US1088308A - Machine for ornamenting window-cames and the like. - Google Patents

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' A. H. WALLIS. MACHINE FORORITAMENTING WINDOW GAMES AND THE LIKE.

AP PLIOATION FILED 00126, 1911.

Patented Feb. 24,191

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A. H. WALLIS. MACHINE FOR ORNAMENTING WINDOW GAMES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.6, 1911.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

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ANTHONY H. WALLIS, or sT. Louis, MISSOURI.

MACHINE FOR OBNAMENTING WINDOW-GAMES AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 19145.

- Application filed October 6,1911. Serial No. 653,247.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY H. WALLIS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Machines for Ornamenting Hudow-Cames and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a machine for ornamenting window cames and the like and has for its object a frame in which are rotatably mounted cutters be tween which the window cames are passed and portions thereof cut away forming an ornamented finished design.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine with a suitable guide through which the window came is passed cutters located in the frame for ornamenting the came, means for adjusting the po sition of the cutters, means for operating the same and rotating abutments against which the cutters contact for providing a clean and finished cut producing a clean and finished design to the product passed between the same.

A further object is to provide a machine for ornamenting window cames, the cutters for ornamenting the cames being arranged to be adjusted to form various de signs, and means for operating the same.

Figure 1 is an end view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with parts broken away and in section. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44- of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the upper tilting frame work showing the manner of adjusting the upper abutment disk. Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the cutters. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view of the cutters shown in position upon the operating spindle. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of the adjustable bearings in which the spindles are supported. Figs. 9 and 10 are detail views of a few of the designs of window cames constructed by my improved machine.

In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable frame consisting of a base 11, sides 12 and 13, with said. sides connected by cross bars 1 1; these cross bars are provided with central downward projections 15 each provided with elongated slots 16; between the projections 15 is located a yoke 17 and which is permitted to be adjusted vertically the slots 16 of the projections and is held 111 its adjusted position by means of the screws 18. In this yoke is axially mounted an abutment disk 19-; the purpose and object of the same being hereinafter fully described. On the top of the cross bars 141 is located a pair ofbearing bars 20, the'same being pivotally connected to one of the cross bars by means of the screws 21, the opposite end of said bearing bars being provided with slots 21 by which the same may be adjusted and the same are held in their set position by the screws 22. In order to permit outward movement after the same has been set I provide a pair of set-screws 23 passing through the sides 12 and 13, the ends contacting with the bearing bar supporting thesame in a rigid position so as to prohibit movement when pressure is im parted upon the cutting disks; these screws when set are held in locked position by the lock nuts 24.,

On the base 11 and corresponding with the bearing bars 20 is a pair of bearing bars 25 pivoted at one end by the screws 26, the opposite end provided with slots 27 and held in set position by the screws 28 passing through the same. On these bearing bars are formed hollow bosses 29 in which the lower ends of the spindles 30 are seated and acting as bearings for the same; these spindles are located vertically and have bearing in the bearing bars 20 and in order to provide rigidity each of the bearing bars 20 is provided with projections 31 provid ing a guide bearing for each spindle; the upper ends of the spindles are screwthreaded on which the nuts 32 are applied; the spindles are each provided with projecting pins 33 which fit into a key-way 34 formed in the cutter disks 35; the cutters are constructed of a pair of cutter disks, one mounted on each side of a division disk 36 and by means of the key-way 34: andthe projecting pin, the cutters are keyed to the spindles and placed in rotation with the rotation of the spindles and when said cutters are placed in position as shown the same are held firmly by means of the nuts 32. The periphery of each of the cutting disks is shaped to cut the camesinto a certain required design and for example two designs have been shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

The cutting disks are provided with bolt holes 37 through which bolts are passed for holding the same together. The upper disk however, is provided with a greater number of bolt holes so that the upper disk can be shifted in a different position bringing its cutting edge in ofl position with the cutting edge of the ower disk; in this manner cutting the flanges of the window cames in diflerent designs, for example; when the cutting disks are set to register a design is cut as that shown in Fig. 9 and termed beading; by shifting the upper disk so as to be out of register with the low est disk, a design is cut as shown in Fig. 10.

By the shifting and changing of the cutting disks a number of different designs are formed and by reversing the cutting disks still additional designs are formed. The position of the spindle is such that the cutters can be arranged to any desired width so as to accommodate the cutting of small and large window cames.

On one of the cross bars 14 is located a guide 38; this guide is provided with an opening of the same shape as the window came and is so positioned as to bring the rib of' the window came centrally between the cutting edges of the disks so; that the cutting disks contact only withthe flanges of the came keeping the rib at all times intact. disks are varied for the purpose of cutting smaller and larger cames the guides must be likewise altered to support the size of the came and retain the same in alinement with the cutters.

Each of the spindles is provided with meshing gears 39 and 40, the spindle supporting the gear 40' is provided with a beveled gear 41 which meshes with a beveled gear 42 mounted upon a short drive shaft 43 supported in a bearing 44 and this shaft is driven by means of the crank 45.

v The short-shaft 43 is provided with Suflicient lateral play between the bearing 44 and the hub of the gear wheel 42 to allow for the adjustment of the bearing bars 20 and 25. The teeth of the gears are so arranged as to be in contact and to allow for the necessary adjustment.

On the spindle carrying the gear 39 is a collar 46 rigidly attached to the spindle and said collar is provided with a projecting ear 47 in which is supported a setscrew 48;thissetscrew contacts with a projection 49 formed on the hub of the gear 39 and the object of this structure is that if in event the cutters on the spindles are not in proper position or do not register exactly the tightening or loosening of the setscrew 48 will turn the spindle sufficiently to permit the cutting edges to properly register and when so adjusted the setscrew 50 in the hub of the gear 39 is firmly tightened.

On the upper end of the sides 12' and 13 is mounted a tilting frame 51 consisting of a pair of cros members 52, the ends Whenever the sizes of the cutting bent downwardly contacting with the upper ends of the sides 12 and 13 and said cross members 52 are provided with downward projections 53 and to the projections on both of the cross members are attached abutment supports 54; these being provided with elongated slots and held to the projections by the bolts 56; by this structure proper adjustment given to the abutment disk 57 held between the abutment supports 54.

One of the cross members 52 is pivotally connected to the sides at the point indicated by the numeral 5-8, the opposite end supported to the frame by thumb screws 59; the object of this is that when it is necessary to change the cutters the thumb screws 59 are removed and the tilting frame swung rearwardly giving free access to the cutters and their operating mechanism.

The abutments 19 and 57 are so positioned as to permit the cutting surface of the cutting disks to contact with the sides of the abutments thereby forming a rigid support for the flanges of the cames during the cut ting process and the feature of the vertical adjustment of the abutments is to accommodate various thicknesses of cutters. The adjusting features of the bearing bars are to provide for proper alincment of the spindles s0 that the cutting surfaces of the cutting disks contact evenly and prevent a ragged un-evenly finished edge to the cut production.

B y arranging my cutters the flanges of window cames can be cut into an unlimited number of designs and I may also construct my cutters in such a manner as to emboss, imprint or engrave an ornamented design on the body of the came. p

In order to cut the window cames into various designs it is necessary to provide cutting disks with a cutting edge to formulate the required design and when this de sign has been cut and it is desired to cut a different design the cutting disks are removed from the spindles and the position of the cutting disks shifted, or new disks replaced.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I show one form of cutting disk with the cutting surface so ground and sharpened as to formulate designs as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, but with these cuttin disks other designs can be constructed. This is accomplished by shifting the position of the cutting edges and by reversing said disks, the rounded surfaces as shown on the two designs at all times remaining intact. If I desire to construct designs with rectangular irregular curved floral designs or the like the cutting edges must be shaped in accordance therewith.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A machine for ornamenting window cames and the like comprising a frame, spindles located therein, cutters supported on said spindles, a came guide, means for operating the cutters, and abutment disks located between the cutters, substantially as specified.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame, bearing bars supported in the frame, spindles supported in the hearing bars, means for lacing the spindles in rotation, cutters carried by the spindles and abutment disks located between the cutters and adjustably mounted, substantially as specified.

3. A device of the class described comprising a plurality of spindles adjustably mounted, adjustable cutters located on said spindles, means carried by one of the spindles for regulating the position of one cutter to register with the other, adjustable rotating abutment disks supported in the frame and in juxtaposition with the cutters, substantially as specified.

4. A device of the class described comprising a pair of rotating cutters, means for rotating the same in opposite directions, a came guide or directing the came in alinement with the cutting edges of the cutters, and adjustable rotating abutment disks located between the cutting disks above and below the rib of the came, substantially as specified.

5. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of spindles adjustably mounted in said frame, means for operating the same in opposite direction, adjustable cutter disks supported on the spindles, the cutting surfaces arranged to register with each other, a came guide located on the frame for supporting the came in proper central position between the cutters and abutment disks projecting between the flanges of the came acting as a support for the flanges of the came when contacted with by the cutters, substantially as specified.

6. A machine for ornamenting window cames and the like comprising a frame, adjustable cutters located therein, means for rotating the cutters in registered position a came guide for directing the came centrally between the cutters and abutment disks supporting the flanges of the came during the cutting process, substantially as specified.

7. An apparatus for ornamenting soft metal sash bars, comprising two opposite supports arranged to support the flanges of .7

said bars, in combination with a cutter disk directly cooperating with the supports and. mounted at right angles thereto, one of- 9. An apparatus for ornamenting soft metal sash bars, comprising two opposite rotating members arranged to support the flanges of said bars, in combination with rotatable cutter disks on opposite sides of the supports, directly cooperating with the supports and mounted at right angles thereto, said supports simultaneously forming a rotating cutter bed for the rotating cutters on opposite sides of the bed.

10. An apparatus for ornamenting sash bars of lead comprising two opposite supports adapted to project into the grooves of the sash bar in operation, two parallel shafts, one arranged above and the other below the supports symmetrically, each shaft provided with a pair of ornamenting cutting blades, gears to operatively connect the shafts and means to rotate the shafts.

In testimony whereof,I have signed my name tothis specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANTHONY H. WALLIS.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIoKs, WALTER C. STEIN.

Copies of this patent may be" obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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