the cutter mechanism whereby the tobacco (or equivalent
material) which is to form the inner "core" of the cigars is divided into portions
sufficient for one cigar.
Fig. 12 is a vertical cross section of the actual rolling mechanism and
Fig. 13 is a plan thereof.
Figs. 14 to 17 are a side view a plan a transverse and a longitudinal section of
the swinging frame.
Figs. 18 to 25 are details of this swinging frame and
Fig. 26 is a plan of the lever arrangement for operating these different
mechanisms.
The improved cigar rolling machine mainly consists of ;-
1. A driving mechanism.
2. A switch mechanism for operating the feeding arrangement fitted with a
device for varying the length of the cigars.
3. An arrangement for cutting off or separating the quantity of material necessary
for each cigar.
4. An arrangement for introducing the material into the external leaf and forcing
it thus enveloped into the rolling press, and
5. The actual rolling machine or press.
These different arrangements shall now each in succession be described in detail.
1. The driving mechanism in the instance illustrated by the drawing is arranged
at the rear end of the machine and consists of two parallel shafts a b, the former of
which is rotated continuously either by means of the crank handle c¹ of the fly-
wheel c or by means of a driving pulley d or other equivalent means. Upon the
shaft a is mounted a friction clutch or coupling e one part el of which is adjustable
longitudinally but cannot be independently rotated thereon while the other part e²
is free to be rotated but cannot be displaced longitudinally on the shaft a.
portion of this coupling is integral with a toothed wheel gearing with another
.wheel secured on the shaft b. The portion e' is also provided with an annular
groove e, for the reception of a ring the journals g' of which are mounted in the
arms of a forked coupling lever h. This coupling lever is rigidly connected with
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page_text: a shaft i arranged at right angles to the two shafts a and b and adapted to oscillate
in bearings k formed in the frame. At the forward end of the shaft i is arranged
an arm which by means of a connecting rod m communicates with a foot lever or
pedal n the pivot or fulcrum n¹ of which is situated in the lower portion of the
frame and which under the action of a spiral spring n² whose one end is also
attached to the frame is drawn into its normal position after it has been depressed.
When however the free arm of this foot lever n is depressed in the direction of the
arrow Fig. 2 the connecting rod m rises and the shaft i turns in such a manner that
the portion e¹ of the clutch is pressed towards the portion e² thus causing the shaft b
to revolve. The rotation of the shaft i also causes the roller o' mounted on the end
of the other arm o to leave the recess p¹ of the cam p. This recess or groove is so
shaped that when the shaft b turns in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2, the said
roller o' is enabled to enter the recess p' of its own accord but is prevented from
leaving it again spontaneously.
In addition to the cam p four other cams I, II, III, and IV are mounted upon
shaft b. On the peripheries of these additional cams are arranged to roll,
respectively, the rollers of levers 1, 2, 3 and 4; lever 1 being adapted to operate
the feeding-device, lever 2 the severing device, lever 3 the mechanism for guiding
the material into the enveloping leaf and into the rolling mechanism and lever 4
being arranged to operate the rolling mechanism itself, though at the same time
this lever 4 also acts upon the severing device as will be more fully explained
further on.
2. The feeding device mainly consists of two rollers q g' supported by the frame
of the machine and parallel to the shafts a and b over which rollers is passed an
endless band or apron r (Figs. 1 and 4) viewed in the vertical direction these
rollers are so situated and proportioned that the stretched portion of the endless
band runs almost horizontally. In the example illustrated a toothed wheels is
mounted upon the shaft of the front roller q' extending beyond the frame which
toothed wheel gears with another wheel t mounted upon a shaft t¹ also supported by
the frame. In the example here shown the respective diameters of these toothed
wheels s and t are so proportioned that the toothed wheel s turns with a speed three
times greater than that of t. A friction wheel is keyed upon the shaft t' and
provided with a wedge shaped angular or equivalent groove for the reception of a
friction pawl or tooth u' (Figs. 1, 7 and 8). This tooth u is pivotted to the
upwardly projecting arm of a bell-crank lever adapted to turn upon the
shaft . The pawl or tooth u¹ is so shaped that it engages with the friction-wheel u
and thus operates the toothed wheel t whenever the bell-crank v v¹ is moved in one
direction. This movement of the bell-crank lever is due to the circumstance
that its arm v is connected by means of a link w with the lever 1 adapted to swing
on a fixed pivot provided in the frame of the machine under the action of the cam I.
To prevent the shaft t' from turning backwards another friction pawl u² is in the
instance shown arranged on the lower side of the friction roller u which additional
pawl acts as a brake should there by any accident be any tendency to rotate the
said shaft backwards instead of forwards. To enable the extent of motion of the
swinging bell-crank lever and the feed of the endless band to be varied and
adjusted one end of the lever 1 is provided with a slot 1' which receives the belt
which forms the joint or coupling at the lower end of the connecting rod w.
According as the lower end of this coupling is moved closer to or farther from the
pivot of the lever 1 each swinging movement of the lever 1 will cause the endless
band to advance a less or greater distance. By means of a spring 1° fixed by one
end to the frame the roller of the lever is constantly pressed against the periphery
of the cam I.
