Year: 1898

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I, JOHN MACDONALD, of 29, Union Place, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in and relating to
cigarette making machines in which the operations necessary for forming a
complete cigarette are carried out.
The framing of the machine carrying the mechanism consists mainly of two side
frames secured together by stays and provided with lugs or feet by which it can
be bolted down to any suitable foundation and having a bracket frame extending
to one side at the back end of machine, and the mechanism is principally
actuated by means of a series of cams secured on a transverse shaft carried in
bearings on the frame at its front end and on a longitudinal shaft receiving its
motion from the transverse shaft by mitre gearing, the whole receiving motion
from any prime moving shaft by belt pulleys and spur wheel gearing. The ends
of the levers acted on by the cams are fitted with antifriction rollers for the
cams to bear on, and also with reaction springs to keep them in close contact with
the cams.
The cams are so arranged on the shafts as to give the various parts
of the mechanism their motion at the proper time so that all the movements
necessary for the production of one cigarette take place at each revolution of
the shafts.
The tobacco for filling the cigarattes is fed to the machine by an endless
travelling band of canvas or other suitable flexible material on to which it is
preferably fed by hand, carried at the front end of the machine on a roller mounted
on the top of a frame capable of oscillating on a stud at its lower end, and secured
in the position to give the desired tension to the travelling band by a stay secured
to it, and to the frame of machine by means of a screwed bolt passing through a
slot in the end of the stay. The travelling band passes along a tobacco feeding
trough or guide formed of wood or metal over a feed table and the end of the
shoot formed thereon which may be provided with a roller. On its return beneath
the feeding trough to the front roller it passes between a pair of rollers, which may
be geared together, preferably covered with india rubber, by which it is nipped
and travelled as they move. The lower of these rollers is carried in bearings in a
pair of levers and is pressed against the upper one by springs attached to the lever
ends and to fixed projections on the frame. The upper roller is intermittently
turned to travel the band by means of a ratchet wheel on one end of its spindle
actuated by a pawl carried on the end of a rod secured to the bent over end of a
lever fulcrumed on a stud and actuated by a cam on the main shaft of machine
bearing on the lever end.
The tobacco fed along to the feed table is there divided into the quantities
suitable for a single cigarette and pushed over the shoot into the pocket of the
rolling apron by dividing and delivery blades arranged as follows: A horizontal
rectangular rising frame is mounted on the bent over end of a rising and falling
vertical bar carried in guides on the side frame of machine and which is moved up

page_text: and down by a bell crank lever mounted on a stud and actuated by a cam on the
main shaft bearing on its free end, its other end being connected to the vertical
bar by a link. The back end of this rising frame is provided with a downwardly
projecting blade which may be serrated to divide the tobacco on the travelling
band in its descent thereon. A reciprocating rectangular frame is carried and
slides within the rising frame and is provided at its end with a downwardly pro-
jecting dividing blade, which may also be serrated, and one or more delivery blades.
When two delivery blades are used, they are spaced at a distance apart equal to
the feed of tobacco required, one taking the tobacco from the dividing blades and
the other pushing it over the shoot at the end of the feed table. These two
delivery blades are kept to the required elastic pressure on the travelling band by
a simple spring arrangement. The frame is reciprocated at the required time by
means of a connecting rod secured to the bent over upper end of a lever fulcrumed
on a stud and actuated by a cam on the main shaft, and a roller is mounted at
each side of feed trough to support the end of the reciprocating frame when
out of touch with the rising frame when that is at its lowest point.
Rollers are also mounted on upward projections on the rising frame above the
reciprocating frame to keep it from rising out of position as it moves in separating
and delivering the tobacco. When the reciprocating frame returns after delivering
a charge of tobacco its dividing blade comes into contact with the dividing blade
of rising frame, but at a lower level so that when the frames are lowered the blade
of rising frame moves down on the face of the other blade to clean away any
particles of tobacco or adhesive matter.
The foregoing arrangement of frames may be placed vertically at the side of the
machine instead of horizontally and the dividing and delivery blades be carried
by projecting arms extending across the feed table.
