Improvements in Cigarette Making Machines..
Year: 1891

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This, Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after.
Amendment (under Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as allowed. by.
the decision of the Comptroller General of the 24th day of September 1897. ¡
Improvements in Cigarette Making Machines..
I, JULES AMÉDÉE ALLAGNON, of Choisy-le-Roy, (Seine), in the Republic of
France, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in cigarette making machines and bas
5' for its object to improve the shape or form of the cigaretto and effect a better
closing longitudinally of the same.
To this end I uso a continuous roll of paper, the width of which is equal to the
circumferential size of the cigarette to be made, mounted horizontally in bearings
at one end of the machine. The paper on unrolling passes onto a roller, the latter
roceiving a rotary movement, which is imparted to two other rollers, above one of
the latter is mounted receptacle for the binding-matter, the bottom end of which
receptacle has an opening sufficiently large to supply the roller with the binding
matter, which is carried forward onto the paper. Below the first named roller I
employ a drying roller covered with suitable material, over which the paper passes
before entering a longitudinal taper groove, formed in the table of the machine.
The papor, on being pressed into the groove by means of a wheel the surface of
which is formed cylindrical to suit the section of the groove, takes the form of the
latter and each side of the paper is thus raised vertically.
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The tobacco is fed into the machine by means of a helical screw, arranged
vertical inside a hopper, fixed to a shaft, the top end' being mounted in bearings
fixed to the framework of the machine. The lower part of the said hopper is
formed into a tube of oval section, the outlet communicating with the groove in
the table of the machine. The tobacco is thus regularly fed down the tube and
leaves the outlet in a continuous roll, falling onto the paper which has arrived
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At the opening of the outlet a wheel, having a hollow cylindrical
face, is positioned in such a manner as to fit perfectly the section of the roll of
tobacco falling onto the paper, which allows sufficient space for the thickness of
the said paper forming the cigarette. The latter is received and passed between a
pair of vertically positioned pulleys, the lower- parts of which form a cylindrical
section, and afterwards between a series of pairs of pulleys of similar section, at
the same time being under the action of a-folder. This folder is arranged above
the series of pairs of pulleys, which presses down the raised sides of the paper
respectively, thus forming a joint.
The cigarette on leaving the folder is received by another pair of pulleys, which
press the joint already made, the faces of which pulleys form the desired section of
the cigarette. The face of these pulleys are provided with a range of very fine
teeth or pegs to form indents. The cigarette thus made, on passing forward comes
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page_text: under the action of two pair of scissors, which effect the cutting off of the cigarette
to the desired length. The scissors are actuated by means of a cam fixed to the
table of the machine, having an internal groove, the lever ends of the scissors are
received by the said cam arranged on each side thereof. The scissors are carried
by a chain, arranged to move on the table of the machine, guided by pulleys, thus
closing and opening the scissors alternately. The cigarette thus leaving the said
scissors falls onto an incline plane and into a box below the machine.
The machine is set in motion by means of a hand wheel, fixed on a shaft mounted
in bearings on the table end of the machine. On the said shaft is fixed a toothed
pinion which gears into another fixed on a sliaft below the latter, gearing on each
side into chain wheels, thus imparting motion to the chain and the latter to the
series of pulleys:
On the top end of the helical screw shaft is fixed a conical wheel which gears
into another fixed on a horizontal shaft and the latter carrying a pulley and
receiving its motion by means of a belt or cord from the said hand wheel.
The machine described may be driven either by hand ог
motive power.
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Improvements in Cigarette Making Machines.
I, JULES AMEDEE ALLAGNON, of Choisy-le-Roy, (Seine), in the Republic of
France, Engineer, 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 improvements in cigarette making machines and has
for its object to improve the shape or form of the cigarette and effect a better
closing longitudinally of the same.
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And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused
to be appended hereunto two sheets of drawings marked with letters of reference 3
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1, Sheet I, is partly a side elevation and partly a section and Fig. 2 plan
of a complete machine but from Fig. 2 the feeding hopper and its attachments
are removed.
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Figs. 3, 4 & 5, are sections of the groove into which the cigarette paper is fed. 3
Fig. 6, Sheet II, a side view and Fig. 7 a sectional end view of the cigarette
cutting mechanism detached.
Fig. 8 is a side view, Fig. 9.a plan of the cigarette paper folder and Figs. 10, 11,
& 12, are various cross sections thereof detached:
Fig. 13 is a side view and Fig. 14 an end view and Fig. 15 a view of part of 4
Fig. 13 at right angles thereto shewing a modification in the tobacco feeding
device.
In carrying out my invention and referring to Figs. 1 & 2, I use a roll of paper
on a reel A mounted horizontally in bearings at one end of the machine, the width
of which roll of paper is equal to that which is required for the circumferential size, 4
of the cigarette to be made. The paper on unrolling passes outo a roller B the
circumference of which is equal to the length of the cigarette to be produced. 'The
roller B receives a rotary movement, which is imparted to two other rollers C, D,
forming part of a marker. The extremities of the roller Dare in diameter enlarged,
so as to touch the roller C. The roller D is covered with good felt. Above the roller D 5

page_text: is mounted an ink receptacle E, the bottom end of which receptacle has an opening
sufficiently large to supply the roller C with ink. The stamp situated on the
middle of the roller C in depth is equal to the difference which exists between the
radius of the extremities and the radius of the middle of the roller, which stamp
touches the felt and causes an impression on the paper. Below the roller B I
employ a drying roller G covered with suitable material, such as blotting paper,
over which the cigarette paper after having been stamped passes at a certain
tension. The paper then enters a longitudinal taper groove I, with vertical
sides H, formed in the table of the machine, the section of which groove varies,
as shown in Figs. 3, 4 & 5. In the middle of the groove I a whcel is employed,
the face of which is formed cylindrical to suit the section of the groove I, at that
part which wheel and groove raise the sides of the cigarette papor vertically.
The tobacco is fed into the machine by means of a helical sorew L fixed to a
shaft o arranged vertically inside a hopper K, the top end of which shaft o is
mounted in suitable bearings, fixed to the framework of the machine. The lower
part of the hopper K is formed into a tube of oval section, the outlet communi-
cating with the groove I in the table of the machine. The tobacco thus regularly
fed down the said tube leaves the outlet in a continuous roll, falling onto the paper
which has arrived under the same. At the opening of the outlet, a wheel ML is
employed with a hollow cylindrical face in such a manner, as to complete the
seotion of the roll of tobacco falling onto the paper, allowing sufficient space
for the passage of the two longitudinal borders of the cigarette paper.
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latter is then received and passed between a pair of vertically mounted pulleys a
the mid-parts of which form a cylindrical section, and afterwards between a
series of pairs of pulleys b, c, d of similar section and in connection with a folder N,
to the action of which the paper is subjected at the same time. This folder N is
arranged above the series of pairs of pulleys c, d, and serves to form the raised
sides of the paper into a joint, in the following manner:-
The lower side of the folder N is formed with an opening which receives the
vertical longitudinal borders of the paper and in which they glide and are sub-
jected to three successive operations, the folder N having three different sections,
see Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, Sheet II. The interiors of each of the two first
sections are horn shaped, cut at the point and leaving a longitudinal opening,
whilst the sides approach each other progressively from the large towards the small
opening in such a manner that the small opening, owing to its special position,
easily pinches the fold prepared in the interior and forms the joint in its vertical
position. The lower longitudinal opening through which the joint glides the whole
length of the folder is bordered internally in the two first sections by two successive
stops (one in each section) which incline down from the upper side and run into the
longitudinal slot. In the first section of the folder the first longitudinal fold of the
paper is formed, in the second section the paper is again folded and this fold enters
and glides in the third section bordered by two small lateral blades which further
diminish the vertical height of the joint. A third blade depresses the double
folds onto the lower blades.
The cigarette on leaving the folder N is received by another pair of pulloys e
which press the joint already made, the faces of which pulleys e between them
forming the desired section of the cigarette. The edges of these pulleys are pro-
vided with a range of very fine teeth or pegs to form indents. These means serve
to secure the joint during its passage between the said pulleys. The cigarette thus
made on passing forward is subject to the action of two pair of scissors i which
alternately effect the cutting off of the cigarettes to the desired length, see more
particularly Figs. 6 & 7. These scissors are actuated by means of a cam Q fixed to
the table P of the machine, and having in it grooves which receive the back ends
of the scissors so as to open and close the same periodically. The scissors i are
carried by means of supports h fixed to a driving chain g in length double that of
the cigarette and arranged to move on the table of the machine by means of chain
pulleys thus closing and opening the scissors i alternately. The cigarette on

page_text: leaving the scissors i falls onto an inclined plane and into a box below the table of
the machine. The movability of the scissors i has for its purpose to prevent the
tearing or pushing of the cigarette against them.
The machine is set in motion by means of a hand wheel O; fixed on a shaft
nounted in bearings on the end of the table P of the machine. On the said shaft
is fixed a toothed pinion T which gears into a wheel U fixed on a shaft below
the pinion T, and gearing on each side into pinions secured to chain wheels V,
thus imparting motion to the chains q, q, and the latter to the series of
pulleys a, b, c, d, e. One of the pulleys a by any suitable means imparts rotary
motion to the wheel M.
. On the top end of the helical screw shaft o is fixed a bevel wheel n which gears
into another m fixed on a horizontal shaft 8 carrying a pulley and receiving its
motion, by means of a belt or cord guided by pulleys: & k, from the hand wheel 0.
The shaft o at its upper end is formed with a head y on which bears the screw. p,
serving to regulate the force of contact against the said head and the pressure on
the helical screw L.
The tobacco feeding device described and illustrated in Sheet I may be sub-
stituted by that shown in Figs. 13, 14 & 15, Sheet II.
The tobacco contained in the hopper K is placed centrally ly the rollers X and
conducted to catch plates which receive successively an impulse forward by means
of the rods Y and crank Z. The plates carry a suitable number of catches
which draw the tobacco into the mouth of the hopper. This mouth is tubular and
ends, as in the former case oval. The last catch is arranged in a contrary direction to
the others for drawing and preventing the stoppage of the tobacco, which may
occur at the entrance of the tube.
It will be understood that the machine described may be modified in construction
and proportion without departing from the nature of my invention, ie the opera-
tious set forth for producing a new form of cigarette as described.
The machine described may be driven either by hand or motive power.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is
The mechanical means for the manufacture of cigarettes, consisting principally
of a distributor with feeding screw, a folder which folds the longitudinal borders
repeatedly as described; pressing pulleys e, scissors operated by a cam, an auto-
matic stamp, the whole being set in operation by a suitable motor as described and
illustrated.