An Improved Machine for Forming, Filling, and Printing the Slide Cases or Packets and for Packing therein, or Boxes in which are. Packed Cigarettes, Cigars, or the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1898-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
An Improved Machine for Forming, Filling, and Printing the Slide
Cases or Packets and for Packing therein, or Boxes in which are.
Packed Cigarettes, Cigars, or the like.
I, EDWARD THOMAS POLLARD, of 4 & 5, Gough Square, Fleet Street, London
Manufacturer, 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 an improved machine for forming, filling and printing
the slide cases or packets and for packing therein boxes-in-which-are-packed
cigarettes, cigars, or the like, and has for its objects to construct a machine in
which the various operations of printing upon the continuous web from which the
slides are to be formed, punching or cutting and scoring the same and finally the
filling the slide and inserting same in the outer case, shall be performed in a more
expeditious and effective manner than has hitherto been attained, a means being also.
provided whereby the number of cigarettes fed to the machine may be readily ascer-
tained, and it has for its further object to construct a machine whereby the proper
insertion of the inner slide into the outer case shall be insured irrespective of any
irregularities in the form of the inner slide or outer case.
In carrying the invention into effect the cigarettes are placed in a suitable hopper,
at the bottom of which is an endless moving band or belt upon which the cigarettes
rest and which belt keeps them constantly fed forward to the feed device placed at
the front end of the hopper and which device consists of a cylinder of wood or other
material having formed upon the periphery thereof a number of peripheral grooves
running along the cylinder in the direction of its length each of such size as to
receive one cigarette. The cylinder is caused to revolve by any suitable means and
has placed over it a circular revolving brush designed to prevent more than one
cigarette being carried over by the cylinder as aforesaid and fall into an inclined
chute where they are assembled and at a predetermined point in the working of the
machine they are allowed to fall into one of a number recesses formed in
the periphery of a vertically-disposed and intermittently rotating wheel or disc. The
recesses aforesaid are cut or otherwise formed across the face of the wheel, the size
thereof being determined by the size of the packet. The wheel aforesaid is mounted
upon a horizontal spindle for which bearings are formed in the sides of the frame,
which frame may be of any convenient form, and which disc is intermittently rotated
by means of a toothed wheel secured to the spindle thereof, the said toothed wheel
being in gear with a similar wheel upon a second spindle to which latter spindle is
also secured at the back end a disc having formed in it at the back a number of

page_text: radial channels with which engages a roller upon an arm forming part of a disc or
plate carried by a short spindle.
To the inner end of the spindle last mentioned is secured a pinion in gear with a
similar pinion upon the main shaft to which are secured the usual fast and loose
pullies for a belt from an external motor.
The spindle carrying the channelled disc aforesaid has also mounted thereon a
similar disc or plate to that already described as being provided with recesses upon
its face. The last mentioned wheel is placed in the rear of the first mentioned disc
or plate and it is within these recesses that the outer shell of the case or box is placed,
the inner or slide portion being placed in the first mentioned disc, the cigarettes
falling therein from the hopper as aforesaid. The inner or slide portion may be either
cut to the required shape and printed by mechanism forming part of the machine, or
if desired the printing and cutting, or, the cutting only, may be performed by the
machine, the printing and cutting mechanism being so arranged that it may be
readily thrown out of action, or it may if required be used independently of the
machine.
The web is supported upon a spindle carried by a suitable bracket or standard and
is led therefrom to the printing mechanism which consists of a suitable frame
carrying a suitable inking device from which the ink is distributed by rollers and.
applied to the type which is fixed to brackets or arms secured to the frame, a suitable
platen being provided which is caused to reciprocate vertically, pressing the web
against the type.
After being printed the web is led to the device for giving it the desired outline,
and which also scores the web where it will be ultimately turned up at the sides and
end. This consists of guides secured to the frame in which works a reciprocating
plate to which is secured the top die, caused to reciprocate vertically by means of
levers operated from a shaft forming part of the main machine.
