Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 18th Feb., 1899
We, CHARLES HENRY PALMER and JOHN WILLIAM DENMEAD, Mechanical
Engineers, residents respectively of 101, South Forge Street, and 118, Bowery
Street, Akron, County of Summit, State of Ohio, United States of America, 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:-
Our invention relates to that class of paper box making machinery in which
a box or sheath open at one or both ends is made from a continuously infed strip
or ribbon of material which has been cut of any desired width to form a box of
the desired length.
In our present application we have also shown a preliminary device that receives
the material and perforates the same at predetermined points to provide a con-
trolling or regulating aperture previous to the printing, so that the material may
be controlled and regulated in its movement through the box making machine to
secure the proper position or placement of the figures or printed surface on the
outer side or edge of the box, as it is being formed.
This machine may be operated in one continuous process, or separately, as space
or convenience may require.
The strip of material is fed in from a spool or coil and passes through a hori
zontally reciprocating punch and die, the punch having a vertical action to perforate
the strip at regular intervals, the material then passes to the printing rolls, and
then onward to the box forming machinery, where the glue is applied to cause
the adhesion of the edges of the box, and continuously moving, the material passes
on the table of the machine by means of the pressure flanges of the revolving rolls
that are also provided with guiding flanges, and a regulating tooth that enters the
aperture in the paper, to regulate and control its movement and ensure the proper
relation of the same to the knife that cuts off the proper length for the box, as
the strip is moved forward over a die aperture in the table, through which it is
forced by a pivoted rotating die journaled within an arm which forms one of a
series of arms of a rotating wheel, and thus forms the two sides of the box the
lower edge of which is brought in contact with an oscillating die, that will be
caused to rotate, and its upper finger fold over one side of the upper edge of the
box, the outward movement of the arm that carries the rotating die, over which
the box is being formed will bring an actuating crank secured to the inner end
of the rotating die in contact with a cam track and cause the die to rotate and
bring the other edge of the box to which the glue has been applied, in contact with
the spring pressure arm and its rollers, that is arranged concentrically to the
movement of the rotating arms, to press said glued edge of the box tightly to
secure it in completing the box or sheath, and the continuous rotation of the arms
will carry the die and the completed box there on to a point above the table, where a
cam track will cause a reciprocating discharging ring to move the box off from
the die, when it falls within a suitable receptacle.
In the drawings, Fig. 1, represents a plan view of the box making part of our

page_text: machine; Fig. 2 is a side elevation taken from the right hand side of the machine
Fig. 3 is a side elevation on the opposite side, partly in section; Fig. 4 is a side
view of the oscillating die or former; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the same Fig. 5^
is a detail sectional view of the table, the strip cutting knife, the stop ledge against
which the strip is stopped, the aperture in the table, the oscillating die as it is
being moved by the rotating die around which the partially formed box is folded
as it is being completed.
Fig. 6 shows the knife lever and its actuating star wheel. Fig. 7 shows the
feed rolls in elevation. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of feed rolls and the regulating
tooth. Fig. 8 is a detail view of their intermittent actuating mechanism. Fig. 9
is a view in perspective showing a section of the rotating arm and the die journalled
therein, the vibrating crank secured on the end of the same, its adjustable stop
secured on the rotating arm, and the spring rod and friction roller, that imparts the
vibrating action to the die.
Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the same, also showing the box discharging ring
and its actuating arm and pin that pushes the box from the die when completed.
Fig. 11 is an end view of the same.
Fig. 12 a plan view of the fluted glueing roller and its scraping spring cleaner.
Fig. 13 is an end view of the glueing roll; Fig. 14, a plan view of a piece
of the paper strip or material from which the box is formed showing the
figured surface and the controlling aperture that regulates its feeding into the
box making machine. Fig. 15 is a sectional side elevation of the preliminary
device for punching and printing the material in combination with the glueing
device for the box making machine.
In the drawings, a main driving shaft R actuated by a belt pulley R¹ causes a
gear wheel R2 to revolve and impart motion to the pinion R³ on a parallel shaft R*.
having keyed there on a cam wheel C, that carries a crank pin that actuates a
pitman B, the other end of which is secured by a crank pin to a pawl bearing
plate B, which is loosely journaled on its shaft b¹, and provided with a pawl B2
by the side of the ratcheted plate B¹ that is keyed thereon, and imparts an inter-
mittent movement to the gear wheel b that is keyed thereon. The pawl and ratchet
may be disconnected by raising the pawl and the gear of the feed rollers rotated
forward or back to secure their adjustment in connection with the feed tooth F¹
of the feed roll F and the perforated figured box making strip F.
