Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Folding or Collapsable Boxes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Folding or
Collapsable Boxes.
I, JOHN THOMPSON of 14, Hornby Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Tea Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to certain improvements in machinery for the
manufacture of folding or collapsable boxes, whereby the boxes are formed and
cut from a continuous roll of cardboard or stout paper, and undergo the process of
scoring and incising, cutting, punching and severing by means of rolls, the thin
cardboard or paper traversing through the machine at one uninterrupted rate
of speed.
The thin cardboard from the main roll passes through a pair of rolls for scoring
the cardboard longitudinally and transversely, or two pairs of rolls may be
employed for these respective purposes. The scoring rolls carry knives or blades
arranged longitudinally and transversely, whereby the necessary incision or scoring
is made in the card board.
The cardboard sheet is now seized by a pair of rolls carrying he and she punches
or dies on their respective peripheries for forming straight, V shaped, and other
slots in it, the object of which slots is obviously intended to secure the ends of the
box when completed.
After passing through rolls carrying curved severing plates and cutter knives
respectively whereby the parts scored are cut so as to constitute the sides and ends
of the box, the box blank is finally severed by traversing through a pair of severing
rolls carrying a cutter plate and formed with a groove respectively, and set at an
angle so as to clean cut the cardboard passing through them.
A traversing endless tape running over pulleys, and through paste contained in
a trough applies paste to the edges of the sides of the box blank, which are then
struck up and folded together by suitably timed mechanism, whereby the box is
finally completed.
The machine may be arranged to make two, three or more boxes side
by side.
Dated this 18th day of May 1896.
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Folding or
Collapsable Boxes.
I, JOHN THOMPSON of 14, Hornby Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Tea Dealer, 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 has reference to certain improvements in machinery for the

page_text: manufacture of folding or collapsable boxes, whereby the boxes are formed and
cut from a continuous roll of cardboard or stout paper, and undergo the process of
scoring and incising, cutting, punching and severing by means of rolls, the thin
cardboard or paper traversing through the machine at oue uninterrupted rate
of speed.
The thin cardboard from the main roll passes through a pair or rolls for scoring
the cardboard longitudinally and transversely or two pairs of rolls may be employed
for these respective purposes. The scoring rolls carry knives or blades arranged
longitudinally and transversely, whereby the necessary incision or scoring is made
in the cardboard.
The cardboard sheet is now seized by a pair of rolls carrying he and she punches
or dies on their respective peripheries for forming straight, V shaped, and other
slots in it, the object of which slots is obviously intended to secure the ends of the
box when completed.
After passing through rolls carrying curved severing plates and cutter knives
respectively, whereby the parts scored are cut so as to constitute the sides and ends
of the box, the box blank is finally severed by traversing through a pair of
severing rolls carrying a cutter plate and formed with a groove respectively, and
set at an angle, so, as to clean cut the cardboard passing through them.
A traversing endless tape running over pulleys, and through paste contained in
a trough applies paste to the edges of the sides of the box blank, which are then
struck up and folded together by suitable timed mechanism, whereby the box is
finally completed.
The machine may be arranged to make two, three or nore boxes side
by side.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a machine for the manufacture of folding or
collapsable boxes constructed in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the scoring and punching rolls. These two
operations, I prefer to be performed by only one pair of rolls instead of two as
described in my Provisional Specification, although, if desired, the longitudinal
scoring may be effected by a separate roll mounted in bearings, and acting against
the pasteboard or paper as it is passing through the rolls represented in Fig. 2.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine.
Fig. 4 shews the appearance of a pasteboard blank after it has been acted upon
by the rolls.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 3 the paper or pasteboard A is fed into the machine
from a continuous roll B, and passes over guide roll C previous to entering the
scoring and punching rolls D and E. The pasteboard or stout cartridge paper is
drawn through the machine by the draw rolls F and G, and is finally severed by
the severing roll H, armed with cutting blade I set at an angle, which severs the
pasteboard blank as it is passing the stationary cutter J.
The main driving shaft K is provided with fast and loose pulleys L for starting
or stopping the machine respectively. Mounted on this shaft is gear wheel M,
which gears into another wheel, M on the shaft of lower roll E (see Fig. 2)
which is of the same diameter, so that both the rolls D and E will revolve at the
same surface speed. Large gear wheel N imparts motion to toothed wheel O on
the shaft of severing roll H, which completes two revolutions for one revolution of
the scoring and punching rolls D and E. The motion of the draw rolls F and G
is derived from pulley P on main driving shaft K. A driving belt P1 is passed
over pulley P and drives pulley P2 on the shaft of the draw rolls F and G, or in
substitution of this driving medium may be employed a pair of sprocket wheels and
chain.
For every revolution of the scoring and punching rolls D and E, two blanks are
scored, punched and severed, each presenting the appearance represented in Fig. 4.
As seen in Fig. 2 upper roll D carries punches or dies R, R R R R* and R,
which enter the sunk dies S, S' S³, S* S and S. These are preferably fixed to

page_text: the rolls by screws, and the rolls are suitably recessed where required to permit of
the proper bedding of the punches or dies. When the punches or dies have become
worn through use or otherwise they may be packed on the rolls. The rolls are
formed hollow, and a passage is made through the lower roll between it and the sunk
dies S, S¹, S', S S and S, so as to permit the punchings to pass into the interior
of the roll, when they may afterward be allowed to escape through an opening at
the side.
It will be observed, that the punches and dies are duplicated, i.e., every stroke
of the punches makes a duplicate, corresponding and identical impress or cut upon
the paper. This enables me to obtain one properly scored, punched and severed
box length from one set of dies; the severing of the box length is effected exactly
midway between the corresponding punched portions thereof; and where two box
lengths are made from one revolution of the scoring and punching rolls as in the
machine under description, the pasteboard is severed by the severing roll exactly
in the centre of the place struck by the duplicate die. For this purpose, the
severing roll H completes two revolutions for one revolution of the rolls D and E,
and is suitably timed to effect this object. The severed portions serve as
corresponding sides of the respective boxes.
The scoring is effected so far as regards the transverse scoring by the flanged
parallel scoring blades T, and as regards longitudinal scoring by the curved or
circular scoring blades U, which run in opposite directions or at right angles to
the transverse scoring knives T.
A vibratory movement may be imparted if desired to the scoring blades T, so
that at the time of cutting, the motion given to them will have a tendency to make
a neater incision.
Where required, the circular scoring blades U for producing the longitudinal
incisions in the box length may be fixed to a separate and independent roll fixed
close to the face of the lower roll E.
The delivery felt X delivers the box lengths to any convenient place. The box
lengths may now be taken and folded, after being filled with goods they are
required to pack, and finally wired or pasted which may be performed by hand or
by a wiring machine.
When a number of boxes are manufactured side by side, rotary splitters are
employed, which cut the paper or pasteboard into box blanks, after it has left the
scoring and punching rolls.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;-
1. The improved machine for the manufacture of folding or collapsable boxes,
the respective operations of scoring, punching, drawing and severing of box blanks
being performed by means of rolls at one uninterrupted and continuous rate of
speed, substantially as described and shewn in the drawings.
2. The arrangement and combination of roll of paper or pasteboard B, scoring
and punching rolls D and E, draw rolls F and G, and severing roll H, substantially
as shewn and described for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 18th day of February 1897.
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.