The length of the cigar to be produced is adjusted by means of two ledges or
gauge bars 5 (Figs. 1, 5 and 6) arranged immediately above the upper straight
portion of the endless band r.
These ledges 5 are each connected with a slide 6
guided in a straight line parallel to the axis of the rollers qq. These slides 6 are
adjusted symmetrically by means of a screw spindle 7 provided with right and left
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page_text: handed threads engaging with the screw thread of the slides and provided with a
hand-wheel 8.
3. The arrangement for dividing the material used for the core of the cigar
mainly consists of two cutters 9 and 10 arranged in the vicinity of the front roller q
Figs. 1, 4, 9, 10 and 11. Both of these cutters are mounted in a frame 11 adapted
to reciprocate vertically on the main frame and connected by a link 2' with the
forward end of the lever 2. The front cutter is capable of horizontal displacement
and is guided by slides 12, the journals 12' of which project through the longitudinal
slots 11 provided in the horizontal parallel bosses 11' arranged at the upper end
of the frame 11. The longitudinal displacement of the front cutter 10 is effected
in the manner presently to be described by the driving mechanism through the
medium of the rolling device. The cutters 9 and 10 assume somewhat the shape of
combs and are arranged in such a manner that the teeth of one cutter break joint
or alternate with those of the other cutter that is the teeth of one are opposite the
spaces between the teeth of the other. The extent to which the front cutter 10 is
to be displaced should be so proportioned that the same can slide past a rail 13 the
upper edge of which is situated in the same plane as the upper part of the endless
band r.
By means of a spring 20 the lever 2 is caused constantly to remain in
contact with the cam 11.
4. The arrangement for guiding and forcing the inner material or core into the
rolling mechanism mainly consists of a swinging piece A (Figs. 14 to 17) having
approximately the shape of an inverted U the lower ends of whose vertical arms 14
are each provided with a boss in which is keyed the same shaft 15 at right angles
to the frame. On one end of this shaft 15 passing through the frame an arm 16 is
mounted which by means of a rod or link 31 is connected with an upwardly
projecting arm of the bell-crank lever 3 the other arm of which is constantly
pressed into peripheral contact with the cam III by a spring 3º. The swinging
yoke A is provided at its rear-end with a pair of cheeks or grippers A¹ which
are kept open rearwardly. The upper cheek is formed by a flap 17 pivotted on
two pins or trunnions 17 held in bearings in the swinging yoke A. and a spring 18
Fig. 1, one end of which is attached to a lever arm 19 secured to the projecting
portion of one of the said trunnions while the other is fixed to the yoke A
retains the said cheek or flap in its closed position. Into the path of the free end
of the lever arm 19 projects a tappet 191 secured to the frame of the machine.
The shape of these two pieces i.e. the relative power of the springs is such that
the cheek or flap in question is only turned outwardly when the swinging yoke A
rises. The lower cheek of the device A' is formed by two rods or rails 20, 21
in such a manner that the lower rail 21 surrounds the straighter portion and the
upper rail 20 embraces the bent portion of the curve. Both these rails 20 and 21
are fitted with arms 20¹, 21¹ projecting forwardly and guided in a straight
direction by the yoke A in such a manner that the motion parallel to the
medium plane of the gripping arrangement A'. These arms 20¹ and 21¹ are
besides bent in such a manner that at their forward ends they are further
apart than at the remaining portions. Between these arms are arranged the
toothed wheels 22. Both of these toothed wheels 22 are secured to a shaft 23
held in suitable bearings by the swinging yoke A and both their upper and lower
surfaces are in gear with the teeth provided respectively on the lower side of
arm 20 and on the upper side of arm 21. The arm 21' is moreover provided at
its forward end with a stop 21, which when the yoke A is swung to the left
comes in contact with another stop 23 fixed to the frame and thus causes the
displacement of the two rails 20 and 21 in relation to the said swinging yoke. As
the arms 20¹ 21 are in gear with the pinions 22, one rail 20 will be displaced in
relation to the other.
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5. The rolling mechanism mainly consists of a slide 24 adapted to be guided by
the frame in a straight line and provided with an undulating surface 24'. Almost
concentrically with this surface moveз a roller 25 in such a manner that the
intermediate space between both diminishes towards the front. This roller 25 is

page_text: supported by two arms 26 secured to the shaft 27 on one side of the slide 24.
