1,608,752 by suitable ii-ieans stieli -ts by the staiidard 1 25 on the inaeliiiie, to tetuate the stripper or eje tor inei-nbeiiyliieh, in @LIie eiiiboclimeiit c disclosed, consists of the encliess chain 26 -v,-Iiieh cariies i I)I-L,,i,,tlity of Itigs 26a. .n the type of iyiae-hine i li.tisti-ated and I'l desci-ibed liereil'i the coilve@oi- oj)ei,ates i .i horizoiital pline and iiitli stic'@i a strucI'@,,ivo foti-iicl it pre-'Le-able to operate 10 tiie e,-'.ector or st@-i per chaiii in ,t vertic,,tl P iloii7ever, the illiteiition is ilot, lir@litecl to this i-elf,,t,io-Ti of tl-ie el-Lains since rianif ostly they eo@Lil,I be,. .IifLei'eiit.ly associitecl and cool)el.,at-1, as I-iereinifte-,! explaiiiecl, to 0 gce mplish the inteiicied purpose. Iii orcier to proiicle for the most effective of ti).e ciii bodies, the SI)rockelu wheels whiel-i opei-,ite the stril)per bear@ a cert,ii (lefinit elal;oii rocirel@p e r Lto tl-ie Sp - 11 operating the co-,iveyoi, iii that the stril)per sliould trtvel at ,t sliglitiy gi-eatei@ iate of speed thai-i the conieyoi-. I,,i order to SO-ei-ire thi-S result, i@-,i -,lie coilstructilon SI-io,-,ii, tlin@ sprocl@et ivheel ic'Ltia,tiiiothe stripl)er is 25 mad,-. sliglitlv lar,er and l@)rovided witli a n -gre,iter nuciiibei, o-,-' teo'tlh tlaaii tbc,, cop-i,eyor sprocl@et, ii-i tctr,.al P, ritio o-f' 11- to 10 havii-i(y been T-ound desirpble. I-lov,,ei,e-, it is to be ,ii-iclerstood that this inveiitio-,i is not @uo b,- ii -miteci or res'ui-let-c@d to +@ile specific iiieg-ns i,ec"ted qs the saiiie res-Lilt iii,,ly be Peiiieved in It illimbell of ways. In orde2 'Lo -ccommoclate t@ie P.-qcl-tiiie to c,t@Tis of si_zes, a Imo,,vii coiis'urtiction is iisecl in v,7h,'.Ch "Onvevor 10, SI)I,Ocl,-- et -14, shaft 1-5 Piid the T)iiiions 16 @-,-id 17 .tsso.-iatecl Viicroivith iiia-y be la@'erally, To of beii-ig done, the piiiion 17 is sliiably IKeyed to tlie shaft 18 as 40 ' ' - all @ a. sha-l"t 15 is jotii,n@,),Ied 4@t-t -9@7 d tlie vertc iii be,,iriD-gs 28, 28,1 oii braci@:et 29 )@,hiel-i is acljtistable laterally oi-i the fr,,:tme of the The brq;cl@:et 29 is provided -with 4 t) t cl-.pe-Pdiiig yol@e 'O for shi.fti-ag th- bevel ,gear 1.7 ii-id il-ie btacket is adjlisted to position throii(,,I-i iiie-,ns of a b@iiid sci-ew 31 s-.ciii,,e-d to -,L Iiig 32 oii the br@icket 29. Ad(yf the bracli:et 29 is -,naintaiiied bv iiielli-ris o-10 set screws 33 th--,,e@L-.Ied iii tl@e 60 f -ard 1)assiiio- tll-i-o-Lio.-Ii gili-tao'le slots 34 in 'Itn C-,Ktei-ision of t@ic br@icket 29 ,tD-cl bear@ing upon sl-iotildered po-rtions '04--, de!-Liiiitino, tlae slots. ,55 In CODneCtiOn -Vl@@th this iirpr-oie.-I stiippei, or ej-ctor, I prefei@al)ly I)rovllcle ,i -deIii7ery eiev3ce vs illulstreed, compi-ises t-wo ei-idless belts oo5 iihich,ai@e driveii froi-ii suit@ble 36 -.--Qoiinted o-Ti th,- s@li,qft 20. This d--'Iii,ery devic- - opei@at-es 60 flo rec,,ei),-e 'L-be ca..-@ @bodies frojii the ejector @ll.l.ld clischa;-,o,e tl-iem from 'L-he iiiael@iine, and sei-ve,s ,is ft cooling meai-is for tl-ie solde@red selq,-Ms. In the operatioii of:the device the formed 65 . can bodin,s :Pre carried over the fltixing dei,ice) lioi,n aiid )vipe,-s by iiieans ol 113 co-t,,i,,e3,ol, @0, tl-i-- rel'afi-ITel-Y fixecl j!.v-,-s the s'i-,)'L-s or i-ec,3ss-,s iii the 1-[ the c,,,-i boclies froiii oi-- tii,@-stip.