Improvements. in.. Machines. for. Filling., Boxes; with. Matches.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st, Nov.,, 1894.
Complete Specification Left 19th July; 189b-Accepted; 24th Aug:; 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION!
Improvements. in.. Machines. for. Filling., Boxes; with. Matches..
I, ALBERT SCHUSTER, of '11 Prinzen allee. Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Locksmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in machines for filling, boxes with matches,.
in which machines the. matches are separated into lots, these lots being delivered
into inner boxes, and the latter thus filled, pushed into outer boxes, or casings; and
the object of my improvements is to provide, as machine, by which, reliable working
is secured and igniting, of the matches by friction prevented.
I. attain this.object by the machine illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in
which.
Figure I is a front elevation, Fig. I aſplan, and Fig..III. a rear elevation: of
the improved machine partly in section..
Figures IV,,V,, VI, VII and VIII are detailed views of parts of, the machine.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views..
The matches. manufactured. according to any known process are placed in an
oscillating hopper 1, shown in section in Fig. I, so that they rest upon the slides 2;.2¹
of. the separating device, which slides project from both sides into the hopper and.
are held in this position by means of a spring 3, and the levers 4, 5 and 41, 51
(Fig. 1). When the drum. 6 revolves, studs. 7. thereon come in. contact with the
lever and turn the said lever on its pivot 8 to the right, by which movement the
separating slides 2 and:21 of, the separating device are drawn out of the hopper by
means of the levers 4, 5 and 41 51. The matches will then fall upon the circular
wall of the drum 6. As soon as now the respective stud 7. has passed' the lever 9,
the slides 2, 21 under the action of the spring move back into the hopper, separating
thereby that number or.lot of matches required for the proper filling of a box.
The drum 6 is connected with the shaft 10 and the ratchet.wheel 11 of the latter.
In front of the ratchet wheel. 11 there is an oscillating lever 12 loosely mounted on
the shaft 10 and provided at its upper end with a ratchet-pawl 13, engaging with
the said ratchet-wheel 11.. The lower end of the lever 12 is connected to the
rod 14, actuated by the main-shaft. 15. For receiving the separated lots of
matches the drum 6 is provided with any suitable number, of. chambers, in the
present case eight of such chambers are shown.
The number of the chambers corresponds to the number of the teeth of the ratchet-
wheel, when therefore the. main shaft 15 revolves half around, the ratchet-pawl 13
being pressed upon the teeth of the ratchet-wheel by means of a suitable spring,
imparts motion to the drum, and turns the latter forward for one eighth of: its
periphery. During, the other. half, of, the revolution of the main shaft 15 the
ratchet-pawl slides back over a tooth of the ratchet-wheel,11, while the drum 6
stops.
This arresting of the drum is utilized for bringing the separated lot of: matches
into one of the chambers 16.. In each of the chambers 16 is: arranged a die 18
bearing a curved plate 19 and under the action of a spring 17, which tends to
draw the die and curved plate to the centre of the drum.. The die : 18-sliding in a
bearing 20 carries an armi 21,.projecting: out. of the drum 6. To this arm 21 the
spring 17 is fastened.. Shortly after the druin 6 has come to a stand one of the
arms 21 will be pressed down by the tappet 22 of a bent lever 23, 24 actuated by
means of a cam 25 keyed on the main shaft 15 so as to; bring. the plate 19 flush
vith the circular surface of the drum.

page_text: For securing the die with its plate in this position a latch may be employed, for
instance as shown in Figure V.
The pawl 27 pivoted at 26 is pressed by means of a suitable spring 28 against
the arm 21 which is prevented from being drawn back under influence of the
spring 17 by means of a shoulder 29 on the pawl 27. In this position the die 18
remains until that plate 19 has come again to the position under the hopper 1.
The matches separated by the slides 2, 2' are then resting upon the plate 19.
Shortly before the drum 6 stops, the stud 30 of the pawl 31 (Fig. V) has passed
the edge of the piece 33 fixed to the frame 32 and been carried downward thereby,
whereby the shoulder 35 of the pawl 31 pivoted at 34 comes in contact with the
pawl 27 in order to bring the latter into the position 6 shown by dotted lines in
Figure V. By this operation the arm 21 will be freed so that the die 18 with
plate 19 following the tension of the spring 17 returns to their inward position
(Fig. V). As the plate 19 is drawn inwardly towards the centre of the drum the
respective chamber 16 opens to receive the matches resting upon the said plate 19
which enter into the chamber thus formed. For preventing the matches from
falling out of the chamber during the revolution of the drum a guard-plate 36 is
arranged near the periphery of the drum. When the filled chamber has reached
its lowest position its contents, that is to say the separated lot of matches is
delivered into an inner box placed under the drum.
For locking the drum at its position of rest a plurality of holes 37 is arranged
in the said drum, into which holes a pin 38, actuated by a spiral spring 41, is pressed
as soon as the drum has finished one eighth of its whole revolution.
The disengaging of the spring pressed pin 38, which disengaging must take
place before the drum begins to rotate, is effected by means of a bent-lever 39, 40
against the leg 39 of which the rod 14 strikes on its passage to the right. As
soon as the rod 14 returns to the left side the drum is turned forward by means of
the ratchet-pawl 13, as described above, while the locking pin 38 slides on the front
plate of the drum.
The empty inner boxes placed under the drum by any suitable means are held
in position by means of an H shaped sliding piece 42 (Fig. VI) the upper elastic
arms of which pass through a slot of the table or plate of the machine and embrace
the respective inner-box. A rod 43 connected with the sliding-piece 42 is in its
lower-part 44 bent off rectangularly and passed through a fork 55 of the bent
lever 4. The sliding-piece 42 is guided by means of guide bars 46 and held in
the position shown in Figure VI by a suitable spring 47 having its bearing on
plate 45. The instant the inner boxes placed under the drum 6 and held in position
by the elastic arms 48 of the sliding piece 42 is properly filled up with matches,
which operation is done as already stated by the radial and outward motion of the
die-plate 19 (see position a of the Figure V), the lever 50 oscillating on shaft 49
is put in motion by means of the lever 51 and the cam 52 keyed on the main
shaft 15 in order to push forward the slide 53, which in its forward movement turns
down the bent-lever 54, whereby the rectangular part 44 embraced by the
bifurcated piece 55 and therefore the sliding pieces 42 are also pressed down so
that the respective inner-box is liberated. In its further advance the slide 53
forces the said inner-box properly filled up with matches between suitable rollers 56
and 57 and into an outer-box or casing 58. A suitable spring 59 brings the slide 53
back into its first position.
The outer-boxes or casings are placed into a hopper 60 in the known manner and
pushed forward just before the inner-boxes placed under the drum by means of a
slide 61. After this the head of a slide 62 enters into the outer-box or casing and
holds the same in position.
The slide 62 is illustrated in Figures VII and VIII. Its elastic arms 63 are
bent in such a manner that the slide can pass easily into the outer casing, pressing
at the same time the side walls of the latter a little outwards whereby the pushing
in of the filled inner-box into the outer box will be essentially facilitated.
After the slide 53 has brought the filled inner-box partially into the outer-casing,

page_text: the slide 62, before it is touched by the entering inner box, retrogrades, while the
slide 53 pushes the inner-box completely into the outer-casing. During this
operation the outer casing is held in the proper position by means of a spring 64
attached to the hopper 60.
The completed match-box is discharged by the following outer casing from the
machine through a hole 65 in the bed-plate, through which hole it will fall into a
suitable receptacle.
Dated this 21st day of November 1894.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Machines for Filling Boxes with Matches.
I, ALBERT SCHUSTER, of Prinzenallée 11, Germany, Locksmith, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in machines for filling boxes with matches,
in which machines the matches are separated into lots, these lots being delivered
into inner boxes and the latter thus filled, pushed into outer boxes or casings; and
the object of my improvements is to provide a machine, by which reliable working
is secured and igniting of the matches by friction prevented.
I attain this object by the machine illustrated in the drawings filed with my
Provisional Specification in which :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 a rear elevation of the
improved machine partly in section.
Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are detailed views of parts of the machine.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The matches manufactured according to any known process are placed in an
oscillating hopper 1, shown in section in Fig. 1 so that they rest upon the
slides 2, 2¹ of the separating device, which slides project from both sides into the
hopper and are held in this position by means of a spring 3, and the levers 4, 5
and 4', 5' (Fig. 1). When the drum 6 revolves, studs 7 thereon come in contact
with the lever 9 and turn the said lever on its pivot 8, to the right by which
movement the separating slides 2 and 21 of the separating device are drawn out of
the hopper by means of the levers 4, 5, and 4', 5'. The matches will then fall upon
the circular wall of the drum 6. As soon as now the respective stud 7 has passed the
lever 9, the slides 2, 21, under the action of the spring, move back into the hopper
separating thereby that number or lot of matches required for the proper filling
of a box.
The drum 6 is connected with the shaft 10 and the ratchet-wheel 11 of the
latter.
In front of the ratchet wheel 11 there is an oscillating lever 12 looselv
mounted on the shaft 10 and provided at its upper end with a ratchet pawl 13,
engaging with the said ratchet-wheel 11. The lower end of the lever 12 is
connected to the rod 14 actuated by the main shaft 15. For receiving the
separated lots of matches the drum 6 is provided with any suitable number of
chambers, in the present case eight of such chambers are shown.
The number of the chambers corresponds to the number of the teeth of the
ratchet wheel, when therefore the main shaft 15 revolves half around the ratchet
pawl 13 being pressed upon the teeth of the ratchet wheel by means of a suitable
spring, imparts motion to the drum and turns the latter forward for one eighth of
ts periphery. During the other half of the revolution of the main shaft 15 the
atchet pawl slides back over a tooth of the ratchet wheel 11, while the drum 6

page_text: stops. This arresting of the drum is utilized for bringing the separated lot of
matches into one of the chambers 16. In each of the chambers 16 is arranged a
die 18 bearing a curved plate 19 and under the action of a spring.17, which tends
to draw the die and curved plate to the centre of the drum. The die 18 sliding
in a bearing 20 carries an arm 21 projecting out of the drum 6. To this arm 21
the spring 17 is fastened. Shortly after the drum 6 has come to a stand one of the
arms 21 will be pressed down by the tappet 22 of a bent lever.23, 24 actuated by
means of a cam 25 keyed on the main shaft 15 so as to bring the plate 19 flush
with the circular surface of the drum. For securing the die with its plate in this
position a latch may be employed for instance as shown in Fig. 5.
The pawl 27 pivoted at 26 is pressed by means of a suitable spring 28 against
the arm 21 which is prevented from being drawn back under influence of the
spring 17 by means of a shoulder 29 on the pawl 27. In this position the die 18
remains until that plate 19 has come again to the position under the hopper 1. The
matches separated by the slides 2, 21, are then resting upon the plate 19. Shortly
before the drum 6 stops, the stud 30 of the pawl 31 (Fig. 5) has passed the edge of
the piece 33, fixed to the frame 32 and being carried downward thereby, whereby
the shoulder 35 of the pawl 31 pivoted at 34 comes in contact with the pawl 27 in
order to bring the latter in to the position 6 shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5. By
'this operation the arm 21 will be freed so that the die 18 with plate 19 following
the tension of the spring 17 returns to their inward position (Fig. 5.). As the
plate 19 is drawn inwardly towards the centre of the drum the respective
chamber 16 opens to receive the matches resting upon the said plate 19 which enter
into the chamber thus formed. For preventing the matches from falling out of the
chamber during the revolution of the drum a guard plate 36 is arranged next the
periphery of the drum. When the filled chamber has reached its lowest position
its contents, that is to say the separated lot of matches is delivered into an inner
box placed under the drum.
For locking the drum at its position of rest a plurality of holes 37 is arranged in
the said drum into which holes a pin 38 actuated by a spiral spring 41, is pressed as
soon as the drum has finished one-eighth of its whole revolution. The disengaging
of the spring pressed pin 38, which disengaging must take place before the drum
begins to rotate, is effected by means of a bent lever 39, 40 against the leg 39 of
which the rod 14 strikes on its passage to the right. As soon as the rod 14
returns to the left side the drum is turned. forward by means of the ratchet-
pawl 13 as described above while the locking pin 38 slides on the front plate of
the drum.
The empty inner boxes placed under the drum by any suitable means are held
in position by means of an H shaped: sliding piece 42 (Fig. 6.) the upper elastic
arms of which pass through a slot of the table or plate of the machine and embrace
the respective inner box. A rod 43 connected with the sliding piece 42 is in its
lower part 44 bent off retangularly and passed through a fork 55 of the bent
lever. 54.
The sliding piece 42 is guided by means of guide bars 46 and held in the position
shown in Fig. 6 by a suitable spring 47 having its bearing on plate 45. The instant
the inner boxes placed under the drum 6 and held in position by the elastic arms 48
of the sliding piece 42 is properly. filled up with matches, which operation is done
as already stated by the radial and outward motion of the die plate 19 (see
position a of the Fig. 5) the lever 50 oscillating on shaft 49 is put in motion by
means of the lever 51 and the cam 52 keyed on the main shaft 15 in order to push
forward the slide 53, which in its forward movement turns down the bent-lever 54
whereby the rectangular part 44 embraced by the bifurated piece 55 and therefor
the sliding pieces 42 are also pressed down so that the respective inner box is
liberated. In its further advance the slide 53 forces the said inner box properly
filled up with matches between suitable rollers 56 and 57 and into an outer box or
casing 58. A suitable spring 39 brings the slide 53 back into its first position.
The outer boxes or casings are placed into a hopper 60 in the known manner

page_text: and pushed forward just before the inner boxes placed under the drum by means
of a slide 61. After this the head of a slide 62 enters into the outer box or casing
and holds the same in position.
The slide 62 is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. Its elastic arms 63 are bent in such
a manner that the slide can pass easily into the outer casing pressing at the same
time the side walls of the latter a little outwards whereby the pushing in of the
filled inner box into the outer box will be essentially facilitated.
After the slide 53 has brought the filled inner box partially into the outer
casing, the slide 62, before it is touched by the entering inner box retrogrades
while the slide 53 pushes the inner box completely into the outer casing. During
this operation the outer casing is held in the proper position by means of a
spring 64 attached to the hopper 60.
The completed matchbox is discharged by the following outer casing from the
machine through a hole 65 in the bed plate, through which hole it will fall into a
suitable receptacle.
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 :-
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1. A machine for filling boxes with matches in which the matches required for a
proper filling of a box are separated by a separating device arranged in the
hopper (1) and delivered into the chambers of a vertical and intermittently
rotated drum (6) in order to bring the separated matches above the inner parts of
the boxes placed under the drum into which inner parts held in position by a
locking device the matches are discharged by means of the movable bottom plates
of the drum chambers, whereupon the filled inner parts by means of a suitable slide
are pushed into the outer parts of the boxes substantially as described.
2. In a machine as claimed by Claim 1, a separating device arranged in the
hopper and consisting of spring slides (2, 21,) which are drawn out of the hopper (1)
by means of a lever operated by the revolving drum (6) in order to separate, when
moving back into the hopper the required number of matches resting upon the wall
of the drum substantially as specified.
3. In a machine as claimed by Claim 1 the device for receiving carrying along
and delivering the matches separated by the spring slides (2, 2¹) consisting of an
intermittently rotated drum (6) provided with radial chambers (16) the movable
bottom plates (19) of which when under the hopper are drawn inwardly for
opening the chambers in which position the bottom plates remain, the matches
discharged into the chambers being prevented from falling out by means of a
guard-plate 36 until the chambers have reached their lowest positions above the
inner parts of the boxes placed under the drum whereupon the bottom plates are
pushed forward again in order to deliver the matches into the said inner parts of
the boxes substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine as claimed by Claim 1 the device for locking the inner part of
the box to be filled and pushing the same when filled into its outer-casing
consisting of a sliding piece (42) in combination with a slide (53) and
rollers (56, 57) between which the inner part of the box is passed in order to be
pushed into the outer casing held in position by means of a slide (62, 63) substan-
tially as described with reference to Figs. 2, 6, 7 and 8.
Dated this 10th dor of I... 1905
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.