A
The tobacco as it passes along to the dividing blades is acted on by a presser
suspended loosely by a bent bar from the top of a bent vertical rod secured on
the end of a rising and falling vertical bar sliding in guides on the side frame
and actuated by a bell crank lever on a stud and a cam on main shaft bearing
on the end thereof, its free end being connected to the vertical bar by a link.
spiral spring is secured by one end to an arm projecting from the vertical rod
and by its other end to the rod suspending the presser. A stop projection is
secured to the rising frame to prevent the presser moving too far and a projecting
tail piece is secured on the rod which carries the pawl actuating the travelling
band to come against the presser and cause it to travel along with the tobacco
on the band when it is fed forward. The action is that the presser is brought
down on the top of the tobacco, and travels forward the necessary distance in
unison with the travelling band and the rising and reciprocating frames come
down together and separate and travel forward the tobacco by means of their
blades and deliver a charge over the shoot, when the reciprocating frame is lifted
by the rising frame and moves back until the dividing blades again meet, mean-
while the presser has risen ready for the motions to be repeated. ·
One end of the cigarette rolling apron which is formed of any suitable flexible
material is secured by clamping to the horizontally bent over end of the upper
arm of a bell crank rolling lever fulcrumed on a stud projecting from inside of
side frame and which is oscillated by a link from another bell crank lever also
fulcrumed on a stud and acted on by a cam on the main shaft bearing on an
antifriction roller on its end. The other end of this rolling apron is secured by
clamping to the upper end of a bell crank lever shaped frame which has its top
turned over in a curved shape to form a rolling table, on which the cigarette is
rolled and which is oscillated by means of a link connecting it to a bent beam
lever mounted on a stud and actuated by a cam on the main shaft bearing on its
free end. Reaction springs acting on bell crank levers mounted on a shaft at the
bottom of the machine keep the ends of this and other actuating levers against
the cams by the moving parts being connected by wires or cords to the other arms
of the bell crank levers. Another roller frame formed with triangular side cheeks

page_text: is mounted to oscillate on the same stud pin or shaft as the rolling table frame but
outside of same so that the rolling table can pass within its side cheeks. The bell
crank lever above described may also be made to oscillate on the same stud pin
as the rolling table and the roller frame. This roller frame carries a small roller
mounted transversely on such an adjustable position as to lie very near to the
surface of the roller table as it moves beneath it and another roller is mounted
parallelly to it at a short distance apart. The position of this roller being made
adjustable to suit the size of cigarette being made. The rolling of the cigarette is
effected by the apron being first drawn towards the front of the machine and then
moved back when a pocket to receive the tobacco is formed by the bagging of the
apron when the rolling table moves towards the front and the tobacco has fallen
into the pocket formed by the apron.
Both roller frame and rolling table then move towards the back together as the
apron is being drawn by the rolling lever, or at this point the rolling table may
remain stationary and the roller frame and bell crank lever be made to move over
to meet it, the rolling table then moves under the rollers and the cigarette paper
having been inserted the rolling of the cigarette is completed and it is ejected by
the tightening of the apron. An air blast is conveyed to the upper side of
the rolling apron to blow away any loose particles of tobacco by a pipe leading
from a cylindrical or other form of bellows actuated by a cam and reaction spring
motion from the main or longitudinal shaft of machine or any other form of
blower may be used.
The roll of paper to be used is suspended on the end of an arm projecting side-
ways from the back of machine frame, and the paper is intermittently drawn off
the roll by the action of a lever fulcrumed on a stud pin and having a guide for
the paper at its free end and another guide near its fulcrum. The lever is actuated
by a link connecting it to the end of a bell crank lever on a stud actuated by a
cam on the longitudinal shaft which receives motion through mitre gearing from
the main shaft. The paper thus loosened from the roll passes to a printing device
where the maker's name or other matter is printed on it whence it passes to the
cutting and delivering appliances.
The roller over which the paper passes to receive the imprint is mounted on a
lever fulcrumed on a stud by means of which it can be put into or out of contact
with the type roller.
The spindle which carries on its one-end the type roller is the prime mover of
the printing appliances which are carried on a vertical plate forming part of
the bracket frame, and is carried in a transverse bearing formed on this plate,
and receives its motion intermittently from a pinion on its other end gearing
with a wheel having quadruple the number of teeth and which is moved one fourth
of a turn at a time by a pawl arrangement actuated by a link connecting it to one
end of a lever fulcrumed on a stud and actuated by a cam on the longitudinal
shaft, or it may be driven by ordinary spur gearing.