-, dtii-iii,- tlie,,,., iiaoitejiient 70 ti,e iiiacli'n--. As the cap. body is pi,o,)ellcc" f-or-@vtrd it i-ea,.,Les It pos,,- Oi"t aclj@ice-,-i4l- tli(,, ejec'Lor as i-!!tTs'ui-,ttod at @L-lie o I'll F@@g. 3 oi' t'iie aiid one of 'c, 1 elu,,-,,s 9-6,, c,,-@i-i,ied bv !'lie or eiecA t tli(- oi@ LIlo caii. @@s h e dii-ect4o zi@id i-a@te of- s,.)eed ' 1: I an the co--,Ive-%,,or, er IIIL" Ls the c@l-i h,, i L@ o .e SI--,- 11 -- g-c a-utilly th-- can froii-i the slot -t, iii @Llie co-,-a7evor lvlie'll tlle can has -,,,e--eh,--cl -'Clio ,)os'7-'@,ion d'ca@ed at the rigl-it I iii Fig. 3, it ivill be oiit of e,,iga,,-;e@iiei-it with the coiave3,or I-Lig, v,,-4@th the tli,,tt the st2ippell is to deposi@Ll i-t upoii the de'@' o' 1 ' m livei-.-), iii,-,ht ii,,,Lll -.t liiy dall(,-er o.L cri pbeii0ii -ng 01- dis'(,,@@tir, the ecl(,Ye of the ecin bo(-@,y. -L cl,,iiril -..s -,.ay iri,--nt;@oii: 1. iii aii apparatiis of the type set forth, a -,onveyor for raovincr can bodies Iloi-ir, the solclbri@-i:.@ horn of the inachine, ,I. verticall-v disposed shaft carrying .a-icaiis for actLl"ttin,, saicl coiiN,eyor, q tralisversely disposed slia.-t, ,t second traiisverselv clisl)osed sliaft liieans Q5 for drivi-tig s,,ii-d shafts, a sprocli@et inouiitec't op- saicl seco-- ,,id transverse sliaft,, ai)- endless c',iaiii tal-in- over saicl sprocli:et, a plurali'y of can bodyengagin- Itio-s mountecl o-.i s,,tid enclless cliaiii, -,@ pair of ptireys oii said see- 100 oiicl namecl si-iaft, -,Tlcl endle@s delivei@y belts cooperatiiiu eys. 2. In the type set fortla, a ConITeyor n bodies alono, the @n solderinu h a vertically 1 105 di-s os d shaft cirryino,, for actuatin p e g said conve,yor, a @evel gear on t-he lower el'id of said sllaft, a transversely disposed power Shaft, a bevel gear molinted on said power sbaft in engagement with said first 110 iiamed bevel gear, a sprocket on said power sl-iaft, a second transversely disposed shaft, a sprocket on said secolid named shaft and an endless cliain operatively connectinir the sprocket oi-i the second nviued sliaf-t witl-i the 115 sprocl@:et on the first named sbaft, :a second sprocket inounted on said second named sh,,,,'tt, -,tii eiidless el-i-,uin taking over said,l-,ist sprocl@et, aiid a plur,,tlity of can body- uo engagiiig Itigs niotilited oii s,,tid eiidless cliain. 8@ In an appara-tus of t-he type set fo-rth, a conveyor for iiloviiio, can bodies along the solclering ho-rn of the"mtcliine, a, vertically disposecl shaft cari--ying means for actuat- .125 ing said conveyor, a.;bevel @_@ear on the lower enOL of said sha'it a transversely disl:)osed po-wer sllaft, t bevel gear ulounted on sai(I power slia-ft iii ono-a@ei3aent -,mth said -first named beiel o,ear a sprocket. on said Power Z!l ISO shaft, a secolid transversely @disposed sha-ft,