On each end of this shaft 27 is mounted a toothed wheel 28 gearing with a rack 29
attached to the frame. As the slide reciprocates the roller 25 is correspondingly
caused to oscillate backwards and forwards its direction being always the same as
that of the slide 24. A bar 30 parallel with the roller 25 is fixed to the slide 24
behind such roller assuming it to be in its rearmost position. This bar 30 serves
as a means of attachment of an apron 31 passing over the roller 25 and extending
as far. as the front end of the surface 24' where it is secured by means of a
suitable gripping or holding device. The length of this apron is such that it can
be stretched over the roll of tobacco or the like advancing between the roller 25
and the surface 24¹ from below. The ends of this shaft 27 situated on the outside
of each of the toothed wheels 28 are engaged by a lever 32 swinging on a
pivot 33 fixed to the frame. At the lower end of this lever 32 is an opening for
the reception of the shaft 27. This opening is elongated because as the slide 24
advances the distance between the axis of this shaft and that of the pivot 33
increases. With this lower arm of the lever 32 also engages a connecting rod 4¹
preferably forked at its forward end which places in communication the slide 24
with the bell crank lever 4 swinging round a pivot 34 fixed to the frame of the
machine. By means of a spring 40 a tendency to turn to the left as in Fig. 1,
is imparted to the approximately vertical arm of lever 4, so that it tends to draw
along with it the slide 24 in the backward direction. The upwardly projecting
arms of levers 32 are pivotted to connecting rods 35 each connected to a lever 37
pivotted to the frame at 36. Each of the two levers 37 carries nearly at its
middle portion a boss 37¹ for the reception of a cross bar 38 passing through
the slot 39' provided in the guide rod 39. This guide rod 39 is connected to the
rod 40 connecting the two slides 12 adapted to move in the guides 11¹ of the
cutter frame 11.
The operation of the before described apparatus is as follows:-
The material which is to form the inner core of the cigar is placed upon the
upper horizontal portion of the endless band after the rails 5 determining the
length of the cigar to be produced are suitably adjusted. The operator then
depresses the lever n with his foot so that the two parts e¹ e² of the coupling meet
and so that the toothed wheelf rigidly connected with the stationary piece e² by
acting upon the second toothed wheel f¹ imparts rotary motion to the shaft 6 which
latter is released through the fact that the roller o¹ leaves the groove or recess of
the cam p. The cam I then causes the lever I to turn and through the medium of
the link w to move the bell-crank lever v¹. The friction wheel u is therefore
turned proportionately to the distance at which the lower end of the connecting
rod w is adjusted in relation to the pivot of the operating lever 1. The toothed
wheel mounted upon the same shaft which carries the friction wheel u thus
rotates the toothed wheels and also of the roller q' upon which travels the endless
band r.
In the meantime the cam II has operated the lever 2 and thus brought
the sliding frame 11 connected with the forward end of such lever into the highest
position it is capable of occupying so that the cutters 9 and 10 connected with the
sliding frame allow of the materia! which is to form the core of the cigar passing
over the rail 13 situated in front of the roller q. After the lever 1 has com-
menced moving in the direction necessary to remove the friction tooth u¹ out of
frictional engagement with the wheel u the two cutters 9 and 10 begin to descend
the lever 2 receiving its motion through the medium of the cam II. Owing to the
operation of the lever 32 in the manner hereinafter explained the slides 12 working
within the guides 11' of the cutter frame are now displaced in such a manner that
the cutter 10 is caused to advance. The portion of the core material which at
that time happens to be in front of this cutter is consequently pushed off the rail 13
and made to enter the gripper arrangement A¹ while at the same time any fibres
that may not have been cut by the descending cutters 9 and 10 are torn asunder.
The upper cheek of the gripper device being spring-controlled the core material is
now firmly held in such device so that it remains there alone when the sliding

page_text: frame 11 ascends. The front cutter is then again forced back by the lever 32
whereupon both the cutters 9 and 10 descend and in the meantime a fresh batch
of material has been brought upon the rail 13 and the before described operation
is repeated.
The material grasped by the grippers A' owing to the yoke A being swung round
through the action of the cam III, lever 3 and connecting rod 3', is then introduced
into the rolling mechanism which is displaced by the cam IV, bell crank lever 4
and link 4 in such a manner that it takes up its rearmost position at the moment
when the swinging yoke A has nearly completed its movement. As the yoke A
thus swings the stop or tappet 21, of the arm 21° of the rail 21 strikes the stop 23
arranged on the frame of the machine and thereby causes a displacement of the
said rail 21 in relation to the swinging yoke A which displacement owing to
the gearing 22 results in a movement of the rail 20 in the opposite direction. The
arrangement of the tappet 23 is such that one end of the rail 21 moves beyond the
corresponding end of the rail 20 a short time before the movement of the swinging
yoke A is completed and in so doing it exercises a certain pressure upon the
material which at that moment is held between the roller 25 which is turning
backwards the apron 31 and the concentric surface of the slide 24. Now before
the swinging piece A begins its return stroke the external leaf is placed upon the
surface 24. During this stroke the rails 20 and 21 under the action of the
spring 201, resume their original relative position again that is to say the point of
the rail 21 again protrudes beyond that of the rail 20 and is thus in contact again
with the rail 13. Shortly before the return stroke of the piece A is completed the
downwardly projecting end of the lever 19 and the upper portion of the gripper-
device strikes the spring controlled or yielding stop 19' thus causing the revolution
of both parts which parts do not begin to turn back till the lever 19 is release
from its engagement with the tappet or stop 191; which release takes place whe
the yoke A has nearly completed its return movement.