Two ink distributing rollers are mounted parallelly in a frame carried on the
top end of one arm of a bell crank lever, one of which receives the ink from a
small roller or ink block mounted at the top of the ink box, and during the
movement of the frame in one direction it transfers the ink to a fast running roller
from which the second roller receives it and in turn delivers it to an inking roller
gearing with the type roller and the gearing of these rollers may have hunting
teeth so that their inking surfaces are always changing in relation to each other,
A carrier pinion
the diameter of rollers corresponding with pitch line of wheels.
loose on a pin and gearing with the type roller conveys an equivalent motion to
a roller of irregular contour which presses on the paper and causes it to travel on
its roller at the same speed as the printing roller, and while receiving the imprint
A pinion on
from same, or a pair of such rollers may be used to draw the paper.
this roller gears with a larger toothed wheel which is mounted by a sleeve on a
stud and by means of a crank pin at outer end of sleeve and connecting rod
oscillates the lever carrying the first pair of ink rollers. The same bell crank

page_text: lever actuates another bell crank lever mounted at right angles which lever by a
jaw formed on its short arm gives a to and fro motion to a frame carrying a pair
of ink distributing rollers beneath the first pair to better distribute the ink thereon.
A vertical link connected to first bell crank lever carries a pawl to turn the ink
block, on top of ink box by a ratchet wheel on its spindle.
The paper strip is led from the printing appliances through a guide which is
capable of adjustment to regulate the position of the paper in order to secure that
the imprint is made on the desired part, thence along a guiding bar which has a
pair of projecting gripping fingers at its end, one firmly secured to the bar and the
other forming part of a small bar secured to the guiding bar by blade springs and
which normally is kept apart from the other fingers by these springs. To hold
the paper at the required time this bar is pressed against the paper and the guiding
bar by the end of a lever actuated by a cam on main shaft. To draw the paper
along and from the guiding bar a pair of gripping fingers are mounted on the
end of a bent rod connected to a bar sliding in guides on the side of paper guiding
bar. One of these fingers is fixed to the bent rod and the other is secured to one
arm of a bell crank lever fulcrumed above, the other arm being fitted with a roller
which rolls on a horizontal bar secured to the upper end of a lever to keep the
fingers open. This lever is actuated from a cam on main shaft to lower the bar
and allow the roller to fall when it is desired to grip the paper between these
fingers. The sliding bar carrying the gripping fingers is reciprocated by a lever
actuated by a cam on the longitudinal shaft of machine the amount of travel
which fixes the length of the cigarette paper being arranged by an adjustable stop
against which the lever strikes on its return motion. When the paper has been
drawn beyond the gripping fingers of guiding bar a pair of blades or shears closed
by the action of a lever acted on by a cam on main shaft cuts the paper, which is
then by the further travel of the sliding bar and its gripping fingers delivered to
the gripping fingers of a pendent lever to be delivered by them to the rolling
apron where it is rolled around the tobacco.
During the passage of the paper along the guiding bar the edge receives a
coating of paste or other adhesive material from one of a pair of rollers geared
together and revolving at the bottom of a containing box. The box and its
rollers are brought into contact with the paper by the action of an adjustable
lever on which they are mounted and which is actuated from a cam on the main
shaft. One of these rollers is mounted so as to be capable of nice adjustment with
the other, and both are revolved intermittently by a pawl acting at its toothed
pinion, the pawl being carried by a connecting rod moved by lever and cam
mechanism from the main shaft. The pendent lever which receives and delivers
the paper to the rolling apron is formed on two parts each having one of the paper
gripping and delivering fingers at its lower end, the whole being oscillated on a
short shaft at top of machine frame by a long connecting rod and lever fulcrumed
on a stud and actuated by a cam on main shaft. That part of the pendent lever
carrying the upper of the gripping fingers is made to rise out of and fall into
contact with the other finger at the proper time by means of a roller at its upper
end running over an oscillating cam. This oscillating cam is also moved by a
long connecting rod and lever fulcrumed on a stud and actuated by a cam on main
shaft. The gripping fingers by those means are made to open and close on the
paper held by the fingers on the sliding bar, when the pendent lever is oscillated
towards the rolling apron and the gripping fingers are again opened to deliver the
paper to the rolling apron, the pendent lever returning for a fresh paper.
The cigarette after rolling is delivered from the rolling table and apron to a
pair of receiving jaws by which its ends are at same time trimmed. These jaws
are mounted on the top of a bent lever fulcrumed on a stud and are moved
forward to receive the cigarette by motion from the main shaft through cam and
lever mechanism. The receiving jaws consist of an outer pair of fixed side plates
notched to receive the cigarette and a pair of moveable inner plates formed at
their ends as hook shaped cutters and oscillating on a cross spindle passing through

page_text: fixed plates and pressed against the outer plates by a spring keeping them apart.