1,608,752 a sprocket oii s-,tid seconcl nained shaft ancl an endless chain operatively coniiectino- tlle sprocket on the second iiamed sl-aft Nyiti-i the sprocket on tl-ie first ilamecl sliaft, -i secoiid sprocket iiiounted oii said secoiic-[ iialned shaft, an enclless cli@iin takiiio, on,er said last naiiied sprocli:ot,, a plurality of ciii body-eno-a--iiio- lugs iiiountecl on sticl ei-iclless cliain, a pair of pulleys oii said sl-lcoiid 10 nained shaft, 'Llld endless delivery belts cooperatin(y with said ptilleys. r, 4. In an appir.-Ltiis of the type set foi,tli, ,t horn adapted to guide cin bodies tlirou,--;Ii the apparattis, a conveyor liai,iiig ,t plu15 rality of can ency,,to-ino-'do(ys for , @nuao _;in o, and movino- the c,,tns along tl-ie horii tbroiigla successive can fornaiiiu operations, eteli (log haviiig a slot extencling reaiivirdly fi,om the forward end in ivhich tli,., rear eiacl of 20 tlle can opei-atecl thereby is received ancl thf,, can lielcl ,iainst ttiriiino- on its lon(yitiicli-,ial ,,txis as it @ravels, a stripper movable tlon-, the patli of moveiiient of s,,iicl c,,tn bodies aii(I in stibstaiitially tl-ie saine clirectio-@i be25 fore the cans leqve the horn, -tncl liaviiig arts engagable with the e,,Iges of sa.id ct-,i @odies at the ends of 'uhe -@ea"-.I'IS thereo'L to propel the cans ftirther aloi-ig the 1-.torn, and means for iiloving said stripper at a speecl 30 solnewbit gre,,tter than tl-ie speed of trave'l of saicl coni,eyor, -whereby said can boclies are graduallv disenaao-ed froiii tl-ie slots o'f' said coiiveyor cloo-s before tlie cans leaa,e the horn and before the conveyor dogs leave 35 their path of travel ,tloiig the liorn, an(-l 1920. the pressure exerted o-n said bodies by @aid stripper is resisted by the can body seams. 5. In ,tn apparattis of the type Set forth, i ho,,-n for giiiding can bodies througl-i the apptr,,ttus, t convayor havin(, a st-reteli riiii- 40 nii,,o@, substantially parallel witli a portioi-i of e liorii ,iiid haviiio- doo's eno-ao-ing tlle @n @n tn "I@ ei-icls of tlie c,,in to pusli the s,,tiiie along the (Ilo,,@ liai7iiig L slot exteii(Tilig retl-- N@-al-dly 1-foin its forivard eiid in which the 45 rea-,@ oncl of the can operate(,l tliereby is receivecl ,iiicl tl-ie cati held against turiliD@,Y Oil its loncyitudinal ,txis dtiriiig its travel ,ilong Z7, tiie horn with said dog, ali endless belt having a stretch also extencling Ipproxi iii,,t'elv 50 parallel with tiid acljaceilt to tlle portion of the liorii eLLxino- tlae final inereiiient of travel of the ca--@is by said co-Tiveyor, said enotless belt haATi-ag 1,Dortions eiiga eable witli the 9 can bodies at-t.1-ic ends of the seailis thereof 55 to ptish the cans lui-ther along the horn @vitfio-Lit b-Lickling of the can bodies, ancl riieai-is for n,.oving saicl endless belt at a speed soinevvhat o-reater than the n-iovemeiit of stid cioni,eyor, wl-iereby the (@ans ap- 60 proacl-iiiig tl-ie end of their inovement witli the conveyor -will be engtged by said portioiis of tl-ie endless belt ancl accelerated in their inoveli-iont aloiig the horii to cause disof the c,,tn bodies from the C)5 slots iii saicl dogs prior to t-he point at -wbieli tlie c,,tns ivoulcl othernvise be released bv the conveyor, i),hei-eby the cans will be full@Y releasecl ivithout iiijury at the end of the r travel ivitli the coiiveyor. 1,17itiiess iiiy hand this lltli day of iNia,,,r, OLIVER J. JOHNSON.