The rotation of the disc carries the slide round until the projecting ends thereof are
caught by the folding device which folds the ends over leaving the slide ready for
insertion into the outer case. Before the ends are completely turned and when they
are at right angles to the body of the slide the cigarettes are permitted to fall therein
the folding over of the ends being completed after this has been effected.
The slide is next carried forward until it is in a position coincident with a recess
in the disc carrying the outer case, which case is then by suitable mechanism caused
to be advanced towards the disc carrying the slide, a device being provided consisting
of a bracket with an arm secured thereto which is placed immediately in front of the
outer case and has an opening with springs or plates projecting inwards, the springs
or plates entering into the mouth of the case when it is advanced and at the same
time the slide with its contents is pushed by means of a plunger actuated by suitable
mechanism into the outer case the springs upon the arm aforesaid ensuring the entry
of the slide therein. The action of the plunger then pushes the outer case back to
its original position within the recess.
The filled box is then carried forward being retained in the recess by means of
suitable guards upon the outside of the disc until it is in position over the mouth of
a slide down which it is free to fall into a box or other suitable receptacle, the width
of the recess being somewhat greater than the width of the filled box.
In order that this invention may be the better understood I will describe the same
with reference to the accompanying sheets of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front
elevational view showing general appearance of the machine.
Fig. 2 is also a front elevational view to an enlarged scale, one side of the frame
being removed to show the various parts.
Fig. 3 is an end view to same scale as Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a plan looking down upon the machine.
Fig. 5 is a side view of the web feeding cutting and pressing device.
Fig. 6 is a front view of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view on line A B Fig. 2.
Kio 8 is an end view of the folding device

page_text: Fig. 9 is a plan of the device shown in Fig. 8.
Fig. 10 is a detail view showing the front end of the cigarette hopper.
Fig. 11 is a side sectional view of the cigarette hopper.
Figs, 12 to 17 inclusive are vie vs illustrating the feeding and opening of the outer
cases or slides preparatory to introducing therein the slide containing the cigarettes.
Fig. 18 is a sectional view showing more clearly the means for intermittently
rotating the disc or plate carrying the slide and also showing the means for raising
the case when the slide is being inserted therein.
Fig. 19 is a sectional view to an enlarged scale showing the shape of the channels
in the disc carrying the slides with the lips or projections for retaining the slide
when same has been pressed therein.
Figs. 20 to 25 inclusive are views showing the action of folding over the ends of
the slides when the cigarettes have been placed therein.
Fig. 26 is a side elevational view of the stand or support for the web or roll of
material from which the slides are cut.
Fig. 27 is a front elevation of Fig. 26.
Fig. 28 is a view showing more clearly the outline of the web.
Fig. 29 is a side view of a length of material sufficient for one slide, the dotted
lines indicating the appearance of the same when the ends are turned over.
Fig. 30 is a side view showing the slide when folded.
Fig. 31 is a back view of the gear wheel operating the shutter closing the mouth
of the chute.
Fig. 32 is a side elevation of the printing and shearing mechanism to approxi-
mately one third full size.
Fig. 33 is an enlarged plan of the same with the excentrics for operating the
mechanism omitted.
Fig. 34 is an end view.
Fig. 35 is a section, approximately full size, of the shearing and scoring device
with the levers for operating the same.
Fig. 36 is a sectional view also full size of the mechanism for operating the platen
of the printing mechanism.
Fig. 37 is a section also full size showing the inking-mechanism.
Fig. 38 is a detail view showing the arrangement of the outer cases when the
same are provided with an opening at the top only.
Figs. 39, 40, 41, are respectively a side, front, and end view of the cases referred
to above.
Fig. 42 is a sectional view illustrating the action of placing the inner slide in the
outer case.
Fig. 43 is a front elevational view showing more clearly the arrangement and
construction of the device for ensuring the delivery of the outer cases to the.
machine.
Fig. 44 is a side view also of the above referred to mechanism.
1 is the metal frame which consists of two vertical numbers 2, 3, one of which
may be cast solid with the horizontal piece 1 and the other may be secured by nuts
and bolts to the said piece 1 to which are secured the supporting legs 4.