This gear wheel b imparts an intermittent motion to the feed roll pinion 62 that
actuates the gear wheels f f¹, of the feed rollers, and causes the paper or material F,
from which the box is to be formed, to be fed forward, the upper feed roll carries
flanges that press upon the paper strip, and the feed flanges F on the lower
feed roll serve as guides for the edges of the paper strip, and at one part the upper
flange is removed to free the pressure of the flanges or roller as it revolves,
affording a free movement forward of the strip by the feed regulating tooth F¹ that
enters the aperture 12 in the paper.
This operation is important to regulate and control the paper to be cut in proper
relation to the position of its figured surface. The knife H is attached to the
plate N that is secured to the knife arm E, which is pivoted at its rear end at e
above the horizontal plate of the table and provided with a knife near the center
of the pivoted arm, which arm is extended to a point below the table and is actuated
by the star wheel E' upon the main shaft to press down upon the knife arm below
the plane of the table, and thus secure a right angle cut upon the strip of paper
from which the box is to be formed.
The pivoted rotating die A2 journaled in the arm A, presses the box blank down
through the aperture in the table, the fixed walls of the aperture forming the
lower edge and two sides (see Fig. 5), and thus the partially formed box is
brought in contact with the lower jaw of the fixed oscillating die or former M,
and its spring pressure plate m secured therein. This oscillating die or former M
is pivoted at M¹ beneath the aperture in the table and held to its normal position
by means of its crank arm n secured to its pivot journal and its spring O. The

page_text: edge of the die over which the first fold is made has its plane slightly below the
edge on the opposite side. This die or former M will be oscillated and close the
inner edge of the box over the upper edge of the rotating vibrating die A³.
The arm K is secured to the side of the aperture in the table and provided with
spring pressure plates against which one side of the die presses to fold that side
of the box, as shown in Fig. 5^.
Arm P is pivoted at one side of arm K beneath the table, and is provided with
friction rollers and a spring pressure rod P2 and thumb set screw nut p³, to regulate
its pressure under the stress of the dies A2, of the rotating arm that are caused
to revolve by means of their crank arms A³, and friction roller a', being brought
in contact wth the cam track D, a spring rod a pivoted at a³, to said crank arm
will pull the same to its normal position as it continues its forward travel by the
rotation of arm A and passes over cam track D.
The oscillating former M has a crank arm n to which is secured a holding spring
rod that causes it to return to its normal position after it is released from the
pressure of the rotating die A².
The spring rod a² pivoted to the crank arm at a³ will cause the die A² to return
to its normal position, and when the arm is rotating to its upper point the dis-
charging arm A4 and ring A5 is actuated by its pin A, it is brought in contact with
the cam track A7 and caused to push the box from the die, when the cam track A8,
which tracks are secured to the arched bar A, will force the discharging arm back,
so that its ring will be within the groove a, and the die left free to form another
box, as it is continued in its rotation.
The device for placing the glue upon the material as it enters the machine
consists of a revolving glue roller S³ provided with alternate fluted flat surfaces S
and a scraper C. This glue roller is journaled on a shaft S that is provided at its
outer end with a ratchet wheel S¹ secured thereon, and a loosely supported pawl
and crank arm S2 provided with a pawl that is moved by the rod r¹, that is actuated
by the crank secured on the side of the pinion R³. This mechanism admits the
adjustment of the pawl and ratchet to regulate the position of the roller in its
relation to its actuating rod and imparts to the glueing roller an intermittent rotary
movement to place the glue as it is hot at regular intervals upon the corrugated
surfaces of the glueing roller that has a vertical movement imparted to it to apply
the glue to the material of which the box is to be formed.
The glue roller shaft is journalled upon the arms C10 that are secured within a
vertically vibrating frame Cs that is pivoted on each side of the machine at C9 Cº.
This frame has an intermittent vertical movement imparted to it by means of a
vertical rod C that is secured to the arm C, that is secured to its supporting
actuating rod C that slides in its guiding standard c secured to the table.
This arm is actuated by means of a pivoted lever C provided with a slotted end e¹
and a securing pin c³.
This lever vibrates upon its axle C¹ as its other end is caused to rise by the cam
wheel C revolving against a friction roller, against the strain of a returning spring
rod C. The vibration of this pivoted lever C imparts an intermittent vertical
movement to the rod that hooks beneath the vibrating frame CB, and imparts
an intermittent vertical movement to the glue roller, causing it to be raised and
brought in contact with the strip of box material and apply the glue at the desired
point.
t is the steam pipe for keeping the glue in the reservoir S5 in proper condition
by heat conveyed to its steam chamber beneath the glue.