The advance of the slide 24 which begins shortly after the yoke A has begun its
return movement owing to the toothed wheels 28 gearing with the racks 29 imparts
rotary motion to the lever 26 and carries the roller 25 over towards the right of
Fig. 1 so that the core of the cigar clamped in between the apron 31 and this
roller 25 is rolled into shape while at the same time the external leaf is wound
round it. When the return stroke of the slide 24 is nearly completed the core
enveloped in the external leaf issues from between the roller 25 and the apron 31
and only requires finishing up. The advance of the slide 24 has in the meantime
also caused the front cutter 10 to recede by swinging round the levers 32 coupled
with the levers 37 but owing to the provision of the slot 39¹ in the connecting
rod 39 the cutters are acted upon while this latter movement is taking place the
slide 24 being capable of considerable displacement in relation to the limited
displacement of the front cutter 10.
Dated this 26th day of November 1890.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Manufacturing Cigars.
We, PHILIPP WIENER, and JOHANN RUDOLPH SCHMITT, of Bingen on the
Rhine in the Empire of Germany, 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 a cigar-rolling machine adapted to be operated either
by human or mechanical power and to perform the whole of the rolling process
after the external leaf and the tobacco it is to contain are supplied by hand;

page_text: In the accompanying drawings and the drawings filed with the Provisional
Specification:-
Fig. 1 is a side view of the complete machine all the remaining figures being
detail views.
Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a vertical longitudinal section and a horizontal
section of the driving mechanism.
Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the feeding mechanism.
Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a vertical cross section and a plan of the adjusting
mechanism whereby the length of the cigars may be varied.
Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively a vertical section and a side view of the mechanism
for operating the feed.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are respectively a vertical longitudinal section, a vertical
cross section and a plan of the cutter mechanism whereby the tobacco (or equivalent
material) which is to form the inner "core" of the cigars is divided into portions
sufficient for one cigar.
Fig. 12 is a vertical cross section of the actual rolling mechanism, and
Fig. 13 is a plan thereof.
Figs. 14 to 17 are a side view, a plan, a transverse and a longitudinal section of
the swinging frame.
Figs. 18 to 25 are details of this swinging frame, and
Fig. 26 is a plan of the lever arrangement for operating these different
mechanisms.
Figs. 27 and 28 show respectively a side and an end elevation of a modification
of the rolling mechanism.
Fig. 29 is a horizontal section of a further modification of the rolling
mechanism, and
Figs. 30, 31 and 32 are longitudinal sections illustrating the three principal
positions of this last modification.
The improved cigar-rolling machine mainly consists of;-
1. A driving mechanism.
2. A switch mechanism for operating the feeding arrangement fitted with a
device for varying the length of the cigars.
3. An arrangement for cutting off or separating the quantity of material
necessary for each cigar.
4. An arrangement for introducing the material into the external leaf and
forcing it thus enveloped into the rolling press, and
5. The actual rolling machine or press.
These different arrangements shall now each in succession be described in
detail.
The
1. The driving mechanism in the instance illustrated by the drawing is arranged
at the rear end of the machine and consists of two parallel shafts a b, the former of
which is rotated continuously either by means of the crank handle c¹ of the fly-
wheel c or by means of a driving pulley d or other equivalent means. Upon the
shaft a is mounted a friction clutch or coupling e one part e' of which is adjustable
longitudinally but cannot be independently rotated thereon while the other part e²
is free to be rotated but cannot be displaced longitudinally on the shaft a.
portion e² of this coupling is integral with a toothed wheel gearing with another
wheel secured on the shaft b. The portion e¹ is also provided with an annular
groove e¹ for the reception of a ring g the journals g' of which are mounted in the
arms of a forked coupling lever h. This coupling lever his rigidly connected with
a shaft i arranged at right angles to the two shafts a and b and adapted to oscillate
in bearings k formed in the frame. At the forward end of the shaft i is arranged
an arm which by means of a connecting rod m communicates with a foot lever or
pedal n the pivot or fulcrum n' of which is situated in the lower portion of the
frame and which under the action of a spiral spring n² whose one end is also
attached to the frame is drawn into its normal position after it has been depressed.
When however the free arm of this foot lever n is depressed in the direction of the
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page_text: arrow Fig. 2 the connecting rod m rises and the shaft i turns in such a manner
that the portion e¹ of the clutch is pressed towards the portion e² thus causing the
shaft to revolve. The rotation of the shaft i also causes the roller o' mounted on
the end of the other arm o to leave the recess p³ of the cam p.
This recess or
groove is so shaped that when the shaft 6 turns in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2,
the said roller of is enabled to enter the recess p¹ of its own accord but is prevented
from leaving it again spontaneously.
In addition to the cam p four other cams I, II, III, and IV are mounted upon
shaft b. On the peripheries of these additional cams are arranged to roll,
respectively, the rollers of levers 1, 2, 3 and 4; lever being adapted to operate
the feeding-device, lever 2 the severing device, lever 3 the mechanism for guiding
the material into the enveloping leaf and into the rolling mechanism and lever 4
being arranged to operate the rolling mechanism itself, though at the same time
this lever 4 also acts upon the severing device as will be more fully explained
further on.