The plates 2 and 3 have bearings 5, 6, cast thereon through which passes a
horizontal spindle 7 upon which is mounted the circular disc or plate 8 see
Figs. 2, 3, 4, 7, 12 to 17 and 18 which plate consists of a central disc or plate provided
with a peripheral flange 10. Fig. 7 corresponding in width with the length of the
case within which are formed a number of recesses 11 having rectangular sides and
of dimensions corresponding with those of the outer case. To the spindle 7 and at
the back of the plate 8 is secured a plate or disc 12 having a number of channels 13
formed upon the underside thereof and having also a web 14 extending between the
arms of a radius corresponding to the diameter of a circular plate 15 to which an
arı 16 is attached or forms part thereof and which is provided with a roller 17
adapted during the revolution of the plate to engage with one of the channels

page_text: and cause the plate 12 to rotate through a distance equal to one eighth of its
circumference.
The position of the channels 13 with regard to the recesses 11 is shown in
Fig. 2 in which the roller 17 is indicated as just leaving the channel.
The plate 15 as shown in Fig. 18 is cast or otherwise formed with an upwardly
projecting flange 18 which extends partly round the edge of the flange as indicated
by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and has a portion thereof formed concave to allow of the
movement of the ends of the channels within the disc 8 during the time that the
roller 17 is engaged with the channels 13, the flange 18 during the other part
of the rotation of the plate 15 serving to prevent accidental movement of the
plate 8.
The spindle 19 upon which is mounted the plate 15, see Fig. 18 is supported by
a bracket 20 secured to the front plate of the frame and has in addition a bearing 21
formed in the said plate, and has secured to it at its upper end a pinion 22 which
gears with another pinion 23 upon a spindle 24 carried by bearings 25, 26, formed
upon the side plates 2, 3, and to which spindle at its outer or back end are secured
the driving pulley 27 and loose pulley 28. The pulley 27 may be actuated by any
suitable motor. Upon the outside of the frame at the back and mounted upon the
spindle of the recessed disc 8 is a large pinion 29 with which gears a second similar
pinion 30 secured to a spindle 31, carried by bearings 32, 32* formed in the
plates 2, 3, and which has mounted thereon a disc 33 similar in construction to the
disc 8 but of less width and provided with a similar number of recesses 34 of a width
equal to that of the slide, the sides of which are slightly inclined from the front
edges as shown in Fig. 19 and are provided at the edges with a small bead 35
engaging with the edges of the sides of the slide and assisting to keep the slide Z
in position when the same has been pressed therein by the mechanism which will be
hereafter described.
The plate or disc 33 aforesaid is placed iu advance of the disc 8 and is so arranged
that when at rest the two recesses upon that side of the respective disc are directly
in a line one with the other as indicated in Fig. 7. It is obvious that the two
pinions 29, 30, being of the same diameter the movement of the two plates 8 and 33
will be synchronous.
Secured to the top of the back plate of the frame of the machine by a suitable
bracket 36 is a magazine 37 consisting of a vertical rectangular chamber formed of
sheet metal open at top and bottom and having two projecting pieces 39, 40 in the
front.
The outer cases Y are collapsed (see Figs. 12 to 17) when placed in the magazine
which is located in a line with the recessed plate 8 to which it feeds the outer
cases, its inner dimensions being somewhat larger than the dimensions of the collapsed
case.
To ensure the regular delivery of the outer cases to the machine, a step by step
device is provided consisting of two arms 41 41 turned at right angles at their
upper ends 41b 41, such turned over portions projecting over the drum or disc 8
as shown in Figs. 4 and 44, and having secured upon the undersides of such turned
over portion plates of sheet metal 41d 41° so arranged as to pass into the foot of
the magazine 37. The arms 41 41 are secured at their lower ends to the plate or
disc 41' freely mounted upon the shaft 7 and to which plate is secured an arm 415
having a roller 41 at the end engaging with a race 41 upon the side of the disc 411
said disc being secured to the shaft 19, see Figs. 2, 18, 43, 44.