F is the box making material. U reciprocating die. its adjustable punch that
is actuated by the crank wheel U2 which also imparts a reciprocating action to the
punching device. V the cushioned cylinder that supports the material, and upon
which the printing or type cylinder V₁ prints the strip as it passes to the box
making machine.
In the continuous operation of the machine the strip or material is fed forward
beneath the punch or perforating device, and passes on between the printing rollers

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to the box making machine, as shown in Fig. 15, the glueing roller applies the
glue; the strip is then passed under the spring pressure fingers to the feed rolls
between the guiding flanges F so that the intermittently feed regulating tooth Fi
enters the aperture F in the material, as it is fed into the machine by the pressure
of the feeding flanges F upon the strip as it passes over the lower roller.
strip moves forward beneath the knife and over the die aperture in the table to
the stop H', when the knife is caused to descend and cut off the piece from which
the box is to be formed, at which moment one of the arms conveying the rotating
die A presses the same downwardly through the aperture in the table, against the
spring pressure plate K secured beneath the aperture in the table, and folds the
box blank over three sides of the die.
The die moves in contact with the lower projecting jaw of the oscillating folding
die M, and its spring pressure plate m, and the continued forward movement of the
rotating arm and its die, will cause the oscillating die to vibrate on its pivot and
its upper jaw will fold one projecting side of the box over the die journaled in
the rotating arm as it revolves.
As it continues its movement over the series of rollers on the spring pressed arm,
the box is caused to assume an inverted position, as its die is reversed by means of
its crank arm A³ that comes in contact with the cam track D secured to the frame
on the other side and thus the other projecting side flap of the box is folded over,
and the glue which has been applied on this side causes the adhesion of the parts
thus folded as the crank arm passes off the track the spring pressure rod a³, pivoted
to the crank a³, and secured beneath the second following arm, will pull on the
crank, causing it to revolve and restore the die to its normal position. The ad-
justable stop at is to limit the movement of the crank, and maintain it in position
as it travels over the cam track D.
As the vertically rotating arm A revolves with its die, bearing the completed
box, the cam track A7 will contact with the pin A and moves its discharging arm A
with its ring A5 and cause the discharge of the box from the die into a suitable
receptacle provided for this purpose, but not shown in the drawings, and as the
rotating arm moves on, the box discharging device is retracted to its normal
position by means of the cam track A8, and the arm continues to revolve in its
successive operation.
The material or strip of paper from which the boxes are formed, may be of
any proper kind applicable theretor, whether it is perforated or not, or whether
there are one or more perforations, so far as the operation of the box forming dies
is concerned; but our invention is more particularly designed to forin boxes from
material the surface of which is figured or printed in any design of color, which
is calculated to appear in uniform proper position as may be desired on the outside
of the box, which we accomplish by means of the perforation in the paper, for the
purpose of controlling and regulating its feed and placement in the process of
cutting and forming the box, substantially as shown and described.
It is well known that a very slight variation in the fed or moving forward of
the strip, is liable to cause considerable displacement of the figured surface thereon,
in a series of operations, and we find it necessary to maintain the proper place of
each individual printed or figured piece of paper from which the box is formed, in
order to secure the uniform locality of the colors or designs upon the completed box.
The adjustment of the device that applies the glue is important to enable the
placing of the glue at the proper relative point in connection with the printing and
folding devices.
In our machine we contemplate the use of interchangeable dies for making
different sizes and shapes of boxes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1st. In a box making machine that forms the box from a printed or figured

page_text: strip of paper, a table provided with an aperture having rigid walls that form two
sides of the box, the vertically rotating arms A, the horizontally revolving box
forming dies journalled therein, the folding oscillating die for folding one edge
of the box over the die journalled in the rotating arm as it moves downward,
combined with the stationary cam track and the crank arms of the die journalled
in the rotating arm, to secure the proper action of the dies to fold the other glued
part of the box over, the pressure spring located beneath the table, and said pres-
sure spring, substantially as shown and described.
2nd. In a box making machine the vertically rotating arms and their box form-
ing dies in combination the oscillating folding die and its spring pressure plate
that folds over one edge of the box, and the spring pressure arm, substantially as
shown and described.
3rd. In a box making machine the vertically rotating arms and revolving dies,
their crank arms, the cam track, the oscillating folding die and spring pressure arm
to form the box, combined with the box discharging arm and its cam track that
removes the completed box from the dies of the revolving arm in its continuous
rotation substantially as shown and described.