Patented Nov. 30, 1926. 196@0897'3-2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. OLIVER J. JOI-INSON, or, WF@E.FLING, VI-El,@@T VIRGINIA. CAN-BODY FORMING AND SOLDER@TI\TC-- TET,@CIIAITTSM. Applicati-on filed May 27,1920. Sei-ial No. This iiivention rel,,ites to can foriiaing mael-iines and pirticularly to ejector mech,,tnism for strippiiig or disengaging tl-ie foriiiecl c.ltn bodies from the conveyor wl-iieli moves tlieiii ,tloiig the forining M,,Lndrel Lnd solclering horn. This invention is adapted for -Lise Nvitli machii-ies having either insicle or outside t-vi)es of solclering horns. I.n son-ie can body forining mpchines, it 10 lits been roposecl t,o cai-ry t:@e formecl can p bodies along tl-ie solclerilig horii by means of ali endless cla,,tin conveyor equippecl ivi L siiitable can-eiioao,ino- luo-s -wl-iieh grip e Tn tl-ie oper,,tti6n T ecl(@,es of the boclies. 15 sliell m,,icliiiies, cli.ffic@-Lilties h,,ive been eiicoiii-iterecl in reiiioviiig 6r releising the c,,t-n bodies from the I-Li@,ys tfter they h,,tve passed along tli e solclering horn, -witho Lit cleiiting or cl,iiiiao-ino- the boclies. In tli,,tt type of con20 veyor ivlierein the caii I)oclies ai.T grippecl or lield to the coniteyor by re,,isoi! of the enuaoeniel-it of tlle ed;2@e of tl-ie ctii body in ,t slotted oi, recessed ILig, cltiriiig the progress of the soicleriii,o; and ivipin@,y ol-)erations tl-ie ecl.ge of 25 the c,,tii bocly is fore@cltio;l-itl-v into the Tecess of the lug, witl-i the resul@'tl-i,,tt -when the c,Ln is disengag-'ed from the conveyor by the known iiieiiis the edge of the bocly is liable to bendiiiu or c)jstortion. This c,,tlises defee3,0 tive cans later on -when the ends , ,tre ,tlDplied to tlie boclies. To overcome these objections I I)roiTicle nie,,Lns OI)eratin,,(x in coiajUDetioii i-,,ith conve,)Tors of tlie sort hereii@oefore discusse(-.1, wliereby the formed bocly is gently 36 i,eleasect from i,!-ie ctri-yidg I-Ligs, ihere'@y redticin.- tl-ie liability @f.d-,tn-iage or in]ury to the C,,tn boclies to a minimLim. The objects of tl-ie presei-it invention are to I)rovicle in appar,,ttt@s of the type set forth 40 @iliieh shall coiisist of few -parts, whiel'i sh@tll be iiiexpe,,isive to rnalntifa@ture, -which sl-l-,ill be .t-Litoinatic in oper,,ttio-n aiicl whicli shall operate to e:ffectively rele."e the can bodies f rom tl-ie convoyor without inj-Lirying the cans. With the ,ibove ancl ot-lier objects in view. mv iliveiition consists in certain T-eattires of st@ticti,tre, coinl)ination relatiol'i -wliieh will be i-noi-c ftilly set forth hereiliafter. "O I lillive illustraiecl oiie eiiibodiment of illy iiavention in t-lie accon-ipanyinq d@ra-wiiigs wherein: Fi.g. 1 is a side elevation of ,t portion ()f ,i can b6cly foi-naing machine --iliboclying tLe of appttrit-Lis of the @)resent inventioii. Fi-),. 2 is ,t top plaii vieA)T of- t-lie inacliiiie illiislrited iii Fi,g. 1. Fig. 3 is t sicle elevauion on -,in enlarged scile of 9, portioia of the caii conveyor and 1-ily iml)rove(:l ejectoi, or stripper. Fig. 4 is ,t vertie,,tl sectioii taken on lines 4---4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is i detail in plan of a portion o-r the chain conveyor sboiiina can bocly in dotted lines t-l-iereon. Fio,-. 6 is aii eiid elev,.ttion o@ the iiiael-iine. Fio-. 7 is i ti-ansverse vertical. see'Lion ZID t,,tkei-i on lliles 7-@', Fig 1, biit enl,,ii,ge(l. Fig. 8 is en on lines 8-8, I seet,,.oil tak Fig. 2. Referriii,(,- to tl-ie di@,,@wings wherein siiiiis lir ni-imeral denote like ch@ir,,tcters throtighoti'u tl-ie sevei-,@il views: For the pui@poses of illustration. I I-lave sli-oavn iny iii-iproi,ed device ,is USe-,l iD COII- 5 i-iecti.on ivitl-i ,t n-iachiniihich iiielucles lii eiicl.less cliaip coni,e-,yor 10 c,,irrying ,t pltirality of grooved or recessed dogs 11 e,,ich dog beiiig fixecl to a sin(rie, linl;-, or part of tl-ie ch,,i,n and -@vhich is tect to move the@ e,,tn go I)odi es 12 forilard o tll.e -f-o-_"Iner over the -- @ii-iiiing device, soldei@iii(, device tnd @Nipers, oii the hori-i or giiide 13, ti-ie o-i-ooves or recess es iii tl-,e dogs 11 l@roi,icfino- Telttively fixe d jti-vs betiveen Nvhiel-i the E@ clges of the 5 can I)odies are helcl qncl prevented froin turiiiii,--@ on tl-ie horia. I coi-isider it preferable to act-Li,-tte the caii conv eyor tncl iyiy improve(I ejector or stri.pI)er iiieans h@om tlae s,,tiiie sotil!c@e of powei-, f)o blit it is ),vithin t-l-ie coiit,einpl,,ttioii of my iiivention th,,tt these p,,trts m,,ty be operated s@- P,,tr,,ttelv i@t' desired. In the einbodiiiaeiit i.Ilus trated tlie@ conieyor el-iaiii is driveii - @',I-Lrotigh ill -0,,,ns of I spro("Ii:et wbeel 14 05 O', ilioti ntecl iip @i ci vei'tic,,il sha-ft 15. The sliaft 15 is provided at its loiver end Avith ,t bevel Ye ar 16, i@,liicl-i iii t-iirn is driven by ,t beltel ge, ir 17 c,,trried by tl-ie tr,,insverse sl-iaft 18, This @ti,,tft i,i-iay be tetLi, tted by any suitable ioo iiie,,iiis, slieh @ts by ,t bevel gear 19 in engageiiient Nvitli a bevel Q-etr 19@ carried by the ir,,tin 1)oiver sliaft 191, o-F the m,,tcliiiie. A tr,,i,nvei@se sliat't 20 is ino-LinLecl -@bove the sb,),Tt IS ai-id tlii-s -,,irries a sprocl@et io5 21 di-iven 13Y ineiiis of @l slit,,tble (,Ii,,tin 2@9 froiii @i spoel@et 22a fi@@,e,-l to tlip. -,haft 18. A sl)o,elet whe,-,l 9-3 is moiinted on tl-ie sliaft 20 this ].asC ii,,ti-ticcl ivlieel (@oopel-atilllg with a seconcl sprocl@et 24 siipported iao