Upon the rotation of the shaft 19, the arms 41 41 will be caused to rock and the
plate 41d will engage with the top of the lowest outer case and will press same down
upon the flange 10 of the disc 8 holding same there as the recess il advances, see
Fig. 12, and the case being released from the weight of the superimposed outer cases
is free as the said recess advances to drop at its side nearest to the recess 11, see
Figs. 13 and 14, and upon the continued movement of the disc 8 to engage with the
side of the recess causing the case to open as shown in Fig. 15.
When the case is
completely opened, the plate 41° is caused to enter the magazine, and the

page_text: plate 41d withdrawn, see Fig. 16. The weight of the rest of the cases will then be
taken by the plate 41° until the further rotation of the disc 8 carries the case withiu
the recess forward away from the magazine 37, see Fig. 17. The two plates 41d 41°
are not in the same plane, the plate 41d being somewhat higher so as to engage with
and release one case, and the plate 41° is just clear of the flange 10 of the disc 8.
44 is a cigarette hopper secured by a bracket 45 to the plate 3 of the frame and
consisting of a rectangular box of any suitable material and open at the top. At one
end of the box is placed a drum 46 having formed therein a number of longitudinal
peripheral grooves or recesses 47, see Fig. 11 adapted to receive one cigarette and
carry it forward until it falls into the inclined chute 48 which is attached to the
case 49 and to the end of which is secured a guard plate 48* the object of which is to
prevent the cigarettes falling out of the packet during such time as the ends are
open, which in turn is secured by screws 50 or the like to the end of the hopper 44.
The cigarettes as aforesaid fall into the chute 48 in which they are assembled, the
number being dependent upon the size of the packet or box then being filled. In
the present instance the machine is arranged to feed five cigarettes to each packet,
but it is obvious that it may be arranged to feed any desired number.
The cigarettes are collected as aforesaid in the chute which as shown is provided
at its lower end with a shutter 51, operated by means of the lever 52, one end of
which engages with a stop 53 formed upon the inside of the small pinion 54 which
has a recess cut away upon that side, two projections 55 being formed there on which
engage with the end of the lever 52 raising the shutter when the recess 34 is at rest,
and permitting the cigarettes to fall into the recess in which has been placed the
slide Z. The width of the hopper is equal to the length of a cigarette, and the box
and chute are placed over the disc as shown in Figs. 2 and 11. The bottom of the
hopper at the forward end is cut away as shown and the cigarettes are placed upon
an endless moving band or belt 55 carried by rollers 56, 57, for which bearings are
provided upon the sides of the hopper. The rear roller 57 is provided with a device
for tightening the belt or band which may consist of a slotted plate 58 through which
passes the spindle of the roller and which spindle is carried by the bearing 59 secured
to the end of the screw 60 which passes through the plate 61 and has a thumb or fly
nut 62 at the end by which the adjustment is effected.
The pinion 54 is attached to the spindle 63 of the drum or cylinder 46 upon the
outside of the hopper and receives its motion from a small sheave 64 mounted upon
the end of the spindle 24 which is extended beyond the side of the frame for the
purpose, and over which pulley is passed a belt 65 transmitting motion to the sheave 66
upon the outer end of the spindle 63. The pinion 54 is in gear with the pinion 67
secured upon a spindle 68 passing through the sides of the hopper 44 and having
mounted upon it a circular brush 69 which placed above the drum 46 and revolves in
an opposite direction thereto and serves to prevent more than one cigarette being
carried over at once by brushing them back should more than one rise with
the drum.
Also in gear with the pinion 54 is a small pinion 70 upon the inner spindle of the
roller 56 by which motion is imparted to the band 55.
The device for feeding and shearing the web and illustrated more clearly in
Figs. 5 and 6 consists of drum or pulley 71 of a width slightly less than the width of
the slide and provided with two projections 72 on each side, the width of the pro-
jections being approximately half of the width of the side of the slide Z with which
the projections engage upon the inside. The drum 71 is carried in bearings formed
in the sides of the bracket 73 secured to the side of the frame by studs or the like 74.
A guide roller 75 is provided which is carried by the extending arms 76 of the bracket 73
and is arranged as shown. The bracket 73 has also formed thereon two arms 74
to the end of which is secured a shear blade 75ª against which the blanks are cut by
a second shear 76 secured to the upper end of the block 77 by which the slides are
pressed into the recesses 34 of the disc 33.
The block 77 is provided with a plate 78 at its lower end which plate is adapted to

page_text: Bilde win the guide 79 which is formed at the end of the oracket of secured to the
side of the frame.
The block 77 is operated by the lever 81 to which it is attached at the free end by
means of the link 82. The lever 81 is pivotted to the side of the frame and has a
roller secured thereto which is in contact with the edge of the disc cain 83 secured to
and operated by the spindle 84 for which bearings are provided upon the frame and
which is operated by means of the mitre wheel 85 in turn operated by the mitre
wheel 86 which is attached to the spindle 24 see Figs. 3 and 4.
A spring 88 is attached to the lever 81 and serves to keep the roller upon the lever
always in contact with the edge of the cam 83.
Secured to the arms 74 are guides 89 which are placed on each side of the web
and which guides are provided with two spring pawls 90 which engage with the edges
of the sides of the web and prevent the same being drawn back when the web is cut.
Stops 91 are provided to keep the pawls 90 in position to engage with the edge of
the web.
The spindle 84 has secured to it at one end a pinion 92 indicated in full in
Figs. 1 and 2 and shown by dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 5 which is in gear with and
drives a similar pinion 93 secured to the end of the spindle of the feed drum 71
causing the same when rotated to bring the radial projections 72 into contact with
the upper ends of the sides of the web where cut away as shown at Z in Fig. 28 and
pushing the slide down through the guides, the projections 72 being arranged to be
free of the slide when the same is directly opposite the recess in the disc 33 when
the cam 83 acting upon the lever 81 pushes the block 77 forward turning up the
sides of the slide and at the same time shearing or cutting the same from off the web.
The cutting is preferably done just after the block commences to push the slide into
its recess when it will be held by the block.
The block after pushing the slide home is withdrawn and the diss 33 is rotated.
Attached by screws or similar means to the sides of the cigarette hopper are two,
pieces of metal 94, at the ends of which are the folding plates 95, see Figs. 2, 3, 8,9,
and 20 to 25 shaped as shown, one end being constructed as to lie at the back of the
slide Z in the same plane as the back thereof, and which has a portion thereof turned
over at right angles to the front edge, such portion gradually extending horizontally
and bearing upon the end of the slide, in the recess in the disc 33 turning the same
over as illustrated in Figs. 20 to 25, the slide when the turning operation is concluded
presenting the appearance indicated in Figs. 29 and 30, Fig. 29 illustrating a section
of the slide, the dotted lines 2 2¹ showing the end z first of all turned over at right
angles to the main part of the slide and secondly 'the end again turned to correspond
with the line of the back or main portion of the slide.
It is when the folding has reached the stage illustrated in Fig. 22 that the cigar-
ettes are released (the disc 33 then being at rest) and allowed to fall into the slide,
the guard 48 upon the continued movement of the disc 33, keeping them in the
slide Z until the folding is sufficiently advanced when the ends of the slide will keep
them in position.
When the folding above referred to is completed the filled slides are when at rest
directly in a line with the outer cases Y which are caused by the plate 96 attached to
the slipper 97 sliding in the guide 98 and to the lower end of which is attached one
end of the lever 99 pivotted at 100 to the frame and having at its opposite end a
roller 101 in contact with the outside of the plate 15 and which plate has a projection
cast or otherwise formed thereon which during its rotation depresses the end of the
roller 101 causing the plate 96, which plate is of the same dimensions as the recess
in which the outer case Y is placed, to rise pushing up the case until the small
springs or plates 102 upon the end of the armı 103 secured to the side of the frame
are inside the case. Whilst the last described movement is being performed, a
plunger 104 upon the guide 105 comes into action, which plunger is shaped as shown
in Fig. 7 and which guide 105 is secured to the frame by screws or the like 106.