The moveable plates are opened by means of a bent link acting on a short spindle
connecting their back ends as the whole is moved forward to receive the cigarette.
The distance between the plates of these jaws is capable of being adjusted by a
screw arrangement to suit the length of cigarette desired.
An arm is pivotted on one of the moveable jaws to secure that the cigarette falls
from the jaws when cut, and this arm is made to fall on the cigarette by a pro-
A bent bar is
jecting stop coming into contact with a stop on machine frame.
secured to the lever lifting the jaws to act as a guide by passing between two fixed
blocks on an arm projecting from machine frame.
When the cigarette is received and cut it is deposited on the return motion of
the jaws on to an endless carrying chain or band travelling on sprocket wheels and
which receives its motion by means of another endless chain and toothed gearing
from the longitudinal shaft.
The endless chain conveys the cigarettes on to the top of a set of overhung conical
rollers with outer flanges and rotated in unison by a series of pinions and carrier
pinions the first pinion being on the same spindle as the sprocket wheel of endless
chain. From these rollers they may either fall over a shoot into a basket or other
receptacle or be carried away by a conveyor.
The conveyor consists of a pair of fixed outer side bars or plates each having a
series of projections or pins opposite to each other on their upper surfaces and
placed in a position to connect between conical rollers and receptacle.
Within these outer fixed plates are a pair of moveable plates with similar pro-
jections or pins on their upper surfaces. This pair of plates is secured together
and to the outer plates by bell crank levers and are capable of a rising and falling.
motion as also à to and fro motion. This is effected to give the rising and
falling motion by connecting the free ends of the bell crank levers to a link which
is connected to the top of a lever actuated by a cam on main shaft and for the to
and fro motion by connecting the moveable plates by a link to the top of a similar
lever,
By this means the cigarette which falls on to the outer fixed plates is lifted up
by the rising of the inner plates and by its forward motion is carried beyond the
next pair of pins on the outer plates where it is deposited on the falling of the
inner plates, and so on step by step to the top where it is delivered into any
convenient receptacle.
14th Webruar 1898
Improvements in and relating to Cigarette Making Machines.
I, JOHN MACDONALD, of 29, Union Place, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement in writing reference being made to the accompanying
drawings:
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in and relating to
cigarette making machines in which the operations necessary for forming a
complete cigarette are carried out.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have here-
unto appended four sheets of explanatory drawings in which Figure 1 on Sheet 1

page_text: is a perspective view of one side of the machine, while Figures 2 and 3 on Sheet 2
are perspective views of the other side and of the back end respectively.
Figures 4 to 11 on Sheets 3 and 4 being detail views of separate parts will be
hereinafter referred.to.
Referring to these drawings:-
The framing of the machine carrying the mechanism as shown in Figures 1 to 3
consists mainly of two side frames A secured together by stays A and provided
with legs or feet A2 by which it can be bolted down to any suitable foundation
and having a bracket frame A3 Figure 3 extending to one side at the back end
of machine, and the mechanism is principally actuated by means of a series of
cams secured on a transverse shaft B carried in bearings on the frame at its front
end and on a longitudinal shaft receiving its motion from the transverse shaft
by mitre gearing B2 Figure 1, the whole receiving motion from any prime moving
shaft by belt pulleys B, Figure 1, and spur wheel gearing B, Figures 1 and 2.
The ends of the levers acted on by the cams are fitted with antifriction rollers for
the cams to bear on, and also with reaction springs to keep them in close contact
with the cams: The cams are so arranged on the shafts as to give the various
parts of the mechanism their motion at the proper time so that all the movements
necessary for the production of one cigarette take place at each revolution of the
shafts B and B'.
The tobacco for filling the cigarettes is fed to the machine by an endless
travelling band C Figures 1 and 2 of canvas or other suitable flexible material on
to which it is preferably fed by hand, carried at the front end of the machine on a
roller mounted on the top of a frame capable of oscillating on a stud at its lower
end, and secured in the position to give the desired tension to the travelling band
by a stay secured to it, and to the frame of machine by means of a screwed bolt
passing through a slot in the end of the stay, but as in the machine illustrated
this tension mechanism may be dispensed with. The travelling band C passes along
a tobacco feeding trough Cor guide formed of wood or metal over a feed table C
Figure 2 and 4 and the end of the shoot formed thereon, which may be provided
with a roller. On its return beneath the feeding trough to the front roller or end of
trough, it passes between a pair of rollers CC Figure 1 which may be geared
together, preferably covered with india rubber, by which it is nipped and travelled
as they move. The lower of these rollers is carried in bearings in a pair of
levers C3 C3 shown more particularly in Figure 1 and is pressed against the upper
one by springs attached to the lever ends and to fixed projections on the frame or
feeding trough. The upper roller is intermittently turned to travel the band by
means of a ratchet wheel C Figure 1 on one end of its spindle actuated by a
pawl c carried on the end of a rod e secured to the bent over end of a lever c
fulcrumed on a stud c* and actuated by a cam c³ on the main shaft A of machine
bearing on the lever end.