4th. In a box making machine the combination of the vertically rotating arms
and revolving die, the fixed oscillating folding die M and its spring pressure plate m
that is caused to oscillate on its pivot M¹ and fold over the top edge of the box
on the rotating die as it is brought in contact therewith, and its spring O and
crank that cause it to rock back to its normal position substantially as shown and
described.
5th. In a box making machine the intermittent feed rollers and their pressure
flanges or surface provided with an intermittent releasing notch, one of said rollers
being provided with a feed regulating tooth to admit the free movement of the
paper, whereby the paper is fed forward by the feed regulating tooth independent
of the feeding flanges substantially as shown and described.
6th. In a paper box making machine the pawl bearing plate B loosely journaled
on its shaft b¹, the ratchet plate B¹ keyed to said shaft, the geared wheel b, the
pinion 62, the feed roll shaft and its adjusting tooth F, and the knife, whereby the
material may be regulated and properly timed in feeding a printed and perforated
strip of paper to the cutting knife substantially as shown and described.
7th. In a box making machine for making a box from a continuous printed or
figured paper strip provided with regulating feed apertures or notches at regular
intervals, the combination of the feed rollers, the feed regulating tooth carried by
one of the rollers operating to intermittently adjust the forward movement of the
paper to secure the proper placement of the figure thereon in relation to the box
forming dies, as the paper is fed forward in an intermittent movement in the forma-
tion of boxes, substantially as shown and described.
8th. In a box making machine the mechanism for feeding the printed strip
having the aperture F2 for regulating its feed, comprising the rollers having the
feed tooth F and the notched flanges to admit a free movement and adjustment
of the printed strip forward in combination with the knife H operating substan-
tially as shown and described.
9th. In a box making machine, the vertically moving frame, the intermittently
revolving glue roller S3 supported and journalled thereon, the glue tank in which
the roller revolves and provided with its fluted glueing surface $4, means for inter-
mittently raising the frame vertically to cause the surface S to place the glue
upon the strip of paper that passes over it, substantially as shown and described.
10th. In a box making machine the glue roller S³, its intermittent fluted or
corrugated glueing surfaces S* said roller being journalled within the vertically
vibrating frame C³, the glue tank, means for intermittently rotating the roller
in the tank, and means for vibrating the frame for applying the glue at certain
intervals to the paper as it passes over it, substantially as shown and described.
11th. The glue roller shaft S, its ratchet wheel S1, secured thereto, its pawl and
crank arm S loosely journalled thereon, its rod r, actuated by the pivot pin r

page_text: secured to the continuously rotating pinion R³, secured to the shaft R', combined
with the cam wheel C that causes the lever C to vibrate on its axle C¹ and impart
a vertical vibratory movement to the glue roller supporting frame substantially
as shown and described.
12th. The glue roller supporting arms Cs, their vertically vibrating rod C, the
vibrating lever C and its cam-wheel C, connections intermediate the rod c and
the lever C, whereby an intermittent vertical action is imparted to the glueing
roll substantially as shown and described.
13th. In a box making machine the combination of the vibrating lever E that
is pivoted at e and provided with the knife H secured to the center of the pivoted
arm which is extended to a point below the table, the main actuating shaft R
and the star wheel E' arranged to press down upon the arm E below the plane of
the table and thus secure a right angle cut upon the strip of paper from which the
box is to be formed substantially as shown and described.
14th. In a box making machine that forms the box from a continuous strip of
paper, having the printed or figured surface thereon, and provided with adjusting
apertures or notches therein, the intermittent rotating and vertically vibrating
glue roll, the guiding roll T, the feed rolls and their guiding flanges F, the feeding
pressure flanges F, the adjusting notch F6, and feed regulating tooth F1, the spring
holding fingers h, h, the knife H, and the stop H¹ in combination with the rotating
box forming dies substantially as shown and described.
15th. In combination with a box making machine, a strip printing and per-
forating machine having a horizontally reciprocating die, secured to its actuating
lever, means for actuating the lever to cause the die to perforate the strip and move
forward therewith during the operation of perforating and to rise and reciprocate
back to make a new perforation as the strip is advanced in a continuous movement
substantially as shown and described.
16th. In combination with a box making machine a strip printing and per-
forating machine having a horizontally, reciprocating, perforating die adjustably
secured to its actuating lever, operating on a continuously moving material for
the purpose of perforating the same as it moves forward to the printing rollers
substantially as shown and described.
Datel 11
1000
CHARLES H. PALMER.
JOHN W. DENMEAD.
W. P. Thompson & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicants.