improvements in for Outing viga
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1887.
Specification Accepted, 29th July, 1887.
improvements in for Outing viga
I JOHN ERNST SCHMALZ of the city, county and state of New York, United
States of America, Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in cigar wrapper cutting machines for
cutting out the different sizes and shapes of the wrappers, and especially for
facilitating the cutting of wrappers from fine and tender leaves in which it is
necessary to start the cutting of the wrapper at the "tip" end as distinguished from
cutting cigar wrappers in which the cutting action commenced at the "butt" end
and terminated at the tip end.
For this purpose the invention consists, first, in a means for cutting cigar wrappers
in which the cutter or knife is pivotted at both ends to spring actuated slide rods guided
in fixed and slotted standards so that the cutter can be lowered either at the tip-end
or at the butt end as desired the slide rods being actuated by independent treadles
and intermediate spring-actuated connecting rods.
The invention consists secondly of
an improved construction of the hollow cutter to which the curved front blade is
capable of adjustment towards the straight and stationery rear-blade so as to produce
wrappers of different sizes and shapes.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1. represents a sectional front elevation of my
improved machine for cutting cigar wrappers shewing the cutter in its normal
position.
Figure 2. is a vertical transverse section of the same on line x-x Fig. 1.
Figures 3 and 4 are front elevations shewing the cutter at both ends of its stroke.
Figure 5.is a plan of the machine partly in horizontal section through the guide
standards.
Figure 52 is a detail section shewing the pivot connection of the cutter.
Figure 6 is a bottom view of the cutter drawn on a larger scale.
Figure 7. a vertical transverse section of the same on line y-y Fig. 6 and
Figures 8. 9. 10 and 11 shew different shapes of the wrappers which can be cut by
my improved cutting machine. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts.

page_text: In the drawings A represents the supporting stand and B the table of my improved
cigar-wrapper cutting machine. On the table A are supported two upright trans-
versely braced and slotted standards C. C. and between the same a block D that is
covered at the top with a zinc plate D¹. In front of the block D is arranged a plate E
on which the wrapper is first spread preparatory to being transfered to the block D.
In the slotted standards C. C are guided double T shaped cross-heads f which are
attached to the upper ends of guide rods f¹ that extend downward through the
standards C. C. and are connected at their lower threaded ends by socket-nuts f
having interior right and left threads with the threaded upper ends of spring-actuated
connecting rods which are guided in eyes of the supporting frame A and pivotted
at their lower ends to treadles F. F. said treadles being pivoted to a transverse bottom
rod of the frame A as shewn clearly in Fig. 1.
Between the crossheads f of the slotted standards C. C. and the contracted bottom
portions of the same that extend below the table B are interposed spiral springs that
serve to support the cross-heads in their normally raised position and return them
into this position whenever they have been lowered by depressing the treadles F. To
forward extending pivots of the cross-heads f. f is applied the cutter G by means of
a round eye g at one end and a slotted or elongated eye g¹ at the other end, which
latter permits the setting of the cutter G in an inclined position towards the block D
by a sliding motion imparted to the slotted eye gl on the pivot of the cross-head f.
whenever the cutter G is changed from its normal horizontal position shewn in Fig. 1.
to an inclined position by the action of the treadles as shewn in Figs. 3 and 4.
The eyes g.g of the cutter G are retained on the pivoted ends of the cross-heads f. f
by washers and ga as shown in Fig. 1. 2 and 5".
One of the cross-heads is further connected with a registering device R and
by a bolt or cord, having a weight at the lower end of a short transmitting shaft,
the opposite end of which carries a bevel wheel that meshes with a second bevel-
gear on a vertical shaft, which carries at its upper end a fan as shewn in Fig. 2. The
fan shaft turns in bearings of the table and is rotated by the operation of the cutter,
the fan serving to agitate the air and to keep off the flies.
The ventilating fan is specially useful in the summer season and in warm climates,
but forms, like the registering device no part of the present invention.
The cutter G is made in the form of the cigar wrapper to be cut from the
leaf, and is made in the form of a hollow or open bottomed shell or body, as
shewn clearly in Figures 3 and 6. The block D is made of elongated shape and
rounded off at the ends, so as to conform to the shape of the cutter and the wrapper
to be cut thereon. After the leaf has been carefully spread and smoothened on the
front-plate E, it is transferred to the face of the block D and carefully spread over
the same, and held in position on the same for insuring the cutting out of a perfect
wrapper. The lower or cutting-edge of the cutter G is continuously curved or
convex
and provided with a stationary rear-blade G¹, which is nearly straight and
secured by an angular portion to the top-plate G2 of the cutter. The tip-end G³ of the
cutter G is made hook-shaped and also attached rigidly to the top-plate of the cutter.
The front-blade G is curved and attached to an adjustable angle-plate G, that is
provided with a slot e at its middle portion, so as to be adjustable by a headed screw-
bolt e¹ and thumb-nut e² to the top-plate G2 of the cutter, as shewn clearly in Figures
6 and 7. The front cutting blade G4 is extended beyond the angle plate G³, over
the tip-block, and attached thereto, while its butt-end is also extended beyond the
angle-plate Gs towards the stationary rear-cutting blade, with which it forms contact
at the end, so as to "give" sufficiently and follow the adjustment of the middle portion
of the blade G, as produced by the adjustable angle-plate G. By the adjustment of
the front blade 'G' toward the rear-blade G' different widths of cigar-wrappers can be
cut by the same cutter, as required. For different shapes of wrappers, as shown in
Figures 8 to 11, as required by the different styles of cigars, cutters of different
shapes are used, which are constructed in the manner described, each cutter being
capable of cutting wrappers of different width.
In operating the machine the cutter is lowered first either at the tip or butt-end,

page_text: according as the cutting action is to commence at the tip or butt-end of the wrapper.
For cutting wrappers from fine and thin leaves, the cutter is lowered first at the
tip-end by depressing first the left-hand treadle, as shown in Figure 3, after which
the right-hand treadle is depressed and the cutter lowered at the butt-end, as shown
in Figure 4, so as to complete the cutting of the wrapper at the middle-portion and
butt-end. Simultaneously therewith the left-hand treadle is released and the tip-end
returned to its normal position. The blades of the cutter produce a draw-cut that
commences at the tip-end and terminates at the butt end of the wrapper, whereby a
perfect wrapper is produced. When the cutting operation is completed, the right-
hand treadle is released, and the butt-end of the cutter returned into its normally-
raised position. The wrapper is then removed from the block D and the machine is
ready for the next cutting action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. In a cigar wrapper cutting machine, the combination, of a guided and spring-
actuated cutter or knife, having a cutter edge conforming to the shape of the wrapper
to be produced, mechanism for depressing the cutter either at the tip or butt-end,
and a block below said cutter, substantially as set forth.
2. In a machine for cutting cigar-wrappers, the combination of upright slotted
standards, spring-actuated cross-heads guided in said standards, a cutter or knife,
pivoted to said cross-heads and having a continuously curved or convex cutting edge
conforming in shape to the shape of the wrapper to be produced, a block arranged
below said cutter, and a treadle mechanism connected with each cross-head for
lowering the cutter at either end, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination of upright slotted standards, spring-actuated cross-heads
guided in said standards, a cutter or knife, having a continuously curved or convex
cutting edge conforming to the shape of the wrapper to be produced, said cutter
having a round eye at one end and a slotted eye at the opposite end by which the
cutter is pivoted to said cross-heads, a block arranged below said cutter, and a treadle
mechanism connected to each cross-head for depressing either end of the cutter,
substantially as set forth.
4. In a cigar-wrapper cutting machine, an open-bottomed cutter, having a
stationary rear-blade and an adjustable front-blade, substantially as set forth.
5. In a cigar-wrapper cutting machine, an open-bottomed cutter, having a
stationary rear-blade, a stationary hook-shaped tip-end, an adjustable front blade
attached at one end to the stationary tip-end, and means for adjusting said front blade
relatively to the stationary rear-blade, substantially as set forth.
6. In a cigar-wrapper cutting machine, an open-bottom shell-shaped cutter, having
a stationary rear-blade, a hook-shaped tip-end, a front-blade attached at one end to
the stationary tip-end and at its middle or belly portion to an adjustable angle-plate,
beyond which the butt end of the blade extends, and means for adjusting said angle-
plate on the top-plate of the cutter, substantially as set forth.
1131
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POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.