As illustrated more particularly by Figures 4 and 5 on Sheet 3, the tobacco fed
along to the feed table C is there divided into the quantities suitable for a single
cigarette and pushed over the shoot into the pocket of the rolling apron by dividing
and delivery blades arranged as follows:-A horizontal rising frame D Figures
and 4 is mounted on the bent over end of a rising and falling vertical bar D¹
Figure 1 carried in guides D2 on the side frame of machine and which is moved
up and down by a bell crank lever mounted on the stud c and actuated by a cam
on the main shaft bearing on its free end, its other end being connected to the
vertical rising bar D' by a link. The back end of this rising frame is provided
with a downwardly projecting blade D³ which may be serrated to divide the
tobacco on the travelling band C in its descent thereon. A reciprocating frame D4
is carried and slides within the rising and falling frame D and is provided at its
end with a downwardly projecting dividing blade D5 which may also be serrated.
When as may be the case two delivery blades are used, they are spaced at a
distance apart equal to the feed of tobacco required, one taking the tobacco from
the dividing blades and the other pushing it over the shoot at the end of the feed

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ble. These two delivery blades are kept to the required elastic pre
avelling band by a simple spring arrangement. Instead of two delivery blades
equivalent arrangement is employed as illustrated. The reciprocating frame 14
provided with a horizontal arm 16 at a short distance behind the delivering
lade D and which moves in unison with same while another horizontal arm d
rojects from the lever d¹ and rests upon the tobacco on the shoot and holds it
ntil the charge behind it has been delivered by the arm 16 of reciprocating frame
fter same has moved back under the arm d. This arm d is lifted to allow the
obacco to pass under it by the projection pressing down the lever end on the
all of the frame 1). A delivery shoot is formed by the plate d carried on the ends
f two levers d pivotted on a rod beneath the feeding trough and this shoot is
ifted to allow the travelling band C to move by the projection de coming in
contact with the projection d' on the rising of the frame D.
The frame is reciprocated at the required time by means of a connecting
rod d jointed to the bent over upper end of a lever do Figures 1 and 4 fulcrumed
on a stud and actuated by a cam on the main shaft, and a roller do is mounted at
the side of feed trough to support the end of the reciprocating frame when out of
touch with the rising frame when that is at its lowest point.
A roller is also mounted on a lever d with adjusting pinching screw carried on
a projection on the rising frame above the reciprocating frame to keep it from
rising out of position as moves in separating and delivering the tobacco. When
the reciprocating frame returns after delivering a charge of tobacco its dividing
blade 1 comes into contact with the dividing blade of D rising frame, but at a
lower level so that when the frames are lowered the blade 13 of rising frame moves
down on the face of the other blade D³ to clean away any particles of tobacco or
adhesive matter.
The tobacco as it passes along to the dividing blades is acted on by a presser Ex
suspended loosely by a bent bar E Figures 1, 2 and 4 from the bent top E¹ of
a rising and falling vertical bar 12 sliding in guides on the side frame and actuated
by a bell crank lever E³, Figure 1, on a stud and by a cam on main shaft bearing
on the end thereof, its free end being connected to the vertical bar by a link.
A spring E is secured by one end to the arm E¹ projecting from the vertical rod
A stop projection is
and by its other end to the rod E suspending the presser.
secured to the rising frame to prevent the presser moving too far and a projecting
tail piece E5 is secured on the rod c¹ which carries the pawl actuating the travelling
band to come against the presser and cause it to travel along with the tobacco on
the band when it is fed forward. The action is that the presser
brought down
on the top of the tobacco and travels forward the necessary distance in unison with
the travelling band, and the rising and reciprocating frames come down together
and separate and travel forward the tobacco by means of their blades and deliver
a charge over the shoot, when the reciprocating frame is lifted by the rising frame
and moves back until the dividing blades again meet, meanwhile the presser has
risen ready for the motions to be repeated.
Referring more particularly to Figures 10 and 11 on Sheet 4:-
One end of the cigarette rolling apron F which is formed of any suitable flexible
material is secured by clamping to the horizontally bent over end of the upper
arm of a bell crank rolling lever f fulcrumed on a stud fi projecting from inside
of side frame and which is oscillated by a link f from another bell crank lever
also fulcrumed on a stud and acted on by a cam on the main shaft bearing on an
50 antifriction roller on its end. The other end of this rolling apron F is secured by
clamping to the upper end of a bell crank lever shaped frame not seen in
Figure 2 but shown in Figures 24, 10 and 11 and fulcrumed on the stud F3, which
has its top turned over in a curved shape to form a rolling table, on which the
cigarette is rolled and which is oscillated by means of a link F connecting it to
55 a bent beam lever f³ mounted on a stud and actuated by a cam on the main shaf
bearing on its free end. Reaction springs acting on bell crank levers mounted or
a shaft at the bottom of the machine keep the ends of this and other actuating

page_text: levers against the cams by the moving parts being connected by wires or cords
to the other arms of the bell crank levers. Another roller frame G shown in detail
view Figure 11 formed with triangular side cheeks is mounted to oscillate on the
same stud pin or shaft F3 as the rolling table frame F2 but outside of same so
that the rolling table can pass within its side cheeks. This roller frame G which
is oscillated by the link from a cam actuated lever carries a small roller G¹
mounted transversely in such an adjustable position as to lie very near to the
surface of the roller table as it moves beneath it and another roller G2 is mounted
parallelly to it at a short distance apart. The position of this roller being made
adjustable by the screws to suit the size of cigarette being made. The rolling
of the cigarette is effected by the apron F being first drawn towards the front of
the machine and then moved back when a pocket to receive the tobacco is formed
by the bagging of the apron when the rolling table moves towards the front, and
the tobacco has fallen into the pocket formed by the apron. This position being
shown in Figure 11, and in dotted lines in Figure 10.
Both roller frame G and rolling table F2 then move towards the back together
as the apron F is being drawn by the rolling lever f F the rolling table then
moves under the rollers G1 G2 and the cigarette paper having been inserted
the rolling of the cigarette is completed and it is ejected by the tightening of the
apron as shown in Figure 10. An air blast is conveyed to the upper side of the
rolling apron to blow away any loose particles of tobacco by a pipe H. Figure 1
leading from a cylindrical or other form of bellows as merely indicated at H
actuated by a cam and reaction spring motion from the main or longitudinal shaft
of machine or any other form of blower may be used.
The roll of paper I to be used is suspended on the end of an arm. I¹ projecting
sideways from the back of machine frame, and the paper may be intermittently
drawn off the roll by the action of a lever fulcrumed on a stud pin and having a
guide for the paper at its free end and another guide near its fulcrum. The lever
may be actuated by a link connecting it to the end of a bell crank lever on a stud
actuated by a cam on the longitudinal shaft 131 which receives motion through
mitre gearing from the main shaft B. The paper thus loosened from the roll
passes to a printing device where the maker's name or other matter is printed on
it whence it passes to the cutting and delivering appliances.
It is preferred however as shown in Figure 3 to intermittently draw off the
paper from the roll I as required by the action of a roller I2 one side of which is
cut away so that as it revolves it intermittently nips the paper against the roller I"
and when in contact draws off the paper.
Referring to Figure 3 the roller I over which the paper passes to receive the
imprint is mounted on a lever 15 fulcrumed on a stud by means of which it can
be put into or out of contact with the type roller carried on the spindle J by
means of the lever Iº.
The spindle J Figures 1 and 3 which carries on its one end the type roller is
the prime mover of the printing appliance which is carried on a vertical plate I
forming part of the bracket frame A3, and is carried in a transverse bearing formed
on this plate, and receives its motion from the shaft B₁ by a train of wheels X.
Two ink distributing rollers are mounted parallelly in a frame 12 carried on
the top end of one arm of a bell crank lever J³, one of which receives the ink from
a small roller or ink block mounted on the ink box J, and during the movement
of the frame in one direction it transfers the ink to a fast running roller J6 from
which the second roller receives it and in turn delivers it to an inking roller J
gearing through another wheel with the type roller J and the gearing of these
rollers may have hunting teeth so that their inking surfaces are always changing
in relation to each other, the diameter of rollers corresponding with pitch line of
wheels. A carrier pinion J8 loose on a pin and gearing with the type roller
conveys an equivalent motion to the roller of irregular contour 12 which presses
on the paper and draws it off the roll as already described. The carrier pinion .Js
gears with a larger toothed wheel which is mounted by a sleeve on a stud and by

page_text: eans of a cam Jo oscillates the lever carrying the first pair of ink rollers by acung
n the projections J*. The same bell crank lever actuates another bell crank
ever j mounted at right angles which lever by a jaw formed on its short arm gives
to and fro motion to a frame carrying a pair of ink distributing rollers beneath
A vertical link connected to
he roller Jo to better distribute the ink thereon.
rst bell crank lever Ja carries a pawl j to turn the ink block on top of ink box
y a ratchet wheel on its spindle.
Referring more particularly to Figures 3, 6, 7 and 8 the paper strip I is led
rom the printing appliances through a guide K Figure 3 which is capable of
djustment to regulate the position of the paper in order to secure that the imprint
s made on the desired part, thence along a guiding bar L which has a pair of
projecting gripping fingers at its end, one L' firmly secured to the bar L and the
other L shown in Figure 7 forming part of a small bar secured to the guiding
bar L by blade springs and which normally is kept apart from the other fingers
by these springs. To hold the paper at the required time this bar L8 is pressed
against the paper and finger L¹ on the guiding bar by the end of a lever La
Figures 3 and 7 actuated at the required time by a cam on main shaft. To draw
on the side of paper
the paper along and from the guiding bar a pair of gripping fingers L³ are mounted
on the end of a bent rod L' connected to a bar Le sliding in guides
guiding bar L. One of these fingers L3 is fixed to the bent rod L and the other is
secured to one arm of a bell crank lever L' fulcrumed above shown in Figures 7 and 8,
the other arm being fitted with a roller L10 which rolls on a horizontal bar L secured
to the upper end of a lever L2 to keep the fingers open. This lever is actuated from a
cam on main shaft to lower the bar and allow the roller to fall when it is desired
to grip the paper between these fingers. The sliding bar L carrying the gripping
fingers is reciprocated by a lever L Figure 3 actuated by a cam on the longitudinal
shaft B' of machine the amount of travel which fixes the length of the cigarette
paper being arranged by an adjustable stop L Figure 3 against which the lever
strikes on its return motion. When the paper has been drawn beyond the gripping
fingers of guiding bar a pair of blades or shears M closed by the action of a
lever M¹ acted on by a cam on main shaft cuts the paper, which is then by the
further travel of the sliding bar L and its gripping fingers L delivered to the
gripping fingers N and N of a pendent lever N Figures 2, 3, 6 and 9 to be
delivered by them to the rolling apron where it is rolled around the tobacco.
During the passage of the paper along the guiding bar L the edge receives a
coating of paste or other adhesive material from one of a pair of rollers Figures 1
and 3 geared together and revolving at the bottom of a containing box 0 The
box and its rollers are brought into contact with the paper by the action of an
adjustable lever 02 on which they are mounted and which is actuated from a cam
on the main shaft. One of these rollers is mounted so as to be capable of nice
adjustment with the other, and hoth are revolved intermittently by a pawl acting
on its toothed pinion 03 the pawl being carried by a connecting rod 0 moved by
lever and cam mechanism from the main shaft. The pendent lever N shown in
detail Figure 9 which receives and delivers the paper to the rolling apron F is
5 formed in two parts n n¹ the one part n sliding upon the other part n¹ each having
one of the paper gripping and delivering fingers N6, N7, at its lower end, the whole
being oscillated on a short shaft or stud N at top of machine frame by a long
connecting rod N and lever fulcrumed on a stud and actuated by a cam on main
shaft. That part n of the pendent lever carrying the upper of the gripping
0 fingers N is made to rise out of and fall into contact with the other finger N,
which is bent at right angles, at the proper time by means of a roller N3 at its
upper end running over an oscillating cam N. This oscillating cam is also moved
by a long connecting rod N and lever fulcrumed on a stud and actuated by a
cam on main shaft. The gripping fingers N6 N7 by those means are made to open
55 and close on the paper held by the fingers on the sliding bar L which carries the
paper towards them, when the pendent lever is oscillated towards the rolling apron

page_text: and the gripping fingers are again opened to deliver the paper to the rolling
apron, the pendent lever returning for a fresh paper.
The cigarette after rolling is delivered from the rolling table and apron to a
pair of receiving jaws P Figure 2, and shown more particularly in Figure 10,
by which its ends are at same time trimmed. These jaws are mounted on the top
of a bent lever P' fulcrumed on a stud P2 and are moved forward to receive the
cigarette by motion from the main shaft through cam and lever mechanism. The
receiving jaws P consist of an outer pair of fixed side plates notched to receive
the cigarette and a pair of moveable inner plates formed at their ends as hook
shaped cutters and oscillating on a cross spindle passing through the fixed
plates, and pressed against the outer plates by a spring keeping them apart. The
moveable plates are opened by means of a bent link pacting on a short spindle p
connecting their back ends as the whole is moved forward to receive the cigarette.
The distance between the plates of the jaws is capable of being adjusted by a screw
arrangement to suit the length of cigarette desired.
An arm p is pivotted on one of the moveable jaws to secure that the cigarette
falls from the jaws when cut, and this arm is made to fall on the cigarette by a
projecting stop 23 coming into contact with a stop 7 on machine frame. A bent
bar P Figure 2 is secured to the lever lifting the jaws to act as a guide by passing
between two fixed blocks P4 on an arm P projecting from machine frame.
When the cigarette is received and cut it is deposited on the return motion of
the jaws on to an endless carrying chain or band Q seen in Figure 3 and 10 travel-
ling on sprocket wheels and which receives its motion by means of another endless
chain Q Figures 1 and 3 and toothed gearing Y from the longitudinal shaft.
The endless chain conveys the cigarettes on to the top of a set of overhung
conical rollers as indicated at R Figures 2 and 3 with outer flanges and rotated
in unison by a series of pinions and carrier pinions the first pinion being on the
same spindle as the inner sprocket wheel of endless chain Q. From these rollers
they may either fall over a shoot into a basket or other receptacle or be carried
away by a conveyor.
The conveyor S Figure 2 consists of a pair of fixed outer side bars or plates S
each having a series of projections or pins opposite to each other on their upper
surfaces and placed in a sloping position to connect between conical rollers R and
receptacle T.
Within these outer fixed plates are a pair of movable plates S2 with similar
projections or pins on their upper surfaces. This pair of plates is secured together
and to the outer plates by connections from the bell crank levers S³ and are capable
of a rising and falling motion 'as also a to and fro motion. This is effected to give
the rising and falling motion by connecting the free ends of the bell crank levers
to a link S which is connected to the end of a lever S5 actuated by a cam on main
shaft B and for the to and fro motion by reciprocating the moveable plates by the
lever S connected by a link S8 to the end of the bell crank lever $7.
By this means the cigarette which falls on to the outer fixed plates is lifted up
by the rising of the inner plates and by its forward motion is carried beyond the
next pair of pins on the outer plates where it is deposited on the falling of the
inner plates, and so on step by step to the top where it is delivered into any
convenient receptacle, such as shown at T.
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:-
First. Cigarette making machines constructed all substantially as herein
described, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Second. In cigarette making machines the construction and general arrange-
ment and combination of the parts, all substantially as herein described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Third. In cigarette making machines the construction and general arrangement

page_text: f the parts of appliances and their actuating devices for feeding, pressing, dividing,
nd delivering the tobacco in regulated quantities, all substantially as herein
lescribed and illustrated by Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Fourth. In cigarette making machines the construction and general arrange-
nent of the parts of appliances and their actuating devices for rolling the tobacco
and forming the cigarette, all substantially as herein described and illustrated
more particularly by Figures 2 and 2* 10 and 11 of the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. In cigarette making machines the construction and general arrangement
and combination of the parts of appliances and their actuating devices for gripping,
travelling, pasting, cutting, delivering and feeding the paper for the cigarette to
the rolling apron and rollers, all substantially as herein described and illustrated
more particularly by Figures 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Sixth. In cigarette making machines the construction and arrangement of the
parts of the pendent lever N and its actuating devices for feeding the paper to
the rolling apron, all substantially as herein described and illustrated more
particularly in Figures 2, 3, 6 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Seventh. In cigarette making machines the construction and arrangement of
the parts of the oscillating receiving and trimming jaws P and their actuating
devices for receiving the cigarette from the rolling apron and discharging same,
all substantially as herein described and illustrated in Figure 2 and 10 of the
accompanying drawings.
Eighth. In cigarette making machines the combination with the paper feeding
appliances of printing appliances constructed and arranged all substantially as
herein described and illustrated more particularly by Figure 1 and 3 of the
accompanying drawings.
Ninth. The combination with a cigarette making machine of the cigarette
delivery appliances constructed and arranged all substantially as herein described
and illustrated by Figures 2, 3, and 10 of the accompanying drawings.
1
1000
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.