2. The feeding device mainly consists of two rollers q q' supported by the frame
of the machine and parallel to the shafts a and over which rollers is passed an
endless band or apron (Figs. 1 and 4) viewed in the vertical direction these rollers
are so situated and proportioned that the stretched portion of the endless band
runs almost horizontally. In the example illustrated a toothed wheel is mounted
upon the shaft of the front roller q' extending beyond the frame which toothed
wheel gears with another wheel t mounted upon a shaft also supported by the
frame. In the example here shown the respective diameters of these toothed
wheels s and t are so proportioned that the toothed wheels turns with a speed
three times greater than that of t. A friction wheel u is keyed upon the shaft t
and provided with a wedge shaped angular or equivalent groove for the reception
of a friction pawl or tooth u' (Figs. 1, 7 and 8). This tooth u¹ is pivotted to the
upwardly projecting arm of a bell-crank lever v v₁ adapted to turn upon the
shaft t'. The pawl or tooth u' is so shaped that it engages with the friction-wheel u
and thus operates the toothed wheel whenever the bell-crank v¹ is moved in one
direction. This movement of the bell-crank lever v' is due to the circumstance
that its arm is connected by means of a link w with the lever 1 adapted to swing
on a fixed pivot provided in the frame of the machine under the action of the
cam I. To prevent the shaft t¹ from turning backwards another friction pawl u² is
in the instance shown arranged on the lower side of the friction roller u which
additional pawl acts as a brake should there by any accident be any tendency to
rotate the said shaft backwards instead of forwards. To enable the extent of
motion of the swinging bell-crank lever v¹ and the feed of the endless band r to
be varied and adjusted one end of the lever 1 is provided with a slot 11 which
received the bolt which forms the joint or coupling at the lower end of the con-
necting rod w. According as the lower end of this coupling is moved closer to or
farther from the pivot of the lever 1 each swinging movement of the lever 1 will
cause the endless band r to advance a less or greater distance. By means of a
spring 1° fixed by one end to the frame the roller of the lever is constantly pressed
against the periphery of the cam I.
The length of the cigar to be produced is adjusted by means of two ledges or
gauge bars 5 (Figs. 1, 5 and 6) arranged immediately above the upper straight
portion of the endless band r. These ledges 5 are each connected with a slide 6
guided in a straight line parallel to the axis of the rollers 99'. These slides 6 are
adjusted symmetrically by means of a screw spindle 7 provided with right and left
handed threads engaging with the screw thread of the slides and provided with a
hand-wheel 8.
3. The arrangement for dividing the material used for the core of the cigar
mainly consists of two cutters 9 and 10 arranged in the vicinity of the front
roller q Figs. 1, 4 9, 10 and 11. Both of these cutters are mounted in a frame 11
adapted to reciprocate vertically on the main frame and connected by a link 21
with the forward end of the lever 2. The front cutter is capable of horizontal

page_text: displacement and is guided by slides 12, the journals 12¹ of which project through
the longitudinal slots 11' provided in the horizontal parallel bosses 11' arranged at
the upper end of the frame 11. The longitudinal displacement of the front
cutter 10 is effected in the manner presently to be described by the driving
mechanism through the medium of the rolling device. The cutters 9 and 10
assume somewhat the shape of combs and are arranged in such a manner that the
teeth of one cutter break joint or alternate with those of the other cutter that is the
teeth of one are opposite the spaces between the teeth of the other. The extent
to which the front cutter 10 is to be displaced should be so proportioned that the
same can slide past a rail 13 the upper edge of which is situated in the same plane
as the upper part of the endless band r. By means of a spring 2° the anti-friction
roller of the lever 2 is caused constantly to remain in contact with the cam II.
4. The arrangement for guiding and forcing the inner material or core into the
rolling mechanism mainly consists of a swinging piece A (Figs. 14 to 17) having
approximately the shape of an inverted the lower ends of whose vertical
arms 1+ are each provided with a boss in which is keyed the same shaft 15 at right
angles to the frame. On one end of this shaft 15 passing through the frame an
arm 16 is mounted which by means of a rod or link 3 is connected with an
upwardly projecting arm of the bell-crank lever 3 the other arm of which is
constantly pressed into peripheral contact with the cam III by a spring 3º. The
swinging yoke A is provided at its rear end with a pair of cheeks or grippers A¹
which are kept open rearwardly. The upper cheek is formed by a flap 17 pivotted
on two pins or trunnions 171 held in bearings in the swinging yoke A and a
spring 18 Fig. 1, one end of which is attached to a lever arm 19 secured to the
projecting portion of one of the said trunnions while the other is fixed to the
yoke A retains the said cheek or flap in its closed position. Into the path of
the free end of the lever arm 19 projects a tappet 191 secured to the frame of the
machine. The shape of these two pieces i.e. the relative power of the springs
is such that the cheek or flap in question is only turned outwardly when the
swinging yoke A rises. The lower cheek of the device A' is formed by two rods
or rails 20, 21 in such a manner that the lower rail 21 surrounds the straighter
portion and the upper rail 20 embraces the bent portion of the curve. Both these
rails 20 and 21 are fitted with arms 20¹, 21¹ projecting forwardly and guided in a
straight direction by the yoke A in such a manner that the motion is parallel to
the medium plane of the gripping arrangement A'. These arms 20¹ and 21¹ are
besides bent in such a manner that at their forward ends they are further apart
than at the remaining portions. Between these arms are arranged the toothed
wheels 22. Both of these toothed wheels 22 are secured to a shaft 23 held in
suitable bearings in the swinging yoke A and both their upper and lower surfaces
are in gear with the teeth provided respectively on the lower side of arm 20¹ and on
the upper side of arm 21. The arm 21' is moreover provided at its forward end
with a stop 21, which when the yoke A is swung to the left comes in contact with
another stop 23 fixed to the frame and thus causes the displacement of the two
rails 20 and 21 in relation to the said swinging yoke. As the arms 20¹ 21' are in
gear with the pinions 22, one rail 20 will be displaced in relation to the other.
5. The rolling mechanism mainly consists of a slide 24 adapted to be guided by
the frame in a straight line and provided with an undulating surface 24. Almost
concentrically with this surface moves a roller 25 in such a manner that the inter-
mediate space between both diminishes towards the front. This roller 25 is
supported by two arms 26 secured to the shaft 27. On each end of this shaft 27 is
mounted a toothed wheel 28 gearing with a rack 29 attached to the frame. As the
slide reciprocates the roller 25 is correspondingly caused to oscillate backwards and
forwards its direction being always the same as that of the slide 24. A bar 30
parallel with the roller 25 is fixed to the slide 24 behind such roller assuming it to
be in its rearnost position. This bar 30 serves as a means of attachment of an
apron 31 passing over the roller 25 and extending as far as the front end of the
surface 24¹ where it is secured by means of a suitable gripping or holding.device.

page_text: The length of this apron is such that it can be stretched over the roll of tobacco
or the like advancing between the roller 25 and the surface 24¹ from below. The
ends of the shaft 27 situated on the outside of each of the toothed wheels 28 are
engaged by a lever 32 swinging on a pivot 33 fixed to the frame. At the lower
end of this lever 32 is an opening for the reception of the shaft 27. This opening
is elongated because as the slide 24 advances the distance between the axis of this
shaft and that of the pivot 33 increases. With this lower arm of the lever 32 also
engages a connecting rod 4¹ preferably forked at its forward end which places in
communication the slide 24 with the bell-crank lever 4 swinging round a pivot 34
fixed to the frame of the machine. By means of a spring 40 a tendency to turn to
the left as in Fig. 1, is imparted to the approximately vertical arm of lever 4, so
that it tends to draw along with it the slide 24 in the backward direction. The
upwardly projecting arms of levers 32 are pivotted to connecting rods 35 each
connected to a lever 37 pivotted to the frame at 36. Each of the two levers 37
carries nearly at its middle portion a boss 37' for the reception of a cross bar 38
passing through the slot 391 provided in the guide rod 39. This guide rod 39 is
connected to the rod 40) connecting the two slides 12 adapted to move in the
guides 111 of the cutter frame 11.
The operation of the before described apparatus is as follows:-
cam p.
The material which is to form the inner core of the cigar is placed upon the
upper horizontal portion of the endless band r after the rails 5 determining the
length of the cigar to be produced are suitably adjusted. The operator then
depresses the lever n with his foot so that the two parts e¹ e² of the coupling meet
and so that the toothed wheel rigidly connected with the piece e² by acting upon
the second toothed wheel f¹ imparts rotary motion to the shaft 6 which latter is
released through the fact that the roller ¹ leaves the groove or recess of the
The cam I then causes the lever 1 to turn and through the medium of
the link w to move the bell-crank lever vv. The friction wheel u is therefore
turned proportionately to the distance at which the lower end of the connecting
rod w is adjusted in relation to the pivot of the operating lever 1. The toothed
wheel mounted upon the same shaft t' which carries the friction wheel u thus
rotates the toothed wheels and also of the roller q' upon which travels the endless
band r.
In the meantime the cam 11 has operated the lever 2 and thus brought
the sliding frame 11 connected with the forward end of such lever into the highest
position it is capable of occupying, so that the cutters 9 and 10 connected with the
sliding frame allow of the material which is to form the core of the cigar passing
over the rail 13 situated in front of the roller g¹. After the lever 1 has commenced
moving in the direction necessary to remove the friction tooth out of frictional
engagement with the wheel the two cutters 9 and 10 begin to descend the lever 2
receiving its motion through the medium of the cam II. Owing to the operation
of the lever 32 in the manner hereinafter explained the slides 12 working within
the guides 11' of the cutter frame are now displaced in such a manner that the
cutter 10 is caused to advance. The portion of the core material which at that
time happens to be in front of this cutter is consequently pushed off the rail 13 and
made to enter the gripper arrangement A' while at the same time any fibres that
may not have been cut by the descending cutters 9 and 10 are torn asunder. The
upper cheek of the gripper device being spring-controlled the core material is
now firmly held in such device so that it remains there alone when the sliding
frame 11 ascends. The front cutter is then again forced back by the lever 32
whereupon both the cutters 9 and 10 descend and in the meantime a fresh batch of
material has been brought upon the rail 13 and the before described operation is
repeated.