To the plunger 104 is attached the end of a cranked lever 107, the end of which is
slotted to receive the pin 108 passing therethrough into the slipper portion of the

page_text: plunger. The lever 107 is pivotted at 109 to the lugs 110 cast or otherwise formed
upon the sides of the frame and is at its shorter end provided with a roller 111 in
contact with a disc cam 112 secured to the spindle 24.
A spring 113 is attached to the lever to keep the same in contact with the cam 112
and upon its rotation causes the short end of the lever to advance towards the centre
of the cam depressing the longer end which thereupon pushes the plunger 104 and
with it the filled slide Z into the outer case Y the slide passing through the arm 103,
the springs upon which ensure the entrance thereto of the turned over ends of the
slide. The plunger has sufficient travel and is of such shape as to push the slide
and its outer case back into the recess in the disc 9, which upon the withdrawal of the
plunger 104 and plate 96, is again rotated, the cases being retained in the recesses
by a guard plate 104 which may be secured to any convenient part of the frame, and
which guard ends just as the case Y reaches the chute 105 down which it falls into a
suitable receptacle.
The web Z is carried by a device illustrated in Figs. 26 and 27 from which it will
be seen that it consists of a base plate 114 of any suitable contour and having lugs 115
by which it may be secured if found desirable to the floor.
The web is supported between the arms 116 formed contiguous with the body of
the stand 117 and may have in addition two projecting side arms 118. The end of the
arms 116 have formed in them bearings through which is passed a spindle supporting
the roll of the web.
Referring to the printing and scoring mechanism shown in Figs. 32 to 37, and
which consists of two side frames or standards 119, 120, to which is secured a
plate 121 upon which is mounted the various devices for performing the operations
above referred to.
The printing mechanism is carried by the arms 122, 123, forming part of the
brackets 124, 125, which brackets are secured in any suitable manner to the
plate 120.
The arms 122, 123, as shown in Figs. 32 and 37 are inclined upwardly towards
their outer ends, and have formed upon their underside transverse flanges 126, 127,
upon which run the rollers 128, 129, 130, 131, which rollers are mounted upon
spindles 132, 133, the ends of the spindles being carried by the swing frames 134, 135,
pivotted to the ends of the rods, 136, 137, the vertical movement of which rods, as
shown in Fig. 37 is governed by springs 138 encircling the rod and which springs are
carried by the hollow swinging rods 139, 140.
The rods 139, 140 are secured at their upper ends to the transverse shaft 141,
carried by the vertical supports or standards 142, 143 secured to or cast integral
with the brackets 124, 125. The rod 140 at its upper end is provided with an ex-
tension 144, to which is pivotally secured the upper end of a rod 145, receiving
motion from the platen 146 of the machine, which platen is carried by arms 146*,
147, upon the frame 148, the frame 148 being pivotted at 149 to the brackets 124,
125 as shown in Figs. 32 and 33. The platen 146 as aforesaid is secured to the arms
146, 147, and is provided with a pin 150, to which is connected one end of a short
rod 151, see Figs. 32, 34, and 36. The opposite end of the rod 151 is pivotally
attached by means of a pin 152 to the free end of a lever 153 carried by a shaft 154
for which bearings are provided in brackets 155, 156, secured to the standards 119,
120, at the end.
The shaft 154 is extended on one side beyond the bracket 120, and has secured to
it a lever or arm 157 to which is pivotally secured the end of a rod 158. The
rod 158 has at its inner end a strap 159 encircling an excentric sheave 160, the
sheave being mounted upon and actuated by the shaft 84 of the packing mechanism.
The spindles 132, 133, carried by the swing frames 134, 135, also carry the inking
rollers 161, 162, which pass over the type 163 secured in any suitable manner, to the
transverse plate 164, which is provided at its ends with upwardly projecting pieces
by which it is secured by bolts or the like to the arms upon the brackets 124, 125.
The plate 164 also carries a bracket 165 upon which is formed a bearing 166 for
the pin 167 of the ink distributing device. This latter device consists of a circular.

page_text: plate 168, so arranged that the inking rollers shall during their travel pass thereover
and which plate is after each passage of the rollers caused to partly rotate by means
of the pawl 169 engaging with ratchet teeth 170 formed upon the upperside of the
plate 168. The necessary movement of the pawl is caused by the lever 171 to the
end of which the pawl is attached and which lever is pivotted at 172 to the lug 173,
which is formed upon the bracket 165. The opposite end of the lever is pivotally
secured to the short slotted lever 174 secured to the shaft 141, so as to allow of the
necessary radial movement of the end of the lever 174 upon the movement of the
shaft 141. Also secured to the lover 171 is an arm 175 having formed at its free end
a tooth or projection 176 adapted to engage with the teeth upon the ratchet wheel 177
secured to one end of the spindle 178 of the roller 179, which roller is thereby caused
to revolve within the ink duct 180. The duct 180 is secured in any suitable manner
to the end of the bracket 165 which is provided with a suitable piece 181 for the
purpose.
Motion being imparted to the shaft 84 by the means hereinbefore described,
causes the rod 158 to reciprocate, actuating the lever 157 upon the shaft 154 impart-
ing motion to the lever 153 from which it is communicated by means of the rod 151
to the platen 146, at the same time the rod 145 imparts motion to the shaft 141,
causing the same to swing rods 139, 140, carrying the inking rollers upwards, so that
they travel over the distributor 168 and are brought into contact with the periphery
of the roller 179, from which the ink is taken, and upon the return movement of the
rollers the ink is transferred thereto. The movement of the rods 141 also causes the
end of the lever 171 to be raised thereby depressing the opposite end and causing
the pawl 169 engaging with the teeth 170 to partly rotate the distributor 168,
and the arm 175 at the same time causes the roller within the ink duct to rotate.
The scoring and cutting device, which is also mounted upon the plate 121, consists
of two vertical standards 182, 183 joined at the top by the piece 184 and provided
with extensions at the lower end of the standards 182, 183 by which they are secured
to and transversely of the plate 121. The standards 182, 183, are provided upon their
inner sides with V shaped guides 185, 186 with which engage corresponding recesses
formed in the sides of the slipper 187. The slipper 187 is provided at its lower end
with block or plate 189 to which are secured the cutting and scoring plates 188, 189',
190 and 191. The slipper 187 is provided with a pin 192 to which is pivotally
secured one end of a lever 193, the opposite end of which is attached by means of a
pin to the bifurcated lever 194 carried by a shaft 195 for which bearings are provided
upon the standards 182, 183. The shaft 195 is extended upon one side beyond its
bearing and has secured to it a short lever or arm 196 to which is attached one end
of the connecting rod 197, the other end of the said rod having an excentric strap
encircling a sheave 198 also secured to the shaft 84 aforesaid. Beneath the block 189
is a plate or die 199 having formed in its upper face grooves or recesses to correspond
with the cutting and grooving devices upon the block 189. This latter plate is
secured to a second plate 200 adjustably secured by studs or the like to the
plate 121.
Motion being imparted to the rod 197 is communicated to the lever 196 causing
the same to actuate the shaft 195, causing the slipper 187 to operate by means of
the lever 193 depressing or raising the cutting and scoring devices secured to the
block 189.
The web Z for which a guide roller Z is provided and which, when the printing
and scoring mechanism is used is located as shown in Fig. 32 is intermittently
actuated by means of the drum 71 before described.
It will be obvious from the foregoing description that either the printing or the
scoring mechanism may be easily disconnected or both may be thrown out of action
by removing the straps from the excentrics upon the shaft 84.
Instead of using an outer case open at the ends I may when desired employ cases
made of paper or other material having one end only open as illustrated at Y' in
Figs. 38, 39, 40, 41 in which case the cases when in the container 37 would present
the appearance shown in Fig. 38, that is to say they would not be collapsed as in the

page_text: former case and would be caused by the weight 43 to fall into the recesses 11 within
the periphery of the drum or disc 8.
Although I have described and illustrated the machine as filling a packet with 5
cigarettes, it is obvious that by increasing the speed of the drum 46, and enlarging
the chute 48, and removing or altering the position of the projections 55, that 10 or
any other number within the range of the drum 46 may be fed to the slide; the
recesses within the disc 33 being deeper, and those in the disc 8 being also increased
in depth if necessary.
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--printing-upon;-forming-and-filling-packets-with-eigarettes;
printing mechanism-consisting-of-two-swinging-arms-to-which-are-seeured-a-frame
earrying-the-inking-rollers;-an-ink-distributing--device-and-a-roller--intermittently
rotated---within--an-ink--duet--with-suitable--netuating-moans,--all-construeted---and
operated-substantially-in-the-manner-herein-set-forth-and-shown--by--the--appended
drawings.
2. In-a-machine-for-printing-upon-forming-and-filling--packets-with--cigarettes
n-cutting-and-scoring-device-consisting-of-a-vertically-reciprocating-block-working
in-suitable-guides-and-provided-with-scoring-and-cutting-devices;-all-operated,-con-
structed-and-acting-in-the-manner
drawings.
hersin-set-forth-and-shown-by-the-accompanying
1. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling packets with cigarettes,
a device for opening and holding the collapsed outer cases consisting of a disc or drum,
having formed in its periphery a number of transverse recesses for the reception of
the outer cases combined with a suitable holder or magazine for the said cases, means
being provided for intermittently rotating the said disc or drum, substantially as
herein set forth and shown by the accompanying drawings.
4. 2. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling packets with cigarettes a
device for retaining and folding the inner slide when cut from the main web, con-
sisting of a drum or disc having transverse recesses formed in the periphery thereof
and a plunger or press adapted to engage with the web and push the same into a
recess, a suitable shear or knife coming into action to cut the blank from the web
with mechanism for actuating the various parts, all substantially as described and
shown by the accompanying drawings.
5. 3. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling packets with cigarettes
a device for folding the ends of the packets consisting of two suitably shaped plates
arranged in the path of the severed slide and engaging with and turning over the
ends thereof during its rotation, substantially as herein described and shown by the
accompanying drawings.
6. 4. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling packets with cigarettes,
a device for collecting and feeding a predetermined number of cigarettes to the
machine, substantially as herein described and shown by the accompanying drawings.
75. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling packets with cigarettes a
device for feeding a predetermined length of web to the machine consisting of a
drum or pulley having two peripheral projections or lugs adapted to engage with the
ends of the sides of the blank whilst still continuous and pull the same forward until
the lugs become disengaged from the sides aforesaid and a suitable guide or guides
having a device to prevent the web being withdrawn when sheared or cut, all
operated, constructed and acting substantially as herein set forth and shown by the
accompanying drawings.
8. 6. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling packets with cigarettes
the combination of devices for ensuring the entry of the filled inner or slide portion
into the outer case, consisting of a foot caused by suitable mechanism to bear against
and protrude the outer case so as to permit of the entry into the mouth thereof of
small sheet metal springs carried by a suitable arm and between which the inner

page_text: slide is caused to pass by a suitable plunger, all acting, constructed and operated
substantially as herein described and shown by the accompanying drawings.
9. 7. In a machine for printing upon, forming and filling cases with cigarettes the
device for ensuring the regular delivery of the outer cases to the machine and con-
sisting of two plates caused by suitable mechanism to alternately enter the foot of
the magazine for the outer cases and relieve the pressure upon the lowest case,
leaving the same free to fall into the recess provided to receive it and by which it is
expanded, or opened, ready for the insertion therein of the inner or slide portion,
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the appended drawings.
8. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the machine for the
manufacture of slide cases or packets and for packing therein cigarettes, cigars or the
like substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated..
10-The-combination-and-arrangement-of-the-various devices-with-their-operating
machine-for-printing upon,-forming and filling
packets-with-cigarettes,-the-whole being-constructed--and operated substantially-in
the-manner-herein-set-forth and shown-by-the-appended-drawings.
mechanism,-the-whole-constituting
Dated 18 24th day of May 1898.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.