The material grasped by the grippers A' owing to the yoke A being swung
round through the action of the cam III, lever 3 and connecting rod 3', is then
introduced into the rolling mechanism which is displaced by the cam IV, bell-
crank lever 4 and link 4' in such a manner that it takes up its rearmost position at
the moment when the swinging yoke A has nearly completed its movement... As.
B

page_text: the yoke A thus swings the stop or tappet 211, of the arm 21° of the rail 21 strikes
the stop 23 arranged on the frame of the machine and thereby causes a displace-
ment of the said rail 21 in relation to the swinging yoke A which displacement
owing to the gearing 22 results in a movement of the rail 20 in the opposite
direction. The arrangement of the tappet 23 is such that one end of the rail 21
moves beyond the corresponding end of the rail 20 a short time before
the movement of the swinging yoke A is completed and in so doing it
exercises a certain pressure upon the material which at that moment is held
between the roller 25 which is turning backwards the apron 31 and the concentric
surface of the slide 24. Now before the swinging piece A begins its return stroke
the external leaf is placed upon the surface 24'. During this stroke the rails 20
and 21 under the action of the spring 201, resume their original relative position
again that is to say the point of the rail 21 again protrudes beyond that of the
rail 20 and is thus in contact again with the rail 13. Shortly before the return
stroke of the piece A is completed the downwardly projecting end of the lever 19
and the upper portion of the gripper-device strikes the spring controlled or yielding
stop 191 thus causing the revolution of both parts which parts do not begin to turn
back till the lever 19 is released from its engagement with the tappet or stop 19¹;
which release takes place when the yoke A has nearly completed its return
movement.
The advance of the slide 24 which begins shortly after the yoke A has begun its
return movement owing to the toothed wheels 28 gearing with the racks 29
imparts rotary motion to the lever 26 and carries the roller 25 over towards the
right of Fig. 1 so that the core of the cigar clamped in between the apron 31 and
this roller 25 is rolled into shape while at the same time the external leaf is
wound round it. When the return stroke of the slide 24 is nearly completed the
core enveloped in the external leaf issues from between the roller 25 and the
apron 31 and only requires finishing up. The advance of the slide 24 has in
the meantime also caused the front cutter 10 to recede by swinging round the
levers 32 coupled with the levers 37 but owing to the provision of the slot 39' in
the connecting rod 39 the cutters are acted upon while this latter movement is
taking place the slide 24 being capable of considerable displacement in relation to
the limited displacement of the front cutter 10.
In the modification of the rolling mechanism shown in the Figs. 27 and 28 there
is a slot 33 on either side which slot serves for receiving a shaft 34, and two
springs 35 fixed at 36 and to the shaft serve to keep the latter always behind.
One end of the rolling cloth 31 is fixed to the shaft 34. This modification presents
the advantage that a filler can never be wedged in or stopped up. The two
springs 35 regulate the rolling cloth 31. If too much tobacco gets into the fold or
pocket 37 the rolling cloth draws upon the two springs 35 and the size of said
pocket is increased.
In the modified form of rolling mechanism shown in Figs. 29 to 32 the frame 24
is shifted backwards and forwards the desired distance by means of the before
mentioned lever 32 through the medium of the shaft 2 the frame 49 serving to
guide it in a straight direction. Outside the frame 49 are arranged the racks 29
with which gear the toothed wheels 28 loose upon the shaft 27. Upon this shaft 27
are also loosely arranged two levers or arms 26 in longitudinal slots in which the
shaft 51 of a roller 50 is adapted to reciprocate.
The shaft 51 rests upon a number of rollers 52 which in their turn receive
support from a stationary cam 53. The levers or arms 26 are connected at their
extreme ends by a rod 54 serving as a shaft for the roller 25. Around the rollers 25
and 50 is placed the rolling cloth or apron 55, one end of which is attached to a
double-armed lever 56 and the other end to a roller 57. This roller 57 is revolvably
mounted in the frame 24 and may by means of a ratchet wheel and pawl be arrested
in any position thus affording a means of adjusting the length of the rolling cloth 55.
The lever 56 pivotted at 58 is operated on by the spring 59 sufficiently to stretch
the cloth 55 when and as much as required; and a cam 60 secured on the shaft. 27

page_text: serves to actuate the lever 56 during the operation of the apron 55 in such a manner
that there forms in the cloth between the rollers 25 and 50 a fold or pocket deep
enough to enable the gripper A' to deposit the whole of the roll of tobacco 61
(Fig. 2). While this takes place the external cigar leaf 62 is placed upon the
cloth 55 over the roller 50. The lever 32 is now operated in the direction of the
arrow 63 Fig. 30 and thereby the cigar-rolling frame 24 is moved upon its slide 49;
the levers or arms 26 by means of their gearing 28 and 29 turning in the same
direction.
By these means both the rollers 25 and 50 and the roll of tobacco 61 are by the
cloth set in rotary motion and the said roll is enveloped in the outer leaf prepared.
for the purpose.
At the same time the roller 50 is by means of the smaller rollers 52 and by the
cams 53 moved up close to the roiler 25 so that the roll of tobacco tightly
compressed by the fold in the cloth and continuously rotated with the rest is
brought to its final shape and the external leaf closely wound round it as in
Fig. 31. As the levers or arms 26 continue to move the rollers 25 and 50 move
apart again so as to allow the spring-controlled lever 56 56' which is by that time
released from the cam 60 to stretch out the cloth; when the cigar is expelled
passing through the space between the rollers 50 and 25 as in Fig. 32.
As the frame 24 returns in the direction of the arrow 64 Fig. 32 the levers or
arms 26 also move back to the position shown in Fig. 30. A fresh roll of tobacco
is then introduced and the operation above described is repeated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is ;-
1. A cigar rolling machine in which cigars composed of an external leaf and a
core are rolled so that the only operations to be performed by hand are the
introduction of the tobacco or material to be used for both purposes the said
machine consisting of
a) A driving mechanism whereby the operative parts after having been once
reciprocated in either direction are stopped by a main shaft (a) operate
so as to turn continuously by a cam shaft (6) carrying a cam (p) in the
groove or recess (p) of which is received the free end of a lever
connected with one half (c) of a clutch provided on the said main shaft (a)
whereby the two halves of the said clutch are separated while the double
lever derives from the spring the tendency to accomplish at the same time
a rotary movement which is opposed by its free end being so engaged so
that another reciprocating movement can only take place when the said
lever end is released from its engagement by some power acting upon it
from the outside.
b) A feeding device in which the material which is to form the core of the
cigar is placed upon an endless band (r) caused to travel intermittently
under or between two adjustable gauge bars (5, 5) by means of a friction or
ratchet or equivalent arrangement made to advance a distance corresponding
to the desired thickness of the roll or core at each revolution of the
shaft (b) carrying the cams (I to IV).
c) An arrangement for severing from the batch of material fed a quantity
sufficient to form the core of a cigar in which vertically reciprocating
cutters or separaters (9 and 10) arranged one behind the other and a
bar (13) on which the cutters are first caused to descend and on which one
of the cutters is afterwards moved horizontally to remove the portion of
material in front of the said cutters from that situated behind them.
d) An arrangement for the introduction of a quantity of material sufficient
to form the core of a cigar into the rolling mechanism in which a spring-
controlled cheek (17) is caused to open by a tappet (19") a short time
before the swinging piece or yoke (A) has completed its return movement

page_text: so as to firmly grasp the core material the lower cheek of the said gripper
device being composed of two rack rails or rods (20, 21) which by toothed
wheels interposed between them are caused to move in opposite directions
and which by means of a stationary tappet (23) are displaced at the moment
when the downward movement of the swinging yoke (A) is nearly completed
in such a manner that the core material is forced outwardly and pressed
into the rolling mechanism.
e) A rolling mechanism in which a slide or carriage (24) adapted to
reciprocate in a straight line carries a shaft (27) the toothed wheels (28) of
which are in gear with stationary racks (29) whereby the said shaft is made
to turn and to swing round two arms supporting a roller (25) such roller
being nearly concentric with the curve (24') of the said carriage or
slide (24) and is adapted to oscillate in such a manner that the distance
between the two parts is least when they are in their foremost position at
which moment the core in process of formation is compressed and then
carried along by an apron (31) fastened to both ends of the slide (24) and
passing over the roller (25).
All substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings
(Figures 1 to 26).
2. In lieu of the rolling mechanism described under e of Claim 1 a device in
which the combination with the apron (31) is fast at one end of a spring controlled
rod (34) secured to its other end and guided in slots (33) in the slide (24)
substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 27 and 28 of the
accompanying drawings.
3. In lieu of the rolling mechanism described under e of Claim 1 an arrange-
ment in which two revolving rollers (25, 50) both following a circular path about
the same centre or shaft (27) the roller (50) of which receives the external cigar
leaf (62) spread upon the rolling cloth .(55) and by means of the said rolling cloth
wound on the said rollers and firmly secured at one end to a roller (57) the roll of
tobacco is constantly rotated so as to be enveloped in the external leaf.
b) By which the simultaneous movement of the roller (50) towards the
roller (25) causes the roll of tobacco to be compressed to the desired degree
in the fold formed by the motion of the rollers in the rolling cloth.
c) By which the movement of the two rollers (25 and 50) away from each
other and the depression of the lever arm (561) canses the roll of tobacco to
be expelled owing to the rolling cloth being stretched out straight.
d) In which the motion of the roller (50) in relation to the roller 25 being
transmitted by means of the small rollers (52) which carry the roller 50
and pass through longitudinal slots provided in two levers (26) receiving a
swinging motion from the continuously reciprocating rolling frame or
carriage which small rollers slide up and down upon stationary cams (53)
while the fold in the cloth (55) is straightened and the discharge of the
roll of tobacco or cigar (61) is effected by a lever (56) the motion of which
in one direction is caused by a spring (59) and in the other direction by the
cam (60) moving along with the levers (26).
All substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 29 to 32 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of August 1891
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.